Paintball Magazine Paintball Magazine March 2019 Issue | Page 83

inspiration from paintball. I returned to something that worked well. The goal of
the sport in 2016 and all I wanted to do at the NPL is to create a successful sports
the time was play for a D4 team.
league that can bridge the gap between
the paintball world and the world at
JA: What’s the vision for the NPL?
large. We want to turn the player into a
superstar again. To do so, we needed to
The NPL is only one small part of a much build a brand-friendly sports experience
larger company. NPL Advanced Media from the ground up.
(NPLAM) is a technology and media
startup that’s been built around the sport The world has changed since paintball
of paintball. We’re developing a series last made a concerted effort to break
of products that will be deployed over through. I feel like we’re due for another
the coming weeks. www.StreamPB.com attempt.
is the beginning of a premier streaming
platform specifically for paintball, we’ve JA: Do you have dates and locations for
already delivered 800hrs of paintball any 2019 events yet this year?
video. www.fanpb.com is our new fantasy
and chat product which should be in We did announce a 3-event series in
testing as soon as NXL Vegas.
December. Budgets are tighter this
season and there are more events to play
We’re rebuilding the media landscape than ever before. Teams were struggling
from the ground up and working with to do a 3-event series. Rather than cancel
leagues around the world to lift viewership the season, we’ve shifted the model of
and augment their experience.
the NPL away from a traditional season
to a touring product. Teams are free to
The NPL itself has been built to bring cycle in and out as each event is held
the sport back to a “hockey-style” X-Ball independently. We’re now looking to only
format that’s easier for audiences to schedule a playtest and NPL1 this year
digest. I felt paintball evolved right past with a standby date for NPL2.
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