Ultimate Sports and NBA's Miami HEAT Team Up With Publix Supermarkets and Gatorade for a 3-Part Comic Book Promotion
March 18 2005 - 11:37AM
PR Newswire (US)
Ultimate Sports and NBA's Miami HEAT Team Up With Publix
Supermarkets and Gatorade for a 3-Part Comic Book Promotion LOS
ANGELES, March 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Ultimate Sports
Entertainment, Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: ULSP) announces their
agreement with the NBA's Miami HEAT to sell a three-part series of
collectible Comic Books sponsored by Gatorade and available
exclusively at Publix Supermarkets in South Florida. See Link:
(http://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat_comicbook_050310.html ) This
retail promotion is made possible by Ultimate Sports' unique
license with the NBA. This first issue of the Miami HEAT
promotional comic book series will be available for sale
exclusively at 203 Publix Supermarkets in Miami and throughout
South Florida, with an initial purchase beginning on March 21,
2005, and running while supplies last. The second issue of the
continuing series will be available in April, with the third issue
coming out the following month in May. For the first time ever,
Ultimate Sports' comic books will be available in both English and
Spanish. The action-adventure comic book's first issue is entitled
"The Reverse HEAT," and features Miami HEAT All-Stars Shaquille
O'Neal and Dwyane Wade, along with their teammates Eddie Jones,
Udonis Haslem, Damon Jones, Michael Doleac, Team President Pat
Riley, and Head Coach Stan Van Gundy. The HEAT must utilize a
special sphere in order to access their super powers when they
battle the Shadow Demon Farkas and his mutant henchmen. The villain
Farkas has created evil twins of the HEAT players, The Reverse
HEAT, so our HEAT heroes must use teamwork, along with their
special powers, in order to save the day. "The energy and
excitement of working with the NBA's best team in the East, the
Miami HEAT, coupled with the fantastic exposure Publix Supermarkets
and Gatorade bring to this event promotion for our family-oriented
comic books, is outstanding," said Ultimate Sports President Rick
Licht. "Shaq is already a hero to so many fans -- now he'll really
be a hero in our comic books." "We are very excited to offer our
fans a collectible edition comic book series to commemorate what
has already been an extremely exciting season," said Michael
McCullough, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer for
the Miami HEAT. Ultimate Sports Entertainment, Inc. is a Los
Angeles based entertainment company that creates, develops and
publishes action/adventure/fantasy stories featuring well-known
athletes in collectible comic book form using first-rate artists
and writers. "Ultimate Sports has taken a marketable commodity, the
superstar athlete, and created a brand-new licensing, merchandising
and premium sponsorship entity designed to drive sales while
promoting the Team, Players, and Sponsors in the best possible
light," added Licht. Ultimate Sports titles include famous athletes
such as: LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal, Barry Bonds, Ichiro, Sammy
Sosa, Derek Jeter, Yao Ming, Randy Johnson, Allen Iverson, Alex
Rodriguez, Jason Kidd, Roger Clemens, Kevin Garnett, Mike Piazza,
Ken Griffey, Jr., Chris Webber, Tracy McGrady, Peyton Manning, Troy
Aikman, Dan Marino, Brett Favre, John Elway and many others. This
press release contains forward-looking statements. The words
"estimate," "possible," and "seeking" and similar expressions
identify forward-looking statements, which speak only as to the
date the statement was made. The Company undertakes no obligation
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether because of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Forward-looking statements are inherently subject too risks and
uncertainties, some which cannot be predicted or quantified. Future
events and actual results could differ materially from those set
forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking
statements. The risks and uncertainties to which forward-looking
statements are subject include, but are not limited to, the effect
of government regulation, competition and other material risks.
DATASOURCE: Ultimate Sports Entertainment, Inc. CONTACT: Martin J.
Burke, Investor Relations, Ultimate Sports Entertainment, Inc.,
+1-212-807-0244, or ; or Jennifer Tobias, Miami HEAT,
+1-786-777-4144, or Web site: http://www.ultimatesportsforce.com/
http://www.nba.com/heat/news/heat_comicbook_050310.html
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