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The Growth Opportunities In Video Game Live Streaming

The following is an op-ed by Jonathan Pan and Taylor Ward. Jon is Head of Esports at BRaVe Ventures. He started off his sports career as a Product Manager at Riot Games and most recently as CEO of Ember, a North American League of Legends Team. Prior to Riot, he was a Senior Consultant in […]

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La Liga, Microsoft Partner To Improve Digital Experience For Soccer Fans

La Liga, the top soccer division in Spain, and Microsoft recently entered into a “global alliance,” it was announced Wednesday. Through the partnership, Microsoft becomes the Official Technological Partner of La Liga and will help further change the digital experience for the league’s 1.6 worldwide fans. With the assistance of Azure, Microsoft’s cloud platform, fans will […]

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Cricket Australia Testing Microsoft’s New Intelligent Coaches’ Platform

The same Microsoft technology currently used by healthcare organizations and yes, robots, is now being tested throughout the summer months by Cricket Australia, making it the first cricketing nation to integrate the company’s team and player performance platform into its decision-making processes across fitness, game strategy, player recovery and team selection. As part of the new deal […]

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Microsoft Bringing Player-Created eSports Tournaments To Xbox Live

About a month after launching its new Arena platform in Preview, Microsoft is expanding its offering by allowing players to create their own competitive tournaments via Xbox Live. Prior to the announcement, game developers, eSports organizations and Microsoft were the only ones who could organize Arena tournaments, but with the recent news, players will able […]

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