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CLIENT FEATURE: Bougainville Ventures $BOG.ca a Turnkey Greenhouse Growing Infrastructure Provider $CROP.ca $VP.ca NF.ca $MCOA

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 5:11 PM on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019

BOG: CSE

  • Landlord for licensed marijuana growers in the United States
  • Brilliant business plan that removes all risk and appeals to traditional real estate investors
  • Bougainville does not “touch the plant” by only providing agricultural infrastructure to tenants
  • Converts irrigated farmland to greenhouse-equipped farmland
  • Signed Second Tenant for 21,000 SQF Lease
  • Ready for occupancy
  • Room for expansion
  • JV Agreement with Marijuana Company of America (MCOA:OTC)
  • MCOA invested $1M in cash

Early estimates show a greenhouse can produce twice the amount of product and at least less than 50% of the cost compared to warehouse production.

Oroville, Washington

  • Construction complete of greenhouse optimized for low-carbon and sustainable operations
  • Facility projected to produce in excess of 12,000 lbs. of high quality cannabis per annum upon completion of all greenhouses
  • I-502 compliant property ready for tenant-grower occupancy
  • Entered into an agreement with Green Venture Capital Corp., to purchase the balance of a 4 acre property
  • 50% + senior water right holder on the main stem of the Eden Valley Aquifer and two supplemental groundwater wells
  • Entered into a lease agreement with a Tier 3 I-502 production and processing license holder
  • Leadership has local farming knowledge and relationships 
  • Room for further expansion

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FULL DISCLOSURE: Bougainville Ventures is an advertising client of AGORA Internet Relations Corp.

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North Bud Farms Inc. $NBUD.ca – Canadians spent $41 million on weed in first month after legalization $ACB $WEED.ca $HIP.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 2:23 PM on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019

SPONSOR: North Bud Farms Inc. (NBUD:CSE) Sustainable low cost, high quality cannabinoid production and procurement focusing on both bio-pharmaceutical development and Cannabinoid Infused Products. Click Here For More Information

NBUD: CSE

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Canadians spent $41 million on weed in first month after legalization

  • Canadians bought $54 million Canadian ($41 million) of marijuana from stores in the first full month after sales were legalized, some of the clearest evidence yet of the market’s potential.
  • Canada’s figure for November released Wednesday follows an earlier estimate that sales were $43 million Canadian in the first two weeks following legalization on Oct. 17.
  • The Ottawa-based agency added cannabis to standard monthly reports on retail sales as part of wider effort to update the nation’s economic accounts.

“Retail figures will vary as new stores continue to come on line and the marketplace continues to evolve,” the agency’s report said.

The potential for a market worth between $5.5 billion Canadian and $10 billion Canadian a year created a boom in the value of producers such as Canopy Growth Corp. and Aurora Cannabis Inc. Canada became the first Group of Seven nation to legalize the drug as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said prohibition was a failed system that gave profits to criminal gangs and allowed rampant youth consumption.

Source: https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/marijuana/2019/01/23/canadians-spent-million-weed-first-month-after-legalization/7shWMLMLxj1HSJAVUSLjWL/story.html

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BetterU Education Corp. $BTRU.ca – Here’s what 2019 has in store for the digital learning sector in India $ARCL $CPLA $BPI $FC.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 11:24 AM on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019
SPONSOR:  Betteru Education Corp. Connecting global leading educators to the mass population of India. BetterU Education has ability to reach 100 MILLION potential learners each week. Click here for more information.
BTRU: TSX-V

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Here’s what 2019 has in store for the digital learning sector in India

Ishan Gupta

Technology has transformed the learning landscape. What can we look forward to this year? Video-based learning, microlearning, and AI-driven chatbots that function as teachers’ assistants.

Change is the only constant! And when I look around, I can see the pace. Thanks to smartphones and internet penetration, sometimes the change is so rapid that we don’t even realise it. For instance, Netflix/ Amazon Prime has so quickly become a part of our everyday lives that they have replaced the cable television for a lot of us.

Similarly, in the past few years, the learning landscape across the globe has also undergone significant disruption on the back of technological advancements. The growth and proliferation of communication technology, bolstered by deeper penetration of internet connectivity and smart devices, made digital learning a household name in 2018.

And, as we work our way through January 2019, it makes sense to look back at what worked in 2018 and what would be the guiding principles for 2019. One thing is for sure; online learning is here to stay and grow!

The year that was: digital learning trends in 2018

In 2018, educational institutions and organisations truly embraced virtual reality and augmented reality (VR/AR) to boost learning outcomes among students. While the technology is still in its nascent stage in India, several leading AR/VR startups are creating inventive educational products for schools, colleges, and corporations.

AR/VR has resulted in the development of collaborative online learning. Virtual collaborative learning environments have enabled learners to work together as a group in technology-based learning systems and benefit from shared knowledge.

Gamification, or game-based learning, is another trend that gained momentum in the past year. Through the immersive learning technique of gamification, learning new skills has become an engaging and a fun activity. Gamification, powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning, has witnessed stellar developments, with its global market set to grow from $1.65 billion in 2015 to $11.1 billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 46.3 percent.

Adaptive learning was another big advancement in 2018, with learning platforms realizing the potential of programmes that are customised as per the needs and capabilities of specific learners. As digital learning continues to gain traction and attract learners who wish to upskill themselves independently, leading digital learning platforms have uniquely personalised the process.

Looking ahead: what 2019 has in store for digital learning

Video-based learning has emerged as the most scalable learning method since it truly democratises education by making it accessible to everyone. And it’s not only the reach; video-based learning has proven to be more effective with our changing cognitive abilities. According to an article published by Psychology Today, the human brain processes videos 60,000 times faster than text. The method of explaining and demonstrating a topic through videos boosts retention as it appeals to more than just the sense of sight. In fact, a study on millennials concluded that over 75 percent millennials turned to YouTube and other channels for “How to” and explainer videos on various concepts. Leading online learning platforms are eyeing this opportunity and investing more in the video-based learning segment.

The rise in video-based learning is leading to a newer concept called microlearning wherein bite-sized videos with succinct information are shown to learners. When learners are exposed to information in short bursts repeatedly, they grasp concepts quicker, leading to amazing learning outcomes. Microlearning, also conceivable in the form of short quizzes, info-graphics, or audio clips, has huge potential and could possibly transform the education sector in 2019 and beyond.

The learning landscape in 2019 is also set to be revolutionised by AI-driven chatbots, who can perform tasks from guiding to motivating learners, while they move forward on their upskilling journey. In fact, this method of aiding learners through chatbots was successfully implemented when the Georgia Institute of Technology used IBM’s Watson AI to facilitate student support.  For online learning platforms, chatbots can become teachers’ assistants and answer routine queries put up by learners.

According to a study by KPMG, the Indian online education industry will touch $1.96 billion by 2021, with an increasing number of learners finding online learning more convenient and in tune with their learning pace. Extrapolating for the current scenario and future projections, it is evident that the online learning industry is going ahead full throttle, fueled by innovative technologies and eager learners.

(Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of YourStory.)

Source: https://yourstory.com/2019/01/digital-learning-sector-india-2019/

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Enthusiast Gaming $EGLX.ca Announces Exclusive Partnership With Omnia Media And Its 900 Channel Youtube Network And 50+ Million Monthly Visitors $ATVI $TTWO $GAME $EPY.ca $TCEHF

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 9:26 AM on Wednesday, January 23rd, 2019
  • Entered into two agreements, one with Omnia Media Inc. to exclusively represent all of Omnia’s online gaming traffic in the United States, and another with Blue Ant Media
  • Omnia is a leading global gaming YouTube platform which creates, manages and operates a multi-channel YouTube network that distributes premium, original content.
  • With over 50 million monthly visitors 1, 400 million subscribers across 900 channels, Omnia’s network is one of the most highly visited destinations on YouTube for video game related content

TORONTO, Jan. 23, 2019 – Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc. (TSXV: EGLX) (OTCQB: EGHIF)  (“Enthusiast” or the “Company”), a digital media company building the largest community of authentic gamers, is excited to announce that it has entered into two agreements, one with Omnia Media Inc. (“Omnia”) to exclusively represent all of Omnia’s online gaming traffic in the United States, and another with Blue Ant Media (“Blue Ant”) pursuant to which Blue Ant will act as an exclusive advertising sales agent of Enthusiast in Canada. Omnia is a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Ant.

Omnia is a leading global gaming YouTube platform which creates, manages and operates a multi-channel YouTube network that distributes premium, original content. With over 50 million monthly visitors1, 400 million subscribers across 900 channels, Omnia’s network is one of the most highly visited destinations on YouTube for video game related content. Under the representation agreement with Omnia, Enthusiast will act as Omnia’s exclusive United States sales agent for the sale of the advertising inventory across Omnia’s gaming media platform.

Omnia’s content platform that includes recently launched ‘Sidemen Show’ on YouTube Premium and animated series ‘The Squad’ a highly viewed Fortnite-inspired cartoon series on YouTube/Snapchat. Omnia’s portfolio of content can also be found across Facebook, Amazon, Twitch, Roku, and a number of linear channels worldwide.  

Enthusiast anticipates that the arrangement will grow its community, while diversifying the platform to include a large library of video content. The partnership is also an important step in Enthusiast’s long-term expansion strategy across North America and allows the company to focus on monetizing its growing US traffic base.

Menashe Kestenbaum, CEO of Enthusiast, commented, “We are excited to partner with Blue Ant Media, a recognized international digital media platform to represent its US advertising inventory. The beneficial partnership adds Omnia Media, a leading YouTube video gaming community to our platform and significantly increases our network’s reach. We are committed to expanding our US presence and are focused on developing our sales force to capitalize on our rapidly growing network.”

Austin Long, VP, Gaming Partnerships & Strategy of Omnia, added, “We will greatly benefit from Enthusiast’s sales experience in the media space, which will have a positive impact against our global inventory. We are hopeful that further synergies will come from our partnership between Omnia’s talent and content generation and Enthusiast’s website portfolio and live expo, EGLX. We look forward to partnering with the Enthusiast team.”

Enthusiast has entered into a second representation agreement to engage Blue Ant as the Company’s exclusive sales agent for the sale of Enthusiast’s Canadian consumer marketing opportunities, including digital inventory, consumer show sponsorships, content creation and experiential activations.

Kestenbaum continued, “Being backed by Blue Ant’s strong Canadian presence and talented sales force will help us drive advertising revenue across our Canadian digital inventory. Engaging Blue Ant is one part of our strategy to build out a strong, multileveled sales force in North America. We look forward to working with Blue Ant and the Omnia team moving forward.”

1 (Source: Google Ad manager, January 2019)

About Omnia

With over 400 million subscribers across 900 channels, Omnia has an impressive content slate including the recently launched ‘Sidemen Show’ on YouTube Premium and animated series ‘The Squad’ which is a highly viewed Fortnite-inspired cartoon series on YouTube/Snapchat. Omnia’s portfolio of content can also be found across Facebook, Amazon, Twitch, Roku, and a number of linear channels globally. Visit www.omniamedia.com for more information.

About Blue Ant

Blue Ant Media is a privately held, international media company that creates and distributes content worldwide across streaming video, linear television, digital, magazines and live events. The company’s broadcasting business offers a robust portfolio of Canadian and New Zealand-based media brands. Content distribution, lead Blue Ant International, offers a catalogue of 2,200+ hours of premium, unscripted content worldwide, which includes the largest 4K natural history library on the market. Blue Ant Media is headquartered in Toronto (Canada), with offices located in Los Angeles (US), London (UK), and Auckland (NZ). blueantmedia.ca

About Enthusiast

Founded in 2014, Enthusiast is the fastest-growing online community of video gamers. Through the Company’s unique acquisition strategy, it has a platform of over 80 owned and affiliated websites and currently reaches over 75 million monthly visitors with its unique and curated content. Enthusiast also owns and operates Canada’s largest gaming expo, Enthusiast Gaming Live Expo, EGLX, (www.eglx.ca) with 55,000 attendees in 2018. For more information on the Company, visit www.enthusiastgaming.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
Investor Relations:
Julia Becker, Head of Investor Relations & Marketing
[email protected]
(604) 785.0850

This news release contains certain statements that may constitute forward-looking information under applicable securities laws. All statements, other than those of historical fact, which address activities, events, outcomes, results, developments, performance or achievements that Enthusiast anticipates or expects may or will occur in the future (in whole or in part) should be considered forward-looking information. Such information may involve, but is not limited to, comments with respect to strategies, expectations, planned operations and future actions of the Company. Often, but not always, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “expects”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, or “believes” or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or statements formed in the future tense or indicating that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” (or other variations of the forgoing) be taken, occur, be achieved, or come to pass. Forward-looking information is based on currently available competitive, financial and economic data and operating plans, strategies or beliefs as of the date of this news release, but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Enthusiast to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. Such factors may be based on information currently available to Enthusiast, including information obtained from third-party industry analysts and other third-party sources, and are based on management’s current expectations or beliefs regarding future growth, results of operations, future capital (including the amount, nature and sources of funding thereof) and expenditures. Any and all forward-looking information contained in this press release is expressly qualified by this cautionary statement. Trading in the securities of the Company should be considered highly speculative.

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

The securities of the Corporation have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirement. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

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New Age Metals Inc. $NAM.ca – Here’s Why The Price Of #Palladium Just Zoomed Past #Gold

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 5:23 PM on Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019

SPONSOR: New Age Metals Inc. (TSX-V: NAM) The company’s new Lithium Division has already made significant acquisitions in Canada and the USA. The company also owns one of North America’s largest primary platinum group metals deposit in Sudbury, Canada. Learn More.

NAM: TSX-V

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Here’s Why The Price Of Palladium Just Zoomed Past Gold

  • Palladium might not fill headlines the way gold does, but it’s been on fire lately.
  • Not only has the precious metal been the best performing commodity for two years straight, but its price also just shot past gold for the first time since 2001.

Palladium Strengthens On Increased Demand From Automobile Manufacturers

Palladium might not fill headlines the way gold does, but it’s been on fire lately. Not only has the precious metal been the best performing commodity for two years straight, but its price also just shot past gold for the first time since 2001. For the first time ever, it broke through $1,400 an ounce last week before pulling back somewhat. From its 52-week low set in August, palladium has climbed almost 70 percent. It’s added about 16 percent in the past 30 trading days alone.

Trading Places: Palladium Overtook Gold AgainU.S. Global Investors

Supply is tight, but like many other things, we largely have government policy to thank for the palladium rally. In this case, I’m talking specifically about governments in Europe, which have recently strengthened their vehicle emission standards. The “Euro standard,” as it’s called, classifies vehicles on a scale from one to six, with one being the most polluting and six being the least polluting.

Some European cities have already banned the dirtiest “Euro 1” vehicles from their streets. Old diesel cars and trucks were outlawed in Brussels effective January 2018. In May 2018, Hamburg became the first German city to do the same.

Diesel Engines in the Crosshairs

But now that it’s a new year, some city governments are escalating the ban to include Euro 2 automobiles that run on diesel. Next month, Frankfurt—Germany’s financial hub—will go so far as to ban all Euro 4-and-worse diesel vehicles, and all Euro 1 and 2 gasoline-burning vehicles.

I believe this escalation was prompted in part by a comment made by Elzbieta Bienkowska, a European commissioner whose responsibilities include oversight of industry and entrepreneurship. Speaking to Bloomberg in May, she said that â€œdiesel cars are finished.”

Diesel Vehicle Sales Continue to Plunge in EuropeU.S. Global Investors

And then, as if to hasten Bienkowska’s prediction, a damning study on diesel engines was issued in June by the very same group that blew the whistle on Volkswagen’s emissions scandal back in 2015. According to the study, conducted by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT), even the newest, cleanest diesel vehicles failed to meet Europe’s strict emission standards in “real world” driving conditions. Peter Mock, the ICCT’s managing director, defended the report, saying that “pretty much all Euro 6 diesels on the market are not clean.”

European sentiment of diesel was already in freefall, but momentum is increasing. In the first half of 2018, sales of diesel vehicles within the European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) fell more than 16 percent compared to the same period in 2017. For all of 2018, British sales of diesels were down nearly 30 percent, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Between 2016 to 2018, diesel’s share of new vehicle sales in the EU plunged dramatically, from nearly half of all sales to just under a third.

Palladium Has Been the Beneficiary

So what does all of this have to do with palladium? The metal, as you probably know, is used in the production of catalytic converters, which “scrub” pollutants from the exhaust of internal combustion engines. And because of Europe’s enforcement of strict new standards, demand for these devices is surging, along with palladium itself.

Demand is so high, in fact, that there are now reports, in the U.K. and U.S., of thieves stealing catalytic converters, sometimes in broad daylight, to extract the precious metal. On Thursday, it traded as high as $1,434.50, according to CNBC.

Supply Worries Have Remained High

There’s more to the story of palladium’s bull run. For the past several years, supply has been in deficit. That’s mostly because around 80 percent of all palladium (and platinum) production is concentrated in two countries—South Africa and Russia. The geopolitical risks are high. When South African laborers went on strike in 2014, all production of the platinum metals, including palladium, grinded to a halt.

Where is Palladium Mined?U.S. Global Investors

Besides supply issues, the biggest risk facing palladium right now is substitution risk. With palladium trading above $1,400 an ounce, how long will it be before auto manufacturers switch to its sister metal, platinum, which is currently trading at around $800 an ounce?

In the meantime, there could be money to be made.

A Palladium Miner With Incredible 87 Percent Income Growth

One of our favorite ways to play the rally is North American Palladium. The company, headquartered in Toronto, mines both palladium and gold (and other metals as a byproduct), and has seen quite a rally itself on higher metal prices. For the 24-month period, its shares are up a remarkable 120 percent.

Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2019/01/22/heres-why-the-price-of-palladium-just-zoomed-past-gold/#40aae8ca5eec

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CLIENT FEATURE: Peeks Social $PEEK.ca Live Streaming With $2.1M In Quarterly Revenue / 6.5M User Sessions $IDK.ca $BCOV $AVID

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 2:24 PM on Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019
PEEK: TSX-V

WHAT IS PEEKS?

Peeks is a live streaming platform where people can interact and transact in real time by sending cash tips as appreciation for content and or selling goods and services to their live viewers.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Platform generated gross revenue of $2.1 million during Q2 2019, up from $1.3 million during Q2 2018;
  • User sessions were 6.50 million for the three months ended August 31, 2018, as compared to 4.63 million for the three months ended August 31, 2017 (and as compared to 6.20 million for the three months ended May 31, 2018).

The Shifting landscape

  • ·         Digital marketing spend is projected to grow from $57.3B USD in 2014 to $103.4B USD in 2019
  • Viewers spend 8x longer with live video than on demand:  42.8 min vs. 5.1 min       
  • Live video is outpacing growth of other types of online video with 113% increase in add growth yearly   
  • 100,000,000 internet users watch online video everyday
  • By 2019 online video will be responsible for 80% of global internet traffic.
  • In the U.S. online video will be responsible for 85% of domestic US traffic

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FULL DISCLOSURE: Peeks Social is an advertising client of AGORA Internet Relations Corp.

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Esports Entertainment Group $GMBL – Here’s why esports can become a billion-dollar industry in 2019 $ATVI $TTWO $GAME $EPY.ca $TCEHF

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 12:40 PM on Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019
SPONSOR: Esports Entertainment $GMBL Esports audience is 350M, growing to 590M, Esports wagering is projected at $23 BILLION by 2020. The company has launched VIE.gg esports betting platform and has accelerated affiliate marketing agreements with 190 Esports teams. Click here for more information
GMBL: OTCQB

Here’s why esports can become a billion-dollar industry in 2019

  • Research firms like Statista estimate that global revenues for the wildly popular, still nascent sector may even surpass that milestone this year — particularly because of the number of companies and investors getting in on the esports market. 
  • Estimates from Newzoo project that the global esports market will exceed $1.6 billion by 2021.

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Electronic sports (esports) experts considered 2018 a landmark year that cemented the space’s potential as the next billion-dollar industry.

Research firms like Statista estimate that global revenues for the wildly popular, still nascent sector may even surpass that milestone this year — particularly because of the number of companies and investors getting in on the esports market. Estimates from Newzoo project that the global esports market will exceed $1.6 billion by 2021.

“When I look at 2018, I feel like it was the year that esports really started cracking into the mainstream,” Jack Etienne, owner of North American esports team Cloud9, told CNBC recently—. “To me it feels like we’ve broken a barrier that we’ve never attained before in esports.”

Like other industry participants, Etienne believes the past year also laid down catalysts that will drive esports’ development going into 2019. This is particularly true in some key areas that he thinks are essential to building a more sustainable ecosystem for the industry. Getting in the Game

In October, Cloud9 became the world’s most valuable esports team after raising $50 million in Series B funding, leading Forbes to peg the team with a $310 million valuation. The same report also estimated that a total of nine esports teams worldwide are worth at least $100 million.

Those numbers have attracted attention from a number celebrities, including basketball legend Michael Jordan, who joined the ownership group for Team Liquid in October 2018.

Meanwhile, big-time investors like Mark Cuban have also taken stakes in esports-related entities for years, and traditional sports moguls have bought in. For instance Robert Kraft, who owns the New England Patriots, also paid $20 million to own the Boston-based team in Activision Blizzard’s Overwatch League prior to its launch last year.

Aside from the star-studded line of investors, 2018 saw a new rush of brands into the space. Last year, research firm Newzoo estimated that about 60 percent of the esports market’s revenue would come from sponsorships and advertising.

One big trend some esports players are betting on is the continued entry of non-endemic companies into the space. In 2018, a rush of non-gaming companies, from autos to telecom, struck deals and sponsored events, leagues and teams alongside more traditional tech and gaming-related names.

According to Naz Aletaha, head of esports partnerships at Riot Games, “our audience is predominantly digital first and that gives us different opportunities to engage in meaningful ways.” 

Using Riot’s “League of Legends” competitive scene as an example, she recently told CNBC that “the scale that we’ve achieved globally by operating 13 leagues has created the perfect ecosystem for brands to get involved.”

These partnerships lead Aletaha to believe that some of the next big non-gaming brands to enter esports will be from three primary areas: Quick service restaurants, male grooming and apparel. All three stand to benefit from a space that is “not overly saturated yet” that also boasts a younger audience, Aletaha added.

Cloud9′s Etienne also expects that many of these brands will establish longer-term deals in the esports space. The number of brands wanting in leaves teams and companies in a position with more options to consider for their longevity.

“One of the things I need to balance out is I need to look at these brands,” he said. “Long-term partnerships are really starting to

[generate]

and dig in with that partner and start building some really great products and I want to do that, but I also want to sign partners” best suited to esports teams and companies, he said.

Creating longer-term deals will establish a more sustainable esports market that companies will also benefit from, according to esports experts.

“The longer you’re in the space, the more of an authentic layer you’re going to become, which really just helps win the hearts and minds of the audience,” explained Aletaha.

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/20/heres-why-esports-can-become-a-billion-dollar-industry-in-2019.html

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#KoreConX partners with Agoracom

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 8:33 AM on Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019

Company created a marketplace to foment discussions inside the small capital investment community

[New York, NY – January 22, 2019] –  KoreConX is proud to announce its partnership with Agoracom, a small cap community that has connected over 5 million investors and public companies in a moderated, smart discussion.

Agoracom is the Web 2.0 online marketplace and forum for citizens of the small-cap investment community. Public and Private companies, shareholders and prospective shareholders amalgamate for the purposes of communicating in a monitored and secure environment free of trolling, profanity, bashing, and spam that have plagued finance communities.

“We are very excited about our partnership with Agoracom, as they provide the necessary environment that companies and investors need in order to connect, with their established platform they are now able to support the private company ecosystem,” said Oscar Jofre, Co-Founder & CEO at KoreConX.

“Partnering with Oscar and KoreConX was an easy decision, as we are both committed to providing small and medium companies with the environment they need to grow their vision,” said George Tsiolis, Agoracom Founder. “We are looking forward to joining forces with them.”

Agoracom has become part of the KorePartner ecosystem, a group of selected broker-dealers, secondary market platforms, capital markets platforms, lawyers, compliance, investor relations, media,  accounting and marketing firms that support the KoreConX security token protocol and adhere to KoreConX governance standards. KoreConX’s KorePartners are from around the globe and bring the necessary expertise that a company will need to launch a fully compliant security token in multiple jurisdictions.

About KoreConX

KoreConX is the world’s first highly-secure permissioned blockchain ecosystem for fully-compliant tokenized securities worldwide.

To ensure compliance with securities regulation and corporate law, the KoreConX all-in-one, AI-based blockchain platform manages the full lifecycle of tokenized securities including the issuance, trading, clearing, settlement, management, reporting, corporate actions, and custodianship. KoreConX connects companies to the capital markets and secondary markets facilitating access to capital and liquidity for private investors.

KoreConX is the first secure, all-in-one platform for private companies to manage their capital market activity and stakeholder communications. Removing the burden of fragmented systems and inefficient tools across multiple vendors, KoreConX offers a single environment to connect companies, investors and broker/dealers. Leveraged for investor relations and fundraising, private companies can share and manage corporate records and investments including portfolio management, capitalization table management, virtual minute book, security registers, transfer agent services and virtual deal rooms for raising capital.

www.KoreConX.io

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Media Contacts:

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CLIENT FEATURE: Kuuhubb $KUU.ca Mobile Video Gaming And Apps For Women; $US 4.9M Quarterly Revenues, +50M Downloads, 14M Quarterly Users $TCEHY $ATVI $CYOU

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 2:45 PM on Monday, January 21st, 2019
KUU: TSX-V

Why Kuuhubb?

  • All time app downloads of +50M
  • Quarterly* sessions of +200M
  • Quarterly* active users of +14M
  • Quarterly gross* revenue of $4.9M
  • Partnerships: Kellogg’s and Samsung
  • Aggressive Global Growth Plans Now Underway
  • Japan Already Established Japan Mobile Revenues
  • Have Surpassed The USA For 3 Consecutive Years
  • India, Korea and China Are Forthcoming
  • Global Social App Comparables Are Trading At $58/Monthly Active User (MAU) (Excluding Facebook)

The Company’s Differentiator? Kuuhubb Delivers Mobile Gaming & Lifestyle Apps Geared Towards Female Audiences. KUU Is Now Focusing On Asian Markets, The World’s Largest & Fastest Growing Mobile Games Market

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Kuuhubb growth is undeniable, with rapid growth in revenues quarter over quarter.  The company’s flagship app (Recolor) has experienced strong growth in downloads, sessions and monthly active users, indicating a winning product

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FULL DISCLOSURE: Kuuhubb is an advertising client of AGORA Internet Relations Corp.

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Tartisan Nickel Corp. $TN.ca – Upsurge in demand, overseas cues lift nickel futures by 0.30 pc $ROX.ca $FF.ca $EDG.ca $AGL.ca $ANZ.ca

Posted by AGORACOM-JC at 1:13 PM on Monday, January 21st, 2019

SPONSOR: Tartisan Nickel (TN:CSE) The company’s Kenbridge Property has a measured and indicated resource of 7.14 million tonnes at 0.62% nickel, 0.33% copper. Tartisan also has interests in Peru, including a 20 percent equity stake in Eloro Resources and 2 percent NSR in their La Victoria property. Click her for more information

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Upsurge in demand, overseas cues lift nickel futures by 0.30 pc

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi

Supported by pick up in demand in the domestic spot market, nickel prices moved up by 0.30 per cent to Rs 841.20 per kg in futures market Monday as speculators built up fresh positions.

Besides, positive global cues on easing trade dispute between the US and top metals consumer China, influenced metal prices.

At the Multi Commodity Exchange, nickel for delivery in January went up by Rs 2.50, or 0.30 per cent, to Rs 841.20 per kg in a business turnover of 1,760 lots.

Besides the pick up in spot demand, a firm trend at the London Metal Exchange (LME) led to the rise in nickel prices in futures trade as speculators created positions, analysts said.

At the LME, nickel gained 2 per cent to trade at USD 11,820 per tonne, the highest since November 7.

Source: https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/upsurge-in-demand-overseas-cues-lift-nickel-futures-by-0-30-pc-119012100253_1.html

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