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About blank-TV

What is blank-TV

blank-TV is a noncommercial project, which has set itself the goal to transfer to multiplayer online games live on the internet and any number of viewers to make them accessible The broadcasting is free and is in contrast to a video stream with appropriate client software of the Games. Mainly, these are Steam based games such as Counter-Strike, Day of Defeat and Team Fortress 2
Die Übertragung ist kostenlos und erfolgt im Gegensatz zu einem Video-Stream durch entsprechende Client-Software der Spiele. Hauptsächlich sind dies Steam-basierte Spiele wie Counter-Strike, Day of Defeat oder Team Fortress 2.
To allow a public transfer, we offer the necessary technical infrastructure and a fully automated reservation system to handle any number of games simultaneously. In addition, we have a team of active supporters, who have years of experience by the relevant know-how in this field. This allows us to transmit not only isolated areas, but now every day several dozen to over a hundred games on peak days, especially from well-known e-sports leagues to broadcast throughout Europe. blank-TV tried so far technically possible to cover the most popular games and the wishes of the community at any time to come forward. We want to not only fans of the renowned online gaming clans live cheer their team, but also lesser known clans allow a transfer to their friends (and enemies). Our service is free for all who wish to use.

As developed blank-TV

Sometime in 2001, bored by two members of the [[: blank:]]-clans (especially the masters runner and Snoopy) in front of their computers. One dreamed of making meetings more popular Counter-Strike clans of the widely accessible, the other wanted to do with its server power and incredible for the time-bandwidth Internet something useful. The result was initially broadcasts its own Counter-Strike matches the [[: blank:]] clan, thanks to matching transfer software called HLTV from games manufacturers Valve - initially only for friends and acquaintances - and later the games of other clans. Shortly after, a web-based booking service was introduced, with anyone who promised an interesting game, a transfer order for his own match and this could acquaint a wider audience. In the course of time the requests, however, and the two realized that their idea would catch on, and began building a small team. In 2002 joined by Gerde and Vasco. So that the team was a faithful follower and an expert in many technical things. With the support of the two tatkräfigten were gradually simplified the previously manually performed steps and be reasonably automated. blank-TV has been increasingly successful and the team was complemented by numerous other supporters. With the success but also increased the number of daily transfers rapidly. The growing demand and höherere attention could be initially offset by continued personal commitment. Lack of support of commercial sponsors, but in April 2004 for the regular operation of the necessary hardware and bandwidth no longer be privately financed. Moreover, the immense personal cost of the core team for a free service was no longer justified - with the result that blank-TV hired the service. Since blank-TV several partnerships with various leagues such as ESL conversation, ripped the setting of the blank-TV operation, a large hole in the German Broadcasting Market ". In no time, however, flew many emails from fans erschrockenenen with expressions of sympathy. Shortly afterwards, were also serious offers to blank-TV presented us with more manpower to assist free of charge provided servers and even with grants to get the broadcasting operation to continue. Vasco and Snoopy were then unable to continue to put much of their free time in the project. Gerde wanted to admit it but do not go that several years of work, which was invested in blank-TV, just like that should be lost. So he finally took an offer from NGZ, where already been previously blank-TV Server were located on the transfer, and launched with the support of the whole [[: blank:]] clan in the back of the new project (or rather, by ) to try a new start - or as he said "to be able to empathize with why it just had to end like this." Given the necessary support of the sponsor NGZ went blank-TV back on air. The same server, which ran from now cheaper by 100%, which is a cost for the first time, transmitted on 8 May 2004, again matches well-known large and continue as before by small and unknown clans. Since then, more than 100,000 spectators attended the live broadcasts of blank-TV on in the world's largest HLTV transmission so far (ESWC Finals in 2004) have through the international network HLTV 35,000 spectators following the action, including more than 10,000 in blank-TV. In early 2005 it was finally so far that the first time and was completed in published next located specifically intended for blank-TV website. Concurrently, Vasco be a bit longer in the development stage booking with the telling name "Metatron" is finished, which automates the first time, HLTV-operation with completely blank-TV and 24 hours a day, 7 days a week throughout blank-TV with significantly more capacity - only limited by the available computing power and network bandwidth - provides. This Java-based system runs in a separate application server and verplant booking requests on the available Linux server starts to fill at the HLTV proxies or SourceTV and control over the transfers. Meanwhile, blank-TV transmits more than 3,000 transfers per month with an average 40,000 spectators. Through the development in the games market blank übeträgt not just TV games based on Half-Life HLTV's transfer module, but now also to its successor SourceTV for Counter-Strike: Source, Day Of Defeat: Source or Team Fortress 2

Who is behind blank-TV

blank-TV|Vasco - Project management, system development and network
blank-TV|ReNo - Headadmin
blank-TV|Runner - Founder and Web Development
blank-TV|Gerde - Honorary Member
blank-TV|Snoopy - Founder, dog, and Honorary Member

Besides the core team is blank-TV from a variable number of admins actively support us and in our IRC channel # blank offer support around blank-TV. In addition, they also provide the daily broadcast operation. We thank you expressly for each individual who has been in recent years with us and has helped build up blank-TV.

blank-TV in the future

blank-TV will continue to offer free broadcasts to all interested parties via HLTV and SourceTV. We are also developing our service continuously. In addition to an expanded support, we try to use the time gained to now, if technically feasible, to allow transfers of other games.