NBC breaks into esports, starting with 'Rocket League'

[Jim K Global Moderator]

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Rocket League will make its television debut this summer thanks to a new partnership with NBC Sports Group, the companies announced today. This new partnership marks NBC's first big step into the world of esports with the potential for more NBC Sports/esports mash-ups to come.

 

The $100,000 2v2 Rocket League tournament will kick off in July through the online competitive gaming platform, FaceIt, and move onto regional finals through select NBC Sports regional networks including New England, the Bay Area, and other non-NBC regional networks around the world — a first for Rocket League. The grand finals in August will be broadcast on NBC Sports Network in the U.S. and on Syfy in a handful of other countries. 

 

Along with the TV broadcast, the tournament will be streamed live on the NBC Sports and Telemundo En Vivo apps as well as other unspecified social media platforms — traditionally with esports this includes Twitch, YouTube, and potentially Twitter or Facebook.

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Full article at Mashable

 

....really?  Can not say I've ever been a fan of watching other people play games ... wonder how this will work out for NBC?