DreamHack, the world’s largest esports company made headlines today with their announcement of entering into a three-year media contract with the Hungarian sports outlet, Esport1 until 2023. This is an extension of a partnership that has already begun in 2019. In the contractual agreement signed by both parties, Esport1 secures the right for all the ESL Pro Tour stops for Counter Strike to be broadcast in the Hungarian dialect.
The agreed-upon terms include the ESL Pro Tour for CS: GO tournaments, as well as the ESL Pro League, ESL One, Intel® Extreme Masters, DreamHack Masters and DreamHack Open – will be broadcast on the Hungarian distribution networks through all of the Esport1 digital platforms. The contract gives Esport exclusive rights to bring Hungarian audiences the finest CS: GO gameplay.
Roger Lodewick DreamHack Co-CEO offered the following comment: “There has never been a more exciting time in esports than now” “All of us at DreamHack are thrilled to be able to offer content to our fans in Hungary, in their native language, thanks to this collaboration with Esport1. We look forward to sharing our passion for esports with these fans.”
Frank Uddo, Senior Vice President Global Media at ESL says: “We are delighted to expand our portfolio and secure a long-term agreement with Esport1. “Esport1 is a leader in the esports media landscape in Hungary and we are excited to build on the great foundation that has already been established.”
An excited Balázs György Biró, Head of Communications of Esport1 made the following comments about the extended partnership: “Esport1.hu and ESL have a strong working relationship dating back multiple years now. We are happy to take our partnership to the next level, by including DreamHack and establishing a long-term partnership. Together with Dreamhack and ESL, we’ll bring top quality CS:GO esports broadcasts to Hungary, exclusively in Hungarian language, on multiple digital platforms, including our latest project, a digital esport TV on mindiGO platform with Antenna Hungária called EsportGuru. Our goal is to maintain our leading position in the Hungarian esports market, and this partnership will help us in doing so.”
