Each month, more than 750,000 Swiss people follow gaming live streams on Twitch – the global streaming portal for video games and eSport. UPC is now giving the very active gaming scene a platform with esports.ch. Besides news and insights, there will be reports – for example, on how Swiss eAthletes perform in international tournaments. A content team made up of active eAthletes is behind the portal and will translate information from the scene for the general public. The “Spotlight” programme will play an important role. Four hosts will present the news in an entertaining way in German and French. They will provide viewers with news and give a face to eSports in Switzerland and make it more personal.

The best network for the best gamers
With the new Connect & Play product portfolio, customers benefit from the advantages of UPC’s powerful infrastructure. The company’s own glass fibre optic cable network offers a high-speed broadband connection to all 2.2 million connected homes with a current surfing speed of 500 Mbit/s. UPC’s infrastructure is based on investment by Liberty Global of more than 2 billion over the past 8 years. UPC’s CEO, Eric Tveter, says: “Today we operate the most powerful and future-proof network in Switzerland based on optical fibre cable, which we have built up without public money and in a non-discriminatory manner for urban and rural areas alike. We already have the most customers with a superfast Internet connection in Switzerland. This investment in the network makes an important contribution to the development of an open digital society in Switzerland, from which gamers can also benefit.”

Find out more about eSport at Suisse Toy
Anyone who wants to find out more about eSports is welcome to put their questions to the gaming experts until Sunday at the Suisse Toy expo in Bern in Hall 3 (E-Games). Today and tomorrow, the FIFA eSports pros from FC United Zürich will be there and will take part in “Beat the pro”.