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Wie verdient man mit E-Sports Geld?

16 February 2022, with Joël Kaczmarek, Moritz Drechsel and Markus Kunze

Summary

This episode is in German.

Joel Kaczmarek talks with professional e-sports player Markus Kunze and Moritz Drechsel, owner of the gaming platform Kingsleague, about how money is earned in e-sports. They cover how someone becomes an e-sports player, whether it can be a living, and how tournaments are held and marketed. The episode also covers what the Kingsleague platform offers, whether sponsoring and merchandise play the same role as in conventional sport, what the doping question means in e-sports, and the role of social media.

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  • 90%
    Practical value
  • 50%
    Level of depth
  • 80%
    Timelessness

What you’ll learn

  • wie man ein E-Sportler wird.
  • was heute einen typischen Gamer ausmacht.
  • wie Turniere abgehalten und vermarktet werden.
  • was genau die Plattform „Kingsleague“ anbietet.
  • ob Sponsoring und Merchandise genauso Bestandteil sind, wie im „echten“ Sport.
  • was die Frage nach Doping im E-Sport bedeutet.
  • welche Rolle Social Media spielt.
  • welche Marktstrategie „Kingsleague“ verfolgt.

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