Puttnam backs creative educational initiative
Oscar-winning film producer, Lord (David) Puttnam and University of the Arts London (UAL) have launched a major new educational initiative for the screen industries including film, television, animation, post-production, visual…
Swisscom launching eSports league
Swisscom is establishing a Swiss eSports league in cooperation with ESL, both for professionals and for the general public. Swisscom TV now includes several game channels and in the future…
DreamHack and Superliga create eSuperliga
MTG’s DreamHack has entered a multiyear media partnership with Discovery Networks Denmark and Danish Superliga, the highest football league in Denmark, in-line with MTG’s strategy to nurture the eSports ecosystem…
Snapchat new TV shows
Snapchat has introduced a new format for its original video programming. Snap Originals are TV shows developed exclusively for the app, with new 5-minute episodes released each day. All the…
Sony confirms PS4 replacement
Sony president Kenichiro Yoshida told the FT that “it’s necessary to have a next-generation hardware”, but he declined to say whether the successor would be branded the PlayStation 5. The…
Report: eSports “set for mammoth growth”
A major report from the equity team at investment bank Berenberg suggests that the video games sector is set for further expansion, and that eSports in particular is set for…
Singapore: Singtel grows gaming and eSports
Singtel, wholly-owned subsidiary Optus and regional associates Airtel, AIS, Globe and Telkomsel, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate and jointly leverage their strengths to grow the gaming…
Premier League and EA launch ePremier League
The Premier League and Electronic Arts (EA) are launching the ePremier League (ePL), offering UK-based players the chance to represent their favourite Premier League club for the first time in…
IHS: Console owners more likely to subscribe to OTT
There were 49 million games consoles shipped worldwide in 2017, with North America receiving the largest share (18.4 million units). At the end of 2017, the global number of connected…
Mediapro launching eSports OTT channel
Spanish TV group Mediapro, owner of the football TV rights, is finalising the launch of a Spanish-speaking eSports OTT channel, similar to Amazon’s Twitch, which should go live before the…