Derby News Network (DNN), based in
Baltimore
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, was an internet
broadcast network
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, founded in 2007, which featured the women's
skating
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Ice skating
*Ice skating, moving on ice by using ice skates
**Figure skating, a sport in which individuals, ...
sport of
roller derby
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. DNN used the internet to collect remote
streaming video
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, photographs, audio, and text from reporters around the world, and distribute it internationally. DNN was frequently cited as an authoritative source on roller derby by other news agencies.
On September 9, 2014, the site's staff announced that it would cease operations and was officially 'retired',
although the site remains online and its pages archived.
References
External links
www.DerbyNews.net— Derby News Network official website
Internet television channels
Roller derby mass media
2007 establishments in the United States
2014 disestablishments in the United States
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