Maincast signed an agreement with ESL and DreamHack. They will cover ESL One Rio Major 2020
Ihor MatusNow this studio has the rights to cover the championships that will be held by tournament operators ESL and DreamHack.
The agreement, which Maincast concluded with ESL and DreamHack, will be valid until 2023, which means a lot of exclusive content from the studio Vitali 'v1lat' Volochaya. Events will be covered in some CIS countries: in Russia, Ukraine and Georgia.
Commentary by DreamHack CEO Markus Lindmark and ESL CEO Thomas Schmidt:
“Our long-term contract with Maincast is another proof of the attractiveness of the e-sports product from DreamHack and ESL, in particular the ESL Pro Tour. Maincast will play an important role in broadcasting DreamHack and ESL content to our existing fans in Russia and the CIS over the next three years. In addition, given the growth of the eSports audience, we believe that such cooperation will attract new spectators to our first-class CS: GO and Dota 2 tournaments . "
Maincast will broadcast the upcoming major tournaments in CS: GO: IEM Katowice 2020 and ESL One Rio Major 2020.
As for Dota 2, the first major of 2020 will not pass without the participation of this studio. In addition to DreamLeague Season 13: The Leipzig Major, ESL One Los Angeles Major 2020 awaits us, which Maincast will also cover.