{"id":149510,"date":"2018-11-12T14:34:52","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T19:34:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/?p=149510"},"modified":"2018-11-12T15:36:51","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T20:36:51","slug":"the-svg-podcast-esports-week-with-esl-north-america-ceo-yvette-martinez-rea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/2018\/11\/12\/the-svg-podcast-esports-week-with-esl-north-america-ceo-yvette-martinez-rea\/","title":{"rendered":"<i>The SVG Podcast:<\/i> Esports Week With ESL North America CEO Yvette Martinez-Rea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a special week on <em>The SVG Podcast<\/em>: ESports Week! All week long, we will dedicate daily episodes to discussions around the exciting technology and storytelling present and future of the exploding world of esports.<\/p>\n<p>On today\u2019s episode, we are joined by <strong>Yvette Martinez-Rea<\/strong>, CEO of ESL North America, the largest independent esports company on the planet, which is known for running pro competitions in videogames, including <em>CounterStrike: Global Offensive<\/em>, <em>Rocket League<\/em>, and <em>Hearthstone<\/em>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Martinez-Rea offers a look inside the Germany-based organization, at her role overseeing operations in North America, and a peek at the strategy of ESL in the U.S. and beyond. The conversation is moderated by <strong>Felisa Israel<\/strong>, principal owner of 10 Fold Entertainment, an independent production company based in L.A.<\/p>\n<p>This interview comes from the stage at SVG\u2019s inaugural Esports Production Forum last week in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F528860121&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=500&#038;maxheight=750&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>The SVG Podcast<\/em>\u00a0is for the sports-video\u2013production professional looking to keep up with the latest in sports-video\u2013production operations and technology. The program features interviews with some of the biggest, most influential names in the sports-video business talking trends and topics that are making an impact on the industry.<\/p>\n<p>[\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-svg-podcast\/id1220647999?mt=2\">Subscribe to\u00a0<em>The SVG Podcast<\/em>\u00a0on iTunes<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0]<br \/>\n[\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/music\/listen?u=0#\/sulp\">Subscribe to\u00a0<em>The SVG Podcast<\/em>\u00a0on Google Play Music<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0]<br \/>\n[\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/svgpodcast.libsyn.com\/rss\">Subscribe using another podcatcher by using the RSS feed<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0]<\/p>\n<p>Follow us on Twitter:<\/p>\n<article>Sports Video Group:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sportsvideo\">@sportsvideo<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nBrandon Costa:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SVG_Brandon\">@SVG_Brandon<\/a><\/strong><\/article>\n<p><em>To listen to all of the previous episodes of The SVG Podcast, visit the SVG On Demand section\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.sportsvideo.org\/on-demand\/gallery\/svg-college-podcast\/\">HERE<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a special week on The SVG Podcast: ESports Week! 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