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Kia France and Team Vitality announce partnership and launch an innovative and original digital campaign

Published

3 years ago

July 30, 2021

Leading global esports organisation Team Vitality is excited to share it has partnered with Kia France. Inspired by esports since 2019, when it began its partnership with the League of Legends European Championship (LEC), Kia continues to be involved in this exponentially growing industry. Attracting millions of players and spectators around the world, esports has become an unmissable combination of sport, lifestyle, and performance. Kia is intensifying its links with esports and is partnering with Team Vitality, the number one esports team in France and home to some of the biggest esports players. Team Vitality is home to the world’s best players competing across eight titles and is one of only ten teams competing in the League of Legends European Championship (LEC). With more than 24 million followers across social media, Team Vitality is the most successful team in France with a huge global presence.

Kia France and Team Vitality are launching a unique pan-European digital campaign to kick off the collaboration. Creation and innovation are the pillars of this campaign, entitled Voyage to Inspiration, which will be broadcast on the social networks of Kia France and Team Vitality from 29 July for a period of three months. For this campaign, Kia France brings an innovative vision of its brand orientation, its identity, and its products. In turn, Team Vitality highlights its expertise in the field of esports and digital technology.

The campaign will feature Team Vitality athletes and ambassadors in France and EV6, Kia’s new 100% electric crossover, which offers a range of up to 510 km (WLTP combined cycle) and can be recharged from 10% to 80% in just 18 minutes, namely 100 km of range recovered in less than 5 minutes!

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Innovative digital activations will be carried out throughout the campaign through video content jointly produced by Kia France and Team Vitality using the new Kia brand signature “Movement that inspires”. A co-branded Kia x Vitality product embracing the Kia EV6’s design, performance, and technology features, will appear during the campaign.

“We are delighted to have set up this collaboration with Kia France, a leading brand in the electrification market and innovative in its approach. At Team Vitality we pride ourselves on creating content that goes beyond the traditional and it’s great to partner with Kia France to produce something unique for our fans. ” says Fabien DEVIDE, President of Team Vitality.

“Innovation and expertise are the key words of our respective industries, so creating this partnership was an obvious choice in view of this shared vision. But beyond this orientation, the strength of our partnership lies in our creativity and our desire to surprise our audiences. Esports is now a major sport discipline, so it is essential for us as a car brand to join this movement and to draw inspiration from it to reach out to these athletes of a new world,” concludes Olivier BOUELHARRAG, Head of Communications at Kia France.

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North Star Network Acquires Um Dois Esportes

Published

2 days ago

April 26, 2024

GamingAmericas.com

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North Star Network has acquired Um Dois Esportes, a sports coverage and analysis site created from the merger of Gazeta Do Povo and Tribuna do Paraná in 2020.

Julien Josset, co-founder of North Star Network, said: “Thank you to the team at GRPCOM for their faith in us to take the brand forward. Um Dois Esportes is an established and renowned site in Paraná State, and we’re excited about the challenge of developing this asset.

“We’re happy to maintain the collaboration with the existing editorial team, and look forward to working with them, bringing our unique NSN approach, to take UDE forward.”

NSN’s signing of Um Dois Esportes is the media house’s fourth acquisition of 2024, following the recent deals to purchase UK-based SportsMole and MrFixitsTips, as well as Chilean site AlAireLibre, which was announced in March.

The latest addition to the North Star media portfolio joins existing assets including Top Mercato, Afrik-Foot, and Vringe. The Paris-based company already oversees a significant Brazilian operation, delivering over 6 million sessions per month, from the likes of Trivela, Premier League Brasil and Lakers Brasil.

NSN will retain Curitiba-based journalists from the Um Dois Esportes legacy team to maintain the asset’s unique tone and popular coverage of the Paraná sports scene across site and social.

Rafael Mello, Director of GRPCOM, said: “We were surprised by the interest, and initially had no intention of selling Um Dois, but as the conversations evolved, we realised this was a serious group with good intentions. We were very happy to see our project being valued by a large international group and going global, demonstrating the quality of the content we produced.

“We’re also proud that North Star inherited our journalists, who are truly responsible for the success of the product we offer readers every day.”

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L&G esports team founded by Alona Shevtsova won the national Dragon EC Cup tournament

Published

4 days ago

April 24, 2024

GamingAmericas.com

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Ukrainian esports team L&G won the Dragon EC Cup tournament, held on the 20th of April by Dragon Esports Club. Four teams competed in the tournament’s final: Lazer Cats, L&G, which received a direct invitation to the final stage, EsportsBattle, and ThunderFlash, which had open qualifiers. During the Grand Final, the L&G team competed with Lazer Cats on Mirage, Anubis, and Vertigo maps.

“This victory is a testament to the exceptional talent and commitment of our players, as well as the collective effort of our coaching staff and support personnel,” said Alona Shevtsova, founder of L&G Esports. “We are immensely proud of their accomplishments and grateful for the unwavering support of our fans.”

L&G is among the top 5 Ukrainian teams in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. It was founded in 2021. The previous name was Leogaming, and it was created on the initiative of the famous Alona Shevtsova from the fintech sector.

The team began competing in top tournaments and almost immediately made it to the Advanced division of the ESEA League Europe competition. The team also participated in and took prizes in European tournaments such as the SCL League, WhiteBit Crypto Open, Phoenix League, and local competitions. The team players are marat2k, r0ublE, kr1vda, kL1o, OneUn1que, rji (coach).

The winners received a 50,000 UAH prize. Dragon Esports Club also prepared a 15-skin giveaway for the broadcast’s viewers.

It is worth mentioning that the L&G team created its merch items, which are available for order worldwide. To get more information about the team, visit the L&G Instagram page, Twitch, or Telegram Channel.