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Video: DIY Network's Groundbreaking Interactive Home Building Series, Blog Cabin, Returns for a Second Season on August 14 at 9 p.m. ET
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- From the floor plan and roof
style, all the way down to the bathroom tile, millions logged on to
DIYNetwork.com to participate in "citizen design" to help create a waterfront
vacation home. Built by a roster of DIY Network's expert hosts, the process
will be documented in the second season of DIY's hugely successful Blog Cabin,
the first-ever interactive home building series, premiering August 14 at
9 p.m. ET and airing every Thursday at 9 p.m. ET and 9:30 p.m. ET.
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In January of this year, all were invited to DIYNetwork.com to vote on
more than 40 different design features for the fabulous lakefront property.
With over three million votes cast and thousands of bloggers participating in
ongoing interactive dialogue, DIY viewers can watch the walls take shape next
month in each half-hour installment of the 13-episode series, as well as enter
for a chance to win the Blog Cabin.
Expert host Ahmed Hassan and 11 experts from DIY's most popular home
improvement shows including Amy Matthews, Jason Cameron, Chris Grundy, Dean
Marsico and Derek Stearns will walk viewers through each step of the building
process, while Hassan blogs online to reveal behind-the-scenes outtakes. DIY's
expert hosts also keep bloggers and viewers up-to-date throughout the building
process with video blogs -- giving a sneak peek of what's coming up next on
the Blog Cabin series.
Plus, DIY Network opens its Blog Cabin doors to This Old House experts,
host Kevin O'Connor and landscape contractor Roger Cook, who build a fire pit
for the vacation hideaway, marking the first time ever that these home
improvement heavyweights are collaborating for an episode of a DIY original
series. Online users can log on to DIYNetwork.com from August 14-September 29
for a chance to win the cabin, which will be given away to one lucky
sweepstakes winner in late fall.
DIY's 2008 Blog Cabin is being built in cooperation with Barna Log Homes
and Rustic Design Construction Group on a lakefront property provided by
Lakefront Estates inSpring City, a bedroom community ofChattanooga,
Tennessee. The series premiered in 2007 and was a huge success online and
on-air. The first year of DIY's interactive initiative resulted in 3.2 million
sweepstakes entries, 1.2 million page views and 1.5 million IPIX tours, and
100,000+ video plays. Great locales are already vying to be the next location
of DIY Network's Blog Cabin in 2009!
For more information on DIY Network's Blog Cabin, visit
www.DIYNetwork.com. DIY Network is available nationwide on DISH Network Ch.
111 and DirecTV Ch. 230. For additional cable channel designations, visit
www.DIYNetwork.com/tv.
About DIY Network
From the makers of HGTV and Food Network, DIY Network is the go-to
destination for rip-up, knock-out home improvement television. DIY's programs
and experts answer the most sought-after questions and offer creative projects
for do-it-yourself enthusiasts. One of the fastest growing digital networks
and approaching 50 million homes, DIY's programming covers a broad range of
categories including home improvement and crafts. DIY's award-winning Web
site, www.DIYNetwork.com, is a leader in the Nielsen/NetRatings' Home and
Garden category. The site features broadband video channels including home
improvement, crafts, automotive, gardening and woodworking, along with
step-by-step instructions totaling more than 20,000 projects online.
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