ESPN Docs Chief & ‘The Last Dance’ EP Libby Geist To Leave Disney-Owned Sports Network

EXCLUSIVE: All3Media CEO Jane Turton has told Deadline that the production group’s surprise deal to acquire Emmy-winning Our Planet producer Silverback Films gives it immediate access to a small, but elite pool of blue-chip natural history program makers.

HAVANA -- A group of Cuban artists and intellectuals say they won an unusual government vow of greater tolerance for independent art on Saturday after a demonstration in front of the Culture Ministry.About 20 artists had gathered Friday and the crowd grew to 200 by late night, when Vice Minister Fernando Rojas and the directors of several associations affiliated with the governing Communist Party met with delegates of the demonstrators until after midnight.The officials agreed to talks on “an

Guy Lodge Film CriticPropped shakily over the lapping waters of Lake Maracaibo in the Caribbean-facing northeast corner of Venezuela, the tiny settlement of Congo Mirador is as tranquil as it is far-flung, but only the most obtuse of passing backpackers would describe it as idyllic.

Debra White Plume was a Lakota activist who was one of the leaders of the protests at Standing Rock against the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL).White Plume was a member of the Oglala Lakota tribe, and her home at the Pine Ridge reservation was where Native American activists occupied the town of Wounded Knee, South Dakota in 1973 and demanded that the U.S. government honor its treaties with their tribes.

Natalie Oganesyan editorMichael Jordan has donated $2 million of earnings from his “The Last Dance” docuseries to local food banks in the Carolinas and Chicago.Jordan reportedly made $3 million to $4 million for his participation in the Emmy-winning, 10-part ESPN docuseries detailing his last season with the Chicago Bulls.“In these challenging times and in a year of unimaginable difficulty due to COVID-19, it’s more important than ever to pause and give thanks,” Jordan said in a statement on

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItalian screen legend Franco Nero is having a busy year. “Recon,” the Robert Port-directed World War II thriller in which he stars, opened theatrically on Veteran’s Day in the U.S.

As Americans prepare to celebrate Thanksgiving in the midst of a viral pandemic, millions will be wondering where their Thanksgiving meals will be coming from.

NBA legend Michael Jordan is giving $2 million he made off of ESPN's “The Last Dance” documentary series to hunger relief during this coronavirus-tainted Thanksgiving season. Feeding America, a nationwide hunger-relief charity, made the announcement on Twitter Wednesday.

When it comes to baseball sayings that apply to real life, the term "swinging for the fences" couldn’t be more suitable for the three major-league hopefuls at the heart of Sami Khan and Michael Gassert’s gripping new sports documentary, The Last Out.

Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Magnolia Network, the network joint venture between Fixer Upper stars Chip and Joanna Gaines and Discovery, is cooking up more originals ahead of its launch next year.The network has ordered Zoe Bakes featuring baker Zoë Francois from Andrew Zimmern’s Intuitive Content.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsGeoff Keighley’s The Game Awards has revealed nominations for the annual celebration of video games.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorWhile it came with several caveats attached, Sunday’s telecast of the Masters on CBS recorded the major tournament’s lowest final-round numbers since 1957, extending a streak of soft sports TV viewership numbers.The broadcast averaged a 3.4 rating and 5.59 million viewers, according to Nielsen.

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Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorLibby Geist, a veteran ESPN executive who has been with the sports-media giant since 2008, will leave the company early next year, the latest in a series of prominent content executives to announce their departure from the Disney-owned outlet.Geist is ESPN’s vice president and executive producer of ESPN Films and original content.