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ESPN Deportes Unveils New Initiatives for 2012-2013

2012-05-16 10:24:11

NEW YORK, March 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ESPN Deportes enters the 2012-2013 Upfront Season, unveiling new programming and multimedia initiatives that include the launch of an innovative digital destination, new soccer programming, two original news and information studio shows, more original programming, and new Miami studios. The network will introduce each of these initiatives during an evening event tonight in New York City. Digital Destination: ESPN Deportes+ por ESPN3 ESPN...

GNC Named Presenting Sponsor of the 2012 ESPNHS Games

2012-05-02 02:25:15

BRISTOL, Conn. and PITTSBURGH, May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ESPN announced today that GNC Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GNC), the nation's leading specialty retailer of health, wellness and sports nutrition products, will be the presenting sponsor of the 2012 ESPNHS Games. The Games - a three-week long elite and competitive level event featuring the premier high school sports talent in the country - will take place from July 9-30 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World in...

No Place Like Homewood Suites By Hilton

2012-05-01 06:24:57

MCLEAN, Va., May 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Homewood Suites by Hilton, the international brand of upscale, all-suite, residential-style hotels, recently launched an integrated brand awareness campaign highlighting how easy it is for extended-stay business, family and leisure travel guests to be at home in its spacious suites with full kitchens. The campaign includes TV, print, and online ads, as well as integrated content from ESPN and Food Network's Chopped All-Stars illustrating how...

Xbox LIVE Partners With ESPN, GameSpot, Last.fm, Manga Entertainment and MUZU.TV to Expand TV-Like Advertising on Xbox LIVE

2012-04-24 06:25:10

REDMOND, Wash., April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Microsoft Corp. today announced that entertainment partners, including ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports, as well as CBS Interactive Properties, GameSpot, Last.fm, Manga Entertainment and MUZU.TV, are the latest to join the growing roster of advertising partners on Xbox LIVE. With the launch of the new Xbox 360 experience in December, advertisers are able to purchase standard 15- and 30-second spots across the Xbox LIVE Run of TV...

Seventh Annual BBVA Compass Bowl Set for Saturday, Jan. 5

2012-04-11 06:24:51

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ESPN Regional Television (ERT), a subsidiary of ESPN, announced the seventh annual BBVA Compass Bowl will be played Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala. The game will feature a team from the BIG EAST Conference against a team from the Southeastern Conference and will be televised nationally at 1 p.m. (ET)/Noon (CT) on ESPN. "We look forward to hosting the SEC and the BIG EAST on the Saturday prior to the...

LG Shares 'Techorating' Tips: Blending of Decorating and Technology Provides Sleek, Sophisticated Look for any TV Room

2012-04-10 02:23:11

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Spring is in the air and with it comes dusting off, organizing and tossing out the old. A growing decorating trend called techorating(TM) is generating a lot of buzz as spring cleaning sweeps the country. Techorating, a term first coined by LG Electronics USA, is the blending of modern technology with the art of decorating to create a functional, yet stylish environment. To view the multimedia assets associated with this...

Nominations Announced for the 18th Annual NAMIC Vision Awards

2012-04-03 06:24:02

NEW YORK, April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Association for Multi-ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC), today announced nominees for the 2012 NAMIC Vision Awards. Now in its 18th year, the awards recognize original, multi-platform television programming that depicts the lives, spirit and contributions of people of color and best reflects the diversity of the global viewing audience. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060705/NYW092LOGO) Turner Broadcasting...

Werner Ladder Is the Official Sponsor of ESPN Radio's Mike & Mike in the Morning Sheets of Integrity Brackets Challenge and Climb to the Top Feature

2012-03-23 06:21:22

GREENVILLE, Pa., March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year Mike and Mike compete against one another to see who can choose the most accurate bracket. Werner Co. is once again sponsoring the Sheets of Integrity Challenge, and this year the stakes are higher than ever! (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090330/PH90744 ) It will take some fancy footwork for either Mike Greenberg or Mike Golic to be the winner and avoid facing the challenging consequences. Soon after the...

Street League DC Pro Tour Fueled By Monster Energy 2012 Schedule Announced

2012-03-20 02:23:11

LOS ANGELES, March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The world's premier professional skateboarding series, Street League Skateboarding, announced today the 2012 schedule for the DC Pro Tour fueled by Monster Energy. This summer, the league will feature a four-stop nationwide tour: Stop One: May 18 -19th -Sprint Center, Kansas City, MO Live on ESPN2, May 19 - 9:00PM ET...

ESPN's 'Tournament Challenge' Offers Game-Changing Experience for Verizon FiOS TV Subscribers

2012-03-14 13:23:00

NEW YORK, March 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon and ESPN have launched a new interactive way for fans to build and follow tournament brackets during the NCAA men's basketball tournament. Through the ESPN "Tournament Challenge" TV app, Verizon FiOS TV customers can access and edit their tournament brackets right from their televisions, tablets, computers and wireless phones -- throughout the tournament. (Note: To check out the app in action, click here or go to...