Global talent and entertainment agency UTA has appointed Ander Nickell as its esports division’s new Brand Partnerships Executive. According to the release, Nickell will focus on building innovative brand partnerships for the company’s growing roster of esports athletes and content creators. He will be based in...
Fictional band PENTAKILL will be performing in the Mid-Season Showdown’s opening ceremony after a three-year absence. League of Legends is known for its extravagant opening ceremonies in their World Championship Finals. But for the inaugural year of the Mid-Season Showdown, Riot Games has officially announced that...
BLAST Premier has announced a partnership with Gaming supplement firm MADMONQ for its Counter-Strike Spring Season. As a result of the partnership, MADMONQ has been named the official health supplement for the BLAST Premier Spring Showdown, which is set to commence on April 13-18th, alongside the Spring...
Esports production and tournament operation company Wisdom Gaming has partnered with South Korean developer Nimble Neuron to produce Lumia Mania 2 – a $10K tournament for Eternal Return: Black Survival. Lumia Mania 2 is the second event in Wisdom’s ER:BS competition series. The competition will...
Esports Insider has collated some of March’s key esports stories from Latin America — particularly Brazil — into a single article. To read more about a story, click the corresponding link in the title. E-Flix terminates Cruzeiro licensing contract for Cruzeiro eSports Credit: Cruzeiro eSports Brazilian esports organisation E-Flix...
Swedish esports tournament platform Epulze has secured an investment of SEK 57m (∼£4,74m) from its latest funding round. According to the release, participants in the funding round included Swedish financial group Svea Ekonomi and Norwegian Carucel Finance. Credit: Epulze RELATED: Epulze announces long-term partnership with VPgame The funding is expected to...
Esports data platform GRID has announced a partnership with Russian esports tournament organiser Epic Esports Events. As a result of the agreement, GRID will provide its data distribution services to Epic Esports Events tournaments, including its recently launched Dota 2 Champions League series. Image credit: GRID...
According to Esports Insider’s calculations, around $4.06bn (~£2.9bn) of disclosed investment relating to esports was committed in March 2021. The majority of that money — an estimated $4bn — was used by Nuverse to acquire Moonton, the game developer behind Mobile Legends: Bang Bang —...
British esports organisation LDN UTD has announced its partnership with sports programming supplier Matchroom, in a bid to unite esports with traditional sports events and athletes. According to the release, the ‘first stage’ of the partnership is expected to focus on the Professional Darts Corporation, followed...
Activision Blizzard and online eyewear retailer Zenni have announced a multi-year partnership that will see the retailer become an official partner of the Call of Duty League (CDL). The deal will see Zenni named as the presenting partner for the Stage Two Major, which begins on April 7th, and...