February proved fruitful for major esports tournaments, according to Esports Charts, which laid out the top events for the month. The period was led by esports’ newest main title, Apex Legends, which debuted at the beginning of the month and saw Twitch host its own tournament with the most popular streamers. ESL’s IEM Katowice Major […]
IN CONVERSATION WITH… Carolina Lightcap, GM of Discovery Kids Media Discovery International launched Discovery Kids Media to develop, commission, co-produce and distribute kids animated and live-action content. Carolina Lightcap, EVP and chief content officer for DLA/USH, will add to her responsibilities the leadership of DKM as GM, and Danielle Davies joins as VP, kids content […]
Live-action preschool series Oda Upside Down is the first kids production from Danish production house SAM Productions. Charismatic Oda is a good fairy and a magic inventor who helps children reconquer their right to fantasy and imagination when confronted by their strict kindergarten teacher. Series is created by Ida Mule Scott and Iben Albinus Sabroe, […]
Telemundo Deportes announced plans to launch the first-ever Spanish-language esports channel in the US offering fans more than 2,000 streaming hours of content a year featuring exclusive streamers, short-form content and competitions. The channel is available via livestream on Twitch and YouTube. The EA Sports FIFA19 Global Series will become the first competition to stream […]
The 2019 NBA 2K League Draft took place at Barclays Center on Tuesday, with all 21 teams completing their six-person roster at the four-round draft. While Jazz Gaming selected Spencer “Ria” Wyman with the No. 1 overall pick, the league also made headlines when Warriors Gaming Squad selected Chiquita “Chiquitae126” Evans in the fourth round […]
Evo laid out its lineup for this year’s festivities, with nine games being tapped for the main stage of this year’s show, including: Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition; Dragon Ball FighterZ; Tekken 7; BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle; Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st]; Super Smash Bros. Ultimate; SoulCalibur VI; Mortal Kombat 11; and Samurai Shodown. Notably absent […]
Collegiate StarLeague, a division of WorldGaming Network, has been selected by Capcom as an official esports partner and will launch its first-ever collegiate league for Street Fighter V. “Fighting games have always been at the core of the competitive scene,” says Wim Stocks, CEO & General Manager of Collegiate StarLeague and WorldGaming Network. The program, […]
Redknot, the joint venture between Nelvana and Discovery, greenlit their first two animated series – The Dog & Pony Show and Agent Binky: Pets of the Universe – and hired former Spin Master Entertainment exec Patricia Burns as the company’s executive manager/supervising producer. Created by Little Airplane Productions founder/CEO Josh Selig and produced by Burns, […]
Rovio Entertainment is adapting Angry Birds On the Run, the first live-action serialized short-form Angry Birds series, into a longer form special distributed by Cake. The series will also be offered in its original format of 22 two-minute eps. Angry Birds On the Run debuted in late November 2018 on the Angry Birds YouTube Channel, […]
Motorsport Network continues to gas up its lineup of esports titles, this time announcing a new partnership with Codemasters, whose games include the likes of DiRT, GRID, ONRUSH and F1. The partnership revs up with the launch of DiRT Rally 2.0 on Feb. 26, offering 50 of “the most powerful off-road cars ever built to […]
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