eSports: YouTube (Google) acquires Overwatch League broadcasting rights succeeding Twitch (Amazon)

News Tank Football - Paris - News #173646 - Published on 28/01/20 at 17:00
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Overwatch League x Youtube - ©  Overwatch x Youtube Gaming

YouTube, an online video-sharing platform and subsidiary of Google, has acquired from the North American video game publisher and developer Blizzard Entertainment, the exclusive global (excluding China) broadcasting rights to the Overwatch League (OWL) as part of a "multi-year" agreement "starting with the 2020 season," on 24/01/2020.

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©  Overwatch x Youtube Gaming
Overwatch League x Youtube - ©  Overwatch x Youtube Gaming

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