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= Mandalay Sports Media = Mandalay Sports Media (MSM) is a self-financed sports content and media company that specializes in high-profile, broad-appeal and socially-impactful programming for all platforms. The company began in 2012 as a partnership between Peter Guber and Mike Tollin. MSM’s production, The Last Dance, set a record for the highest viewed ESPN documentary. The company is responsible for documentary and documentary series The Last Dance, Iverson, Kareem: Minority of One, Fastball, Morningside 5, Bluegrass Kingdom, CounterPunch, The Franchise, Summer Dreams, Every Street United and the Katy Perry Superbowl Halftime Special. In scripted series, MSM has produced Sin City Saints, Wedding Band, and Chuck (IFC Films).

History
In early 2012, MSM hired Jon Weinbach to be its executive vice-president and executive producer. Later, the company brought on Mason Gordon as an executive producer. Its original board of directors included Dick Glover and Paul Schaeffer, the longtime Chief Operating Officer of Mandalay Entertainment.

MSM’s formation also includes an investment from Columbia Capital and Rho Ventures, and the participation of CAA Sports. In 2014, the company acquired Roadside Entertainment, a sports and entertainment production company based in New York City. MSM’s partners are MSNBA, NFL, MLB, NCAA, MLS, CBS, FOX, ABC, ESPN, FOX Sports, NFL Network, MSG, HBO, Showtime, Hulu, Netflix, Aol, Vice Sports, XBOX Entertainment Studios, Yahoo, Funny or Die, Turner Sports, Tru TV, E! Network, Olympic Channel, Tribeca Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, La Costa Film Festival Walden Media, Millennium and Verizon.

Five Rings Films
MSM partnered with the International Olympic Committee and Frank Marshall to create and produce Five Rings Films, a premium documentary series about great moments and athletes from the history of the Olympics. Entrants in the series include The Nagano Tapes, about the 1998 Czech men’s ice hockey team, which won a 2018 Czech Film Critics award and was directed by Sundance-winner filmmaker Ondrej Hudecek ; The Golden Generation, about the gold-medal-winning 2004 Argentina men’s basketball team, co-directed by Academy Award winner J.J. Campanella; and The Iron Hammer, about Chinese volleyball icon Lang Ping, which was directed by Joan Chen and was selected for the San Francisco International Film Festival and the Tribeca/YouTube “We Are One” Festival in 2020.

The Last Dance
Directed by Jason Hehir, this docu-series features exclusive footage from a film crew that had an all-access pass to the Bulls, as well as interviews of many NBA personalities including Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, and Phil Jackson. It premiered on ESPN on April 19, 2020 and set the ESPN documentary record with 6.1 million viewers, marking the highest-rated documentary content in ESPN history, according to a network release.

Website
Mandalay Sports Media

Awards

 * Emmy nominee for Documentary or Nonfiction series, The Last Dance (2020)
 * Sports Emmy nominee for Outstanding Long Documentary, CounterPunch (2018)
 * Sports Emmy Award, Undrafted (2017) - Won
 * Producers Guild Award nominee in the category of Outstanding Sports Program, Kareem: Minority One (2016)

News
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 * +MSM in the News

2020

 * May 26, 2020|| Olympics doc “The Iron Hammer” to premiere at We Are One: A Global Film Festival
 * May 14, 2020 || Mike Tollin chats with The Philadelphia Citizen about “The Last Dance”
 * May 6, 2020 || Latest “Five Rings Films” slate with Olympic Channel kicks off with “Rulon Gardner Won’t Die”
 * May 2, 2020 || ESPN’s “The Last Dance” was an unfinished symphony until just recently
 * April 22, 2020 || MSM’s “The Last Dance” to hit Netflix in July for U.S. subscribers
 * April 21, 2020 || MSM’s “The Last Dance” sets ESPN documentary record with 6.1 million viewers
 * April 20, 2020 || Michael Jordan doc “The Last Dance” draws record ratings for ESPN
 * April 18, 2020 || ESPN: An All-Access Michael Jordan Documentary? How “The Last Dance” Was Made Possible
 * April 18, 2020|| Yahoo: How one man persuaded Michael Jordan to do “The Last Dance”
 * April 17, 2020 || Deadline: Mike Tollin on ESPN Docu-Series, “The Last Dance,” A Citizen Kane-Sized Rendering of Michael Jordan’s Legacy
 * April 17, 2020 || Mike Tollin talks “The Last Dance” and upcoming Dick Allen project with MLB.com
 * April 17, 2020 || New York Times: Michael Jordan and “The Last Dance” Argue the Bulls Are the Best Ever
 * March 31, 2020 || Michael Jordan series on ESPN, “The Last Dance,” moved up to April
 * April 20, 2020 || Michael Jordan doc “The Last Dance” draws record ratings for ESPN
 * April 18, 2020 || ESPN: An All-Access Michael Jordan Documentary? How “The Last Dance” Was Made Possible
 * April 18, 2020|| Yahoo: How one man persuaded Michael Jordan to do “The Last Dance”
 * April 17, 2020 || Deadline: Mike Tollin on ESPN Docu-Series, “The Last Dance,” A Citizen Kane-Sized Rendering of Michael Jordan’s Legacy
 * April 17, 2020 || Mike Tollin talks “The Last Dance” and upcoming Dick Allen project with MLB.com
 * April 17, 2020 || New York Times: Michael Jordan and “The Last Dance” Argue the Bulls Are the Best Ever
 * March 31, 2020 || Michael Jordan series on ESPN, “The Last Dance,” moved up to April
 * April 17, 2020 || Deadline: Mike Tollin on ESPN Docu-Series, “The Last Dance,” A Citizen Kane-Sized Rendering of Michael Jordan’s Legacy
 * April 17, 2020 || Mike Tollin talks “The Last Dance” and upcoming Dick Allen project with MLB.com
 * April 17, 2020 || New York Times: Michael Jordan and “The Last Dance” Argue the Bulls Are the Best Ever
 * March 31, 2020 || Michael Jordan series on ESPN, “The Last Dance,” moved up to April
 * April 17, 2020 || New York Times: Michael Jordan and “The Last Dance” Argue the Bulls Are the Best Ever
 * March 31, 2020 || Michael Jordan series on ESPN, “The Last Dance,” moved up to April
 * March 31, 2020 || Michael Jordan series on ESPN, “The Last Dance,” moved up to April

2019

 * November 15, 2019 || Quibi orders “Varsity Blues” to series
 * October 13, 2019|| FS1 airs “One Crazy Night in Baseball”
 * July 11, 2019 || 'Varsity Blues'' getting modern treatment at Quibi
 * April 30, 2019 || UFC Documentary “UFC 1: Origins Of The Octagon” in works via Sports Illustrated TV, MSM
 * April 22, 2019 || Showtime orders Comedy Store docuseries
 * February 25, 2019 || ESPN+ premieres ten-part series “We Are LAFC”
 * July 11, 2019 || 'Varsity Blues'' getting modern treatment at Quibi
 * April 30, 2019 || UFC Documentary “UFC 1: Origins Of The Octagon” in works via Sports Illustrated TV, MSM
 * April 22, 2019 || Showtime orders Comedy Store docuseries
 * February 25, 2019 || ESPN+ premieres ten-part series “We Are LAFC”
 * April 22, 2019 || Showtime orders Comedy Store docuseries
 * February 25, 2019 || ESPN+ premieres ten-part series “We Are LAFC”
 * February 25, 2019 || ESPN+ premieres ten-part series “We Are LAFC”

2018

 * December 25, 2018 || See the new trailer for ESPN’s Jordan-era Bulls documentary
 * October 4, 2018 || Mike Tollin on the seven-year development of “Arli$”
 * June 18, 2018 || Mandalay Sports Media/IMG Bring UFC Founding Father Rorion Gracie's Story To Screen
 * May 24, 2018 || MSM produces ad campaign with FIFA for 2018 World Cup
 * May 15, 2018 || MSM to produce 10-part Michael Jordan docuseries with Netflix and ESPN
 * March 28, 2018 || MSM's Netflix Original Documentary 'CounterPunch' nominated for Sports Emmy in category of Outstanding Long Documentary
 * February 15, 2018 || Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl Win Fast Tracks Movie On Long Snapper/Magician Jon Dorenbos
 * February 15, 2018|| MSM purchases rights to long snapper/magician Jon Dorenbos' upcoming memoir
 * January 30, 2018|| Documentary captures Czech's thrilling gold medal run at 1998 Nagano Olympics
 * January 30, 2018 || Olympic Channel's 'Five Rings Films' Debuts Czech Republic's Heroic Hockey (Trailer)
 * May 15, 2018 || MSM to produce 10-part Michael Jordan docuseries with Netflix and ESPN
 * March 28, 2018 || MSM's Netflix Original Documentary 'CounterPunch' nominated for Sports Emmy in category of Outstanding Long Documentary
 * February 15, 2018 || Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl Win Fast Tracks Movie On Long Snapper/Magician Jon Dorenbos
 * February 15, 2018|| MSM purchases rights to long snapper/magician Jon Dorenbos' upcoming memoir
 * January 30, 2018|| Documentary captures Czech's thrilling gold medal run at 1998 Nagano Olympics
 * January 30, 2018 || Olympic Channel's 'Five Rings Films' Debuts Czech Republic's Heroic Hockey (Trailer)
 * February 15, 2018|| MSM purchases rights to long snapper/magician Jon Dorenbos' upcoming memoir
 * January 30, 2018|| Documentary captures Czech's thrilling gold medal run at 1998 Nagano Olympics
 * January 30, 2018 || Olympic Channel's 'Five Rings Films' Debuts Czech Republic's Heroic Hockey (Trailer)
 * January 30, 2018 || Olympic Channel's 'Five Rings Films' Debuts Czech Republic's Heroic Hockey (Trailer)
 * January 30, 2018 || Olympic Channel's 'Five Rings Films' Debuts Czech Republic's Heroic Hockey (Trailer)

2017

 * December 15, 2017 || SI TV teams with Mandalay, Triple Threat TV for "We Town"
 * August 7, 2017 || Morningside 5, premiering Tuesday on ESPN, is 25-year filmmaking journey for Mike Tollin
 * June 16, 2017 || Mike Tollin discusses CounterPunch, Morningside 5, IOC Docs, and Chuck
 * May 8, 2017 || Mike Tollin discusses the long road to 'Chuck' with Inc.
 * May 2, 2017 || IMG, Mandalay Sports Media partner on feature slate, first project chosen
 * June 16, 2017 || Mike Tollin discusses CounterPunch, Morningside 5, IOC Docs, and Chuck
 * May 8, 2017 || Mike Tollin discusses the long road to 'Chuck' with Inc.
 * May 2, 2017 || IMG, Mandalay Sports Media partner on feature slate, first project chosen
 * May 8, 2017 || Mike Tollin discusses the long road to 'Chuck' with Inc.
 * May 2, 2017 || IMG, Mandalay Sports Media partner on feature slate, first project chosen
 * May 2, 2017 || IMG, Mandalay Sports Media partner on feature slate, first project chosen

2016

 * December 7, 2016 || Frank Marshall, Peter Berg, MSM team up for five Olympics documentaries
 * November 15, 2016 || Now Josh Norman is acting in a new original comedy series
 * November 14, 2016 || Mandalay Sports Media’s ‘Here’s The Rub’ Gets Go90 Premiere Date
 * November 7, 2016 ||ABC has put in development The Classic, an hourlong family drama produced by Mandalay Sports Media, Modern Family star Sofia Vergara and her Latin WE, and Delirio Films.
 * September 14, 2016 || IFC Films and Showtime are partnering on a deal to acquire The Bleeder
 * September 13, 2016 || Season three of 'Undrafted' premieres on NFL Network, will air Tuesdays this fall
 * September 2, 2016 ||Film Review: ‘The Bleeder’
 * August 19, 2016||The Bleeder' to screen at Toronto Film Festival, first clip released
 * July 13, 2016 || The Bleeder' to screen at Venice Film Festival
 * June 21, 2016 || Mike Tollin to speak at Variety and Sports Illustrated's Inaugural Sports Entertainment Summit
 * April 26, 2016 ||SI Films presents: Patrick and Zo
 * March 15, 2016|| "LA Clippers Dance Squad" premieres on E! Channel
 * February 23, 2016 || John Scott’s Hockey ‘Rocky’ Tale Nets Movie Deal: Mitch Albom To Script All-Star MVP’s Story For Mandalay Sports Media
 * February 5, 2016 || Mandalay Sports Media Teams With OBB Pictures For Sports Projects; 76ers’ Joel Embiid First In Lineup
 * January 5, 2016 || Kareem: Minority of One' nominated for Producers Guild Award in the category of Outstanding Sports Program
 * August 19, 2016||The Bleeder' to screen at Toronto Film Festival, first clip released
 * July 13, 2016 || The Bleeder' to screen at Venice Film Festival
 * June 21, 2016 || Mike Tollin to speak at Variety and Sports Illustrated's Inaugural Sports Entertainment Summit
 * April 26, 2016 ||SI Films presents: Patrick and Zo
 * March 15, 2016|| "LA Clippers Dance Squad" premieres on E! Channel
 * February 23, 2016 || John Scott’s Hockey ‘Rocky’ Tale Nets Movie Deal: Mitch Albom To Script All-Star MVP’s Story For Mandalay Sports Media
 * February 5, 2016 || Mandalay Sports Media Teams With OBB Pictures For Sports Projects; 76ers’ Joel Embiid First In Lineup
 * January 5, 2016 || Kareem: Minority of One' nominated for Producers Guild Award in the category of Outstanding Sports Program
 * March 15, 2016|| "LA Clippers Dance Squad" premieres on E! Channel
 * February 23, 2016 || John Scott’s Hockey ‘Rocky’ Tale Nets Movie Deal: Mitch Albom To Script All-Star MVP’s Story For Mandalay Sports Media
 * February 5, 2016 || Mandalay Sports Media Teams With OBB Pictures For Sports Projects; 76ers’ Joel Embiid First In Lineup
 * January 5, 2016 || Kareem: Minority of One' nominated for Producers Guild Award in the category of Outstanding Sports Program
 * February 5, 2016 || Mandalay Sports Media Teams With OBB Pictures For Sports Projects; 76ers’ Joel Embiid First In Lineup
 * January 5, 2016 || Kareem: Minority of One' nominated for Producers Guild Award in the category of Outstanding Sports Program
 * January 5, 2016 || Kareem: Minority of One' nominated for Producers Guild Award in the category of Outstanding Sports Program
 * January 5, 2016 || Kareem: Minority of One' nominated for Producers Guild Award in the category of Outstanding Sports Program

2015

 * December 16, 2015 || Walden Media and Mandalay Sports Media’s Mike Tollin are joining forces on 51 Dons
 * November 23, 2015 || E! Orders L.A. Clippers Dance Squad Docuseries
 * October 22, 2015 || ‘Ray Donovan’s Liev Schreiber, Naomi Watts To Star In Chuck Wepner Underdog Ring Saga ‘The Bleeder’
 * September 24, 2015 || Sports Illustrated Launches ‘SI Films’ in Another Shot Across ESPN’s Bowl
 * September 15, 2015 || Dick Glover Exits as Funny Or Die CEO to Run Mandalay Sports Media
 * September 11, 2015 || ‘Katy Perry: Making Of The Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show’ Trailer: What 118.5 Million Viewers Didn’t See
 * September 10, 2015 || Vice, Mandalay Sports Media Partner on New Docuseries
 * August 31, 2015 || NFL Titles New Docuseries ‘Football Town’; ‘Undrafted’ To Premiere On CBS – Update
 * August 14, 2015 || MSM to host The Reel Pitch contest at La Costa Film Festival
 * May 15, 2015 || Iverson Is a Brilliant Portrait of a Tragic Hero
 * March 15, 2015 || Sin City Saints now streaming on Yahoo Screen
 * February 19, 2015|| ‘Birdman’ Co-Writer Alexander Dinelaris Jr And Mike Tollin Team On Baseball-Themed ‘The Year Of The Monarchs’
 * February 17, 2015 || Skylar Astin To Star In NBA Comedy Pilot
 * January 23, 2015 || Shaquille O’Neal To Star In Scripted Comedy on TruTV
 * September 10, 2015 || Vice, Mandalay Sports Media Partner on New Docuseries
 * August 31, 2015 || NFL Titles New Docuseries ‘Football Town’; ‘Undrafted’ To Premiere On CBS – Update
 * August 14, 2015 || MSM to host The Reel Pitch contest at La Costa Film Festival
 * May 15, 2015 || Iverson Is a Brilliant Portrait of a Tragic Hero
 * March 15, 2015 || Sin City Saints now streaming on Yahoo Screen
 * February 19, 2015|| ‘Birdman’ Co-Writer Alexander Dinelaris Jr And Mike Tollin Team On Baseball-Themed ‘The Year Of The Monarchs’
 * February 17, 2015 || Skylar Astin To Star In NBA Comedy Pilot
 * January 23, 2015 || Shaquille O’Neal To Star In Scripted Comedy on TruTV
 * March 15, 2015 || Sin City Saints now streaming on Yahoo Screen
 * February 19, 2015|| ‘Birdman’ Co-Writer Alexander Dinelaris Jr And Mike Tollin Team On Baseball-Themed ‘The Year Of The Monarchs’
 * February 17, 2015 || Skylar Astin To Star In NBA Comedy Pilot
 * January 23, 2015 || Shaquille O’Neal To Star In Scripted Comedy on TruTV
 * February 17, 2015 || Skylar Astin To Star In NBA Comedy Pilot
 * January 23, 2015 || Shaquille O’Neal To Star In Scripted Comedy on TruTV
 * January 23, 2015 || Shaquille O’Neal To Star In Scripted Comedy on TruTV

2014

 * October 7, 2014|| Mandalay Sports Media Invests in Toy Company OYO Sport
 * July 10, 2014 || Next At Bat: A Miniseries On Baseball Slugger And War Hero Ted Williams
 * June 4, 2014 || Mandalay Sports Media Partners With La Costa Film Festival
 * April 28, 2014 || Yahoo Orders Two Comedy Series from Paul Feig, Mike Tollin
 * February 5, 2014 || CBS to premiere NBA Summer League special
 * January 20, 2014 || Mandalay Sports Media Acquires New York’s Roadside Entertainment
 * June 4, 2014 || Mandalay Sports Media Partners With La Costa Film Festival
 * April 28, 2014 || Yahoo Orders Two Comedy Series from Paul Feig, Mike Tollin
 * February 5, 2014 || CBS to premiere NBA Summer League special
 * January 20, 2014 || Mandalay Sports Media Acquires New York’s Roadside Entertainment
 * February 5, 2014 || CBS to premiere NBA Summer League special
 * January 20, 2014 || Mandalay Sports Media Acquires New York’s Roadside Entertainment
 * January 20, 2014 || Mandalay Sports Media Acquires New York’s Roadside Entertainment

2013

 * November 19, 2013 || FOX buys Dwyane Wade comedy from Mike Tollin and Justin Lin
 * October 30, 2013 || 'My Ink' launches on AOL
 * October 15, 2013 || Xbox Entertainment Greenlights First Unscripted Series: Global Street Soccer Show
 * July 31, 2013 || Mandalay Sports Media Receives Private Equity Investment Support
 * October 30, 2013 || 'My Ink' launches on AOL
 * October 15, 2013 || Xbox Entertainment Greenlights First Unscripted Series: Global Street Soccer Show
 * July 31, 2013 || Mandalay Sports Media Receives Private Equity Investment Support
 * July 31, 2013 || Mandalay Sports Media Receives Private Equity Investment Support
 * July 31, 2013 || Mandalay Sports Media Receives Private Equity Investment Support

2012

 * March 21, 2012 || Peter Guber And Mike Tollin Partner To Launch Mandalay Sports Media
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 * March 21, 2012 || Peter Guber And Mike Tollin Partner To Launch Mandalay Sports Media
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