The U.S. Supreme Court Decision about sports betting was a win for Mark Cuban, and not only because he’s the owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks. Traditional sports owners with a vested interest in esports, such as Cuban, stand to gain doubly from relaxed wagering rules in the U.S. Cuban believes gambling will increase interest […]
Indian social media and social entertainment platform Hotstar set a new record for the most concurrent users on a live stream on Sunday. The Indian Premier League final between the Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad was watched by 10.7 million users at the same time. The Super Kings won the title by eight wickets. Hotstar […]
ESPN+ has inked a multi-year partnership with Riot Games to stream League of Legends competitions beginning this summer. The partnership with ESPN+ will span the League of Legends North America Championship Series. That division features Team Liquid (part of the aXiomatic Gaming investment group backed by Warriors owner Peter Gruber), Golden Guardians (Golden State’s own […]
Daily fantasy sports site FanDuel is being taken over by U.K.-based betting house Paddy Power Betfair, a deal that will give one of Europe’s largest bookmaking companies access to the U.S. market in a new era of legalized sports gambling. Paddy Power Betfair agreed to pay $158 million for 61% of FanDuel. It will up […]
On Monday, Tennis Channel began coverage of this year’s French Open, streaming every men’s and women’s qualifier match on its digital subscription service Tennis Channel Plus. From this week through the end of the tournament, the network will stream 700 hours from Roland Garros. For the first time ever, viewers can tune in to watch […]
