ESL has announced a partnership with Facebook gaming that expands the existing deal to bring coverage of all global esports events non-exclusively to Facebook, including the Intel Extreme Masters, ESL One, and ESL Pro League for CS:GO.
This is an extension of the deal that was signed last January, and distribution began on January 16 and will run until December. Competitions will be streamed in English in 1080p broadcasts running at 60 FPS, although the ESL Pro League will also run in Portuguese.
Video quality and stability improvements have also been put into effect since the pair started working together, as well as implementing easier ways to discover ESL events.
"ESL brings together a global community of esports fans and aims to deliver amazing esports experiences to audiences around the world, both online and through large scale events," said Ralf Reichert, Co-CEO, ESL. "ESL will be providing multiple sources in which fans can experience our flagship circuits online - including a return to Facebook Gaming to continue bringing content to its rapidly growing audience."
"Expanding ESL content to include all global esports competitions is a way for us to satisfy the growing appetite for watching gaming video content on Facebook," said Leo Olebe, Global Director, Games Partnerships, Facebook. "Providing ESL fans a way to watch esports on multiple platforms is something we know the community cares about, and that's a big reason why all 2019 content will broadcast anywhere ESL chooses to stream. We'll continue to listen and act on feedback from gamers as we work together in building the world's gaming community."
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