CONVERSION PRICE, THEY DON'T
INDIVIDUAL.
STUART: GOOD STUFF, KEITH.
WE'LL SEE HOW IT WORKS OUT.
>>> ESPORTS AS ARRIVED CAN I PUT
IT LIKE THAT.
A TOURNAMENT WAS HELD OVER THE
WEEKEND AT THE BARCLAYS CENTER,
WAS SOLD OUT TO WATCH VIDEO
GAMES.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
KEITH LEVINE, AND KEITH SHELDON,
BSE GLOBAL PROGRAMING
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT.
LONG TITLES, ESSENTIALLY, CRAIG,
YOU'RE THE ESPORTS GUY, KEITH
YOU'RE THE BARCLAYS CENTER GUY,
IS THAT RIGHT?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
STUART: 10,000 PEOPLE ACTUALLY
ATTENDED AND PAID MONEY OVER THE
WEEKEND?
>> WE HAD OVER 10,000 ATTEND
EAST OVER THE COURSE OF THE
WEEKEND.
15 MILLION PEOPLE WATCHING LIVE
ON LINE.
STUART: 15 MILLION?
>> 15 MILLION UNIQUE PEOPLE
WATCHING LIVE OVER THE INTERNET
DIGITALLY AND DISTRIBUTION
PARTNERS TO SEE THE BEST GAMERS
PLAYING COUNTER STRIKE.
STUART: THAT IS RATINGS I WOULD
DIE FOR.
DID THE 10,000, PAY TO GET?
>> THAT WAS TICKETED EVENT.
WE WORKED TO GREAT GREAT
EXPERIENCE AROUND THE
COMPETITION OF THE BOWL OF THE
ARENA AND A FAN FEST THROUGH THE
CONCOURSE AND PROVIDING A
STRONG, UNIQUE WEEKEND LONG
EXPERIENCE FOR OUR ATTENDEES.
STUART: THE BARCLAYS CENTER HAD
A PRETTY GOOD WEEKEND, DIDN'T
ISN'T.
>> WE LOVE THE EVENTS.
ANYTIME YOU GROW THE PIE IN THE
LIVE EVENT SPACE.
GETTING 15 MILLION UNIQUE
VIEWERS WITH ALL EYES ON
BROOKLYN AND BARCLAYS CENTER A
PHENOMENAL AFTER EFFECT FOR US.
STUART: 15 MILLION WATCHED
ONLINE.
>> YES, SIR.
STUART: HOW DOES THAT COMPARE TO
THE WORLD SERIES.
>> MORE YOUNG PEOPLE AND GEN-Z
AND MILLENIALS TUNE IN FOR
ESPORTS THAN TRADITIONAL
SPORTING EVENTS.
MORE YOUNG PEOPLE WILL TUNE INTO
THE ESPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS THAN
THE WORLD SERIES UPCOMING.
STUART: HOW MUCH DID YOU CHARGE
PEOPLE?
>> PRICES RANGE BASED ON THE
EXPERIENCE.
STUART: GIVE ME AVERAGE?
>> $100.
STUART: WOW.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME, GOT 10,000
PEOPLE PAYING $100 A POP, TO SIT
AROUND WATCH OTHER PEOPLE PLAY
VIDEO GAMES, IN THIS CASE,
"COUNTER STRIKE."
>> IT IS AN ENTIRE EXPERIENCE.
YOU VIEW THE GAME BUT WE CREATE
A FESTIVAL BIZARRE ATMOSPHERE.
STUART: BAZAAR ATMOSPHERE.
>> ACTIVATING PARTNERS AND FANS,
GIVING FANS AND VIEWERS UNIQUE
EXPERIENCE INSIDE THE ARENA TOO.
STUART: WHAT WAS AVERAGE AGE
INSIDE THE BARCLAYS CENTER?
BET THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY MY
AGE?
>> IF THEY WERE, THEY WERE
PROBABLY DOING A LITTLE BIT OF
REPORTING.
BETWEEN 17 AND 34 YEARS OLD.
PARENTS ARE COMING WITH THEIR
KIDS AS GAMING AS AN
ENTERTAINMENT PLATFORM IS BEING
PASSED ON GENERATIONALLY.
WHEN YOU EXTRAPOLATE WHERE THIS
IS GOING, HOW DISRUPTIVE IT IS
TO TRADITIONAL SPORTS AND
ENTERTAINMENT AND CHANGING MEDIA
CONSUMPTION HABITS OF THE
GENERATION WHY WE'RE STILL SO
EXCITED AND IT IS STILL SO
EARLY.
STUART: DO YOU THINK IT WILL
BECOME A OLYMPIC SPORT?
>> WE WORKED WITH INTEL TO PUT
ON AN EXHIBITION AT THE PONGYANG
OLYMPICS.
STUART: IT IS NOT A SPORT,
CRAIG?
IT IS NOT A SPORT?
>> WHO IS TO SAY.
THESE GUYS COMPETE REALLY HARD
AND TRAIN AT HIGHEST LEVEL.
HARDER TO WIN ONE OF THESE
CHAMPIONSHIPS ARGUABLY THAN A
PARTICIPATION SPORTING EVENT.
THESE GUYS ARE THE BEST IN THE
WORLD WHAT THEY DO.
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE APPRECIATE,
WANT TO TUNE IN TO SEE, THAT IS
GOOD ENOUGH FOR US.
STUART: LAST ONE, KEITH SHELDON,
ARE YOU MAKING BARCLAYS CENTER
HOME BASE ARE TO THE ESPORTS, I
DON'T KNOW HOW TO DESCRIBE IT,
ESPORTS LEAGUES NO ABSOLUTELY.
WE WANT TO MAKE BARCLAYS CENTER
ASPIRATIONAL FOR FANS AND GUESTS
OF ESPORTS AND LEAGUES AND
CONTENT PROVIDE THAT'S BRING
ESPORTS TO DIFFERENT ARENAS.
STUART: COULD BE ANYWHERE IN
AMERICA, ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD,
COULDN'T YOU?
>> GREAT BEING IN NUMBER ONE