Esports Insider Podcast

In this episode of the Industry Podcast, creative comms specialist and former Esports Insider podcast host Kerry Waananen joins Tom Daniels to discuss the relationship between esports and anime. In particular, the pair touch on marketing trends, the sectors' audience crossover and why it's important for esports to tap into other industries. This episode is sponsored by Integrated Systems Europe, the world-renowned annual tech show in Barcelona. Integrated Systems Europe will take place 4th-7th February 2025 at Fira de Barcelona. If you register today you can save 215 EUR so visit iseurope.org and use code "esportsinsider" for your FREE registration.

Hello and Welcome to The Industry, an esports business podcast that delves into the esports and gaming sector. On this week's The Industry Podcast, Esports Insider's Tom Daniels talks about arguably one of the most important sectors in esports, the payments sector. To delve into this topic I'm joined by esports veteran Han Park, the CEO of the global payment platform Payment Labs. This episode is sponsored by Integrated Systems Europe, the world-renowned annual tech show in Barcelona. Integrated Systems Europe will take place 4th-7th February 2025 at Fira de Barcelona. If you register today you can save 215 EUR so visit iseurope.org and use code "esportsinsider" for your FREE registration. ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/esportsinsider ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esportsinsider/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/esportsinsider/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/esportsinsider

How do esports stakeholders make money? What types of deals are currently being utilised in the industry? And how does the commercial sector of esports differ from traditional sports? On this week's The Industry Podcast, Esports Insider's Tom Daniels speaks to IMG's Head of Esports & Gaming, Joe Jenkins, about the commercial side of esports. What are some of the main revenue drivers from a commercial standpoint? How can tournaments utilise media rights? And what are some of the commercial trends in esports? ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/esportsinsider ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esportsinsider/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/esportsinsider/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/esportsinsider ►Find more about IMG here: https://www.img.com/

In this episode of The Industry Podcast, Gonçalo Louro, Content Manager for RTP Arena, discusses the esports ecosystem in Portugal, the power of local esports broadcasts and Esports Insider hosting an event in the country. Taking place at the MEO Arena, ESI Lisbon is a major esports B2B conference that takes place September 24th-25th. The event brings together prominent stakeholders in esports, video games, and the creator economy to discuss valuable topics and network. Tickets are still available now: https://esportsinsider.com/events/esi-lisbon/tickets ESI Lisbon is also hosting a wide range of attractions such as invitation-only event Esports Leaders, ESI Film Festival Lisbon and ESI Hall of Fame. Hosted by Tom Daniels (@TheTomDaniels) ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/esportsinsider ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esportsinsider/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/esportsinsider/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/esportsinsider

In this episode of The Industry Podcast, Team Liquid's Owner and co-CEO, Steve Arhancet joins Tom Daniels to discuss the esports landscape when it comes to team mergers and acquisitions! Alongside talking about Team Liquid's acquisition of STUN.GG, which owns notable Mobile Legends: Bang Bang teams AURA and ECHO, Steve delves into his own merger story between Curse and Liquid. This M&A-focused chat also touches on topics such as creating a global esports organisation, hurdles that teams may face when doing M&A and why so many teams head down the M&A route route. Hosted by Tom Daniels (@TheTomDaniels) ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/esportsinsider ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esportsinsider/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/esportsinsider/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/esportsinsider

In this episode of The Industry Podcast, BLAST's VP of Ecosystems, Andrew Haworth, and Tom Daniels discuss all things Counter-Strike esports! Some of the podcast topics include the upcoming BLAST Premier Spring Finals, how BLAST looks to navigate Counter-Strike esports in 2025 and why London a go-to destination in esports right now. ESI London, Esports Insider's major B2B esports conference, is back on June 13th! Tickets for the event are still available now: https://esportsinsider.com/events/esi-london ESI London is also debuting An Evening With...GeT_RiGhT, ESI's first B2C event which offers attendees the opportunity to meet and engage with a Counter-Strike icon. Tickets here: https://esportsinsider.com/events/an-evening-with Hosted by Tom Daniels (@TheTomDaniels) ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/esportsinsider ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esportsinsider/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/esportsinsider/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/esportsinsider

In this episode of The Industry Podcast, Jeff Chau, the Director of Global Esports for peripherals company Razer, and Tom Daniels discuss the evergrowing esports peripherals space. Tom and Jeff talk about why peripheral performance is crucial to esports, what goes into peripheral partnerships and what new developments are coming into the space. ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/esportsinsider ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esportsinsider/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/esportsinsider/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/esportsinsider

In this episode of The Industry Podcast, Moritz Maurer, the CEO and Founder of game data platform GRID, breaks down the power of partnerships in esports as well as the importance of data in the scene. Tom Daniels and Moritz also discuss how the esports industry's perception of third-party collaborations has changed, as well as how companies have started to build relationships with game publishers. ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/

In this episode of The Industry Podcast, Sean Zhang, the CEO and Co-founder of Asian esports organisation TALON Esports, discusses the state of the esports sector in Asia-Pacific. Tom Daniels and Sean also break down the organisation's expansion into PUBG Mobile, how its first year as a VALORANT Partner team has gone and what other games are TALON interested in entering.

Welcome to the Industry Podcast an Esports Insider podcast where we speak to people within the esports industry about the sector. In this episode, Bayes Esports' CCO and Managing Director Amir Mizaee discuss esports and data. Alongside talking about the role data has in esports, we chat about how it is being a data company in the esports sector. Hosted by Tom Daniels (@TheTomDaniels)

In this episode we delve into the world of Mobile Legends Bang Bang esports, arguably one of the biggest esports games that most are unaware of. Ray NG, MOONTON GAMES' Head of Esports Ecosystems, discusses how Mobile Legends rose in prominence, the game's ambitions to expand outside of Southeast Asia and its recently concluded M5 World Championship. Hosted by Tom Daniels (@thetomdaniels) ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/esportsinsider ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esportsinsider/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/esportsinsider/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/esportsinsider

We sit down with Senior Brand Manager - Pringles, David Juvany of Kellogg's to discuss their latest involvement in esports and how they perceive partnerships through the eyes of Pringles. This podcast is sponsored by Ross Video with production supplied by Confetti. Check out more information on Ross Video below: https://www.rossvideo.com/industries/esports/ Want to see more content like this? Make sure to like and subscribe to this podcast.

In the latest episode of Esports Today recorded live at ESI London 2023, we spoke with Mitsouko Anderson from DotX talent about everything surrounding esports and creator contracts. This podcast is sponsored by Ross Video with production supplied by Confetti. Check out more information on Ross Video below: https://www.rossvideo.com/industries/esports/ Want to see more content like this? Make sure to like and subscribe to this podcast.

At ESI London 2023, we managed to catch up with Jasmine Skee, CEO of Guild Esports to discuss recent developments within the organisation. Jasmine discusses their focus towards community building, and reasons for it. This podcast is sponsored by Ross Video with production supplied by Confetti. Check out more information on Ross Video below: https://www.rossvideo.com/industries/esports/ Want to see more content like this? Make sure to like and subscribe to our podcast.

With Jeff having an extensive background in UK Esports, it only felt right to chat about nothing but. With his latest role with Resolve Esports and involvement in the UKETC, we discuss it all in the latest episode of Esports Today, recorded live at ESI London 2023. This podcast is sponsored by Ross Video with production supplied by Confetti. Check out more information on Ross Video below: https://www.rossvideo.com/industries/esports/ Want to see more content like this? Make sure to like and subscribe to this podcast.

A regular debate in the esports in education space, seems to be around the value of esports degrees. We sit down with Gin Rai from the Confetti Creative Institute of Technologies, part of Nottingham Trent University about their Esports Production degree and of course to address the age old debate. This podcast is sponsored by Ross Video with production supplied by Confetti. Check out more information on Ross Video below: https://www.rossvideo.com/industries/esports/ Want to see more content like this? Make sure to like and subscribe to this podcast.

We sit down with Co-Owner of Hashtag United, Sebastian Carmichael-Brown. With their recent shift away from EAFC, we discuss it all in our latest Esports Today podcast episode. This podcast is sponsored by Ross Video with production supplied by Confetti. Check out more information on Ross Video below: https://www.rossvideo.com/industries/esports/ Want to see more content like this? Make sure to like and subscribe to this podcast.

At ESI London, we caught up with Alex Inglot, Commissioner at ESL Pro League. As the industry transitions into Counter-Strike 2, we speak about the anticipated changes, the wider impact on the Louvre agreement and much more. This podcast is sponsored by Ross Video with production supplied by Confetti. Check out more information on Ross Video below: https://www.rossvideo.com/industries/esports/ Want to see more content like this? Make sure to like and subscribe to our podcast.

At ESI London 2023, BLAST announced their Wembley based event in 2024. You can find the initial announcement video here: https://youtu.be/45S9B5E4bhs We have a further sit down with Chief Business Officer, Leo Matlock to discuss it all. This podcast is sponsored by Ross Video with production supplied by Confetti. Check out more information on Ross Video below: https://www.rossvideo.com/industries/esports/ Want to see more content like this? Make sure to like and subscribe to this podcast.

At ESI London 2023, we manage to sit down with CEO of G2 Esports, Alban Dechelotte. We discuss G2's involvement in North American and consolidation in esports. This podcast is sponsored by Ross Video with production supplied by Confetti. Check out more information on Ross Video below: https://www.rossvideo.com/industries/esports/ Want to see more content like this? Make sure to like and subscribe to this podcast.

We sit down with Ashley Washington, Product Lead for Game Changers EMEA at Riot Games to discuss ... well everything Game Changers. With the VCT Game Changers Championship coming up this month, we touch on the upcoming tournament and much more! This podcast is sponsored by Ross Video with production supplied by Confetti. Check out more information on Ross Video below: https://www.rossvideo.com/industries/... Want to see more content like this? Make sure to like this podcast and subscribe.

In this episode of Esports Insider's The Industry podcast, we are joined by Bernard Chong, the Founder of South East Asian esports organisation BREN Esports. We discuss a wide array of topics such as how BREN Esports was created, the SEA esports ecosystem and the impact of Chong's drug smuggling charges, which were later dismissed earlier this year. Hosted by Tom Daniels (Thetomdaniels) ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/esportsinsider ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esportsinsider/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/esportsinsider/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/esportsinsider

In this episode, we'll be talking about all things collegiate esports in the US! In order to do this I'm joined by Craig Skilling, the Esports Program Coordinator at American Public University System, and Emily Briscoe, a current esports student at APUS. This episode provides an overview of the esports collegiate ecosystem from an educational standpoint. We also touch on why universities are going all in on esports and the rising prevalence of esports degrees. ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/esportsinsider ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esportsinsider/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/esportsinsider/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/esportsinsider

In this month's episode, I'm joined by Dalian Ghent, Sidequest Gamers Hub's Events and Community Coordinator, to talk about British esports and how important it is to build communities. In particular, we look at the rise of esports cafes and venues, as well as how London is slowly becoming a hub for competitive gaming! ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/esportsinsider ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esportsinsider/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/esportsinsider/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/esportsinsider

In this episode we are joined by the incredible Emma Rose who is a competitive player who represented Northern Ireland in the women's e-football at the Commonwealth Games last year and is also representing GB at the European Games Esports Championships in Katowice later this summer.

Disclaimer: This podcast was recorded prior to the LCSPA walkout vote. In this episode, we're joined by Harris Peskin a Partner at esports law from ESG Law, a company that represents organisations such as NRG, Team Liquid, Misfits, G2 Esports and many more. We'll be chatting about whether the esports ecosystem has a sustainability problem, with a particular focus on League of Legends. We also discuss player unionisation, how esports teams are navigating the current climate and the power game developers have. ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/esportsinsider ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esportsinsider/

Simon Bennett, the Co-founder of brand and design agency AoE Creative, sits down with Tom Daniels to discuss how esports organisations can create an effective brand and build fanbases. Moreover, Bennett breaks down the process of making the branding for Fugitive Gaming, an entirely factual esports organisation that starred in the Paramount+ show Players. ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/esportsinsider ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esportsinsider/ ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/esportsinsider/ ►LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/esportsinsider

In the latest installment of ESI for All, Riley talks with Annabel Ashalley-Anthony, the founder of Melanin Gamers, as they delve into the complex and critical subject of racial issues within the gaming industry.

Maksym Bilonogov, the Chief Visionary Officer of Ukrainian esports content production company WePlay Esports, sits down to discuss the company's exciting plans for 2023. Moreover, Bilonogov candidly talks about how the company has dealt with Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and how it caused WePlay to pivot its operations. ►Site: https://esportsinsider.com/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/esportsinsider ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esportsinsider/

On this episode of The Industry Podcast we're joined by Gin Rai, Esports Manager and CL at Confetti Institute of Creative Technologies. Tom speaks with Gin about their Esports in Production course, the experience provided to their students and Confetti X. To keep up to date with the latest on Confetti/Gin. Be sure to drop them a follow on social media.

In this episode of ESI For All, our guest host Becky Wright from NSE talks to Heather Dower, the CEO, and founder of Hotdrop about all things starting a business and hiring diverse!

We're back with another episode of the Industry Podcast where we're joined by Charlotte Kenny the Managing Director at BLAST. We jump into topics around their expansion plans, their recent CS:GO Major and why diversification is key within esports. You can stay up to date with the latest from BLAST here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/blast-esports/ https://twitter.com/BLASTEsports https://twitter.com/BLASTPremier Make sure to drop our host, Tom Daniels a follow also: https://twitter.com/TheTomDaniels

In this episode of ESI For All, our host Riley talks to Robin from Gayming Magazine about all things LGBTQ+ Esports!

We discuss everything Esports Awards with CEO Mike Ashford ahead of their Vegas event in December. What goes into running the annual esports awards, and Level Up events. Make sure to stay up to date with both Mike and the Esports Awards on social media here: https://twitter.com/MikeAshford_ESA https://twitter.com/esportsawards

On episode 10 of the Industry, Kerry sat down with Tim Mcguinness from Virtex to discuss what could be the future of esports viewership experiences. Virtex Stadium are building a platform that combines the best of both worlds: to create the most exciting experience in esports and bring you much closer to the game. You can find out more about Virtex here: https://www.virtexstadium.com/ https://twitter.com/VirtexStadium

On this episode of the Industry we're joined by Dominika Szot, Head of Brand Strategy at GRID. Dominika deep dives into the world of esports data and their work at GRID. You can follow Dominika & GRID in the social links below: - https://twitter.com/dominika_szot- https://twitter.com/GRIDesports- https://t.co/m5BGhyqdme

In the third episode of ESI For All, Riley talks to Alexander Nathan, the CEO and Founder of Permastunned gaming, the world's first all-disabled esports organisation.

On this week's Esports Insider Digest we cover League of Legends' MSI reportedly taking place in London, Ubisoft unveiling the Rainbow Six Esports Global Circuit, ReKTGlobal's parent company Infinite Reality going public, plus more. Hosted by Tom Daniels (@TheTomDaniels)

On episode 10 of the Industry, Kerry sat down with Tim Mcguinness from Virtex to discuss what could be the future of esports viewership experiences. Virtex Stadium are building a platform that combines the best of both worlds: to create the most exciting experience in esports and bring you much closer to the game. You can find out more about Virtex here: https://www.virtexstadium.com/ https://twitter.com/VirtexStadium

Our top stories for today's Esports Insider Digest are FlyQuest appointing Beastcoast's co-CEO as its new CEO, Complexity parent company GameSquare Esports merging with Engine Gaming & Media, Esports media platform Jaxon closing its doors following a funding halt, plus more! Hosted by Tom Daniels (@TheTomDaniels)

In this week's Esports Insider Digest we cover, the cancellation of the Smash World Tour, Vivo Keyd Stars returning to the CBLOL after acquiring Miners' franchise spot, TSM announcing a $100,000 Apex Legends tournament, plus more! Hosted by Tom Daniels (@TheTomDaniels)

On today's ESI Digest, we cover Wild Rift esports halting its official regional tournaments in 2023 except for Asia, PUBG Esports introducing a partner team programme, VALORANT Game Changers EMEA unveiling its new format and structure for next year, plus more! Don't forget to also view Esports Insider's white paper in collaboration with PayPal and Nuvei! Available on ESI Marketplace now. Hosted by Tom Daniels (@TheTomDaniels)

In the second episode of ESI For All, Riley chats with Ashley Washington, Product Lead for Game Changers EMEA at Riot Games about the Game Changers Championship.

On today's Esports Insider Digest, we cover: TSM and FURIA ending their multimillion dollar sponsorship deals with FTX, China potentially losing access to Blizzard's esports titles in January 2023, Guild Esports announcing major Board changes and the departure of its CEO, and much more. Hosted by Jake Nordland @callmeprivate

On today's ESI Digest, we cover EU Parliament passing a vote to recognise and fund esports and video games, a US court dismissing Riot Games' copyright lawsuit against Moonton, Fnatic launching a music label, plus more! Hosted by Tom Daniels (@TheTomDaniels)

On today's Esports Insider Digest we cover Misfits Gaming Group launching a $20m creator fund, Team Vitality launching a heavy metal anthem with Trivium's Matt Heafy, the Snapdragon Pro Series hosting multi-title live events at DreamHack Valencia, plus more! Hosted by Tom Daniels (@TheTomDaniels)

On the first-ever episode of ESI For All, Riley and Joanie discuss Women in Games International, how Joanie got started in the industry, and the future of women in esports.

On today's Esports Insider Digest we cover, VALORANT's new in-game esports competitive mode, Jackson Wang performing at the League of Legends World Championship 2022, the Six Invitational returning to Canada, plus more! Hosted by Tom Daniels (@TheTomDaniels)

On today's Esports Insider Digest we cover, OpTic Gaming Founder H3CZ returning to the role of CEO, Team Vitality announcing a unique merchandise partnership, The 2022 Brawl Stars World Finals taking place at Disneyland Paris, plus more! Hosted by Tom Daniels (@TheTomDaniels)

On today's Esports Insider Digest we cover, Esports not being included as a medal sport at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, Moonton winning £28,000 in a commercial defamation suit against Tencent, Esports platform Liquipedia launching a mobile app, plus more! Hosted by Tom Daniels (@TheTomDaniels)

On today's Esports Insider Digest we cover DreamHack partnering with Sony and going to Japan in 2023, Jay Park's new advisory role at Gen.G, plus there's an EU committee report that calls for recognition and funding for European video games and esports! Hosted by Tom Daniels (@TheTomDaniels)