Gaming

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. 

Nov 23, 2020 18:11
NEW DELHI: Esports and mobile gaming platform Mobile Premier League, which boasts Team India captain Virat Kohli as its brand ambassador, Monday announced the launch of College Premier League (CPL), which it claims is India’s biggest college mobile gaming festival. 
Nov 20, 2020 11:11
SINGAPORE: Martial arts organization ONE Championship has announced a multifaceted global partnership with Facebook that includes distribution of exclusive content on Facebook Watch, a Facebook Gaming channel where ONE's top athletes will stream gameplay and gaming commentary, and the addition of ONE Virtual Reality content to the Venues app on the Oculus platform.
Nov 19, 2020 16:11
MUMBAI: TAM Sports has released its Series 1 IPL 13 Advertising Report, covering all 60 matches of what was a super successful Indian Premier League held in the UAE. The final report in the series is for all the 21 channels on which matches were telecast.
Nov 18, 2020 18:11
MUMBAI: Online fantasy gaming platform PlayerzPot announced on Tuesday that it had raised $3 million in a Series A funding round. The brand plans to utilize the money raised to further expand its verticals, introducing various innovative concepts to enhance user experience, make advancements in random mission generator (RMG) and overall brand building.
Nov 18, 2020 18:11
MUMBAI: The inaugural edition of the Lanka Premier League will be titled My11Circle LPL after the fantasy sports platform secured naming rights for the Twenty20 tournament that has faced multiple kick-off date delays.
Nov 18, 2020 15:11
CHENNAI: Chennaiyin FC announced Tuesday that online sports news portal DafaNews will be continuing as the two-time Hero Indian Super League champions’ Principal Sponsor for a second consecutive year, following a successful association in the 2019-20 season. DafaNews will continue to appear on the back of the CFC jersey for the entirety of the 2020-21 campaign.
Nov 18, 2020 15:11
LAS VEGAS: Tekkorp Digital Acquisition Corp., a special-purpose acquisition company backed by Tekkorp Capital LLC, has filed for a $250 million initial public offering on the Nasdaq. 
Nov 17, 2020 15:11
MUMBAI: Four Hero Indian Super League franchises - Bengaluru FC, Chennaiyin FC, Mumbai City FC and ATK Mohun Bagan - have come under the spotlight for sponsorship agreements the respective clubs have signed with entities having direct connections to online betting companies. 
Nov 17, 2020 15:11
LONDON: European esports organization OG Esports has announced that leading Asian operator Fun88 has signed a multi-year contract as their official global betting partner.
Nov 17, 2020 12:11
MUMBAI: Deeming that the dust has sufficiently settled over a controversial decision made public two weeks ago, the richest, but certainly not best run (to repeat a truism asserted in an earlier article), cricket board in the world confirmed Tuesday that gaming marketplace Mobile Premier League's (MPL) recently created sister athleisure brand MPL Sports Apparel and Accessories, would be its kit sponsor for the next three ye