Right Side Broadcasting Network (RSBN), also known as Right Side Broadcasting, is an American conservative media company founded by Joe Seales in 2015. They are best known for their live stream coverage of
Donald Trump's rallies, town halls, and public events on their
YouTube and
Rumble channels.[1][2]
As of January 2024, RSBN's channel has over 1.6 million subscribers and has received 284 million total views.[3]
History
In July 2015, Joe Seales began
live streaming rallies for then candidate
Donald Trump during the
2016 presidential election. After his videos began to accumulate over a million views, Seales tapped into the demand for unedited Trump footage. Thus, Seales created Right Side Broadcasting to "show the full context" of Trump's speeches.[4][5]
Since RSBN began gaining in popularity the company has accumulated hundreds of millions of views on its
YouTube channel.[5]
During the summer of 2016, the company started several shows with Wayne Dupree and pastor
Mark Burns.[1] During the
third presidential debate in 2016,
Donald Trump live streamed RSBN's coverage of the debates on his
Facebook page.[6][7] In October 2016, the company received $40,000 (~$48,060 in 2023) in donations.[8]
On October 24, in collaboration with the RSBN, Trump launched a nightly newscast on his
Facebook page.[9][10] Several commentators wondered whether the company may collaborate with Trump to form "Trump TV".[10][11] Seales, in response, told Business Insider that the speculation was "unfounded."[12] Trump told
WLW that he was not interested in setting up the company after the election.[13][14]
According to Seales, Trump "watched the network a lot" on his private jet during his 2016 presidential campaign and that Trump appreciated the company for showing his crowds.[12] Seales has also stated that he was in regular communication with
Dan Scavino, Trump's director of social media.[8]
In 2016, RSBN was the official live streaming platform for the Trump campaign's Facebook page, where their footage reached almost 300 million views.[15] Their YouTube channel grossed almost 120 million views.[16]
On December 7, 2016, Right Side Broadcasting Network was given access to the
White House Press Room during Donald Trump's presidency.[17] After Trump's press conference on January 11, 2017, Drudge Report featured the network's feed on their front page.[8][18]
On January 19, 2017, the network live-streamed the
DeploraBall.[19]
2020 presidential election coverage
Right Side Broadcasting Network continued covering all of the campaign rallies for President
Donald Trump from the beginning of 2020. The first 2020 campaign rally took place in
Toledo, Ohio on January 9, 2020.[20] RSBN covered campaign rallies for Trump until he took a hiatus from campaigning due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.[21] RSBN began covering campaign rallies once more after President Trump began campaigning again with his
June 2020 rally in
Tulsa, Oklahoma.[22] RSBN also covered
Trump's speech and fireworks celebration at
Mount Rushmore on July 3, 2020.[23]
Over the span of the
2020 presidential election, RSBN's coverage of Donald Trump's campaign rallies received over 127 million views on YouTube.[16]