今日（4月28日），外媒 The Esports Observer 报道称，中国直播平台虎牙直播与腾竞体育签订了媒体版权协议，内容包括将英雄联盟职业联赛（LPL）、英雄联盟发展联赛（LDL）和LPL全明星周末及颁奖典礼相关的内容资源的使用权及该等权力（即直播权和点播权）转授给虎牙，适用于中国大陆地区。
受腾竞体育授权，虎牙还将得到重播、新闻、集锦内容的制作。
根据虎牙的财务报表显示，这笔交易涉及金额高达20.13亿人民币。该直播合同为期5年，视频点播权益为期3年。
此前2020年8月，中国直播平台Bilibili和RiotGames签订了英雄联盟全球总决赛、季中赛和全明星赛事为期3年的的独家直播权。
以下为报道原文：
Chinese live streaming platform Huya has signed a media rights deal with China’s League of Legends operator TJ Sports, which grants the platform exclusive broadcasting, video-on-demand, and distribution rights in China to the League of Legends Pro League (LPL), League of Legends Development League (LDL), and LPL All-Star event. According to Huya’s Form 20-F report, the deal was purchased for ￥2,013M RMB ($310M USD) total price.
The broadcasting rights deal is for a five-year term starting from 2021-2025, while the VOD rights is a three-year deal.
In addition, Huya can also produce promotional videos and written content, such as replays, highlights, news and commentary, which is based on TJ Sports-authorized League of Legends resources, Riot Games told The Esports Observer.
In August 2020, Chinese live streaming platform Bilibili signed an exclusive three-year media rights deal with Riot Games for all International League of Legends competitions, including League of Legends World Championship, Mid-Season Invitational, and All-Star event.
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