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ESL extends DouYu media rights contract

Esports organiser and production company ESL and DreamHack have announced an extension of its media rights contract with Chinese streaming service DouYu for another year.

As a result of the extension, DouYu has been granted exclusive rights to broadcast the ESL Pro Tour for CS:GO, StarCraft II, and Warcraft III, as well as all ESL Dota 2 competitions and ESL Mobile. The contract covers standard Mandarin and other Chinese languages and dialects.

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According to the release, the deal is said to include sub-licensing rights with streaming and video platforms Huya and bilibili.