A new venture backed by many of video
gaming’s biggest publishers is unveiling a
network that hopes to be to esports what ESPN
has been to traditional sports.
VENN is set to launch in 2020 and aims to give
the fragmented esports scene a home base
for content with higher production value than
gamers are used to with online streaming. The
network was co-founded by four-time Emmy-
winning producer Ariel Horn and entrepreneur
Ben Kusin and has raised $17 million from
investors including co-founders from Twitch,
Riot Games and Blizzard Entertainment.
VENN, short for Video Game Entertainment
and News Network, will debut with live
studios in New York and Los Angeles.