Esports

Newly-formed Indian esports league UCypher has agreed a rights deal with the Indian arm of youth orientated television channel MTV.

The IMG agency has today (Friday) launched Boomeo, a web-based esports platform.

UK-based media company Ginx TV has expanded the reach of its esports channel into sub-Saharan Africa after securing a carriage deal with pay-television broadcaster SuperSport.

UK-based media company Ginx TV has expanded the reach of its competitive video gaming channels by striking a carriage deal with Middle Eastern pay-television operator OSN.

Social media platform Twitter has moved to strengthen its position within the esports market by agreeing streaming partnerships with the ESL and DreamHack organisations.

UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has made its first move into the esports sector by acquiring rights to the Fifa Ultimate Team Championship Series.

Esports company ESL and virtual reality entertainment platform Sliver.tv have unveiled their latest joint initiative by stating they will launch the first virtual esports stadium experience.

Ginx TV, which operates the Ginx eSports TV channel, has agreed a deal with Canadian cable and satellite-television broadcaster Super Channel to launch a new 24-hour esports channel in the country.

Sports-media industry veteran David Hill has established a new production service in collaboration with the ESL esports competition.

The WESA esports organisation has agreed a streaming partnership with video-sharing website YouTube for its Pro League competition.

Telecommunications company Telefónica has signed a wide-ranging partnership with ESL through which its commercial brand in Spain, Movistar, will showcase content from the esports organisation.

BAMTech, the video technology business of Major League Baseball’s Advanced Media division, will pay Riot Games a minimum of $300m (€287m) through to 2023 for the streaming rights for the company’s League of Legends esports tournaments.

Boom.tv, a new 3D live-streaming platform for esports, has announced its beta launch and revealed that it has raised $3.5m (€3.3m) in funding from investors.

Major League Gaming, which hosts and streams esports events, has agreed a deal with YouTube to distribute live coverage of its MLG Vegas contest on the video-sharing platform.

MLB Advanced Media, the interactive media and internet arm of North America’s Major League Baseball, is close to agreeing a streaming deal with Riot Games, developer of the League of Legends esports competition.

The Ligue de Football Professionnel, which operates the French football league, has awarded rights for e-Ligue 1, a new nationwide esports competition, to pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports and online media company Webedia.