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PainKiller: TsN to Power MTV Overdrive at CPL World Tour Finals

By: Jake Ray - Published November 20, 2005 at 7:15 AM EST - Writer Archive
TsN will be live on MTV overdrive for the CPL World Tour Finals.
The Team Sportscast Network (“TsN”) is proud to announce a collaborative effort with MTV® for the CPL World Tour Finals. TsN and MTV will be broadcasting live from web2zone and the Nokia Theatre in New York City as part of MTV’s “GameORZ Week”. The video webcast will be available on MTV Overdrive, a new broadband video channel from MTV.com. The CPL World Tour Finals will showcase the rapidly expanding professional video gaming scene, featuring some of the top video gaming talent from around the world and highlighting the best of the competitive gaming industry. This event represents the culmination of an international gaming competition conducted throughout the year at multiple locations across the world.

Coverage begins on Sunday the 20th at the web2zone Cyber Center and continues through Monday the 21st. The competition then moves to the Nokia Theatre in Times Square for the Grand Finals on Tuesday the 22nd. The winner of the Grand Finals will be named the overall World Tour champion and will bring home a purse of $150,000 USD. TsN and MTV will be providing full video coverage of the entire event, featuring TsN’s trademark commentary and in-depth game analysis. MTV also will feature highlights of the tournament and create a half-hour special of the World Tour Finals to air on MTV on Saturday, November 26th at 8PM during “GameORZ Week.”

“This event represents a large step forward for TsN,” said Hunter Luisi, CEO of TsN. “Not only is it the final stop on the CPL World Tour, it marks the debut of professional video gaming as the emerging sport of the future. TsN is pleased to be working with MTV to provide the best possible coverage for the final stop of the CPL World Tour.”

Stay tuned to TsN and MTV for full coverage of the CPL World Tour Finals!

About TsN
The Team Sportscast Network, L.L.C., is an online broadcast and media organization. Since its inception in 1999, TsN has pioneered the use of online media to deliver programming specifically targeted at the competitive gaming community. Utilizing both video and audio, TsN continues to lead the market through technical innovation and unparalleled quality.

About MTV
MTV Networks owns and operates the cable television programming services MTV: Music Television, MTV2, mtvU, Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite, TV Land, VH1, CMT: Country Music Television, Comedy Central, and Spike TV, as well as The Digital Suite from MTV Networks, a package of thirteen digital services, all of which are trademarks of MTV Networks. MTV Networks also operates and offers joint ventures, licensing agreements and syndication deals whereby its programming can be seen worldwide.

For more information about MTV's GameORZ week and coverage of the CPL, please visit: Games.MTV.com .

Contact
Team Sportscast Network, L.L.C.
Jake Ray, jray@tsncentral.com
www.tsncentral.com

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Awesome, if you go to www.mtv.com/overdrive/ and click on games, you'll see the CPL on TsN thing right at the top. Says they'll start broadcasting in 2 hours.
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Things are shaping up well for e-sports. ;D 'Tis a shame that they're broadcasting the last stand of a game.
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Overdrive doesn't work for me for some reason..
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#3 you have to use ie (lol)
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The video doesn't show up, even on IE.
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close the screen
and redo it ... it will show up
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make sure the popup blockers are off #7
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Ugh, I hate Internet Explorer.
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YES!!!! e-sports expands further !
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Mine works fine on IE, disable the popup blocker with Google toolbar and you'll be fine.

This is awesome. I will be watching on Tuesday.
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esports ftw ;o
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