eSports

COLOGNE: The Central European division of Universal Music Group (UMG) have announced a multi-year partnership with ESL Gaming, the world’s biggest eSports company that will be managed out of UMG’s Berlin headquarters.

The aim of the agreement is to exclusively help Universal discover and promote new artists through ESL’s global tournaments and channels. In an industry first, UMG will partner with ESL to create the ultimate destination for gaming and music fans alike to experience the official soundtrack of the world’s esports leagues and tournaments. 

Dec 19, 2018 14:12
MIAMI: Ultimate Gamer, the first open multi-game e-sports festival built to test gamers in different genres, announced Tuesday the launch of ticket sales and player registrations for the 9-10 March 2019 event. It is the first-of-its-kind gaming festival and a celebration for the entire gaming community that will crown one player the 'Best Gamer in the World.' 
Dec 15, 2018 12:12
COLOGNE: Intel, the global technology company and ESL, the largest independent eSports firm in the world, announced Wednesday the most expensive deal in the history of the virtual gaming industry that aims to grow eSports audiences worldwide.
Dec 11, 2018 14:12
NEW YORK: YouTube’s global head of gaming, VR, content and partnerships Ryan Wyatt has declared that the global video content giant has clocked people across the world having spent in excess of 50 billion hours watching gaming videos on the platform in 2018, venturebeat.com reports. The number is double than that of Americans’ spending time travelling to work within a year.
Dec 08, 2018 15:12
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.: North American stock-car racing series Nascar, Race Team Alliance and 704Games have announced a collaboration that will create the first-ever Nascar esports league on consoles, eNascar Heat Pro League.  The newly formed esports league will feature up to 16 race teams and 32 drivers, each owned and operated by prominent Nascar race teams.
Dec 04, 2018 13:12
LOS ANGELES: The Overwatch League announced Monday a groundbreaking, multi-year deal with Fanatics, the global leader for licensed sports merchandise, which will provide the Overwatch League fanbase with an omni-channel retail experience along with a significantly expanded assortment of products.
Oct 26, 2018 16:10
LOS ANGELES: eSports ownership group aXiomatic announced Thursday that NBA legend Michael Jordan is leading a $26 million round of funding along with Declaration Capital. Bloomberg reported the $26 million figure.
Oct 19, 2018 16:10
LONDON: The global eSports market is expected to post a CAGR of close to 28% during the period 2018-2022, according to the latest market research report by Technavio.  However, the market is expected to decelerate on a year-over-year basis, during the forecast period.
Oct 08, 2018 14:10
SINGAPORE: Singtel, wholly-owned subsidiary Optus and regional associates Bharti, AIS, Globe and Telkomsel, Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate and jointly leverage their strengths to grow the gaming and eSports ecosystem in Southeast Asia, Australia and India (emphasis ours).
Oct 06, 2018 14:10
LONDON: Going the Bundesliga way, England’s Premier League have joined hands with Electronic Arts (EA), the pioneers of video and online gaming to launch ‘ePremier League’ (ePL), the tournament’s official eSports competition.
Sep 29, 2018 13:09
MUMBAI: The RIL-owned entertainment network Viacom18 and Nazara-owned gaming and eSports company Nodwin have joined hands to bring the world’s largest gaming festival, DreamHack to India. NESCO in Mumbai will be the hosts for the DreamHack India event from 21-23 December this year.