AVON, Colo. (May 22, 2006) – Action Television has recently updated the www.golflife.net with many of the latest episodes of Golf Life Television. Golf Life.net is golf’s longest running free video channel on the internet, where computer users with broadband internet access can view high quality streaming video on their computer screens. The site contains episodes from the popular Golf Life Television series along with golf tips and product highlight videos.
In addition, another site www.golflifetv.com has been launched as a portal to all that Golf Life offers including www.hitgolf.com – a golf product site. Action Television president Michael Billingsley notes, "We feel people really enjoy the websites, where they can watch episodes of our programs, purchase unique products in a golf life pro shop and find out more about our television series. The videos are very high quality and even look great in full screen mode by simply double clicking on our preview player."
Broadband video channels have grown across the internet in the past year as younger audiences choose to get their entertainment through their computer instead of the television. Many online video within the golf category has traditionally been short videos and tips. Golf Life.net has been providing program length video for the past 6 years allowing website visitors a more immersive broadband video experience. With hours of golf related content, www.golflife.net offers golf enthusiast a resource to view entertaining programs on many repeat visits.
Action Television manages the www.golflife.net video channel, along with other similar video channels like www.insidepoker.tv using a video channel management software it jointly developed called Internet Video Channel (www.internetvideochannel.com). The video channel concept was developed by Michael Billingsley and IVC founder Brad Giotes in an effort to allow groups with large video libraries an easy manner to host and manage their own internet video site without technical hurdles.
Golf Life is a half hour episodic television series that has been in distribution since 1998. Golf Life provides a web video channel online at www.golflife.net where people who have missed episodes can watch streaming video from the series. Action Television is based in Avon, Colorado, specializing in television program production and commercial/infomercial production. The company has been in business since 1992 and has produced and distributed many television series and hundreds of hours of television programming.
The Golf Life series has aired for many years across the US on well known regional sports networks including FSN West, FSN Arizona, FSN New England, FSN Rocky Mountain, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, Comcast SportsNet West, Comcast Sports Southeast, Sun Sports, Sports Net New York and FSN Ohio. The total reach of the program will be 60 million subscribers with an average viewer base of 750,000 viewers per episode.
Contact:
Stephanie Billingsley
Communications Coordinator
970-949-5593
steph@actiontelevision.com
