Streaming platform Twitch has launched a sports section. In this article, you will find out what content is already in it, what is planned to do and what, according to Telecomasia.net, are the basic premises for the appearance of the section.
Recall that initially, Twitch positioned itself as a platform for broadcasting games, but in recent years, everything has changed a lot. Streamers watch and discuss various videos with each other, conduct master classes, creative and educational broadcasts.
The sports on Twitch appeared on the platform a few weeks after Amazon (which owns Twitch) launched free EPL broadcasts for the British. The company did not stop there, showing some UEFA Champions League games to the people of Germany. Twitch last year agreed with the NFL to officially broadcast American football matches. All this was done to increase the audience of the streaming platform and attract those viewers who are more interested in real sports than eSports and various video games.
Soon, the twitchsports channel, created with the support of Juventus, PSG, Real Madrid, Arsenal and other famous clubs, will start broadcasting matches of the NBA, NHL, RFL, UEFA Champions League, UFC fights and other major tournaments (you can bet on these events at the best bookmakers from Meta.reviews ratings). The channel will also post exclusive content, interviews, highlights, talk shows and match reviews. Some materials are available right now.
The channel started working in July. From its main page, the user has the opportunity to go to other channels that broadcast or analyze sports events, gaining the attention of thousands of subscribers.
According to experts, twitchsports is quite in demand as now it has 31,000 subscribers. On the very first day, when Twitch showed Premier League matches in test mode, viewers from the UK showed a very high interest in these broadcasts.
Experts point out that sports matches and events have been shown not only on TV channels for quite some time but also on popular platforms such as YouTube and Facebook. Sports were also present on Twitch before, but there was no separate section for it. Channels that broadcast sports had to use other categories such as Fitness & Health.
Tens of thousands of spectators have been watching the chess championships on the platform for several years. During the lockdown, the Korean Baseball League set the record for views. Every day, the tournament attracted 30,000 people in front of the screens, which showed how important the sport is on Twitch.
According to experts, the quarantine due to the coronavirus played a significant role in popularizing sports on the platform. Famous athletes, being on self-isolation, streamed very often to the delight of fans. They had the opportunity to get to know Thibaut Courtois, Charles Leclerc, De’Aaron Fox and other athletes better by asking them questions during the broadcasts.
Other celebrity athletes did not interact with fans but actively participated in online tournaments. Gareth Bale, Alexander Ovechkin, Gordon Hayward and others enjoyed playing sports games like FIFA or NHL, as well as CS:GO, PUBG and League of Legends familiar to Twitch.
The high viewer interest in all of these broadcasts was the reason why the leaders of the streaming platform paid
