The Overwatch League™ and Twitter Announce Multiyear Content Deal
August 23 2018 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Collaboration includes Overwatch League 2019
season highlight clips
The Overwatch League™ and Twitter today announced a new
multiyear deal to bring highlights and livestream content to the
platform, continuing with the Overwatch League All-Star Weekend,
happening Aug. 25–26 at Blizzard Arena Los Angeles. The
collaboration breaks new ground in creative programming and
video-on-demand content.
Overwatch League All-Star Weekend
With the Overwatch League All-Star Weekend taking place this
Saturday and Sunday, Twitter is making it easier than ever for fans
to join in the conversation. Overwatch League will provide
near-real-time video highlights to Twitter, including the most
exciting moments of the Pacific Division and Atlantic Division
All-Star matchups.
Live Weekly Show
Starting in Overwatch League’s 2019 season, Watchpoint, a weekly
preview show covering upcoming Overwatch League matches, will be
streamed live on Twitter via @overwatchleague. Watchpoint provides
fans with stats, match predictions, analysis, and more.
Highlight Clips
Twitter will drive Overwatch League’s distribution of
near-real-time highlight clips from every match of the Overwatch
League regular season, playoffs, Grand Finals, and All-Star
Weekend.
“From the inception of the Overwatch League, the community on
Twitter has always been one of our most passionate and engaged,”
said Daniel Cherry, vice president and chief marketing officer for
Activision Blizzard Esports Leagues. “That’s why we are
particularly excited to announce this collaboration, beginning with
the Overwatch League’s All-Star Weekend.”
"Twitter is where Overwatch League conversations happen and
we’re thrilled to bring more content to the platform for several
years,” said Rishi Chadha, head of gaming partnerships at Twitter.
“Overwatch League is one of the most Tweeted-about esports leagues
on the platform, and this partnership will bolster that
conversation."
About the Overwatch League™
The Overwatch League™ is the first major global
professional esports league with city-based teams across Asia,
Europe, and North America. Overwatch® was created by globally
acclaimed publisher Blizzard Entertainment (a division of
Activision Blizzard—Nasdaq: ATVI), whose iconic franchises have
helped lay the foundations and push the boundaries of professional
esports over the last 15 years. The latest addition to Blizzard’s
stable of twenty-one #1 games,[1] Overwatch was built from the
ground up for online competition, with memorable characters and
fast-paced action designed for the most engaging gameplay and
spectator experiences. To learn more about the Overwatch League,
visit www.overwatchleague.com.
About Twitter (NYSE: TWTR)
Twitter is what’s happening in the world and what people are
talking about right now. From breaking news and entertainment to
sports, politics, and everyday interests, see every side of the
story. Join the open conversation. Watch live streaming events.
Available in more than 40 languages around the world, the service
can be accessed via twitter.com, an array of mobile devices, and
SMS. For more information, please visit about.twitter.com, follow
@Twitter, and download both the Twitter and Periscope apps at
twitter.com/download and periscope.tv.
© 2018 Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. OVERWATCH, OVERWATCH LEAGUE,
BLIZZARD, and BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT are trademarks of Blizzard
Entertainment, Inc., in the United States and/or other
countries.
[1] Sales and/or downloads, based on internal company records
and reports from key distribution partners.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-looking
Statements: Information in this press release that involves
Blizzard Entertainment's expectations, plans, intentions or
strategies regarding the future, including statements about the
2019 Overwatch League season and the dates and features of the
All-Star Weekend, are forward-looking statements that are not facts
and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could
cause Blizzard Entertainment's actual future results to differ
materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements
set forth in this release include unanticipated product delays and
other factors identified in the risk factors sections of Activision
Blizzard’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K and any
subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. The forward-looking
statements in this release are based upon information available to
Blizzard Entertainment and Activision Blizzard as of the date of
this release, and neither Blizzard Entertainment nor Activision
Blizzard assumes any obligation to update any such forward-looking
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Activision Blizzard and are subject to risks, uncertainties and
other factors, some of which are beyond its control and may cause
actual results to differ materially from current expectations.
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