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The audience analytics firm looks at the ways fans are consuming esports content and general audience behaviour in its 'Esports Playbook'
Read More »7 in 10 esports fans are male according to Nielsen’s first esports fan report
YouGov: 35% of UK adults are aware of esports, but just 7% watch
35 per cent of UK adults are aware of esports, but only seven per cent of them actually watch esports, according to a new report from YouGov. Of those who watch, the majority do so online (72 per cent). Meanwhile, eight per cent of UK adults are interested in watching esports, …
Read More »Esports tournament organiser Gfinity gets £7m new investment
Around 26 million shares were released at 27p a share to raise money for new projects
Read More »Blizzard open esports arena in Los Angeles
State of the art venue to host Overwatch, Hearthstone and act as WoW Arena venue before BlizzCon finals
Read More »SLIVER.tv raises funds for VR esports broadcasting
The VR entertainment platform raises $9.8 million to develop esports spectator technology
Read More »Formula One enters the esports arena with Gfinity
F1, Codemasters and Gfinity team up to launch the Formula 1 esports Series for the latter part of 2017
Read More »US Nielsen TV ratings company moves in to esports
Nielsen Esports will look at the competitive gaming scene and offer bespoke services, alongside its Esport24 tracker
Read More »Opinion: The case for data in esports
Esports games and their players generate a lot of data for developers. DC Labs visualisation and data analytics experts Florian Block and Anders Drachen talk about how we can put this data to even better use
Read More »BT Sport partners with Gfinity to broadcast Elite Series tournament
BT Sport will air the Elite Series tournament games in the UK, following the announcement of a partnership with Gfinity. Starting today, BT Sport’s platforms will broadcast Gfinity’s popular tournament, held at the Gfinity Esports Arena in London, with weekly games until the weekend of finals from September 1st to …
Read More »Gfinity esports acquire US-based CEVO for $2.7 million
The UK end to end esports solutions company expands to North America with the move
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