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AP Images to distribute NCAA Championship photography
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and The Associated Press (AP) have announced three-year content distribution partnership making AP the worldwide distributor of NCAA Championship photography. Under the agreement, AP Images (the image licensing division of The Associated Press) will serve as the NCAA’s exclusive photo licensing agent, including retail sales of archival photos, for all NCAA Championships and events. “In partnership with Rich Clarkson and Associates, the NCAA has compiled an archive of photos representing the greatest moments in NCAA Championship history,” said Greg Weitekamp, NCAA director of broadcasting. Rich Clarkson and Associates, LLC, has served as the NCAA official photographer since 1994 and will continue to provide the NCAA with photography services for all 88 NCAA championships for the next three years.
“This partnership brings together the great strengths of AP in photography and photo licensing with the phenomenal sports photography of the NCAA,” said Tom Brettingen, AP Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer. “We are very excited to be representing the photography of the 88 NCAA men’s and women’s championship events in total, including the Division I men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, the Men’s and Women’s Frozen Four, and Men’s and Women’s College World Series.”
The partnership with the NCAA, headquartered in Indianapolis, will also include a consumer outlet at NCAA.com, where consumers will be able to purchase photos.
Web: www.ncaa.org - www.ncaa.com - www.apimages.com - www.richclarkson.com
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