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Torchise
Profile Joined May 2012
Canada245 Posts
May 09 2018 02:39 GMT
#181
Apparently, Riot won a Sports Emmy, whatever that is:

https://blitzesports.com/lol/article/3384/riot-games-wins-sports-emmy-2017-worlds-championship-broadca
The baylife, it burns!
AdsMoFro
Profile Joined January 2015
Japan4761 Posts
May 25 2018 15:39 GMT
#182
http://www.espn.com/esports/story/_/id/23597723/league-legends-broadcast-espn

LoL on ESPN+. BAMTech deal dead.
Que Sera Sera
Redox
Profile Joined October 2010
Germany24794 Posts
May 25 2018 16:22 GMT
#183
Sucks for the teams and Riot. But personally I dont mind it because it means there will be no exclusive broadcasters and we can still choose where we watch.
Off-season = best season
Numy
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
South Africa35471 Posts
May 25 2018 16:47 GMT
#184
To my knowledge the BAMTech thing was about a mobile app and not the youtube/twitch streams. I doubt we'd see them going exclusive on those platforms for a long time. The money they get from exclusivity has to outweigh all the exposure they lose and since the esports side is purely about exposure that seems like a terrible idea.

Riot is silly but they not ESL levels of dumb.
cLutZ
Profile Joined November 2010
United States19574 Posts
May 25 2018 17:02 GMT
#185
On May 26 2018 01:47 Numy wrote:
To my knowledge the BAMTech thing was about a mobile app and not the youtube/twitch streams. I doubt we'd see them going exclusive on those platforms for a long time. The money they get from exclusivity has to outweigh all the exposure they lose and since the esports side is purely about exposure that seems like a terrible idea.

Riot is silly but they not ESL levels of dumb.

But that's basically the opposite of what the franchise model promised. They need massive broadcast deals for any team to ever be able to justify the investment.
Freeeeeeedom
Gahlo
Profile Joined February 2010
United States35174 Posts
May 25 2018 21:08 GMT
#186
I believe the plan was to create a paywall app/service that allowed viewers to mess around with metrics in real time. The goal wasn't to shift where the viewerbase watched, but to give a premium viewing platform.
cLutZ
Profile Joined November 2010
United States19574 Posts
May 25 2018 22:49 GMT
#187
If they want to make a premium service it needs to have fan streams where its just like TSM homers announcing or hotshot and regi just talking during the games.

In fact, both of those are good ideas that could actually squeeze out a few sheckles.
Freeeeeeedom
DarkCore
Profile Joined March 2011
Germany4194 Posts
May 26 2018 18:57 GMT
#188
Those things are all possible, I could totally imagine that if they got a private platform that made money, teams would run their own casts. Riot isn't interested in keeping their viewers on their own platform, so long as they support the game somewhere else.

But it doesn't seem feasible solely based on ad revenue, hence why sponsorship is required. If a caster costs 50k, which is probably way too low, you'd need to rake in big numbers on each stream to break even, and the West simply doesn't have that viewer base.
Fixed a bug where LeBlanc could lose
Gahlo
Profile Joined February 2010
United States35174 Posts
May 26 2018 19:29 GMT
#189
As a side note, ESPN+ is a paid service. Disney is using it to bring potential viewers who don't dabble in the youtube/twitch sections of the internet to the game and, through extension, their service.
AdsMoFro
Profile Joined January 2015
Japan4761 Posts
May 26 2018 19:33 GMT
#190
Idk, I don't think esports necessarily should go the paid service route. Doesn't need to follow everything about sports. Needs to leverage its unique situation. There are heaps of monetization routes that Riot can go for if they want to.
Que Sera Sera
AdsMoFro
Profile Joined January 2015
Japan4761 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-31 05:02:56
May 31 2018 05:02 GMT
#191
http://lpl.qq.com/

Demacia Cup for some offseason pro league

LCK schedule out June 5th. Summer season of Liquibets to follow.
Que Sera Sera
Ansibled
Profile Joined November 2014
United Kingdom9872 Posts
May 31 2018 14:51 GMT
#192
What patch is Demacia cup on?
'StarCraft is just a fairy tale told to scare children actually.'
TL+ Member
AdsMoFro
Profile Joined January 2015
Japan4761 Posts
May 31 2018 16:04 GMT
#193
On May 31 2018 23:51 Ansibled wrote:
What patch is Demacia cup on?


No idea but Snake got sent out in straight sets. Letting down their fans early this split.
Que Sera Sera
AdsMoFro
Profile Joined January 2015
Japan4761 Posts
May 31 2018 16:07 GMT
#194
Oh and this is coming up on the 10th. South Korea and Japan teams already announced. And um...North Korea is playing lol...

https://liquipedia.net/leagueoflegends/Asian_Games/2018/East_Asia
Que Sera Sera
Gahlo
Profile Joined February 2010
United States35174 Posts
May 31 2018 16:24 GMT
#195
On June 01 2018 01:07 AdsMoFro wrote:
Oh and this is coming up on the 10th. South Korea and Japan teams already announced. And um...North Korea is playing lol...

https://liquipedia.net/leagueoflegends/Asian_Games/2018/East_Asia

Riot is going to fix Korea.
Yorbon
Profile Joined December 2011
Netherlands4272 Posts
Last Edited: 2018-05-31 16:35:56
May 31 2018 16:26 GMT
#196
On June 01 2018 01:07 AdsMoFro wrote:
Oh and this is coming up on the 10th. South Korea and Japan teams already announced. And um...North Korea is playing lol...

https://liquipedia.net/leagueoflegends/Asian_Games/2018/East_Asia
Is there a source that says they are actually going to field a team? Or are they only listed because their NOC is part of the Asian Games?

https://www.lolesports.com/en_US/articles/league-legends-selected-one-esports-titles-2018-asian-games

Due to the highly competitive nature of East Asia Qualifier - which includes China, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Macau, & Japan - the top three teams will receive invitations to the games.


On the other hand, the article also mentions 45 participating countries. Assuming liquipedia didn't forget another country, the total number of countries including NK is 45.
chipmonklord17
Profile Joined February 2011
United States11944 Posts
May 31 2018 20:01 GMT
#197
On June 01 2018 01:04 AdsMoFro wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 31 2018 23:51 Ansibled wrote:
What patch is Demacia cup on?


No idea but Snake got sent out in straight sets. Letting down their fans early this split.


Snake lost to Aatrox top of all things. Sad days. In fact a lot of these comps seem really strange, even for China standards. I'm curious what patch they're on that gives such champion diversity
LightningStrike
Profile Joined February 2011
United States14277 Posts
May 31 2018 20:15 GMT
#198
https://schalke04.de/esports/en/2018/05/31/new-addition-for-royal-blue-s04-esports-signs-maurice-amazing-stueckenschneider
Amazing joins S04
May the next light shine/Former #1 Alliance LoL fan/ Current Teamliquid LoL Fan
Gahlo
Profile Joined February 2010
United States35174 Posts
May 31 2018 20:16 GMT
#199
Stueckenschneider continues to be my favorite last name ever.
cLutZ
Profile Joined November 2010
United States19574 Posts
May 31 2018 20:42 GMT
#200
How are all those sick Mundo and Udyr picks in Demacia cup coming?
Freeeeeeedom
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