AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Announces the 2007 AVP Crocs Tour Debut Live on NBC

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Los Angeles (PRWEB) July 18, 2007 -- The AVP Crocs Pro Beach Volleyball Tour today announced its NBC broadcast schedule for five events throughout the summer. Beach Volleyball will debut on NBC this summer with the AVP Crocs Tour's Bud Light Long Beach Open this weekend. The network will air the women's final Saturday, July 21 from 4:30-6 p.m. EDT/1:30-3 PDT and will show the men's final Sunday, July 22 from 4:30-6 p.m. EDT/1:30-3 PDT.

The remaining NBC schedule will include AVP Crocs Tour events in Chicago; Manhattan Beach, Calif.; Boston and Brooklyn.

NBC Schedule

Tournament Final Date Time

Long Beach Women's Sat, July 21 4:30 - 6 p.m. ET/1:30 - 3 p.m. PT

Long Beach Men's Sun, July 4:30 - 6 p.m. ET/1:30 - 3 p.m. PT

Chicago Men's Sat, Aug. 4 4:30 - 6 p.m. ET/1:30 - 3 p.m. PT

Chicago Women's Sun, Aug. 5 4:30 - 6 p.m. ET/1:30 - 3 p.m. PT

Manhattan Beach Women's Sat, Aug. 11 4:30 - 6 p.m. ET/1:30 - 3 p.m. PT

Manhattan Beach Men's Sun, Aug. 12 4:30 - 6 p.m. ET/1:30 - 3 p.m. PT

Boston Men/Women Sun, Aug. 19 12 - 2 p.m. ET/9-12 p.m. PT

Brooklyn Women's Sat, Aug. 25 2:30-4 p.m. ET/11:30 - 1 p.m. PT

Brooklyn Men's Sun, Aug. 26 2:30-4 p.m. ET/11:30 - 1 p.m. PT

"We are thrilled that the AVP gets the opportunity to work with NBC and bring beach volleyball to live television," said Leonard Armato, CEO and Commissioner of the AVP Crocs Tour. "The relationship will allow us to bring the AVP and the sport of professional beach volleyball to more households and will help to continue growing the popularity of the sport."

The 2007 broadcast schedule includes one more NBC event than in 2006, bringing the total number of AVP events broadcast LIVE on NBC to five and will include up to 14 hours of AVP Crocs Tour coverage.

The 2007 Crocs Tour includes two more stops than in 2006, nine different cities from the 2006 Tour and a record $4 million in prize money. The prize money is split equally between the men and the women and represents a 14 percent increase from last year's purse of $3.5 million. This season, the AVP Tour will visit 18 cities, including the new additions of Miami, Dallas, Boston and San Francisco.

The AVP recently launched avp.comTV Mosaic, which allows subscribers to watch up to four live matches at once online. The AVP has teamed with Major League Baseball Advanced Media to power the new avp.com, a redesigned Web site that uses award-winning technology to give fans the chance to watch multiple AVP games simultaneously. As the fan base of the AVP and the sport of beach volleyball continues to grow, the new avp.com serves as a portal to enhance the fan experience. For more information, please visit www.avp.com.

The regular season of the 2007 AVP Crocs Tour will culminate in Cincinnati, OH with the presentation of the Crocs Cup to the top men's and women's team of the season. A team's points are based upon its best 14 point totals, with cable broadcasted events worth single points, NBC broadcasted events worth double points, and the season finale in Cincinnati, which will be broadcast live on MyNetworkTV, worth triple points. The Crocs Cup is a trophy exclusively designed and crafted for the AVP Crocs Tour by Tiffany & Co. Log on to www.avp.com for the most up-to-date team standings.

About the AVP

AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, Inc. is a leading lifestyle sports entertainment company focused on the production, marketing and distribution of professional beach volleyball events worldwide. AVP operates the industry's most prominent national touring series, the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour, which was organized in 1983. Featuring more than 150 of the top American men and women competitors in the sport, AVP is set to stage 18 events throughout the United States in 2007. In 2004, AVP athletes successfully represented the United States during the Olympics in Athens, Greece, winning gold and bronze medals, the first medals won by U.S. women in professional beach volleyball. For more information, please visit www.avp.com.

Kimberly Moran Blad

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