How to deal with major publishers in esports as a tournament organizer

We’ve discussed planning an esports tournament, dealing with pro teams in esports, preventing cheating in esports and more. However, we did not discuss one of the MOST important steps in getting a tournament going is your interactions with the major publishers. Why is this important? Well, some publishers can shut your tournament down faster than you can blink so it’s best to understand the rules and regulations they put in place. The publishers hold MAJOR power at the moment so it’s important to understand how each publisher reacts and what they look for. Some general tips and suggestions would be:

How do esports orgs make money? – Tournaments

If you’re an investor or just curious how esports organizations make money, I can give you a bit of introduction on how tournaments, teams and casting agencies work. I won’t go into the number of esports but I’ll talk strictly about how each org makes money. This will be part 1 of a the series “How do esports orgs make money”. In part 1, I will start with tournaments, then talk about teams and then casters / agencies. How do tournament organizers make money in esports? Tournament organizers make money in esports in the following ways: Sponsorships & Advertising Sponsorships