Jan 31 2012
Back9Network debut Programming and Showcases Studio at PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando set NBA Champion and 10-time NBA All-Star Ray Allen joined the Board of Directors
Orlando, Fla. (PRWeb) January 25, 2012
Back9Network the PGA Merchandise will converge Show this week in Orlando, Fla. where the industry took a sneak peek of its original programming, look at the creation of the scorecard his signature daily studio show and the opportunity to meet with acquaintances and network executives. Back9 expected his television debut to be in late spring, the world’s first multimedia lifestyle and entertainment golf destination with its mission of entertaining and edgy content that the sport of golf with the exciting lifestyle that surrounds it fuses to offer.
The network also announced the addition of NBA champion and 10-time NBA All-Star Ray Allen to the board of directors. Allen joins Back9Networks impressive board including Paul J. Spengler, EVP of Pebble Beach Company, Michael Michigami, president of MMM Business Advisory Services, Jim D. Wehr, President and Chief Executive Office of The Phoenix companies, Inc., Greg Hopkins, CEO of Cleveland Golf / Srixon and Executive Director of the SRI Sports Ltd., and Paul Pendergast, interim athletic director at the University of Connecticut
a major attraction of the wave is the lure of the golf lifestyle, something that is largely untapped until now in the media industry. By providing content that emphasizes the fun, hip and sexy aspects of the game, we are creating a new destination to reach a highly coveted audience through our dynamic combination of an entertaining and unconventional programming, the said James L. Bosworth, chief executive of Back9Network. We are also excited to welcome Ray Allen to our outstanding Board of Directors. With his fresh perspective and passion for golf, Ray shares in our mission to multi-platform applications by all golf fans enjoyed creating
prominently positioned on the floor of the PGA Merchandise Show, the creation of the scorecard will serve as background for the network during the week. The network signature show offers a daily blend of news, sports and pop culture in an irreverent and quick format. Back9 will debut an additional 10 pilots that showcase its wide range of programming line-up with a mix of original programs such as celebrity profiles, reality shows and comic series and the sport of golf. Programs include:
? Extreme Golf: Celebrities and athletes go head-to-head in the wildest golf holes imaginable, from holes in the middle of the desert to urban golf holes on the tops of the buildings is five miles long.
? You Currency: LPGA star and model runway Anna Rawson goes one-on-one with athletes, celebrities and noted business leaders who are successful in their professional and personal passions combined to the golf lifestyle living.
? Lucky Me Jackie Flynn: The comedian / actor Jackie Flynn took his blue-collar attitude wise man at the fanciest golf courses in the world and love in its receipt.
? Hole Lotta Love: While many relationships end because of an uncontrollable obsession with golf, a relationship started on the golf course? Bachelors and bachelorettes will discover as they play three dates and one by one at each hole off until a winner for a final fantasy date is selected.
? Beer Cart Girl: An episodic comedy with the beer cart girl at a local, mediocre public course. Home of the College for the summer break hilarity when she deals with golfers of all kinds and a colorful staff at the course. Confessions of an LPGA Star, singer Javier Colon, winner of NBCs The voice
Connect network managers on air talent as well as LPGA golfer Christina Kim who will do a book signing of her autobiography of my heels swinging. Flavor Flav and entertainer.
Back9Network the Premier multimedia entertainment and lifestyle destination for golf fans worldwide. It is built on a state-of-the-art, multi-platform digital system, simultaneous distribution over the Internet and mobile devices. If such a lifestyle network and a sports channel, will Back9 different from its competitors by focusing on the intrinsic story of the sport and the treatment of the players and the world of golf living. The network planned broadcast in 2012 by late spring. For more information, visit http://www.back9network.com or direct correspondence to Lewis Road 30, Hartford, Connecticut 06103. Call 860-560-7671
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