IMG Media Programming - THE WIMBLEDON ARCHIVE

THE WIMBLEDON ARCHIVE

Synopsis

The Wimbledon Archive has built up an extensive collection of match footage, programming, interviews and behind the scenes coverage ranging from black & white to colour and High Definition. The Wimbledon Archive inventory dates back to 1900 and includes an impressive catalogue of restored footage from The Championships.

The Wimbledon Archive collection features many tennis legends including unique footage of the Doherty Brothers and great pre-war Champions such as Fred Perry, Rene Lacoste, Don Budge, Suzanne Lenglen and Helen Wills Moody. Directly after the Second World War The Championships were dominated by the Americans and Australians. The outstanding players among an array of Champions were Tony Trabert, Lew Hoad, Rod Laver, Louise Brough, Maureen Connolly, Althea Gibson and Billie Jean King.

With the modern era came the emergence of all time tennis greats such as Bjorn Borg, Martina Navratilova, John McEnroe, Steffi Graf, Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg, Andre Agassi, Venus and Serena Williams, Pete Sampras, Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal - all of whom are encompassed in this exclusive Wimbledon Archive collection.

Date:1900 - Present day

Coverage:FOOTAGE COLLECTION

The Wimbledon Archive is a stunning collection of The Championships consisting of over 8,500 hours of footage and programming dating from 1900 to the present day, increasing by more than 500 hours each year.

Match Footage

- Over 3,500 long-form matches from 1959 to the present day. Additional extended match footage dating back to 1952.

Restored Footage

- There is a wide range of newsreel footage dating from 1900 to 1980, totalling more than 16 hours, all of which has been professionally restored.

High Definition (HD) Footage

- All matches played on Centre Court and Court One from 2006 to the present day.
Approx. 100 hours of footage.

- Remarkable colour footage from the 1950s, featuring the great Champions of the time.
Approx. 30 minutes of footage.

Interview and General View footage

- Away from the courts The Wimbledon Archive holds contemporary and historical footage from general views of the famous All England Lawn Tennis Club grounds, to player interviews with Wimbledon Champions.
Approx. 30 hours of footage.

PROGRAMMING

Short Form Programming

- More than 200 Golden Moments available; edited vignettes of the most famous moments from The Championships, ranging from the years 1975 to 2008.
Durations vary from 30 to 60 seconds each.

- 9 Super Golden Moments; enriched vignettes summarising the very best action from classic Championships Finals including player interviews and fully restored material, ranging from the years 1958 to 2004.
Durations vary from 2½ to 3 minutes each.

- Edited behind the scenes programming available including the historic “Way to Wimbledon” which recounts the preparations needed in order to stage The Championships.
Approx. 30 minutes of footage.

Long Form Programming

- Over 30 hours of annual Official Films from 1968 to the present day, with HD versions available for selected years. Durations vary from 26 to 52 minutes.

- Over 20 hours of edited Classic Matches. 10 matches varying from 52 to 240 minutes.

- Over 180 hours of Daily Highlights from 1990 to the present day. Durations vary from 26 to 52 minutes.

- More than 30 documentaries. Durations vary from 26 to 52 minutes.

- The Wimbledon Archive also holds the compelling documentary series "Wimbledon: A History Of The Championships", a four-part series featuring interviews with former and current players, newly restored newsreel and archive material. All programmes are 52 minutes each and cleared with English commentary and international sound.

Programme 1 ‘Dare to Dream’
Programme 2 ‘The Glory Years’
Programme 3 ‘Coming of Age’
Programme 4 ‘More than a Game’

Below is the full list of Wimbledon Archive Programming:

Classic Matches

Borg v McEnroe 1980 (Short version)
Production Year: 1994. Duration: 00:52:57

Borg v Gerulaitis 1977 (Short version)
Production Year: 1995. Duration: 00:52:43

Smith v Nastase 1972
Production Year: 1996. Duration: 00:52:09

Borg v Gerulaitis 1977 (Long version)
Production Year: 1997. Duration: 02:56:50

Borg v McEnroe 1981
Production Year: 1997. Duration: 03:21:56

Ashe v Connors 1975
Production Year: 1998. Duration: 01:59:50

Evert v Navratilova 1978
Production Year: 1999. Duration: 01:53:51

Borg v McEnroe 1980 (Long version)
Production Year: 2000. Duration: 04:02:43

Graf v Novotna 1993
Production Year: 2001. Duration: 02:21:50

Ivanisevic v Rafter 2001
Production Year: 2001. Duration: 03:15:10

Agassi v Rafter 2000
Production Year: 2003. Duration: 03:21:00

Federer v Sampras 2001
Production Year: 2007. Duration 00:52:37

Player-specific Documentaries

Chris Evert's Wimbledon Farewell
Production Year: 1989. Duration: 00:53:04

Stefan Edberg: Farewell to a Champion
Production Year: 1997. Duration: 00:52:14

Legends of Wimbledon - John McEnroe
Production Year: 1998. Duration: 00:52:20

Legends of Wimbledon - Billie Jean King
Production Year: 1999. Duration: 00:51:45

Legends of Wimbledon - Bjorn Borg
Production Year: 2004. Duration: 00:52:00

Legends of Wimbledon - Pete Sampras
Production Year: 2006. Duration: 00:52:26

Documentaries

The Great English Garden Party
Production Year: 1988. Duration: 00:47:18

Decade of Wimbledon: The Eighties
Production Year: 1989. Duration: 00:52:11

History & Highlights - The One to Win
Production Year: 1989. Duration: 00:59:37

Decade of Wimbledon: The Seventies
Production Year: 1991. Duration: 01:01:07

Rise of German Tennis
Production Year: 1991. Duration: 00:26:41

Serve & Volley
Production Year: 1991. Duration: 00:26:09

The Australian Dynasty
Production Year: 1991. Duration: 00:26:00

The Other 50 Weeks
Production Year: 1991. Duration: 00:24:08

The Baseline Game
Production Year: 1992. Duration: 00:26:09

Wimbledon - Next Generation
Production Year: 1992. Duration: 00:27:40

25 Years of Open Tennis
Production Year: 1993. Duration: 00:26:00

Double Cream
Production Year: 1993. Duration: 00:25:54

The One to Win (Updated Version)
Production Year: 1994. Duration: 01:00:35

If
Production Year: 1995. Duration: 00:52:00

Classic Rallies
Production Year: 1996. Duration: 00:52:33

The Lighter Side
Production Year: 1997. Duration: 00:51:12

A Fashion Statement
Production Year: 1999. Duration: 00:52:00

World of Wimbledon
Production Year: 1999. Duration: 00:51:59

Against the Odds
Production Year: 2000. Duration: 00:51:50

Decade of Wimbledon: The Nineties
Production Year: 200. Duration: 00:52:06

A History of the Championships: Dare to Dream 1/4
Production Year: 2001. Duration: 00:52:00

A History of the Championships: The Glory Years 2/4
Production Year: 2001. Duration: 00:52:00

A History of the Championships: Coming of Age 3/4
Production Year: 2001. Duration: 00:52:00

A History of the Championships: More Than a Game 4/4
Production Year: 2001. Duration: 00:52:00

Double The Fun
Production Year: 2002. Duration: 00:52:57

Great Wimbledon Rivalries
Production Year: 2003. Duration: 00:52:00

Wimbledon Record Breakers
Production Year: 2005. Duration: 00:52:37

A Centre Court Celebration
Production Year: 2009. Duration: 00:26:00

Golden Moments

9 x 2.5 to 3 min Super Golden Moments
Production Year: 2007. Duration: 00:25:56

196 x 60 sec Golden Moments
Production Year: Various. Duration: 03:16:00

15 x 60 sec HD Golden Moments
Production Year: Various. Duration: 00:15:00

25 x 30 sec Golden Moments
Production Year: Various. Duration: 00:12:30