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GamerzClass Secures $1M Financing, Refreshes Board of Directors

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Danish educational esports platform GamerzClass raised a $1M USD financing round led by Copenhagen-based venture capital fund Bumble Ventures. As part of the investment, the company also refreshed its board of directors and presented a new strategy. Further investors in the financing round included London-based firm TrueSight Ventures, the danish growth fund Vækstfonden (which is also an investor in esports tournament organizer BLAST), former general partner at Index Ventures Ben Holmes, Christian Legêne, and former deputy director of TDC Group Kathrine Stampe Anderson, who also joins GamerzClass’ board of directors.

2020 New York Int’l Air Show Drive In a Big Success Event became a…

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“Orange County Government provided a level of support to the event unlike anything we have ever seen” said Bryan Lilley, Chairman of the New York International Air Show. MONTGOMERY, N.Y. (PRWEB) September 01, 2020 The New York International Air Show took place this past weekend at Orange County Airport in Montgomery, New York. The event featured an all-star Air Force line up including the Thunderbirds, F-22 Raptor Demo Team and F-35 Lightning II Demo Team This year’s event was converted to a Drive In format just three weeks ago to

Tencent Esports and Global Esports Federation to Jointly Launch ‘Worldconnected Initiative’

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Tencent Esports and the Global Esports Federation (GEF) have partnered on a new project called the #worldonnected initiative that was unveiled at the annual Tencent Esports Global Summit held this week at the Hainan Bo Asia International Conference Center. “Today, I’m proud to announce the launch of the #worldconnected initiative, in partnership with Tencent Esports,” said GEF President Chris Chan on a video uplink at the summit. “We invite the world’s esports community – the world’s publishers, developers, athletes, and players, as well as the broader international sporting community.”  Simply

Disney Signs Deal With Colin Kaepernick For New Content About Social Justice

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Disney has entered into an overall "first-look" deal with Colin Kaepernick and his production company Ra Vision Media for new scripted and unscripted content focused around race and social justice.In a statement, Disney said it is looking to produce new content with Kaepernick to showcase work of Black and Brown directors and producers. Whatever form the new content takes, it will appear on Disney's network of platforms, including ESPN, Hulu, Pixar, and The Undefeated, which is ESPN's website dedicated to the intersection of sports and culture."During this unprecedented time, The

David Beckham invests in London-based esports startup Guild

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The global esports market, which has enjoyed tremendous support in Asia and is now fast establishing itself as a mainstream entertainment globally, is currently valued at US$1.1bn and is projected to grow by 42% to US$1.56bn by 2023[1]. The number of esports fans is estimated to be around 495m and is largely comprised of millennials – this number is projected to hit 646m by 2023. Guild Esports (Guild), a new global esports business headquartered in London and co-owned by David Beckham, today announced its global launch amid a booming global

Malmö, Sweden — Global Gaming 555 AB : Bulletin from the 2019 Annual General Meeting (English translation)

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On May 16th 2019, Global Gaming 555 AB held its Annual General Meeting for the financial year 2018. The following decisions were made, in accordance with the proposals submitted. The AGM adopted the Annual Report, as well as discharging The Board of Directors and the CEO from liability for the financial year 2018. The AGM supported the Board’s decision and upheld the decision not to pay dividends for the financial year 2018, but instead to carry the accumulated profit forward. The AGM further decided on the matter of remuneration to