Only a week after Challenge TV cancelled UK gaming show Videogame Nation, Sky has announced plans to launch an eSports channel.

Ginx eSports TV is a 24-hour gaming channel that's a new venture between Sky and ITV, according to The Guardian.

The channel will broadcast some of the biggest eSports tournaments, including Turner's ELeague – which features Counter Strike: Global Offensive – as well as FACE IT's eSports Championship Series from London.

Ginx TV exec Michiel Bakker said: "GINX eSports TV aims to add significant mainstream TV exposure to the fast growing eSports ecosystem.

"I am also delighted about the prospect of Sky and ITV joining our shareholder roster, it goes without saying that the combined media footprint and expertise of both presents a significant opportunity for us to make a bigger impact, faster.

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"eSports is experiencing phenomenal growth and Ginx's vision is to bring together two incredibly popular forms of entertainment - gaming and television - to create a unique, global proposition," said Simon Pitts, ITV's managing director of online, pay and interactive."

With a potential reach of 37 million households, it's being billed as the biggest eSports TV channel in the world.

Ginx TV also produced Videogame Nation, which was recently cancelled after two years.

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