ESPN Acquires 'Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League' Ahead of TIFF World Premiere

"Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League" has found a home. Richard Brown's Passenger and Fremantle announced on Monday that ESPN has acquired exclusive U.S. rights, with Bell Media taking the rights in Canada (where it will stream on Crave and TSN), ahead of the documentary's world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. According to the official synopsis, the four-part series "documents the creation and launch of the NBA's first collaboration to operate a league outside North America, a pan-African professional basketball league in partnership with FIBA . . .