Esports merchandising company We Are Nations has entered a global licensing deal with footwear brand ISlide. The agreement will see ISlide license We Are Nations’ roster of esports team and influencer IPs for use on its footwear. Photo credit: ISlide RELATED: We Are Nations and Ultimate Media Ventures enter global licensing agreement Available for purchase from … Read More “We Are Nations enters global licensing deal with ISlide” »
FLASHPOINT, the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive league formerly known as B Site, has launched. Described as the first team-owned league for the Valve title, $2,000,000 (£1,540,450) will be up for grabs in 2020. Logo credit: FLASHPOINT RELATED: FACEIT reportedly discontinuing ECS in favour of B Site Owners of the league include Immortals Gaming Club (owner of MIBR), OverActive … Read More “FLASHPOINT launches as first team-owned CS:GO league” »
Quibi, an upcoming short-form, mobile streaming video service, will feature a talent competition series that gives subscribers an opportunity to potentially compete for FaZe Clan. The show, “FaZe Up,” will feature six contestants competing at FaZe Clan’ mansion, according to a release, with one player ultimately being chosen to join the organisation. Photo credit: BLAST … Read More “FaZe Clan announces talent competition series on Quibi” »
Soft drink manufacturer Coca-Cola has been named the entitlement sponsor for the eNASCAR iRacing Series. The newly-renamed eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series will, aptly, begin its 11th season on February 11th. Photo credit: eNASCAR RELATED: Ben Payne – McLaren – The blurred lines of sim racing Alongside the newly-announced sponsorship, the total prize pool for the event has been increased … Read More “Coca-Cola named entitlement sponsor of eNASCAR iRacing Series” »
Esports events company Ultimate Gaming Championship (UGC) has brewed up a one-year partnership with Madrinas Coffee. The first order of the collaboration is a new fan-focused competition, Madrinas: Meet Your Match! The four-week tournament series will be held every Monday throughout February. Image credit: UGC RELATED: UGC extends partnership with U.S. Army Esports for second event Madrinas: Meet … Read More “UGC enters one-year partnership with Madrinas Coffee” »
North American organisation FaZe Clan has entered into a $22.7 million (£17.4 million) convertible loan facility. Canaccord Genuity acted as the exclusive financial adviser to the organisation for the deal. Photo credit: FaZe Clan RELATED: FaZe Clan partners with Manchester City FaZe Clan entered into the convertible loan facility on January 24th. It is said to … Read More “FaZe Clan receives $22.7 million loan facility” »
Since the launch of esports betting platform LOOT.BET in 2016, the total volume of bets placed worldwide on esports is estimated to have almost doubled – growth as dramatic as that of esports itself – making it potentially very attractive to investors. But this, according to Paul Brel, Head of Communications at LOOT.BET’s operator Livestream, … Read More “Investing in esports betting: the insider’s opinion” »
Esports Insider, Ltd. (ESI) and Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC (DCF) will team up in 2020 to provide their insights into investments in the esports industry. Photo credit: Esports Insider At ESI New York on 27-28th April 2020, DCF will join a judging panel of The Clutch USA, which gives esports focused start-ups an opportunity to … Read More “Deloitte and Esports Insider teaming up on esports market analysis and support” »
As the esports industry continues to grow, so does the interest in owning a piece of the pie. Celebrities and venture capitalists are investing millions of pounds, companies are merging together to consolidate, and acquisitions are becoming pretty common, too. To make things easier, Esports Insider has brought together the major investments, mergers, and acquisitions of … Read More “Esports investments, mergers, and acquisitions in January 2020” »
When Activision Blizzard launched the official merchandise line for its Call of Duty League, the collection was met with plenty of criticism around the uniformed approach that was taken. Now, however, the developer has collaborated with Ultimate Media Ventures‘ ULT on the Night Shift collection. To get some insight into the collection, the approach that … Read More “Behind ULT’s Night Shift collection with Call of Duty League” »
