Esports
Vivendi, Canal Plus strike ESL esports deal
French media company Vivendi and its pay-television broadcaster, Canal Plus, have struck a partnership with the ESL esports league.
Mediapro delves into esports market through Fandroid investment
Spanish agency Mediapro has moved into the esports sector by acquiring a majority stake in Fandroid, the organising body of the domestic Liga de Videojuegos Profesional.
ESL claims esports first with virtual reality production
ESL has said it will become the first esports organisation to offer live streaming of one of its events in virtual reality.
Sky & ITV invest in esports channel
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky and commercial broadcaster ITV have each invested £1.55m (€1.8m/$2m) in Ginx TV, which owns 24-hour esports channel Ginx eSports TV.