DENVER, Colo., March 7, 2007 –
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the organization
dedicated to improving the educational experience of the
student-athlete, and Thought Equity Motion, the world’s largest
supplier of online motion content, in association with CBS Sports,
today announced the launch of NCAA® On Demand. Through NCAA On Demand,
available at www.ncaaondemand.com,
college sports fans will have access to the entire NCAA Championship
Collection containing nearly 5,000 games in various sports, some dating
back to the 1930s. The Collection is available for purchase on DVD,
with select content available for digital download and through free
internet streaming.
At
launch, NCAA On Demand offers full game broadcasts available for
purchase on DVD from NCAA men’s and women’s championships, including
basketball, ice hockey, wrestling, baseball, softball and lacrosse.
Additional programming such as replays of every game in the 2006
Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, highlight reels of legendary
players, and the NCAA Championships Year in Review highlight programs
are available through free Internet streaming. Hundreds of hours of
games are being digitized each month and soon fans will be able to
access championship moments across all 23 NCAA sports and the
Association’s 88 championships.
“The
NCAA is excited that supporters of collegiate athletics will have
unprecedented access to the NCAA Championship Collection. We are
pleased to open our archives to fans, former student-athletes, and
member institutions that have added so much to American sports and
society,” said Greg Shaheen, NCAA’s senior vice president for
Basketball and Business Strategies.
“NCAA
On Demand has always been a big part of our vision for making the NCAA
video archive more accessible and valuable,” said Kevin Schaff, CEO of
Thought Equity Motion. “Since we took over the management of the
archive in 2005, we have had thousands of requests for classic games
from fans and former student-athletes from all over the country.
Through our partnership with the NCAA, we are proud to be able to make
these moments accessible to the people who created them.”
The
Collection also contains original programming such as the 1966 Texas
Western vs. Kentucky championship basketball game, which provided the
inspiration for the movie Glory Road. The only known film
version of the game was captured without audio so the complete game
experience was simply a memory cherished by a few individuals. After
digitally restoring the 40-year-old film footage, Thought Equity Motion
synchronized the footage with the only-existing radio broadcast to
create the only known audio/video version of the game in the world.
The entire NCAA Championship Collection can be found exclusively at www.ncaaondemand.com. Additionally, the most popular titles also will be offered at www.amazon.com/ncaaondemand/.
Bulk discounts are available to NCAA member institutions for
distribution of NCAA On Demand titles through bookstores and athletic
departments.
About the NCAA
The NCAA is a
membership-led nonprofit association of colleges and universities
committed to supporting academic and athletic opportunities for more
than 380,000 student-athletes at more than 1,000 member colleges and
universities. Each year, more than 49,000 student-athletes compete in
NCAA championships in Divisions I, II and III sports. Visit www.ncaa.org and www.ncaasports.com
for more details about the Association, its goals and members and
corporate partnerships that help support programs for student-athletes.
The NCAA is proud to have the following elite companies as official
Corporate Champions—Cingular, Coca-Cola and Pontiac—and the following
elite companies as official Corporate Partners—DiGiorno, Enterprise,
The Hartford, Lowe’s and State Farm.
About Thought Equity Motion
Thought
Equity Motion is the world’s largest online supplier of motion content
licensing and management services to the agency, entertainment and
corporate production industries. The company’s Web site is the premier
resource for production professionals who require information and
support pertaining to the researching, licensing and clearing the
world’s finest film and HD content for their broadcast, cable, wireless
and other new media productions. For more information about Thought
Equity Motion, visit www.thoughtequity.com.
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