Esports entertainment company Modern Times Group (MTG) has promoted Maria Redin to group president and chief executive, while Alexander Inglot has been appointed as the first commissioner of the ESL’s C…
Activision Blizzard appoints MLB deputy commissioner Petitti to senior executive role
Esports organization Activision Blizzard has appointed senior Major League Baseball executive Tony Petitti as its new president of sports and entertainment.
MTG eyes greater monetisation of esports rights with ESL Pro Tour
Media company Modern Times Group (MTG), which owns the ESL and DreamHack esports organisations, has moved to increase the monetisation of sponsorship and media rights in professional gaming with the launch…
Former HBO Sports chief named new commissioner of World Esports Association
Ken Hershman, former president of the HBO Sports division of US pay-television broadcaster HBO, has been appointed as executive chairman and commissioner of the World Esports Association (WESA).
Vlastelica steps down as Overwatch League commissioner
Pete Vlastelica is stepping down from his roles as Activision Blizzard's chief executive of esports and Overwatch League commissioner to move into a new "entrepreneurial" role within the organization.