MotorTrend Cruises Into Florida for "Barrett-Jackson Live" from Palm Beach

MotorTrend Cruises Into Florida for "Barrett-Jackson Live" from Palm Beach
The MotorTrend App, MotorTrend TV and MotorTrend's sister network Discovery Channel will partner for 18 hours of live, gavel-to-gavel coverage of the 17th annual Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach auction.

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[via press release from MotorTrend] MOTORTREND CRUISES INTO FLORIDA FOR "BARRETT-JACKSON LIVE" FROM PALM BEACH

--Watch 18 Hours of BARRETT-JACKSON LIVE Anytime, Anywhere Beginning Thursday, April 11 at Noon ET on MotorTrend TV and Commercial Free on the MotorTrend App--
--Discovery Channel Takes the Wheel on Saturday, April 13 at Noon ET Before Live Coverage Returns to MotorTrend at 2 PM ET--

(Silver Spring, Md.) - The MotorTrend App, MotorTrend TV and MotorTrend's sister network Discovery Channel will partner for 18 hours of live, gavel-to-gavel coverage of the 17th annual Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach auction. Every day from Noon to 6 PM ET beginning Thursday, April 11 through Saturday, April 13, 2019 on MotorTrend TV and commercial free on the MotorTrend App, BARRETT-JACKSON LIVE, America's favorite live auction series, will cover every inch of the hundreds of highly coveted collector cars featured at the Palm Beach auction. Additionally, Discovery Channel hops in the driver's seat for BARRETT-JACKSON LIVE on Saturday, January 13 from Noon to 2 PM ET. The full broadcast schedule is below.

BARRETT- JACKSON LIVE captures the most exciting moments of the Palm Beach auction with in-depth analysis, thrilling bidding wars and the world's most knowledgeable experts and personalities including: Chris Jacobs; Cristy Lee; Mike Joy; Rick DeBruhl, Steve Magnante and special guest host Mike Brewer of WHEELER DEALERS.

BARRETT-JACKSON LIVE U.S. Broadcast Schedule (All Times ET):
Thursday, April 11
Noon - 6:00 PM on MotorTrend TV and MotorTrend App
Friday, April 12
Noon - 6:00 PM on MotorTrend TV and MotorTrend App
Saturday, April 13
Noon - 2 PM on Discovery Channel and the MotorTrend App
2:00 - 6:00 PM on MotorTrend TV and MotorTrend App
Some of the world's most coveted cars are scheduled to cross the auction block during Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach 2019 including:
· a 2010 Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano;
· a 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Custom Coupe;
· a 1967 Shelby GT500;
· a 1965 Austin-Healey 3000 Mark III Convertible;
· a 1959 Volkswagen 23-Window Microbus;
· a 2012 McLaren MP4-12C;
· a rare 2017 Dodge Viper ACR;
· a 2005 Ford GT;
· and hundreds more incredible cars.

Watch BARRETT-JACKSON LIVE from Palm Beach anytime, anywhere on MotorTrend TV (available in 73 million homes nationwide) or by downloading the MotorTrend App. The MotorTrend App is available across iPhone, iPad, and Android mobile devices, as well as media players and streaming devices such as Apple TV, Roku, Google Chromecast, Amazon FireTV, in addition to Xbox One and Xbox 360 platforms, and on the web.

BARRETT-JACKSON LIVE is produced for MotorTrend by Discovery Studios. For MotorTrend, David Lee and Peter Neal are executive producers, and Alex Wellen is global president and general manager of MotorTrend Group.

About MotorTrend Group
MotorTrend Group is the largest automotive media company in the world, bringing together Discovery's fast-growing MotorTrend TV, formerly Velocity, and a vast automotive digital, direct-to-consumer, social, and live event portfolio, including MOTORTREND, HOT ROD, ROADKILL, AUTOMOBILE, and more than 20 other industry-leading brands. With a monthly audience of 26 million across web, TV, and print, and 110 million social followers, culminating in 2 billion monthly content views across all platforms, the company encompasses television's #1 network for automotive superfans, a leading automotive YouTube Channel, and the MotorTrend app, the only auto-dedicated subscription video-on-demand service. MotorTrend serves to embrace, entertain, and empower the motoring world.

About Discovery
Discovery, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is a global leader in real life entertainment, serving a passionate audience of superfans around the world with content that inspires, informs and entertains. Discovery delivers over 8,000 hours of original programming each year and has category leadership across deeply loved content genres around the world. Available in 220 countries and territories and nearly 50 languages, Discovery is a platform innovator, reaching viewers on all screens, including TV Everywhere products such as the GO portfolio of apps and Discovery Kids Play; direct-to-consumer streaming services such as Eurosport Player and Motor Trend OnDemand; digital-first and social content from Group Nine Media and a strategic alliance with the PGA Tour to create the Global Home of Golf. Discovery's portfolio of premium brands includes Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, MotorTrend, Animal Planet, and Science Channel, as well as OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in the U.S., Discovery Kids in Latin America, and Eurosport, the leading provider of locally relevant, premium sports and Home of the Olympic Games across Europe. For more information, please visit https://corporate.discovery.com/ and follow @DiscoveryIncTV across social platforms.

About The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company
Established in 1971 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Barrett-Jackson, The World's Greatest Collector Car Auctions(R), is the leader in collector car and automotive lifestyle events, which include authentic automobilia auctions and the sale of high-profile estates and private collections. The company produces auctions in Scottsdale, Arizona; Palm Beach, Florida; at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut; and Las Vegas, Nevada. With broadcast partners MotorTrend (formerly Velocity) and the Discovery networks, Barrett-Jackson features extensive live television coverage, including broadcasts in over 150 countries internationally. Barrett-Jackson also endorses a one-of-a-kind collector car insurance for collector vehicles and other valued belongings. For more information about Barrett-Jackson, visit Barrett-Jackson.com or call 480-421-6694. 

Velocity Ups the Ante with "Barrett-Jackson Live" from Las Vegas

Velocity Ups the Ante with "Barrett-Jackson Live" from Las Vegas
Veterans Chris Jacobs, Cristy Lee, Mike Joy, Steve Magnante and Rick DeBruhl return to provide fascinating, in-depth information about each of the timeless vehicles on the grounds and on the auction block.

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[via press release from Velocity] VELOCITY UPS THE ANTE WITH "BARRETT-JACKSON LIVE" FROM LAS VEGAS

-- 21 Hours of Live Coverage Across Three Days Jump Starts Thursday, September 27 at 3 PM ET Exclusively on Velocity--

(Silver Spring, Md.) - The 11th annual Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas auction is coming to Velocity and Discovery Channel starting Thursday, September 27 at 3 PM ET / Noon PT when coverage kicks off on Velocity with seven straight hours of BARRETT-JACKSON LIVE. Live coverage of hundreds of fantastic vehicles crossing the auction block continues on Velocity's BARRETT-JACKSON LIVE on Friday, September 28 at 3 PM ET / Noon PT, and then moves to Discovery Channel for two hours at 3 PM ET / Noon PT on Saturday, September 29 before wrapping up on Velocity for five more hours beginning at 5 PM ET / 2 PM PT.

BARRETT-JACKSON LIVE veterans Chris Jacobs, Cristy Lee, Mike Joy, Steve Magnante and Rick DeBruhl return to provide fascinating, in-depth information about each of the timeless vehicles on the grounds and on the auction block.

The 2018 Barrett-Jackson Las Vegas auction will showcase a wide variety of vehicles from modern day super cars and sentimental favorites to majestic muscle cars and classics from six decades ago. Highlights of this premier lifestyle event include:
· an Elvis Presley-owned 1971 Mercedes-Benz 280SEL;
· a 1968 rotisserie-restored Shelby GT350 custom fastback;
· a 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon, the world's fastest quarter-mile production car;
· a stunning 2015 Porsche 918 Spyder;
· a first year, limited production second-generation Super Series 2018 McLaren 720S;
· and hundreds of more cars and trucks.
BARRETT-JACKSON LIVE Broadcast Schedule (All Times ET):
Thursday, September 27
3:00 PM - 10:00 PM on Velocity
Friday, September 28
3:00 PM - 10:00 PM on Velocity
Saturday, September 29
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM on Discovery Channel
5:00 PM - 10:00 PM on Velocity

BARRETT-JACKSON LIVE is produced for Velocity by Discovery Studios. For Velocity, David Lee and Peter Neal are executive producers and Robert S. Scanlon is president of Velocity and Motor Trend Group Video Content.

About Velocity:
Velocity, which will rebrand to Motor Trend Network this fall, is the only television brand that focuses on delivering automotive content to enthusiasts and viewers. Available in 73 million homes nationwide the fully HD network's programming is engaging, entertaining and informative, featuring the very best of the automotive world as told by top experts and personalities. Viewers can connect with Velocity on Facebook at facebook.com/VelocityTV, on Twitter @Velocity and on Instagram @Velocity. Velocity is a division of the Motor Trend Group, the largest automotive media company in the world that combines the power of Velocity with powerful automotive media brands including Motor Trend, Hot Rod, ROADKILL, Automobile and more than 20 others.

About Discovery:
Discovery, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is a global leader in real life entertainment, serving a passionate audience of superfans around the world with content that inspires, informs and entertains. Discovery delivers over 8,000 hours of original programming each year and has category leadership across deeply loved content genres around the world. Available in 220 countries and territories and 50 languages, Discovery is a platform innovator, reaching viewers on all screens, including TV Everywhere products such as the GO portfolio of apps and Discovery Kids Play; direct-to-consumer streaming services such as Eurosport Player and Motor Trend OnDemand; and digital-first and social content from Group Nine Media. Discovery's portfolio of premium brands includes Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, Turbo/Velocity, Animal Planet, and Science Channel, as well as OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network in the U.S., Discovery Kids in Latin America, and Eurosport, the leading provider of locally relevant, premium sports and Home of the Olympic Games across Europe. For more information, please visit www.corporate.discovery.com and follow @DiscoveryIncTV across social platforms.

About The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company:
Established in 1971 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Barrett-Jackson, The World's Greatest Collector Car Auctions(R), is the leader in collector car and automotive lifestyle events, which include authentic automobilia auctions and the sale of high-profile estates and private collections. The company produces auctions in Scottsdale, Arizona; Palm Beach, Florida; at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut; and Las Vegas, Nevada. With broadcast partners Velocity and Discovery Channel, Barrett-Jackson features extensive live television coverage, including broadcasts in over 150 countries internationally. Barrett-Jackson also endorses a one-of-a-kind collector car insurance for collector vehicles and other valued belongings. For more information about Barrett-Jackson, visit Barrett-Jackson.com or call 480-421-6694. 

Velocity Partners with The National Compassion Fund Las Vegas to Support Las Vegas Victims at Velocity's "Barrett-Jackson Live"

Velocity Partners with The National Compassion Fund Las Vegas to Support Las Vegas Victims at Velocity's "Barrett-Jackson Live"
Throughout the 21 hours of live coverage, Velocity will offer a Text-To-Donate initiative inviting viewers to text VEGAS to 707070 to support The National Compassion Fund Las Vegas.

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[via press release from Velocity]

    

Velocity Partners With The National Compassion Fund Las Vegas To Support Las Vegas Victims at Velocity's BARRETT-JACKSON LIVE

-- Velocity To Host A Text-To-Donate Initiative For 21 Hours of LIVE Broadcasting Coverage -
(New York) - Velocity is joining forces with The National Compassion Fund Las Vegas to generate donations for the victims and families affected in the Las Vegas shooting earlier this month. Throughout the 21 hours of live coverage at BARRETT-JACKSON LIVE, Velocity will offer a Text-To-Donate initiative inviting viewers to text VEGAS to 707070 to support The National Compassion Fund Las Vegas. Each donation garnered will be matched by Velocity up until $100,000.
The National Compassion Fund Las Vegas was created by the National Center For Victims of Crime and dedicates 100% of proceeds to be distributed directly to the victims and is the only straight-to-victim fund of its kind in the U.S.

Velocity's BARRETT-JACKSON LIVE Las Vegas kicks off Thursday, October 19 - Saturday, October 21 with premieres on Velocity and Discovery Channel and internationally on Velocity Canada, Discovery Turbo U.K. and Discovery Channel U.K. The call to action will run throughout the entire three-day broadcast.

For more information please visit Velocity.com/Donate.

About Velocity
Velocity, a division of Discovery Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK), is the only television brand that focuses on delivering automotive content to enthusiasts and viewers. Velocity programming is engaging, entertaining and informative, featuring the very best of the automotive world as told by the genre's top experts and personalities. The fully HD network is available in 71 million homes, and viewers can enjoy their favorite shows anytime, anywhere through Velocity Go - the network's TVE platform featuring live and on demand access to complete seasons. Viewers can also connect with Velocity at Velocity.com, as well as on Facebook at http://facebook.com/VelocityTV, on Twitter @Velocity and on Instagram @Velocity.