DirecTV begin 2008 Championship Gaming Series Broadcast
DirecTV started the second season broadcast of the Championship Gaming Series (CGS) in high-definition. DirecTV’s channel begin the broadcast on The 101, an original entertainment network on Monday, June 16 at 10 p.m. EDT and will broadcast live in HD every Monday and Wednesday night and will close up with North America Final on July 7 and the World Final starting July 14.
“This has been a record year for the video game industry and interest in professional video gaming has never been higher,” said Eric Shanks, executive vice president DIRECTV Entertainment. “Gaming is the most exciting sport to hit the television industry in years, and we’re dedicating the months of June and July so that our more than 17 million subscribers can take part in all the action, live. With the addition of CGS to our sports line-up, we’ve solidified our placement as the gold standard in programming, providing the most and best sports in HD. No other cable or satellite provider can top our sports offerings.”
DirecTV started the broadcast on June 16 at 10 p.m. EDT, the North American (NA) competition with San Francisco Optx against Dallas Venom. Then at 11:30 p.m. EDT the rematch of the summer as the 2007 World Champion Chicago Chimera came with runners-up Carolina Core in a battle for bragging rights. The season will continue throughout the remainder of June as all six teams, including Los Angeles Complexity and New York 3D, vie for a playoff spot and a chance to compete for $1,000,000 in prize money, with the winning team receiving a payout of $500,000.
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