On Thursday, Twitter announced it would be live streaming 1,500 hours of eSports content globally across more than 15 events in 2017.
In a partnership with leading eSports companies ESL and DreamHack, Twitter will stream content around the ESL One, Intel Extreme Masters and DreamHack eSports tournaments, starting on March 4 at the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice. Additionally, ESL will produce a weekly 30-minute highlight show for Twitter and other original content for the social platform.
DreamHack Austin in April will be the first live streamed event from the eSports tournament organizer, with all DreamHack events being shown on Twitter this year.