Video game fans will be pleased to hear about the latest growth and exposure opportunity of eSports. Turner Broadcasting has partnered with WME|IMG to help launch a new professional league of eSports, E-League. The launch of E-League is set for 2016, with a kickoff at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas from January 6-9. E-League […]
This past weekend, Mark Cuban took on the CEO of Intel Brian Krzanich in a charity game of popular eSport “League of Legends.” The two businessmen handpicked a team of four other players, who were all professionals, and Cuban’s team eventually won the match. The event was organized by the Electronic Sports League (ESL) in […]
This section of SportTechie, “Sports Tech Wire”, contains original press releases issued by various companies and industry organizations. The releases are reviewed by the SportTechie editorial staff to ensure relevancy to the sports technology industry. For information and access, send your name and email address to info@SportTechie.com COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 30, 2015 – Competitive video games, or eSports, are […]
New technology from startup ventures is transforming the sports industry. The mission of this series will be to introduce startup companies in the sports technology space to a broader audience and allow CEO’s of new ventures to tell their story. Company: Electronic Gaming Federation CEO: Tyler Schrodt Company Introduction: Two or three sentences The Electronic Gaming Federation […]
The technological advancements occurring everyday make it hard for companies and sports leagues to monitor the precautions that are accompanied with eSports. At the Leaders Conference in London’s Stamford Bridge stadium, ESL announced a partnership with SportRadar to tackle the challenges that accompany regulating eSports. SportRadar is a sports data service provider. The company provides cutting-edge […]
