SportTechie · Aug 23, 2018
Twitter Will Carry Overwatch League Highlights, Weekly Show
A view of the crowd during the Overwatch League Grand Finals at Barclays Center on Jul. 27, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Matthew Eisman/Getty Images for Blizzard Entertainment)Twitter has agreed to a multi-year content arrangement with the Overwatch League to share highlights and produce a weekly esports show on league activity.
The agreement, which was announced on Thursday, begins this weekend with near real-time highlights from the Overwatch League All-Star Weekend, taking place at Blizzard Arena in Los Angeles. Clips of the action will be produced throughout the OWL’s regular season and playoffs every year for the duration of the deal. (The exact number of years was not specified.)