{"id":570,"date":"2017-06-21T12:09:06","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T12:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=570"},"modified":"2017-10-23T03:58:42","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T03:58:42","slug":"twitch-signs-exclusive-broadcasting-rights-for-blizzard-esports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/twitch-signs-exclusive-broadcasting-rights-for-blizzard-esports\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitch signs exclusive broadcasting rights for Blizzard esports"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Twitch.tv has officially partnered up with Blizzard Entertainment for exclusive third-party live streaming video rights to Blizzard esports tournaments through 2018, which includes Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, Overwatch, StarCraft II and World of Warcraft. <\/p>\n

For the next two years, only Blizzard themselves and Twitch will broadcast Blizzard-sponsored esport content, which grants the popular video game streaming service a significant monopoly over some of the biggest and most watched esports competitions worldwide. Twitch has so far announced broadcasting rights for over 20 “major individual events”, including:<\/p>\n