Call of Duty League Will Be Broadcast on Both YouTube and Twitch

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James Fudge

1 year ago

CDL 2023 Streaming on Twitch and YouTube

Beginning Friday (April 7), the Call of Duty League will stream live on both YouTube and Twitch, Activision Blizzard revealed on Thursday. This is a bit of an about-face from December when it was announced that the 2023 season would be broadcast exclusively on Twitch.

But apparently something happened between December and March, and it looks like the league has reversed course on making broadcasts only available on Amazon’s streaming platform. The CDL is also still offering Twitch Prime rewards for viewers that watch matches on Twitch or CallofDuty.com.

More details on this weeknd’s CDL Major IV Qualifying Matches can be found here.

The CDL’s exclusivity deal with YouTube officially expired in January; the first three seasons of the league were broadcast exclusively on YouTube as part of a three-year, $160M USD broadcasting rights deal with the platform.

James Fudge

With a career spanning over two decades in the esports and gaming journalism landscape, James Fudge stands as a seasoned veteran and a pivotal figure in the evolution of esports media. His journey began in 1997 at Game-Wire / Avault, where he curated gaming and community news, laying the groundwork for his expertise in the field. In his more recent roles, James cemented his status as an authority in the esports business sphere as Senior Editor Esports at Sports Business Journal and The Esports Observer between 2018 and 2021.