- Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers holding
annual conference entitled "Game On"
- Final day features Rocket League match between RIT Esports
and Team Liquid
- Engine Media Head of Esports and Business Development,
Darcy Lorincz, speaks on Esports
Architecture
TORONTO, Nov. 11, 2020 /CNW/ -- Engine Media
Holdings, Inc.'s (TSX-V: GAME) (OTCQB: MLLLF) UMG Gaming division
has been selected to provide operational expertise to SMPTE during
their annual conference, entitled SMPTE 2020,"Game On".
SMPTE has seized on the rise of esports as the overarching theme
of their conference which has gone virtual this year. Capping the
three-day conference will be an esports match between Rochester
Institute of Technology Esports and Team Liquid on Rocket
League.
UMG Gaming will provide all of the match operations to support
this live-streamed event, available to conference participants from
around the world and the general public. The match will take place
at 4:30pm ET on Thursday, November 12
and can be viewed on SMPTEConnect's Twitch
(https://www.twitch.tv/smpteconnect) and YouTube channels
(https://www.youtube.com/c/smpteconnect/).
On Thursday, Darcy Lorincz, (who
previously served as Chief Operating Officer of UMG's parent
company Engine Media until his appointment in early September as
Head of Esports and Business Development for Engine Media), will
conduct a break-out session entitled "The Magic Enabler: The
Esports Architecture" where he will share insights on UMG's
constantly evolving ecosystem.
He will focus on how UMG's platform is built to automate and
integrate feed orchestration, data orchestration and output
orchestration generating branded content while providing value to
sponsors, publishers, affiliates and operators.
"We are thrilled to have the opportunity to provide technical
and operational support and proven process to SMPTE for their
virtual conference," said Lorincz.
"SMPTE has recognized that there is a significant cross-over
between the world of movies and television and esports so it's
forward-thinking of them to dedicate an entire day of their
conference to educating their thousands of members on this
topic."
SMPTE is the global society of media professionals,
technologists and engineers working together to drive the industry
forward. The Society fosters a diverse and engaged membership from
both the technology and creative communities, delivering
educational offerings, technical conferences and exhibitions,
informational blog posts, and the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal.
"Professional media technology, which is what SMPTE members care
about, converges with esports technology at many intersections,"
explains Barbara Lange, executive
director of SMPTE.
"Each year our annual conferences have a special, thematic day
where we try to open minds and push boundaries. Esports was a
natural topic to select this year and we are grateful for our
partners for helping to make the exhibition match possible."
About Engine Media Holdings, Inc.
Engine Media is
focused on accelerating new, live, immersive esports and
interactive gaming experiences for consumers through its
partnerships with traditional and emerging media companies. The
company was formed through the combination of Torque Esports Corp.,
Frankly Inc., and WinView, Inc. and trades publicly under the
ticker symbol (TSX-V: GAME) (OTCQB: MLLLF). Engine Media will
generate revenue through a combination of: direct-to-consumer and
subscription fees; streaming technology and data SaaS-based
offerings; programmatic advertising and sponsorships; as well as
intellectual property licensing fees. To date, the combined
companies have clients comprised of more than 1,200 television,
print and radio brands including CNN, ESPN, Discovery / Eurosport,
Fox, Vice, Newsweek and Cumulus; dozens of gaming and technology
companies including EA, Activision, Blizzard, Take2Interactive,
Microsoft, Google, Twitch and Ubisoft; and have connectivity into
hundreds of millions of homes around the world through their
content, distribution and technology.
About SMPTE®
SMPTE is the global society of media
professionals, technologists, and engineers working in the digital
entertainment industry. The Society fosters a diverse and engaged
membership from both the technology and creative communities,
delivering vast educational offerings, technical conferences and
exhibitions, the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal, and access to a rich
network of colleagues essential to their career success. As an
internationally recognized standards organization, SMPTE also
provides a vital technical framework of engineering standards and
guidelines that allow the seamless creation, management, and
delivery of media for art, entertainment, and education
worldwide.
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