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TSE Services
Company typeSports Entertainment
Founded1984 [1]
FounderBob Masewicz
HeadquartersLa Crosse, Wisconsin
Key people
Bob Masewicz (Owner and Chief Consultant)
Matt Baker ( National Marketing Director)
Jamel Mallad (Director of AV Integration)
DivisionsManagement Systems
Equipment Solutions[buzzword]
Consulting Services

TSE Services (Total Sports Entertainment, Total Sports Services) was a sports entertainment and game software company. TSE works in the field of sports franchise consulting, A/V production and equipment integration,game operations and sponsorship sales systems management software.[2]

TSE's equipment division provided audio/video production systems design and integration. TSE's Management Solutions division provided event management technology including TSE GameTime ScriptPRO, a game management solution[buzzword] for building and executing event scripts and schedules, and SponsorPRO, a sponsorship sales automation system used to organize, execute, and track sponsorship inventory. TSE sold its services to teams such as the Binghamton Mets[3] as well as the Wilmington Blue Rocks.[4]

Management Systems Division

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In March 2011, TSE upgraded the company's technology platform with the implementation of CoSentry's secure cloud computing network.[5]

TSE GameTime ScriptPRO

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GameTime ScriptPRO is a patented[6] internet based event management software program used by teams and schools of all levels to streamline events, produce scripts, and generate reports. The customizable interface allows users to build their accounts based on their specific needs. ScriptPRO is designed to prevent scripting errors, save time building event schedules, and enhance the efficiency of the production as a whole. The multi-user system allows real time changes to be viewed system wide. The changes can be made on any device with an internet connection including smart phones. Since 2007 over 40,000 games have been produced by ScriptPRO.[7]

Current GameTime users include: San Francisco Giants, Denver Broncos, Miami Heat, and Vancouver Canucks.[8]

TSE GameTime SponsorPRO

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In October 2010, TSE released a new addition to GameTime. It is an internet-based tool for organizing, tracking and validating all sponsored inventory.

On May 16, 2018, the entire TSE Gametime Suite (ScriptPRO, SponsorPRO and PromoPRO) was acquired by Shoflo, an award-winning event production software company based in Orlando FL. [9]

Equipment Solutions - AV Design and Integration

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TSE provided equipment, installation and support for a facility. Video Boards,[10] Video Equipment, Sound Systems, Security Systems. TSE Design-build new audio and video productions or retrofit existing systems/facilities throughout North America.[11] Recent clients included: Pensacola Blue Wahoos, Colorado Springs Sky Sox and West Michigan Whitecaps.[citation needed]

Recent Projects

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Facility Location Team Name
BB&T Ballpark (Charlotte)[12][13] Charlotte, NC Charlotte Knights
MacInnes Ice Arena[14] Houghton, MI Michigan Tech
Convocation Center[15] Ypsilanti, MI Eastern Michigan University
FirstEnergy Stadium[16] Reading, PA Reading Fightin Phils
Wings Stadium[17][18][19] Kalamazoo, MI Kalamazoo Wings
Centennial Field[20][21] Burlington, VT Vermont Lake Monsters
Newman Outdoor Field[22] Fargo, ND Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks
Pringles Park Jackson, TN Jackson Generals
Boomers Stadium [23] Schaumburg, IL Schaumburg Boomers
Fifth Third Ballpark [24] Grand Rapids, MI West Michigan Whitecaps
Blue Wahoos Park Pensacola, FL Pensacola Blue Wahoos
New Bridge Bank Park Greensboro, NC Greensboro Grasshoppers
State Mutual Stadium Rome, GA Rome Braves
Smokies Park Sevierville, TN Tennessee Smokies
NYSEG Stadium Binghamton, NY Binghamton Mets
Metro Bank Park Harrisburg, PA Harrisburg Senators
John Thurman Field Modesto, CA Modesto Nuts
Amsoil Arena Duluth, MN U of MN - Duluth

Consulting Services Division - Fan Experience Enhancement, Creative Services and Event Production

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Total Sports Entertainment’s Consulting Services Division offers expertise and guidance from former executives in the sports and entertainment industries. Services include: Content Creation for video displays, Video Board Design and Sourcing,[25] Seminars and Training, Staffing and Recruitment/Head Hunting, among others. TSE is also known for supporting teams in the opening of new franchises, ballparks and new facility renovations.[26]

List of Recent TSE Partners and Franchise Openings

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Team Name Location League
Wheeling Nailers[27][28] Wheeling, WV ECHL
Great Lake Loons Midland, MI Midwest League
Washington Wild Things[29][30] Washington, PA Frontier League
Muskegon Lumberjacks[2] Muskegon, MI United States Hockey League
Normal Cornbelters Normal, IL Frontier League
Pensacola Blue Wahoos[31] Pensacola, FL Southern League
Southern Illinois Miners Marion, IL Frontier League
Sioux Falls Fighting Pheasants Sioux Falls, SD American Association of Independent Professional Baseball
Wilmington Blue Rocks[32] Wilmington, DE Carolina League
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs Waldorf, MD Atlantic League
Binghamton Mets[33] Binghamton, NY Eastern League
Quad Cities River Bandits[34] Davenport, IA Midwest League

History

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In 1984 childhood friends (Bobby Blues) Bob Masewicz and Bill La Rue were dared to enter a talent competition at Big Al's restaurant and Bar in La Crosse, WI.

Sensing the high demand for entertainers in sports venues during the early 1990s, Bob and Bill founded B&B entertainment (now Total Sports Entertainment). The agency focused on providing sports entertainers to companies worldwide.

At the start of the new millennium, Bob Masewicz developed Total Sports Entertainment. In 2002, Bob joined the Altoona Curve Baseball baseball team as their Director of Entertainment/Promotions.

TSE GameTime ScriptPRO was developed and first released in 2006. The TSE suite of software for the event management sector has grown to include a CRM integrated directly to ScriptPRO. SponsorPRO is designed to assist a staff in selling and managing their inventory of sponsorships.

References

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  1. ^ "TSE Celebrates 30 Years & President Masewicz". avnetwork.com.
  2. ^ a b "Lumberjacks will be playing hockey and putting on a show this year". MLive.com. October 2010.
  3. ^ "The Official Site of The Binghamton Mets - bmets.com Homepage". Binghamton Mets.
  4. ^ (2008-04-03). "I'm Throwing (Blue) Rocks Tonight." Retrieved (2010-02-08)
  5. ^ "Total Sports Entertainment Selects CoSentry to Upgrade Technology Platform". Benzinga.
  6. ^ "Total Sports Entertainment Awarded U.S. Patent for TSE GameTime ScriptPRO : Sports Video Group". sportsvideo.org. 25 September 2012.
  7. ^ "TSE serves 40,000th game with ScriptPRO | the Front Office". Archived from the original on 2013-08-23. Retrieved 2013-07-26.
  8. ^ "Vancouver Canucks: TSE Case Study 2008". yourtse.com.
  9. ^ "Shoflo Acquires TSE ScriptPRO Becoming the Leading Scripting Software in the Sports Presentation Industry".
  10. ^ "Whitecaps extend naming-rights deal, will renovate ballpark". ballparkdigest.com. 14 September 2011.
  11. ^ "West Michigan Whitecaps announce 'seven figure' overhaul for Fifth Third Ballpark". MLive.com. 14 September 2011.
  12. ^ "New Knights ballpark to feature widest videoboard in MiLB". ballparkdigest.com. 9 October 2013.
  13. ^ The Charlotte Observer [dead link]
  14. ^ "Tech hockey unveils new video board". mininggazette.com.
  15. ^ "TVTechnology: TSE Installs Hitachi Cameras and HD Control Room at EMU". tvtechnology.com.
  16. ^ "Fightin Phils to Install $1 Million Project - Reading Fightin Phils News". Reading Fightin Phils.
  17. ^ "WINGS STADIUM LAUNCHES MAJOR RENOVATION | Wings Stadium". Archived from the original on 2013-02-09. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  18. ^ "Wings Stadium officials: Digital technology is necessary for growth (photo gallery)". MLive.com. 19 September 2012.
  19. ^ "Wings Stadium announces $2 million-plus improvement project; will add video scoreboard and high-tech capacity". MLive.com. 19 September 2012.
  20. ^ "Lake Monsters Unveil Centennial Upgrades, Extend PDC with A's -". wordpress.com. 29 June 2012.
  21. ^ "LSI Industries Inc. partners with Total Sports Entertainment on new video display project for Vermont Lake Monsters". ledsmagazine.com.
  22. ^ "Welcome to nginx!". Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-05-30.
  23. ^ "BoomersBaseball.com - Boomers to Power On HD Videoboard Opening Day". BoomersBaseball.com.
  24. ^ "New video board and scoreboard for 2012 - West Michigan Whitecaps News". West Michigan Whitecaps.
  25. ^ "Installation of the Week: Toshiba and TSE Score With Digital Signage at New BB&T Ballpark". Digital Signage Connection. 25 March 2021.
  26. ^ "The Vindicator - Google News Archive Search". google.com.
  27. ^ "Wheeling Nailers". wheelingnailers.com.
  28. ^ "Tri-County Help Center Urges Domestic Violence Awareness Around Holidays".
  29. ^ "washingtonwildthings.com: Press Box". www.washingtonwildthings.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-07.
  30. ^ http://www.washingtonwildthings.com/news/press/index.html?article_id=468 [dead link]
  31. ^ "Blue Wahoos park a winner". Pensacola News Journal.
  32. ^ "Blue Rocks To Ramp Up The Fun In 2008". oursportscentral.com. 10 January 2008.
  33. ^ "Fan Turnout Ranks Second All-Time". oursportscentral.com. 3 September 2007.
  34. ^ "You Gotta See The Show!". oursportscentral.com. 13 March 2008.