Esports
TV2 Denmark retains Blast Premier rights for 2021 season
TV2 Denmark, the government-owned subscription and free-to-air broadcaster, has retained exclusive rights to the 2021 season of esports’ Blast Premier series.
Mediapro and LVP take esports model to Portugal
The Mediapro agency and production group is to handle the broadcast production of the third season of the eLiga Portugal, the esports league set up by the organising body of Portugal's Primeira Liga and…
Eleven to broadcast linear coverage of Pro League esports competitions
International broadcaster Eleven Sports will show Pro League esports matches on its linear channels dedicated to the top-tier of Belgian league football, it said on Friday
BBC adds to esports content with Blast Premier agreement
Blast Premier, the esports tournament organiser, has announced a rights agreement with the BBC for coverage of the final three Counter Strike: Global Offensive events of its 2020 season on the UK public-service…
Carriage of eSportsONE among Proximus’ slew of esports deals
Belgian pay-television broadcaster and telecoms operator Proximus has further enhanced its esports commitment through a carriage deal for the new eSportsONE channel, plus a series of other agreements
Global Esports Federation appoints Romero’s ISB to broadcast role
The Global Esports Federation has unveiled International Sports Broadcasting, the host broadcast company founded by experienced Olympic broadcast producer Manolo Romero, as its broadcast, content and …
DFL and ESL to collaborate on development of Virtual Bundesliga
The German Football League (DFL) has entered into a strategic partnership with Sweden-based ESL, the world’s largest esports company, to further develop the Virtual Bundesliga.
Epic Games, Disney expand relationship to offer Fortnite players free Disney+ subscription
US video game and software developer Epic Games is expanding its relationship with the Walt Disney Co
AC Milan launches esports team with QLASH; Marseille and Twitch double down
AC Milan is set to launch its own esports team after announcing a strategic tie-up with Italian esports organisation QLASH
Sport1 steps up esports commitment with new pan-European channel
German sports broadcaster Sport1 will launch a new pan-European esports channel on November 3 following the launch of the eSports1 channel in its home market at the start of 2019
VSPN eyes global expansion after Tencent-led funding round
Shanghai-based esports solutions provider Versus Programming Network (VSPN) has raised close to $100m (€85m) in a Series B funding round led by Chinese digital platform Tencent.
Astro-owned eGG Network launches APAC online esports racing series
Southeast Asian esports channel eGG Network, owned by Malaysian pay-television broadcaster Astro, has teamed up with former Formula One driver Alex Yoong's Axle Sport to launch an online-only racing series…
Huya-DouYu merger to create Chinese gaming streaming giant ‘worth $11bn’
Huya has agreed a deal to acquire fellow live streaming service DouYu in a stock-for-stock merger deal that is set to create a live online gaming streaming giant in China
Turner Sports unveils blockchain sports video game brand Blocklete Games
Turner Sports has entered the blockchain ecosystem with the debut of the innovative online sports video gaming brand Blocklete Games
Ninja returns to Twitch in multi-year exclusive streaming deal
Esports superstar Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has signed a multi-year deal to stream on the Amazon-owned Twitch platform following the recent shutdown of Microsoft’s Mixer service.
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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