VYPE Sports Network (VSN) today announced that RSNSports.com has been added to its growing network of high school sports websites.
RSNSports.com coverage of high school athletics in West Virginia — including streaming of games, rankings, and features — will immediately expand the reach of VSN into an area of the country that has passionately supported sports at the local level.
After a decade of operating as an independent entity the site will move onto the VYPE Sports Network with the current ownership group at RSN Sports remaining intact.
CEO of RSN Sports Dana Farrell said that he and his team were ready to take their products to another level.
“RSN Sports is excited to partner with VYPE to help bring the ultimate sports coverage experience to our fans and viewers,” he said. “This new agreement will deliver a rich library of sports content from across the nation right to the door of RSNsports.com fans.
“At the same time, West Virginia teams and athletes benefit from being spotlighted across American. VYPE is a national media brand that is growing rapidly and was exactly what we were looking for to create a more complete experience for our fans and corporate partners.”
VSN will rely on the RSN Sports team for web-based coverage of players and teams as well as its delivery of online broadcasting from premier events across the state.
This marks the second expansion in the Rust Belt region of the country for VSN, of which more is planned.
Farrell said the ability to operate his site as he always had and be part of a co-op with like-minded publishers met with his expansion plans for his brand.
“Our loyal users can expect us to continue the exciting features and productions that have made us the top statewide all-sports network, all while adding nationally relevant content from VYPE,” Farrell said. “This is a very big deal that has been months in the making and now it is go time.
“Our viewers and corporate partners should get ready for the ultimate interactive sports experience in the weeks and months ahead.”
VSN and its assets were purchased in late-2014 by Fieldhouse Media Group, and the acquisition of RSNSports.com was the next step in the development of the brand.
Currently the VYPE sports network operates websites out of Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Cincinnati, Wichita, Southeast Texas, Oklahoma, Utah, the Pacific Northwest as well as its national offerings of Vype.com and NationalHSFootball.com — three of properties also offer print publications dating back nearly 10 years.
VSN is being developed as a network of publishers, reporters, writers, special contributors and affiliates being committed to capturing the high school sports experience in its purest form through in-depth coverage and real-time content; featuring authentic local views in communities large and small across the country.
The vision shared between VYPE CEO Derek Dusek and Farrell was a common ground that lead to a deal being signed.
“Plain and simple, there is no substitute for passion in the high school sports industry and if you spend time with Dana you know that he has it,” Dusek said. “When you combine talent and experience with that passion you can have a winning product.
“Dana and his team used that combination to move to the top of the West Virginia market and we think that adding that to our team will continue to push VYPE forward.”
About VYPE.com
Based in Houston, Texas, VYPE High School Sports is a multimedia sports brand dedicated to publishing created and curated programming across content ecosystems and technologies.
Publisher of the nation’s largest & most successful high school sports magazines and fastest growing high school sports news websites, VYPE celebrates student-athletes accomplishments while providing valuable resource information for families.
About RSNSports.com
RSN Sports is an independent digital sports media company operated out of Charleston, WV. It is primarily focused on high school athletics and centric on the broadcast of games within the state across multiple sports. With written features and local experts the brand has grown to the No. 1 online destination for WV sports.
