Esports
YouTube to livestream NBA 2K League 2019 season
NBA 2K League games will be simulcast on YouTube for the rest of the 2019 season, under a deal announced yesterday [Tuesday]
MTG appoints Thomas Schmidt as ESL chief commercial officer
Media company Modern Times Group has appointed Thomas Schmidt as chief commercial officer of its eSport subsidiary, ESL
MTS launches Russian esports platform
Russian telco MTS has launched a new esports-focused media platform through which users can stream content and take part in competitions.
The vc.ru website reports that the WASD
Polsat partner with Ekstraklasa and EA Sports to broadcast Ekstraklasa Games
Pay-television broadcaster Polsat will air coverage of the Ekstraklasa Games, a new esports tournament organised by production company ESL in partnership with Poland’s top-tier football league and game d…
MLS signs Twitch partnership to expand reach of eMLS Cup
Major League Soccer has signed a one-year partnership with the Amazon-owned Twitch to give its esports competition, the eMLS Cup, a more prominent position on the streaming channel
Sport1 adds eFootball.Pro League to growing esports portfolio
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has agreed a deal with sports and betting-related services company Sportradar to acquire rights for this seasons eFootball.Pro League in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
Riot signs Russian deal for League of Legends
Russian internet company Yandex has agreed a long-term deal with US video games developer and esports event organiser Riot Games for rights to its League of Legends series
ESL signs expanded agreement with Facebook
Esports organisation ESL has expanded its partnership with Facebook Gaming to deliver non-exclusive coverage of its global competitions on the social media platform
Fnatic seeks new content experiences with Twitch tie-up
UK esports organisation Fnatic has agreed a long-term exclusive streaming partnership with social video platform Twitch
Sport1 bolsters esports channel’s content with Blizzard deal
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has added further content for its new esports channel by agreeing a two-year rights deal with US video game developer and events organiser Blizzard Entertainment
Sport1 partners ESL ahead of esports channel launch
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has signed a content partnership with esports organisation ESL
TV3 gets behind Piqué’s eFootball.Pro League
Catalan public-service broadcaster TV3 has formed a dedicated esports channel through which it will offer coverage of eFootball.Pro League, a competition founded by Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué.
Virtual Bundesliga secures free-to-air platform
German media company ProSiebenSat.1 has acquired rights for the Virtual Bundesliga, the esports football competition that is operated by the German Football League (DFL)
Movistar to close esports channel
Spanish telco Movistar has announced the closure of its esports channel two years after its launch
Four of the West’s biggest esports events generated 190m hours of viewership in 2018
Four of the biggest esports events in the West generated 190.1 million hours of viewership in 2018, according to research by Newzoo
Sport1 to replace US sports channel with esports service
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has said it will close its dedicated US sports channel to make way for a new platform for esports
Schmidt takes up ESL role
Thomas Schmidt has been appointed as a member of the board at esports specialist Turtle Entertainment, which operates the ESL organisation
Fox enters social streaming sector with $100m Caffeine investment
21st Century Fox is the latest media giant to take the plunge into esports and video game streaming, investing $100m into new streaming platform Caffeine