Esports

Esports
Sponsorship & Marketing

Wow, the streaming platform of Sky Deutschland, is to give its name to the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) under a new sponsorship agreement announced by the German Football League (DFL) this morning
Esports
Licensing & Merchandising

EA Sports FC 24 will feature a Uefa Euro 2024 add-on next summer as part of a new deal between football’s European governing body and video game developer EA Sports that will also include the launch of an eEuro esports tournament.
Esports
Governance

Vlad Marinescu has stepped down as president of the International Esports Federation (IESF), with HRH Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, a member of Saudi Arabia’s royal family, taking on the role in an acting capacity.
Esports
Finance & Law

Esports tournament organiser Blast has secured €12.7m ($13.5m) in new funding, which it says will help fuel its global expansion plans and enhance its in-house production, broadcast and technology offerings.
Esports
Sponsorship & Marketing

The regional government of Andalusia claims it is the first tourist destination to sponsor a major global esports competition after giving its backing to events run by video game publisher Riot Games between…
Esports
Finance & Law

Veloce Media Group, a UK-based gaming and sports media company, has announced a major investment commitment of $50m (€46m) from digital asset investment firm GEM Digital Limited.
Esports
Industry Moves

Guild Esports, the UK-based esports team organisation and lifestyle brand, has appointed Stephen Duval, CEO and co-founder of rights monetisation firm Empowerment IP, as special advisor to the board.
Basketball
Licensing & Merchandising

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has struck a partnership with the National Basketball Association’s esports property, NBA 2K League, to create a structured calendar for national teams’ esp…
Esports
Finance & Law

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has requested a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to block technology giant Microsoft’s proposed $68.7bn (€63.6bn
Esports
Sponsorship & Marketing

The Sportfive agency has agreed a deal with the Saudi Esports Federation (SEF) to provide strategic sales support and project management on a range of initiatives for the organisation
Esports
Media

Esports entertainment company Blast has teamed up with short-form social media video platform TikTok to stream live coverage from this week’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Major in Paris.
Esports
Media

Esports entertainment company Blast has agreed a deal with Cineworld to show the finale of the Paris Major 2023 live across 39 cinemas in eight different countries
Esports
Finance & Law

The European Commission has approved US-based technology giant Microsoft’s proposed $68.7bn (€63.1bn
Esports
Finance & Law

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today (Wednesday) blocked US-based technology giant Microsoft’s proposed $68.7bn (€62.2bn)
Esports
Sponsorship & Marketing

London Stock Market-listed esports organisation Guild Esports has signed a three-year sponsorship and merchandising deal with Danish sports brand Hummel
Esports
Finance & Law

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a settlement agreement with video game developer Activision Blizzard over a civil antitrust lawsuit concerning alleged limits on competition and pay for players…
Esports
Events

The International Esports Federation (IESF) has launched a bidding process for the next three editions of its World Esports Championships
Esports
Esports

The board of directors at Astralis is considering a delisting of the Danish esports organisation following a sharp decrease in its share price, while FaZe Holdings has reported a net loss of $53.2m (€48.9