LOS ANGELES – Don Sanchez of American Basketball Association will officially introduce to the media the partnership between UBC Sports and the ABA Basketball league. The first ever TV taping of the ABA League took place on Saturday, December 8th, 2012 as UBC Sports broadcast live from Centenary College in Hackettstown, NJ.

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The Jersey Express hosted the Connecticut TopBallerz at the network’s launch, which included celebrity guests on hand to wish the new station well. The Launch was a huge success and gathered national attention. The game was called by The Voice of UBC Sports “Matt Waymire” and special guest commutator former LA Laker “Kareem Rush”.

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The first program broadcast by UBC-TV will be a broadcast of the American Basketball Association game featuring league power The Jersey Express vs. The Connecticut Topballerz on December 8^that 8PM live from Centenary College Reeves Gymnasium, 715 Grand Avenue, Hackettstown, NJ. The broadcast will launch the network and is the first of a minimum ten game schedule of ABA games to be broadcast on the network, making history as it marks the first time the famed ABA will have its games broadcast live on national television.

Sugar Shane Moseley, boxing champion, will be in attendance of the ABA Basketball on UBC-TV first broadcast! YES!!

In keeping with the spirit of the fabled ABA that gave the world the 3 point shot, the shot clock, the red, white & blue basketball and basketball legends like Moses Malone, George “The Iceman” Gervin and Julius “Dr. J” Erving the UBC ABA game broadcasts will feature halftime concerts, celebrities in a special interview lounge and more. The slogan of the ABA is “more than just a game” and the broadcasts of the ABA on UBC-TV will be more than a regular basketball game telecast. Saturday’s broadcast will feature a performance of the National Anthem by former NBA guard Kareem Rush, halftime performances from up and coming artist Anthem and The UBC MIX Dancers plus appearances from Boxing great “Sugar” Shane Mosley, NASCAR’s only black female driver Tia Northfleet, R&B star Ray J and more.

“The ABA televised games will establish a new paradigm in professional sports television with the true fusion of musical entertainment with sports,” stated UBC-TV CEO Peggy Dodson.

“UBC-TV  has put together a programming format that should have huge appeal combining entertainment, news and sports with an “out of the box” approach that will make it a very popular network with a diverse audience of people of all ages,” Joe Newman, ABA CEO said.

“We are very pleased to be a part of it and will make watching ABA games a very enjoyable experience.”

1st African American Female NASCAR Driver, will be one of the celebrities featured at the ABA UBC-TV Basketball game December 8th!

The excitement kicks off with the first broadcast this Saturday December 8^th at 8PM. The UBC-TV broadcast of The ABA and its subsequent programming will be available nationally on Direct TV channel 63 or 895, DISH Network channel 63 or 8115  and throughout throughout the Northeast on Time Warner Cable channel 63, Verizon FIOS channel 18, RCN channel 19, Cablevision channel 20  & NuVisions channel 78. Check your local listings for the channel in your area or call your cable carrier and ask for UBC-TV Network and ABA Basketball.

You can also watch the LIVE Stream of all the ABA Basketball games Online through www.ubctvnetwork.com.

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announced that it has signed an initial deal to televise a minimum of ten (10) American Basketball Association (ABA) www.abalive.com games starting in November as well as the ABA Championship Series and ABA All-Star Game.

UBC-TV Network is a new urban lifestyle cable network that has national cable and satellite deals in place that will put its programming in over 50 million households. UBC-TV Network will produce original content that will be distributed over multiple platforms which will include cable, VOD, online, set-top boxes, mobile, wireless-devices, social media and other platforms. UBC-TV is projected to launch late summer 2012.

The ABA is the largest professional sports league in the US with nearly 90 teams set to play next season which begins in mid-November. The ABA is also the most diversified professional sports league ever with nearly 75% of its teams owned by African-Americans, Hispanics. Playing with the red, white and blue ball introduced in the original ABA that featured, Julius “Dr. J” Erving, George Gervin, Spencer Haywood, Moses Malone and other legends, teams are made of up former NBA players, NCAA Division 1 & 2 players and international players and provide exciting professional basketball at affordable prices.

“The ABA televised games will establish a new paradigm in professional sports television with the true fusion of musical entertainment with sports,” stated UBC-TV CEO Peggy Dodson. “ABA games are the most exciting basketball games on TV with their unique rules and full court play – a combination of the best of the NBA, NCAA, international basketball, plus ABA ball all wrapped up in one package. And when you add the musical entertainment that we’ll be featuring, it will be like watching an exciting Broadway show. There’ll be nothing like it anywhere. We are very excited to be partnering with the ABA.”

“When you turn on your TV, you certainly have a lot of options from which to choose for entertainment, news and sports,” added Joe Newman, ABA CEO. “UBC-TV recognizes the competition and has put together a programming format that should have huge appeal combining entertainment, news and sports with an “out of the box” approach that will make it a very popular network with a diverse audience of people of all ages. We are very pleased to be a part of it and will make watching ABA games a very enjoyable experience.”

The featured games will honor and raise funds for major not-for-profit organizations like Breast Cancer Awareness, Wounded Warriors, Diabetes, Kidney Foundation, Boys & Girls Clubs, Warrior Stay Program (VSSN) and others. “We will make a difference,” added Dodson. “This is integral to our mission of being a powerful voice in the communications industry.”

For more information contact Peggy Dodson at Info@ubctvnetwork.com or call 212-479-7837 or Joe Newman at conniejoenewman@aol.com or call 317 844 7502. Websites are www.ubctvnetwork.com and www.abalive.com -