IU Athletics’ Staff Members, Partners Win Emmys for 2024-25 IU Football and Men’s Basketball Intro Videos
7/16/2025 10:00:00 AM | General
Bloomington, Ind. – IU's highly-acclaimed Mark Cuban Center for Sports Media and Technology staff added a pair of special recognitions to their collective list of accolades this summer.
Emmy Award winners.
Earlier this summer, Mark Cuban Center staff members Andrew Brown, Dani Malakoff, and Darrell Grant were honored with Central Great Lakes Chapter Emmy Awards for their work on the 2024-25 Indiana Men's Basketball and Indiana Football intro videos. The videos were done in collaboration with St. Louis-based Ryval Studios, which will continue to partner with the Cuban Center on IU Athletics' videoboard shows for the next three years.
"Winning an Emmy award is always incredibly humbling," said Jon Morgan, Founder and Executive Producer of St. Louis-based Ryval Studios. "It's an honor to see our work win on such a big stage alongside some of the best creative work in the region. Working with the team at IU has been a great experience, and we are excited to be partnering with them for the next several years!"
In all, the IU and Ryval Studios team was nominated in three categories. The IU Football intro video, "New Era," earned the Emmy in the Promotion-Sports category, and was also nominated in the Editor – Short Form Content category. The IU Men's Basketball intro video, "No Time to be Wastin'," meanwhile, earned an Emmy in the Sports Open/Tease category.
Brown (producer – IU Football Intro video), Malakoff (producer – IU Football Intro video), and Grant (director – IU Football Intro video) were each awarded an Emmy for their work. Ryval Studios' Jon Morgan (Executive Producer on IU Basketball Intro Video and Producer on IU Football Intro Video) was also honored. This year's Emmy awards represent the second career Emmy for Malakoff and the first for both Brown and Grant. Ryval Studios, meanwhile, has been honored eight times, with this being the company's first recognition in the Central Great Lakes Region.
"One of the first goals we set in strengthening our videoboard shows last year was to improve our intro videos, and our partnership with Ryval Studios has allowed us to do just that," said Malakoff. "It's extremely gratifying to see that hard work pay off and to be recognized by our peers as one of the best in the region. We look forward to continuing to create engaging and captivating videos with them in the future."
These represent the first two Emmys that IU was won from the Central Great Lakes Chapter. IU Athletics' Andrew Brown was nominated for his work as the producer on the 'This is Indiana – A History of Basketball Tradition' video in the Sports Open/Tease category in 2024.
Emmy Award winners.
Earlier this summer, Mark Cuban Center staff members Andrew Brown, Dani Malakoff, and Darrell Grant were honored with Central Great Lakes Chapter Emmy Awards for their work on the 2024-25 Indiana Men's Basketball and Indiana Football intro videos. The videos were done in collaboration with St. Louis-based Ryval Studios, which will continue to partner with the Cuban Center on IU Athletics' videoboard shows for the next three years.
"Winning an Emmy award is always incredibly humbling," said Jon Morgan, Founder and Executive Producer of St. Louis-based Ryval Studios. "It's an honor to see our work win on such a big stage alongside some of the best creative work in the region. Working with the team at IU has been a great experience, and we are excited to be partnering with them for the next several years!"
In all, the IU and Ryval Studios team was nominated in three categories. The IU Football intro video, "New Era," earned the Emmy in the Promotion-Sports category, and was also nominated in the Editor – Short Form Content category. The IU Men's Basketball intro video, "No Time to be Wastin'," meanwhile, earned an Emmy in the Sports Open/Tease category.
Brown (producer – IU Football Intro video), Malakoff (producer – IU Football Intro video), and Grant (director – IU Football Intro video) were each awarded an Emmy for their work. Ryval Studios' Jon Morgan (Executive Producer on IU Basketball Intro Video and Producer on IU Football Intro Video) was also honored. This year's Emmy awards represent the second career Emmy for Malakoff and the first for both Brown and Grant. Ryval Studios, meanwhile, has been honored eight times, with this being the company's first recognition in the Central Great Lakes Region.
"One of the first goals we set in strengthening our videoboard shows last year was to improve our intro videos, and our partnership with Ryval Studios has allowed us to do just that," said Malakoff. "It's extremely gratifying to see that hard work pay off and to be recognized by our peers as one of the best in the region. We look forward to continuing to create engaging and captivating videos with them in the future."
These represent the first two Emmys that IU was won from the Central Great Lakes Chapter. IU Athletics' Andrew Brown was nominated for his work as the producer on the 'This is Indiana – A History of Basketball Tradition' video in the Sports Open/Tease category in 2024.
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