Esports
Bilibili seals three-year China broadcast deal for League of Legends World Championship
Chinese video sharing and online-gaming website Bilibili has sealed a three-year deal for exclusive broadcast rights to Riot Games' annual League of Legends World Championship, its winning bid of ¥800m …
Astralis to set esports first with IPO
Astralis Group has announced plans to launch an initial public offering in a move that would mark a first for a professional esports team
Riot Games in talks over first LEC presenting sponsor
Riot Games, the esports event organiser and video game developer, is moving closer to securing its first-ever presenting sponsor for the League of Legends European Championship (LEC)
Kowalski swaps athletics for esports in Global Masters festival role
Frank Kowalski, the German athletics executive who headed up the organising committee for Berlin’s 2018 IAAF World Athletics Championships, has become the managing director of Ally4Ever Event, the German e…
Lagardère Sports adds sponsor to Solary esports team’s portfolio
French esports team Solary has added interactive platform ObjectifCode as a sponsor in a deal brokered by Lagardère Sports France, an arm of the international sports marketing agency.
Singapore-based Esports Pro League signs eGG rights deal
The newly-launched Esports Pro League (ESPL) has signed a broadcast partnership with eGG Network, Southeast Asia’s largest esports television channel.
Sony acquires rights for real and virtual X1 Racing League
Sony Pictures Networks has acquired media rights in the Indian subcontinent for the country's new X1 Racing League motorsports series, and its sister esports competition X1 Racing eSports
TV2 to broadcast Telialigaen playoffs and finals
Norwegian free-to-air broadcaster TV2 has acquired the rights to broadcast the latter stages of a number of events in Norway’s national esports league.
Shanghai to host 2020 League of Legends World Championship
Esports showpiece the League of Legends World Championship will return to China next year, with Shanghai Stadium named as host
Bidstack signs as in-game kit sponsor for ‘No Fuchs Given’ esports team
Bidstack, the in-game advertising platform, has signed as the in-game kit sponsor for NFG Esports – the esports team founded by Premier League footballer Christian Fuchs – for the Fifa 2020 video game sea…
Konami adds Zenit to list of PES-sponsored clubs
Russian football club Zenit St. Petersburg has been added to Konami’s sponsorship portfolio for its football video game, Pro Evolution Soccer 2020.
The Story Mob appoints NBA’s Matischak to aid European growth
Esports communications consultancy The Story Mob has appointed Maik Matischak as head of European sports and partnerships
Former Valencia exec signed by Mad Lions esports team as sponsorship director
Spanish esports team Mad Lions has appointed former Valencia CF executive Pedro Belaunzarán as sponsorship director.
MTG undertakes strategic review, targets US listing
Esports entertainment company Modern Times Group (MTG) has today (Tuesday) launched a strategic review of its gaming vertical, which could result in the formation of a joint venture partnership and an…
Bailey takes up sponsorship role at Misfits Gaming
Professional esports organisation Misfits Gaming has hired Matt Bailey as its senior director of sponsorship sales and services
Klevv signs as T1 esports team’s memory partner, Lagardère brokers deal
Digital memory brand Klevv has signed as the Official Gaming Memory Partner for global esports team, T1 Entertainment & Sports
TV2 expand ESL and DreamHack deal in Denmark
Danish commercial broadcaster TV2 has expanded its partnership with esports organisations DreamHack and ESL by acquiring the rights in Denmark to the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament circuit…
Europe’s largest permanent esports venue to be built in Stockholm
Space, a Swedish company established to create contemporary digital cultural hubs, has announced that it is set to open Europe’s largest dedicated esports facility in Stockholm.