"The Sports Bar" to Air First Half-Hour Television Show on NBC and UPN
Affiliates Sunday, Oct. 5
SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 1997--North American Health and Fitness Corp. (OTC BB:NAFT) announced today that its syndicated half-hour television show "The Sports Bar" has cleared to air in 82% of the country, mainly on NBC affiliate stations.
Additionally, several UPN affiliate stations will also air the show. The first episode will air late night Sunday, Oct. 5, 1997.
Mega Communications, a wholly owned subsidiary of North American Health and Fitness, is currently involved with projects other than "The Sports Bar." The company is also about to release "Grizzly Mountain," a family movie. The movie is to be released theatrically on Oct. 31, 1997, starring Dan
Haggerty from the 1970s hit television series "Grizzly Adams." The film is to be distributed through Legacy Films and it is expected to have a video street date of January of 1998. Based on the success of this film, sequels may also be produced.
Last month North American Health and Fitness announced that it had acquired Mega Communications for an undisclosed amount of stock. Mega Communications is an entertainment company that produces movies and television programs.
North American Health and Fitness Corp. currently operates six athletic clubs under the name Californian Athletic Clubs, with over 30,000 members in the San Francisco Bay area. During 1998, the company envisions expanding to fifteen different clubs with 60,000 members. North American Health and
Fitness Corp. was formed to capitalized through strategic acquisitions on the powerful trend towards health and fitness fueled by the baby boom generation in North America. The management team of North American Health and Fitness has extensive experience in building companies through acquisitions and has the financial backing to pursue an aggressive acquisition strategy. |
