Esports

North American team Echo Fox has broken fresh ground for the esports market by agreeing an apparel partnership with gaming brand J!nx.

Personal care brand Gillette has made its first venture into the esports sector by partnering with the ESL organisation.

Payments services brand Visa has become the latest major brand to sign a high-profile deal in esports, securing a one-year agreement with the Germany-based SK Gaming team.

Multinational telecoms company Orange has title sponsored the French Football League’s (LFP) companion esports Fifa 17 competition to engage more fans with its football sponsorship activation platform Le 12eme homme (The 12th man) and promote its ‘Fiber’ broadband product.

The HyperX division of memory products manufacturer Kingston has extended its partnership with the ELeague esports competition.

French telecommunications company Orange has agreed a deal to title sponsor e-Ligue 1, the new nationwide esports competition launched by the French Football League (LFP).

Mars-owned chocolate brand Snickers is the first new company to join esports’ ELeague for the competition’s second season, but ELeague is now keen to diversify its portfolio.

Mars-owned chocolate bar brand Snickers has agreed a deal to become an official sponsor of the ELeague esports competition.

Betting and gaming company Betway has signed a lucrative sponsorship deal with the Ninjas in Pyjamas (NiP) esports team.

Soft drinks manufacturer Pepsi last month took a different tack to many brands entering esports, but a similar path to rival Coca-Cola, signing a title agreement for a grassroots league. Its Mountain Dew brand will sponsor an ESL qualifying tournament for the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) game.

The HyperX division of memory products manufacturer Kingston has entered into a partnership with the ELeague esports competition.

The Xfinity brand of US media company Comcast has agreed sponsorship deals with esports organisations ESL and Evil Geniuses.

The ELeague esports competition has entered into partnerships with sandwich restaurant chain Arby’s, financial services company Credit Karma and casual dining restaurant and sports bar franchise Buffalo Wild Wings.

Online betting and gaming gaming companies are targeting sponsorship of e-sports teams and organisations to establish a new betting market and access a hard-to-reach consumer segment of technology-savvy millennials.

UK eSports company Gfinity has signed a partnership agreement with media group News UK.