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Team Sportscast Network
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The Team Sportscast Network, or TsN, was an online broadcast and media organization. TsN was originally named the "Tribes Shoutcast Network" and was founded in 1999 by the Starsiege: Tribes players and Tribalwar members Beatstick, Wonderdog, and Ratorasniki. TsN promoted the competitive gaming industry (or e-sports) via its live video and audio streams. By calling matches of online gaming leagues, or "'casting", TsN provided a unique service that makes competitive gaming seem more like professional sports in many different ways. TsN is now defunct according to Adam Ruzzo, presenter of Tales of Heroes and former TsN team member. A new network called "Gamefire" has been formed by the founder of TsN, with a website currently in beta. Details of TsN's downfall have not been released and the homepage is no longer functioning. As of August 07, 2007, the TsN website now redirects to the new Gamefire website.
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SHOUTcast etymology
During the infancy of calling video game/e-sports matches, the most affordable and easiest way to broadcast via internet radio was using Nullsoft's SHOUTcast streaming technology. Even today, SHOUTcast is the industry standard for online game match broadcasting. Due to this early use of the SHOUTcast moniker, those who would call matches via internet radio were called "shoutcasters", or more commonly, "casters". TsN led the industry in this field and has become one of the leading media outlets. TsN also evolved into full video coverage of all events, one of the very few that do this.
Brief synopsis of the Team Sportscast Network
The Team Sportscast Network, L.L.C., was an online broadcast and media organization. Since its inception in 1999, TsN pioneered the use of online media to deliver programming specifically targeted at the multiplayer gaming community. Utilizing both audio and video, TsN led the market through technical innovation and unparalleled quality.
While maintaining its ultimate goal of assisting the advancement of competitive multiplayer gaming, the Team Sportscast Network has also expanded its horizons to appeal more to the main stream gaming community. Consisting of a keen and accomplished staff of the most talented on-air personalities, the Team Sportscast Network exceled in its presentation of action commentary and entertaining shows. TsN's content encompassed the entire industry, from comprehensive productions aimed at specific games and groups, to entertaining shows that appealed to the general public.
Shows
- In the Crosshair
- Tales of Heroes
- Urban Radio
- Epileptic Gaming
Events that were covered by TsN
- World Series of Video Games
- KODE5
- Team Warfare League
- Electronic Sports League (Europe)
- CyberEvolution League
- Cyberathlete Professional League
- Cyberathlete Amateur League
Previous TsN Team
- Hunter Luisi - CEO, USA
- Brian Kennedy - CIO, USA
- Dodd Perry - COO, USA
- Matt Kraft - Management, USA
- Alex Hackney - Broadcast Talent/Video Engineer, USA
- Andrew Horton - Broadcast Talent/Behind the scenes/Video Engineer, USA
- Bret Lutz - Broadcast Talent, USA
- Garbiel David - Broadcast Talent, USA
- Glenn Lane - Broadcast Talent, CAN
- Patrick Flannigan - Broadcast Talent, USA
- Marcus Graham - Broadcast Talent, USA
- Allison Suttles - Broadcast Talent, USA
- Cody McKown - Broadcast Talent, USA
- Keith Haney - Video Engineer/Behind the Scenes, CAN
- "Dusty" Dave La France - Broadcast Talent/Video Engineer, CAN
- Kyle Soloman - Broadcast Talent, CAN
- Adam Ruzzo - Broadcast Talent, USA
- Sean McCoy - Broadcast Talent, CAN
- Brad Dunajcik - Broadcast Talent, USA
- Chi Mo - Broadcast Talent, USA
- Joseph Seifert - Audio Imaging/Broadcast Talent , USA
