Overwatch League (OWL)
Google hoping an exclusive esports splash will take YouTube Gaming to the next level
Twitch has been the video game streaming sector’s market leader since its inception in 2015, but YouTube is now coming for that crown. Callum McCarthy speaks to Ryan Wyatt about the platform’s aggressive move into live esports.
Fortnite player’s contract lawsuit shakes up esports, but it’s unlikely to be the industry’s ‘Bosman moment’
Fortnite player and Twitch streamer Turner 'Tfue' Tenney has become the first professional gamer to file a lawsuit against his own organisation over an unfavourable contract. Callum McCarthy asks if signifies the emergence of player power in esports.
Overwatch League Dallas matches sell out
Tickets to the first-ever home market matches in Overwatch League history have sold out
Atlanta and Guangzhou commence Overwatch League expansion
Atlanta and Guangzhou have landed new teams in the Overwatch League as part of the first wave of expansion for the second season of the esports competition
US Digest | NBA strikes deal with MGM to provide data to gamblers
Welcome to the US Digest, rounding up the big news and developments coming out of the world’s biggest sports market
Paris and Guangzhou lined up in Overwatch League expansion drive
US video game developer Activision Blizzard is lining up new teams representing Paris and Guangzhou for its Overwatch League esports competition as part of a broader expansion process, according to ESPN.com.
SportBusiness International April 2018
In this month's issue we cover the following:
COMING TO AMERICA – Bayern Munich's New York office helps to secure new partners
JUVENTUS – the commercial strategy of Italy's top club
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Boston E party | Why the Kraft Group invested in Overwatch
Kraft Sports and Entertainment CMO Jennifer Ferron sat down with SportBusiness International at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, to explain why the Kraft Group got involved in the Overwatch League and what it is looking to gain from the investment.