Fox Sports En Espanol Broadcasting First Ever Latin American Poker Event in the U.S. |
PokerStars.net's Latin American Poker Tour will Air on Fox Sports en
Espanol through October 2010
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Fox Sports en Espanol, the
country's top Spanish-language sports brand, and PokerStars.net, the
world's largest online poker school, recently announced the first-ever
Spanish-language U.S. broadcast of a Latin American poker event. This marks
the network's commitment to continue expanding popular sports content into
its mix of professional and amateur sporting events. Fox Sports en
Espanol's coverage of the PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour (LAPT)
is scheduled to air through October 10, 2010 on Friday nights at 10:00, on
Fox Sports en Espanol.
"We have long been aware of the growing popularity of poker on
television, and we are pleased to bring the biggest Latin poker brand to
our Hispanic audiences in the U.S.," said David Sternberg, Executive Vice
President and General Manager of Fox Sports en Espanol. "The PokerStars.net
Latin American Poker Tour showcases the best poker action, with the top
players in the world; bringing a new form of excitement to our millions of
viewers."
The Fox Sports en Espanol broadcast features highlights from all the
tour stops from the PokerStars.net Latin American Poker Tour Season 2,
which gave players a shot at the $4,045,035 total prize pool; stops
included San Jose (Costa Rica), Vina del Mar (Chile), Punta del Este
(Uruguay) and Mar del Plata (Argentina).
"It's amazing to see how poker has become one of the most popular
sports in Latin America; it has taken off like wildfire!," said Humberto
Brenes, member of Team PokerStars.net Pro. "To think that the prize pool
has nearly doubled in just one year is an incredible testament to the power
of poker."
The PokerStars.net LAPT Season 2 was a huge success with four tour
stops over a six-month period, which attracted 1,053 players. Over $4
million dollars in prize money makes this the most lucrative poker tour in
Latin America.
About PokerStars.net:
PokerStars.net is the world's largest online poker school with over 26
million members worldwide. It's the premier destination for the world's top
players - with numerous tournaments running every day. PokerStars.net is
renowned for offering the best software and security in the online poker
world. PokerStars.net:
-- Has dealt over 32 billion hands
-- Has run more than 190 million poker tournaments
-- Holds the Guinness Book of World Records for 'Largest Online Poker
Tournament' and 'Most Players at an Internet Poker Room'
PokerStars.net is the official sponsor of the European Poker Tour,
PokerStars.net Caribbean Adventure, Latin American Poker Tour, Asia Pacific
Poker Tour and The World Cup of Poker. PokerStars.net is the home of Team
PokerStars.net Pro, a group of over 30 veteran and up-and-coming players
from around the world who play online at PokerStars.net and are sponsored
by the site in international tournaments around the world. For more
information please visit http://www.pokerstars.net.
About Fox Sports en Espanol
Reaching more than 14 million cable and satellite households in the
country, of which over 5 million are U.S. Hispanic Households, Fox Sports
en Espanol is the leader in Spanish-language sports media. We feature
premier soccer programming with exclusive coverage of the top leagues and
tournaments in Latin America and Europe; coverage of the Major League
Baseball regular season, All-Star Game, American League Championship Series
and World Series; championship boxing and UFC® and mixed-martial arts
across four compelling media platforms. With more than 1,600 hours of live
and exclusive programming, a robust web site brimming with streaming video
and portable content from FSE Movil, we are and will continue to be the
first name in the U.S. Hispanic sports space.
Fox Sports en Espanol is distributed by Fox Cable Networks Group and
operated by Fox Pan American Sports LLC, an international sports
programming and production entity jointly owned by HM Capital Partners, LLC
and News Corporation's (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) Fox Sports
International. For more information, visit Fox Sports en Espanol online at
foxsportsla.msn.com.
SOURCE Fox Sports en Espanol
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CONTACT:
Jennifer Serna, Fox Sports en Espanol,
jennifer.serna@fox.com, +1-310-444-8736; or Melissa Carrion, The
Jeffrey Group, mcarrion@jeffreygroup.com, +1-212-620-4100 ext.
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