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BLAST Premier secures eight media rights deals

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) esports tournament series BLAST Premier has announced it has secured eight new media rights deals for its 2021 season.

The deals include television channels SportsMax and Nordic Entertainment Group which will see the tournament broadcast in a number of regions, including Canada, India, and Lithuania.

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According to a release, the eight new partnerships will expand BLAST’s portfolio of media rights to over 35 partners, along with BLAST Premier being shown in over 150 territories and 18 languages.

Alexander Lewin, Vice President of Distrubution and Programming at BLAST, spoke on the deals: “We are thrilled to see so many new partners join the BLAST network of leading TV and online channels.