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September 2, 2010 Winner of the Scubapro MK25/S600 Announced

We always have awesome schwag and a great giveaway for a lucky winner that has joined us on-location. LiquidAssets.tv and Scubapro have teamed up to give away this world-class regulator that anyone would want to use down deep.

"I recently watched the show on HDNet and it made me want to get back out there with the crew," said Holly. "I have traveled with the crew several times now and the adventures get better and better every time."

June 29, 2010 Into The Drink set to air on HDNet in July

LiquidAssets.tv, producers of "Into the Drink,” is very proud to announce that the show will broadcast in HD for the first time in July 2010. HDNet provides viewers with some of the most exciting and topical news, sports, music and entertainment programming in the industry. HDNet features up to 20 hours per week of award-winning, original features—more original, high definition programming than any other network.

HDNet networks are available in the U.S. and Canada via: DirecTV, Dish Network, Charter Communications, Comcast, Insight Communications, Mediacom Communications, NCTC Affiliated cable systems, Verizon Fios, Bell Express Vu, Star Choice, Shaw, Cogeco and more.

The Into The Drink broadcast network list will continue to grow, stay tuned! Click here for more information: www.intothedrink.tv/watch.

June 25, 2010 Winner Announced for Dive Trip for Two in Philippines

LiquidAssets.tv and AbyssWorld have teamed up to give away a dive trip of a lifetime for two in the Visayas, Philippines. Byron Shipp and a guest will join the crew of LiquidAssets.tv Oct. 19–29 as they film another episode of their new dive travel television show, "Into the Drink." Click here to enter to win the next big giveaway now or click here to join Byron and the crew on-location.

"I watch the show on DirecTV and it inspires me to travel and dive," said Byron. "I became certified in 2007 and I have mostly dived in Monterey, Calif. I have about 40 dives, and I am super excited to have some more!"

April 13, 2010 "Into the Drink" Distribution Expands to AMGTV, Its 4th Major Network

In addition to Tuff TV, Resort & Residence TV (DirecTV channel 354) and Retro TV, LiquidAssets.tv, producers of "Into the Drink," have secured yet another network which will be broadcasting the acclaimed dive travel television show. AMGTV will begin airing "Into the Drink" on Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 4:00 pm EST.

AMGTV is television's newest broadcast network providing a 24/7 lineup of family entertainment programming. AMGTV is one of the fastest growing broadcast networks in the industry, delivering television to viewers through our affiliated broadcast stations and cable stations. AMGTV programming is useful and informative, entertaining and distinctive. A slice of life with shows that highlight the entertainment wishes of viewers: Home Life, Adventure, Sports, Drama, Comedy, Health, Finance, Instruction, Travel and Children’s programs. Access Media Group has been involved in the entertainment business for 30 years.

For more information about where and when to tune in, please visit www.intothedrink.tv/watch.

March 25, 2010 LiquidAssets.tv Announces New Host of Into the Drink

LiquidAssets.tv, producers of "Into the Drink," has announced that it has appointed Nick Lucey as the new host of the dive travel television show for Season Two. Nick has served as producer, writer and online manager of LiquidAssets.tv and the show since production of the television series began in September 2008. A fixture of the dive industry, Nick is no stranger to traveling the world in search of a good story, serving as Editor of Scuba Diving Magazine for 15 years from 1993 to 2008.

Nick began his career in journalism in the 1980's as a photojournalist in the U.S. Marine Corps, attached to infantry and artillery units deployed throughout the western Pacific and Asia. He finished his tour as a sergeant at Parris Island, S.C., then moved to nearby Savannah, Georgia, where he became a copy editor for the Savannah Morning News. He then worked his way up the ranks to become Editor at Large of Scuba Diving Magazine, where he served as a territory sales manager and online sales and site manager for the magazine's web properties, including ScubaDiving.com, for more than 15 years. Nick is among the world's foremost dive journalists and industry experts, and his assignments have taken him to all corners of the globe in search of articles and underwater and topside photos, including Australia, Baja, Borneo, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, Hawaii, Japan, the Maldives, Micronesia, Tahiti, and nearly every island in the Caribbean. He's logged thousands of dives in hundreds of dive destinations, and his articles and photographs have been published in magazines and on web sites the world over.

March 15, 2010 LiquidAssets.tv, producers of "Into the Drink," is teaming up with AbyssWorld to give away a dive trip of a lifetime for two in the Visayas, Philippines. The lucky two divers will join the crew of LiquidAssets.tv in the Philippines Oct. 19-29 as they film another episode of their new dive travel television show, "Into the Drink." Click here to enter now.

February 6, 2010 "Into the Drink," the new dive travel television show produced by LiquidAssets.tv, premieres this week on Tuff TV, Retro Television Network and Resort & Residence TV. "Into the Drink" is a hosted travel show made up of 13 half-hour episodes. Filming locations for Season One include California's Channel Islands, Costa Rica, Fiji, Grand Cayman, Guadalupe Island off the coast of Baja California, Honduras, Wakatobi, Indonesia, St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the Turks & Caicos.

The show premieres Sunday, Feb. 7 at 11:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. EST on Tuff TV in Wichita/Hutchinson, Kansas (KGPT-D4, Channel 49), Little Rock/Pine Bluff, Arkansas (KKYK-DT, Channel 49) and Fort Smith/Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, Arkansas (KFDF-CA, Channel 10). Also, look for "Into the Drink" on Tuff TV coming soon in Tyler/Longview, Texas (KIVY), Dallas, Texas (KHPK), Memphis, Tennessee (WBII), Atlanta, Georgia (WYGA), Austin, Texas (KVAT), and Charleston, West Virginia (W31CA).

"Into the Drink" will premiere on the Retro Television Network (national feed) every Sunday at 9:00 a.m. EST beginning Sunday, February 14. A list of stations that broadcast Retro Television Network will be available soon on the show's official fan web site, http://www.intothedrink.tv.

"Into the Drink" will also be televised on Resort & Residence TV, DirecTV Channel 354, on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. EST, Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. and Sunday at 4:00 p.m. EST starting Thursday, February 11.

Distribution for "Into the Drink" is growing weekly and updates will be made as they become available on the official show web site's "Watch It" page, located at http://www.intothedrink.tv.

LiquidAssets.tv also leads "on-location" trips to join them as they film episodes in exotic locations. Upcoming trips include Belize April 20-24, Kona, Hawaii August 14-21 and the Philippines October 19-29. For more information about their on-location trips, please visit http://www.intothedrink.tv/travel.

December 28, 2009 LiquidAssets.tv is pleased to announce that George Cather was selected as the winner of the FreeScubaGear.com giveaway for going on-location with the Into the Drink crew to Wakatobi, Indonesia. George won a complete Scubapro gear package, including MK25/S600 regulator, Knighthawk BC, 3-gauge console with Tec 2G computer, Spectra mask and snorkel, and his choice of Scubapro fins.

November 18, 2009 The Aggressor Fleet becomes the official live-aboard company of "Into the Drink." The crew will be aboard the Kona Aggressor II August 14-21, 2010, to film another episode of the show. Divers are invited to join. Visit www.intothedrink.tv/kona for more information about how you can experience this unique adventure.

November 9, 2009 LiquidAssets.tv presented the world premiere of "Into the Drink" at the DEMA Show in Orlando, Florida on Friday, Nov. 6 to a packed seminar room. So packed, in fact, that DEMA personnel were actually standing outside turning people away due to a fire hazard and maximum occupancy. In addition to the premiere of the Costa Rica episode, the crowd was also treated to a Season One trailer. You can view that trailer online now on our Watch It page.

November 6, 2009 LiquidAssets.tv is pleased to announce that John Schmidt was selected as the winner of the Bill Beard's Costa Rica Dive Vacation Giveaway. The winner was announced during the "Into the Drink" world premiere at DEMA. Congratulations John, and thanks to everybody who entered. Check back soon for the next dive vacation giveaway!

October 17-24, 2009 Aaron Faulls and the "Into The Drink" crew travel to the Cayman Islands to film the next episode of "Into the Drink."

September 11-18, 2009 Aaron Faulls and the "Into The Drink" crew travel to Guadalupe Island off the coast of Baja California Norte, Mexico to dive with Great White Sharks and to film the next episode of "Into the Drink."

September 2, 2009 LiquidAssets.tv, producers of "Into the Drink," launch FreeScubaGear.com to help give away gear for joining them on their on-location trips.

August 22-29, 2009 Aaron Faulls and the "Into The Drink" crew travel to the Virgin Islands to film the next episode of "Into the Drink."

June 6-13, 2009 Aaron Faulls and the "Into The Drink" crew travel to Costa Rica to film the next episode of "Into the Drink."

May 30-31, 2009 Aaron Faulls and the "Into The Drink" crew attend the Scuba Show in Long Beach, California.

May 29, 2009 IntoTheDrink.tv goes live.

May 2-9, 2009 Aaron Faulls and the "Into The Drink" crew traveled to Honduras to film the next episode of "Into the Drink."