Direct Sports Network

Direct Sports Network
Private
Industry Entertainment
Founded Irvine, California
Founder Richard Gillam
Headquarters Irvine, California
Key people
 Richard Gillam (CEO)
Products
Services
Website desksite.com

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

DSN operates an Ad-supported Video on Demand system (AVOD) through a network of branded sports apps on myriad 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,[1] Houston Dynamo,[2] Los Angeles Galaxy,[3] and Seattle Sounders.[4]

NASCAR

Leaguewide NASCAR content library; promotion sample.[5]

National Football League

Baltimore Ravens,[6] Buffalo Bills,[7] Chicago Bears,[8] Cincinnati Bengals,[9] Cleveland Browns,[10] Dallas Cowboys,[11] Denver Broncos,[12] Houston Texans,[13] Indianapolis Colts,[14] Los Angeles Chargers[15] Los Angeles Rams,[16] Miami Dolphins,[17] New England Patriots,[18] Oakland Raiders,[19] Pittsburgh Steelers,[20] and San Francisco 49ers.[21]

National Hockey League

Boston Bruins,[22] Buffalo Sabres,[23] Colorado Avalanche,[24] Columbus Blue Jackets,[25] Dallas Stars,[26] Detroit Red Wings,[27] New Jersey Devils,[28] Philadelphia Flyers,[29] Pittsburgh Penguins,[30] San Jose Sharks,[31] Washington Capitals.[32]

Original Content

Charlie's Angels

An original series (in post-production) with host Charlie Weis, who takes highly technical football-centric questions from his three ‘Angels’.

Hire a Driver

An original series produced by DSN in partnership with NASCAR Digital Media (NDM), in which NASCAR drivers pitch fans as to why they should root for them versus other drivers. Currently available on the NASCAR DeskSite.[33]

Stars on Stars

Stars from sports & Hollywood talking shop, life, and what’s next; initial episodes (in post-production) include Eric Dickerson, Charlie Weiss, et al.

Platforms

Available on Amazon’s Fire TV, Roku, select Smart TVs and Blu-ray players, iPads, as well as Windows & Mac desktops, laptops, and tablets.

Corporate Affairs

Directors

Peter Farrelly, Sid Ganis, Mark Handler, Joe Pytka, and Leigh Steinberg.[34]

Management

Richard Gillam, CEO.

Offices

Irvine, California.

References

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