Telemundo Sports recognized as part of NBC Sports Emmy win.

Telemundo Communications Group has been recognized as part of NBC Sports’ EMMY win for “Outstanding Live Event Turnaround” of the 2008 Beijing Summer Games.

Jorge Hidalgo, Senior Executive Vice President Network Sports, Telemundo and Eli Velazquez, Vice President, Sports, Telemundo were recognized for their achievements in broadcasting portions of the 2008 Beijing Summer Games. This is Hidalgo’s second national Emmy. He was previously awarded a Sports Emmy for the 2004 Athens Summer Games.

“We all are very proud that our sports division, under the leadership of Jorge Hidalgo and Eli Velazquez, has been recognized with this prestigious award,” said Don Browne, President, Telemundo. “This is a great honor that truly reflects the talent, dedication and passion of the entire Telemundo Sports team.”

In its second Olympic broadcast, Telemundo offered an unprecedented 380+ hours of exclusive coverage through its standard daily broadcast schedule – 2am to 6am ET/PT and 8am to 10am ET/PT – as well as 24/7 broadband-exclusive video coverage on its exclusive webpage, www.OlimpiadasTelemundo.com . Telemundo’s Olympic programming included the broadcast of sports events narrated in Spanish, as well as a series of special programs focusing on the participating Latin American countries, Hispanic athletes and all of the excitement from the Olympic Games in Beijing. The network Olympic coverage featured competitions in the following sports, among others: men’s and women’s soccer, basketball, gymnastics, diving, volleyball, as well as track and field, swimming and baseball.

“It is a tremendous honor to receive Emmy recognition for our work in the 2008 Beijing Summer Games,” added Hidalgo. “It is truly a testament to our tireless efforts to deliver the highest quality sports programming to our audiences.”