Rooter x Skyesports: Rooter bags media rights deal

Rooter x Skyesports: Rooter bags media rights deal for all of Skyesports’ IPs for the next one year- Rooter, the largest Indian game streaming platform, made a huge announcement today. It had acquired the media rights deal for all of Skyesports’ IPs for the next one year. It is one of the largest media rights deals in Indian esports. Skyesports is the biggest esports tournament organizer in South Asia that conducts competitions under its self-owned IPs. Check all details here. For Gaming and Esports Live Updates follow InsideSport.IN

Moving forward, all of Skyesports’ original competitions will be broadcasted exclusively on Rooter. Keeping in line with Skyesports’ and Rooter’s aim of making esports and game streaming as accessible as possible. The tournaments will be streamed in several languages which include Hindi, English, Tamil, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, and Telugu. Viewers who tune into Skyesports’ competitions on Rooter will also be given some exclusive rewards.

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Rooter x Skyesports: Rooter bags media rights deal for all of Skyesports’ IPs for the next one year

Rooter x Skyesports: Rooter bags media rights deal for all of Skyesports’ IPs for the next one year

Commenting on this strategic agreement, Dipesh Agarwal, Co-Founder and COO, Rooter, said, “Skyesports is renowned for hosting some of the major esports tournaments in the country. Teaming up with a platform redefining Indian esports, this comes as a landmark deal for both entities. Rooter is the fastest growing gaming platform in India and we will help Skyesports reach millions of fans who will get the best esports content exclusively on Rooter. We also look forward to working with Shiva and the rest of the team to provide multiple engagement opportunities for fans with esports teams on Rooter’s platform.”

Speaking on the deal, Shiva Nandy, Founder, and CEO of, Skyesports said: “Our goal has always been to make Skyesports’ IPs, which have been homegrown in India, more accessible. I am sure that our esports content will feel right at home on Rooter’s platform. Additionally, by distributing the media rights, we are empowering Rooter to implement strategies to further engage our already large audience. We look forward to closely working with them throughout the year to enhance the watching experience for the viewers while building esports from the grassroots level and launching more premium IPs.”

Rooter, which is commonly labeled as the ‘Twitch of India,’ already has a substantial user base in the country with more than 35 million downloads on the Google Play Store and Apple’s App Store. This deal will enable the platform to further tap into the esports market by leveraging Skyespots’ large viewer base.

Earlier this month, Skyesports unveiled its roadmap for 2022 with more than $530,000 (Rs. 4 crores) in prize money up for grabs across several competitions. The Skyesports Grand Slam, Skyesports Pro League, Skyesports League, Skyesports Championship, and the Skyesports Mobile Open are all set to return this year with a bigger format. Rooter will also be producing additional content based on Skyesports’ IPs throughout the year to offer more entertainment to fans. For Gaming and Esports Live Updates follow InsideSport.IN

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