“The History of Wisconsin Football” DVD From Warner Home Video
(June 12, 2007 - Burbank, CA) — As college football players, coaches and fans gear up for another exciting year, Warner Home Video (WHV), Collegiate Images (CI) and the University of Wisconsin are teaming up to give football fanatics an early start to the upcoming season with the release of "The History of Wisconsin Football" DVD. The Wisconsin winning tradition boasts over a 100 years of football success. From their humble beginnings in 1889 to Rose Bowl champions in 1994, 1999, and 2000, the Wisconsin Badgers have risen among the ranks of college football to become one of the elite teams in the nation. This DVD captures the illustrious past of Badger football; a program that can claim 11 conference championships, 18 bowl game appearances and 9 National College Football Hall of Famers. "The History of Wisconsin Football" DVD hits stores on September 4, 2007, and is available for $19.98 SRP. The order-due-date is July 31, 2007.
“It is a privilege for WHV to present a DVD that showcases one of the finest college football programs in America,” said Don Polite, WHV Executive Director, Sports Marketing. “With the continued support of loyal alumni and an enthusiastic fan base that packs Camp Randall Stadium each and every Saturday, the Wisconsin Badgers will no doubt continue to remain one of the premiere college football programs around.”
In 2006, under the leadership of first year Head Coach Bret Bielema, Wisconsin produced a 12-1 record and a victory in the Capital One Bowl. Not only did this validate past successes, but it also secured the Badgers as a program of national prominence for years to come. For the first time ever, all the greatest players and moments of this renowned football program are captured on one DVD. "The History of Wisconsin Football" DVD is packed with exclusive bonus features and provides fans the opportunity to celebrate the remarkable tradition of Badgers’ football. This DVD covers everything from the famed Vander Kelen to Richter combination of the 1960s to Heisman trophy winners Alan Ameche and Ron Dayne and the consecutive Rose Bowl wins for the blue-collared Barry Alvarez teams of 1999 and 2000.
Special features include:
• 20 interviews with famous former UW football players and coaches, including:
Barry Alvarez
Al Toon
Randy Wright
Joe Panos
Billy Marek
Pat Richter About Warner Home Video With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment. About Collegiate Images Fort Lauderdale-based Collegiate Images (CI) is the centralized licensing and rights clearance agency that manages the distribution of archived video and still images for colleges, universities, conferences, bowl games and broadcast rights holders. CI's role is to centralize footage licensing requests and create consistency across the collegiate market. In addition to the development of revenue and new business opportunities, the centralized agency is responsible for the enforcement and management of both copyrighted footage and other video and still images containing trademarks or other proprietary rights of a collegiate property or rights holder. CI is a joint venture of Convizion, Inc., a media investment partnership, and The Collegiate Licensing Company. CLC, formed in 1981, is the nation's leading collegiate licensing and marketing representative that assists collegiate licensors in protecting and controlling the use of their logos through trademark licensing.# # #
Al Toon
Randy Wright
Joe Panos
Billy Marek
Pat Richter About Warner Home Video With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment. About Collegiate Images Fort Lauderdale-based Collegiate Images (CI) is the centralized licensing and rights clearance agency that manages the distribution of archived video and still images for colleges, universities, conferences, bowl games and broadcast rights holders. CI's role is to centralize footage licensing requests and create consistency across the collegiate market. In addition to the development of revenue and new business opportunities, the centralized agency is responsible for the enforcement and management of both copyrighted footage and other video and still images containing trademarks or other proprietary rights of a collegiate property or rights holder. CI is a joint venture of Convizion, Inc., a media investment partnership, and The Collegiate Licensing Company. CLC, formed in 1981, is the nation's leading collegiate licensing and marketing representative that assists collegiate licensors in protecting and controlling the use of their logos through trademark licensing.