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Afreeca
AfreecaTV ( ko, 아프리카TV, short for "Any FREE broadCAsting") () is a P2P technology-based video streaming service. It is now owned and operated by AfreecaTV Co., Ltd. in South Korea after Nowcom's AfreecaTV Co., Ltd and ZettaMedia split in 2011. As of July, 2019 AfreecaTV was listed 4th in the "Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion" list by Forbes. History AfreecaTV initially started as a W beta service on May 11, 2005, and was officially named "AFREECA” on March 9, 2006. The site mainly re-transmits TV channels but also allows users to upload their own videos and shows. Functions such as broadcasting, viewing, channel listing, live chatting, and discussion boards are provided. Users are required to install 'Afreeca Player' for grid delivery. Independent broadcasters called broadcasting jockeys (BJs) deliver live broadcasts to viewers, who can add them to their list of favorite channels using an Afreeca Player tool. Some channels have tens of thousands of viewers at any given ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AfreecaTV Co
AfreecaTV ( ko, 아프리카TV, short for "Any FREE broadCAsting") () is a P2P technology-based video streaming service. It is now owned and operated by AfreecaTV Co., Ltd. in South Korea after Nowcom's AfreecaTV Co., Ltd and ZettaMedia split in 2011. As of July, 2019 AfreecaTV was listed 4th in the "Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion" list by Forbes. History AfreecaTV initially started as a W beta service on May 11, 2005, and was officially named "AFREECA” on March 9, 2006. The site mainly re-transmits TV channels but also allows users to upload their own videos and shows. Functions such as broadcasting, viewing, channel listing, live chatting, and discussion boards are provided. Users are required to install 'Afreeca Player' for grid delivery. Independent broadcasters called broadcasting jockeys (BJs) deliver live broadcasts to viewers, who can add them to their list of favorite channels using an Afreeca Player tool. Some channels have tens of thousands of viewers at any give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AfreecaTV StarCraft League
The AfreecaTV StarCraft League (ASL) () is a '' StarCraft: Remastered'' tournament series hosted by afreecaTV in South Korea. It began its first season in June 2016 and used '' StarCraft: Brood War'' for its first three seasons prior to the release of StarCraft: Remastered. It is broadcast regularly in Korean on afreecaTV. Dan "Artosis" Stemkoski and Nicolas "Tasteless" Plott provide English rebroadcasts on AfreecaTV's YouTube channel. In 2018 and 2019 it ran alongside Blizzard Entertainment's Korea StarCraft League The Korea StarCraft League (KSL) was a '' StarCraft: Remastered'' tournament series hosted by Blizzard Entertainment in South Korea. It was announced in June 2018 and began its first season the following month. It was broadcast regularly in Kore ... (KSL) as one of the two top level Korean leagues for StarCraft: Remastered. On March 20, 2020, Blizzard discontinued the KSL tournament series, once again leaving the ASL as the only top level Korean league for St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Global StarCraft II League
Global StarCraft II League (GSL) is a '' StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void'' tournament hosted by afreecaTV and Blizzard Entertainment in South Korea. This event is broadcast up to 2 nights a week. GOMeXp (formerly GOMTV) had hosted it until the last season of 2015. There is also an English language stream available. The tournament features two leagues, Code S (major) and Code A (minor). The English cast of them is mainly performed by Dan "Artosis" Stemkoski and Nicolas "Tasteless" Plott. Formerly broadcast on Wednesdays and Saturdays on TwitchTV, the programme is now broadcast on Mondays and Thursdays on YouTube. As of the end of 2015 GSL Season 2, GOMTV has given away over 3.6 billion Korean won (over $3.1 million USD) from the individual GSL and Arena of Legends leagues in ''StarCraft II''. Main Events 2010 Open Seasons The 2010 Open Seasons were the first tournaments for the GSL, featuring three initial events with an overall prize pool of 600 million Korean Won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ZettaMedia
Nowcom () founded in 1994, was a South Korean IT Company. Effective 2011, this corporate entity changed its name to AfreecaTV Co., Ltd () after the AfreecaTV Co.,Ltd-ZettaMedia split. The first service of Nowcom in South Korea was ''Nownuri'' which is VT-based online BBS started in 1994 and currently they operate ''Afreeca'', ''TalesRunner'', ''O2Jam'' and ''ClubBox'' as well as ''Nownuri''. Nowcom was merged by Wins Technet, a listed IT company, at January 2008 and listed on KOSDAQ with its original name though and worked together for 3 years, but finally they have been separated again to two companies as they were. Nowcom is still listed on KOSDAQ. In July 2011, Nowcom announced that its assets would be split into one publicly traded company and the other privately held company. Another firm known as ZettaMedia was also established at that date and is a new spin-off company created during the split. Services * Afreeca: Online TV with P2P video streaming service. Users can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proleague
StarCraft II Proleague, also known as StarCraft Proleague or Proleague for short, was the longest running StarCraft league in the world and the most prestigious team league. Hosted by the Korean eSports Association (KeSPA), the league was played offline in South Korea. Proleague began in 2003 with the game StarCraft: Brood War before switching over to StarCraft II in 2011 and then discontinued in 2016. It was broadcast by SPOTVGames prior to being discontinued. History In 2003, the game broadcasting company MBCGame created the KPGA Team League, the first major team league in StarCraft professional competition. MBCGame's competitor, OnGameNet created their own team league in response and so two major team leagues were active in the early 2000s. In 2005, KeSPA merged the two team leagues to create the Proleague, a unified league. SK Telecom T1 swept the first two rounds of the newly formed league and ended up winning the grand finals as well to be the first champion. From its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. It has a population of 51.75 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Silla and Balhae in the late 7th century, Korea was ruled by the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) and the Joseon dynasty (1392–1897). The succeeding Korean Empire (1897–1910) was an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ESPN
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). The company was founded in 1979 by Bill Rasmussen along with his son Scott Rasmussen and Ed Eagan. ESPN broadcasts primarily from studio facilities located in Bristol, Connecticut. The network also operates offices and auxiliary studios in Miami, New York City, Las Vegas, Seattle, Charlotte, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles. James Pitaro currently serves as chairman of ESPN, a position he has held since March 5, 2018, following the resignation of John Skipper on December 18, 2017. While ESPN is one of the most successful sports networks, there has been criticism of ESPN. This includes accusations of biased coverage, conflict of interest, and controversies with individual broadcasters and analysts. , ESPN reaches approximately 76 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brood War
''StarCraft: Brood War'' is the expansion pack for the military science fiction real-time strategy video game ''StarCraft''. Released in December 1998 for Microsoft Windows and June 1999 for Mac OS, it was co-developed by Saffire and Blizzard Entertainment. The expansion pack introduces new campaigns, map tilesets, music, extra units for each race, and upgrade advancements. The campaigns continue the story from where the original ''StarCraft'' ended, with the sequel, '' StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty'', continuing from the conclusion of ''Brood War''. The expansion was released first in the United States on December 18, 1998. ''Brood War'' was critically well received, with reviewers praising it for being developed with the care of a full game rather than as an uninspired extra. As of May 31, 2007, ''StarCraft'' and ''Brood War'' have sold almost ten million copies combined. The game is especially popular in South Korea, where professional players and teams have participated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Overwatch (video Game)
''Overwatch'' was a 2016 team-based multiplayer first-person shooter game by Blizzard Entertainment. The game was first released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in May 2016 and Nintendo Switch in October 2019. Cross-platform play was supported across all platforms. Described as a " hero shooter", ''Overwatch'' assigned players into two teams of six, with each player selecting from a large roster of characters, known as "heroes", with unique abilities. Teams worked to complete map-specific objectives within a limited period of time. Blizzard added new characters, maps, and game modes post-release, all free of charge, with the only additional cost to players being optional loot boxes to purchase cosmetic items. ''Overwatch'' is Blizzard's fourth major franchise and came about following the 2014 cancellation of a massively multiplayer online role-playing game, ''Titan''. A portion of the ''Titan'' team were inspired by the success of team-based first-person shooters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tekken
is a Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting video and arcade games developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment (formerly Namco). The franchise also includes film and print adaptations. The main games in the series follow the events of the King of Iron Fist Tournament, hosted by the Mishima ''Zaibatsu'', where players control a plethora of characters to win the tournament and gain control of the company; the conflict between the Mishima family serves as the main focus of the series' plot, while players explore other characters' motivations in aiming to control the Zaibatsu. Gameplay focuses on hand-to-hand combat with an opponent, with the gameplay system including blocks, throws, escapes, and ground fighting. The series later introduced combos and special moves, with characters also able to stage break arenas. ''Tekken'' is noted as being one of the first fighting games at the time to use 3D animation. Japanese video game developer Namco began the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudden Attack
''Sudden Attack'' (Korean: 서든어택) is a free-to-play multiplayer first-person shooter online game developed by the South Korean company GameHi. On December 2, 2013, Nexon America CEO Min Kim announced plans to discontinue ''Sudden Attack'' North American service. Nexon America terminated ''Sudden Attack'' on January 29, 2014. A sequel, Sudden Attack 2 was launched in 2016. By June 2020, the game had over registered users worldwide and had grossed over in lifetime revenue. , the game has grossed over . Gameplay There are two teams in the game, red and blue. The red team is the Tanzirilo Independence Force, and the blue team is the United Great Force. There are various types of game play matches in different maps. Deathmatch, Destruction, capture the flag, or custom modes (sniper only, pistol only, or knife only). Both teams must satisfy certain conditions, such as defusing a bomb, successful planting and detonation, or achieving a certain number of kills. There are two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vevo
Vevo ( , an abbreviation for "Video Evolution", stylized as VEVO until 2013) is an American multinational video hosting service, best known for providing music videos to YouTube. The service is also available as an app on selected smart TVs, digital video recorders, digital media players and streaming television services. The service once offered a consumer mobile and tablet app, however this was shut down in May 2018 to allow the service to focus on its other platforms. The service was concluded after negotiations on June 16, 2009, as a joint venture among three major record companies: Universal Music Group (UMG), Sony Music Entertainment (SME) and shortly before its launch by EMI. In August 2016, Warner Music Group (WMG), the world's third-largest record company, agreed to license premium videos from its artists to Vevo. Initially, the service hosted only music videos from Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment, syndicated on YouTube and its app, and the ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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