IGN and SiriusXM team up to create premier
radio destination for esports news, info and guidance
Will cover the industry’s marquee
competitions – League of Legends, Dota2, Counterstrike, Call of
Duty and more
SiriusXM and IGN, the leading Internet media company focused on
video games and entertainment, today announced they are teaming up
to produce a new daily esports satellite radio show dedicated to
the fast-growing world of competitive gaming.
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IGN Esports Today will debut on Monday, April 11 and air live
every weekday (7:00-8:00 pm ET) on the SiriusXM Bleacher Report
Radio channel. SiriusXM Bleacher Report Radio is available to
subscribers nationwide on satellite radios (channel 83) and the
SiriusXM app.
Hosted by IGN’s Kevin Knocke, IGN Esports Today will give gamers
the opportunity to call in on a live show that provides
up-to-the-moment news and analysis. The show will also tackle the
industry’s marquee competitions featuring League of Legends,
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Hearthstone, Street Fighter V,
Call of Duty and more.
Listeners will get insight and advice from notable esports
competitors that will help them improve their skill whether they
compete in small groups or large events. Knocke will also interview
other special celebrity guests who share a passion for esports.
“There are hundreds of millions of gamers in North America and
as the world of esports continues to grow by leaps and bounds, so
too grows the appetite for the kind of insight and advice that can
give a player a competitive edge,” said Steve Cohen, SiriusXM’s SVP
of Sports Programming. “We are very excited to team up with IGN to
give gamers, nationwide, a truly interactive forum on SiriusXM, a
place where they can call in and get valued info and advice from
true experts to help them get a leg up on the competition. We’re
looking forward to making IGN Esports Today a must-listen show for
the gaming community.”
“IGN is thrilled by this unique opportunity to create a
live-format, satellite radio show on SiriusXM and its Bleacher
Report Radio channel,” said Fran Mirabella III, IGN’s VP of Video.
“Combined with IGN’s massive global presence, non-stop video
coverage, and leading social network, we’ll be reaching esports
fans everywhere they are. Kevin Knocke has covered esports for over
half a decade and is the perfect host for the job. He’s passionate
to speak out on the big issues for the community, and has all the
right connections. It’s going to be an awesome resource for
fans.”
SiriusXM Bleacher Report Radio is an exclusive 24/7 all-sports
channel that delivers engaging content from one of the leading
digital sports destinations to SiriusXM’s nationwide audience of
listeners. The exclusive channel showcases a variety of Bleacher
Report voices and give sports fans a place to discuss their teams,
topics and events with experts from every major sport. Bleacher
Report, a division of Turner Broadcasting, is the leading digital
destination for team-specific sports content and real-time event
coverage and is one of the fastest-growing digital properties in
the U.S. For more information go to
www.SiriusXM.com/BleacherReportRadio. Follow the channel on Twitter
at @BR_Radio.
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About IGN
IGN Entertainment is the leading Internet media company focused
on the video game and entertainment enthusiast markets. IGN caters
to more than 68 million monthly users on its website and apps, and
is followed by almost 8 million subscribers on YouTube and 14
million fans on social networks. IGN also publishes daily
content on Snapchat Discover.
Founded in 1996, IGN is operated by digital media company Ziff
Davis, LLC, a subsidiary of j2 Global, Inc. IGN is headquartered in
San Francisco, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, Sydney and
London. IGN content is localized in 21 languages and 110 countries
and hosted on websites and native applications on mobile, connected
TV, and Xbox and PlayStation platforms. For more information,
visit www.IGN.com and follow @ign on
Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
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