Sports Production

1 Year Full-time

Main Campus In person

Application deadline 3 Jul 2025

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Sports Production

COURSE OVERVIEW

Want to produce state-of-the-art sports and live events coverage?

This unique Postgraduate Diploma, delivered in partnership with IMG, one of the leading producers of sports programming in the world, will equip you to become a specialist sports producer/editor. You will learn to pitch, research, script, produce, direct and edit your own sports features as well as learning how to produce live sports coverage, and benefiting from a placement at IMG.

In partnership with IMG

Flynn Hamilton filming at Euros 2020

“This course is ideal for anyone who wants to get into the sports TV industry. The expertise is great as well as the access to established sports producers and the fantastic facilities at the NFTS.”

Flynn Hamilton
2019 graduate

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This is a practical course in which you will learn about all forms of sports production, including creating your own stories and collaborating with students in other specialisms. You will be equipped with the skills required to produce state-of-the-art sports and live events coverage, highlights content and more so you graduate confident in the skills needed to fill these in-demand roles.

You will have access to the NFTS’ high quality production facilities including our 4K television studio, complete a four-week work experience placement at IMG Studios and visit other major sports production houses.

Funding Available

The NFTS awards more scholarships and bursaries to British students, relative to the size of our student body, than almost any other educational institution in the UK. Scholarships available include an IMG scholarship for applicants from under-represented groups, and a limited number of BBC scholarships. If you’re successful at gaining a place on the course, you will be contacted by our funding team with details on how to apply for one of these scholarships.

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Student Showcase

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The Sports Production Diploma is extremely practical and hands-on, with students regularly working to produce content for sports teams including Wycombe Wanderers Football Club.

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The NFTS has partnered with Wycombe Wanderers Football Club to give our Sports Production students behind-the-scenes access to the team and their stadium.

Graduate Success

The course has a high graduate employment rate of over 90%, with Sports Production graduates going on to cover major sporting events around the world.

Recent credits include...

Fin Wilkins and Callum Holloway

Fin and Callum both work as Senior Assistant Producers for IMG and European Tour Productions respectively, with recent credits including world coverage of the Golf at the 2024 Olympics in France. Fin pictured left of image. 

Fin Wilkins (left) at the Olympics Golf venue

Graduate Success

The course has a high graduate employment rate of over 90%, with Sports Production graduates going on to cover major sporting events around the world.

Recent credits include...

Ryder Cup - Golfing World coverage

Assistant Producer Rémi Odoit

golf course with large crowd

Graduate Success

The course has a high graduate employment rate of over 90%, with Sports Production graduates going on to cover major sporting events around the world.

Recent credits include...

World Gymnastics Championships 2022

Videographer Katy Hanscomb

camera in gymnastic stadium

Graduate Success

The course has a high graduate employment rate of over 90%, with Sports Production graduates going on to cover major sporting events around the world.

Recent credits include...

Jonny Mutch

Assistant Producer for Warner Bros. Discovery Golf

Jonny Mutch filming Tiger Woods

Graduate Success

The course has a high graduate employment rate of over 90%, with Sports Production graduates going on to cover major sporting events around the world.

Recent credits include...

Euro 2020

Media Wrangler Flynn Hamilton

Flynn Hamilton holding a camera at the side of a football pitch