FC Bayern Munich, a sports club in Germany known for its championship soccer team, is launching a gaming division with an NBA 2K team. The club recently announced the formation of Bavaria Ballers Gaming, an esports division that will live within the club’s basketball group, FC Bayern Basketball. The organization will host tryouts beginning this […]
The 1960s birthed surf culture, a lifestyle centered on the beach involving everything from fashion to music and film. Whether someone ever picked up a longboard was almost beside the point: there were participatory cultural touchstones, from wearing flip-flops and board shorts to listening to the Beach Boys that fostered a “shared sense of belonging […]
Intel has confirmed plans to shutter its wearables business after an unsuccessful few years trying to get it off the ground, but it remains heavily invested in the sports industry generally. After spending hundreds of millions of dollars over the past five years attempting to build a wearables business that saw it dabbling in fitness […]
Venture-backed startup, PlayVS, has announced an exclusive deal with the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) and its accompanying network to bring competitive esports to 19,000 high schools nationwide. The partnership will provide structured high school esports competitions, replete with leaderboards, gaming news bulletins and an avenue to reach college recruiters. Delane Parnell, PlayVS’ […]
Itay Filiba, a TV executive of 22 years, has spent his career working in news and entertainment, most recently as head of product for Israel’s largest news broadcaster. Then esports came calling, looking to claw Filiba away from traditional TV. It’s a trend Filiba says is only beginning to pick up, and one he is […]
