Fresh Content Coming to Middle East Sports Fans

ESPN watchers in the Middle East will be able to access more sporting films on ESPN Player including live college sports and award-winning documentaries.

Movies on Michael Jordan and Bruce Lee headline the inclusions as part of more than 400 documentaries and features.

Key watches to tune in to for inspiration include:

  • Oscar-winning documentary “OJ: Made In America”, which explores race and celebrity through the life of O. J. Simpson 
  • Recently released documentary “LANCE” – a fascinating, revealing and comprehensive chronicle of one of the most inspirational (and then infamous) athletes of all time Lance Armstrong.
  • Bao Nguyen’s film “Be Water” – an intimate and personal look at the life and purpose that motivated Bruce Lee, the martial artist trailblazer and pop culture icon.  
    • “Rodman: For Better or Worse” the unfettered and definitive look at the life and career of Dennis Rodman, one of basketball’s most controversial and polarizing figures
    • “Jordan Rides The Bus” exploring the motivations that drove the world’s most competitive athlete to walk away from pro Basketball, having lead the Dream Team to an Olympic gold medal in 1992 and taking the Bulls to their third consecutive NBA championship the following year

ESPN Player is available on desktop, tablet, mobile and Android TV, bringing live and on-demand sports programming for subscribers on four 24/7 ESPN channels.