OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE - LOS ANGELES, CALIF. -  FUEL TV, the 24/7 action sports lifestyle network, is pleased to announce that the surfing TV series “FiNS,” produced by Opper Sports Productions, has received an Emmy Award. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Pacific Southwest Chapter presented the Emmy Award to “FiNS” for Outstanding Achievement: Magazine Program.

“This Emmy honors the creative partnership of Opper Sports Production, FUEL TV and the world of surfing,” says Ira Opper, “FiNS” producer. “The Award symbolizes the hard work, dedication and pure stoke that goes into crafting the series.”

“We’re all very pleased to see ‘FiNS’ get recognized in this category and it’s a testament to the creativity and quality that goes into each and every episode,” says Shon Tomlin, FUEL TV VP of Programming and Development.

“FiNS” is a magazine-format sports series that captures the progression of modern surfing in the making. Produced by six-time Emmy Award surf film veteran Ira Opper, “FiNS” gets rare access into today’s surf culture. The winning episode profiles legendary surf filmmaker and great white shark photographer Greg Huglin; Central California’s trio of surf brothers Chris, Keith and Dan Malloy; and presents a surf session in tsunami-ravaged Indonesia.

Opper Sports Productions (OSP) is a full-service, high definition, digital broadcast television production and internet development company. OSP has produced state-of-the-art action sports films and numerous original prime time sports series. You can watch segments of “FiNS” on www.fuel.tv or download full episodes on www.thesurfnetwork.com or from iTunes.

About FUEL TV
FUEL TV is the action sports lifestyle network for skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, BMX, freestyle motocross, and wakeboarding. A unit of Fox Cable Networks, FUEL TV was launched July 1, 2003 and is seen in 25 million U.S. homes. To subscribe to FUEL TV, call 877-4-FUEL-TV. For program times and other information, visit www.fuel.tv.

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