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PUEBLO, Colo. ― For the first time ever, the ProfessionalBull Riders will broadcast an upcoming Touring Pro Division (TPD)event worldwide via pay-per-view live streaming.
PBR and Epicentre.tv, a leader in broadcast and live streaming,have partnered to bring fans the Big Sky PBR TPD event taking placein Big Sky, Mont., Wednesday and Thursday, July 31 and August 1, at9 p.m. ET.
For $9.99 per night, or $14.99 for the two-day package, fans cantune in to see more than 40 of the world's best bull riders,including 2004 PBR World Champion Mike Lee,Douglas Duncan, Chase Outlaw,Missoula, Mont.'s Jory Markiss, ColumbiaFalls', Mont.'s Matt Tripplet, Grassy Butte,N.D.'s Nathan Schaper, and thereturn of "dancin'" Ben Jones.Jones suffered a spleen injury during the BFTS Albuquerque, N.M.event earlier this year. The Big Sky PBR will be the first event inhis return to competition.
To purchase the live stream, visit http://epicentre.tv/LIVEEVENTS.aspx.
Big Sky PBR is one of the largest TPD events of the year, so thecowboys will be riding hard and pushing their limits to earn thevaluable points needed to qualify for the season-ending 2013 BuiltFord Tough World Finals and a shot at the World Championship title.This year's race for the championship has been the most competitivein years, so they're leaving nothing to chance.
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"Epicentre.tv is excited to become the global live-streamingpartner of the PBR. PBR is one of the biggest brands in the UnitedStates and we can't wait to not only give fans in the U.S. theopportunity to watch a Touring Pro Division event live for thefirst time ever, but also make the event available to every fanaround the world who has been craving more PBR action," saidEpicentre.tv COO Luke Campbell. "Epicentre.tv is a newly launchedlive streaming platform for promoters to promote, market andpay-per-view their events, and by partnering with PBR we arelooking forward to showcasing their product and our services to theworld."
Campbell adds, "The PBR continues to use an innovative approachto promoting and broadcasting its events. With Epicentre.tv'spurpose-built live-streaming pay-per-view portal, fans of the PBRwill be able to receive live coverage wherever they are in theworld ― in their office, on their cell phone, and in thecomfort of their home."
"This event is the first of what we hope will be many PBRevents made available to our fans via live streaming," said SeanGleason, COO of the PBR. "Epicentre's expertise will allow us toengage our international audience as well as provide our domesticfan base with additional PBR action virtually year-round."
The stream will remain available for one year at the same pricesvia Epicentre.tv's video-on-demand archive.