Esports journalists Jacob Wolf, Mikhail Klimentov launch joint Patreon
Esports journalists Jacob Wolf and Mikhail Klimentov have moved their independent Substack newsletter publications into…
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Ghost Gaming partners with Georgia Public Broadcasting
North American esports organisation Ghost Gaming has announced a partnership with Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB),…
Revenant Esports partners with streaming platform Rooter for BGMI invitational
Indian esports organisation Revenant Esports has partnered with Indian streaming platform Rooter ahead of the…
Rooter to bring content to Indian TV’s via Jio’s set-top-box
Indian esports and gaming content platform Rooter has announced a partnership with the country’s largest…
Money on the Move: Insights from the esports payments whitepaper
This article was originally published in Esports Insider’s print magazine The Esports Journal Edition 12…
KRAFTON names ONE Esports official media partner for PUBG esports
South Korean esports conglomerate KRAFTON has named esports media platform ONE Esports its official media…
BLAST pushed its own viewership platform heavily at the Paris Major. Was it a success?
In September last year, tournament organiser BLAST launched BLAST.tv, its own viewing platform. Designed as…
Skyesports to broadcast BLAST.tv Paris Major in Hindi
Skyesports, an esports tournament organiser in India and Southeast Asia, has secured exclusive Hindi broadcasting…
Is EA Sports FC ready to fill FIFA’s shoes?
Last May, FIFA and EA revealed that their partnership was coming to an end. The news sent waves across the already complicated landscape of exclusivity rights in digital football, a…
Stream Hatchet report finds esports viewership up 15% in Q1 2023, co-streaming on the rise
The number of hours watched of livestreamed esports content continued to grow year-on-year and is up 15% in the first quarter of 2023, bucking an overall decline in gaming livestream…
PLAYzone renews ESL Gaming broadcast partnership
Czechia-based esports company PLAYzone has extended its partnership with esports tournament organiser ESL Gaming until 2024. As a part of the deal, PLAYzone will have exclusive rights to broadcast ESL…
The rise and value of co-streaming in esports
Despite their glitz and glamour, esports events have always been a niche thing. If you’re not a fan of League of Legends, you probably didn’t watch Worlds 2022. Even if…
Riot Games announces Virtual Pass in bid to help teams generate revenue
Game developer Riot Games has announced in a blog post that it is building a virtual ticket programme for its major events, which looks to enhance the fan experience and…
ESL extends partnership with SPORT1
Esports tournament organiser ESL FACEIT Group (EFG) has announced an extension of its existing partnership with German television broadcaster SPORT1. The extension will see the broadcaster’s dedicated esports channel, eSportsONE,…
