Esports

Sports data and insights provider Sportradar has announced a multi-faceted partnership with ESL, the world’s largest eSports network. The partnership announced at the 2015 ‘Leaders in Sports’ summit in London, will see Sportrader data team develop a range of products and services to monitor ESL contests. Sportradar detailed that it had gained exclusive rights to process and distribute real time …

Amid the growing negative press and player distrust surrounding fantasy sports operators’ DraftKings and FanDuel ongoing employee game data conflict. New York based Fanduel the biggest daily fantasy sports operator has issued this morning the following corporate statement through its press office _____________ Based on everything we know thus far, there is no evidence indicating that the integrity of FanDuel’s …

Following allegations of misuse of game data by employees, US sports network ESPN has pulled sponsorship slots promoting the DraftKings brand from its channels. The decision by ESPN to suspend advertising of DraftKings advertising sees a temporary break to its agreed $250 million ad-spend partnership which was announced in August ahead of the start of the 2015/16 NFL season. DraftKings data …

Betway has signed a deal to sponsor the largest esports tournament in the UK, the ESL UK Premiership. The partnership marks the first foray into sponsorship within esports for the online bookmaker, who recently launched a dedicated esports betting portal – https://sports.betway.com/ee. The final of the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive tournament begins on 24 October, with some of the UK’s best …

US daily fantasy sports (DFS) commentators and fans have called for stricter industry monitoring and regulation following allegations that employees at leading fantasy sports operators FanDuel and DraftKings were using insider data on rival DFS portals. The New York Times said that DraftKings employee Ethan Haskell (Content Manager) had inadvertently published NFL data regarding DraftKings biggest contest, The Millionaire Maker. The …

Fantasy sports operator DraftKings has announced its first statement of intent for the UK market, by confirming that it has sealed an exclusive three-year relationship with the NFL’s International Series in the United Kingdom. The DraftKings brand will be promoted throughout NFL International Series games, which will take place at London’s Wembley Stadium. Season 2015/16 matches taking place in London …

The emergence of a global eSports marketplace has produced eye-popping projections that are beginning to capture awareness and attention from more and more of the mainstream public. However, quantitative market numbers do not communicate an actionable context for capturing the eSports opportunity; instead, this is found through comprehension of the underlying community. _________________________________ Competitive gaming: A community platform Depictions of the worldwide viewing …

Sky Bet has become the latest bookmaker to get into eSports after launching a full eSports betting service including both pre-match and live betting through its partnership with Betgenius. According to the recent report by Eilers Research, there are currently 2.3m eSports viewers, which is expected to rise to 19.5m by 2020. The report further claims that the current eSports …

Leading daily fantasy sports operator, FanDuel, has announced that it has acquired the premier eSports platform, AlphaDraft. This is FanDuel’s first foray into the world of eSports, and another example of how the two industries of eSports and fantasy sports are merging ever closer. Earlier this week it was revealed that DraftKings, who plan to launch in the UK in …

US fantasy sports operator DraftKings has announced that it has added eSports fantasy contests to its customer markets. The operator will launch exclusive eSports contests from 1 October, with players being able to select picks from the popular League of Legends World Championships. Participants will be able to play for free or compete against others in cash prize leagues, including …