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Twitch paid $90 Million to be the exclusive home for the Overwatch League
- Thread starter jbug617
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You know, I have never had much of an interest in esports or overwatch itself, but I hope this thing really succeeds. People are finally putting their money where their mouth is to get something a lot of people are passionate about to the next level. It would be very cool to see this lead to more growth in the field.
Thinking about it more, this might be more as an international strategic move where twitch has less marketshare.
I think the League itself is a hell of an idea and I hope it succeeds. I'll certainly be tuning in.
Go Gladiators.
Go Gladiators.
Yeah, I'm not a huge fan of OW when it comes to viewing. I enjoy playing the game, but I don't bother watching for the most part.
I enjoy watching CSGO because of the clutch plays and the economy factor.
I enjoy watching HS because of the RNG.
OW on the other hand is difficult for viewing at times. Too many particle effects and it can be hard to keep track of everything.
I have no interest in these bizarre American style leagues, the drip of corporate greed.
Street Fighter tournaments, open to anyone, run by the fans where everyone mixes, that's what I live and breath.
Street Fighter tournaments, open to anyone, run by the fans where everyone mixes, that's what I live and breath.
Do Amazon ever release twitch financials ? I'd be curious if it's a YouTube situation where they're barely breaking even or just in the red.
Amazon cares about Prime. This gets more people to adopt it once they add some exclusives behind Prime viewership. More users. That is Amazons main goal.
Guessing you really don't watch much OW as you say. Heh. They addressed a lot of that with World Cup. Much easier to watch with their changes. Not perfect but leagues better.
Everyone keeps saying this. You guys realize that streaming platforms pay licensing fees to publishers for their content? LCS and CWL are all charging streaming sites for their content. It's not just free and these companies just don't click a check box for Twitch or YT for free.
Guessing you really don't watch much OW as you say. Heh. They addressed a lot of that with World Cup. Much easier to watch with their changes. Not perfect but leagues better.
Everyone keeps saying this. You guys realize that streaming platforms pay licensing fees to publishers for their content? LCS and CWL are all charging streaming sites for their content. It's not just free and these companies just don't click a check box for Twitch or YT for free.
Amazon itself has yet to post a profit, so I don't think the really care.
Amazon started reporting profits in 2016 due to AWS.
https://www.recode.net/2017/4/27/15451726/amazon-q1-2017-earnings-profits-net-income-cash-flow-chart
Stop with the misinformation.
Um, other streaming services were likely competing for exclusivity
Honestly, very easily. League usually brings in the most viewers and Tyler1 has been pulling 300k+ numbers.
So wait a minute. Blizzard got 90 million for the rights, then every team HAD to pay them 20 million for joining the league and on top of that Blizz demands that next year they all build a small arena in their home cities.
Add to that the overpriced recolor skins and boy oh boy do they swim in money without even putting out maps or characters.
Add to that the overpriced recolor skins and boy oh boy do they swim in money without even putting out maps or characters.