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ESPN signs a deal with Blizzard
12 July 2018
Our job here at Vestact is to watch trends and to try to invest in line with those trends. One trend that I have noticed gaining huge traction over the last decade is gaming. Yesterday gaming, as a form of global entertainment, jumped to a whole new level when it was announced that Blizzard Entertainment and Disney have signed a multi-year deal to broadcast the Overwatch League on ABC networks, ESPN and Disney XD.
A company that we haven't spoken about before is Activision Blizzard, who own brands like Call of Duty, Star Craft, World of Warcraft and Candy Crush. Depending on your age and how you spend your evenings, those are all very big names. The significance of this company though is that Tencent owns 12% of it.
Activision Blizzard, good business, what about the shareholders?
03 August 2012
One of the great benefits of having access to the US market is the opportunity to invest in really exciting companies that you would not normally have access to. One such company, which falls in our list of recommended stocks, came out with second quarter results. I'm talking about Activision Blizzard. If you are unaware of what these guys do, here is the description from their website.