Podcasts by Esports Insider Podcast

Esports partnerships through the eyes of Pringles | David Juvany | Esports Today from 2023-12-06T10:44:49

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. ...

Esports agencies and creator contracts | DotX Talent's Mitsouko Anderson | Esports Today from 2023-12-06T10:44:14

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 podcas...

Why Guild Esports has become more community-focused | Guild's Jasmine Skee | Esports Today from 2023-12-06T10:43:44

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 buildin...

Let's talk UK Esports | Resolve's Jeff Simpkins | Esports Today from 2023-11-30T18:29:23

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...

What's the point of Esports Degrees? | Confetti's Gin Rai | Esports Today from 2023-11-29T20:57:39

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 Nottin...

Hashtag United's shift away from EAFC esports | Sebastian Carmichael-Brown | Esports Today from 2023-11-27T15:23:33

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 ...

Transitioning into Counter-Strike 2 | ESL Pro League's Alexander Inglot | Esports Today from 2023-11-27T09:33:12

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...

BLASTing off to London | BLAST Premier's Leo Matlock | Esports Today from 2023-11-23T11:21:29

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 Busi...

G2 in North America and consolidation in esports | Alban Dechelotte | Esports Today from 2023-11-22T18:58

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...

How Game Changers is changing the game | Riot's Ashley Washington | Esports Today from 2023-11-22T18:57:17

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, ...

What's next for Bernard Chong and Bren Esports? | The Industry Episode 19 from 2023-09-05T14:11:37

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 ...

A Deep Dive into the Collegiate Esports Boom | APUS | The Industry Episode 18 from 2023-07-27T16:50:45

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 Universi...

Building esports communities in the UK | Dalian Ghent | The Industry Episode 17 from 2023-06-29T13:06:09

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 communiti...

Emma Rose - Gravity Media | ESI For All Episode #7 from 2023-06-26T11:36:04

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 r...

Does Esports Have a Sustainability Problem? | Harris Peskin | The Industry Episode 16 from 2023-06-05T10:49:08

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 organi...

Building brands and optimising esports fanbases | Simon Bennett | The Industry Podcast EP 15 from 2023-04-27T17:29:25

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,...

Annabel Ashalley-Anthony | Melanin Gamers | ESI For All Episode #6 from 2023-04-17T13:44:42

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 t...

The future of WePlay Esports after a turbulent 2022 | Maksym Bilonogov | The Industry Podcast EP 14 from 2023-04-05T09:37:34

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 ...

Elevating esports productions in the UK | Gin Rai | The Industry Podcast Episode 13 from 2023-03-13T12:05:12

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 Pro...

Heather Dower | Hotdrop | ESI For All Episode #5 from 2023-03-07T10:38:42

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!

BLAST breaks down expansion plans | Charlotte Kenny | The Industry Podcast Episode 12 from 2023-02-03T13:29:59

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...

Robin Gray | Gayming Magazine | ESI For All Episode #4 from 2023-01-19T14:55:24

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

Awarding Esports excellence | Mike Ashford | The Industry Podcast Episode 9 from 2023-01-09T14:36:11

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...

Realising esports virtual experiences | Tim Mcguinness | The Industry Podcast Episode 10 from 2023-01-09T13:02:31

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 buildin...

Serving esports data to the people | Dominika Szot | The Industry Podcast Episode 11 from 2023-01-06T13:41:47

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 foll...

Alexander Nathan | Permastunned Gaming | ESI For All Episode #3 from 2023-01-04T11:57:02

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.

MSI heads to London for 2023, Rainbow Six Siege revamps its esports ecosystem | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-12-16T09:17:08

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 Inf...

Better Collective acquires FUTBIN for €105m, OverActive Media reports 2021 financial results | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-04-20T18:25:11

On this ESI Digest, we cover: Better Collective's €105m acquisition of FUTBIN, OverActive Media's financial results for 2021, details on the Free Fire World Series' including its $2m prize pool,...

Epic Games raises $2bn for metaverse plans, Lamborghini launches esports team | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-04-11T17:23:28

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Monday, the 11th of April. In this edition, we discuss: Epic Games raising $2bn in a funding round to help build the metaverse, Dr. Oetker’s pizza brand Big America...

G FUEL teams up with Sentinels, FaZe partners with RESPAWN | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-04-08T17:56:21

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Friday, April 8th! In today’s episode we cover G FUEL announcing a partnership with Sentinals, Community Gaming closing a $16m Series A round, FaZe Clan teaming up ...

P2E football game GOALS raises $15m, Complexity bolsters Twitch deal | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-04-06T17:05:45

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Wednesday, April 6th! In today’s episode we cover, play-to-earn multiplayer football game GOALS receiving $15m in funding, Vindex launching an esports, gaming and l...

Riot Games expands Getty Images deal, CoD League launches trading cards | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-04-04T17:36:33

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Monday, April 4th! In today’s episode, we cover Getty Images expanding its esports partnership with Riot Games, Alpine Esports launching the second Alpine Esports S...

ESL Gaming reveals the mobile esports titles for Snapdragon Pro Series | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-04-01T16:42:43

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Friday, April 1st! In today’s episode we cover ESL Gaming revealing the mobile esports titles for its Snapdragon Pro Series, Astralis partners with DI to promote Da...

Usain Bolt become esports organisation co-owner, Fnatic launches membership programme | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-03-30T18:50:01

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Wednesday, March 30th! In today’s episode we cover, Fnatic launching a blockchain-powered fan membership programme, Usain Bolt joining Irish esports organisation WY...

Kappa Bar and Meltdown Bars merge to form the world’s largest esports bar chain | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-03-28T17:35:13

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Wednesday, March 28th! In today’s episode we cover Kappa Bar acquiring Meltdown Bars to form the world’s largest esports bar chain, West Virginia becoming the lates...

Cloakzy joins Complexity Gaming, Coca-Cola named Wild Rift esports partner | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-03-25T17:37:23

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Wednesday, March 25th! In today’s episode we cover, Cloakzy joining Complexity Gaming as a creator and part-owner, Coca-Cola being named as a founding partner of Wi...

Andbox rebrands to NYXL, G2 Esports files a lawsuit | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-03-23T19:07:30

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Wednesday, March 23rd! In today’s episode we cover Andbox rebranding to NYXL, Astralis extending and expanding its hummel deal, G2 Esports reportedly filing a lawsu...

FaZe Clan collaborates with Manchester City to come to the UK | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-03-21T19:07:36

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Wednesday, February 9th! In today’s episode, we cover FaZe Clan and Manchester City hosting a pop-up event, Smart teaming up with esports organisation T1, UK-based ...

Tribe Gaming partners with P2E game, ESL extends Monster deal | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-03-18T21:06:12

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Wednesday, March 18th! In today’s episode we cover, Tribe Gaming joins forces with play-to-earn MMO title Heroes of Mavia, ESL Gaming extends and expands its Monste...

ESL Gaming unveils 'sonic identity', Gen.G partners with game developer | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-03-16T19:24:42

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Wednesday, March 16th! In today’s episode we cover ESL Gaming's new 'sonic identity' and anthem, Gen.G secures a two-year partnership with game developer Nimble Neu...

Ontario launches esports scholarship, CoD League partners with Aim Lab | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-03-14T18:32:28

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Monday, March 14th! In today’s episode we cover, the Ontario Government launching a $1m esports scholarship program, Call of Duty League teaming up with Aim Lab, In...

Misfits Gaming Group signs blockchain deal, BLAST Premier appoints Managing Director | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-03-11T17:03:59

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Wednesday, March 11th! In today’s episode we cover Misfits Gaming Group signing a major blockchain partnership with Tezos, BLAST Premier naming Cha...

ESL Gaming launches global mobile esports series | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-03-09T18:38:37

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Wednesday, March 9th! In today’s episode we cover ESL Gaming and Qualcomm launching a global mobile esports series, Astralis reporting its mixed 2021 financial resu...

Snoop Dogg joins FaZe Clan, G2 bolsters backroom operations | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-03-07T17:50:52

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Monday, March 7th! In today’s episode we cover Snoop Dogg joining FaZe Clan, G2 Esports hiring a Head of Content and Head of Media, Indian esports tournament platfo...

Nerd Street Gamers unveils amateur circuit, SK Gaming signs WoW Guild | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-03-04T17:46:07

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Friday, March 4th! In today’s episode we cover, Nerd Street Gamers unveiling an amateur esports circuit, Esports Entertainment Group completing its public offering,...

MAD Lions enter the metaverse, Envy Gaming teams up with Razer | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-03-02T17:51:14

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Wednesday, March 2nd! In today’s episode we cover MAD Lions entering the metaverse with Zilliqa, Razer and Envy Gaming's multi-year collaboration, Galaxy Racer expa...

Nintendo pulls Super Smash Bros from EVO 2022, Mountain Dew partners with CoD League event | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-02-28T18:09:55

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Monday, February 28th! In today’s episode we cover fighting game event EVO 2022 not featuring Super Smash Bros, WePlay Holding ending ties with Russian and Belarusi...

Team Singularity and OverActive Media launch EU CoD Challengers team, ESL partners with ESPAT | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-02-25T18:08:25

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Friday, February 25th! In today’s episode we cover: Overactive Media creating a European Call of Duty Challengers side with Team Singularity, ESL Gaming and ESPAT's...

Ubisoft relocates UAE Rainbow Six Major following community backlash, Riot Games unveils slight logo change | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-02-23T18:18:42

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Wednesday, February 9th! In today’s episode we cover the UAE Rainbow Six Major being relocated following community backlash, Bayes Esports renewing its partnership ...

NC State University receives $16m funding for esports facilities, Virtus.Pro extends HAVAL partnership from 2022-02-21T17:49:03

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Monday, 21st February! In today's episode we cover: NC State University receiving $16m in state funding for esports facilities on campus, Virtus Pro extending its p...

BLAST given major Fortnite deal, Nerd Street Gamers announce crypto partnership with FTX | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-02-18T17:26:13

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Friday, 18th February! In today's episode we cover: BLAST partnering with Fortnite to produce ALL Fortnite Championship Series events in 2022, cryptocurrency exchan...

LCS names new Commissioner, NASCAR launches collegiate esports series | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-02-16T17:19:46

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Wednesday, February 16th! In today’s episode we cover: Jackie Felling being appointed the LCS’ new Commissioner, NASCAR launching the eNASCAR College iRacing Series...

Brandon Snow reportedly departs Activision Blizzard, Free Fire banned in India? | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-02-14T17:52:33

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Monday, February 14th. In today’s episode we cover Brandon Snow reportedly departing Activision Blizzard, India seemingly banning mobile esports title Free Fire, Le...

Brandon Snow reportedly departs Activision Blizzard, Free Fire banned in India? | Esports Insider podcast from 2022-02-14T17:52:33

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Monday, February 14th. In today’s episode we cover Brandon Snow reportedly departing Activision Blizzard, India seemingly banning mobile esports title Free Fire, Le...

Misfits partners with SPORTFIVE, Astralis acquires PIXEL.TV | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-02-11T17:29:10

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Wednesday, February 9th! In today’s episode we cover Misfits Gaming Group partnering with Sportfive, Astralis acquiring a majority stake in PIXEL.TV, Evil Geniuses'...

FaZe Clan partners with the NFL, 2022 Commonwealth Games hosts esports event | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-02-09T17:15:17

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Wednesday, February 9th! In today’s episode we cover: FaZe Clan collaborating with the NFL ahead of the Super Bowl, the 2022 Commonwealth Games hosting a pilot espo...

ESL Australia secures major deal, MSM merges with RTE | Esports Insider Digest from 2022-02-07T17:38:52

Welcome to the ESI Digest for Monday, February 7th! In today’s episode we cover:

In today’s ESI Digest, we cover ESL Australia securing a major deal with Circles....