NBC's Live Gravity Games Broadcast on September 14 Highlights World's Most-Watched Action Sports Programming.Entertainment Editors/News Editors/Lifestyle Editors/Feature Editors/Business Editors/Calendar Editors CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 4, 2003 Amped-Up Music Quotient Features Simple Plan, Hoobastank and Die Trying Led by the Emmy-award-winning cinematography of Scott Duncan, NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. will carry 11 hours of Gravity Games coverage this year, beginning with a live, two-hour Freestyle Motocross final on Sept. 14 (4 p.m. to 6 p.m. EST). Gravity Games, the world's premier action sports competition, music and lifestyle festival series returns to Cleveland's North Coast Harbor North Coast Harbor is a district in downtown Cleveland, Ohio on the shore of Lake Erie. It includes the Great Lakes Science Center, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland Browns Stadium, Burke Lakefront Airport, and the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority. , located behind the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, and other people who have in some major way influenced the music industry, particularly in and Museum, Sept. 10-14. The 2003 Gravity Games features more than 200 of the world's greatest professional action sports athletes competing in skateboarding, freestyle motocross, BMX BMX abbr. bicycle motocross BMX Noun 1. bicycle motocross: stunt riding over an obstacle course on a bicycle 2. freestyle, aggressive in-line skating and wakeboarding Wakeboarding is a surface water sport which involves riding a wakeboard over the surface of a body of water behind a boat. It was developed from a combination of water skiing, snow boarding and surfing techniques. events. Top names like Bob Burnquist, Andy MacDonald, Simon Tabron, Jamie Bestwick, Ryan Nyquist, Leslie Kent, Travis Pastrana, Mike Metzger and Tara Hamilton will compete for nearly $750,000 in prizes against a backdrop of music, culture and lifestyle. Produced by NBC's top Olympics team, the Gravity Games have been nominated for eight Sports Emmys in their first four years. Already television's highest rated action sports program (16 of the top 20 broadcasts), the Gravity Games is available in over 50 countries worldwide. NBC's 75-person production crew features 11 cameras on the "A" unit with four more dedicated to the Jumbotron. Coverage will include a blend of film, video and high definition. For the fifth consecutive year Pat Parnell and Kenan Harkin will host the telecasts. Following the live broadcast on Sept. 14, subsequent specials will air on consecutive Sundays through Oct. 26 (9/21, 9/28, 10/5, 10/12, 10/19 and 10/26), the majority of which follow the coveted NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. lead (check local listings for times). With enhanced on-air coverage of the Gravity Games' amped-up music quotient set to be an integral part of NBC's programming, a number of marquee acts and special guests have already confirmed to perform during the five-day extravaganza including Simple Plan, Hoobastank and Die Trying. All concerts will take place at the main stage in the heart of the festival village, the social and interactive hub of the Gravity Games. The village will also encompass displays of the leading edge in action sports equipment and apparel and interactive demos. Athlete autograph sessions and an assortment of food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. concessions round out the ancillary activities. The SoBe Gravity Games Amateur Skatepark Series, a nationwide series of 32 amateur skateboard and bike competitions, will culminate at Gravity as local winners earn an all-expense-paid trip to participate in the amateur skate and bike finals. The Global Gaming League (GGL GGL Global Gaming League GGL Gigolo (gaming) GGL Global Gemological Laboratory ) is also teaming with the Gravity Games to provide the league's first live professional video gaming competition. Following a nationwide audition tour to discover and sign the country's most talented gamers, the GGL will host daily competitions on-site at Gravity, and three evenings of special events on the main stage. "Action sports are at a critical stage in their development and we have a great opportunity through the Gravity Games to drive them to the next level," said Gravity Games president Don Meek. "Our mission is to provide elite action sport athletes with the premier global platform to showcase their incredible talents." About The Gravity Games The Gravity Games is the world's premier series of action sports competitions. The Gravity Games is a joint venture between Primedia (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :PRM PRM Partner Relationship Management PRM Parameter PRM Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration (US State Department) PRM Partidul Romania Mare (Romania Mare Party) PRM Professional Risk Manager ), the leading targeted media company; Octagon, the global sports marketing arm of The Interpublic Group (NYSE:IPG IPG Implantable pulse generator, see there ); and NBC Sports, the most respected name in sports television. Broadcast quality video and color art are available upon request. For more information on the Gravity Games, log on to www.gravitygames.com. |
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