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 [...]
SEOUL, April 16 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s largest mobile carrier, said Thursday its esports joint venture (JV) with a U.S. entertainment giant has secured a sponsorship from global automotive giant BMW Group. T1 Entertainment & Sports (T1), a joint venture between SK Telecom and Comcast Spectacor LLC, will be sponsored by [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s leading mobile carrier, said Friday that its esports joint venture with U.S. sports and entertainment company Comcast Spectator has been officially launched as it looks to expand its presence in the fast-growing gaming market. SK telecom CS T1 Co.’s global headquarters office will be [...]
BARCELONA, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co. and Comcast Spectacor on Monday agreed to establish an esports joint venture tasked with global team operation, content development and marketing to cash in on the fast growing entertainment segment. South Korea’s leading mobile carrier and U.S. media and entertainment giant Comcast’s professional sports unit signed [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – eSports has a short but deep history in South Korea, so much so that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on September 28 that an eSports Hall of Fame will be established at the S-plex Center in the Sangam neighborhood of Seoul. Located on the 11th floor, [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Online live video game streaming is taking the world by storm, as the idea of sharing and enjoying the experience of playing and watching games becomes increasingly popular, and the impact is being also felt in South Korea where eSports have a huge following. As demand for video game streaming [...]