eSports
ESPN Signs Exclusive Multi-Year Deal with EA To Broadcast Madden eSports Competitions
It looks like the house of mouse and EA are working together again, this time with broadcast rights to Madden NFL’s eSport competitions over the next several years:
The agreement will broadcast two Madden-based leagues: The Madden NFL 18 Club Championship and the Madden NFL 18 Ultimate League. The club championship tournament, which features players representing all 32 NFL franchises, will begin at the NFL Pro Bowl today in Orlando, Florida, and end with the finals during the week of Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis at the Super Bowl Experience on Feb. 1.
The full TV programming details for both Madden NFL 18 Club Championship and the Madden NFL Ultimate League are as follows:
Madden NFL 18 Club Championship Divisional Finals, Live from the Pro Bowl
January 27: 10pm ET ESPNEWS
Orlando, FL (Pro Bowl)
Madden NFL 18 Club Championship Final, Live from Super Bowl LII
February 1: 9pm ET ESPN2/Deportes
Minneapolis, MN (Super Bowl LII)
12 one-hour episodes of the EA SPORTS Madden NFL 18 Ultimate League Regular Season
Thursdays, Feb – April
Exclusive to Disney XD
Available on ESPN VOD
Half-hour episodes of an Ultimate League Series
Tuesdays at 9pm ET
Weekly from April 3 – May 1
Exclusive to ESPN2/ESPN VOD, Disney XD and Deportes
Madden NFL 18 Ultimate League Championship Final, Live from the NFL Draft
April 28: 7pm ET ESPN2
Arlington, TX (NFL Draft)
Broadcasts will also be available in the UK and Ireland via BT Sport, Canada via TSN and Australia, New Zealand, the Caribbean and Latin America, including Brazil via ESPN International networks.
You can see more details on Madden’s eSport competitions on their official website.
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