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Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins Signs With Talent Agency CAA

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Time Stamp: October 13, 2020 2:24 PM - Modified On: October 13, 2020 - Published By:
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Popular streamer Tyler “Ninja” Blevins continues his path towards Hollywood by signing with Creative Artists Agency. CAA is a leading entertainment and sports agency that has represented major entertainment industry names such as J.J. Abrams, Jordan Peele, and Scarlett Johansson, among others. He will continue to be managed by Jessica Blevins, his wife, and attorney Arash Kalili of Loeb & Loeb. Blevins was previously represented by Loaded, which negotiated his infamous deal with Microsoft’s streaming platform Mixer as well as his return to Twitch following the former’s closure earlier this

NiP confirm nawwk return

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Time Stamp: October 10, 2020 12:00 PM - Modified On: October 10, 2020 - Published By:
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Tim "⁠nawwk⁠" Jonasson has returned to NiP's starting lineup after missing the team's last two matches due to medical reasons, the Swedish organisation confirmed on Saturday. His return comes as the Ninjas prepare for next week's DreamHack Open Fall, the last Regional Major Ranking (RMR) tournament of the year in Europe. nawwk will play his first official match in nearly a month next week nawwk, who has been bootcamping with the team for over a week now, stepped down from the active roster on September 16 after starting to show

IBM Signs Deal With Overwatch League

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Time Stamp: October 8, 2020 11:58 PM - Modified On: October 8, 2020 - Published By:
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IBM says it is making its first foray into esports with a new deal with Overwatch League, where it will showcase its Watson artificial-intelligence system and cloud computing products. The deal is being announced this morning, and it starts with the ongoing 2020 Grand Finals, plus he 2021 and 2022 OWL seasons. Financial terms were not disclosed. As part of the deal, IBM becomes the official AI, cloud, and analytics partner of OWL. OWL will use IBM’s suite of analytics tools including Watson AI and machine learning to process in-match

XANTARES signs new contract with BIG

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Time Stamp: September 28, 2020 1:10 PM - Modified On: September 28, 2020 - Published By:
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BIG player Ismailcan "⁠XANTARES⁠" Dörtkardeş has signed a new contract that will keep him on the current No.5 team in the world until the end of 2021, it was announced on Monday. The Turkish player has been an integral part of the team since his arrival from Space Soldiers in December 2018. He has averaged a 1.15 rating for the German team, who spent eight weeks at No.1 in the rankings in the summer after a dominant run that saw them win DreamHack Masters Spring and cs_summit 6 before the

G2 line up bid for NiKo

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Time Stamp: September 18, 2020 9:18 AM - Modified On: September 18, 2020 - Published By:
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G2 have expressed an interest in signing FaZe star Nikola "⁠NiKo⁠" Kovač, HLTV.org and 1pv.fr can confirm. The two organisations have already opened talks over a permanent deal, which would require one of the biggest transfer fees in Counter-Strike history. It is currently unclear which G2 player would be leaving the team to make way for the Bosnian, but all signs are pointing towards François "⁠AmaNEk⁠" Delaunay being the likeliest to get the chop if a transfer does take place. NiKo's time in FaZe could be coming to an end

Facebook Gaming Signs Streamer KingRichard to Exclusive Deal

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Time Stamp: September 9, 2020 3:11 PM - Modified On: September 9, 2020 - Published By:
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Kevin Hitt Kevin Hitt is a business reporter for The Esports Observer that specializes in investigative journalism. With a background in law enforcement and administration, Kevin uses his learned skill set to be a gatekeeper in the space. Source: https://esportsobserver.com/facebook-gaming-signs-kingrichard/

Netflix Signs Prince Harry, Meghan Markle For New TV Shows And Movies

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Time Stamp: September 2, 2020 9:06 PM - Modified On: October 29, 2021 - Published By:
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Netflix continues to sign top talent to create new shows and movies for its platform. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, having left England and relocated to California, have reached a deal with the streaming network to create all types of content for the platform.Through a new production company, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will make documentaries, docu-series, feature films, scripted shows, and programming for children, according to The New York Times, which broke the news. Markle played a major character on the legal drama Suits, but the report said

Cloud9 Signs EPOS as Official Audio Partner

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Time Stamp: September 2, 2020 3:11 PM - Modified On: September 2, 2020 - Published By:
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Esports organization Cloud9 has announced a deal with EPOS, making the Danish company its official audio partner. The deal expands EPOS’s presence in the esports space, having previously partnered with SK Gaming earlier this year and signing a deal with Riot Games to become the official audio partner of the Oceanic Pro League – Australia’s premier League of Legends competition. In March, the company also extended its partnership with Danish organization North. As part of its partnership with Cloud9, EPOS will collaborate on “technology initiatives” related to esports and performance.

Marcos Gaming Signs Live Media Rights Deal With Loco 

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Time Stamp: September 1, 2020 9:58 AM - Modified On: September 1, 2020 - Published By:
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Indian esports organization Marcos Gaming has signed a partnership deal with Pocket Aces’ Loco for live media content streaming, facilitated by Marcos’ marketing agency Baseline Ventures. This partnership will showcase Marcos Gaming team’s top athletes streaming exclusive content on Loco.  The move is yet another deal struck by Loco to add to a growing list of names who will be on the platform. This includes Fnatic, Red Bull, and the NBA 2K League.  Loco also partnered with individual content creators and professional players to conduct live streams on the platform,

XSET Enters Competitive World of Warcraft, Signs Former Method Squad

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Time Stamp: August 19, 2020 4:42 PM - Modified On: August 19, 2020 - Published By:
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XSET, the esports and gaming culture organization, has told The Esports Observer that it will enter competitive World of Warcraft after signing the former Method Gaming squad. The reigning World of Warcraft Arena world champions left Method and formed their own squad, Echo, before finally arriving on the XSET roster. The roster now consists of René “Swapxy” Pinkera, Josef “Chas” Stoianov, Oscar “Whaazz” Wulff, and Andreas “Raiku” Meaney. “We could not be more excited for this opportunity to work with these guys,” Marco Mereu, the co-founder and COO of XSET