Sean Callanan chats with long time gaming & esports executive Manny Anekal in this Sports Geek interview.
On this podcast you'll learn about:
- A short history of esports (it is more than 5 years!)
- Explaining how esports has reported viewership numbers in the past
- How the metrics around esports viewing is changing for the better
- Comparing Fortnite World Cup to Superbowl viewership
- What esports teams are doing to develop multiple revenue streams
- The difference between content creation and esports and why Faze is doing so well
- A look into 100 Thieves merchandise drop strategy
- Should esports federations exist?
- Where there are opportunities for investment in esports & gaming globally.

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Resources from the podcast
- Connect with Manny Anekal on Linkedin and follow him on Twitter @mannyanekal
- Check out latest streaming trends in this report from Stream Hatchet.
- Follow more esports via SGesports.com with a fortnightly email on latest in esports.
- Follow Gravitas on Twitter @Gravitas, Instagram @GravitasOCE, on Facebook and go to Gravitas.gg
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SEAT is the conference where sports technology executives unite to discuss and solve the tech problems the sports industry is facing. Collaboration across multiple tracks of technology, digital and data has helped the sports industry deliver improvements across stadium access, wi-fi, security, fan engagement, social media, digital content, ticketing and sponsorship revenue. Sean Callanan, Sports Geek