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Oceanic tournament organiser and broadcasting company LetsPlay.Live (LPL) has entered an exclusive partnership with esports data provider GRID. Image credit: LetsPlay.Live, GRID RELATED: Funspark announces data and integrity partnership with GRID Beginning in April, LPL will utilise GRID’s data solutions across its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2...

Norwegian esports organisation Nordavind has announced a commercial partnership with cryptocurrency company Norwegian Block Exchange (NBX). According to the release, NBX and Nordavind will look to introduce cryptocurrency-focused bonus and loyalty programmes for players, payment portals and tournaments that provide opportunities for participants and spectators. Image credit:...

U.K.-based esports business Gfinity has released its financial half year results for the six-month period ended Dec. 31, 2020. The London-based company’s total revenues for the first half of its fiscal year 2021 were £3.01M GBP ($4.14M USD), down 14% year-over-year from £3.52M ($4.84M) in the first half of fiscal year (FY) 2020. Gfinity pointed out that its H1...

Swiss esports organization Ovation eSports AG announced that it has raised an undisclosed seed round investment from twin brothers Maurice and Kyril Louis-Dreyfus. Ovation, which was founded in February 2020 by Leonard Cohrs and Patrick Gobonya, intends to use the investment proceeds towards growth and expansion.  The Louis-Dreyfus brothers, who were born...