Pre-season special presented by Edwin Watts Golf Shops
DENVER, Colo., January 17, 2012…Action Television, a leading golf programming, branded entertainment, and online video marketing company, today announced a pre-season special episode will highlight the return of the popular Golf Life television series. Presented by Edwin Watts Golf Shops, the Golf Life 2012 pre-season special tees off the season on Sunday, January 22, at 10 a.m. across the U.S. on Fox Sports Net (FSN), Root Sports and Comcast Sports Net channels, reaching 80 million households. 2012 marks the 13th consecutive year that Golf Life, the leading independent golf television program, has been seen throughout the U.S.
The 30-minute golf lifestyle show will be presented by Edwin Watts Golf Shops, America’s Most Trusted Golf Retailer. Featured segments on the pre-season special will be highlighted by an assortment of golf equipment and new product innovations for the upcoming season. All featured products will be available at the specialty retailer’s 90+ locations and/or at www.edwinwattsgolf.com in January and February. The Golf Life pre-season special will also be available via the web at www.GOLFinHD.com and www.edwinwattsgolf.com.
Edwin Watts Golf offers the freshest assortment of golf equipment, apparel, electronics and related golf accessories from top brands such as TaylorMade, Callaway, Titleist, Ping, Mizuno, FootJoy, Cleveland, Nike, Adams, Cobra, Wilson, Champions Tour and others. The Company has a stable of more than 90 domestic retail locations and an overall golf retail operation that features a popular eCommerce Internet business at www.edwinwattsgolf.com, along with the Company’s direct catalog sales business. Each respective shop is equipped with the latest technology, including swing analysis, launch monitors, club repair facilities, and much more.
In addition to its mass audience reach of cable subscribers, Golf Life is widely available online and provides a weekly web series called Golf Life Weekly. The web series features golf tips, travel features, PGA Tour profiles and reviews of golf equipment and new technology in the game. It is available online each week at www.youtube.com/golflife and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/golflife. Extended golf video features from Golf Life Weekly are available each week on GOLFinHD.com and GOLFLIFETV.com.
Action Television will be shooting HD video footage from the 2012 PGA Merchandise show for the Golf Life Weekly series and GOLFinHD.com. In addition Golf Life will film features and profiles for the upcoming 2012 season of the TV series. For companies interested in learning how Action Television can complement your marketing efforts, while featuring your products and/or services, contact Executive Producer Michael Billingsley of Action Television at 720.433.1301 or via email at mike@actiontelevision.com.
About Golf Life
Golf Life is a nationally distributed television series with multiple online video channels. Episodes are informative and entertaining, featuring premier destinations, instructional tips and golf-related products. With multiple airings and primetime timeslots, the program averages over 500,000 viewers each episode. In 2011, Golf Life and its associated golf properties had over 2.5 million online video views. For more information, visit http://www.actiontelevision.com.
About Edwin Watts Golf
Edwin Watts Golf Shops, LLC (an affiliated portfolio company of Sun Capital Partners, Inc.), headquartered in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, is one of the world’s premier specialty golf retailers. The Company operates as an integrated, multi-channel retailer, offering the freshest assortment of brand name golf equipment, apparel, and accessories through its 90+ domestic Retail Locations, eCommerce Internet site (www.edwinwattsgolf.com), Telephone/Catalog/Direct Mail sales (1.800.874.0146) and Digital Catalog (www.edwinwattsgolf.com/catalogs). Edwin Watts Golf touts a team of highly experienced and knowledgeable sales associates who can assist customers of all skill levels with lessons, performance fitting, special orders and repair services. The combination of the highest level of customer service, price match guarantee and reputation as the most trusted retailer in golf for over 43 years has earned the organization the right to be known as America’s Golf Club.
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