The event, which combines tag with Parkour, will take place on 6 August 2021
ESPN has confirmed it’s televising the World Chase Tag (WCT) USA’21 competition later this year, which is being co-produced by Tupelo Honey and content studio Hall of Fame Village Media.
The event will be held on 6 August 2021 at the Hall of Fame Village campus in Canton, Ohio.
The WCT competition combines the game of tag with Parkour, and its events receive hundreds of millions of views online.
Throughout the 2020/2021 season, WCT aired 70 hours of programming on networks including Channel 4 (and NBCSN in the US). The organisation has 1.9m subscribers on social platforms including YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, and Bilibili (China).
Olivia Steier, executive vice president of content development/distribution for Hall of Fame Village Media, said: “From the playground to the international arena, Tag is a game that has brought us all together and we are excited to celebrate the best in the game with WCT’s top athletes. We are honored to work with the incredible teams at Tupelo Honey and ESPN to bring this WCT event to viewers across the country.”
Cary Glotzer, CEO and Chief Content Officer of Tupelo Honey, adds: “World Chase Tag is an exciting twist on a childhood favorite and we’re thrilled to work with the talented teams at Hall of Fame Village and ESPN to bring this special event to Ohio.”
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