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Disney signs multi-year deal to broadcast Overwatch League across ESPN, ABC, digital platforms, and Disney XD
Overwatch League broadcasts on Disney and ESPN platforms begin Wednesday with the Season 1 playoffs.
Shaq’s back for ELEAGUE charity Street Fighter V tournament, with Jimmy Rollins, Baron Davis and Natalie Eva Marie
After a controversial win in last year's charity Street Fighter V tournament, Shaq has returned for a rematch with Marie.
Esports are one step closer to Olympics with debut at upcoming 2018 Asian Games
esports to the Olympics?
Turner’s ELEAGUE debuts its first reality series, “ELEAGUE The Challenger: Street Fighter V”
Turner's ELEAGUE is diving into the reality show waters, offering contestants a chance to compete for a slot in the full Street Fighter V Invitational 2018 for a prize pool of $250,000.
NBA TV to air NBA 2K League draft, with Adam Silver announcing first pick
The draft will feature 17 teams, all owned by NBA franchises, selecting from a pool of 102 gamers.
ESPN, Disney will air a whole bunch of Madden-centric eSports content between now and the NFL Draft
The deal will see new Madden shows on both ESPN2 and Disney XD this spring.
New ELEAGUE Cup: Rocket League will have features on TBS, games on Twitch/YouTube
Turner's new ELEAGUE initiative will see matches shown digitally, but feature content shown on TV.
Brooklyn Nets’ Jeremy Lin appears on ELEAGUE Road To The International
Lin's a long-time esports fan, especially of Dota 2.
Nielsen launches esports measurement division to track audience, sponsorship, investments
It's been hard to compare esports audiences to traditionally-measured sports, but Nielsen is hoping to change that.
Turner’s next esports move is a four-part behind-the-scenes feature series on Dota 2 event
ELEAGUE|Road To The International Dota 2 Championships will air on TBS in August.
NBC dives into esports with Rocket League tourney spread across regional networks, NBCSN
Will Rocket League take off for NBCSN and the NBC regional networks?
Yahoo continues its layoffs, and shuts down its esports vertical
The Yahoo layoffs continue as part of the Verizon acquisition and combination with AOL.
Why Major League Gaming’s Chris Puckett watches film of Kirk Herbstreit calling football
Football and esports broadcasts have more in common than you might think.
NBA 2K eSports league latest sign of changing times for broadcast TV
Deals like the NBA's esports league will continue as sports leagues and conferences continue to consolidate content ownership.
