(Reuters) – Shares in Swedish e-sports and gaming firm MTG dived nearly 20% on Tuesday, after it said talks with live streaming platform Huya over a joint venture to break into the Chinese e-sports market had been terminated.
MTG said in September that Huya, which is backed by Chinese internet giant Tencent, was planning to buy a $30 million stake in its Turtle Entertainment (ESL) e-sport business, sending its shares up 25% when the deal was announced.
“Differing views between the two parties on allocation of contractual risk and other key commercial terms are the primary reasons for the announced termination,” MTG said in a statement.
The failed talks hurt MTG’s plans for growth in the booming Chinese gaming market, which it estimated in September would overtake Europe in 2019 to become the world’s second biggest e-sports market by revenue after the United States.
“Expansion into the important Chinese esport market continues to be a priority for MTG and we are looking…
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