German organisation mousesports has announced that it has brought in the German arm of telephone company Vodafone as its head sponsor. The deal kicks off today, and already sees the organisations CS:GO team wearing new jerseys with the Vodafone logo slapped across the middle. As well as the jersey sponsorship …
Read More »Paris Saint Germain eSports has signed a massive sponsorship deal with PMU eSport. PMU eSport is a sub division of PMU, a betting site that has worked with PSG on sponsorship deals for the last five years. With both parties expanding into the world of eSports the deal seems to …
Read More »ESL has announced a new partnership with Gillette, who will sponsor the upcoming Intel Extreme Masters Katowice League of Legends event. The male grooming company will sponsor the LoL portion of the event, which runs in Katowice between February 24th and 26th. Gillette will allow fans to customize Gillette razor …
Read More »The Unicorns of Love have partnered with Lagardère Sports, the sports arm of the major media group. The deal will see Lagardère Sports give the Unicorns a helping hand when it comes to selling media rights and acquiring sponsors, something that the group has done for multiple sports teams. "We …
Read More »In 2016 ELEAGUE revealed that their sponsorship packages mostly sit around the $2 million mark, and have now revealed that will stay the same for 2017. When speaking to SportsBusiness Daily, which was spotted by Dot eSports, Seth Ladetsky, senior vice president of sales at ELEAGUE, said that sponsorship prices …
Read More »The eSports industry will receive 70% of all revenue from sponsors and advertisers in 2016, according to a Newzoo market report. The Global Esports Market Report expects brands, like endemic sponsors EIZO to the non-endemic Coca-Cola and PepsiCo companies, to spend $325m this year. That number represents a 49% growth …
Read More »Trig Social Media, sponsor of Smite and League of Legends teams and the highest-grossing StarCraft II player in the world, is under investigation by multiple European financial authorities for ‘suspicions of irregularities.’ The Swedish Economic Crimes Bureau and the German Federal Financial Standards Agency (FSA), BaFin, are investigating the Swedish …
Read More »BioShock Infinite?and Borderlands publisher 2K Games is the latest firm to sign up for this year’s sell-out MCV Awards. The firm is sponsoring the award for best UK games studio. Potential winners include 4J Studios, Boss Aliens, Codemasters, Criterion, Playground Games, SCE London, Sports Interactive and Traveller’s Tales. The MCV …
Read More »Link Distribution is sponsoring both the Online and High Street prizes for best independent retailer. 2013 is the first year that High Street and Online indies have been recognised separately. We’re delighted and proud to sponsor the MCV Awards 2013, especially the awards for a sector that have delivered us …
Read More »Online retail empire The Hut Group is backing this year’s MCV Awards. The UK firm, which runs online outlets such as Zavvi and IWantOneOfThose.com, has signed up as Platinum Partner for the April 18th event. The awards are the perfect platform to showcase the hard work and talent that goes …
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