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Twitch Signs Exclusivity Deal With Overwatch League
Tomorrow marks the season opener for Overwatch League, with the San Francisco Shock battling the Los Angeles Valiant. If you're interested in checking out the inaugural match, you have a couple of options. In addition to viewing the action on Blizzard's official site, streaming service Twitch has announced that it has signed an exclusivity deal for third-party streaming for the league, outside of China.
Viewers can check out the first match tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. Pacific on the site's Overwatch League channel. You can check out the entire schedule here, if you'd like to plan ahead a bit.
Streams will be available in English, Korean, and French.
Our Take
I'll happily take a couple of streaming options. We've all experienced technical issues with streaming video, and it's great to have a plan B available if a feed goes down – regardless of whether you're planning on making the Twitch or Blizzard stream your first choice.
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