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ESL Pro League sells three more team slots for nearly $20m
The ESL Pro League has sold three team franchise positions to the BIG, Furia and Heroic professional esports outfits for a combined total of nearly $20m (€23.2m).
NHL partners with DreamHack Sports Games to expand esports efforts
The National Hockey League has partnered with DreamHack Sports Games, which creates esports leagues and tournaments for traditional sports leagues and properties, to produce online and live esport tournaments…
DreamHack Sports Games recruits Steedman as chief commercial officer
DreamHack Sports Games, the company that creates esports leagues and tournaments for traditional sports leagues and properties, has recruited Scott Steedman as its chief commercial officer
eDivisie adds H&M to sponsorship portfolio
Netherlands-based esports league, the eDivisie, has signed up multinational clothes retailer H&M as a sponsor
Lodewick assumes Nørrelund role as DreamHack Sports Games CEO
DreamHack Sports Games, the company that creates esports leagues and tournaments for traditional sports leagues and properties, has named Roger Lodewick as its new chief executive
MTG’s DreamHack and ESL combine forces in merger
DreamHack and ESL, the two eSports event organisers owned by the Sweden-based Modern Times Group, have merged organisations and will operate under a company to be known as ESL Gaming
DMAX acquires Turkish rights to four CS:GO tournaments
DMAX, the Turkish arm of international media group Discovery, has acquired the rights to four top-tier CS:GO tournaments
ESL and DreamHack sign tripartite deal in Brazil with Globo, Omelete and esports streamer Gaules
Esports organisations DreamHack and ESL have agreed a new three-year broadcast deal in Brazil, awarding rights to commercial broadcaster Globo and entertainment streaming platform Omelete
DouYu secures Chinese streaming rights to ESL Pro Tour competitions
Esports organisations ESL and DreamHack have agreed a rights deal with Chinese streaming platform DouYu
Pantamera develops DreamHack esports sponsorship
Swedish recycling company Pantamera has extended and expanded its its sponsorship with esports organisation DreamHack
Hungary’s Esport1 extends ESL Pro Tour rights
Hungarian esports broadcaster Esport1 has extended its media-rights agreement for the the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive ESL Pro Tour circuit with esports organisations ESL and DreamHack.
MTG’s Bjørk appointed COO of DreamHack Sports Games
DreamHack Sports Games, the company that creates esports leagues and tournaments for traditional sports organisers, has appointed Mark Bjørk to the role of chief operating officer.
Barclays headlines UK League of Legends Champs in Lagardère-brokered deal
Banking group Barclays will headline sponsor major League of Legends competitions in the UK and Ireland starting with the 2020 season.
ESL and DreamHack agree landmark exclusive multi-year Twitch deal
Esports organisations DreamHack and ESL have agreed a new three-year deal with Twitch, which will allow the Amazon-owned streaming platform to exclusively stream English-language coverage of ESL and DreamHack…
DreamHack, Riot and Telia unite for Northern LoL Championship
Esports organisation DreamHack, video game developer Riot Games and telecoms operator Telia have teamed up to launch a Northern European arm of the League of Legends Championship
Polsat renews ESL Pro Tour rights commitment
Polsat Games, the esports channel of Polish commercial broadcaster Polsat, has reached an agreement with esports organisations ESL and DreamHack to showcase a range of Counter Strike: Global Offensive…
ESL and DreamHack continue rights sales push with TV2 in Norway
Esports organisations DreamHack and ESL have agreed a media-rights deal for the ESL Pro Tour with Norwegian commercial and pay-television broadcaster TV2
Telia agrees Finnish rights deal with ESL and DreamHack
Telecoms operator Telia has acquired rights in Finland from the esports organisations DreamHack and ESL to the ESL Pro Tour