Direct Sports Network
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | Irvine, California |
| Founder | Richard Gillam |
| Headquarters | Irvine, California |
Key people | Richard Gillam (CEO) |
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| Services | |
| Website | www |
Direct Sports Network or DSN (formerly DeskSite) is a digital media company based in Irvine, California. The company distributes sports programming with a focus on team-produced content. The network consists of individual team-specific apps (referred to as ‘DeskSites’), as well as a general 'Sports' app with individual teams aggregated together, in a Netflix-like ecosystem.
Business
[edit]DSN operates an Ad-supported Video on Demand system (AVOD) [1] through a network of branded sports apps on many platforms. TV commercials from national advertisers are periodically inserted into premium sports content. The various apps (DeskSites) are both free to install and access.
Programming
[edit]DSN programming primarily consists of platform-exclusive content supplied by individual sports teams, complemented with original programming segments produced inhouse in cooperation with various content partners.
Content Partners
[edit]Major League Soccer
[edit]Colorado Rapids,[2] Houston Dynamo,[3] Los Angeles Galaxy,[4] and Seattle Sounders FC.[5]
NASCAR
[edit]National Football League
[edit]Denver Broncos,[7] Baltimore Ravens,[8] Buffalo Bills,[9] Chicago Bears,[10] Cleveland Browns,[11] Dallas Cowboys,[12] Indianapolis Colts,[13] Los Angeles Rams,[14] Miami Dolphins,[15] New England Patriots,[16] Oakland Raiders,[17] Pittsburgh Steelers,[18] and San Francisco 49ers.[19] New York Jets,[20] Detroit Lions,[21] Cincinnati Bengals,[22] Jacksonville Jaguars,[23] New York Jets,[20] New Orleans Saints,[24] Houston Texans,[25]
National Hockey League
[edit]Boston Bruins,[26] Buffalo Sabres,[27] Colorado Avalanche,[28] Columbus Blue Jackets,[29] Dallas Stars,[30] Detroit Red Wings,[31] New Jersey Devils,[32] Philadelphia Flyers,[33] Pittsburgh Penguins,[34] San Jose Sharks,[35] Washington Capitals,[36] New York Islanders.[37]
Platforms
[edit]Available on Amazon’s Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV, select Smart TVs, iPads, as well as Windows & Mac desktops, laptops, and tablets.
Corporate Affairs
[edit]Directors
[edit]Peter Farrelly, Sid Ganis, Mark Handler, Erwin Raphael, and Leigh Steinberg.[38]
Management
[edit]Richard Gillam, CEO.
Offices
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ OCBJ, Business
- ^ Rapids Website Announcement
- ^ Our Sports Central Announcement
- ^ LA Business Journal Announcement
- ^ Sport Techie Announcement
- ^ NASCAR Announcement
- ^ Denver Post Announcement
- ^ Russel Street Report Announcement
- ^ Buffalo Business First Announcement
- ^ SportsPro Announcement
- ^ Crain's Cleveland Business Journal Announcement
- ^ The Post Game Announcement
- ^ Indianapolis Business Journal Announcement
- ^ Rams Website Announcement
- ^ Phin Phanatic Announcement
- ^ Video Ink Announcement
- ^ Raider Take Announcement
- ^ Steelers Website Announcement
- ^ Cision PR Newswire Announcement
- ^ a b Jets Unveil Announcement
- ^ Detroit Lions Announcement
- ^ Cincinnati Bengals Announcement
- ^ Jaguars Announcement
- ^ New Orleans Saints Announcement
- ^ Houston Texans Announcement
- ^ Cision PR Newswire Announcement
- ^ Buffalo Business First Announcement
- ^ Avalanche Website Announcement
- ^ Columbus Business First Announcement
- ^ Rapid TV News Announcement
- ^ Tech Century Announcement
- ^ Washington Business Journal Announcement
- ^ Cision PR Newswire Announcement
- ^ Cision PR Newswire Announcement
- ^ Sharks Website Announcement
- ^ Capitals Website Announcement
- ^ New York Islanders Announcement
- ^ Bloomberg Business Board Members