WATCH: E-Sports Bring Brand Opportunities

WATCH: E-Sports Bring Brand Opportunities
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Championships watched by millions and players with huge followings. Premium networks and Hollywood partnerships. Welcome to the world of watching other people play video games.

If you're not up on "eSports," just know this: In October, the League of Legends Season 3 World Championship live stream was viewed by 32 million people, 8 and a half million of them at the same time.

Big brands are already planting their flags. Between championships, networks and streaming sites like the popular Twitch, video games as a spectator sport offer brands plenty of openings to reach that coveted 18 to 34-year-old demographic.

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