Released on: May 13, 2008, 7:51 am

Press Release Author: Matthew Fisher / HBO Archives

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: HBO Archives is proud to offer footage for licensing from
recent HBO Sports productions which won a total of 8 Sports Emmy\'s Awards.

Press Release Body: NEW YORK, May 13, 2008 – 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.com.


Web Site: http://www.hboarchives.com

Contact Details: Matthew Fisher
212-512-5780
footage@hboarchives.com