This version of the Broadcast Sport Podcast sees senior reporter Max Miller converse to Lorton Entertainment CEO and founder Julian Bird about upcoming boxing docuseries Stable and the broader sport documentary trade.
Stable will launch on BBC1 and iPlayer from Saturday 30 March, and follows the McGuigan household boxing fitness center, the place Shane McGuigan, son of International Boxing Hall of Famer Barry McGuigan, trains the fighters alongside assistant coach Josh Pritchard, and Shane’s brother, Jake McGuigan, manages nearly all of the eight boxers.
In addition, Bird speaks about how Lorton approaches financing its documentaries, having come from a banking background earlier than transferring into media and leisure. He additionally provides perception into the way forward for sport documentaries, what he sees as the long run for Lorton, which he based in 2014, and the place the corporate’s priorities lie.
You can take heed to the episode, in addition to all different Broadcast Sport Podcasts under.