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- NODWIN Gaming has partnered with MTV India to air Esports Mania.
- Esports Mania is a weekly television program based on the Indian Esports scene.
- The first episode of the program included a rerun of a match between Orgless5 and Global Esports.
NODWIN Gaming has partnered with MTV India to air a weekly show about Indian esports called Esports Mania, on television. Episodes will be aired every Thursday at 10:00 PM IST for one hour.
The teaser released by NODWIN Gaming indicates that the show, which has been given a late-night slot by MTV India, will have various segments including Esports 360, Match of the Week, World of Esports, and Documentaries.
The first episode of the show, which aired on Dec. 12, included a rebroadcast of a Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) match played between Indian teams Orgless5 and Global Esports, as part of the ‘Match of the Week’ concept. NODWIN Gaming’s in-house commentator Mannu ‘Krat’ Karki provided commentary and analysis for the match in Hindi.
This is not the first time that esports has been aired on television within the country. Previous instances include NODWIN Gaming partnering with DSPORT in 2017 to air the ESL India Premiership, while U Sports aired its tournament show U Cypher on MTV India in January 2018.
Disclosure: NODWIN Gaming is a client of and a minority investor in AFK Gaming.
Aditya Rawat is a staff writer for AFK Gaming.
