(1888PressRelease)
May 14, 2008 - New York - HBO Sports was the recipient of eight Sports Emmy Awards this past April, more than any other sports network. Triple honors went to its ground-breaking boxing series “24/7,” with two going to “Mayweather/Hatton 24/7” and one to “De La Hoya/Mayweather 24/7.” Two Emmys went to the documentary, “Brooklyn Dodgers: The Ghosts of Flatbush” and the magazine show “RealSports with Bryant Gumbel,” now in it’s 13th year, won an Emmy for Outstanding Sports Journalism.
Footage from these award-winning productions, most originating in High Definition, is immediately available for licensing through HBO Archives. The announcement was made by Rick Bernstein, Senior Vice-President, HBO Sports. New footage from HBO Sports is added daily. HBO producers just returned from Vietnam, India, Wales and Iraq. In addition, RealSports producers recently secured Barack Obama for an exclusive interview; footage from that shoot is now available for licensing.
HBO Archives newest initiative is its dual footage & text on-line search capability. Producers can search, preview and download select shots instantly.
The non-sports collection hold thousands of hours of footage, including establishing shots, landmarks, lifestyles, nature, and pop culture – combined with newsreel footage spanning from the turn of the century to the 1960’s.
Bernstein adds: “Sports is producing more of our programs with high-definition elements. We plan to make these images available, and eventually all HBO materials from all divisions, to outside productions.”
Learn more at www.hboarchives.com, call 877-426-1121 toll-free, or email footage ( @ ) hboarchives dot com.
