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The BBC’s investment in eSports marks a potential turning point for the sector, leading experts say. For the first time in the UK, competitive gaming will no longer be the reserve of specialist streaming services but will instead be widely accessible thanks to the broadcast of the League of Legends …
Read More »Twitch Reflexes: How DingIt’s tech keeps eSports streaming competitive
This feature is the first in a series of articles exploring how leading streaming competitors are approaching the expanding market. As games streaming and eSports broadcasting becomes an ever-enlarging market, we talk to leading competitors about their tactics. As the "leading brand" in streaming, Twitch, shows consistent growth and a …
Read More »24/7 eSports channel incoming from streaming firm DingIt
New live-streaming service DingIt says it will launch a 24/7 eSports streaming channel. The Twitch rival launched in February of this year, and the firm says it has already grown its user base from 7,000 to over 100,000 in two months. We have about 250,000 broadcasters on board and had …
Read More »Streaming service DingIt raises $1.5m in funding
Live-streaming platform DingIt.tv has secured $1.5m in seed funding. This has been raised by London-based investment firm Black Green Capital. DingIt launched in beta last October. The platform says it will be using this new wave of investment to get more broadcasters and advertisers on board. In addition, Black Green …
Read More »D!ngIt challenges Twitch superiority with weekly tournaments
Game streaming newcomer D!ngIt.TV has announced a weekly rota of tournaments for five eSports titles, in a bid to establish themselves as serious competition for Twitch viewer share. The microtournaments, held every day of the week from the end of February, will offer up to $8500 worth of payouts per …
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