Esports

The 2020 edition of the Fifa eClub World Cup will take place in the Italian city of Milan, it has been announced today (Wednesday). It will mark the first time that Milan has hosted the esports event

Over 700 Wanda Cinemas across China are set to hold esports events over the coming years after the chain’s owner, Dalian Wanda Group, struck a partnership with American esports company Super League Gaming.

Games publisher Riot Games and agency Redd+E have agreed a deal to distribute media rights for the inaugural 2020 Pacific Championship Series in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.

UK telco BT has today (Friday) made its first move into esports sponsorship through a major multi-year agreement with UK-based organisation Excel Esports

Esports broadcast and content production company Maincast has secured exclusive rights in Russia and CIS markets, including Ukraine and Georgia, to esports properties operated by ESL and DreamHack

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has renewed its agreement with esports organisation DreamHack, with content to be distributed across its eSports1 pay-television channel

French Ligue 1 football club Olympique Lyonnais has reached an agreement with LDLC Event, which operates the Team LDLC esports outfit for Groupe LDLC, in a move designed to strengthen the team’s presence i…

UK-based esports organisation, Excel Esports, has appointed adidas’ former director of global marketing Robin McCammon to be its chief commercial officer while Wouter Sleijffers, a former chief executive o…

Chinese esports organisation Royal Never Give Up (RNG) has signed a title sponsorship deal with Italian sportswear brand Kapa for its Dota 2 team. Under the deal, RNG will be rebranded as Kappa

Mixed martial arts and sports organisation One Championship has signed “strategic partnerships” with at least 13 global brands ahead of the 2020 season.

Rob Black, the chief operating officer of ESL UK, has left his position amid layoffs at the regional arm of the European esports tournament organiser and production company

The International Esports Federation (IESF) has elected its new board, which will comprise six members from six different nations

Esports organisation G2 Esports has renewed its sponsorship deal with gaming monitor provider AOC

Media company Blake Broadcasting (BBN) has agreed a multi-year deal to broadcast ESL and DreamHack esports tournaments in the United States, Canada and Asia, with the exception of China

German telecoms giant Deutsche Telekom has claimed a first with the acquisition of a 25-per-cent stake in German esports organisation SK Gaming

Online communication services provider TeamSpeak has agreed a three-year deal to become an official supplier to esports competition the Overwatch League