SC2 in Austrian Economy and Business Newspaper - Page 3

On January 24 2012 23:07 MiED! wrote:
Proof for E-Sports not only carrying its name justly, but also seeming to have arrived in the mainstream comes from an unusual place: ESPN, worldwide leader in broadcasting Sports from baseball to motorsports, is going to start an own TV Channel in 2012, where tourneys and championships of various E-Sports events are going to be broadcast.

On January 25 2012 08:24 Scereye wrote:
I'm 99% sure this ESPN thingie is old news.

I cant remember where i read that, but it was definitaly somewhere on TL, a few months ago.
Its not a channel about e-sports only, but also e-sport behind the scenes/other niche sports and whatnot.

(If my mind tricks me here i'm freaked out. seriously. When i read that article i instantly was like "ah yeah, i did read about that)

Plus, its format. Really high reputation.

On January 25 2012 06:52 Scorch wrote:
I'm bumping this before it is completely buried under other threads. A positive article in mainstream media is always nice, but what I find more important is the following two points it brings up:
Red Bull sponsoring. Red Bull is one of the biggest sponsors in all of sports. This could be potentially huge if they decide to pump big money into the business. Does someone know which teams or tournaments they sponsor? There were Red Bull fridges at HSC4, but to my knowledge it wasn't an official sponsor. Any information on what they are planning?
A dedicated ESPN eSports channel starting this year. Is this actually happening or only rumors? MLG Sundance had a meeting with ESPN last year, not much else is known. Although certainly not a mainstream channel, even a small TV channel could bring huge viewership. Additional exposure can only bring money, interest and growth for eSports.

On January 31 2012 06:28 sVnteen wrote:
awesome article

millions of euros of prizemoney is a bit exaggerated tho xD

On January 24 2012 22:58 HappyVlane wrote:
Yay, now we just need more Austrian pro-gamers.