National CineMedia Teams with Religion of Sports for Content Partnership on the Big Screen
- Collaboration with Religion of Sports expands NCM's audience reach and partnerships
- Short-form sports content expected to grow in value relative to live-rights market
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NCM Will Feature Six ROS Bite-Sized Episodes Around Human-Interest Stories
Each of Religion of Sports’ sixty-second episodes will feature a human-interest story where sports had an impact on an individual, team or community. The six-part content series launches in September and will run as part of NCM’s The Noovie® Show, which airs in 19,000 + theaters nationwide before the film trailers and will be available for brand sponsors seeking to reach young, diverse audiences at the movies each week.
Research has shown that the hard to reach, ad skipping and cord-cutting 18-34-year-old demographic who are passionate moviegoers are also major sports fans and consumers of sport content. Today, these super fans of sports are seeking to consume their sports content in digestible shorter form snippets. In fact, they are more likely to get their sports content everywhere except TV. Less than half of sports fans aged between ages 18 to 29 watch live sports on TV (
Religion of Sports has built a foundation around telling stories and showcasing the greatness in the greatest. Fans have come to look forward to the groundbreaking sports content that can only be found with ROS, transforming them into modern mythmakers. This collaboration with NCM is the first of its kind for Religion of Sports, as the company continues to expand both its audience reach, and partnerships, within the world of sports and beyond.
“When we created Religion of Sports nearly a decade ago, it started with a single series with the intention to show why sports matter and how the mythos of sports and religion are intertwined,” said ROS creator and co-founder Gotham Chopra. “With hours upon hours of content, across numerous platforms and distribution channels, and five Sports Emmy Awards, we’re thrilled to be bringing ROS to NCM’s premier cinema advertising platform, and moviegoers nationwide, with one of the of the best representations of our work.”
Since the relaunch of The Noovie Show last year, NCM has developed a slew of new content and series aimed to engage moviegoing audiences while aligning brands with movie and pop culture storytelling. This includes collaborations with iHeartMedia and Tastemade, with more in development. New series also include The Noovie Trivia Show hosted by Maria Menounos and Cultural Celebrations featuring creators Jose Enrique Rivera Collazo, Nique Marina, and Jasmine Moore.
“We know moviegoers are passionate fans of great storytelling. The powerful narratives and stories Religion of Sports brings to NCM’s screens will be incredibly compelling for Young Millennials and Gen Zs,” shared Amy Tunick, Chief Marketing Officer at NCM. “Brands will now have the opportunity to work with NCM and ROS, connecting with our leaned-in movie audiences via the most premier short-form sports content.”
Episode List
Perfect Game – There is a spiritual dimension to baseball in
Keepers of the Faith – Celtic and Rangers FC are two of football's oldest teams. Separated by only six miles in
We Are the People – In villages around
The Space Between – The Isle of Man TT is the most dangerous motorbike race in the world. Hitting speeds in excess of 200 mph, fatalities during the event are a statistical certainty. And yet, each year, the riders come back.
Gods of War – In
Follow That Line – Race Across America is an ultra-cycling event that runs the length of the
About NCM
National CineMedia (NCM) is America’s Movie Network. As the largest cinema advertising platform in the
About Religion of Sports
Founded in 2017 and headquartered in
Through scripted and unscripted video, podcasts, feature films and social content, ROS distills the spirituality, science and humanity that unites elite performers and people of all kinds. Since its inception, the company has built an impressive array of work in collaboration with the world’s most elite athletes, distributed across platforms including Netflix, Apple TV+, Prime Video, ESPN, Showtime, Fox Sports, NBC Sports, Facebook Watch and more. Among its highlights, “Man in the Arena,” “Tom vs Time,’’ and “Greatness Code” won Sports Emmy awards and projects on Simone Biles, Stephen Curry, Conor McGregor, Shohei Ohtani, and Russell Westbrook have captured global audiences. The Company has several upcoming productions green lit, including In the Arena: Serena Williams (ESPN) and a docuseries on the NBA G League (Prime Video).
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Source: National CineMedia, Inc.