The Business of Esports
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The Business of Esports podcast explores the intersection of business and esports the fastest growing entertainment phenomenon of this generation.
The Business of Esports
1y ago
In the latest weekly news show, we discuss the NFL doing a Super Bowl activation inside Roblox, the Grammys handing out an award for game music, Samsung building their own VR and metaverse hardware, Saudi Arabia announcing a very vague partnership with Sandbox, Meta pivoting their Horizons product to target teenagers, F1 driver Max Verstappen supposedly building a sim rig inside his private jet, and so much more ..read more
The Business of Esports
1y ago
In the latest weekly news show with special guests Joanie Kraut (WIGI), Ben Paro (YouGov), and Danielle Rourke (Dell Technologies), we discuss special YouGov data focused on female gamers and female esports fans, EA ditching Apex Legends on mobile, Phil Spencer declaring that Xbox put out too few games in 2022, Saudi Arabia announcing the Gamers8 festival for 2023, and so much more ..read more
The Business of Esports
1y ago
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show, we discuss China video game sales slowing, Gala Games announcing a partnership with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Mark Wahlberg then retracting it, the Australian Open doing a metaverse activation in Roblox for 2023, L'Oreal jumping on the metaverse bandwagon, Gen.G's CEO offering a grim prediction on esports, and so much more ..read more
The Business of Esports
1y ago
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show, we discuss Microsoft defying the FTC, 100 Thieves making significant layoffs, Sony teasing a gaming EV brand, Razer and others launching haptic gaming products at CES 2023, and so much more ..read more
The Business of Esports
1y ago
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Sentinels leaving the competitive Fortnite scene, Tencent receiving licenses to release more games in China including Valorant, the Indian government providing more support for gaming and other entertainment industries, Trainwrecks claiming Twitch has a viewbotting problem, and so much more ..read more
The Business of Esports
1y ago
In this episode, with special guest Jonathan Brovda (Co-Founder & CEO of GamerGains), we discuss play-to-earn gaming, web3 rewards for web2 games, increasing gamer engagement, GamerGains' beta launch, solving some of the challenges of crypto in gaming, and so much more ..read more
The Business of Esports
1y ago
In this episode (321) of Office Hours, with our host William “The Professor” Collis, we discuss The Professor's top five predictions for 2023 ..read more
The Business of Esports
1y ago
In this episode, we come to you live from the L.A. Comic Con in Los Angeles, California where we discuss the overlap between video games and other niche communities in the entertainment sector, with special guests Erin Ashley Simon (Co-Owner of XSET), Clinton Sparks (Grammy-Nominated Music Producer and XSET’s Co-Founder), Cy Chang (Co-Founder of Lightwork and easylive.io), Eyal Zafir (Investor for Liberty Global Ventures), and our very own “Judge” Jimmy Baratta serving as moderator ..read more
The Business of Esports
1y ago
In the latest weekly news and podcast after-show (sponsored by YouGov), we discuss Epic Games agreeing to pay over $520 million in fines and refunds, High On Life dominating Xbox Game Pass, BMW reducing its esports sponsorships, Chris Metzen returning to Blizzard to work on WoW, Free Fire seeing a 90% drop in viewership, and so much more ..read more
The Business of Esports
1y ago
In this episode, with special guests Andrew Drake (CEO of Bad Moon Talent) and Reed Trimble (Vice President of Partnerships at Bad Moon Talent), we discuss how to identify top talent, creating successful partnerships with brands, the shifting power dynamic in the talent space, Bad Moon Talent's record year, working on metaverse experiences in Fortnite, and so much more ..read more