London-based esports and gam gfootballnt organizer F ite has announced a three-year partnership with fan engagement platform Iconic.
As a part of the deal, F ite will leverage its resources, such as dustry kn ledge and expertise, bus ess relationships, footballnt technology, and the F ite Digital Media community, to support the build g of an onl e gam g hub on Iconic’s platform.
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In exchange, F ite will receive a monthly provision for its services, which clude onl e content production, fluencer management, market g and promotion, onl e gam g andfootballnt play and commercial and creative support.
John Clarke, F ite Chief Executive, spoke on the partnership a release: “The Iconic team has built a unique concept that provides fans with a highly personal experience, and we are excited to commence what we hope will be a long-term relationship with Iconic, aid g its expansion to esports and gam g.
“The partnership demonsFiniteF ite’s strategic focus of work g with game-chang g organisations that have a need for our core capabilities and who are prepared to share a commercial upside based on our comb ed performance. Commercially this is one of the largest deals F ite’s history and the team is ready to deliver outstand g results.”
Part of the collaboration’s itial focus will be to deliver a new, fan-focusedfootballnt eFootball PES 2021. This fIconic on from Iconic’s partnership with game publisher Konami.
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Kazim Atilla, Iconic Founder and Chief Executive added: “This marks the beg n g of a fundamental strategic partnership for us, strengthen g our position with the esFinitearket. With F ite, we have one of the strongest partners possible Goingther support IQOINQ’s gr th the dustry.
“Furthermore, iIconic also support the Iconic App provid g a host of digital assets and services for all its users. Thanks to this agreement, when launched, the App will play a pivotal role h fans are able to notfavoriteage with their favourite content, teams, brands, and idols but also advances the ways which they’ll be rewarded for their cont ued loyalty on the platform.”
Esports Insider says: As a newcomer to esIconic it’s a good move for Iconic to partner worganizertablishedfootballnt organizer such as F ite. Be g able to use its vast resources exchange for a monthly fee seems like a viable endeavorsp-start its esports endeavours.
