wraggster
May 16th, 2007, 22:22
Counter-Strike is coming to the dedicated UK sports channel, Sky Sports Extra, sources have told CVG.
Valve and Sky have signed a deal to produce a program based around Counter-Strike tournaments. In case you need reminding Counter-Strike is the massively popular online team-based shooter.
As we understand it Sky has purchased the broadcasting rights from Valve Software for Counter-Strike in the UK and the firm intends run regular TV shows around organised competitions for screening on Sky Sports Extra.
No further details were available at time of writing but we'll keep digging.
via cvg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=164091&skip=yes)
Valve and Sky have signed a deal to produce a program based around Counter-Strike tournaments. In case you need reminding Counter-Strike is the massively popular online team-based shooter.
As we understand it Sky has purchased the broadcasting rights from Valve Software for Counter-Strike in the UK and the firm intends run regular TV shows around organised competitions for screening on Sky Sports Extra.
No further details were available at time of writing but we'll keep digging.
via cvg (http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=164091&skip=yes)