NetEase Cloud Music (NTES.Q) and Universal Music Group (UMG) inked a multi-year licensing agreement earlier this week, according to a press release. The agreement will
We’ve been talking about it for awhile now, and more specifically focusing on certain expected business aspects and expansions which would come to fruition once
In the old days, the days when people were allowed to mingle and the threat of pandemic death didn’t loom over us all, making a
E-sports stocks are, by and large, a silly thing right now, with a lot of folks bringing out deals that make little sense financially. As
Versus Systems (VS.C) partnered with ePlay Digital to integrate their in-app rewards tech with ePlay’s health and wellness applications and platforms, according to a press
My introduction to poker and blackjack (and casino gambling games in general) came at the behest of 8-bit Nintendo game Casino Kid when I was
Spin Master (TOY.T) inked a new five-year licensing partnership with Feld Entertainment to be the new toy partner for Supercross, according to a press release.
Torque Esports (GAME.V), and subsidiary UMG Gaming, has expanded their partnership to broadcast with Xbox game studio, The Coalition, to host and broadcast the Gears
Bragg Gaming Group’s (BRAG.V) subsidiary ORYX Gaming inked a deal with gambling and entertainment solution provider, 888casino, that will spell deeper market integration for 888,
Askott’s “Crash Heist” is not dependent on a live esport event. It can be played 24/7 – allowing for more consistent betting and predictable revenue.
Let’s be real here for a moment. Celebrity endorsements are such a mixed bag for both the performer and the company that it’s any wonder
If there’s one thing we’ve always said about how we do business at Equity.Guru, it’s that our clients don’t buy our favour, they merely buy
Canncentral.com, a property of Media Central (FLYY.C), entered into beta testing for their new CBD e-commerce marketplace earlier this week. The marketplace will launch to
I shot out of town for a few weeks recently, managing to get well drenched in a tent in the BC rainforest, and being without
According to a recent report by Grandview Research, the global online gambling market size was valued at USD $53.7 billion in 2019 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 11.5% from 2020 to 2027.
YDX Innovation’s (YDX.V) latest share purchase agreement with Render.GG gives them a jump into the esports market. Render is a media production and management company
Bragg Gaming Group (BRAG.V) obtained its second turnkey solution in Romania, courtesy of their partnership with land-based operator, Game World, today, according to a press
Score Media and Gaming’s (SCR.V) latest multiyear agreement has them becoming an authorized gaming operator of Major League Baseball (MLB), including access to official MLB
Enthusiast Gaming Holdings (EGLX.T) esports team the Vancouver Titans renewed their agreement with Circle K today, according to a press release. The renewed partnership will
In baseball, the best trade between teams, it’s often been said, is one in which both teams think they got the better end of the
In streaming content news, the recent Microsoft experiment of trying to compete with Amazon-owned Twitch with their own Mixer platform, has come to a sorry
Planet Ventures (PXI.V) subsidiary First Eleven has called upon Dutch media company Wonderland to create and design a user experience underpinned by the latest mobile
When a company shows up out of nowhere and announces they’re buying a newspaper, but that nothing will change if not for the better, that they have money and resources to compliment what’s already there, and that journalism will always be at the core of what they do, don’t buy it. It’s always a lie. In March, Media Central (FLYY.C) CEO Brian Kalish got in front of a camera to talk about how, ‘hey guys, we know the Georgia Straight has been around for 53 years, but we’re bringing it back to its heart.’
When the history books are written on this passage of our lives, under pandemic lockdown and with once-in-three-generations levels of unemployment, they’ll note that in
We get a lot of clients wanting to be written about on Mondays because that’s when everyone drops their good news. I usually try to
Enthusiast Gaming Holdings (EGLX.V) is building an integrated marketing campaign with the energy drink brand G Fuel intended to reach each one of their 200
Torque Esports (GAME.V) has lined up major global automotive brands and teams for their The Race All-Star Series powered by ROKiT phones, which starts a
Fandom Sports Media’s (FDM.C) in-game platform currency, Fancoin, will be used as the cryptography-secured model for blockchain-based microtransactions on the Fandom e-sports platform. The idea
I wasn’t a fan of major league sports until I was about 11. The reason is actually fairly sad, and maybe a little cute. (At
Trust me, there’s nothing I’d like more, as the publisher of a financial markets-focused media outlet, than to tell you all it’s time to buy
Esports was supposed to be the big story of 2020. Cannabis was in the toilet, blockchain was locked down, and mining and resources have been
Okay, so the world is burning, the Russians and Saudis are pouring low-cost fuel over it, the Americans are shocked that a reality TV show
The giant sports entertainment promoter and one-time pro-wrestling monopoly, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE.NYSE), hit hard times this past week, as senior management positions unexpectedly opened
Web 3.0 is still being defined but experts believe it will create a deeply indexed information superhighway not only serving its users with a unique
AMPD Ventures (AMPD.C) CEO Anthony Brown told a reporter yesterday he was looking to raise money for acquisitions and growth, with a $2 million raise
The first ever console video game I ever played included the classic mushroom-stomping plumber brothers charging across the side-scrolling screen, enduring a Sisyphean journey across
My favourite thing is when a company says ‘we’re going to do a thing,’ and then a few weeks later they announced that thing actually
Finding the right model to sell your game is a huge problem for video game retailers. Retail models still make sense for console games, because
SOL Global Investments (SOL.C) now owns 12.5% of Torque Esports (GAME.V) and has filed early warning reports thusly. Torque, formerly Millennial Esports, is a Canadian video
Torque Esports’ (GAME.V), formerly known as Millennial Esports, rebranding and restructuring efforts continue to bear fruit with their latest developments. Last year, GAME.V had no
Activision Blizzard (ATVI.Q) releases two high profile games, in Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2, shrugging their shoulders at the Hong Kong e-sports controversy. The controversy
Everyone has that one friend that’s into the weird shit. I don’t mean strange drugs or alcohol (but I don’t not mean that either), but
The year is 2029. A rogue and non-copyright protected artificial intelligence system has gained sentience and launches an Oedipal war against humanity, its creators. Our
The streaming service war is about to get medieval, and nobody knows that more than Netflix (NFLX.Q), which has been desperately selling bonds to fund
Let me say it now and get it out of the way. I’m old and I only have a partial understanding of the esports fascination,
Zynga (ZNGA.Q), the mobile video game developer, is a terrible investment. The sort of large company that only stays large because it’s large to begin
If you bought into Enthusiast Gaming (EGLX.V) because they have a connection to the Vancouver Titans Overwatch League team, congratulations on their winning season, where
There must be something in the air this IPO season, because Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) parent company Endeavor Group Holdings joins the ranks of WeWork,
Remember when meeting a romantic partner off the internet indicated you were somehow socially deficient? It was a hush-hush thing that everyone did. Definitely the
Finding a video game to play together used to be easy. Early Nintendo and Sega were built to be child-distracters. In the 1980’s, video games
For many people of my vintage, the concept of being entertained by watching other people play video games is confounding. But make no mistake, competitive
Sitting down at a poker table in a real life casino for the first time is a nerve wracking experience. It’s different when you play
Esports isn’t coming, it’s already here. With players making millions playing their favorite game, the constant jabbering of parents telling their kids to shut off
Enthusiast Gaming Holdings (EGLX.V) has completed its deferred payment obligation ahead of time for its planned acquisition of The Sims Resource (TSR). Growing up, there
Earlier this week, The We Company, through its subsidiary WeWork, announced the acquisition of rival impromptu office-space provider, Spacious. Spacious partners with landlords to use
Enthusiast Gaming Holdings’ (EGLX.V) subsidiary Luminosity Gaming has signed international Fortnight influencers Spencer, Beaks and Plu to their 50+ strong professional esports game roster. It’s
Years ago, when the idea of esports being considered as a potential Olympic sport was being floated around, especially at a time when rumours of
The countdown is on in the streaming service sector to see which of Netflix’s (NFLX.Q) future competitors will be the one to topple the king
Over the last few days, as cannabis took another face plant into the toilet bowl, a ton of money has been looking for somewhere else
Millennial Esports (GAME.V) has revealed the first of several new partners for the second season of their e-sports racing competition. The competition is the brain-child
Electronic Arts (EA.Q) released their new Madden 20 football game yesterday and everyone went nuts. Madden 20 had the highest final week of pre-orders in
Ampd Technologies is seeking to make a debut on the public markets soon and purports to have a high performance computing solution that will solve cloud
One of the problems with living in a world with two belligerent economic powers preparing to duke it out in a trade war is the
Nvidia’s (NVDA.Q) new RTX Studio laptops are helping the company climb back to form after a bad fall in 2018 featuring a class-action lawsuit for
Graph Blockchain (GBLC.C) has been busy in Korea snatching up blockchain service contracts with the Ministry of Transportation and the Korean Post. ‘They’re big in
Sometimes bringing on a new client in my line of work can be a tricky business. Because we stand behind our much ballyhooed commitment to
When a CEO of a public company wants to sell stock in his or her own company, there are several ways such a transaction can
Last week, at the Cambridge House Resource Investor Conference at the Vancouver Convention Centre, the organizers asked me to deliver a keynote. This is not
By Guy Bennett Walking on Kitsilano Beach, I recently ran into an old friend who started his career producing low budget horror films, and is
Virtual reality is rolling its way into all aspects of society and a Vancouver tech company is on the forefront of that VR wave. After
A Vancouver-based firm is bringing its VR tech to a Florida trampoline park. Virtual reality company YDreams (YD.V) signed a deal Dec. 10 with Launch Trampoline
CUV Ventures’ (CUV.V) European expansion reached another milestone following news the company’s application to operate within the EU is currently under consideration. After the three
On December 4, CUV Ventures’ (CUV.V) subsidiary, RevoluPay signed, an agreement to handle virtual credit card payments for bed and breakfasts and small hotels booked
FINALLY. After weeks of no news, Vancouver’s franchise in the upcoming second season of the Overwatch League is on tap. A post by Dextero.com’s Bill Cooney
CUV Ventures (CUV.V) has started operations of their wholly-owned subsidiary, RevoluFIN, from their new offices in the Marbella financial district in the Republic of Panama.
Enthusiast Gaming (EGLX.V) is up in early trading on the TSX Venture Exchange after announcing it has closed its oversubscribed private placement of shares for
Season 2 of the Overwatch League (OWL) is set to start on Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14). The league has expanded from 12 teams to 20,
If you’re a sports fan in Canada, you have likely seen (or know of) theScore’s (SCR.V) sports-highlights/headlines cable TV channel that once graced the screens
Giddyup! All over the world, console videogamers are busy reacquainting themselves with John Marston and the Wild West setting of Blackwater in Rockstar Games’ Red Dead
The esports train keeps on rolling, and the latest to hop on board is Michael Jordan. Bleacher Report and TechCrunch report the Basketball Hall of Famer, principal
Some relationships are pre-destined. Pop-star Justin Bieber & super-model Hailey Baldwin. Truth-challenged Donald Trump & camera-hog Rudy Giuliani. Capital-hungry TSX.V stocks & wealthy Asian investors.
I’ve not written about any other non-client company as much as I’ve written about YDreams (YD.V). The formerly Brazilian-based immersive tech developer/seller has a long
I’m about to land at the next Cambridge House extraordinary Future investor conference this week, with more speaking events than I honestly know what to
Online gambling company The Stars Group Inc. (TSGI.T) fell nearly 10% yesterday, and closed today at $36.63 (off another 2%), as the street was unimpressed
The Pilbara bounce: the only gold area play working shakes off the irrational exuberance and settles into regular delusion. OGI OGI OGI! OY! OY! OY!
Cronos Earnings Time, plus: The other Aurora Acquisition Claudia Cattaneo Hangs Up Her Typewriter Lots Of Chatter Around Namaste, Not Much Else (featured image: Greek
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CannTrust Finally Getting Some Respect From the Market (and maybe why) CES Energy Getting Rained On… Does Anyone Know Why? Financial Post Exclusive: Investing For
Namastaying Relevant: A Look At The Shifting Pot Market Canadian Tire Earns Well, Upsets Street By Blowing It On a New Helly Great Quarter From
Upfront: I’ve never played a video game. I’m 100% sure I’ll never buy a Virtual Reality (VR) headset. So, this an “outsiders perspective” on VR.
Jesus crap on a pogo stick, you people never learn. So last week, right when we said it would, the weed market began to prolapse.
They’re still in the early stages of executing their business plan, but Stony Hill (STNY.OTC) founder Damian “Jr Gong” Marley has delivered a rarity in
One of the most ignored aspects of the recent blow up of blockchain and cryptocurrency stocks has been the value inherent in alt-currencies being held
This has been a week of spit takes. We’re all rich in 2018, especially if we’ve been putting money into the weed sector in 2017.
So I was chatting to a broker this week about companies I like in the blockchain sector, and mentioned eXeBlock Technology (XBLK.C), one of our
‘The Force is not about lifting rocks. It’s a tension, order, balance.’ I know someone who has seen the new Star Wars movie eighteen times
Lost in the commotion of the rush to crypto/blockchain (and weed, and lately lithium and cobalt) is a company that, a few months back, investors
Today I’ve decided to take a quick look at the Virtual Reality ( VR ) market in Canada with some ideas on where investing might
Tough news this am as Canadian rock icon and Tragically Hip front man Gord Downie finally lost a very public battle with brain cancer. Not
Trading halts are the worst. even when the halt is on positive news, investors sit waiting to be able to get their money back, sometimes
