Twitch: American publisher Riot Games is the first channel to exceed one billion views

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The main channel of the US publisher Riot Games, on the video game streaming platform Twitch, has become the first channel to exceed one billion views, on 26/06/2018.

Riot Games notably broadcasts its flagship video game "League of Legends" on its eSports competitions channel.

The US publisher also said on 14/06/2018, that "60 million unique viewers watched the finals" of the "Mid-Season Invitational" tournament on the League of Legends game, played on 20/05/2018. These finals were "streamed in 15+ languages, across 14 digital platforms and broadcast on 2 television channels," according to the website lolesports.com (League of Legends esports).

League of Legends: audience figures for the Mid-Season Invitational

Mid-Season Invitational: tournament audience on the League of Legends game - ©  lolesports

The broadcasters of the competition

The broadcasters of the Mid-Season Invitaional - ©  lolespsorts

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