Location: Paris, France

Closing date: 23rd November 2016

Overview:

Riot Games was established in 2006 by entrepreneurial gamers who believe that player-focused game development can result into genre-defining games. Back in 2009, that vision gave birth to our debut title League of Le gends, which achieved critical acclaim among players and became the most played
PC game in the world. We are honored to serve over 100 million players worldwide every month.

To support our growth and nurture our relationship with our French player s, we will be opening an office in Paris in 2017. To make that launch a reality, however, we need a handful of experienced pros to help us lay the groundwork, starting, basically… tomorrow! This is where you come in.
Let’s talk about Esports! We are looking for a humble, ambitious and broad-thinking leader who can teach us a thing or two. We promise to return the favor. Just like us, you are passionate about games and take play seriously.

As Head of Esports, you’ll lead the largest community tournament program in France and provide League of Legends players with competitive experiences of unprecedented awesomeness. Your strategic vision, entrepreneurialism, leadership and passion for esports will help you shatter players’ expectations of what a community tournament can be, establishing new standards of greatness for French esports. You’ll work together with top-level sponsors, players and teams, comb through community metrics, track trends, and iterate on our best practices to bring out the highest-caliber competition that connects with players in France.

As a Paris Rioter, you’ll join a smaller but dedicated team of Rioters committed to striving to be the most player-focused game company in the world. You’ll share our prioritization of player experience, rejection of convention and maniacal passion for gaming. France needs a publishing revolution: you (and any teams you manage) will deliver unique player experiences that show French players they aren’t lost in translation.

You are:

• Certifiably educated and experienced: you rocked your bachelor’s, then racked up another 7years of experience in entertainment, biz-dev, consulting, sports marketing, or large-scale event production
• A team captain: you have a track record of thoughtful leadership and high-level decision-making based on clear strategic goals with concrete priorities; you can build a team from scratch, with the right sense of urgency, but without compromising on quality; despite all your experience and skills, you humbly stop to listen to others’ ideas, regardless of age or seniority.
• A networker: you actively cultivate a list of contacts who not only add value to esports, but who are happy to help you source specific expertise; your sharp written and verbal communication skills enable you to effectively negotiate with vendors, partners, and sponsors
• A sports nut : you wear face paint on game day to support your team, and seek out every stat, factoid, and story about your favorite sport, whether it’s virtual or IRL
• Data-minded: your analytical mindset helps you translate raw data into exciting and meaningful info through reports, budgets, and estimates that support marketing strategy
• Results-oriented: when a task needs to be handled, you’re down to get your hands dirty; you don’t wait around for others to give you marching orders before taking action
• A native French speaker

You Will:

• Manage all levels of pro and semi-pro esports: overall strategy and design, large-scale events (on and offline) production and promotion, broadcasting setup and operation, sponsors deal-making and relationship, teams interface, marketing cost management, and content coordination through various media.
• Developing an aspirational path and ecosystem for all French player s. From grassroot to the very top, we want competitive players of all kinds to be able to level up and someday become our French champions and later on the ambassadors of France during our LCS and World championships!
• Create and execute on strategies that compel players to make pilgrimages to Riot esports events that’ll leave them with positive, powerful experiences and memories
• Ensure consistent brand messaging and clear communications across all media, including advertising materials and promotional copy.
• Find, win over, and manage relationships with premium brands who have the vision to sponsor esports content, and build lasting bonds with new vendors while fortifying the valuable relationships we already have.
• Expand and elevate the current team to deliver, finding the right people to raise our competitive scene to international level.
• Help us make League of Legends a sport for the decades to come in France!

To apply, please send a covering letter attached to your CV

La Liga have entered the Indian market with their newly opened office in New Delhi.

This office is the La Liga’s third in Asia, with the other two being in Beijing and Dubai.

Javier Tebas, President of La Liga said: “It means a lot; this is one of the most important days in LaLiga’s history. Being present in India is very important to us. We have been working hard towards this for a while and have even made changes to kick-off times with Indian fans in mind. I want to highlight the efforts of Sony, our broadcaster in this country.

“We’ve got to grow together if we are to become the best. I hope that our new office will enable us to achieve our dreams.” 

The launch event was attended by former Real Madrid legend Fernando Morientes and Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal.

“Many of my friends have played in India and I am really happy to be here. Football has been a huge part of my life and it has brought a lot of joy. I hope to motivate a lot of Indian players and see them do well in the years to come,” said Morientes.

He highlighted the La Liga’s plans to open more offices and academies in the country to promote football in India. Additionally, Tebas noted how La Liga have change kickoff times to suit Indian audiences and that they are planning for top Spanish clubs to play in India to promote the league and the game.

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Online sports betting site, anabolics BetStars, have announced a new deal to become Official Betting Partner of Premier League champions Leicester City Football Club for the 2016/17 season.

To celebrate the partnership, BetStars will offer fans the chance to win a bet on Leicester City defending their Premier League title at last year’s much-publicised odds of 5000/1.

Under the terms of the new deal, BetStars will receive a full suite of rights, including LED advertising and fixed stadium branding, the use of the Leicester City club crest and player imagery in marketing and promotions, and access to some of the players.

BetStars will also offer fans exclusive odds and promotions on Leicester City matches throughout the season.

“Leicester City Football Club changed the game in terms of who can win the Premier League and how it can be won – in the same way that BetStars is striving to be a game-changer,” said Eric Hollreiser, Amaya Vice President of Corporate Communications. “Leicester defied the odds to take on the big boys of English football and win the Premier League, and BetStars is aiming to do the same in sports betting with innovative products like Spin & Bet. We can’t wait to be a part of the next chapter in this truly amazing story.”

Harj Hir, Leicester City’s Head of Partnership, added: “We can draw parallels with BetStars’ rising popularity and ability to engage football supporters, so we look forward to a long and successful relationship for both parties.”

The National American Soccer League have signed a new deal with ESPN to show over 100 matches on ESPN3.

It’s the second year in a row that the NASL will be shown on ESPN 3.

ESPN3, ESPN’s live multi-screen sports network, will carry a minimum of two matches per week during the NASL Spring Season and a minimum of three per week over the course of the Fall Season.

NASL Commissioner Bill Peterson said: “The live streaming of our matches continues to grow in importance for our supporters,”

“It gives them an opportunity to watch NASL matches that aren’t available in our linear packages, and it allows them to enjoy those matches on a variety of devices.”

ESPN3 is accessible in the U.S. on computers, smartphones, tablet,  and connected devices through WatchESPN. For the matches streaming live on ESPN3, Canadian viewers will be able to watch them live on NASL.com.

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By Christian Radnedge

Sepp Blatter will miss his first FIFA Women’s World Cup final since becoming president in 1998 because of “current commitments”, discount a spokesperson confirmed.

The decision follows weeks of uncertainty over whether Blatter or secretary general Jerome Valcke, viagra who pulled out of attending the opening here in Canada on June 6, ambulance would show up to the final in Vancouver on Sunday.

After a report that Blatter’s lawyer Richard Cullen had said the Swiss had told organisers he would not attend, a FIFA spokesperson confirmed the news on Tuesday.

They said: “Due to their current commitments in Zurich, the FIFA President and the FIFA Secretary General will remain at the FIFA headquarters.”

World football’s governing body has been in crisis since the revelations last month by a US Department of Justice investigation into corruption in world soccer which led to several FIFA officials being arrested in Zurich. An investigation by Swiss authorities into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding processes has also been launched.

Blatter has long prided himself on being a champion of women’s football. But his absence from the final and also the FIFA Women’s Football Symposium in Vancouver from July3-5 will be seen by some as a snub to the women’s game.

FIFA vice president and head of the African football confederation Issa Hayatou will perform the presidential duties at the final at BC Place. To date, he has been the most senior executive committee member present in Canada.

Blatter’s no show may also be of significant concern to organisers who would have hoped that his presence would have elevated the tournament’s stature even more.

The Canada 2015 organising committee are still hopeful of reaching their pre-tournament goal of 1.5 million spectators.

TV records shattered

Meanwhile the TV viewing figures have at least provided good news for FIFA, with the quarter-final stage breaking records on both sides of the Atlantic.

France’s agonising defeat to Germany on penalties drew the biggest audience ever recorded on French digital terrestrial television with an average of 4.1 million viewers watching on W9.

Canadian broadcasters CTV and RDS reported an average audience of 3.2 million for Canada’s 2-1 defeat to England, a record for any FIFA Women’s World Cup match on Canadian television.

American broadcasting giant FOX recorded its highest average audience of the tournament when 5.7 million tuned in to watch the United States beat China. The match was also the third most-watched women’s football match on record in the US, after the 1999 and 2011 World Cup finals.

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The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) expects the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games to break TV viewing records and accumulate a global audience figure of 4 billion for the first time.

The IPC were speaking to mark 500 days to go until the event.

More info HERE.

iSportconnect, the world’s largest private network for sport business professionals, is delighted to announce Tom Lister, Marketing Manager at the Rugby Football Union (RFU), Alice Taylor Founder & CEO of MakieLab and Tom Kingsley, Director of Sport and Sponsorship at EY, as the final panellists for the Digital Media and Technology Masterclass.

The event, in association with Seven League, will be held at the Grange Tower Bridge hotel, London, on Wednesday April 15^th. 

Due to huge demand the event has reached its capacity and is now FULL.

Having started his career working for commercial and marketing strategy consultancies in London and Australia, Tom Lister moved into the sports industry as General Manager of Fan Experience and Membership for the Western Bulldogs Football Club in Melbourne.

Specialising in fan engagement, customer experience and digital marketing Tom returned to the UK to take the role as the Marketing Manager at the Rugby Football Union to lead the organisation’s key fan engagement and rugby participation campaigns.

Alice Taylor is Founder/CEO of MakieLab, a toys-and-games company in London and creators of Makies, the world’s first 3D Printed toy at retail.

Previously, Alice was Commissioning Editor, Education at Channel 4, publishing games and media for kids & teens, with awards including two BAFTAs and the Prix Jeunesse. Alice was Develop magazine’s Game Publishing Hero 2010; pre Channel 4, Alice was VP Digital Media at BBC Worldwide, Los Angeles.

Tom Kingsley has been at professional services firm EY since 2010 in various capacities, taking up the role as director of sports sponsorship in January 2015.

Kingsley is responsible for the activation of EY’s position as ‘Official Business Advisor’ of Rugby World Cup 2015. He also led EY’s sponsorship of The 2014 Ryder Cup and has advised clients across the world on sponsorship in sport.

Panel 1: Football – Do big names win big off the pitch?

– David Sternberg, Head of Media, Manchester United

– Jerry Newman, Head of Digital Marketing & CRM, Chelsea FC

– Joaquim Cardona, Head of Digital Business, FC Barcelona

Moderator: Richard Ayers, Seven League

Panel 2: How is digital captivating rugby fans and driving engagement in World Cup year?

– Murray Barnett, Head of Broadcast, Commercial & Marketing, World Rugby

– Tom Kingsley, Director, Sports and Sponsorship, EY

– Mike Norrish, Executive Producer, BT Sport

– Tom Lister, Marketing Manager, Rugby Football Union (RFU)

Moderator: Alex Chamberlen, Omnigon

Panel 3: Can Technology make real what marketing dreams of?

– Damian Smith, Head of Information Technology, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)

– Bruce Bale, Head of Social Games and Development, Sky Betting & Gaming

– Hywel Sloman, IT Director, Arsenal FC

– Mark Lichtenhein, CIO – Head of Television, Digital Media & Technology, PGA European Tour

Moderator: Steven Harrison, Exponential-e

Panel 4: Fresh perspectives from cross-sector experts in other entertainment industries

– Matt Locke, Director, Storythings

– Alice Taylor, CEO, MakieLab

– Martin Talks, Founder, x10 Army

Moderator: Richard Ayers, Seven League

The exclusive, invitation-only Masterclass series, is a unique gathering providing sports digital media and technology executives with the chance to learn from each other.

Delegates will also hear industry insights, join in on discussions and network in a relaxed environment.

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