The Elgiganten Ligaen, a Danish Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league, has secured its first media-rights deal in the country, with public-service broadcaster DR. The league’s organiser, Dust2.d
HyperX extends naming rights deal for the Esports Arena Las Vegas
Gaming technology brand HyperX has extended its exclusive naming rights agreement for the HyperX Esports Arena Las Vegas located on the Las Vegas strip
Sport1 renews Activision Blizzard deal in Germany, adds rights for European channel
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has extended and expanded a rights agreement with esports organisation Activision Blizzard to include coverage of several competitions on its eSports1 and eSportsONE channels
Huya secures five-year $311m rights deal for LoL events in China
Chinese streaming platform Huya has signed an exclusive five-year media rights deal with China’s League of Legends operator Tengjing Sports and will pay a total of CNY2.013bn ($311m/€256.7m)
BBC picks up rights to W Series esports league
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has acquired rights to the W Series’ new esports competition, which launches tomorrow (Thursday).
The BBC will cover the 10-race series on its digital platforms.