Calling All Fitness Instructors, Personal Trainers & Health Gurus
Posted on: Tuesday, 17 October 2006, 12:00 CDT
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Jake of "Body by Jake" and founder of ExerciseTV, today announced the launch of "America's Next Fitness Star," (ANFS) a nationwide search for the country's next fitness celebrity. The contest is open to all those who believe they have the energy and personality to inspire millions of viewers to get in shape. The winner will receive a one- year paid contract with ExerciseTV, the leading free video-on-demand fitness and sports training network, to appear in an upcoming original "Star Trainers" series and receive a year's worth of New Balance footwear and apparel. Contestants can log on to http://www.exercisetv.tv/ to read the complete list of rules and to enter for their chance to win until the contest ends on November 30, 2006.
On October 19, Jake will give New Englanders the chance to show their stuff when he hosts an open casting call for the ANFS competition in Boston, MA. From 7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Jake will be there, in person, to give hopeful contestants the chance of a lifetime to make a positive difference in million's of peoples lives.
ExerciseTV is a new multi-platform television network dedicated to fitness, motivation and sports training and is designed exclusively for video- on-demand and emerging media platforms, including the Internet at http://www.exercisetv.tv/. ExerciseTV's programming is available for no additional charge to Comcast, Time Warner and Cox Cable digital cable customers with VOD service, and includes about 100 different programs that would each typically cost about $14.99 each on DVD, representing a significant value for consumers. Viewers have access to the world's best personal trainers 24 hours a day, and can use the service's DVD-like functionality to work out at their own pace in the privacy and comfort and privacy of their own home. Since its launch in January 2006, viewers have watched more than 25 million on-demand workouts.
About ExerciseTV
ExerciseTV was founded by Jake of "Body by Jake" and developed by Comcast Corporation the nations leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. ExerciseTV is managed by Comcast and is part of its portfolio of programming services. New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc. and Time Warner Cable are additional equity partners.
ExerciseTV/Comcast
CONTACT: Judee Sidorsky, PMK/HBH for Comcast, +1-212-373-6145,judee.sidorsky@pmkhbh.com; or Keith Cocozza Time Warner Cable, +1-203-351-2039keith.cocozza@twcable.com; or Amy Vreeland New Balance, +1-617-746-2214,amy.vreeland@newbalance.com
Web site: http://www.exercisetv.tv/
Source: PRNewswire
Related Articles
- Comcast & Time Warner Cable Team Up to Offer Innovative, Student-Created 'TEEN TRUTH LIVE' Film Series to 10 California Schools
- Comcast Announces Expanded On Demand Coverage of Pope Benedict XVI's U.S. Visit
- HealthiNation and Comcast Spotlight Launch on Demand Health Portal for Digital Cable Customers
- Comcast Launches 'English ON DEMAND' Service on Digital Cable
- Kagan Research Launches New Research and Advisory Service for Executives at Cable, Broadcast, Premium and On-Demand Networks
- RCN Responds to FCC Ruling on Comcast & Time Warner's Acquisition of Adelphia Communications Cable Systems; Order Imposes Conditions to Ensure Access to ''Must-Have'' Sports Program Content
- Comcast, Time Warner Launch Cable Network
- Sprint Nextel, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Cox Communications and Advance/Newhouse Communications to Form Landmark Cable and Wireless Joint Venture
- Time Warner Cable Launches News 4 WOAI On Demand With Broadbus Technologies; New Technology Allows Viewers to Watch Original Local News Programs on Their Schedule
- Strategy Analytics: Cable Telephony to Steal Millions of Telco Customers; Comcast, Time Warner Cable Gain Early Edge With Triple-Play Service Bundles
 |
 |
User Comments (0)
RSS Feeds