The Overwatch League will find its home on ESPN, Disney XD and ABC

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Blizzard announced today that he had signed a multi-year contract with ESPN and Disney to broadcast the Overwatch League (OWL) on various network channels. The regular season games and major tournaments will be featured on ABC, Disney XD and ESPN 1, 2 and 3. The first official broadcast will take place tonight, June 11, on Disney XD and ESPN 3 with the first day of the quarter . Justin Connolly, executive vice president of sales and affiliate marketing, said: "The League Grand Final Overwatch is by far our most comprehensive television distribution for a esports event on a only weekend: 10 hours in total. This global collaboration with Disney / ABC, ESPN and Blizzard represents our ongoing commitment to the esports, and we look forward to providing coverage of the League Overwatch through our television platforms for fans.

Blizzard seems to be in agreement, with Pete Vlastelica (CEO of Activision Blizzard's eSports leagues) adding: "We are delighted to be working with ESPN and DisneyXD to bring Overwatch esports to an even wider audience, we have seen incredible fan passion and support during the inaugural League Overwatch season and we look forward to finishing with a grand finale at Barclays Center plus late this month. "[19659003] While the current agreement is mainly focused on live broadcasts and rebroadcasting, ESPN says it" plans to take full advantage of "all that the OWL will offer. It could mean things like real reels and additional programs to get viewers to the speed of the current league.

As for when you will be able to catch the rest of the current OWL season, ESPN has provided a schedule for the rest of

Overwatch League Comes to ESPN, Disney and ABC [ESPN]

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