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How Disney+ Built Its Streaming Partnership With Korean Esports
An explainer on the Disney+ and Korea e-Sports Association partnership: what it streams, how it grew in 2026, and why it matters for Korean esports.
SponsorshipsExplainer: How the Esports World Cup's Club Partner Program Works
A guide to the Esports World Cup Foundation's Club Partner Program: who gets funded, how much, and why a partner club still has to qualify like everyone else.
Media RightsLCS Summer 2026 draws its biggest audience in four years
The LCS Summer 2026 grand final peaked at 279,217 viewers, the league's best since 2022, as Team Liquid beat LYON 3-1 near Atlanta; the count comes from Esports Charts' October update.
Media RightsT1 and ONIC led the esports audiences of the third quarter
Esports Charts' quarterly rankings put T1 first among PC esports teams at 57.6 million hours watched and ONIC first on mobile, with the MLBB Mid Season Cup the quarter's most-watched tournament.
SponsorshipsBrazil's betting ban strips sponsors from its Counter-Strike teams
Brazil's Provisional Measure 1,394 bans betting sponsorship. The Esports Advocate reported on October 7 how Counter-Strike teams and broadcasts have changed since it was signed.
RevenueKarmine Corp say the yearly cost of their LEC slot is behind them
Co-founder Kameto said on stream that Karmine Corp no longer have 5 million euros to find each year for the LEC slot they bought into in 2023, and can now reinvest.
InvestmentWho owns what: PIF, Savvy Games Group and Qiddiya in esports
A map of the Saudi-backed holdings that touch esports, entity by entity: what PIF, Savvy Games Group, Qiddiya and the Esports Foundation own, fund or have only signed.
InvestmentHow a seller-financed esports team sale works, and where it breaks
When a buyer cannot pay cash, the seller lends most of the price. The documents of the 2024 Complexity sale show how the note, the security and a default work.
Media RightsValorant Champions 2026 groups: a higher peak, about 11.5% fewer hours
Esports Charts counted a 718.3K peak for Paper Rex against G2 Esports in the Champions Shanghai group stage, while hours watched fell about 11.5% and Kick took 7.7% of them.
Media RightsAsian Games MLBB final peaks above 822,600 as Myanmar take gold
Esports Charts counted more than 822,600 peak viewers for the first Asian Games final in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, with Indonesian the leading language and YouTube the main platform.
BettingBrazil's betting law from 2018 to 2026: legalization to provisional ban
How Brazil legalized fixed-odds betting in 2018, built a licensed market by law and ordinance, opened it in 2025 and banned it by provisional measure in 2026.
InvestmentCourtois and NXTPLAY invest in Astralis owner Fusion Esports Group
Astralis says Thibaut Courtois and Gonzalo Vila have joined its owner, Fusion Esports Group, as investors through NXTPLAY. The terms are not disclosed; Danish filings give the context.
InvestmentGameSquare set aside US$8.1 million against its Complexity sale note
GameSquare's annual report set aside US$8.1 million against the US$9.5 million note behind the 2024 sale of Complexity, five months before the club shut down.
BettingBrazil's Provisional Measure 1,394 shuts its regulated betting market
A provisional measure published on September 25 bans fixed-odds betting and its advertising across Brazil. The Senate's summary of September 29 sets out the deadlines and the cost.
Media RightsFNCS 2026 Global Championship tops one million viewers on fewer channels
Esports Charts put the Fortnite Global Championship in Antwerp above one million peak viewers, the best for Fortnite in seven years, while hours fell 23.6 percent and channels dropped to 253.
Media RightsLEC Summer 2026 final peaks at 434,973, the league's lowest since 2024
Esports Charts counted 434,973 peak viewers for the LEC Summer 2026 final, 8.13 percent down on 2025, with average viewers 17.9 percent lower and some top co-streamers absent.
Media RightsRLCS 2026 Worlds sets a Rocket League record with 722,347 peak viewers
Esports Charts counted 722,347 peak viewers at the 2026 Rocket League World Championship in Fort Worth, the first Rocket League match above 700,000, and 7.5 million hours watched.
BettingBETER Reports eFootball Betting Spiked Around the World Cup
BETER's World Cup 2026 report found eFootball turnover up 20% and gross gaming revenue up 24%, as the supplier expanded into 10 US states this year.
InvestmentHow to read an esports deal announcement, from signing to closing
What a Form 8-K says at each stage of a sale or an investment, from the signed agreement and the stockholder vote to the closing, read through the gaming deals of 2026.
RevenueReading a UK esports club's accounts at Companies House
What a British private limited company must file at Companies House, why many filings show only a balance sheet, and what changes for small companies from April 2028.