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SHOWTIME(R) SPORTS AND CBS ANNOUNCE NEW EDITION OF CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED BOXING DOCUMENTARY SERIES, "FIGHT CAMP 360: PACQUIAO VS. MOSLEY"

Premieres Saturday, April 2 on CBS with the First of Three Episodes Airing on America's Most Watched Network, Including a Primetime Telecast Saturday, April 30

  

SHOWTIME® Sports is producing a four-part documentary series titled "FIGHT CAMP 360°: Pacquiao vs. Mosley" to air on both the CBS Television Network and SHOWTIME that will give fight fans unprecedented access into the lives of boxing superstars Manny Pacquiao and "Sugar" Shane Mosley.  The series premieres Saturday, April 2 (12:00 PM, ET/ 9:00 AM, PT) on the CBS Television Network, prior to the Network's coverage of the Men's NCAA Basketball Championship Final Four.

 

SHOWTIME's critically acclaimed series will follow both fighters through their unique preparations leading up to the year's biggest event on the boxing calendar-the forthcoming WBO welterweight championship clash and SHOWTIME PPV® blockbuster event on May 7, 2011, from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

 

"This series will open a lot of eyes and surprise casual television viewers as well as boxing enthusiasts," said Ken Hershman, Executive Vice President and General Manager, SHOWTIME Sports.  "These athletes are global personalities that transcend sports, and their path to an event of this scope is complex, provocative and quite entertaining.  From Pacquiao's home and life as a Congressman in the Philippines to Mosley's high-altitude training camp in Big Bear, Calif., and into the offices of Top Rank Inc. in Las Vegas, 'FIGHT CAMP 360°: Pacquiao vs. Mosley' will turn a powerful backstage spotlight on this marquee boxing event."

 

Premiere dates and times for "FIGHT CAMP 360°: Pacquiao vs. Mosely" are:

Episode 1         CBS                 Saturday, April 2          12:00 PM, ET/9:00 AM, PT

Episode 1         SHO                Saturday, April 16        10:00 PM, ET/PT                                                              

Episode 2         SHO                Saturday, April 23        10:00 PM, ET/PT                                                            

Episode 3        CBS                 Saturday, April 30        8:00 PM, ET/PT

Episode 4         SHO                Friday, May 6              10:00 PM, ET/PT                                                               

Episode 4        CBS                 Saturday, May 7           2:00 PM, ET/11:00 AM, PT

 

 

"FIGHT CAMP 360°: Pacquiao vs. Mosley" will be available on SHOWTIME On Demand with multiple re-airings on SHO Extreme.

 

            FIGHT CAMP 360° launched in 2009 to follow the lives of the participants in the "Super Six World Boxing Classic" on SHOWTIME and was met by critical acclaim for its originality and revealing content.  Created to connect viewers with fighters and not as a singularly focused promotional device, FIGHT CAMP 360° is the first-of-its-kind boxing series examining the entirety of the prizefighting business.

 

About Showtime Networks Inc.

Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBS Corporation, owns and operates the premium television networks SHOWTIME®, THE MOVIE CHANNELTM and FLIX®, as well as the multiplex channels SHOWTIME 2TM, SHOWTIME® SHOWCASE, SHOWTIME EXTREME®, SHOWTIME BEYOND®, SHOWTIME NEXT®, SHOWTIME WOMEN®, SHOWTIME FAMILY ZONE® and THE MOVIE CHANNELTM XTRA. SNI also offers SHOWTIME HDTM, THE MOVIE CHANNELTM HD, SHOWTIME ON DEMAND® and THE MOVIE CHANNELTM ON DEMAND. SNI also manages Smithsonian Networks, a joint venture between SNI and the Smithsonian Institution, which offers Smithsonian ChannelTM.  All SNI feeds provide enhanced sound using Dolby Digital 5.1. SNI markets and distributes sports and entertainment events for exhibition to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis through SHOWTIME PPV®

 

About CBS Television Network

CBS was established in 1928, when founder William Paley purchased 16 independent radio stations and christened them the Columbia Broadcast System.  Today, with more than 200 television stations and affiliates reaching virtually every home in the United States, CBS's total primetime network lineup is watched by more than 100 million people a week.  The Network has the #1 drama/scripted program, NCIS; #1 sitcom, TWO AND A HALF MEN; #1 newsmagazine, 60 MINUTES; and #1 daytime drama, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS.  Its programming arms include CBS Entertainment, CBS News and CBS Sports.  For more information, please visit http://www.cbs.com/.

 

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