ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) announced Tuesday that it has expanded its long-standing global partnership with Twitch and expanded its streaming offering on YouTube to give both platforms non-exclusive distribution rights in a bid to reach more audiences.
EFG did not reveal the duration of these expanded partnerships or financial terms.
The Twitch and YouTube live broadcasts of EFG’s properties (DreamHack, ESL, FACEIT) will now include ESL Pro Tour for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the Snapdragon Pro Series, Dota 2, ESL Pro Tour for StarCraft II, and ESL R1 (YouTube/Twitch). ESL Impact will begin airing on Twitch first, followed by a YouTube offering “soon,” according to EFG.
EFG’s next big offering, IEM Katowice 2023, takes place Feb. 1 – 12, and will be broadcast on ESL’s Counter-Strike Twitch and YouTube channels, as well as through other dedicated broadcast partners.