AVP Pro Beach Volleyball today announced two new media agreements with Universal Sports and selected Comcast regional sports networks to televise men’s and women’s beach volleyball events for the remainder of the 2009 season. The deals mark the fourth and fifth outlets that will air AVP events this season, along with other sports powerhouses NBC Sports, Fox Sports Network and VERSUS.

“Universal Sports and Comcast’s regional sports networks extend our reach to the American public and our fans,” said Jason Hodell, CEO, AVP Pro Beach Volleyball. “We’re very pleased to be partnering with them to ensure viewers catch as much tour action as possible.”

Universal Sports, available in more than 45 million homes, will show the semi-finals live for events in Coney Island, Hermosa Beach and the Cup Championship in Chicago as a pre-cursor to the finals airing on NBC Sports. UniversalSports.com will also live stream each semi-final event on their website, with on-demand video of each match available for two weeks after the event airs. Universal Sports will offer re-airs of the finals after they are shown on NBC Sports.

“These semi-final events are a great complement to world class beach volleyball events already available on our network,” said Carlos Silva, President, Universal Sports. “Fans won’t miss any of the excitement leading up to the finals on NBC Sports.”

Comcast’s regional sports networks in Atlanta, Chicago, New England, the Mid-Atlantic region, Philadelphia, Portland OR, Sacramento, and San Francisco will re-air at least ten of the AVP Crocs Tour events that will originally air on the VERSUS Network, reaching close to 35 million viewers across their regional platform.

In addition to the expanded network and cable television broadcasts, which add up to approximately 120 hours of television programming, fans will be able to catch AVP Crocs Tour events streaming live online at www.AVP.com. Select events may also re-air online at www.UniversalSports.com.