CS:GO esports tournament series BLAST Premier has announced a partnership with media holding company and esports tournament organiser WePlay Esports.
The two-year deal will see WePlay Esports broadcast BLAST’s global CS:GO tournament series exclusively in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region.
According to the release, WePlay will obtain the Russian language media rights to broadcast BLAST’s remaining events in 2021 and the entire 2022 season.
Alexander Lewin, VP of Distribution and Programming for BLAST, commented: “We’re delighted to welcome WePlay Esports as our latest broadcast partner – with their extensive expertise in Counter-Strike production, WePlay Esports will help to bring the very best of BLAST Premier to Russia for the remainder of the 2021 season and beyond.