Disney+ Expands Korean Esports Streaming Partnership Ahead of 2026 Asian Games
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The streamer's growing collaboration with the Korea eSports Association kicks off on April 24-26 with a live stream of the 2026 Esports Championships Asia in Jinju.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Disney + is deepening its push into live esports. The streamer said Thursday that it has expanded an existing partnership with the Korea eSports Association to livestream a wider slate of major Korean and pan-Asian esports competitions for its global subscribers. The expanded deal begins April 24-26 with the Esports Championships Asia Jinju 2026, a three-day tournament in Jinju, South Korea, that pits national teams from South Korea, China, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and Mongolia against one another across a slate of fighting and simulation titles, including Street Fighter 6 , The King of Fighters XV , Tekken 8 , Konami’s eFootball series, PUBG Mobile and Eternal Return . Disney+ will carry the competition live worldwide, with onscreen branding from ESPN running across the broadcast. Related Stories Movies Hollywood Assistants Are Using AI Despite Their Better Judgment -- Including in Script Development Movies Far East Film Festival Reveals 2026 Lineup The Jinju event is effectively a high-stakes warmup for the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, set for September 19 to October 4 in Japan, where esports will feature as a full medal sport for only the second time in Asian Games history. The Aichi-Nagoya program has expanded to 11 medal events across 13 titles — up from seven at Hangzhou 2022. National teams in the region have started treating these regional warm-up tournaments with the seriousness once reserved for traditional Olympic sports. Disney+ will also exclusively livestream the Korean national team’s official send-off ceremony and evaluation matches ahead of the Games, as well as the 2026 LoL KeSPA Cup later this year. Korea remains the center of gravity for global esports. The country’s League of Legends Champions Ko...
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