LeBron’s SpringHill Company agrees to multi-project deal with Audible

The SpringHill Company is working on multiple projects, starting with a ‘More Than A Vote’ themed feature.

The ever-expanding catalog of entertainment created by LeBron James and Maverick Carter’s The SpringHill Company is embarking on a new endeavor: spoken word programming, through a multi-project deal with audiobook giant Audible.

Audible and The SpringHill Company announced the partnership this week, which will kick off with a nod to another LeBron and Maverick project, the voting rights coalition ‘More Than A Vote,’ with a program called More Than A Vote: Our Voices. Our Vote, hosted by Tiffany D. Cross and Wesley Lowery. It will also feature a collection of athletes, artists, and others, including LeBron himself.

  • Leon Bridges, Grammy-winning Artist
  • LaTosha Brown, Co-Founder, Black Voters Matter
  • Andra Day, Grammy-nominated Artist
  • Addisu Demissie, Executive Director, More Than A Vote
  • Rutha Mae Harris, Freedom Singer and Civil Rights Legend
  • LeBron James, Co-Founder, More Than A Vote
  • Martha S. Jones, Professor History, Johns Hopkins University
  • Desmond Meade, President, Florida Rights Restoration Coalition
  • Jalen Rose, ESPN Analyst and More Than A Vote Member
  • Amanda Seales, Actress and Comedian
  • Tommie Smith, Olympic Athlete
  • Octavia Spencer, Oscar-winning Actress
  • Maria Taylor, ESPN Analyst and More Than A Vote Member

The ‘More Than A Vote’ special will premiere on Audible on October 28. According to the press release, there are two other SpringHill Projects already in development.

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LeBron James and co. win Sports Emmy for Ali documentary on HBO

A LeBron James-produced documentary about Muhammad Ali won a Sports Emmy on Tuesday.

While LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers are down in the bubble preparing for their final seeding games and the NBA Playoffs starting next week, his SpringHill Company took home a major honor for one of their many productions.

Late on Tuesday night, the SpringHill Company won the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Long Documentary for their HBO documentary “What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali” about the iconic sports figure who transcended the sport of boxing.

James rejoiced in the honor and shouted SpringHill Co-Founder Maverick Carter, as well as the entire team that worked on the documentary. LeBron James was listed as an executive producer and the film was directed by Antoine Fuqua. The film was critically acclaimed for its use of archival footage that had rarely been seen before to tell the story of Ali from his own time.

LeBron James has long listed Ali as one of his greatest inspirations, so it’s only right that he would make a movie about him that turned out to win its own awards.

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LeBron’s SpringHill Company partners with ABC for scripted content

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James’ newly-formed SpringHill Company made a pretty big deal with Disney’s ABC company.

Less than a day after LeBron James and Maverick Carter announced that they would be combining several of their off-court entertainment ventures into one larger company, the SpringHill Company announced that it had agreed to a two-year partnership into scripted content with Disney’s ABC.

“SpringHill Entertainment makes the shows LeBron and I want to watch. We look at every project as a way to connect with our community and ask ourselves if it will entertain and empower them. We want our content to be insightful in every way,” said Maverick Carter, CEO of The SpringHill Company in the press release. “Disney is an incredible home for SpringHill’s future growth in scripted television. Disney’s variety of platforms, extensive reach, depth of talent, and diversity of audience opens up so much opportunity for us to keep creating great stories.”

“LeBron and Maverick bring the same passion and commitment to excellence to SpringHill as LeBron brings to the NBA,” said Jonnie Davis, president, ABC Studios. “We’re thrilled they’re setting up shop with us and can’t wait [to] roll up our sleeves and get to work.”

What started as the brainchild of LeBron James and Maverick Carter secured a massive $100 million investment on Thursday, indicating that bigger things are yet to come.

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