The independent programmer dedicated to the nation鈥檚 more than 140 million active outside enthusiasts to be available on Xfinity TV鈥檚 Sports Entertainment Package.
Independently owned 国产吃瓜黑料 Television will begin to launch on Comcast鈥檚 Xfinity TV systems across the country starting in June 2012. The 国产吃瓜黑料 Television channel, born of the now 35-year-old 国产吃瓜黑料 magazine, is geared to the more than 140 million outdoor enthusiasts, who participate regularly in outdoor activities and the healthy lifestyle surrounding them.
鈥淢ore than half of Americans already embrace this lifestyle, and there are millions more who are very likely to become converts,鈥 said Dennis Gillespie, senior vice president of distribution for 国产吃瓜黑料 Television. 鈥淭hese are also the very same people who tend to engage themselves more deeply in digital media activities that video providers like Comcast鈥檚 Xfinity TV were some of the very first to create.鈥
The upcoming channel launch on Xfinity TV systems will bring 国产吃瓜黑料 Television to customers located near America鈥檚 coastlines, mountain ranges and the Great Lakes, where so many outside enthusiasts live. Initial rollouts of 国产吃瓜黑料 Television will occur in Xfinity TV areas serving: Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Florida, Houston, Indianapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Nashville, Portland, Sacramento, San Francisco, and Seattle. The channel will be available to Xfinity TV customers in these areas on the Sports and Entertainment Package.
鈥湽怨虾诹 Television brings outdoor enthusiasts compelling entertainment that showcases the sports and lifestyle that they are passionate about,鈥 said Mark Burchill, chief executive officer at 国产吃瓜黑料 Television. 鈥淭he 国产吃瓜黑料 brand has been the leading voice in the space for 35-years, and we couldn鈥檛 be more excited to bring this programming to Xfinity TV customers.鈥
国产吃瓜黑料 Television was created mid-year 2010 to bring the rich scope of sports, people, places, adventures, discoveries, environmental issues, health, fitness, apparel, trends and events surrounding the fast-emerging and active-outside-enthusiast lifestyle to television and digital media for the first time. Producing all of its series in high-definition to capture the unsurpassable natural beauty surrounding the adventures and activities of its participants, 国产吃瓜黑料 Television has built a significant roster of original programming, high-definition content, established senior staff, and entered into key partnerships with sponsors and video providers over the past 18 months.
The Outdoor Foundation鈥檚 recent state-of-the-outside report issued earlier this month states that more than 140 million Americans鈥攐r roughly half the entire U.S. population鈥攑articipated in outside sports and recreation activities in the past year, representing the highest levels since 2006 when the Foundation first began tracking such trends. Americans made a total of 11.6 billion adventure outings in 2011, an increase of more nearly 20 percent over the prior year, and indication that many Americans continue to aspire toward healthier, active lifestyles.
国产吃瓜黑料 Television is partnered with leading advertisers across automotive, entertainment, financial services, healthy services and pharmaceuticals, travel, apparel and gear, and most every other premium category. 国产吃瓜黑料 Television has partnered with 国产吃瓜黑料 magazine to create major integrated solutions involving 国产吃瓜黑料-branded print, online, mobile, tablet and social media capabilities to reach the highly engaged enthusiasts. 国产吃瓜黑料 Television also manages its own owned-and-operated programming service into most of America鈥檚 key ski and other outside recreational resorts, which reaches another 61 million visitors each year, more than two-thirds of whom (40 million) become regular 国产吃瓜黑料 Television viewers, according to Nielsen Media Research. 国产吃瓜黑料 often hosts major events and attractions based at the same resorts, including 国产吃瓜黑料 in Aspen, Teva Mountain Games, Aspen Fashion Week and several others.
About 国产吃瓜黑料 Television: 国产吃瓜黑料 Television is the only national programming network dedicated to the active outside lifestyle and the more than 141 million Americans who regularly participate. Based on 国产吃瓜黑料 magazine and its critically acclaimed brand, 国产吃瓜黑料 Television embraces running, biking, skiing, hiking, sailing, surfing, kayaking, snowshoeing and any other adventures involving wind, water, snow and terrain; as well as the full spectrum of the people鈥檚 lives who engage in them. Offering exclusively high-definition programs, 国产吃瓜黑料 Television is fast becoming a fixture among leading cable, satellite, telco and broadband providers鈥 sports and entertainment offerings. To learn more about 国产吃瓜黑料 Television, visit www.outsidetelevision.com.
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