CGN Announces Strategic Partnership with L2 Productions to immediately expand capacity and scalability for 2025 and beyond

December 9, 2024 - Chicago , IL –

CGN, the Chicago-based live stream media and production company which provides live streaming golf coverage of NCAA college golf, elite amateur, corporate and select junior golf tournaments throughout the United States, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with L2 Productions (“L2”), an award-winning production company based in Austin, TX.

This partnership is designed to provide immediate bandwidth and scalability to CGN. Founded in 2022, CGN has steadily built a reputation for exceptional professional live streaming golf tournaments throughout the US. “Having produced innumerable live streaming golf tournaments for ESPN, CBS Sports and directly for College Athletic Conferences, L2 Productions shares our passion for providing an excellent livestream viewing experience for viewers and players, and this partnership is a critical step in expanding our coverage to college athletic conferences currently under rights agreements with ESPN and other others who have acquired rights of a conference” according to Robert Goldstein, CGN Chairman of the Board. Goldstein added, “It has been a remarkable journey, and I am very excited for the continued journey with our new partner, L2. They appreciate our brand, our deep knowledge of golf (especially at the college level) and the potential we have together.”

“CGN has rapidly grown its brand over the last two years and has become a leader in the distribution of professional live streaming golf tournaments. They have covered some very marquee events and have worked with prominent well-known golf broadcasters, according to Scott Rehling, Founder of L2 Productions. “I am very impressed with their intimate knowledge of golf, and when you combine that with L2’s cutting edge and scalable live production solutions, we think there is a tremendous market opportunity for this partnership. We are really excited about it. “Rehling added.

ABOUT CGN (www.CGNplus.com)

CGN is an affiliate of ESMPN, LLC. CGN provides professional live streaming broadcast and simultaneous social media coverage of college golf, elite amateur, corporate and select junior golf tournaments throughout the United States. Our live professional golf livestream broadcasts feature commentary from former Golf Channel, ESPN personalities, and former NCAA players. For More Information, visit www.CGNplus.com

ABOUT L2 PRODUCTIONS (www.l2productions.tv)

L2 Productions is an Austin based live event production company founded in 2013 who has produced hundreds of award-winning live sport events (including golf) for network clients such as ESPN, CBS Sports, Fox Sports, Cox Sports Television, Flo Sports and collegiate clients including the American Athletic Conference, The Big 12, The MEAC, The Southland, The Sunbelt and countless schools through the NCAA. L2 is best known as an innovator in centralized remote production solutions and has extensive capabilities and crew resources throughout the United States.

CGN FINISHES STRONG Q3 AS IT PREPARES FOR Q4, 2025 SPRING NCAA WOMEN’S AND MEN’S COLLEGE SEASONS AND 2025 STATE AND ELITE AMATEUR TOURNAMENTS

Following exceptional coverage in Q2, CGN is extremely proud to recap select Q3 coverage of premier events, including the following:

VGA National Championship | Grandover Resort and Spa | Greensboro, NC

ODU Evie Odom Invitational | Princess Anne Country Club | Virginia Beach, VA

Current aggr . metrics from YouT ube: Watch Hours:10,000 / Impressions: 1million / Views: 385,000

“We are extremely grateful for another impressive performance in Q3. Following our expanded capacity of professional media team, third-party endorsements, five-star ratings received from Tournament Directors and Professional Broadcasters (with 60+ decades of experience), NCAA Coaches, Players , Parents and hundreds of thousands of viewers on YouTube and other social media attention, is humbling. We are very appreciative of the opportunities in Q3 to provide these professional livestream broadcasts. I am very proud of the hard work from our dedicated team.” According to Doug Rios Ceballos, Executive Producer of CGN, a division of ESMPN, LLC.

“We are thrilled with the continued performance of CGN. Doug and his team of camera operators, broadcasters, graphic designers, production assistants and directors have worked tirelessly to provide a high-quality professional livestream viewing experience in advancing their mission of promoting college and amateur golf throughout the United States” adds Robert Goldstein, Managing Partner of Five G Capital Partners, LLC, the lead private equity investor in ESMPN, LLC, parent company of College Golf Network (CGN).

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ABOUT CGN (www.CGNplus.com)

CGN is a division of ESMPN, LLC. CGN provides professional live streaming broadcast and simultaneous social media coverage of college golf, elite amateur , corporate and select junior golf tournaments throughout the United States. Our live professional golf livestream broadcasts feature commentary from former Golf Channel, ESPN personalities, and former NCAA players. For More Information, visit www.CGNplus.com

COLLEGE GOLF NETWORK (CGN) ANNOUNCES NEW LIVESTREAM COVERAGE INITIATIVES FOR 2024-2025 NCAA COLLEGE SEASON AND BEYOND FOLLOWING STELLAR Q2 PERFORMANCE

Following exceptional coverage last month and Q2, CGN is extremely proud to recap their recent performance of premier events, including the following:

Women's and Men's North and South Amateur Championship, Pinehurst No. 2 | Pinehurst, NC

CDGA Inaugural Chicago Adaptive Open, Cog Hill Golf & Country Club - No. 3 | Lemont, IL

Drip Golf’s "The Grant Horvat and Friends" Junior Open, Forest Creek Golf Club - North | Southern Pines, NC

With impressive aggregate metrics of: Watch Hours: 3,000 / Impressions: 200,000 / Views: 17,500

College Golf Network has expanded its livestream production team to over 20 professionals. With that added capacity, CGN is currently actively securing livestream and social media coverage for the 2024 and 2025 NCAA Golf Seasons, as Coaches and Tournament Directors are finalizing budgets to their Boards and Athletic Directors for approval of their upcoming tournaments.

“We are immensely proud of CGN’s performance in Q2. The complementary third-party endorsements, five-star ratings received from Tournament Directors and Professional Broadcasters (with 60+ decades of experience), NCAA Coaches, Players and thousands of viewers on YouTube, confirmed our expertise in providing a first-class professional livestream broadcast and viewing experience.” According to Doug Rios Ceballos, Executive Producer of CGN.

“CGN (a division of College Sports Network LLC), has confirmed our investment thesis that there is a strong market opportunity for providing professional livestream broadcasts and social media coverage of college, amateur and corporate sporting competitions and events (including golf). Covering live golf, is unequivocally, the most difficult and challenging sport (of all sports) for live production. Doug and his crew of producers and directors have recruited and trained a superior camera team. As we plan to launch livestream coverage for other NCAA and other amateur tournaments and events for other sports, we are very enthusiastic about our team’s proven experience” adds Robert Goldstein, Managing Partner at Five G Capital Partners, LLC, the lead financial sponsor of College Sports Network, LLC.

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ABOUT CGN (www.collegegolfnw.com)

College Golf Network (CGN), a division of ESMPN, LLC is a leading Live Stream Broadcast and Social Media Company which provides professional live streaming broadcast and simultaneous social media coverage of college golf, elite amateur, corporate and select junior golf tournaments throughout the United States. Our live professional golf livestream broadcasts feature commentary from former Golf Channel, ESPN personalities, and former NCAA players. For More Information, visit www.CGNplus.com.

CGN Announces Upcoming Coverage including NCAA Big 12 and SEC Conference Championships and Prestigious 124th Men’s & 122nd Women’s North South Amateur at Pinehurst No. 2, and additions of Hyatt Hines and Deb Spair to Production Crew In furtherance of its steady growth, CGN is pleased to announce their coverage of three premier Golf Championships:

First, Media Coverage April 18th-20th & April 22nd-24th The BIG 12 Men’s & Women’s Conference championship in the Houston, TX

Secondly, Media Coverage April 25th-28th the SEC Men’s Conference Championship in St. Simon’s Island, GA

Lastly, Live Stream & Media Coverage June 23rd- 29th of the Men’s & Women’s North South Amateur Championship at Pinehurst #2 in Pinehurst, NC

CGN is currently in discussions with tournament directors and NCAA Coaches for the remaining of the 2024 Spring and Summer tournaments and its schedule for 2025. “We are immensely proud of Doug Rios Ceballos and Mike Minnehan, EVPs leading the CGN Team continuing its consistent growth and penetration in the industry by offering an excellent viewing experience and offering the broadest possible social media exposure for men’s and women’s college and amateur golfers, programs, and tournaments (including their sponsors). I am also delighted to welcome Hyatt Hines (Player @ University of the South) and Deborah Spair (Player @ UNCW) to the CGN Team, said Robert G. Goldstein, from Five G Capital Partners, LLC.”

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ABOUT CGN (www.CGNplus.com)

CGN, an affiliate of College Sports Network, LLC is a leading Live Stream Broadcast and Social Media Company which provides state of the art live streaming broadcast and simultaneous social media coverage of leading college and amateur men’s and women’s golf tournaments throughout the United States. Live professional color commentary is provided by former NCAA DI Players and produced on location by CGN’s Production Team.