EA SPORTS FIFA 17 competitive gaming will be broadcast on television in the U.K. and Ireland for the first time as BT Sport announced Thursday it will provide coverage of the FIFA Ultimate Team Championship Series.
BT Sport will broadcast the remaining four EA FIFA Majors – Season Two North American Regional Final in Vancouver (April 8), Season Two Asia-Pacific Regional Final in Singapore (April 22), Season Two European Regional Final in Madrid (May 6) and the FIFA 17 Ultimate Team Championship Final in Berlin (May 20-21).
The deal enables the EA Competitive Gaming Division (CGD) to be televised live in its two biggest markets for FIFA, as ESPN began broadcasting the FIFA Ultimate Team Championship Series in February.