With the increasing popularity of live streaming and the growing trend of “cable cutters,” Yahoo has been one of the companies trying to be at the forefront of this movement towards online television. They were the first digital media group to buy the rights to an NFL game—the Bills vs. Jaguars matchup last October in […]
The Chinese market is notoriously hard for any company to enter. A recent survey by the American Chamber of Commerce on Friday found that American companies are facing increasing trouble in China due to antiforeign sentiment, vague labor laws and industrial overcapacity. So, it comes with great surprise that ESPN is able to move into […]
The eSports world made a huge announcement as video game matchmaker FaceIt raised $15 million in venture capital, according to the LA Times. The money, which was raised by several firms including Anthos Capital, Index Ventures, and United Ventures, is going to be used to support the opening of a California office in Santa Monica […]
Competitive mobile gaming leaders, Skillz, launched a cross-platform multiplayer system earlier this month which will allow players from iOS and Android devices to compete against each other in over 150,000 of the company’s daily eSports competitions. By merging the player pools of the world’s leading mobile operating systems, the Skillz Tournament Management System will look […]
If ESPN says something is a sport, there really can’t be any argument, can there? Heck, if The Worldwide Leader in Sports started covering beer pong on its website and on SportsCenter, the friendly drinking game would makes its way into the Olympics sooner than later. By this train of thought, it’s high-time that everyone […]
