“esports” is competitive video gaming at a professional level. This space is attractive to brand owners for targeting today’s saturated audiences with innovative forms of advertising.
Combined revenues in the esports industry are expected to grow to US$ 1.4 billion by 2020. It is attracting investors from across diverse sectors, including technology, consumer goods, traditional sports and financial institutions.
We’re seeing new regulatory incentives on national and international levels and we’re observing self-regulation of IP ownership in the complex network of individual IP contributions that drive this industry.