Gfinity Share Discussion Threads

[mcfly79] 09/5/2020 21:57

Agreed it could do with more promotion to boost numbers. But a lot of people are already watching for an esports event. 19 million have watched in total across the 4 races.

In terms of watching the virtual GPs, they are being shown on Sky Sports and other TV stations worldwide (as well as the digital channels).

[cokehookerscars] 09/5/2020 19:20

Need more viewers though.

For example, my dad and his friends love F1 but have no idea this is going on or that F1 drivers are involved. If they did they could probably figure out how to access it but they might see it as too much faff unless it's as easy getting netflix on their pc.

So it needs to be advertised to a much wider audience across different media platforms.
Needs a few segments on mainstream TV news for example. Get it on the ITV and BBC 6 & 10 o'clock news sport sections for example.

I mean there is no other sport going on, they'd probably jump at the chance to fill 2 minutes with a couple of sporting greats chatting about this e-sport GP.

[lukehold] 09/5/2020 15:32

It got a bit overheated at 2.2p, now it's oversold, it will be back on its way up to 2.5p that's my short term target

[cokehookerscars] 09/5/2020 15:25

Was in this before the downward slope began and bagheld it all the way down. Topped up a bit and then near the bottom of the dip thankfully but need this to get some real traction and move northbound. In it for the long-haul but would like to see a nice uplift soon instead of another slow decline :-(

[lukehold] 08/5/2020 23:45

Formula 1 drivers Alex Albon, Antonio Giovinazzi, George Russell, Nicholas Latifi, Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc will be joined by football stars Sergio Aguero, Thibaut Courtois and Arthur Melo for this weekend's Virtual Spanish Grand Prix.Agüero, a four-time Premier League winner with Manchester City, will race for Aston Martin Red Bull Racing alongside Alex Albon, who won his first Virtual Grand Prix last weekend at Interlagos. The Argentinian forward will be putting his skills to the test against Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who returns for his second Virtual Grand Prix, this time for Alfa Romeo, and FC Barcelona's Arthur Melo, who joins test driver Pietro Fittipaldi in representing the Haas F1 Team. Golfing icon, Ian Poulter, will make his third appearance for Renault, alongside F3 driver Max Fewtrell.Last weekend's Virtual Dutch Grand Prix reached 2.5 million views across F1's digital platforms, meaning the four events so far have received a total 15.4m views on F1's own channels. When combined with television estimates, 18.9m people have tuned in for the four races to date.Julian Tan, Head of Digital Business Initiatives and Esports said:"This week sees one of the most exciting Virtual Grand Prix line-ups we've had so far and we are delighted to welcome some of the world's biggest football stars to compete alongside drivers from the worlds of F1 and motorsport. Their desire to participate is a testament to the continued success and popularity of the F1 Esports Virtual Grands Prix and we are proud we can all stand together through racing to give sports fans a live spectacle to enjoy during these challenging times."https://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=258997

[lukehold] 06/5/2020 13:04

https://www.displaydaily.com/article/press-releases/covid-19-presents-esports-with-opportunity-amid-adversity

[lukehold] 06/5/2020 13:04

Which brings us to esports based on sports themselves, which have found the greatest opportunity amid adversity. In its Digital Consumer 2030: Services and Content report, Omdia enthused about the crossover between esports and motorsport particularly, foreseeing a future in which professionals in both disciplines would be able to square off against each other: 20 competitors on the track against 20 avatars of players in hi-tech racing simulators. A huge step toward that goal took place on March 22, when the cancelled Bahrain Grand Prix was replaced by the F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix with current motorsport drivers and other celebrities competing on the Sakhir circuit as realized by Codemasters' F1 2019 game. Notably, Codemasters already works with in-game advertising provider Bidstack to bring dynamic in-game trackside ads to titles such as DiRT Rally, with plans to extend this to another forthcoming 2020 title. In the event that F1 signs off on the idea, those advertisers looking for return on investment on currently unused out-of-home campaigns could find an interesting audience on the virtual motor racing circuit.The Bahrain e-race was an unprecedented shop window for esports to F1 fans, many of whom would have been surprised by the verisimilitude that current games can now command. Helped by enthusiastic and knowledgeable commentary, the race felt like the real thing and had 1.7 million streams at the time of writing. Results were similarly eye-catching when Fox televised an esports competition of NASCAR (stock car) racing, also on March 22. In total, 903,000 watched the event, about half as many as the average 2.1 million viewers for actual NASCAR races in 2019. The 18–34 age group share of these two audiences was barely changed, meaning viewers outside the classic gamer demographic have likely been trying out esports.The above figures speak to many things, including the gulf currently left for millions of consumers worldwide who plot their year by the sporting calendar. But esports has a chance to fill the vacuum, and for games increasingly indistinguishable from their real-world equivalents, the potential is particularly high to put themselves on the radar. The melding of motorsport and esports has been kick-started by the current situation, with the groundwork now strongly laid for a virtual and connected sporting future.

[hazl] 04/5/2020 07:54

Among the players taking part are Phil Foden (Manchester City), Billy Gilmour (Chelsea), James Maddison (Leicester City), John Egan (Sheffield United), Ryan Sessegnon (Tottenham Hotspur) and Callum Wilson (Bournemouth).

Fans can watch all the action on the Sky Sports YouTube and Twitch channels, the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer, as well as on Premier League digital channels. Finals Day will also be shown on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event, with the tournament once again being televised around the world by the Premier League's international broadcast partners.

For more information visit www.premierleague.com/epl-invitational .

[lukehold] 04/5/2020 01:03

See the new ads at the end... more revenue....https://twitter.com/formula1game/status/1257005075651756032?s=21

[lukehold] 03/5/2020 19:33

365k viewers at peak so far.https://escharts.com/tournaments/f1/f1-esports-virtual-grand-prix-series-netherlands Good to see over 100k of Chinese viewers joining the Gfinity Grand Prix via the Huya platform

[lukehold] 02/5/2020 16:59

https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/epremier-league-invitational-phil-foden-18189619

[lukehold] 02/5/2020 09:43

https://twitter.com/petter_solberg/status/1255784389725884417?s=21

[lukehold] 01/5/2020 18:26

It is expected the Gfinity Supercars Eseries for pro gamers will be rebooted in some capacity this year.https://www.speedcafe.com/2020/05/01/ambrose-legends-races-a-possible-progression-for-eseries/

[mcfly79] 01/5/2020 09:34

Thanks Luke, great viewing numbers for the Virtual Grand Prix series.

[lukehold] 01/5/2020 07:49

Interesting line up for the GP this weekend! Ben Stokes, Stuart Broad, AC Milan captain Alessio Romagnoli and ex World Rally Champion Petter Solberghttps://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-autosport/1275877/Charles-Leclerc-Ben-Stokes-F1-Esports-Virtual-Grand-Prix-Brazilian-Interlagos-Stuart-Broad

[lukehold] 01/5/2020 07:44

GFINITY accelerates in April as sporting world adopts to coronavirus realityhttps://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/918082/gfinity-accelerates-in-april-as-sporting-world-adapts-to-coronavirus-reality-918082.html

[lukehold] 30/4/2020 20:56

Since it was launched in March the Virtual Grand Prix series has proved immensely popular with fans around the world, with the Bahraini, Vietnamese and Chinese virtual GPs accumulating over 12.9m views across F1's digital platforms. When combined with television estimates, more than 16m people have tuned in for the three races that have taken place so far.https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.football-and-cricket-stars-to-join-f1-drivers-for-sundays-virtual-grand-prix.M3W2X3h5MIeLBC8qVrb9D.html

[lukehold] 28/4/2020 17:54

Sebastian Vettel recently took delivery of a sim rig. He will undoubtedly want time to practice so he isn't off the pace, but hopefully he will join Leclerc under the FDA Hublot Esports Team banner.https://realsport101.com/racing/f1/virtual-dutch-gp-format-race-drivers-predicted-grid-how-to-watch-gfinity-formula-1-virtualgp-virtual-grand-prix/