Video games company Keywords Studio appoints new CEO September 20, 2021 The video games company has named Bertrand Bodson as its new chief executive officer, after Andrew Day forwarded his retirement plans. Bodson, who will be appointed as CEO in December, is currently the chief digital officer at healthcare provider Novartis. Prior to joining Novartis in 2018, Bodson acted as the chief marketing officer at Sainsbury’s [...]
Daniil Medvedev wins US Open to land maiden major, prompt ‘dead fish’ celebration and deny Novak Djokovic a calendar sweep of grand slam titles September 13, 2021 Daniil Medvedev dashed Novak Djokovic’s bid for a calendar year clean sweep of Grand Slam titles at the final hurdle and won his own maiden major at the US Open last night. The Russian, 25, beat an emotional Djokovic 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 to complete a breakthrough fortnight in which he only dropped one set at [...]
Game over: China suspends approval for all new online video games September 9, 2021 China has suspended approval for all new online games in a bid to curb a gaming addiction among young people, the South China Morning Post reports this afternoon. Watch the full report.
Screenshot: Will the digital advertising boom ever end? July 30, 2021 This week **Media Moment of the Week: You are what you tweet **Will the digital advertising boom ever end? **Esports: Britain’s next big thing? Media Moment of the Week: You are what you tweet You know the scenario: someone says something you don’t like on Twitter and you have an overwhelming urge to rise to [...]
Exclusive: UK esports funding hits record high amid lockdown gaming boom July 28, 2021 British esports startups enjoyed record levels of investment last year as surging interest in the sector during Covid lockdowns helped fuel a major cash injection. Esports firms raised £42m in 2020, which was a record year for both value and number of deals. The momentum has continued into 2021, with eight deals worth £15m already [...]
Dele Alli-backed esports firm Excel raises £17m from City investors July 2, 2021 Excel, a British esports franchise endorsed by Tottenham Hotspur footballer Dele Alli, has secured millions of pounds in funding from some of the City’s biggest investors. The rapidly growing gaming organisation, which competes in the League of Legends and Fortnite divisions, today announced a £17m funding round. JRJ Group, which bought a minority stake in [...]
David Beckham-backed Guild Esports signs up Samsung as a sponsor June 21, 2021 David Beckham’s London-listed Guild Esports organisation has signed Samsung as a sponsor. The one-year deal to be Guild’s official display partner is the electronics giant’s first with a British esports team. Samsung is meeting the undisclosed value of the deal with 50 per cent cash and 50 per cent value in kind, in the form [...]
Premier League deal: Fast-growing sportswear brand owned by Andy Murray signs up Wolverhampton Wanderers May 21, 2021 Fast-growing UK sportswear brand Castore, which is part owned by Sir Andy Murray, has agreed its first kit deal with a Premier League club. The company will now supply Wolverhampton Wanderers in a multi-year partnership thought to be worth several million pounds. It comes less than a week after it was disclosed that the Liverpool-based [...]
CEO of Flutter sports betting platform FanDuel steps down May 12, 2021 Sports betting and gaming group Flutter Entertainment has confirmed this morning its FanDuel chief executive officer will exit the top position after four years leading the sports gaming platform. Despite handing in his notice, Matt King has chosen to remain with FanDuel until a successor has been found. “It has been a privilege to lead FanDuel [...]
Spy scandal: Businessman admits smuggling marine tech to China April 28, 2021 A Chinese businessman has pleaded guilty to smuggling marine technology out of the US to help China’s efforts to develop underwater military drones. Shuren Qin, a marine biologist who owns a company that sells oceanographic instruments, pleaded guilty in Boston federal court to illegally exporting devices called hydrophones, which monitor sound underwater. His plea related [...]