How streaming is taking esports to the big leagues
Streaming and esports have been intertwined through their history. As the esports industry evolves to more resemble traditional sports, companies are starting to invest...
Why esports is still about Razer and Red Bull, not Pepsi and Arby’s
NBC Sports announced recently that it will spend millions to broadcast Rocket League this summer, a vehicular soccer game developed and published by Psyonix,...
EA partners with ESPN for FIFA esports broadcasts
Electronic Arts is teaming up with broadcasters to create a big audience for its esports tournaments. Today, EA is announcing the FIFA Ultimate Team Championship...
Heroes of the Dorm ditches ESPN for Facebook
It looks like ESPN 2 will have more room for bowling. Blizzard announced today that its third Heroes of the Dorm event — a...
ESPN2 will show Street Fighter V finals from Evo 2016 esports tourney
ESPN2 is going to air the finals of the Street Fighter V World Championship live from the EVO 2016 fighting-game tournament at 7 p.m Pacific time (10 p.m. Eastern) on July 17 in Las Vegas. Publisher Capcom announced the television event on the official Street Fighter YouTube and Facebook accounts.
‘The story is false’: ESPN, Riot Games deny $500M League of Legends esports TV deal
Earlier today, a story broke from esports news site PVP Live claiming that ESPN is in talks to spend $500 million for League of...
Sorry, Cowherd: Heroes of the Storm returns to ESPN2 with $500K prize pool
Heroes of the Dorm may have brought in just a .1 Nielsen share last year, but the excitement — and business potential — of esports...
Esports viewership is up 100% in the U.S. over the past two years
The number of U.S. gamers who watch esports has grown 100 percent over two years, according to a national study by market researcher Frank N....
Why ESPN is finally getting serious about esports
Radio host Colin Cowherd doesn’t like it, but corporations that specialize in traditional sports are taking more and more interest in competitive gaming. And...
The ESPN moment: esports needs dedicated streaming platforms
We are entering a new era in regards to esports broadcasting and streaming.