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Riot Games looks set to sell the streaming rights for its League of Legends Championship Series to Major League Baseball Advanced Media. The deal, which was originally reported on by Richard Lewis and Sports Business Daily, seems to be in the final stages of negotiations after a report from the …
Read More »Twitch will represent TSM and Cloud9 in sponsorship sales
Streaming platform Twitch has announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with both Team SoloMid and Cloud 9 to collaborate on many areas related to sponsorship and sales. According to the press release Twitch will now represent both teams in “sponsorship sales and [will] further fuel the growth of …
Read More »Tempo Storm to purchase Dream Team’s NA Challenger Series slot
Dream Team is selling its place in the North American League of Legends Challenger Series to Tempo Storm. A report from ESPN’s Jacob Wolf first broke the news, with theScore eSports later confirming that the deal is in place. According to Wolf the deal is worth "roughly six figures”, with …
Read More »Just how does ECS’ team co-ownership work?
The eSports Championship Series from FACEIT and Twitch is one of the biggest Counter-Strike: Global Offensive leagues in the world. Despite only kicking off earlier this year the competition offers large prize money, regular competition and impressive production values. But for some reason it is often overlooked as a top …
Read More »Reunited speaking with multiple sports clubs about potential sale says report
Overwatch organisation Reunited is apparently in talks with major sports clubs from the NBA, Premier League, and Bundesliga about a potential sale. A report from The eSports Observer states that Reunited has been approached by or is in talks with multiple clubs from top leagues across the globe regarding a …
Read More »Reality show aims to build a CS:GO team while livestreaming the process 24/7
The International Format Group has announced the awfully named Gamerz, a reality show that will see thousands of players try to get a slot on the organisation’s CS:GO team. Thousands of CS:GO players will be given the opportunity to take part, and anyone can sign up, either on the website …
Read More »Echo Fox out, Muffin Lightning in at the ELEAGUE Americas Minor Championship
After news broke yesterday that the Echo Fox CS:GO team had broken up, ELEAGUE has now announced that the team has been replaced in the Americas Minor Championship. With both Shahzeb “ShahZam” Khan and Ronny “ryx” Bylicki officially leaving the Echo Fox organisation, and only Ryan “Freakazoid” Abadir confirming that …
Read More »Echo Fox gives it’s CS:GO players the option to leave the team, two take up the offer
In a somewhat unprecedented move the Echo Fox organisation has told all of its CS:GO players that they are free to pursue opportunities with other teams if they so wish. Two players have taken up the offer. "Echo Fox remains committed to its players’ futures — supporting opportunity both inside …
Read More »Gfinity announces new strategic partnership with AVerMedia
Gfinity has announced a partnership with AVerMedia, who will be sponsoring upcoming FIFA 17 and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare online competitions. AVerMedia will now sponsor the FIFA 17 online competitions on Gfinity that are due to kick off on Sunday 20th November 2016 and conclude on Sunday 22nd January 2017. …
Read More »Rainbow Six Siege will get another year of content
Despite getting off to a shaky start at launch Rainbow Six Siege has become a popular eSport, with thousands tuning in over the weekend to watch the conclusion of the latest PC and Xbox One season. During the event Ubisoft also confirmed that another year of DLC is planned for …
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