Update re Besiktas PUBG Mobile Open competition
17 February 2022
Mobile Streams plc
("MOS" or "the Company")
Mobile Streams and IGS officially announce the Besiktas PUBG Mobile Open competition
Mobile Streams plc and International Gaming Systems AB (IGS) are proud to officially announce the dates for the first Esports competition under the partnership agreement announced on 13 January 2022. The Besiktas PUBG Mobile Open will be held on the weekends of 18-20 and 25-27 February 2022.
The Besiktas PUBG Mobile Open will commemorate the 4th year anniversary of the launch of Tencent's PlayerUnknown BattleGrounds (PUBG) Mobile - a Battle Royale mobile game with over 1 billion downloads to date. Along with being its owner, Tencent is a Chinese media giant and also owns a range of other assets including WeChat and Riot Games.
The esports orgs and team participants will be announced later this week.
Mobile Streams will live stream video on demand coverage of the competition through its gaming community platform at mobilegaming.com globally as well as through its international mobile network connections. Other channels include, but are not limited to, YouTube, Nimo TV and Besiktas' various streaming channels. The competition will be hosted by the Severnik - a local Turkish tournament hosting company with established ties with Tencent.
Firat Fidan, Board Member of Besiktas JK, said:
"The Besiktas PUBG Mobile Open competition confirms Besiktas' vision on how esports and partnerships with global brands such as TenCent, MOS, and IGS can embrace the popularity of esports now and in the future."
Marin Epstein, CEO Mobile Streams plc, said:
"We are delighted to be producing the Besiktas PUBG Mobile Open in partnership with IGS. We can't wait to host the competition on our global platforms and deliver the content to our targetable audience of over 800 million people. It's a pleasure to work and partner with these leading global brands and we look forward to seeing the players in action."
About Streams Data
The Streams Data business provides data insight, intelligence and visualisation services and marketing optimisation tools. The enterprise level bespoke service achieved first revenues in June 2020, and the Streams SaaS ("Software as a Service") self-service platform generated initial customer revenues in October 2020. Enterprise clients include The Economist and Quanta Media Group.
For further information, please contact:
Mobile Streams plc
Nigel Burton, Adviser
+44 77 8523 4447
Beaumont Cornish (Nominated Adviser)
James Biddle and Roland Cornish
+44 (0) 20 7628 3396
Peterhouse Capital Limited (Broker)
Lucy Williams and Duncan Vasey
+44 (0) 20 7469 0930
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