! ! ! ! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: FOX Sports Thursday, Mar. 6, 2014 John Stouffer
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[email protected] STREET LEAGUE SKATEBOARDING PARTNERS WITH FOX SPORTS FOX Sports 1 inks three-year deal to broadcast world’s premier skateboard ! contest series LOS ANGELES, CA – FOX Sports and Street League Skateboarding (SLS) are proud to an- nounce a new multi-year partnership that includes live broadcasts of the world’s premier skate- boarding contest series on FOX Sports 1 and global distribution through the FOX family of net- works. Street League, founded by 20-year professional skateboarder, entrepreneur and TV per- sonality Rob Dyrdek in 2010, features only the sport’s elite and biggest stars as they compete in an easy-to-follow contest format for street skateboarding. The 2014 SLS season includes na- !tionwide stops with dates and locations to be announced soon. “I’m thrilled to bring Street League to FOX Sports,” said SLS founder Rob Dyrdek. “Not only am I a fan of what they are doing with other key properties on the FOX Sports 1 network, but to have a media partner that truly believes in skateboarding as a stand-alone sport poised for long- term growth means the world to our business and the ability to grow the Street League !audience moving forward.” Michael Bloom, SVP, Original Programming at FOX Sports said, “Rob is a force of nature. His dedication to growing the sport is clearly evident in Street League. He delivers exciting contests, events and television that captivate both core skateboarders and casual viewers from beginning to end.