The Esports Observer Podcast

The Esports Observer Podcast

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The Esports Observer Podcast episodes

  • Evil Geniuses Returns to LCS, NBA 2K Expands to China - Esports Monday Briefing, 30/09/2019
    Evil Geniuses makes a grand return to both League of Legends and Counter-Strike, Gen.G will run a Shanghai team in the NBA 2K League, and Louis Vuitton will create the trophy case for the League of Legends World Championships.
    Missed any of the biggest esports business news last week? The TEO Monday Morning Briefing recaps the top headlines from the last seven days!
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    6 min
  • $50M for High School Esports, H3CZ Goes to NRG - Esports Monday Briefing, 23/09/2019
    High school esports startup PlayVS brings its total funding to $96M, the longtime CEO of OpTic Gaming is now co-CEO of NRG Esports, and the League of Legends community is left frustrated by ticketing issues.
    Missed any of the biggest esports business news last week? The TEO Monday Morning Briefing recaps the top headlines from the last seven days!
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    6 min
  • CS:GO Gets a Pro Tour, Huya Partners with MTG - Esports Monday Briefing, 02/09/2019
    ESL and DreamHack will consolidate their Counter-Strike events into one global circuit, the two company’s parent Modern Times Group partners with Huya, and the average minute audience for the Overwatch League 2019 season is released.
    Missed any of the biggest esports business news last week? The TEO Monday Morning Briefing recaps the top headlines from the last seven days!
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    6 min
  • 100 Thieves Bows Out of CoD, Ninja Signs With Adidas - Esports Monday Briefing, 02/09/2019
    100 Thieves is the latest organization to pass on the Call of Duty franchised league, Ninja inks an endorsement deal with Adidas, and the final season of HBO’s Ballers will focus on League of Legends.
    Missed any of the biggest esports business news last week? The TEO Monday Morning Briefing recaps the top headlines from the last seven days!
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    6 min
  • Ninja Lashes Out at Twitch, Riot to Sell Echo Fox LCS Slot - Esports Monday Briefing, 19/08/2019
    Ninja vents his frustrations after Twitch mistakenly promotes lewd content through his old channel, while Riot Games will now direct the sale of Echo Fox’s LCS slot.
    Missed any of the biggest esports business news last week? The TEO Monday Morning Briefing recaps the top headlines from the last seven days!
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    6 min
  • #42: NRG Esports CEO Andy Miller on Fortnite World Cup, SF Shock, Industry Trajectory
    The TEO Podcast is an esports business discussion show. Every episode, we discuss the most game-changing developments, exciting opportunities, and pressing challenges facing the competitive video gaming ecosystem.
    This episode is an in-depth, extended discussion with the co-founder and CEO of NRG Esports, which competes across multiple games including Counter-Strike, Rocket League, and Apex Legends. The organization hit it big recently after the team’s Fortnite player EpikWhale placed third at the game’s World Cup, taking home $1.2M, and their Overwatch League franchise San Francisco Shock has had a monumental year competitively.
    The topics discussed include:
    - Ninja moving to Mixer - will drawing in a top influencer be enough to drive user engagement on the platform?
    - NRG was ahead of the game with its board of celebrity investors; Shaquille O’Neal, Alex Rodriguez, Jimmy Rolins, to name a few. What do these individuals actually bring to an organization beyond financial backing?
    - How has the esports industry grown, since the founding of NRG, to the introduction of franchise leagues?
    Our guest this time is:
    Any Miller, CEO and co-founder of NRG Esports. Andy is also chairman and co-owner of the Sacramento Kings, and was previously VP of mobile advertising for Apple.
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    Host: Graham Ashton, business journalist at The Esports Observer.
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    Music:
    Chill Day by Lakey Inspired: Lakeyinspired – Chill-day
    Artist Soundcloud: @lakeyinspired
    License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
    Cold Funk - Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
    Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100499
    Artist: http://incompetech.com/
    1 hr 4 min
  • Honda Gears Up for LoL, NetEase Plands $710M "Esports Park" - Esports Monday Briefing, 12/08/2019
    Honda signs as the automotive partner for North American League of Legends, NetEase plans to invest over ¥5B RMB ($710M USD) to build an “Esports Park” in Shanghai, and Bumble Teams with Gen.G for an all-women team.
    Missed any of the biggest esports business news last week? The TEO Monday Morning Briefing recaps the top headlines from the last seven days!
    Details on Echo Fox financial situation: www.esportsobserver.com/rick-fox-lcs-interviews/
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    5 min
  • Ninja Leaves Twitch, Fortnite Readies Next Esports Move - Monday Morning Briefing, 05/08/2019
    Ninja leaves Twitch for rival streaming platform Mixer, Epic Games announces the next move for Fortnite esports, and more legal trouble brews around esports organization Echo Fox.
    Missed any of the biggest esports business news last week? The TEO Monday Morning Briefing recaps the top headlines from the last seven days!
    Details on Echo Fox financial situation: www.esportsobserver.com/rick-fox-lcs-interviews/
    Download the TEO News app: apple.co/2MfLhye
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    6 min
  • #41: Dignitas on Returning to League of Legends, Newark Training Facility
    The TEO Podcast is an esports business discussion show. Every episode, we discuss the most game-changing developments, exciting opportunities, and pressing challenges facing the competitive video gaming ecosystem.
    Dignitas has competed in esports for the last 15 years, and was the first North American team organization to be acquired by a U.S. sports team; the Philadelphia 76ers. Today there are seven rosters signed under the Dignitas banner, including one of the most accomplished female Counter-Strike rosters in the game’s history. With Dignitas' senior management team, we'll be discussing:
    - What is the backstory on Dignitas? When was the organization started, and what have been some of the highlight moments in its run?
    - What led to the merger between Dignitas and League of Legends team Clutch Gaming?
    - What keeps Dignitas' parent company, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, committed to esports?
    Our guests this time are:
    Heather Garozzo, VP of marketing for Dignitas, and a former CS:GO professional player.
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    James Baker, manager of business development for Dignitas and a former professional Heroes of the Storm player.
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    Host: Graham Ashton, business journalist at The Esports Observer.
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    Intro/Outro music:
    Chill Day by Lakey Inspired: Lakeyinspired – Chill-day
    Artist Soundcloud: @lakeyinspired
    License: creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
    You can email any questions or topic suggestions to
    Download the TEO News app: apple.co/2MfLhye
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    47 min

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The TEO Podcast is an esports business discussion show, featuring a rotating panel of guests all working within and around the competitive gaming industry. Every episode we discuss the most game-changing developments and pressing issues facing the esports ecosystem.