Twitch Will Stream Every Overwatch League Match for the Next Two Years

But as 12 of the well-nigh glorious e-sport teams from around the world ring together to compete in the Overwatch League, Twitch has announced a multi-million dollar deal with Overwatch publisher Activision-Blizzard to broadcast all of the league matches live.

The two-year-long bargain, which is said to weigh in at more $90 million, gives Twitch the exclusive rights to stream every lucifer in the commencement 2 seasons of the Overwatch League throughout the world in English, Korean, and French languages. Twitch will stream all the action from the major weekly matches while others will be circulate on Activision-Blizzard'south own platform – Major League Gaming – which hosted the preseason matches of the league.

The two companies are also seeking ways to generate revenue from fans by offer special perks and selling in-game exclusive trade. Fans can also root for their favorite Overwatch League teams by buying virtual applauds – "Cheering" by Twitch and "Cheermotes" past Overwatch.

The deal is likely to make Twitch's presence strong across markets like Korea where local streaming services have dominated the due east-sports arena. China with the biggest eastward-sports viewership, however, misses out of this accordance and IHS analyst Piers Harding-Rolls predicts an independent announcement for the state.

Harding-Rolls highlights that the announcement only a day before the six month-long league commences might take "impacted the negotiations by teams for sponsorships", and could cause League viewership on Twitch to be lower initially, picking up gradually every bit word spreads. Though one expects Twitch to promote this necktie-up heavily across all its channels.

Twitch Will Stream Every Overwatch League Match for the Next Two Years

Overwatch is one of the nigh popular multiplayer titles with 35 million global players and Activision-Blizzard has defended every try to promote the league which is expected to be a huge event for the e-sports manufacture. "The Overwatch League is making a major impact on esports by reshaping the manufacture with city-based teams," said Kevin Lin, Twitch's COO.

Tickets and fixtures for the Overwatch League, which will run until July in Los Angeles at the Blizzard Loonshit, are available on the official website.