CynopsisESPORTS It’s Thursday June 14, 2018 and this is your weekly early morning Esports briefing. Jersey Mike’s ordered up a new deal that will see the brand sponsor Riot’s NA LCS. The chain will sponsor fan activations for onsite ticket-holders at the NA LCS Arena, as well as a gift-with-purchase promotion […]
CynopsisESPORTS It’s Thursday June 7, 2018 and this is your weekly early morning Esports briefing. Last call for E3 before companies roll out their slate of news for upcoming games and a slew of major conferences/video streams on the docket this year. We will dive deeper in to esports-driven activations and […]
CynopsisESPORTS It’s Thursday May 31, 2018 and this is your weekly early morning Esports briefing. A new study from Juniper Research projects that viewership of esports competition and “let’s play” content will hit 858 million by 2022, up from 630 million this year. That number would be equal to […]
CynopsisESPORTS It’s Thursday May 24, 2018 and this is your weekly early morning Esports briefing. Epic Games is lining up $100 million for Fortnite competitions during the 2018-19 season, with funding dedicated to esports prize pools. “We’re getting behind competitive play in a big way, but our approach will be […]
CynopsisESPORTS It’s Thursday May 17, 2018 and this is your weekly early morning Esports briefing. The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down laws barring states from allowing gambling in sports brought the spotlight to the growth of esports, which features a young, affluent and tech-savvy consumer. Among the statements released by […]
CynopsisESPORTS It’s Thursday May 10, 2018 and this is your weekly early morning Esports briefing. Overwatch League will cross the country for its first-ever Grand Finals, wrapping up its inaugural season at Barclays Center in Brooklyn from July 27–28. The postseason will begin with a field of six teams on July […]
CynopsisESPORTS It’s Thursday May 3, 2018 and this is your weekly early morning Esports briefing. (Congrats! In the years we’ve been publishing this edition, this will mark the first issue where there are more Activation stories than Competition ones.) E3 is poised to upgrade its embrace of the esports experience, […]
CynopsisESPORTS It’s Thursday April 26, 2018 and this is your weekly early morning Esports briefing. ESP Gaming continues to shore up its lineup, announcing at the Esports Upfront that it had acquired online esports tournament provider Auzom, best known for its competitive PUBG leagues and broadcasts across North America and Europe. […]
CynopsisESPORTS It’s Thursday April 19, 2018 and this is your weekly early morning Esports briefing. The NBA 2K League announced its first long-term media rights partner, signing with Twitch for a multiyear deal that will include live streams of all NBA 2K League games on the social video service. The league […]