{"id":70705,"date":"2021-08-20T16:06:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T15:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/?p=70705"},"modified":"2021-08-20T16:06:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T15:06:00","slug":"roc-nation-sports-strikes-esports-deal-mobalytics-names-new-co-owners-esi-digest-56","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/2021\/08\/roc-nation-sports-strikes-esports-deal-mobalytics-names-new-co-owners-esi-digest-56","title":{"rendered":"Roc Nation Sports strikes esports deal, Mobalytics names new co-owners | ESI Digest #56"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don\u2019t have to. As well as being housed on<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCc89aWvX5t75fli-by7fNWg\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> YouTube<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ESI Digest is available on<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/esipod\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> all major podcast platforms<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is also available in written form below.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On this week\u2019s ESI Digest we cover, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Roc Nation Sports<\/strong> and <strong>GameSquare\u2019s<\/strong> esports partnership, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Mobalytics<\/strong> naming <strong>LS<\/strong> and <strong>Nemesis<\/strong> as co-owners, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>FaZe Clan<\/strong> securing an investment from <strong>Cox Enterprises<\/strong>, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>T1<\/strong> launching a new esports academy, and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>ESL Gaming\u2019s<\/strong> deal with Raid: Shadow Legends developer <strong>Plarium<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This edition of the ESI Digest is in partnership with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nuvei.com\/en-us\/\"><b>Nuvei<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Roc Nation Sports strikes esports deal, Mobalytics names new co-owners | ESI Digest #56\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pkEsWlQhoZU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"roc_nation_sports_and_gamesquare_announce_esports_partnership\">Roc Nation Sports and GameSquare announce esports partnership<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">Management and sports agency Roc Nation Sports has partnered with Gaming Community Network (GCN) to create \u2018gaming solutions\u2019 for athletes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">GCN, which is part of GameSquare Esports\u2019s group of companies, will collaborate with Roc Nations Sports on athlete-centric strategies. This includes esports tournaments, gaming content production, and live streaming events.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"mobalytics_names_ls_and_nemesis_as_co-owners\">Mobalytics names LS and Nemesis as co-owners<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70507\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70507\" style=\"width: 694px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-70507\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mobalytics-ls-nemesis-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"694\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mobalytics-ls-nemesis-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mobalytics-ls-nemesis-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mobalytics-ls-nemesis-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mobalytics-ls-nemesis-2-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mobalytics-ls-nemesis-2-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mobalytics-ls-nemesis-2-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/mobalytics-ls-nemesis-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70507\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">Image credit: Mobalytics<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">California-based esports analytics platform Mobalytics has welcomed content creators Nick \u2018LS\u2019 DeCesare and Tim \u2018Nemesis\u2019 Lipov\u0161ek as co-owners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">DeCesare and Lipov\u0161ek will reportedly contribute to the design and development of the platform\u2019s new tools and features designed for high-ranked players and professional teams.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"faze_clan_secures_investment_from_cox_enterprises\">FaZe Clan secures investment from Cox Enterprises<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/esipod\/embed\/episodes\/Roc-Nation-Sports-strikes-esports-deal--Mobalytics-names-new-co-owners--ESI-Digest-56-e166pij\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">North American esports organisation Faze Clan has announced a strategic investment from media conglomerate Cox Enterprises.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">According to the release, the investment deepens the existing partnership between the two entities. Financial terms of the investment were not disclosed.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"t1_launches_new_esports_academy\">T1 launches new esports academy<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70662\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70662\" style=\"width: 724px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-70662\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/T1-Esports-academy-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"T1 Esports Academy Logo\" width=\"724\" height=\"408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/T1-Esports-academy-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/T1-Esports-academy-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/T1-Esports-academy-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/T1-Esports-academy-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/T1-Esports-academy-696x392.jpg 696w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/T1-Esports-academy-1068x601.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/T1-Esports-academy-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/T1-Esports-academy.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">Credit: T1 Website, T1.gg<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">South Korean organisation T1 Entertainment and Sport has announced the creation of an esports academy, the T1 Esports Academy (TEA).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">The academy, which launches in Seoul in early September, will initially offer courses for League of Legends. The organisation has also announced its intention to expand the academy into other titles.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"esl_gaming_enters_partnership_with_plarium\">ESL Gaming enters partnership with Plarium<\/span><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70615\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70615\" style=\"width: 758px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-70615\" src=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ESL-x-Plarium-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ESL-x-Plarium-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ESL-x-Plarium-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ESL-x-Plarium-696x391.jpg 696w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ESL-x-Plarium-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/esportsinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ESL-x-Plarium.jpg 975w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 758px) 100vw, 758px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">Image credit: ESL<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">Tournament organiser ESL Gaming has announced a partnership with Israeli mobile video game developer Plarium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">Plarium will integrate Raid: Shadow Legends and Mech Arena: Robot Showdown into the league alongside a new, yet-to-be-announced title.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\">[primis_video widget=&#8221;5183&#8243;]<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ESI Digest, in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/nuvei.com\/en-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nuvei<\/a>,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0is part of the ESI Podcast Network, a collection of podcasts encompassing the esports industry. 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