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09/15/22: Riot Games set the stage for a franchised VALORANT Champions Tour run

Thursday September 15, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Bolstered by partnered teams for the first time, Riot announced 2023 plans for the VALORANT Champions Tour that will kick off in February and feature all 30 teams from the international leagues. Franchises teams will be divided into […]

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09/08/22: Fandom’s Deep Dive

Thursday September 8, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Fandom is releasing its State of Gaming study this month, which spotlights macro-level patterns and trends in gaming based on a global survey of its millions of Fandom users, covering: Subscriptions & bundling; Metaverse/Web3; NFTs in gaming; and […]

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09/01/22: FaZe Clan inked a renewal of their deal with McDonald’s

Thursday September 1, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. FaZe Clan locked in a renewal of its partnership with McDonald’s USA. The partnership kicked off last year and will continue to focus on “innovative ways to connect with the next generation of gamers and will advance successful […]

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Can Kids Content Solve CTV’s Transparency Problem?

By Alan Wolk As the number of streaming options grows, many streaming viewers are turning to free or lower-priced ad-supported subscription services and to free ad-supported streaming TV services. A recent Tubi study showed that in households using only one or two streaming services, 20% watch ad-supported (versus ad-free) services, but when the number of services […]

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08/18/22: VALORANT pushes building blocks; RLCS roars to records; Tony the Tiger feels the Twitch

Thursday August 18, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Competitive VALORANT locked in plans for the next five years as Riot Games unveiled structures and how competition will work as the title prepares to launch its new partnered league. Teams who don’t make it into the partnership […]

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08/11/22: EA & NFL go long on MCS

Thursday August 11, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Electronic Arts and the NFL secured a new multi-year partnership renewal for the EA SPORTS Madden NFL Championship Series, following the series’ best season in history. This year’s slate will wrap up with the Ultimate Madden NFL 23 […]

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08/04/22: Valve released the schedule for the Dota Pro Circuit’s 2023 slate

Thursday August 4, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Valve revealed its scheduling slate for the Dota Pro Circuit 2022/2023, with the slate now seeing separation between divisions in regional leagues in addition to shortened leagues. The Winter Tour begins play with open qualifiers on Dec. 11-13 […]

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07/28/22: Burberry’s Esports Entry

Thursday July 28, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Burberry made a big move into esports, inking a deal with Gen.G to launch a four-part educational content series to champion women and the importance of inclusivity within gaming as part of Gen.G’s “NetWORK: Inspire” program. The partnership […]

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Fantasy Meets Reality TV in Tune in Tomorrow

The “wibbly-wobbly” nature of reality television is explored – and taken to a fantastical new level – in Tune in Tomorrow, a novel by veteran entertainment journalist Randee Dawn that comes out August 16. Here, she offers her take on the genre, and its impact on viewers. By Randee Dawn What’s the inspiration behind this […]

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07/21/22: Nike and Rocket League are aligning

Thursday July 21, 2022 Good morning! It’s Thursday and this is your early morning Esports brief. Psyonix and Nike gassed up a team-up, and will bring the new Nike Air Zoom Mercurial football boot into Rocket League. With the partnership, a Nike Air Zoom Mercurial Invitational tournament will now run on July 22, hosted […]

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