TVS Classic Sports Channel Powered By Backlight TV Launches on All Platforms and Devices

WILMINGTON, N.C. - Feb. 11, 2015 - PRLog -- Key management members of both Backlight TV and TVS Global Media announced the launch of the TVS Classic Sports Channel Powered by Backlight TV.  All Backlight TV platforms (Roku, Google TV, Mobile and Tablets) will now offer an exciting package of classic sports from the extensive TVS Global media library of more than 10,000 hours of college and professional sports.

Founded in 1960, TVS telecast college basketball games, previously ignored by the then big three TV networks. The sports proved quite popular, and the TVS coverage catapulted college basketball into the national limelight. In 1968, it was TVS that televised the 'Game of the Century', the Houston-UCLA game from the Astrodome. The game was telecast nationally in prime time, and featured Elvin Hayes vs. Lew Alcindor (now Kareem Abdul Jabbar).

TVS has produced a full array of sporting events including: college basketball, NCAA Basketball Tournament, major college bowl games, the Millrose Games, NASCAR and Indy Car racing, IWA Wrestling, WFL Football, PBA and LPBA bowling, PGA and LPGA Golf, WCT Tennis, PRC Rodeo, and championship boxing among its many sports productions.

Tom Ficara, president of TVS said, “"When we decided to find a service that could effectively create a platform for TVS Classic Sports Channel that could supply IPTV, mobile, and ad services, we did a comprehensive search and felt that Backlight TV was the service that would best suit our needs not only in the formative stage but when the channel was full blown. Backlight TV, in fact, was far and away the best choice."

Louis Lewow, Vice President of Content Acquisition for Backlight TV said, “This has been in the planning for months now.  I am very excited to launch our venture and look forward to bringing these treasures of sports history to our audience.  I grew up with TVS and am thrilled to have a small part in bringing it back to national prominence.

Initial content on the TVS Classic Sports Channel Powered by Backlight TV include: The 1978 Blue Bonnet Bowl (Stanford vs Georgia), the 1978 Hall of Fame Bowl (Texas vs Iowa), 1979 SEC College Basketball Championship Game (Kentucky vs Tennessee), 1981 NIT Championship Game (Tulsa vs Syracuse) and many others.

Upcoming from TVS Classic Sports Channel will be stars such as Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Brett Favre, and Bo Jackson in college; NASCAR legends such as Bobby Allison, Richard Petty, and Dale Earnhardt, Sr; WFL football stars such as Jim Kiick, Larry Csonka, and Paul Warfield; IWA Wrestling legends such as Ernie Ladd, Mil Mascaras, and Bulldog Brower; and boxing champions such as George Foreman, Muhammad Ali, and Joe Frazier. “We are very excited to be working with a legendary name like TVS and really admire Tom and his determination.  He is just the type of partner we look forward to working with,” said Lewow. “Keep your eyes and devices on Backlight TV.  There is so much more to cooome” he concluded.

About Backlight TV: Backlight TV (InnovaTV Networks, llc) continues to break new ground in the connected television space.  Not only is Backlight one of the few distribution platforms which can dynamically trigger a commercial break within live events, but the company has also developed and launched one of the most comprehensive and appealing apps available for television viewers. Backlight will be the first to offer a wide and varied array of quality video programming content to the public all from one digital platform for free.  The programming will include: Movies, Music, Lifestyles, Sport (Live Events and Classic), Medical (Health and Fitness), Business, International, Automotive, Documentaries and Original Content and is offered to audiences through multiple screens and platforms both domestically and internationally.

About TVS:  TVS Television Network is the fourth oldest commercial broadcast television network in the USA. Founded in 1960, TVS has produced and syndicated more than 3,000 national television shows in sports, music and entertainment. Based in California City, CA, TVS owns a library of 10,000 television shows and 10,000 music masters. TVS produces catalog based and new video programming for broadcast, cable, IPTV, mobile, and DVD platforms. TVS has produce college basketball, NCAA Basketball Tournament, major college bowl games, the Millrose Games, NASCAR and Indy Car racing, IWA Wrestling, WFL Football, PBA and LPBA bowling, PGA and LPGA Golf, WCT Tennis, PRC Rodeo, and championship boxing among its many sports productions.