Mediagazer: ESPN Doubles Up on ‘30 for 30’ Documentary Series (Richard Sandomir/Media Decoder)

3:20 AM ET, May 16, 2012

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Richard Sandomir / Media Decoder:

ESPN Doubles Up on ‘30 for 30’ Documentary Series — ESPN's faith in sports documentaries is so deep that on Tuesday it will announce a second go-round for its “30 for 30” series, which made its debut in the fall of 2009. — The first 30 films — produced by independent filmmakers as diverse …

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