Direct Sports Network or DSN (formerly DeskSite) is a digital media company based in
Irvine, California
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. 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
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-like ecosystem.
Business
DSN operates an Ad-supported
Video on Demand
Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos without a traditional video playback device and the constraints of a typical static broadcasting schedule. In the 20th century, broadcasting in the form of ...
system (AVOD)
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Business 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
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
Major League Soccer
Colorado Rapids
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,[Rapids Website](_blank)
Announcement Houston Dynamo,[Our Sports Central](_blank)
Announcement Los Angeles Galaxy
LA Galaxy, also known as the Los Angeles Galaxy, are an American professional soccer club based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Galaxy competes in Major League Soccer (MLS), as a member of the Western Conference. The club began pla ...
,[LA Business Journal](_blank)
Announcement and Seattle Sounders.[Sport Techie](_blank)
Announcement
NASCAR
Leaguewide NASCAR
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,[NASCAR](_blank)
Announcement
National Football League
Denver Broncos
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,[Denver Post](_blank)
Announcement Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays it ...
,[Russel Street Report](_blank)
Announcement Buffalo Bills
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,[Buffalo Business First](_blank)
Announcement Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine ...
,[SportsPro](_blank)
Announcement Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland. Named after original coach and co-founder Paul Brown, they compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( ...
,[Crain's Cleveland Business Journal](_blank)
Announcement Dallas Cowboys,[ The Post Game Announcement] Indianapolis Colts,[Indianapolis Business Journal](_blank)
Announcement Los Angeles Rams,[Rams Website](_blank)
Announcement Miami Dolphins,[Phin Phanatic](_blank)
Announcement New England Patriots,[Video Ink](_blank)
Announcement Oakland Raiders,
Announcement Pittsburgh Steelers,[Steelers Website](_blank)
Announcement and San Francisco 49ers.
Announcement
New York Jets,[Jets Unveil](_blank)
Announcement
Detroit Lions,[Detroit Lions](_blank)
Announcement
Cincinnati Bengals,[Cincinnati Bengals](_blank)
Announcement
Jacksonville Jaguars,[Jaguars](_blank)
Announcement
New York Jets,[Jets Unveil](_blank)
Announcement New Orleans Saints,[New Orleans Saints](_blank)
Announcement
Houston Texans,[Houston Texans](_blank)
Announcement
National Hockey League
Boston Bruins,
Announcement Buffalo Sabres,[Buffalo Business First](_blank)
Announcement Colorado Avalanche,[Avalanche Website](_blank)
Announcement Columbus Blue Jackets,
Announcement Dallas Stars,
Announcement Detroit Red Wings,[Tech Century](_blank)
Announcement New Jersey Devils,[Washington Business Journal](_blank)
Announcement Philadelphia Flyers,
Announcement Pittsburgh Penguins,
Announcement San Jose Sharks,[Sharks Website](_blank)
Announcement Washington Capitals,[Capitals Website](_blank)
Announcement New York Islanders.[New York Islanders](_blank)
Announcement
Platforms
Available on Amazon’s Fire TV, Roku
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The first Roku model, developed in collaboration with Netflix, was introduce ...
, Apple TV
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, select Smart TVs
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, iPads
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, as well as Windows & Mac desktops, laptops, and tablets.
Corporate Affairs
Directors
Peter Farrelly
Peter John Farrelly (born December 17, 1956) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and novelist. Along with his brother Bobby, the Farrelly brothers are mostly famous for directing and producing quirky comedy and romantic comedy ...
, Sid Ganis
Sidney (Sid) Ganis (born January 8, 1940) is an American motion picture executive and producer who has produced such films as ''Big Daddy'', '' Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo'', '' Mr. Deeds'', ''The Master of Disguise'' and '' Akeelah and the Bee, B ...
, Mark Handler
Mark may refer to:
Currency
* Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic
* Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927
* Fi ...
, Erwin Raphael, and Leigh Steinberg
Leigh William Steinberg (born March 27, 1949) is an American sports agent, philanthropist, and author. During his 41-year career, Steinberg has represented over 300 professional athletes in football, baseball, basketball, boxing, and Olympic s ...
.[Bloomberg Business](_blank)
Board Members
Management
Richard Gillam
Richard James Gillam (born March 24, 1967) is an American entrepreneur, former U.S. Marine, and was formerly ranked as one of the top 10 pairs figure skaters in America.
Business
He is the founder and CEO of Direct Sports Network (formerly DeskSit ...
, CEO.
Offices
Irvine, California
Irvine () is a master-planned city in South Orange County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Irvine Company started developing the area in the 1960s and the city was formally incorporated on December 28, 197 ...
.
References
External links
Company Website
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Online advertising methods
Software companies of the United States