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The next time you see someone with eyes glued to a computer screen, fingers rapidly mashing buttons on the keyboard, occasionally twitching toward a pile of nearby energy drinks, don’t assume he’s wasting his life on video games.

If you want to be part of a franchise, you can’t use independent locations as a proof of concept.

If you want to be part of a franchise, you can’t use independent locations as a proof of concept.

With one of the fastest growing fan bases in pro sports, a youthful global audience that’s already larger than Major League Baseball’s and top players who are quickly joining the ranks of millionaires – eSports have entered the mainstream phenomenon.

LendEdu recently did a survey to evaluate changing spending habits as it relates to eSports.

Turner & IMG’s ELEAGUE, in partnership with Riot Games, will show League of Legends – the world’s most-played PC game – in a 1 Hour TBS special set to show Friday, Oct.

Over the last several months much of the media coverage on the growth of the sports has been related to what is happening in colleges and universities.

Imagine a world-class soccer team, such as Manchester United, deciding to build a stadium in a city that has never heard of soccer.

Jonathan Pan is the Senior Advisor of Esports at Turner.

Sultan Akhter is an athlete, but he doesn’t play centerfield or shortstop.

Thanks to a number of factors, e-sports have erupted in popularity recently, with the total global audience expected to exceed 380 million by the end of this year, according to Newzoo, an Amsterdam-based research firm.