Study: Video game industry now worth $163bn
A study from recruitment brand TechNET has highlighted changes to the global gaming sector throughout 2020. Estimates indicate that as of 2020 the video games market is now worth over
November 6, 2020
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M7 distributes eSportsONE
M7 Group, the European pay-TV provider, has concluded a satellite distribution and carriage agreement with Munich-based SPORT1 for the European launch of eSportsONE. eSportsONE is immediately be available on various M7 platforms including Canal Digitaal in the Netherlands, TV VLAANDEREN in Belgium and Skylink in Czech Republic and Slovakia. Other M7 platforms will follow shortly. […]
November 2, 2020
Research: 4m Brits watch eSports regularly
Research commissioned by Intel has revealed how eSports has burst into mainstream entertainment in recent years, and how the industry has grown in value over time. The research reveals that: Popular streaming sites, such as Twitch, YouTube Gaming and Facebook Gaming, have experienced a 20 per cent increase in the numbers of hours streamed during […]
October 1, 2020
MTG combines ESL and DreamHack
Modern Times Group (MTG) eSport portfolio companies ESL Gaming and DreamHack have jointly announced a combination in order to increase competitiveness, accelerate products and events innovation and to offer the widest portfolio to the market. MTG has been the principal owner of ESL Gaming, the eSport company, and DreamHack – the gaming lifestyle festival company […]
October 1, 2020
Study: Brazilians are biggest eSports cheats
Brazilian eSports competitors are most likely to cheat by using cheat codes, bots and hacks to gain an unfair advantage over opponents while playing online. The Cheating Countries study used search volume data to analyse the incidence of cheat codes, bots and hacks used in popular video game titles, and compares this to the number […]
August 27, 2020
Eleven Sports rebrands, new verticals
Eleven Sports, the OTT sports platform, is marking its fifth anniversary with a rebrand that is says lays the foundations for its ambitious growth plans. Under the new Eleven brand umbrella, the group’s ‘2.0 strategy’ will see Eleven expand its offering with a host of new content streams and plans to grow its digital ecosystem […]
August 4, 2020
Research: Lockdown, eSports boost PC hardware market
Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the research and consulting firm for graphics and multimedia, reported in its newest gaming market study regarding the PC Gaming Hardware Market, which consists of personal computers, upgrades, and peripherals used for gaming. The market is booming globally due to shelter in place orders as gamers upgrade and buy new PC’s […]
July 7, 2020
NENT orders Try Hard eSports comedy
Danish eSports series Try Hard is the next original production from Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), the Nordic streaming company. Created by Danish director and artist Anders Morgenthaler with Allan Hyde, the eight-episode comedy tells the story of the increasingly questionable efforts of five young gamers to break into the international eSports scene. Try Hard […]
June 29, 2020
Beckham takes stake in newly launched Guild eSports
Guild, a new global eSports business headquartered in London and co-owned by David Beckham, has announced its global launch amid a booming global eSports market. Guild is developing a talent pipeline in the UK based on the traditional academy model, which will see the most able players coached and nurtured by industry leaders in order […]
June 26, 2020
VENN selects Blackbird for remote video production
Blackbird, the developer and seller of the Blackbird cloud video editing platform, has announced that eSports trailblazers, VENN, has selected Blackbird for ultra-fast remote video production. The deal is for 3 years and was brokered by Blackbird’s new US systems integrator partner, ASG. VENN is a TV network for the streaming generation, aimed at gaming, […]
June 22, 2020