PRAGUE, Czech Republic and ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, March 28, 2024 (Korea Bizwire) – Sportradar (NASDAQ: SRAD) and Oddin.gg, an award-winning B2B betting-solutions provider for esports, today announced they have entered into a multi-year strategic partnership to offer audiovisual streaming of Oddin’s exclusive esports content to Sportradar’s betting operator clients around the world. The deal will [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Facing financial challenges, esports teams are turning their attention to training academies to diversify their revenue streams. For students and young individuals aspiring to debut as professional gamers, academies are emerging as gateways to prove their skills objectively and secure spots on renowned teams. On a Saturday afternoon, teenagers clad [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp. said Wednesday it will hold an eco-friendly fundraising event synced to the 2022 League of Legends (LOL) Champions Korea spring playoffs, making donations based on DWG KIA’s performance throughout the championship. It is the country’s first time to see an esports sponsor join in collaboration with a [...]
LAS VEGAS, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — MMA Global, Inc. (OTC Pink: LUSI) (“LUSI”) (name and ticker symbol change pending) is pleased to announce that leading eSports and sim racing media platform, GTR24H AsP (“GTR24H”) has joined forces with the Zuki Project. GTR24H is a leading esports sim racing media platform created for the “metaverse”-ready [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — After leading his esports team Damwon Kia to a runner-up finish at the 2021 League of Legends (LOL) World Championship last month, Kim Dong-ha, better known by his gaming name “Khan,” confirmed his professional gaming career is over. A six-time winner of the LOL Champions Korea (LCK), the top [...]
KYIV, UKRAINE, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Bybit, one of the most popular exchanges for crypto lovers, has announced a multi-year partnership with esports team NAVI (“Natus Vincere”) today, scaling up synergy between two fastest growing industries that can only go up. The sponsorship will put the Bybit name on the map in the esports space in [...]
NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J., June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Kiswe, the global interactive video company, and Rock Entertainment Holdings announced a collaboration to easily and cost-effectively localize the world’s biggest esports tournaments for broadcast in the APAC region. The partnership will enable Rock Entertainment to bring esports content from around the world and make it specific [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics Inc. on Monday said it has signed a partnership with the global esports organization Gen.G to better target young consumers amid the pandemic. Under the deal, the two sides agreed to seek various business opportunities in the global esports industry and cooperate in promoting LG UltraGear gaming [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co. said Wednesday it has signed a partnership with a global esports organization to boost its presence in the gaming monitor market. Samsung said it will sponsor its latest display products at T1 Entertainment & Sports (T1), a joint venture between South Korea’s leading mobile carrier SK [...]
SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) — While fears of the novel coronavirus have emptied movie theaters in South Korea, esports fans are given a rare opportunity to watch a “League of Legends” (LoL) tournament on the big screen. CGV, a multiplex chain run by entertainment giant CJ Group, said Monday it will live stream the [...]