{"id":8183,"date":"2019-09-19T01:27:58","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T01:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/?p=8183"},"modified":"2020-10-05T22:04:09","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T02:04:09","slug":"venn-esports-network-set-for-2020-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportbet.com\/venn-esports-network-set-for-2020-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"VENN esports network set for 2020 launch"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Video Game Entertainment & News Network, or VENN, is a new post-cable esports network set to launch in 2020, with aspirations to compete with major operators such as the Electronic Sports League<\/a> and Cheddar Esports.<\/p>\n

VENN announced Tuesday, September 17, they had already raised $17 million in seed funding to launch their project, which will be led by co-founders Ben Kusin and four-time Emmy winner Ariel Horn, who previously worked as the global head of esports content at Riot Games.<\/p>\n

The company plans to provide 24\/7 broadcast of gaming streams, talk shows, documentaries, live esports events<\/a> and more, with all the content said to be produced from the studios in New York and Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

VENN has already secured broadcasting deals with YouTube and Twitch, with expectations to be available on mediums like Roku and Sling.<\/p>\n

With 55 hours of the original programming provided each week, VENN is looking to create something akin to MTV for the gaming generation, which is expected to be greeted with open arms by hundreds of thousands of esports fans from all over the world.<\/p>\n

“We’ve been polishing our craft on global stages for years while dreaming up new ways to create memorable esports broadcast experiences,” said Horn in a press release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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