IMGMediaArchive.com goes Live

IMG Media Archive (formerly TWI Archive) is delighted to announce that as of Wednesday 16th May, IMG Media Archive.com has gone live. The launch and change in name marks the start of a worldwide marketing launch being lead by the exciting creation of IMG Media Archive.com and the promotion of the Archive?s unique and entertaining footage.

IMG Media Archive is the world’s biggest sporting library and boasts impressive collections including The Wimbledon Archive, The R&A Archive, The Premier League Archive and The Rugby World Cup Archive. Representing over sixty of the world’s most prestigious sport brands, the archive also includes events growing in popularity, such as ice skating and Muay Thai kickboxing, as well as a continually developing library of factual, cultural, wildlife and entertainment footage.

Features of the new IMG Media Archive website include an exciting new look and interactive video wall delivering an enhanced experience with easy access to content. Customers worldwide are free to browse the extensive collection through the website, Once registered, customers will be able to view video clips, save clip bins and order footage online.

Charles Hope-Dunbar, IMG Media Archive Sales Director said: “After careful consultation with clients, it is with great pride that we launch our new website which will give our customers easier access to our content and enable us to provide the best footage for any project.”

IMG Media Archive’s footage is used worldwide for a variety of mediums, including television productions, advertisements, feature films, DVD, home videos and corporate presentations. Existing customers have seen projects grow from basic concepts into professional, creative pieces, underpinning the archive’s dedication to bringing life to ideas.

Based in London, with offices around the world, IMG’s strong global presence and exceptional professional reputation is further enhanced by the IMG Media Archive services, including Consultancy, Acquisitions and Restorations and Tape storage.

About IMG
IMG is the world's premier Sports, Entertainment and Media Company. IMG is a diversified global business with two major business segments: IMG Sports & Entertainment, and IMG Media. IMG employs over 2,600 people in 30 countries. Forstmann Little & Co. purchased IMG in 2004.

IMG Sports & Entertainment includes: consulting services; event ownership and management; fashion events and models representation; licensing; golf course design; client representation in golf, tennis, broadcasting, speakers, European football, rugby, cricket, motorsports, coaching, Olympic sports and action sports. In addition, IMG Academies is the world's largest and most advanced, state-of-the-art, multi-sport training and educational facility, delivering world-class sports training experiences to over 12,000 junior, collegiate, adult and professional athletes each year.

IMG Media, which includes our content production subsidiaries TWI, Darlow Smithson Productions (DSP) and Tiger Aspect Productions (TAP), is recognized as a global leader in the delivery of traditional and new media content and services, with Internet, broadband and mobile expertise, transforming how audiences access and interact with content.

IMG Media produces and distributes over 11,000 hours of sports, documentary, drama, comedy, entertainment, popular factual and children’s content annually, over multiple platforms across 220 countries, including award-winning television and radio programming. It also represents the broadcast rights to many of the world's premier sporting events and has the world’s biggest sports archive with more than 250,000 hours of footage.

More information about IMG is available at www.imgworld.com, www.darlowsmithson.com and www.tigeraspect.co.uk


Media enquiries:
Madeleine Pallas, PR Manager, Europe, IMG and IMG Media
Tel; +44 (0) 208 233 7425 or email: madeleine.pallas@imgworld.com