Name

Real Time Gaming Network

Website

https://rtgn.tv

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Real Time Gaming Network was a Toledo, Ohio-based e-sport broadcasting network founded in 2014, intending to deliver 24-hour e-sports content to gaming audiences. No active operations, products, or revenue model are documented; its website is currently parked.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Esports Broadcasting

SIC

Television Broadcasting Stations (4833), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Game Streaming & Spectatorship Platforms (BPAMAKAI)

Keywords

• Esports broadcasting
• Esports media
• Gaming content
• Esports streaming
• Esports network

Headquarters

HQ city

Toledo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Real Time Gaming Network is a 24-hour e-sport broadcasting network based in Toledo, Ohio, United States. The company focuses on continuous, around-the-clock coverage of competitive gaming content for viewers. As a for-profit private entity founded in 2014 with 1-10 employees, it operates within the niche of dedicated esports media programming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 24-Hour Esports Broadcasting Network Continuous, around-the-clock broadcasting network dedicated to e-sports and competitive gaming coverage, targeted at esports viewers and gaming enthusiasts.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Broad incumbents

• Twitch: Twitch (owned by Amazon) is the dominant live streaming platform for gaming and esports content. It is directly comparable to RTGN as a destination for live esports broadcasting, but at vastly greater scale and with a much broader content mix.
• YouTube Gaming: YouTube Gaming is Google's dedicated gaming and esports live streaming destination. It competes in the same esports broadcasting category as RTGN but as part of the broader YouTube platform.
• Facebook Gaming: Facebook Gaming (Meta) is a live esports and game streaming destination comparable to RTGN's intended offering, but with the backing of Meta's distribution and capital base.
• ESPN Esports: ESPN's esports coverage is a broad media incumbent extending into 24-hour esports broadcasting. Comparable as a large-scale esports broadcasting property, though anchored in traditional sports media.

Direct peers

• Allied Esports: Allied Esports operates dedicated esports venues and produces esports content for broadcast. Comparable as an esports content and broadcasting operation, though focused on event production.
• Major League Gaming (MLG): MLG historically operated as a dedicated esports broadcasting network and tournament organizer, making it the closest direct historical peer to a 24-hour esports broadcasting network concept.
• ELEAGUE: ELEAGUE was a dedicated esports broadcasting and tournament property airing on traditional TV. Directly comparable to RTGN's positioning as a 24-hour esports broadcasting network.

Emerging players

• Trovo: Trovo is Tencent's live game and esports streaming platform. Directly comparable as a streaming destination for esports content, though better capitalized.
• Hitbox (Smashcast): Hitbox/Smashcast was a live game streaming platform focused on esports, comparable to RTGN as a dedicated esports broadcasting destination but which itself struggled to scale.
• Skillshot Media: Skillshot Media focuses on esports media production and collegiate esports broadcasting. Comparable as a smaller-scale esports broadcasting operation, though more operationally active than RTGN.

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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