2017 Sponsors
HEADLINE PARTNER:
LIVESTREAM PARTNER:
- Close to 10 million daily active users
- 2+ million unique broadcasters per month
- 23 billion minutes watched per month
- 17,000 members of the Twitch Partner program
- 65+ million installs of the Twitch mobile app
BREAKTHROUGH TALENT AWARD PARTNER:
We're an industry-leading recruitment agency, specialising in matching the best candidates with the best clients in the video games, toys and licensing industries. Our UK and worldwide opportunities range from intern, graduate and entry level roles all the way up to the most senior positions. Whether you’re looking for an exciting new role in an innovative indie studio, or progressing your career with an international leader of industry, the next step of your journey starts with Aardvark Swift.
EVENT PARTNER:
Rovio Entertainment Ltd., headquartered in Espoo, Finland, is the creator of Angry Birds, the casual mobile game that changed an industry and became an international phenomenon. Rovio was founded in 2003 as a mobile game development studio. Today, many award-winning titles later, Angry Birds is not only the most downloaded series of games of all time, it is a renowned entertainment brand that has branched out into animation, licensing and more. The full-length feature film, The Angry Birds Movie was released in May 2016.
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MCV is the leading trade news and community site for all professionals working within the UK and international video games market. It reaches everyone from store manager to CEO, covering the entire industry. MCV is published by NewBay Media, which specialises in entertainment, leisure and technology markets.
Develop is in a unique position at the games industry's heart, detailing the latest business, coding, art, sound and game design trends, and featuring interviews with the creative and commercial leaders in the field, reaching 300,000 readers. From tools technology to production processes behind video games and serious industry issues, only Develop has complete trust and total reach within the international community. We listen and, by working with our readership, we set the news agenda for people inside the business.
We tell the story behind the battles – about the players, the teams, the broadcasters, the sponsors, the games, the publishers, the deals, and the leagues – the entire ecosystem that makes up the eSports business. If you are a professional working in this rapidly evolving market, eSports Pro is your resource to stay up to date with everything you need to know, via news, interviews, data, analysis and video. Our content tailored specifically with a business slant, telling the story of the individuals and companies behind the high profile tournaments and celebrity YouTubers. All this isn’t just tailor made for you, it’s about you. You can get all this direct to your inbox, by signing up to the eSports Pro newsletter.
Ukie, pronounced you-key, (UK Interactive Entertainment) is the only trade body for the UK's games and interactive entertainment industry. We are a not-for-profit and represent businesses of all sizes from small start-ups to large multinational developers, publishers and service companies, working across online, mobile apps, consoles, PC, eSports, VR and AR. Meet the team members who are at your service.
Everything we do helps to support, grow and promote our members' businesses and the wider UK games and interactive entertainment industry by making sure we have the right economic, cultural, political and social environment needed for businesses to thrive.
Everything we do helps to support, grow and promote our members' businesses and the wider UK games and interactive entertainment industry by making sure we have the right economic, cultural, political and social environment needed for businesses to thrive.
CHARITY PARTNER:
