New Weekly Show Features Guest Stars CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett, Nick Swisher, LeBron James, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Tony Stewart, Amare Stoudemire, Jermaine O'Neal And Maurice Jones-Drew
NEW YORK, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Spike TV will premiere a star-studded new car-customizing series, "Unique Autosports: Miami," Sunday, February 28 10:30-11:00am (ET/PT). The new eight-episode half-hour series, produced by Will Castro (Facio Productions) and Jamal Munnerlyn (Roscoe Stanley Productions) will run as part of the network's successful weekend PowerBlock programming.
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Each episode will feature a different celebrity from the world of entertainment and sports. Unique Autosports is the highly acclaimed Miami based car customizing and design shop which services celebrity clientele and car enthusiasts around the world. Production on the series will take place on location in Miami.
Celebrities included in the new season are NBA superstar LeBron "King" James; music icon Sean "Diddy" Combs; members of the 2009 World Series champion New York Yankees CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett and Nick Swisher; NASCAR driver/owner Tony Stewart; NBA All-Stars Amare Stoudemire and Jermaine O'Neal; NFL All-Pro Maurice Jones Drew and hip-hop artist Fat Joe.
"The auto ingenuity of Unique Autosports coupled with the star power of his friends and clients on the show make this series the perfect compliment to Spike TV's PowerBlock lineup," said John Griffin, vice president, programming, Spike TV.
Owned by Will Castro, Unique Autosports has been recognized as a leader in car customization for more than ten years. Production on the series takes place at the Unique Autosports 20,000 square-foot garage/global headquarters in Miami which ships Unique Special Edition vehicles around the globe. Unique also customizes yachts and unique high-end homes for exclusive clients and has a clothing line.
Spike TV is available in 98 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE:VIA) (NYSE:VIA.B) , MTV Networks is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike TV's Internet address is www.spike.com and for up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike TV's press site at http://www.spike.com/press.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Spike TV will premiere a star-studded new car-customizing series, "Unique Autosports: Miami," Sunday, February 28 10:30-11:00am (ET/PT). The new eight-episode half-hour series, produced by Will Castro (Facio Productions) and Jamal Munnerlyn (Roscoe Stanley Productions) will run as part of the network's successful weekend PowerBlock programming.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060322/NYW096LOGO)
Each episode will feature a different celebrity from the world of entertainment and sports. Unique Autosports is the highly acclaimed Miami based car customizing and design shop which services celebrity clientele and car enthusiasts around the world. Production on the series will take place on location in Miami.
Celebrities included in the new season are NBA superstar LeBron "King" James; music icon Sean "Diddy" Combs; members of the 2009 World Series champion New York Yankees CC Sabathia, AJ Burnett and Nick Swisher; NASCAR driver/owner Tony Stewart; NBA All-Stars Amare Stoudemire and Jermaine O'Neal; NFL All-Pro Maurice Jones Drew and hip-hop artist Fat Joe.
"The auto ingenuity of Unique Autosports coupled with the star power of his friends and clients on the show make this series the perfect compliment to Spike TV's PowerBlock lineup," said John Griffin, vice president, programming, Spike TV.
Owned by Will Castro, Unique Autosports has been recognized as a leader in car customization for more than ten years. Production on the series takes place at the Unique Autosports 20,000 square-foot garage/global headquarters in Miami which ships Unique Special Edition vehicles around the globe. Unique also customizes yachts and unique high-end homes for exclusive clients and has a clothing line.
Spike TV is available in 98 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. A unit of Viacom (NYSE:VIA) (NYSE:VIA.B) , MTV Networks is one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms. Spike TV's Internet address is www.spike.com and for up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs, visit Spike TV's press site at http://www.spike.com/press.
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Source: Spike TV
CONTACT: Media, David Schwarz, Spike TV, +1-212-767-8639,
david.schwarz@mtvstaff.com
Web Site: http://www.spike.com/
