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. 

Sep 25, 2018 13:09
MUNICH: For the first time in the history of the Bundesliga, all the first and second division clubs will have their own teams to compete against each other in an eSports competition to determine the virtual German champions. DFL, the country’s governing body of football has joined hands with Electronic Arts (EA) for this competition to be run only on a soccer simulation game.  
Sep 21, 2018 12:09
NEW YORK: Mastercard is all set to provide ‘priceless’ experiences to players and fans associated with professionally held competitions of the world’s largest eSport, the League of Legends. The financial services company was named as the first global sponsor of the League of Legends’ parent company, Riot Games on Wednesday. 
Sep 07, 2018 16:09
NEW YORK: 21st Century Fox has led a round of funding in social broadcasting platform Caffeine, which also included participation from existing investors Andreessen Horowitz and Greylock Partners, and other undisclosed partners.  Caffeine also announced a content agreement with Live Nation to bring live music concerts to the social broadcast platform in Q4 2018.  
Sep 07, 2018 15:09
NEW DELHI: Tencent Games, the world’s largest gaming company by revenues, Friday announced the launch of India’s biggest eSports Championship, ‘PUBG MOBILE Campus Championship 2018’.  Tencent Games will partner together with OPPO India and run the mega eSports tournament for a month from 26th September to 21st October, culminating in the grand finals to be held in Bangalore.
Sep 04, 2018 12:09
MUMBAI: eSports seems to be peaking at the right time and the Indian market has got a massive boost with Bhuj's Tirth Mehta winning a Bronze medal at the first entry of the sport at the Asian Games 2018. 
Aug 24, 2018 18:08
LOS ANGELES: Twitter, the global social media platform has won the digital rights for presenting all content of the Overwatch League, the first major global professional eSports league with city-based teams across Asia, Europe, and North America. The collaboration is expected to break new ground in creative programming and video-on-demand content.
Aug 07, 2018 15:08
LONDON: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC on Monday announced a new partnership with European console gaming eSports agency Bundled. Bundled provides various services in the field of eSports, from organising gaming events to creating digital content.
Aug 03, 2018 16:08
MANCHESTER: Manchester City, the Premier League champions have become the latest English football club to sign on a sponsor for its eSports team.  
Jul 26, 2018 15:07
MUNICH: Bundesliga club Werder Bremen, also known as the Green-Whites, are all set to join the eSports bandwagon courtesy a strategic alliance with German eSports company, Stark.   The club’s eSports team will be participating in digital gaming competitions featuring the popular EA Sports’ FIFA19 video game during the autumn season.
Jul 26, 2018 15:07
MUMBAI: Swift, the parent company of North American eSports organization Team SoloMid (TSM), has announced the close of a $37 million series A funding round.  First reported in Forbes, the funding was led by Ethan Kurzweil of Bessemer Venture Partners, which also backs Blue Apron and Pinterest, and was previously an investor in Twitch.