Riot Games and Nielsen implement live+ metric for LCS
Riot Games has expanded its partnership with data and measurement firm Nielsen to implement a new viewership system for the LCS. Dubbed “live+,” the measure system will will measure video…
Allied Esports withdraws planned public offering
Esports entertainment company Allied Esports has withdrawn its proposed public offering of common stock. The company announced its intention to launch a public offering on January 29th. Paperwork to confirm…
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Invitational set for Jakarta
ONE Championship’s ONE Esports subsidiary has announced a Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Invitational event for Moonton’s iOS and Android MOBA game. Online regional qualifiers for the $150,000 (£116,490) international competition…
UCLA Esports strikes multi-year deals with MSI and Razer
UCLA Esports, the esports program of the University of California, Los Angeles, has entered multi-year partnerships with Razer and MSI. As part of the agreements, UCLA’s Esports Training Center has…
Legacy Esports and Samsung renew partnership for third year
Australian organisation Legacy Esports has renewed its partnership with Samsung Electronics Australia for a third year. In the past two years, Samsung provided peripherals to Legacy Esports’ players and supported…
ESL establishes Dota 2 Southeast Asia Championship
ESL Asia has announced the ESL SEA Championship, a regional Dota 2 tournament created to help build competition in Southeast Asia. The ESL SEA Championship will have a total prize…
Parimatch enters into Esports Integrity Commission
Cyprus-based betting platform Parimatch has joined forces with the Esports Integrity Commission. Parimatch has joined the commission to assist with battling fraud and cheating in esports, having already worked with…
TCL Australia sponsors High School League
Electronics company TCL Australia has entered the Australian esports scene by sponsoring LetsPlay.Live‘s High School League. TCL joins telecommunications company Vodafone as a sponsor of the 10-week league. Teams that…
PlayVS extends Riot Games deal for high school League of Legends
High school esports platform PlayVS has extended its partnership with Riot Games to support high school League of Legends. The multi-year deal will see PlayVS operate official high school leagues…
Inter Milan enters esports with QLASH partnership
Italian football club Inter Milan has entered esports through a partnership with Italian esports organisation QLASH. Inter | QLASH will compete in FIFA and eFootball PES with Diego “Crazy_Fat_Gamer” Campagnani…