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Press Release

- The Underwater Channel (UWC) is free to watch and on demand. It features:
- A monthly original program called Splash! which is presented by the seven Faces of UWC. The Faces are well known divers from diverse international locations. Each month they present:

• Resort reports from different parts of the world
• Bite-sized topical stories, interviews and equipment reviews
• Exposure: an underwater photography master class with Martin Edge starting in October
• Creature Features: An unscripted look at underwater species with Dr. Alex Mustard

- Professionally produced video from international underwater film makers covering:

• A broad range of subjects from natural history, wreck diving and cave diving, marine conservation, expeditions, creature encounters, scuba adventures and more

- A Complimentary website with blogs and forums, program information, background info to Faces, UWC competitions

The Faces of UWC:
Mark Addison – South Africa based intrepid shark researcher
Julie Andersen – USA based environmentalist and shark angel
Sara Campbell – world champion free diver based in Dahab
Simon Enderby –Malaysia based underwater cameraman and photographer
Monty Halls – UK based explorer best described as an „underwater Indiana Jones‟
Miranda Krestovnikoff – UK based zoologist, author and TV presenter
Roger Munns – Malaysia based underwater cameraman and photographer

Amongst September’s Splash!

• Creature Features - Join award winning underwater photographer and marine biologist Dr. Alex Mustard as he sneaks into the archives at the Underwater Channel and has a browse through some breathtaking footage captured by some of the world’s leading underwater cameramen, such as Peter Scoones and the Scubazoo team.

  Mustard commented “It is an amazing opportunity to have access to this material, like going behind the scenes as if perched on the shoulder of one of these top cameramen. For me, each program is a voyage of discovery, I never know what is going to happen next and these guys regularly capture creatures and behaviour new to science.”

• Deep Talk features an interview with Canadian conservationalist, environmental activist and founder of Sea Shepherd - Paul Watson. Paul expands on his campaigning conservation work, his plans to prevent shark-finning and his next round of activities to halt the Japanese whaling ships from further mass slaughter.

PADI Worldwide‟s International VP for Marketing has said of UWC “The concept of a Broadband TV Channel dedicated to the diving and underwater world is long overdue and PADI is delighted to be forging a relationship with UWC and exploring the opportunities it presents. The Underwater Channel will allow the worldwide PADI community of some 10 million divers to see and learn about the marine environment in a new and exciting way”.

The founder of the Channel is Emmy award-winning filmmaker Nicholas Claxton who says “I‟m thrilled that the concept of the Underwater Channel has been met with such enthusiasm from so many key figures in the dive community not just in the UK but wider Europe, USA and Asia Pacific too. The global diving community is young and internet-savvy. This is the birth of a pioneering venture which will cater for their passion online and hopefully persuade armchair divers to take the plunge!”