Engine Media's UMG Gaming Renews Partnership with Microsoft's The Coalition
Engine Media Holdings, Inc, a company providing sports and esports gaming experiences, along with media solutions focused on influencer marketing, gaming data and analytics, and programmatic advertising, announced that The Coalition has renewed its agreement with UMG Gaming, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Engine, to be the principal Esports partner for Gears Esports for another season. […]
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Engine Media Holdings, Inc, a company providing sports and esports gaming experiences, along with media solutions focused on influencer marketing, gaming data and analytics, and programmatic advertising, announced that The Coalition has renewed its agreement with UMG Gaming, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Engine, to be the principal Esports partner for Gears Esports for another season.
Based on the success of Season 2, the partnership will continue with UMG managing the entire Gears Esports program including tournament operations, league operations, events, and broadcast operations. A number of major changes managed by UMG this past season, including the switch from 5v5 to 4v4, and introducing new game modes into competitive play, created a season success story. The Gears Spring Major, hosted May 14 – 16, generated 1.1M+ live views and 350K+ hours watched across all channels, making it the most highly viewed Gears Major since the game’s launch as reported by Stream Hatchet. In addition, time watched across all Gears content has continued to grow, with average minutes watched per unique viewer increasing to 75+ minutes.
Roddy Adams, Director of Business Development at The Coalition said, “Since bringing the UMG team onboard as our principal tournament operator for Gears Esports they have proved their expertise time and time again, and are trusted by our players and fans.”
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“We are thrilled to continue our partnership with The Coalition as the principal esports partner for the Gears Esports program,” said Eric Vaughn, Head of UMG Gaming. “The Gears community is one that is very close to home for us here at UMG, so it is an honour to have the opportunity to once again engage with such a passionate fanbase for another season of Gears Esports action.”
“Lasting esports partnerships remains critically important to Engine Media’s long-term plans,” added Engine Media’s Chief Executive Officer Lou Schwartz. “Our renewed partnership continues to put us in a prime position to work with The Coalition on future esports and gaming projects.”
