Esports Insider Podcast

On this week’s ESI Digest we cover, Betway’s partnership with G2 Esports, BLAST producing the FNCS All-Star Showdown, LCO’s naming rights deal with DoorDash,  Glen Calvert’s Fnatic departure, and Power League Gaming’s new facility. This edition of the ESI Digest is in partnership with GRID Esports.

On this week's ESI Digest, we cover Dignitas's LCS naming rights deal, Mason Mount joining Combat Gaming as an ambassador, Riot Games announcing VALORANT Mobile, Team Liquid and Alienware launching 'Good in Gaming', and VSPN's 'multi-million' funding round. This edition of the ESI Digest is in partnership with GRID Esports .

Broadcasts are not simple entertainment portals in esports, more and more of them are offering their viewers ways to interact with what's happening on the screen. With all the buzz around 'fan engagement' what are some tools that available to understand what 'engagement' is and how do to use the for the esports audience?  On this week's episode, I'm joined by Philip Hübner, Chief Business Dev...

On this week’s ESI Digest, we cover Fnatic’s $17m funding round, the LCS Players Association’s new leadership team, FlyQuest’s rebranding, Betway partnering with FURIA, and Harry Maguire joining Semper Fortis Esports. This edition of the ESI Digest is in partnership with REELY .

Content is integral to creating fanbases for a multitude of reasons. Creating content can increase familiarity with players whilst also boosting an athletes brand which in turn benefits both the individual and an esports organisation. As such, learning to optimise content creation is crucial as it allows players and orgs to focus on other aspects and improving over quality. On this week's ESI Focu...

On this week’s ESI Digest, we cover Semper Fortis appointing Dominic Calvert-Lewin as Brand Ambassador, Alfred Chak joining Esports Engine as Chief Operations Officer, LOUD & PIET’s joint esports fashion venture, Guild Esports launching the Guild Academy, Misfits Gaming Group announcing The Misfits Agency. This edition of the ESI Digest is in partnership with REELY .

Establishing a fanbase is crucial in esports. However, how do you turn fans into customers and how important of a role does fan engagement play in this transition?   On this week's episode, I'm joined by Rob Borm, Aquatik Esports' Vice President of Strategic Partnerships , to discuss this crucial fan conversion.  This is the first episode in ESI Focus’s series on Fan Engagement, presente...

On this week's ESI Digest, we cover CMG.ASIA and NRG Esports launching NRG Asia , London Royal Ravens' Midnite partnership, Enthusiast Gaming acquiring Tabwire , the Global Esports Games unveiling its first host cities, plus FaZe Clan's Kai Henry appointment. This edition of the ESI Digest is in partnership with REELY .

In this week's ESI Diges we cover, Riot Games' VALORANT, Wild Rift, and Teamfight Tactics esports plans, Julien Dupont joining Fnatic, Beastcoast's $2.5m pre-seed investment, OverActive Media's Red Bull partnership, Vodafone Giants' Nesquik deal.\ ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/esportsinsider ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esportsinsider/ ►Instagram: https://...

In this week's ESI Digest, we cover Huya’s monumental Chinese League of Legends broadcast deal, Esports Certification Institute's launch and backlash, ESL renewing its long-term Intel partnership, Semper Fortis Esports raising £2.55m, NRG Esports' partnership with The General . This edition of the ESI Digest is in partnership with REELY .

On this week’s ESI Digest we cover, Olympic Virtual Series' launch, ePremier League's expansion into China, Rocket League's Lamborghini partnership, ORDER' s $5.3m investment, and EA announcing Apex Legends Mobile .

On this week’s ESI Digest we cover, Ole Gunnar Solskjær and Jim Solbakken becoming owners of ULTI Agency , OverActive Media's $40m investment, Enthusiast Gaming looking to list shares on NASDAQ, Epic Games raising $1bn, and the University of Kentucky (UK) joining forces with Gen. G to launch an international esports exchange programme in South Korea.

On this week’s ESI Digest we cover, Valkyrae and CouRage being announced as 100 Thieves co-owners, Astralis Group looking to trade in the US market, BMW Esports launching a manga series, Jackson's partnership LCS and PENTAKILL , GRID's $10m investment.

On this week’s ESI Digest we cover, Alban Dechelotte’s Riot Games departure, Fnatic’s partnership with PCSpecialist , Coinbase’s deal with BLAST Premier , Animoca Brands investing in Veloce , plus PSG Esports’s Betway extension. ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ​ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/esportsinsider ​►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esportsinsider/ ​►Instagram: https://www.instagram.c...

On this week’s ESI Digest we cover, Guild Esports’ Subway partnership, ByteDance reportedly purchasing Moonton, ESL launching its mobile ecosystem, Team Endpoint’s CeX extension, and Southeast Asian Games’ esports announcement.   This edition of the ESI Digest is in partnership with payments solution firm AstroPay.   ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/esport...

On this week’s ESI Digest we cover, esports-focused music label OFFMETA 's launch, WWF and Ninjas in Pyjamas' partnership, Enthusiast Gaming's Icy Veins acquisition, Kevin Durant's investment in Andbox , plus Wild Rift entering the ESL Premiership . This edition of the ESI Digest is in partnership with payments solution firm AstroPay.

On this week’s ESI Digest we cover, Envy Gaming’s $40m investment round, Team Vitality appointing Guillaume de Monplanet as CO-CEO, Washington Justice’s new training facility, NODWIN Gaming’s £16m KRAFTON investment, and Nerd Street Gamers expanding its Riot Games partnership. Hosted and produced by Tom Daniels (@TheTomDaniels). ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/espo...

On this week’s ESI Digest we cover, Oakley’s partnership with Scump , Tribe Gaming ’s deal with Razer , Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Subnation Media ’s new esports team, Riot Games ’ MSI announcement, and WFH League Season 3. ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/esportsinsider ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esportsinsider/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/espo...

On this week’s ESI Digest we cover, Schalke 04 potentially selling its LEC spot, OverActive Media announcing plans to build a new esports venue, Garena Free Fire’s 2021 esports ‘roadmap’, Riot Games launching its VCT Game Changers programme, plus Twitch Rivals' collaboration with Dunkin’.   ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/esportsinsider ►Facebook: https://www....

This week on ESI Digest we cover, Riot Games’ broadcast deals for the VALORANT Champions Tour, Team Liquid’s partnership with Bud Light, BBC broadcasting FIFA 21’s Global Series European Regional Qualifiers, FaZe Clan hiring a new CFO, and Dire Wolves acquiring Avant Gaming. Hosted and produced by Tom Daniels (@TheTomDaniels) ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/esports...

This week on the ESI Digest, we cover Team Liquid's Naruto collaboration, AS Monaco partnering with Gambit Esports, Los Angeles Thieves partnering with Dollar Shave Club, 3D Aim Trainer's €1m investment, plus Espo launching its esports fan engagement platform. Produced and hosted by Tom Daniels (@TheTomDaniels) ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/esportsinsid...

This week on the ESI Digest, we cover ESL and Guinevere Captial launching the League of Legends Circuit Oceania, Nerd Street Gamers raising $11.5m in additional funding, PUBG esports’ 2021 plans, PGL announcing a Dota 2 major, plus Anzu’s $9m investment. This edition of the ESI Digest is in partnership with apparel and esportswear frim We Are Nations.   Produced and hosted by Tom Daniels (@Th...

This week on the ESI Digest, we cover Ninjas in Pyjamas’ rebranding, Team Liquid extending its partnership with Alienware, BIG being selected as the 12th BLAST Premier Member Team, ESIC announcing more partnerships with tournament organisers, plus Guild Esports’ latest financial results. Hosted and produced by Tom Daniels (@TheTomDaniels).   ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ►Twitter: https:...

This week on the ESI Digest, we cover VSPN’s $60m funding round, KitKat’s partnership with the LEC, Nerd Street Gamers operating the first stage of the VALORANT Champions Tour, Lucozade Sport entering into esports with Hashtag United, plus Astralis’ new initiative with Universal Music Group.  Hosted and produced by Tom Daniels (@TheTomDaniels) ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ►Twitter: http...

This week on the ESI Digest, we cover G2 Esports’ deal with adidas, Ubisoft’s PayPal partnership, PGL hosting a CS:GO Major, Aerial Powers joining Team Liquid, plus 100 Thieves’ AT&T deal. Produced and hosted by Tom Daniels (The Tom Daniels)