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Cynopsis Measurement & Data Conference
June 11 | 11:45AM – 5:00PM | NYC
SESSION SPOTLIGHT > The Lightning Round: What’s New, What’s Next
In a 25-minute speed session to kick off the conference, CIMM, MRC & TVB will offer updates on the latest in measurement and data challenges, as well as best practices in multi-touch, multi-platform, and multi-media attribution models.
Sponsored by: Videa, Tubular Labs, TVSquared and tunity
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Epic Games and Marvel are again teaming up to promote the new Avengers:Endgame movie with Fortnite x Avengers, which launches today. Early promotion featured Fortnite characters using weapons and accessories that the Avengers heroes also use, implying that those items will be used within the game, similarly to the Infinity Gauntlet used last time.
The NBA 2K League announced a multiyear partnership with Stance to serve as the league’s official sock provider. The sock and underwear brand will supply the NBA 2K League’s 21 squads with team-branded designs, and in-game avatars will also be outfitted in Stance socks. This marks Stance’s first esports outfitting partnership.
Misfits Gaming cemented plans for launch the Alienware Community Showdown, in partnership with Alienware and Playwire. Running from April 27 to June 9 2019, League of Legends players can participate with a shot to take home a share of over 2.5 million Riot Points, state-of-the-art Alienware Gaming setups, trips to E3 and more. The grand prize for the winning contributor will see the player with the highest amount of points from all communities will be awarded a year-long contract with Misfits Gaming. Meanwhile, actor Ludacris will be promoting the Showdown as well as participating.
Streamer Nick “NICKMERCS” Kolcheff partnered with the NFL to appear at the NFL Draft this weekend, per TEO. Kolcheff will stream Fortnite with NFL players Marcus Mariota and DeAndre Hopkins at the event.
GumGum Sports announced a new product designed to upgrade in-stream sponsorship for esports brands. Over the last several months Team SoloMid and other organizations have deployed GumGum Sports SMP under an exclusive beta testing partnership. The platform, which makes it possible to add, edit and remove sponsorship overlays in player streams, has given partners the ability to customize campaign durations, schedule dayparting parameters for when to serve particular sponsorships, and alter creative executions to suit individual sponsor’s needs.
Goldenboy signed on to host a new series, titled LVL UP, in partnership with Try Hard Channel and Subnation. The digital series, with Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez hosting, production begins May 20 with a premiere slated for E3 via the IMGN TryHard Channel on Instagram and TheSubnation.com.
Twitch hit a landmark 2.7 billion hours of content viewed in Q1 2019, according to MCVUK, for a rise of 38% year-over-year. StreamElements’ and StreamHatchet’s State of the Stream quarterly report reads that YouTube Live’s viewership doubledfrom Q1 2018 to Q1 2019, while Microsoft’s Mixer platform grew from 22 million to 89 million during the same period.
Tiidal Gaming Group, a leading Canadian esports platform company and parent company of Lazarus Esports, announced that Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Modano has joined the company as an investor and brand ambassador. “We are thrilled to welcome hockey icon Mike Modano to our group,” said Charlie Watson, CEO, Tiidal Gaming. “Mike has had a long and storied career as one of the NHL’s greatest players and he couldn’t join us at a better time as he moves into his future as a sports executive. Having competed at the highest levels, Mike can not only serve as a mentor to our professionals, but he will be a big part of our push to continue building Lazarus Esports into a global brand.”
Hendrick Motorsports officially opened the doors for its esports squad, titled Hendrick Motorsports Gaming Club. Last month saw the racing brand draft two players who will compete in the first eNASCAR Heat Pro League season. Now, 12-time NASCAR Cup Series champions will look for the same from team’s official gaming club that will chase the inaugural NHPL title. “Video games are the go-kart tracks of today,” said Patrick Perkins, vice president of marketing for Hendrick Motorsports. “Online racing is exposing people to NASCAR, and the opportunity will only continue to grow. With the incredible advances in simulation, auto racing translates better than any other sport. The games are becoming more and more realistic.”
Team Liquid’s parent company, Axiomatic Gaming, locked in another round of investments, according to Unikrn, that brings in $21.5 million in funding, according to SEC filing documents. The new investors, who were not named, join a lineup of high-profile named that include Michael Jordan, Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik, Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis, and Golden State Warriors co-owner Peter Guber.
Blizzard Entertainment is unlocking a new feature for Overwatch titled Workshop. The tool within the game’s browser opens the doors for players to create their own game modes and prototype heroes, serving as an adapted version of a scripting system that the Overwatch developers use to create the game with players able to make text and rule scripts and add custom play conditions for game modes such as changing heroes’ movement or abilities. “This will speak to, most immediately, people with some experience with other scripting engines or people with programming backgrounds,” Kaplan said.
A new Superdata report states that consumers spent $8.7 billion digitally across console, PC and mobile in March, down 3% from the prior year. Premium PC led the declines with a 23% drop, while Mobile, which made up 56% of total revenue, also fell by 2%. Console revenue was the only source of growth in March, up 10% on the back of a strong premium release slate as well as continued traction for Fortnite and Apex Legends.
Geoff Keighley is teaming up with Gamescom to present “Gamescom: Opening Night Live”. The event debuts on Aug. 19 and will be livestreamed from Cologne, Germany, as it kicks off 2019’s Gamescom. Gamescom: Opening Night Live will be produced in English and air live in front of more than 1,000 fans featuring announcements from major game publishers and independent developers, world premieres of new game footage and special guest appearances from the stars of the gaming industry”.“Gaming is a shared passion around the world, and every time I attend Gamescom I am energized by the passion and excitement from the community in Cologne,” said Keighley. “The team and I are thrilled to be in Europe this summer to produce this show and share Gamescom with the global video game audience.”
Esports retail and merchandise company, We Are Nations, is partnering with global sports lifestyle brand, ’47, in a move that will include headwear and other sports merchandise to be developed and sold in the esports space. “Esports is a fascinating space that we’re just scratching the surface in,” said ’47 co-owner Steven D’Angelo. “It’s exciting to see the passion and allegiance these fans have for gaming and we are thrilled to be able to provide our premium product to the mix by partnering with We Are Nations.”
ECHO FOX founder and co-owner Rick Fox joined the Advisory Board for the Esports Business Summit, which will take place from Sept. 10-12 this year in Las Vegas. Get more info on the event at EsportsBizSumit.com.
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Calling all innovators, game-changers, marketing mavens and analytical aces…
Take your places at the podium at the
Cynopsis Top Women in Media Awards
This will be the biggest group of women being honored in the media space. Categories cover all levels of the industry and include excellence in leadership, community building, marketing, social media, content marketing, branded content, strategy, data mining, mobile, and more. There’s still time to get your nominations in before April 26th.
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ON THIS DAY in 2000: Airport Tycoon is released.
Trivia: Which host (current or former) of The Talk made a cameo in the game Watch Dogs? (Email [email protected] with your answer and be sure to include your name, company and city.)
Answer to Our Last Sports Trivia Question: In Overwatch, the Ecopoint: Antarctica map features a spooky, massive block of unearthed ice that echoes which Kurt Russell horror film that also takes place on the continent? Answer: The Thing. Kudos: Chris Davies-Virgin/London; Jason Valluzzi-Active International/NY; Luke Watson-Essential TV/NY; Matt Sautter-WideOrbit/Harrisburg; Rick Dascher-Turner Studios/Atlanta; Andy Pittman-TAMU/College Station; Victoria Horsley-NACE/Kansas City; David Westberg-SAG-AFTRA Federal Credit Union/Burbank; Tom Moore-Kalt Productions/LA; David Vincent Gagne-Jacket Industries, LLC/Santa Monica
Later — Chris
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