Movistar eSports

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Movistar eSports
Country Spain
Ownership
Owner Movistar+
History
Launched20 February 2017;8 years ago (2017-02-20)
Closed16 December 2018;6 years ago (2018-12-16)
Links
Website esports.as.com

Movistar eSports is a Spanish premium channel exclusive from Movistar+ which was launched on 20 February 2017, [1] being the first one to broadcast electronic sports. [2] The website was opened on 15 June 2017, [3] and from 24 April 2017 it broadcast 24 hours content for seven days per week. [4]

In February 2018 it got integrated into Diario AS, showing esports news. [5] It ended on 16 December 2018 and it moved to social media on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook, [6] and shows amateur and professional competitions on YouTube and Twitch, creating also the club Movistar Riders. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Europa Press (17 January 2017). "Asalto de Movistar al universo de los eSports con canal y equipo propio" (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. ↑ Moya, Pedro (20 February 2017). "Movistar eSports, el primer canal dedicado para los deportes electrónicos". El Español (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Movistar lanza movistaresports.com, su nuevo portal digital de contenidos eSports". Telefónica (in Spanish). 16 June 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. ↑ Alcolea Huertos, Alejandro (25 April 2017). "Movistar eSports ya emite 24 horas al día, además de la ESL Masters CS:GO". Hobby Consolas (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  5. ↑ Castañeda, Santi (21 February 2018). "Movistar y As se alían para la mejor cobertura de los eSports". As.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "Movistar eSports evoluciona su estrategia y se vuelca en el mundo digital". As.com (in Spanish). 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
  7. ↑ Alcolea Huertos, Alejandro (13 January 2017). "ESL y Movistar definen el futuro de los eSports en España". Hobby Consolas (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 May 2017.
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