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Some info on the upcomming TV show + interview on the way!

Thu, 13 July 2006

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by: Hillelman

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Hey Buttonholers, I hope you are all well and happy. Below you can read the Press Release information regarding the upcomming television program called CYBERSHACK TV. It sounds to me like a fun show and the kind of thing our readers would really dig. We'll have an interview with one of the show's hosts, Mike Kerry (whose picture I've included in this article) coming soon - likely late next week. Keep checking back at planet Buttonhole for that beauty, so you can learn more about CYBERSHACK TV and see what Mike has to say for himself. I'm looking forward to that myself, should be cool.

CYBERSHACK TV
The new home of Gadgets & Games

Channel 10 will broadcast a dedicated gadget and gaming show Tuesdays at 11pm.

In a first for network television Channel 10 mixes geeks, games, gadgets and gorgeous girls in a new must see Australian produced show for gamers and technology nerds.

There' s Mike, looking most pleased

CYBERSHACK TV showcases the very latest from the world of games, a growing industry worth over 7 billion per annum. In fact, 76% of all households have a computer, console or handheld device for playing games.

Each week model, presenter and gaming enthusiast 'Fuzzy' will road test the latest games from Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo and compare the gaming experience to real life!

Fuzzy takes on the Sydney Kings at b-ball, the best young female snow boarder Tora Bright on the slopes at Thredbo and Team Extreme on a military obstacle course.

When asked if she was daunted by some of the extreme sports Fuzzy said 'I have my fair share of bumps and scrapes!'.

'At first I thought this will be pretty easy doing things like shooting some hoops with the Sydney Kings, the next minute I'm sitting in the passenger seat of a fighter jet - Its awesome!'

Sporting heroes and stars are also thrown in the mix with episode one seeing Anthony "The Man" Mundine taking on a string of challenges - fortunately for all that contended Mundine's lightening jabs were constrained to the table tennis court.

CYBERSHACK TV, a joint venture between Chic Media and CBN Media, is already Australia's number one independent and dedicated gaming & gadget website (www.cybershack.com) and is a successful radio show with over 200,000 weekly listeners nationally.

And this, as you may have guessed, is Fuzzy

The show includes entertaining weekly segments such as:

Cyber Clash -daring celebrity challenges and gaming tournaments

Charlie and the Gadget Factory - demos of new gadgets from around the world

Inspect A Gadget - comparisons of brands and gadgets eg Mobile Phones v PDAs

For your gadget and gaming fix tune in to CYBERSHACK TV Tuesdays at 11pm.

by: Hillelman

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