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ESL’s parent company Turtle Entertainment is taking legal action against Azubu, formerly known as Smashcast. ESL allege a fraudulent breach of contract in their complaint, and if Azubu loses the lawsuit it could have to shell out over $1.5m. Azubu made a name for itself after its launch in December …

One of the key figures behind livestreaming service Azubu has run into some serious financial trouble. Dotesports reports that the London High Court has frozen the assets of German entrepreneur Lars Windhorst, who was the financier behind Azubu. It is alleged that Windhorst did not honour a deal to purchase …

Streaming companies Hitbox and Azubu have come together and relaunched as Smashcast, the largest independent esports broadcaster outside of Asia. Smashcast comes from a mergers between Hitbox and Azubu, with a new platform live at www.smashcast.tv. The platform is also available on the App Store and Google Play, boasting new …

Azubu has announced that it has acquired rival streaming platform Hitbox.  The deal, which was reported by the LA Times, is apparently worth “tens of millions of dollars in cash,” and sees Hitbox merge into the Azubu company.  In early 2017 the company will launch a new service that combined …

Streaming platform Azubu will be the only place to watch certain ESL eSports coverage following the agreement of a two-year deal between the pair. The deal doesn’t grant exclusive streaming access to ESL events such as ESL One, IEM and the ESL Pro League (although Azubu will stream these), but …