Latest Press Release -1/20/06
PokerBeat and Poker Resource Network Join Forces

Season one of PokerBeat is now complete and has aired on FSN.

America One Sports is re-airing PokerBeat on Wednesdays at 11:30p.m. est.
Poker Television Network and MavTV are currently airing PokerBeat
The complete season one DVD is now available.

Watch for season 2 of PokerBeat
on MavTV, FSN, America One Sports
and
The Poker TV Network



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FIRST PRESS RELEASE-2005

POKERBEAT IN FINAL STAGES OF PRODUCTION

09/25/2005 , Minneapolis , Minnesota --  Pokerbeat, an exciting, informative and fresh new television show, is now in the final stages of production in Las Vegas , Nevada .  More than two years in development and orchestrated by experts in gaming content, Pokerbeat offers a stylish and unique glimpse into the world of professional poker play.  The episodes will showcase top competitors and industry insiders while delivering up-to-the-minute poker news in a fast-paced, magazine-style 30-minue format.

Pokerbeat takes up where poker tournament programming leaves off, taking an innovative approach that is not be found in traditional poker coverage.

“We’re not TV people making a poker show, we’re POKER people making a TV show.” explains Michael Hochman, one of the show’s creators.  He, along with content developer Annie Adlin and co-creator Matthew Kaphan are assembling some of the hottest names, and hottest players in the business.

“What makes this show so incredibly unique is a combination of insight and innovation that cannot be duplicated with smoke and mirrors”, says Adlin.  “This show is produced by poker enthusiasts for poker enthusiasts.  Everyone involved, from the ‘gopher’ to the executive producers – All poker players.  “We all knew what we were looking for, and were very precise about the information we are packaging.  We are confident that all poker fans will embrace this distinctive style of programming.”

Dan Goldman, vice president of marketing for PokerStars.com, attempts to explain the red-hot phenomenon documented by this show.  “There has been a lot of poker on TV in the past few years, and a lot of online and print news stories about poker, but no one – until now – had managed to catch on to a fundamental missing piece:  Covering poker as news in a light-hearted, TV newsmagazine format,” he says.  “Pokerbeat is as exciting and as revolutionary, in its own way, as the World Poker Tour.”

Among the first season’s guests on Pokerbeat are familiar names and faces:  Daniel Negreanu, Greg Raymer, Barry Greenstein, Chip & Karina Jett, Russ Hamilton, Linda Johnson, Tom McEvoy, Matt Savage, Howard Schwartz from the Gambler’s Book Club, and Evelyn Ng.  Pokerbeat is primarily being filmed in Las Vegas at Wynn Las Vegas, Sunset Station, and The Plaza.  A studio produced newscast will add up-to-the-minute tournament results and industry news to an impressive array of guests, events and comedy sketches.

Producers of PokerBeat include: Annie Adlin, Michael Hochman, Matthew Kaphan and Lisa Tenner.

Pokerbeat is scheduled to premiere in November of 2005. 
Airing on FSN New England  Sunday’s at 4pm EST
and America One Sports on Wednesday’s at 11:30pm EST
For more information visit Pokerbeat at http://www.pokerbeat.com.