The 2011 Sponsor Me Sunset Open Holding Period Starts Today; The Open is Scheduled to Run January 14-23

SUNSET BEACH, Hawaii, Jan. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2011 Sponsor Me Sunset Open holding period started today; with the contest scheduled to run January 14-23, 2011. Sponsor Me and the ASP are holding off for now, as a big swell is forecasted in the coming days. The 2011 Sponsor Me Sunset Open will feature over 110 of the hottest surfers in the world, and will be distributed live in HD via Time Warner Oceanic cable, on the internet at www.sponsorme.com, and on mobile devices including Apple's iPad and iPhone.

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The Sponsor Me Sunset Open is a one star ASP Pro-Am Surf Contest offering a $10,000 prize purse. As if $10,000 is not enough motivation to surf at one of the most beautiful surf spots in the world. The contest also allows surfers to Qualify for the coveted $1 Million Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Series. Big name pro surfers such as Sponsor Me's own Makua Rothman, Sunny Garcia, and up and comer Billy Kemper, as well as other pros to the likes of Poncho Sullivan, Jason Shibata, Jamie O'Brien, and defending champ Myles Padaca make up the field of pro and amateur surfers looking to gain points, ratings, and qualify for the Van's triple crown of surfing.

Sponsor Me has partnered with Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation's award winning broadcast team to bring audiences everywhere the best production and broadcast in HD live, to all media screens. Ubiquity will be using their patented IP backhaul technology to deliver high quality and crystal clear digital HD content to the internet, to households via Time Warner Oceanic Cable, and to mobile media devices.

The 2011 Sponsor Me Sunset Open is at Hawaii's famous Sunset Beach. Sunset Beach is located on the North Shore of Oahu providing some of the most fabled waves of Hawaii's North Shore.

"Sunset Beach always provides big swells and great surf. The Sunset Open is one of my favorite spots to surf," said World Champion pro-surfer Sunny Garcia.

"Experience is huge," said Pro-Surfer Myles Padaca of Surfing Sunset. "(Sunset) is my office; I surf out here on a daily basis." Padaca looks to repeat this year as he takes on a field of some of the most talented surfers in the world.

About:

Sponsor Me

Sponsor Me is the premier action-sports social media group. Sponsor Me is creating a signature contest series for both professional and amateur athletes in the action sports of surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, motocross, MMA, drifting and others. The contests are supported by live webcasts via the Sponsor Me site and delivered to mobile devices. Sponsor Me competitions will be held regionally, judged by the pros, and the winners will go on to compete on a national level where fans will have the opportunity to vote online and via SMS.  The founders of Sponsor Me grew up competing and participating in all areas of action sports, and some continue to compete at a professional level today. For more information please visit www.sponsorme.com.

Apple Inc.

Apple Inc., together with subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and markets personal computers, mobile communication devices, and portable digital music and video players, as well as sells various related software, services, peripherals, and networking solutions. The company sells its products worldwide through its online stores, retail stores, direct sales force, third-party wholesalers, resellers, and value-added resellers. In addition, it sells various third-party Macintosh, iPhone, iPad, and iPod compatible products, including application software, printers, storage devices, speakers, headphones, and various other accessories and peripherals through its online and retail stores, and digital content and applications through the iTunes Store.

Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation

Redefining content creation and distribution for the digital age, Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation is a next-generation company, creating the world's first ubiquitous network, where content distribution is platform and screen independent.  With more than 60 worldwide patents and patents-pending, Ubiquity is accelerating the ultimate convergence of media: mobile, internet and television.  In addition to its technology developments, Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation also produces and distributes video coverage for the upcoming "Sponsor Me" series of Action Sports events.  The company is privately held, based in San Juan Capistrano CA.  

For more information on Ubiquity's technology, applications and innovations, please visit www.ubiquitybc.com.

The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP)

ASP was formed in 1982 to protect the interests of professional Surfers. The association organizes the six professional surfing circuits including the World Championship Tour or WCT, which was renamed to the ASP World Tour in 2007.

Time Warner Oceanic Cable

Time Warner Cable (TWC) makes coaxial quiver. The company is the #2 US cable company, after Comcast, with operations in 28 states. TWC has about 14 million basic cable subscribers, mostly consumers, including about 9 million digital video customers. It provides broadband Internet access to about 9 million customers primarily through ISP Road Runner. The company also offers VoIP digital phone service to about 4 million customers in conjunction with Sprint Nextel.

SOURCE Sponsor Me Inc.