Mountain Biking’s Premier Event to be Broadcast Live in Spanish October 16
VIRGIN, UT – OCTOBER 15, 2015 – Univision Deportes, the multimedia sports division of Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) that also includes UDN, the No. 1 Spanish-language sports network, today announced a partnership with Red Bull Media House to bring fans the first-ever Spanish-language simulcast of Red Bull Rampage, the premier event in freeride mountain biking. The wildly successful event series is now in its 10th edition. The Spanish language simulcast will live on Univisiondeportes.com/Rampage and will air alongside Red Bull’s English-language version of the competition livestream on Red Bull TV October 16, beginning at 9:30am PT/12:30pm ET.
Commentator Pierre Scholz will cover Univision Deportes’ digital simulcast of the competition and will be providing the play-by-play of this year’s finals. Scholz has over 15 years of experience working inside and around the sports and entertainment industry in Latin America, and has had the opportunity to host multiple action sports events. As a sports marketing manager, he helped develop the sportive careers of international athletes such as Daniel Dhers, Mariana Pajon, and Marcelo Gutierrez. Additionally, he has collaborated as a writer for multiple lifestyle magazines, hosted TV shows in Colombia, and has worked as a radio commentator.
Viewers who can’t wait until October 16 to get their gut-wrenching, nail-biting freeride mountain biking fix can head over to redbull.com/rampage to watch highlights of the last nine competitions. The great equalizer of all mountain bike events, Red Bull Rampage draws slopestyle riders, downhill racers and natural-terrain freeriders together in one big-mountain test of all-around bike skill on near-vertical ridges near Virgin, Utah. Join the #Rampage conversation. Follow @RedBullBike on Twitter and @RedBullSLC on Instagram. To find out more information on the Spanish-language simulcast of the competition, check out @UnivisionSports.
The event, presented by GoPro, is supported by Polaris RZR, Pennzoil Synthetics, Samsung Milk Video and the Utah Sports Commission.
PHOTO AND VIDEO INFORMATION
Through the Red Bull network, hi-res video and still images are captured and made immediately available for editorial use for all media channels including television, film, print, mobile and digital. The content is centrally located in the Red Bull Content Pool for media partners. For photography, footage and additional information on Red Bull Rampage, visit redbullcontentpool.com/rampage.
About Red Bull TV & Where to Find It:
Red Bull TV is global entertainment for viewers seeking inspiration. Enjoy exclusive access to live sports events, the world’s top music festivals, authentic films and original series. Accessible via the web at www.redbull.tv and its Android, iOS and Windows Phone applications, Red Bull TV is also available as a pre-installed channel on Apple TV and Samsung Smart TVs and as a free, downloadable app on Amazon Fire TV, Kindle Fire, Chromecast, Nexus Player, Roku Players, Roku TV models, Xbox 360 and Sony BRAVIA TVs, Blu-Ray players and PlayStation®4 (PS4™) and PlayStation®3 (PS3™).
About The Red Bull Signature Series:
The Red Bull Signature Series is the most progressive action sports property in the world, featuring best-in-class events such as Frozen Rush, Double Pipe, Hart Lines, Joyride, Rampage, Straight Rhythm and Volcom Pipe Pro. These events represent a collection of the most innovative snowboarding, skiing, surfing, mountain biking, skateboarding, motorsports and BMX events, on custom courses inspired by the athletes themselves. Red Bull Media House and the NBC Sports Group showcase this world-class property of action sports events all year long on NBC and Red Bull TV through state-of-the-art production and storytelling. For more information, please visit www.redbullsignatureseries.com. Be sure to follow the Red Bull Signature Series on Facebook and Twitter for updates.
CONTACTS:
Esther Mireya Tejeda, Univision Communications Inc.
646-560-4829, EMTejeda@univision.net, @UCIPRTeam
Leigha Kristoff, Red Bull Media House
872-202-5361, leigha.kristoff@us.redbull.com
Ryan Snyder, Red Bull Media House
310-460-5362, ryan.snyder@us.redbull.com
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