Pulse is on Sky Channel 197 & they also have an +1 hour channel on Sky Channel 204 on British Sky Broadcasting entertainment channel in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. It featured coverage of E-sports. In this respect, it differs from other examples of videogame programming in the country, such as Cybernet, which had a broader remit, to cover videogames in general. The channel is closely paired to its own self-titled website. The online resource encourages community discussion, while also serving as a platform to organise tournaments and invitational events, some of which may later be screened, on the channel, via it's flagship programme, "The Match".

While the televised matches regularly feature members of recognised, successful gaming clans such as Team Dignitas, and individual victors of major gaming tournaments including [http://www.worldcybergames.com/6th/2007/tournament/tm_match_matchlist.asp?sort=G070309105 Apollo - Shaun Clark] Xleague.tv also encourages enthusiasts and non-professionals to get involved in the community (and thus, potentially, The Match) through the game-specific clubs and leagues set up in a way that ensures that players of like strength compete together.

History

The channel started in May 2007 as X League.tv but in February 2008, it was revealed that the channel had entered into an agreement with US men's entertainment channel MavTV, who had provided the niche sports content, and the channel would be re-branded as Pulse, which would be made up of separately branded XLEAGUE.TV and Mav blocks, with- according to [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/digitaltv/a89275/gaming-channel-renames-expands-to-ents.html Digital Spy] - XLeague are in talks with other providers to provide further programming blocks.

On Monday 25th February 2008, the Xleague.tv channel was rebranded as expected to "Pulse". The channel still retains all the Xleague programmes and website, prior to the rebrand.

WebTV Beta

A YouTube-style section of the website that allows users to upload their videos. Its main focus is on Machinima, voice-over movies using video games to animate their scenes.

Sources

cite press release
title = XLeague TV launches tomorrow
publisher = Gamesindustry.biz
date = 2007-05-15
url = http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=25013
accessdate = 2007-05-15

* [http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/tvlicensing/cs/1481.htm OfCom's Licence for Pulse]
* [http://www.spong.com/article/12593 Spong.com news report]
* [http://www.binarypictureshow.com/gnews/2007/05/xleague-tv-channel-launched.html GNews Report on Channel's Launch]
* [http://monobrow.blogspot.com/ Ben Talbot's blog]

External links

* [http://www.ofcom.org.uk/static/tvlicensing/cs/1481.htm OFCOM's Licence for Pulse]

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