Is Activision Blizzard under pressure? Activision Blizzard usually controls their numbers. However, their recent appeal to Nielsen, a widely respected demographic tracking service for traditional spor…
2017 : The Year of Confirmation
The last two years have been exceptional for esports. Champions have accomplished feats worthy of the greatest athletes. Competitions have proved themselves to be as relevant as the most famous sport …
J. Atkins : “We have to continue to innovate”
Will 2016 be the year of the rise of broadcast rights ? Since last year, many insights indicate that the esport market is evolving in that direction. If you are a SmarCast’s regular reader you k…
The esport influencers 2016
SmartCast is proud to present the first “esport influencers – Top 10” ! Each day, discover thoses who are thinking and making the esport of today and tomorrow.…
Did Blizzard play the governement card?
If you play HearthStone, you have probably heard of the big changes coming to the game. A few days ago, Blizzard announced that they would completely change the way players would duel in their card ga…
Progamers’ salaries, finally revealed?
Lately a big debate has been unfolding on the web: should we reveal a progamer’s salary? It’s Jonathan Pan, CEO of the team Ember who first took the initiative of revealing his player’s salaries. Foll…