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Start Here Beginners Articles Countries Events Skaters Site Map Skating Styles Aggressive Artistic Fitness Ice Naked Hockey Recreation Skateboard Speed - [View More] Equipment Skates Wheels Bearings Protective Gear Helmets Maintenance Accessories - [ View More] Community Message Board Chat Room Newsletter Regional Countries Local Clubs Group Skates Skate Tours Media Books Magazines Movies Posters Video Clips Videos Video Games More Topics Beginners Deaths Health Issues History How to Skate Hydration Injuries Legal Issues Lessons Nutrition Organizations Police Skating Safety Sports Medicine Travel Web Sites Where to Skate - [View More] Site Map Quick Start Search	New Action Sports Tour Coming in 2005 Presented by NBC and Clear Channel A NOTE FROM SKATELOG EDITOR KATHIE FRY: Interesting that this announcement was made only a few days after the Outdoor Life Network announced they purchased the Gravity Games in early 2004, and therefore those games will be broadcast on a cable outlet in the future instead on an NBC outlet. On March 22, 2004 NBC Sports and Clear Channel Entertainment announced their plans to launch a new Action Sports Tour in 2005. The tour will include a NASCAR-like points system and year-end champions will be crowned in several action sports including skateboarding, stunt bike, motocross, and in some locations, inline skating and surfing. The five-city tour is part of NBC's strategy of bypassing major sports leagues in favor of alternative events that don't require large rights fees. "Action sports, which burst on the scene in the last five to seven years, have been growing in popularity and participation," says Jon Miller, senior vice president of programming for NBC, which will own and operate the tour with Clear Channel. Mr. Miller also noted, "Sponsorship of actions sports events like the X Games and BMX reached $80 million last year, and the same time, action sports haven't become TOO popular. One thing that makes action sports popular with advertisers is they do not have to pay enormous premiums that go to contracts and bonus money for many other top sports." Clear Channel Entertainment will run the tour events and the NBC Sports will produce and live broadcasts during the April-to-October season. The events are also expect3d to be broadcast on a cable outlet that has not yet been selected.. The Action Sports Tour will start in April of 2005 and run through October. Related Links Gravity Games Sold in 2004 The X Games - Main Menu Official Skating Federations International Roller Sports Federation (FIRS) National Roller Skating Federations	Kathie Fry, Editor Join our friendly international skating community SkateLog Forum What I Saw Skating in Venice Beach 2007 Skating Wall Calendars Free SkateLog Business Cards Renate Groenewold + Other Dutch Skaters National Federations FIRS SKATERS by Country by Name by Birthday Photos Girl Skater Photo Gallery SKATE STOPPERS Are They Dangerous? CONNY'S NEW BUST LINE Photos of Lisa Suggitt Portraits Skating El Patinador Solitario of Havana makes his own skates. [ Read More ] A Belgian skater talks about her broken arm. [Read More] Tony Hawk Skating Cartoons from The New Yorker World War II Skating Messenger Girls FUN IN HOLLAND! I got painted orange in Heerenveen and almost arrested in Groningen)... My 92 year old skating buddy Subscribe to our Atom formatted Newsfeed Here's How
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