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Livewire Announces Partnership With VADR Media On Checkmate

Alana Chetner
Published on: 2nd December 2022 at 8:24 AM
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Livewire will act as part of Checkmate’s commercial arm to represent its online and broadcast assets to brands and agencies.

The partnership will enable Checkmate to leverage its proprietary game-tech stack to create programmatic in-game advertising and custom brand integration solutions.

Following pandemic lockdowns and the release of Netflix’s hit mini-series ‘The Queen’s Gambit (2020), the popularity of chess has increased significantly, particularly amongst females.

Adding to the growth of traditional esports, its ability to conduct international competitions remotely without lag, creates a platform for brands to advertise to a highly engaged user base. Much like gaming, chess is popular with players in the 18-34 demographic and is underpinned by a strong presence within schools due to its connection with STEM and recognition as a sport by the International Olympic Committee.

Livewire Co-Founders and Co-CEOs, Brad Manuel and Indy Khabra (main photo) said: “The Livewire team is thrilled to partner with VADR Media and Checkmate.

“They have an established track record of bringing new media to market, from pay-per-view to esports, sports and esports governance and successfully driving audience growth.

“Checkmate’s platform and broadcast capability paired with Livewire’s game tech offering and industry expertise will be a game-changer for brands, adding to our already broad inventory offering.”

Checkmate is a new VADR Media initiative and a skills-based platform that allows users to compete to win cash, credits, crypto and in-kind rewards.

It marks VADR Media’s second major play in the gaming and esports space, following on from its recent exit from Let’s Play Live [LPL], Australasia’s largest linear and online esports broadcaster and platform, which it founded in 2016.

VADR Managing Director, John McRae said: “LPL was a great stepping stone to Checkmate following on from our market first pay-per-view and linear sports and music events.

“We built the region’s first dedicated direct-to-TV, and online esports broadcast studio and partnered with major networks and media outlets to grow esports in Australia and New Zealand. Combining Livewire’s and Checkmates’ growing global footprint and our complementary expertise in esports and media tech makes it a winning partnership.”

Checkmate has recently announced its exclusive long-term partnerships with the Asian Chess Federation and Arab Esports Federation, which together cover 80 countries across Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Oceania.

These partnerships position Checkmate as their exclusive broadcast, data, online tournament and web3+ partner, providing stakeholders and partners the ability to plan long-term campaigns and community engagement rather than one-off events.

A key motivator for these parties has been Checkmate’s esports-first-web3 approach to chess for a new generation of players, made possible by its proprietary AI Gaze tracking anti-cheat solution and extensive integrity programme. This competitive and technical advantage was developed and secured before the recent explosive headlines and allegations about cheating in chess at the elite level.

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