Boost Mobile Pro of Surf Presented by Hurley to Air October 29 on
FUEL TV
One-Hour Highlight Special Showcases World’s
Best Pro Surfers Competing at Famed Lower Trestles as Part of Mainland
America's Only Foster’s ASP World Tour Event
IRVINE, Calif. (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) October 23, 2007 --
FUEL TV will showcase mainland America’s most
important surfing event with a telecast of the sixth annual Boost Mobile
Pro of Surf presented by Hurley – the sixth
leg of the 10-round Foster’s ASP World Tour.
Debuting at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT on Oct. 29 (check local listings), FUEL TV’s
one-hour broadcast of the Boost Mobile Pro will highlight forty-eight of
the world’s top professional surfers as they
compete in high-performance waves for $300,000 in prize money, including
Kelly Slater’s amazing 34th
contest victory that not only put him back in the running for his ninth
World Championship Title but also set a new World Record.
This year’s Boost Mobile Pro show will also
feature two youngsters, Dane Reynolds and Jordy Smith, as they rise to
stardom at this year’s event, in addition to
the second annual Hurley’s “Keys
to the Continent” that pits surfers from
Australia, Brazil, South Africa, the United States, Hawaii and the Foster’s
Rookies against each other in a new contest format.
The show will also give a behind-the-scenes look at the lifestyles of
professional surfing and highlights from one of the busiest weeks in the
action sports industry including the Surfer Poll Awards where Kelly
Slater won his 13th award and phenom Jordy
Smith won the Breakthrough Surfer of the Year award presented by Boost
Mobile.
FUEL TV AIR DATE SCHEDULE
Mon - 10/29/2007 08:00 PM EDT
Mon - 10/29/2007 11:00 PM EDT
Thu - 11/01/2007 08:00 PM EDT
Thu - 11/01/2007 11:00 PM EDT
Mon - 11/19/2007 12:00 PM EST
* Check local listings to confirm air dates/times
Reaching an estimated 160 million homes, an international highlights TV
show will also be distributed around the globe by TWI (Transworld
International) with additional Boost Mobile Pro airings on Globosat
(Brazil), ESPN Dos/Mas (South America), Gaora (Japan), Premier Media
Group and Nine Network (Australia), Sky NZ (New Zealand), Starhub
(Singapore), Videoland and Truevision (Taiwan), AstroSports (Malaysia,
Brunei & Indonesia), BeTV (Belgium), Extreme Sports Channel (Europe
except Italy), Sailing Channel (Italy), Sport + (France), M-Net
Supersport (Pan Africa) and Extreme Sports Channel (Pan Middle East).
About 2007 Foster’s ASP World Tour
The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) is the governing body of
professional surfing. Crowning surfing’s
undisputed world champions since 1976, the ASP sanctions the following
tours: the Foster’s ASP World Tour, the ASP
Women’s World Tour, the World Qualifying
Series (WQS) and the World Longboarding, Junior and Masters
Championships. The ASP is dedicated to showcasing the world's best
surfing talent in a variety of progressive formats and has
revolutionized the way the world watches surfing via their webcasts. The
organization is divided into seven different regions: Africa, Asia,
Australasia, Europe, Hawaii, North America, and South America.
About Boost Mobile
Based in Irvine, California, Boost Mobile, LLC is at the epicenter of
the action sports industry. A lifestyle-based telecommunications brand
focused on offering premium pay-as-you-go wireless phones and services
to the youth market, Boost resonates with its consumers through
strategic partnerships with leading youth lifestyle brands and
companies. Boost team riders comprise of more than 50 of the world’s
top action sports athletes, and include 2006 World Champion Kelly
Slater, Cory Lopez, Makua Rothman, Shane Beschen, Rob Machado, Dane
Reynolds, Jamie O’Brien, Ian Walsh, Kalohe
Andino and Megan Abubo.
About Hurley
Hurley is a leading global youth brand with strong roots in surf, skate,
art and music. Hurley develops world-class products for guys, girls, and
kids, including sportswear, footwear, eyewear, accessories, girl’s
swimwear and wetsuits. A wholly-owned, independently run subsidiary of
Nike, Inc., Hurley is located in Costa Mesa, CA, with international
offices in Tokyo, Sydney and Barcelona.
About FUEL TV
FUEL TV is an action sports lifestyle network for skateboarding,
snowboarding, surfing, BMX, freestyle-motocross, and wakeboarding. A
unit of Fox Cable Networks, FUEL TV was launched July 1, 2003 and is
seen in 24 million U.S. homes. To subscribe to FUEL TV, call
877-4-FUEL-TV. For program times and other information, visit www.fuel.tv.
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