The microblogging network is trying to adapt to the needs of its users not only by adding new functions to contain as much as possible the dreaded trolls of the social network, but also is expanding new services to become the preferred platform for many users, at least those related to sports. For a few months Twitter has been broadcasting the Thursday NFL game but it seems that it will not be the only content that Jack Dorsey's company plans to transmit, since it has just reached an agreement with ESL and Dreamhack to broadcast events and tournaments related to video games.
As we can read in The Verge, tomorrow, Saturday, the first broadcast of the Intel Extreme Masters World Championship that takes place in Poland will begin. At the moment, this is the first event that it will broadcast openly through the social network, the first of fifteen that it claims to have already agreed, including the upcoming Intel Extreme Masters and Dreamhack championships. For all those who do not have the opportunity to enjoy the event that will be broadcast live, The social network will broadcast every week a 30-minute summary with all the news related to eSports.
In recent years Facebook has dedicated itself to copying everything its main rivals have done, be it Twitter, Snapchat or any other, including live broadcast of matches, So it would not be surprising that Mark Zuckerberg's company once again starts the copy and paste machinery and also announces the broadcast of this type of event soon, especially after the launch of the application for SmartTV and set. -top boxes Facebook TV, with which you can enjoy the Facebook video platform on your home television.