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MTG sells ESL Gaming to Savvy for $1bn

Swedish eSports and gaming firm MTG has agreed to sell ESL Gaming to Saudi-backed Savvy Gaming Group at an enterprise value of $1.05 billion (€0.93bn). MTG, which owns 91.46 per cent of ESL Gaming, corresponding to $960 million, said it was expecting net proceeds of around $875 million from the deal, including transaction-related costs. It […]

January 26, 2022

Research: Anime, eSports share strong cross-influence

According to research by Interpret, across markets including the UK, US, Germany and Japan, anime viewers are twice as likely to watch eSports as non-viewers. In addition to eSports, anime viewers spend more on online gaming than non-viewers. According to Interpret’s Global Animeasure 2021 report, anime viewers are more likely to play video games (they […]

December 1, 2021

JLINGZ esports partners with Recast

JLINGZ esports – the UK eSports organisation owned by Manchester United and England football star Jesse Lingard – has announced it will partner with sports video platform Recast, giving fans behind-the-scenes access to some of the world’s top gaming talent. Lingard is making his mark in eSports with the launch of two teams, competing across […]

November 25, 2021

Andbox eSports partners with Moonwalk

Moonwalk, the NFT Utility and Web3 Communities platform for brands and creators, is pleased to announce that it has partnered with Andbox, New York’s flagship eSports organisation, to deliver web3 engagement and NFT utility through Moonwalk’s platform for the organisation. Andbox owns and operates the New York-based franchises in the Overwatch League (New York Excelsior) […]

November 2, 2021

Aser Ventures launches eSports JV with NIP

Sports, media and technology investment platform Aser Ventures  and eSports organisation Ninjas in Pyjamas (NIP) are partnering up to launch Shinobi Sports — a joint venture that will offer a suite of management, studio and media services to sports clubs looking for opportunities in the eSports sphere. In late 2020, NIP partnered with Premier League […]

October 21, 2021

FIFA “bullish” on gaming, eSports

Football’s governing body FIFA has declared itself “bullish and excited” about its long-term future in gaming and eSports following a comprehensive and strategic assessment of the gaming and interactive entertainment market, and will adopt a new commercial positioning in the sectors to ensure that it is best placed to make decisions that benefit all football […]

October 18, 2021By Colin Mann

ESTV, Arti bringing AR to eSports broadcasting

Arti, creators of a cloud-based AR platform for video content creators, and ESTV, the 24/7 dedicated channel for eSports and gaming personalities, have announced a partnership to bring AR content to ESTV’s original programming, and to make the Arti AR Platform available to ESTV content partners through its technology marketplace. “ESTV viewers are used to […]

October 6, 2021

Study: Gaming influencers earning 122x average salary

Video game streaming is an industry that’s gone from strength to strength. Starting with the early days of YouTubers sharing clips of play with their own commentary and reactions, the arrival of Twitch in 2011 caused a boom in interest that continues to skyrocket. For many, it might be a hobby, but at the top […]

July 29, 2021

Portugal: Dizi on Meo

SPI/FilmBox and MEO, Altice Portugal’s consumer brand, have signed a distribution agreement to introduce SPI’s drama brand Dizi to Portugal. Dizi content will now be offered both via linear channel and SVoD through the operator’s distribution networks in the basic package. Timeless Dizi Channel will be available to MEO subscribers at channel 77 with Portuguese […]

July 26, 2021

MTG Q2 lifted by eSports revenue

Modern Times Group (MTG) has published its second quarter 2021 interim financial results report. MTG’s gaming vertical delivered a solid quarter driven by the inclusion of Ninja Kiwi and Hutch. The eSports vertical – in parallel with its accelerated investments ahead of an expected normalised 2022 – reported a return to positive revenue growth driven […]

July 20, 2021