Esports Insider Podcast

On this week's ESI Digest, we cover Naz Aletaha's major Riot Games promotion, Rivalry entering the TSX Venture Exchange, Galaxy Racer expanding into Pakistan, Immortals's Nitto Tire partnership, plus GN Store Nord's DKK 8bn acquisition of SteelSeries. Read these stories and more at EsportsInsider.com .

On this week's ESI Digest we cover, Norwich City launching 1J Esports , Immortals Gaming Club promoting multiple staff, FIFA 22 's esports programme, Guild Esports partnering with Finn Harps FC , plus the Thai government recognising esports as an official sport.

Esports Insider's flagship event, ESI London returns! Join us November 8-9th at BOXPARK Wembley for two days of the ultimate esports industry showcase!  Head over to ESI London website to find out more about the event and secure your early bird ticket.  On this week's ESI Digest we cover: Misfits Gaming Group's $35m investment, Fnatic's ASOS partnership, Team Nigma merging with Galaxy Ra...

On this week's ESI Digest we cover, RLCS 's return with new format, prize pool and regions; GGPredict raising $1m for US and Scandinavian expansion; Mineski Global raising $10.6m in Series A funding round; Fnatic unveiling a £11m partnership with Crypto.com; and Mobile Premier League being valued at $2.3bn after funding round. Read these stories and more at EsportsInsider.com .

On this week's ESI Digest we cover, Team Liquid 's appointment of Claire Hungate , FaZe Clan 's DC Comic collaboration, the 2022 Asian Games esports titles, WePlay Esports 's Rocket League tournament, and Riot Games confirming Worlds 2021 in Iceland. Read these stories and more at EsportsInsider.com

As esports betting continues to grow, the need to acquire data efficiency has become crucial. The data collection that powers esports and traditional sports bookmakers are vastly different, but we have been seeing a growing trend of traditional sports bookmakers offering esports wagering options to their services. On this week’s episode, we are joined by GRID Esports' VP of Business Development ,...

On this week’s ESI Digest we cover, Astralis selling its Superliga spot, FaZe Clan and OpTic's merchandise collaboration, Jesse Lingard launching JLINGZ esports , the LPL’s partnership with DesignStudio , plus Arena of Valor’s esports ecosystem expansion.

Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube , ESI Digest is available on all major podcast platforms and is also available in written form on Esports Insider's website . On this week’s ESI Digest we cover: the 2021 League of Legends World Championships being relocated to Europe; Vir...

Fan engagement has become a central topic in esports over the last 12-24 months as organisations and publishers look to connect with their fan bases on a deeper level. However, to provide meaningful fan engagement experiences, accurate and useful data is crucial. On this week’s episode, we are joined by Gosu Gamers' CEO , Samson Oh , to discuss how esports data can be utilised to get the most out...

Each week, ESI Digest breaks down the weekly happenings in the esports industry, making sense of things so you don’t have to. As well as being housed on YouTube , ESI Digest is available on all major podcast platforms and is also available in written form on Esports Insider's website . On this week’s ESI Digest we cover, Roc Nation Sports and GameSquare’s esports partnership, Mobalytics naming LS...

On this weeks ESI Digest, presented by Nuvei , we cover: Ninjas in Pyjamas joining the LPL, Nerd Street Gamers's BLAST Premier collaboration, We Are Nations launching N2, LOUD partnering with Facebook, and Entain's rumoured £50m acquisition of Unikrn.

Data collection in traditional sports is burdened by the constraints of messy manual processes, whereas esports data collection happens natively and automatically. But when every little thing can be measured in esports, how do you parse through what in important and how can it best be organised? On this week’s episode, we are joined by GRID Esports ' CTO & Co-Founder, Chris King , and Technica...

In this week's ESI Digest we cover, FTX's partnership with the LCS, FaZe Clan's McDonald’s collaboration, Gen. G and Jay Park releasing a League of Legends team song, Ultimo.gg's partnership with Birmingham City, plus ReKTGlobal's Breakaway Music Festival partnership.

As with any developing industry, as the market matures more investors enter the space after seeing the trial and errors of first movers in the space.  As a result, investments, mergers & acquisition headlines in the industry have become common place as esports continues to find its footing and continues to disrupt traditional markets. As esports companies start-up or other companies pivot...

In this week’s ESI Digest we cover, G2 Esports appointing Alban Dechelotte , Tribe Gaming’s latest investor, Envy Gaming sponsoring a World Chase Tag team, Semper Fortis Esports’s Top Blokes rebranding, plus ESL’s Israeli media rights deal with The Gaming Channel . This edition of the ESI Digest is in partnership with Nuevi .

In this week’s ESI Digest we cover, Gen. G's Puma expansion, McLaren’s new esports facility, LOUD signing two Olympic skateboarders, ESL’s exclusive media rights deal with G4, and Apex Legends’s esports plans for the ALGS second season.   This edition of the ESI Digest is in partnership with Omnicoach.

Traditional sports betting dates back to the Ancient Greeks and the Olympics. In Ancient Rome, the practice was formally legalised. Esports is only possible through the development of interactive technology and so it follows that bookmakers would follow the innovations. As esports has developed into a global phenomenon, what are some difficulties that esports bookmaking has needed to navigate due...

On this week's ESI Digest, we cover OverActive Media trading to the TSX Venture Exchange ,  Carleton Curtis ' departure from Guild Esports ,  Evil Geniuses launching Factor.gg , MPL Brazil's invited teams, plus GameSquare Esports's Cut+Sew and Zoned acquisition. This edition of the ESI Digest is in partnership with Omnicoach .

Music has been synonymous with culture since the very beginning and as esports and gaming have emerged as a cultural medium in its own right — novel ways of interacting with music have risen as well. But what are some of the legal difficulties associated with music in this new medium and what should be taken into consideration for projects of all size incorporating music? On this week’s episode, T...

On this week's ESI Digest, in partnership with Omnicoach, we cover Dota 2’s The International being relocated, EXCEL, Endpoint, Fnatic, and more launching a UK esports committee, ESL Gaming's Coinbase partnership, Tomas Lyckedal 's DreamHack departure, Nerd Street, NACE, CSL Esports and Mainline launching a collegiate league, plus Greg Kim joining CLG. ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ►Twitter:...

The esports industry would not be where it is today without support from sponsorships and partnerships with brands, both inside and outside of the space. With sponsorship deals regularly making headlines, just what goes into securing these deals and ensuring all parties are legally protected? On this week’s episode,  Michelle Tierney, Director of Commercial Partnerships of Guild Esports and B...

In this week's ESI Digest, presented by OmniCoach , we cover: GameSquare Esports's Complexity Gaming acquisition, Team BDS purchasing Schalke 04's LEC spot, Guild Esports's financial report, MPL Brazil's launch, Williams Racing partnering with Resolve.

As organisations look to increase revenue opportunities whilst also rewarding fans, there has been a huge development in fan engagement platforms and membership programmes. These can range from third-party platforms such as to org-specific projects. But how are these methods beneficial to fans and organisations and should every organisation utilise these projects in the near future? On this week's...

On this week’s ESI Digest , presented by GRID Esports , we cover: G2 Esports partnering with fashion brand Ralph Lauren, BLAST unveils expansion into Apex Legends esports, Belong confirming Houston as first US venue, Fnatic unveiling global partnership with Kaspersky, Dignitas announcing NYX Professional Makeup partnership, and GamerzClass closing $2.5m seed round.

On this week’s ESI Digest we cover Panini’s LVP partnership, Team Liquid’s multi-year Verizon deal, Riot Games announcing its World Championship host cities, Aim Lab's collaboration with Rainbow Six Siege Esports, plus Gen. G announces several backroom staff changes. This episode is in partnership with GRID Esports .