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Article: ESPN Snaps Up Leonsis-Produced Film at Sundance

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January 21, 2008
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ESPN has bought the television distribution rights to AOL mogul Ted Leonsis's latest film, "Kicking It," Leonsis announced Saturday.

The documentary, narrated by actor Colin Farrell and directed by Susan Koch, follows seven players in the fourth annual Homeless World Cup in Cape Town, South Africa, in summer 2006.

Leonsis, a producer of the film, made the announcement from the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, where "Kicking It" premiered.

ESPN will have exclusive worldwide television and digital rights ...

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