FUEL TV LAUNCHES LATE NIGHT KUNG FU FILM SERIES

Posted on | June 14, 2011 | 1 Comment

Television personality Kelly Choi hosts weekend series of classic Kung Fu films beginning Saturday, June 18 at 11:00PM ET/PT

LOS ANGELES, CA – FUEL TV (www.fuel.tv), Fox Sports Media Group’s dynamic entertainment and sports network for young males, announces Late Night Kung Fu, a weekly two-hour film series devoted to iconic, English-dubbed Kung Fu films. Hosted by television personality Kelly Choi, Late Night Kung Fu premieres Saturday, June 18 at 11:00PM ET/PT with “Executioners from Shaolin.”

Acquired from Shaw Brothers Studios, the largest movie production company of Hong Kong films, FUEL TV airs ten classics throughout the summer. “Late Night Kung Fu is a great way to introduce these classic, fight-fueled action films to a new generation of potential fans,” says George Greenberg, FUEL TV’s GM.

Kelly Choi, who gained fame in the U.S. for hosting Bravo’s “Top Chef Masters,” joins the FUEL TV family to host the Saturday late-night television block. “I’m excited to begin a relationship with FUEL TV by hosting Late Night Kung Fuand helping expand the awareness of this popular style of cultural filmmaking to a new generation,” says Choi.

The Late Night Kung Fu line up airing on FUEL TV Saturdays at 11:00PM ET/PT is as follows:

• June 18 – “Executioners from Shaolin”
• June 25 – “Ten Tigers of Kwangtung”
• July 2 – “Shaolin Intruders”
• July  –  “Clan of the White Lotus”
• July 16 – “Marco Polo”
• July 23 – “The Magic Blade”
• July 30 – “Killer Clans”
• August 6 – “Legendary Weapons of China”
• August 13 – “Shaolin Prince”
• August 20 – “My Young Auntie”

For more information on FUEL TV, please visit www.fuel.tv.

FUEL TV:

FUEL TV is the only cable and satellite television network that features the exciting world of adrenaline and thrill-seeking sports and the stories that surround them. This new generation of sports provides a rich landscape of some of the most vibrant and action-packed television entertainment in the world. See why young adrenaline sports fans call FUEL TV the channel they never turn off. FUEL TV, part of FOX Sports Media Group, was launched July 1, 2003 and is seen in more than 30 million U.S. homes and can be accessed by broadband, mobile devices and other digital platforms such as iTunes®. FUEL TV programming is available in more than 50 countries around the world with 24/7 channels operating in Australia and Europe. To subscribe to FUEL TV, call 877-4-FUEL-TV. For program times and other information, visitwww.fuel.tv.

FOX Sports Media Group

FOX Sports Media Group (FSMG) is the umbrella entity representing News Corporation’s wide array of multi-platform US-based sports assets under Chairman & CEO David Hill. Built with brands that are capable of reaching more than 100 million viewers in a single weekend, FSMG includes ownership and interests in linear television networks, digital and mobile programming, broadband platforms, multiple web sites, joint-venture businesses and several licensing partnerships. FSMG now includes FOX Sports, the sports television arm of the FOX Broadcasting Company; Fox’s 19 regional sports networks, their affiliated regional web sites and FSN national programming; SPEED and SPEED2; Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Soccer Plus; FUEL TV; and Fox College Sports. In addition, FSMG also includes FOX Sports Interactive Media, which comprises FOXSports.com on MSN, whatifsports.com and scout.com, reaching over 27 million unique visitors monthly. Also included are Fox’s interests in joint-venture businesses FOX Deportes, Big Ten Network and STATS, LLC, as well as licensing agreements that establish the FOX Sports Radio Network, FOX Sports Skybox restaurants and FOX Sports Grills.

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