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ESports Streaming Deal Part of Law Firm Practice Aims

It's a deal that provides a potential look into a future where esports, like traditional sports before them, provide a potentially lucrative practice area for firms that want to plant a flag in that plot.

4 minute read November 01, 2020 at 12:07 AM
By
Patrick Smith
ESports Streaming Deal Part of Law Firm Practice Aims

HUYA, China's largest online video game company, agreed to be purchased by DouYu International Holdings, another livestream gaming company, in what will create an $11 billion gaming giant in the world's largest streaming market.

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