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The Overwatch League™ Partners with Sports, Esports Leaders to Build Teams for Major Cities Worldwide

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced the sale of the first Overwatch League™ teams for major global cities to seven entrepreneurs and leaders from traditional sports and esports. The Overwatch League is the first major global professional esports league with city-based teams. New team owners include: Robert Kraft, Chairman ...

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Nickelodeon, Tampa Bay Lightning Owner Vinik Dive Into eSports

Super League Gaming, the global community platform that offers accessible eSports competitions, content and social interactions for amateur gamers, today announced that it has received $15 million in Series C funding from Nickelodeon, a division of Viacom, DMG Entertainment, a SoftBank-managed fund, Toba Capital, and multiple traditional professional sports team ...

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Lawyers, Search Firms and Schools Get In; eSports Continues To Grow As A Property

There are certain points in time where even the most jaded veterans in the multi-billion dollar sports industry will admit that a new property has joined the mainstream. The UFC probably came with their first major sponsor deal, like Budweiser, the X Games and the Dew Tour came with television ...

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