Troika Wins National Sports Emmy

Troika Wins National Sports Emmy

Entertainment Branding Firm Wins 'Outstanding Graphic Design' Emmy Award for ESPN's 25th Anniversary Package

HOLLYWOOD, Calif., May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Troika Design Group, a strategic branding and production company, has won the 26th Annual Sports Emmy Award for "Outstanding Graphic Design" for ESPN's 25th Anniversary show packaging. The award was presented last night by the National Television Academy at the Time Warner Center in New York City announced Mark Bohman, creative director on the project and Troika co-founder.

Bohman commented, "It's not everyday you get the call from ESPN to create the look and feel for their Silver Anniversary. We had the great challenge of creating an environment that was in keeping with ESPN's amazing accomplishments over twenty-five groundbreaking years. ESPN went all out for their celebration and we were thrilled to be involved."

Troika's Emmy Award-winning design concept unified five original shows within a timeline environment that celebrates all aspects of sports and the history of ESPN over the past 25 years.

The Troika ESPN25 team included: executive producer Chuck Carey, lead designer Gil Haslam, producer Kristen Olsen, 3D animators Cory Strassburger and Mark Wurts, 2D animators Mark McConnell and Richard Eng, and editor Patrick Flynn.

Troika Design Group is a multidisciplinary, award-winning branding company in Hollywood consisting of more than 20 designers, producers, animators, editors and conceptual thinkers who specialize in network identities, promotional and advertising campaigns and show packaging. Established in the spring of 2001 by industry leaders Dan Pappalardo, Mark Bohman and Chuck Carey, Troika has emerged as one of the premier providers of strategic design and creative production for television. Troika works closely with television and cable networks including ABC, E! Entertainment, UPN, Food Network, ESPN, Comedy Central, HGTV, Fine Living, TV Guide Channel, and VH1. For more information, please visit www.troika.tv or call Robert Blatchford at 323.965.1650.

Source: Troika Design Group

CONTACT: Kevin Mardesich, cell, +1-310-383-7456, kevin@ewcommunications.com, for Troika Design Group

Web site: http://www.troika.tv/

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