It was announced today that the Board of Directors at the World Esports Association (WESA) has unanimously agreed that Ken Hershman will be its Executive Chairman and Commissioner with immediate effect. Hershman, a TV sports veteran who has worked with the likes of HBO and Showtime, takes over the role from Pietro Fringuelli who has occupied the role in an interim …
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eSports 2015 SBC report – Part 1
2015 looked set to be a big year for eSports, but on many accounts it ended up being somewhat larger than many anticipated. Viewer numbers increased, both live and online, with 36 million tuning into the League of Legends World Championship final whilst tournament prize pools also grew. The prize pool for the International Dota 2 tournament this year was $18m …
Read More »ESL forms data & integrity partnership with Sportradar
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 …
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