Third Season Of Entertainment One And One Media's Sports Competition Show "Ball Up: Search For The Next" To Premiere On Fox Sports 2 On April 10 And Fox Sports Net On April 11

LOS ANGELES, April 9, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading independent studio Entertainment One (eOne) and One Media today announced that the third season of their hit television sports competition show Ball Up: Search for the Next will premiere this Friday, April 10 on Fox Sports 2 at 7 PM PDT/10 PM EDT. The show will also air on Saturdays on Fox Sports Net, beginning this Saturday, April 11.*

Acrobatic slam dunks, show-stopping ball handling skills and heart-pounding battles to be the best. Ball Up: Search for the Next, the world's first basketball reality competition series, takes you above the rim and behind the scenes to expose the true nature of a champion. With a lucrative contract and the chance to tour the world as a part of the Ball Up All-Star Team up for grabs, contestants strive to impress the NBA All-Star judges – Derek Fisher, Dennis Rodman, Eric Bledsoe, Gary Payton, and more – in order to nab a coveted MVP spot and move one step closer to fulfilling their dreams. From the first drill to the final showdown, this life-changing journey will keep viewers riveted, hoping their favorites don't buckle under their pressure, but instead rise to the top.

Demetrius Spencer, One Media and Ball Up's CEO, serves as an executive producer on the series along with Tara Long, eOne Television's SVP of Alternative Programming, who is overseeing the project on behalf of the studio. eOne Television handles worldwide distribution for the series.

Ball Up is the premier sports and lifestyle brand dedicated to capturing and delivering the essence of streetball. Its mission is to provide an opportunity for the sport's incredible athletes and fans to share their passion with the world. Founded in 2009, Ball Up has been strategically grown by professionalizing the sport and leveraging the lifestyle of streetball to create a global movement. The brand now boasts an All-Star roster of twelve of the world's most famous streetball players including Professor, AO and Air Up There; a 15-market national arena tour; a robust international touring schedule; and the competition reality series currently airing on Fox Sports – Ball Up: Search for the Next. 

*Viewers should check local listings for scheduled show times in their respective regions.

About Entertainment One

Entertainment One Ltd. (LSE: ETO) is a leading international entertainment company that specializes in the acquisition, production and distribution of film and television content. The company's comprehensive network extends around the globe including Canada, the U.S., the UK, Ireland, Spain, Benelux, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and South Korea.  Through established Entertainment and Distribution divisions, the company provides extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production, family programming and merchandising and licensing. Its current rights library is exploited across all media formats and includes more than 35,000 film and television titles, 2,800 hours of television programming and 45,000 music tracks.

Since eOne Television's U.S. Alternative Programming division launched in 2012, Tara Long and her team have developed and produced an impressive and successful slate of shows. Alongside Ball Up: Search for the Next, the division's slate of successful projects includes Nellyville (garnered BET's #1 non-scripted series among 18-49 year olds over the past two years); It's A Mann's World (BET); Ball Up: Search for the Next (Fox Sports 2); Mary Mary (WE tv); SWV Reunited (WE tv); The Sheards (BET); a series of specials of Big Surprise! on E! Entertainment featuring stars such as Nick Cannon and Macklemore; one-hour biographical special Knight Life with Gladys on OWN; and Chill for TruTV, among others.

About One Media

One Media, founded in 2008, is a multi-media company that develops, finances, and produces content and aligns with distributors for feature films, television and digital.

SOURCE Entertainment One