E-Sports Continue TV Push ESPN and Turner, Sparking Enthusiasm and Ire

Professional competitive video gaming provoked its own kind of March madness this weekend when ABC broadcast the Overwatch League’s Stage 1 final on Saturday afternoon. The appearance of e-sports on one of the country’s biggest networks marked a significant step forward for pro gaming’s push towards mainstream awareness, but it also earned the ire of some mainstream sports fans searching for college basketball, the NBA or, at the very least, golf. The mixed dynamic demonstrates the complicated challenge the e-sports industry faces as it attempts to broaden its audience and TV networks experiment with the potential of broadcasting live gaming competitions.

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