2016 eSports Review and 50 Brands By Category

Manny Anekal
The Next Level
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2 min readJan 13, 2017
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TNL Take: This week The Next Level reflected on eSports growth in 2016 and where it could be going in 2017.

The first 2 weeks have already seen a flurry of deals just within Pro Sports:

Here’s a roundup of the reviews and the folks at alistdaily were kind enough to categorize the 50 Brands by Category which you’ll find below.

MONDAY

2016 Review: eSports and TV

2016 eSports Review: eSports and TV (Graphic: The Next Level)

TUESDAY

2016 Review: eSports and College

2016 eSports Review: eSports and College (Graphic: The Next Level)

WEDNESDAY

2016 Review: The 50 Brands That Invested In eSports

Food/Beverage

  • Taco Bell
  • Buffalo Wild Wings
  • Carl’s Jr.
  • Slim Jim
  • Mountain Dew
  • Reese’s Puffs
  • Arby’s
  • Pizza Hut
  • Snickers
  • Hot Pockets
  • Domino’s Pizza
  • Bud Light
  • Coca-Cola
  • Soylent
  • Quest Nutrition

Media

  • MGM
  • 20th Century Fox
  • Legendary
  • Universal
  • Sony Pictures

Tech/Communications

  • Vodafone
  • AT&T
  • Xfinity
  • Bell
  • Dolby
  • T-Mobile
  • Hisense
  • Sennheiser
  • Orange
  • Honor

Energy

  • Gazprom

Financial

  • Gemini Trust
  • Visa
  • St. George

Transportation

  • Ford
  • Hyundai
  • Audi
  • Nissan
  • Uber

Other

  • Turtle Wax Pro
  • Michelin
  • Gillette
  • Geico
  • Mobil
  • Axe
  • Credit Karma
  • Weedmaps
  • Adidas

THURSDAY

2016 Review: Pro Sports Investment In eSports

2016 eSports Review: Pro Sports Investment (Graphic: The Next Level)

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  • MORE…..

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Manny Anekal
The Next Level

esports. Founder and CEO: The Next Level (Media), Versus Sports (Team), and Versus Consulting. Podcast → https://soundcloud.com/tnlmedia