AVP PRO BEACH VOLLEYBALL SIGNS MULTI-MEDIA AGREEMENT WITH CBS SPORTS NETWORK AND CBS INTERACTIVE

The AVP to Showcase Pro Beach Volleyball’s Elite Men’s and Women’s Action Live on CBS Sports Network during the AVP’s Five-Tour Schedule

 

Newport Beach, CA (May 1, 2013) - The AVP has reached a multi-media agreement with CBS Sports Network and CBS Interactive to showcase the 2013 AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour. CBS Sports Network will air live men's and women's Championship round action from each of the five Tour stops, while CBS Interactive will provide a live stream of the preliminary rounds from each event on AVP.com.

The tour kicks off on Friday, August 16 in Salt Lake City, Utah and culminates Sunday, October 20 in Huntington Beach, Calif., just down the street from the new home of the AVP. The Tour features the world’s best players including Olympic Gold Medalist Kerri Walsh JenningsPhil DalhausserTodd Rogers, Silver Medalists Jen Kessy andApril Ross; and Olympians Sean RosenthalJake Gibb and Nicole Branagh – all of whom have been signed exclusively by the AVP.

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Orange County Business Journal: October 2012

Donald Sun is taking his talents to the beach.

That’s no short trip for the son of David Sun, cofounder of Kingston Technology Corp. The younger Sun had been director of flash planning and procurement at the Fountain Valley-based company, the world’s largest third-party maker of drives and other memory devices with an ...

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Spin the Agencies of Record

I wish love was like volleyball, you call “mine” and everyone backs off. – The Internet

M&C Saatchi PR is excited to announce another addition to its roster of Sports & Entertainment clients. The Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP) has chosen M&C Saatchi PR as national AOR, effective immediately. The team, led by SVP Sandra Carreon-John and VP of Sports Richard Barker, will oversee strategy and outreach for the brand, focusing on sports, consumer, entertainment, and health & fitness media.

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Coast: October 2012

When Newport Beach resident Donald Sun bought the Association of Volleyball Professionals brand last April, it was a financially fraught league that many thought was down for the count. But with Sun’s enthusiasm for beach volleyball, professional players dying to get on board, fans hungry for the sport’s revival, and prize purses larger than any in recent history, the brand is being resurrected with a vengeance. Sun talks about his hopes and fears for the future of the AVP, and why this is a match he is not willing to lose.

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AVP championships in Santa Barbara draw top talent and crowds: September 2012

Championship point: a capacity crowd on its feet, clapping inflatable thunder sticks and hands in sync, with music pounding, chants thundering, sunshine warming and an ocean breeze cooling.

Moments later, soaked in champagne from a finals win, Sean Rosenthal said, "It was like the AVP was never gone."

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AVP Championships to be held this weekend in Santa Barbara: September 2012

Aug. 13, 2010: A date that lives in professional beach volleyball infamy.

The Assn. of Volleyball Professionals shut down that day after running out of money, which burned many a bridge with players who had counted on the tour's events to help them pay the bills.

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