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TotalVid Hosts Exclusive Virtual Red Carpet Premiere for Globe's Hottest Skateboarding Video of the YearBe among the first to see exactly what went down, down underNORFOLK, Va., March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- TotalVid, the leading video download store for action sports, anime, and travel enthusiasts, is rolling out the virtual red carpet on May 2 with the exclusive world premiere of the hottest skateboarding video of the year, the Globe 2005 World Cup Skateboarding video, filmed recently in Melbourne, Australia. An entire month before it hits retail stores across the world, this will be the first and only one-stop online location where skateboarding fans can see photos from the competition, purchase via download this much-anticipated video, win great prizes, and chat live with the video's executive producer. Every year a hand picked line-up of renowned skateboarding legends travel to Melbourne, Australia to test their skills against the best competition skateboarders. The result is one of the craziest weekends of partying, mayhem and high performance skateboarding you're ever likely to see. This year the Globe World Cup was once again an invitational event, and was the Australian leg and opening round of the 2005 World Cup Skateboarding series. It featured some of the best skateboarders in the world, competing for a total prize pool of $97,700 on one of the most progressive street courses ever built. Last year, a sold out crowd from around Australia witnessed an unbelievable event. This year with the high quality field out there, skate enthusiasts once again got to see the best in the world such as current World Record holder Danny Way, 2003 X-Games Gold Medallist Eric Koston and the 2003 World Cup Skateboarding Champion Ryan Sheckler. The event also played host to the seventh annual Gallaz Skate Jam featuring some of the best female skateboarders in the world. With record- breaking prize purses across seven countries, the Gallaz Skate Jam has become the cornerstone for girls worldwide skate culture. "Combining our efforts with TotalVid marketing extended our reach beyond our core audience -- we will do it all again on the next big one," said Brett Hardy, Vice President of Whyte House Productions and the Executive Producer of the Globe World Cup Skateboarding video. During the exclusive virtual red carpet premiere on May 2, fans can chat live with Executive Producer Brett Hardy for a behind-the-scenes look at what you'll see, and won't see, on the video. Beginning at the premiere, the video will be available for download for $3.99 to be viewed as many times as you like for 7 days, so you can be the first to watch this with your friends before it hits the stores on June 2, 2005. DVD pre-orders can also be placed on the TotalVid website. All those that download or pre-order the video in May from TotalVid will be eligible to win daily prizes such as Globe T-shirts, posters, and more. Even better, every week for 4 weeks in May, one lucky skate enthusiast who orders the Globe video from TotalVid will win a pair of the newest Globe shoe lines for summer: Castro, Vegas, Daytona and Icon. "TotalVid is inviting everyone to come out and participate in this unique mega event to celebrate one of Globe's biggest movies of the year and to sample TotalVid's innovative and convenient approach to watching, purchasing and downloading videos," said Karl Quist, General Manager of TotalVid. "If a photo is worth a thousand words, for all those that wished they could have gone to Australia for the event but couldn't, this video is worth a million." For more details on times for the event, please check for updates on http://www.totalvid.com/. Evolution of a Revolution The sport of skateboarding has seen many changes over the years. Starting out as a way for surfers to keep in shape when there were no waves, it wasn't long before skateboarding developed its own identity. From steel wheels to urethane wheels, loose ball bearings to modern sealed bearings, flat pieces of oak to laminated concaved kicked tail and kicked noses, wheelies to heel flips, from the streets to skateparks, local contest to World Cup events, skateboarding has stood the test of 40 years of change and is here to stay. World Cup Skateboarding (WCS), the organization behind the Globe World Cup, is a result of the changes. WCS grew out of the existence of the once thriving National Skateboard Association. Learning from the mistakes that the skateboard industry made during the NSA years, former NSA President and Directors Don & Danielle Bostick made a commitment to skaters in developing and directing skateboard competitions around the globe. Focusing on the professional skateboarder, WCS has grown the pro tour since 1994 from 3 events to over 20 events that encompass the United States, Canada, England, Germany, Czech Republic, France, Spain, Switzerland, Australia, Malaysia and Brazil. TotalVid Experience The TotalVid service is unique in that customers can select from over 700 downloads for as low as $1.99. After unlimited viewing over a seven day period, these download rentals expire through digital rights management. Before customers spend over $20 on a DVD, they can download it from TotalVid for as low as $1.99. If they like it and want to buy the DVD version from TotalVid, TotalVid refunds customers the cost of the download. In addition, customers receive the permanent download version -- free of expiration. About TotalVid, Inc. Headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, TotalVid (http://www.totalvid.com/) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Landmark Communications, Inc., which also owns The Weather Channel. TotalVid is a leading video download store for action sports, anime and travel, offering millions of people what they want but can't get through traditional distribution channels such as TV, video rental stores and DVD retailers: instant access to over 1000 legal, high-quality, low- priced video downloads in over 30 categories, with more to come in 2005. Other partners of TotalVid include Microsoft Windows Media (MSFT), ThePlatform and Akimbo Systems. Całkowity Gospodarze Wyłączny Czynny Czerwony Dywan Zabudowania pod kątem Kula ziemska s Najgorętszy Jazda na desce Wideo od ten Rocznik pośród ten pierwszy wobec zobaczyć dokładnie co poszedł w dół , w dół underNORFOLK Va. , Marzec PRNewswire // Całkowity , ten wiodący wideo wprowadzić do komputera dane za pomocą sieci telefonicznej zapas pod kątem aktydion sportowy , anima , i podróżować entuzjaści , jest kołyszący na zewnątrz ten czynny czerwony dywan u Maj 2 rezygnować ten wyłączny świat Australia. |
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