Mark Ciardi is joining sports content studio, game1, as the company’s President & Chief Content Officer. His mandate is to aggressively expand both the scripted and unscripted division of game1, as well as focusing on the company’s growing list of athlete and team partnerships, podcasts, branded content, and the burgeoning NIL space.<\/p>\n
“It is amazing to be able to join forces with Basil and Greg at game1,” said Ciardi. “The company is uniquely positioned in all areas of sports content – I am incredibly excited to be a part of building something special.”<\/p>\n
Ciardi’s track record when it comes to sports-oriented film content speaks for itself with some of his most successful credits including Secretariat, Miracle, Invincible, The Rookie, McFarland USA and Million Dollar Arm.<\/em><\/p>\n “Mark is one of the best storytellers in sports across all platforms. It’s a huge coup to have him join forces with Greg and me,” said Basil Iwanyk, Chairman of game1. “It allows us to scale game1 in an exponential fashion during the best time for sports content in history. He’s a great guy, a good friend, and I look forward to being his colleague.”<\/p>\n