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Sixers-managed esports organization Team Dignitas has announced it will be live-streaming on Facebook, as well as Twitch. The team revealed in a press release sent to Yahoo Esports that its first Facebook live stream will take place tonight from 7:00PM until 9:00PM PT and be hosted on the Team Dignitas Facebook Page.

Dignitas’ Overwatch players Elvinas “evokje” Padegimas and Patrick “wat7” Marwal will stream on the team’s Facebook page on Thursday, April 13 from 3:00PM to 4:00 PM PST. Dignitas’ Heroes of the Storm player Kenn “Zaelia” Rasmussen will then stream on the page from 5:30AM until 7:00AM PT.

“Given the tremendous global audience of over 1.86 billion people on Facebook and the world-wide interest in eSports, we knew this was a tremendous opportunity to connect our talented players with current fans and new gaming audiences,” said Team Dignitas CEO Jonathan Kemp.

“Team Dignitas players live streaming on Facebook and Twitch is only the beginning of what we hope will be a broader, more global and inclusive opportunity for our fans to enjoy live content on multiple platforms. Today we are proudly announcing our intent to lay that foundation for the future, as we continue to fulfill our promise to grow and create new access to this dynamic sport.”

The news marks Team Dignitas as one of the first established esports organizations to adopt Facebook as a streaming platform. In January this year Blizzard announced it would be streaming its annual Heroes of the Dorm tournament exclusively on Facebook, moving away from its previous broadcast partnership with ESPN. Around the same time, WESA announced that its CS:GO league EPL would be streaming Seasons 5 and 6 exclusive on YouTube Gaming, moving away from Twitch.



