Activision taps Amazon’s Twitch to televise new eSports league

Bloomberg Best of the Year 2017: Attendees play Activision Blizzard Inc.'s Overwatch computer game at the AOC Open e-Sports event in Tokyo, Japan, on Saturday, July 1, 2017. Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg

Activision Blizzard Inc will televise matches for its new professional league for players of the videogame Overwatch on Amazon.com Inc’s Twitch, betting that fans of the service for gamers will embrace professionally produced competitions. 

The two-year deal begins with the first match of the new league on Jan 10. The Overwatch League, which is based on Activision’s hit shooter game, features teams from 12 cities, from London to Shanghai.