Esports
Sky extends commitment to Austria’s eBundesliga
Austrian pay-television broadcaster Sky has extended its rights deal for the eBundesliga, the official esports competition of the organising body of the top tier of domestic club football
Comcast Spectacor and SK Telecom’s T1 esports venture launches
Comcast Spectacor, a division of US media giant Comcast, has confirmed the launch of T1 Entertainment & Sports, a new global esports joint venture that has been established through a partnership with SK…
Axe signs League of Legends partnership, deal brokered by CAA Sports
Unilever-owned male grooming brand Axe has signed as a multi-year partner of League of Legends Esports’ global events – the Mid-Season Invitational, World Championship, and All-Star Event.
ELeague adds CDW as official arena partner
Esports content and live tournament brand ELeague has added technology solutions provider CDW Corporation as its official arena partner
ProSiebenSat.1 extends Virtual Bundesliga deal, acquires all of eSports.com
German media company ProSiebenSat
NBC Sports to grant broadcast showcase for Nascar esports series
North American stock-car racing series Nascar has struck an agreement with US commercial and pay-television broadcaster NBC Sports to deliver live coverage of its esports championship for the first time
Blizzard bans esport pro for Hong Kong support, withdraws prize winnings
US video game developer and events organiser Blizzard Entertainment has suspended Hong Kong-based esport player Ng "Blitzchung" Wai Chung for 12 months, and withheld his prize money for participation in…
Eredivisie engages DreamHack to develop esports league
The Eredivisie, the top division of Dutch club football, has partnered with esports event organiser DreamHack with the goal of creating the world’s leading EA Sports Fifa 20 league.
Rakuten Viber backs e-Ligue 1, LFP highlights 3.5m social media following
Messaging service Rakuten Viber has signed a three-year deal with e-Ligue 1, the esports offshoot of the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP), the French football league
Oppo enters esports with 5-year League of Legends deal
Online battle arena video game League of Legends has signed Chinese Mobile Phone producer Oppo as its first Official Smartphone Partner
UCI to launch esports World Championships through Zwift link-up
The International Cycling Union (UCI) has signed a wide-ranging Memorandum of Understanding with online training and racing platform Zwift, through which it will develop cycling esports and hold a first-ever…
Manchester City teams up with US esports giant
English Premier League football club Manchester City has built on its presence in esports by agreeing what it claims is an innovative partnership with US esports and entertainment organisation FaZe Clan
City Football Group agrees Global Partnership with EA Sports
Video gaming brand EA Sports has signed a global partnership with multi-club owner City Football Group to become the Official Gaming Partner of Manchester City, New York City and Melbourne City
Esports first for Louis Vuitton with League of Legends partnership
Luxury goods brand Louis Vuitton has signed a partnership deal with video games publisher Riot Games for its League of Legends esports platform
Esports and gaming heavyweights get behind new network
A new esports network has launched with the backing of a number of high-profile names from within the industry, including Ariel Horn and Ben Kusin
The Rise of eFootball in China – Andrew Collins, Mailman Group
As esports have exploded in China over the past decade, eFootball, now a category itself, is undergoing a meteoric rise in the mainland.
Team SoloMid to build $13m esports training center in Los Angeles
Venue to be the largest esports training facility of its kind in North American upon opening
Former Liberty Global Central Europe chief invests in Veloce Esports
Eric Tveter, former Central Europe chief executive of telco Liberty Global, has become a major investor and the first chairman of London-based start-up Veloce Esports.