Editing Paintball media (section)

== Video and television ==

=== Early video coverage ===

Paintball video production developed alongside professional tournament competition.

WARPIG introduced [[PigTV]] in 1997, providing online video coverage of paintball events.

Early programmes included the 1997 Las Vegas tournaments and the 1997 Paintball World Cup.

The videos were distributed using streaming technology suitable for the limited internet connections available at the time.[8]

=== Television broadcasting ===

Professional paintball received television coverage during the 2000s.

The United States Paintball Championships were broadcast on ESPN, introducing televised tournament competition to a wider audience.

The broadcasts featured professional players including [[Oliver Lang]], [[Chris LaSoya]] and [[Ryan Greenspan]].[9]

In July 2024, the [[National Xball League]] announced that professional paintball would return to ESPN through coverage of the NXL Mid-Atlantic Major in Atlantic City.

The professional finals were recorded for an ESPN broadcast scheduled for 4 August 2024.[9]

=== Internet broadcasting ===

Internet broadcasting became increasingly important as professional tournament organisers developed dedicated streaming operations.

[[GoSports]] produced live coverage of National Xball League tournaments, including professional matches, commentary and on-demand replays.

By 2015, GoSports and Casadonte Productions were using multi-camera production equipment and broadcast graphics for NXL tournament coverage.

A June 2016 industry report documented the production of live NXL broadcasts using multiple cameras, switching equipment and digital recording systems.[10]

GoSports subsequently became the official broadcast partner of [[Major League Paintball]], distributing coverage of NXL and associated competitions.[11]