Feb 13, 2019 15:02
NEW YORK: Global esports revenues will hit $1.1 billion in 2019, up 26.7% since last year amid ballooning revenues from advertising, sponsorship and media rights to competitive video gaming, according to a study published by Newzoo, a gaming industry analytics firm, on Tuesday.
Feb 08, 2019 14:02
MUMBAI: Online business insights platform Paper.vc has revealed that Indian eSports company Vidooly Media Tech has acquired Rs 150.8 million from a Series C round of funding involving Times Internet and Alibaba’s Netherlands subsidiary, amongst other companies.
Jan 31, 2019 13:01
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics has extended its eSports sponsorship gambit, bagging a deal with South Korea’s top side Gen.G, VentureBeat reports. The newswire claims that Gen.G will receive the latest high-capacity, high-performance solid state drives (SSDs) along with financial support from Samsung.
Jan 30, 2019 15:01
NEW YORK: American news agency Cheddar reported Monday that global tech giant Apple is in talks with game developers to create a Netflix-style subscription service for its gaming according to sources.
Jan 25, 2019 11:01
LONDON: DOJO Madness, a leading big data company in esports, and data analytics firm Sportradar have announced the launch of Bayes Esports Solutions, a joint venture that leverages esports data products for business customers, including betting companies, esports broadcasters and general media.
Jan 17, 2019 14:01
NEW YORK: The National Basketball Association (NBA), National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) and 2K, a wholly-owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. and publisher of the leading global basketball video game NBA 2K, Tuesday announced a multi-year extension of their global licensing agreement.
Jan 17, 2019 13:01
SEOUL: South Korean automobile maker Kia Motors has extended its wide range of sport sponsorship deals, foraying into eSports this time, being named the official partner and title sponsor of the League of Legends European championships (LEC).
Jan 16, 2019 13:01
NEW YORK: German apparel and lifestyle brand Puma has made its first foray into the world of eSports, announcing its association with League of Legends team Cloud9. League of Legends is the highest valued eSports property in the world, credit for which goes to Cloud9 being valued at $310 million according to Forbes in 2018.
Jan 15, 2019 14:01
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Shashi Tharoor has taken the Private Members Bill called the Sports (Online Gaming and Prevention of Fraud) to Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament.
The development comes nearly two weeks after the same bill was first tabled in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament.
Jan 02, 2019 13:01
NEW DELHI: Thiruvananthapuram Member of Parliament (MP) and senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor introduced a Private Members bill called the Sports (Online Gaming and Prevention of Fraud) Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, IANS reports.
