Rooter bags media rights deal for South Asia’s biggest esports tournament organizer, Skyesports

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Rooter bags media rights deal for South Asia’s biggest esports tournament organizer, Skyesports

.Commenting on this strategic agreement, Dipesh Agarwal, Co-Founder and COO, Rooter, said, “Skyesports is renowned for hosting some of the major esports tournaments in the country. Teaming up with a platform redefining Indian esports, this comes as a landmark deal for both entities. Rooter is the fastest growing gaming platform in India and we will help Skyesports reach millions of fans who will get the best esports content exclusively on Rooter.

We also look forward to working with Shiva and the rest of the team to provide multiple engagement opportunities for fans with esports teams on Rooter’s platform.”Speaking on the deal, Shiva Nandy, Founder and CEO, Skyesports said: “Our goal has always been to make Skyesports’ IPs, which have been homegrown in India, more accessible. I am sure that our esports content will feel right at home on Rooter’s platform.
Additionally, by distributing the media rights, we are empowering Rooter to implement strategies to further engage our already large audience. We look forward to closely working with them throughout the year to enhance the watching experience for the viewers while
building esports from the grassroots level and launching more premium IPs.” Rajan Navani, Founder and CEO, JetSynthesys said, “With Skyesports, we envisioned the creation of a closely-knit esports ecosystem at the grassroots level. It’s a pleasure to have Rooter join us as a partner and we look forward to working together with them to be able to accelerate our growth in terms of viewership in India.”


Earlier this month, Skyesports unveiled its roadmap for 2022 with more than $530,000 (Rs. 4 crores) in prize money up for grabs across several competitions. The Skyesports Grand Slam, Skyesports Pro League, Skyesports League, Skyesports Championship, and the
Skyesports Mobile Open are all set to return this year with a bigger format. There will be several games in each IP which includes Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), League of Legends, Free Fire, Valorant, Hearthstone, FIFA, Real Cricket, Supercell titles, and more. Besides this, the company also announced that the Skyesports League and the Skyesports Championship 4.0 will be held as LAN events, marking a return to offline events after more than two years.


Founded in 2016 by Piyush Kumar and Dipesh Agarwal, Rooter has quickly grown to become the largest game streaming platform in India. In January 2022, the company announced that it had raised $25 million in its series A funding round led by Lightbox, March Gaming, and Duane Park Ventures. In December 2021, the streaming platform roped in renowned Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal who streams exclusively on the platform. Last week, the company also teamed up with the dominant BGMI team, OR Esports, as its official broadcast partner. It also signed an exclusive streaming deal with the competitive BGMI lineup of the fan-favorite Team Soul.

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