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Inside ESPN's exit from dedicated esports coverage and what it means for media

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The network covered championships, livestreaming contests on Twitch, and expanded into general gaming coverage. My colleagues Dan Whateley and Ashley Rodriguez spoke with laid-off employees and industry insiders about ESPN's abrupt exit. An ESPN spokesperson declined to comment on the financials but said: "Our dedicated, daily esports coverage ultimately was unable to achieve the reach or scale to break through or make a meaningful impact, so we've made the decision to put resources elsewhere."

 

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SAI i'm proud of this move , ESPN finally realizes Esports is rigged and controlled by Tencent with corrupted Que's & fake bot accounts that sabotage regional games for the promotion of their own ' in house ' gamers .

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