Ryan ‘Fwiz’ Wyatt Joins MLG as VP of Programming
Major League Gaming announced today that Machinima's head of Live and eSports, Ryan 'Fwiz' Wyatt, will be leaving the company to join MLG's executive team.
To answer the demand for more premium content on Major League Gaming's launch of mlg.tv, Wyatt will focus on creating new shows that appeal to MLG's fanbase. MLG says that Wyatt will work with mlg.tv’s premium content partners to continue developing live content offering for the platform. His personal live video and YouTube channels will also air exclusively via MLG.tv and MLG’s YouTube network.
"MLG fueled my eSports career six years ago and I am thrilled to return as VP of Programming. The exceptional growth of MLG.tv has been inspiring and that success ultimately drew me back to the company”, said Wyatt. “Leveraging my expertise and passion for eSports, I am committed to continuing to stoke the growth by developing high-quality programming and working with the top talent and organizations in the gaming industry to build the most entertaining live platform.”
“MLG.tv’s viewership is beyond our expectations and we’re investing in the best executive talent in the world to ensure it’s the premier live video platform for gaming", said Mike Sepso, President and co-founder of MLG. "Ryan is a programming thought leader in our industry, who will help take MLG.tv into the future. With Ryan on the team, Chris Puckett can focus 100% on expanding ESR from the premier weekly eSports news property to the world’s first daily, real-time news source for the global eSports phenomenon."
Chris Puckett, current VP of programming, will now become VP, Executive Producer of MLG.tv’s eSports Report (ESR) and all MLG Pro Circuit competition broadcasts.
MLG Vice President Adam Apicella says "a line of around 50 channels" will be rolled out on the mlg.tv platform in the next 2-3 weeks.
In January, MLG CEO Sundance DiGiovanni sat down with onGamers to discuss MLG's plans for mlg.tv moving forward.
