Disney has signed a deal with the Korea Esports Association that will bring several gaming tournaments to its streaming platform. Disney+ will be the global live streaming home for Esports Champions Asia Jinju 2026, 2026 League of Legends Some preliminary events before the KSPA Cup and the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026. The agreement expands KeSPA’s arrangement with Disney, which just last year streamed its eSports programs to audiences in Asia.
The first event on the eSports Champions Asia calendar will take place on April 24-26, with professional teams from across the continent competing in a tournament for the sport. street fighter 6, king of fighters xv, tekken 8 and this efootball series. Disney+ will also be an official streamer for pubg mobile And eternal return competitions during that weekend.
It could be helpful for Western eSports fans to have a single location to watch major events taking place in Asia. However, many tournaments are currently free to watch on Twitch or YouTube, so now requiring a Disney+ subscription to watch some of these international competitions may seem daunting. Esports could risk turning into the fragmented set of rights deals that plague traditional sports leagues, where a game each night might be on one of a half-dozen different paid services. It could also mean that co-streamers will see a hit to their viewership, as Disney is unlikely to offer the same kind of broadcast reach that has made the practice popular on Twitch.
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