Category: Theta Token

Posted on

SLIVER.tv Brings Theta Rewards to Ring of Elysium Battle Royale Channel

SLIVER.tv is all about streaming top eSports videogames in fully immersive, 360° cinematic virtual reality (VR) video, known for previously broadcasting the Dreamhack Masters, and the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice. Now the company has partnered up with Tencent Games to stream its new battle royale title Ring of Elysium, all powered by its Theta rewards blockchain.

Ring of Elysium image2

Developed by Aurora Tencent Studio (formerly known as Europa), Ring of Elysium launched for free on 19th September as a multiplayer online arena shooter. Players find themselves trapped on a snowy mountain assaulted by a disastrous snowstorm, the only way out is a rescue flight which can only save up to four people. So all they need to do is stay ahead of the approaching storm while eliminating competition.

As part of the partnership with SLIVER.tv, viewers watching Ring of Elysium matches will be able to earn Theta tokens by logging in, watching live content, and will also be eligible to win premium crates. Viewers can also use tokens to purchase in-game exclusive skins and premium items or for discounts on real-world products from sponsors.

“We’re excited to be partnering with SLIVER.tv and bringing unique Theta rewards to Ring of Elysium players,” said Tencent Games in a statement. “We want viewers to be able to become part of the eSports experience, and will be able to do so with the interactive eSports channel with SLIVER.tv.”

“Our partnership with Tencent Games will help us continue to drive interactive eSports by featuring exciting content from Ring of Elysium,” said Mitch Liu, co-founder, and CEO of SLIVER.tv and Theta Labs, Inc. “Combined with our unique Theta rewards and blockchain technology, users become part of the eSports experience, driving greater engagement and retention for our partners and games.”

To watch in VR and 360-degrees, visit the SLIVER.tv website or download the SLIVER.tv Android and iOS apps and use Google Cardboard. The SLIVER.tv app can also be downloaded for Samsung GearVR, Oculus Rift, Oculus Go and HTC Vive. For further updates, keep reading VRFocus.

Posted on

VR eSports Platform SLIVER.TV Closes $20m Private Presale of Theta Tokens

SLIVER.tv, the virtual reality (VR) esports platform known for broadcasting the Dreamhack Masters, and the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice has announced the close of a $20 million USD Theta token private sale.

Intel Extreme Masters

The sale was led by Danhua Capital and advised by Steve Chen, Co-founder of YouTube and Justin Kan, Co-founder of Twitch. Investors included DHVC, I Blockchain Capital, Nirvana Capital, aelf, Synapse Capital and leading Silicon Valley VCs DCM, Sierra Ventures and the Venture Reality Fund.

SLIVER.tv launched Theta Tokens back in December 2017, earned by fans by logging in daily and used as gifts for their favorite influencers/streamers, and soon, to buy virtual goods for their favorite videogames. Over one million Theta tokens have been earned and gifted to two dozen top esports streamers by over 980,000 SLIVER.tv users since launch. In the future, tokens can also be utilized by advertisers and brand sponsors to fund ad campaigns and support key content creators.

“Our vision is to create the next generation esports and video streaming ecosystem by democratizing today’s centralized content delivery networks,” said Mitch Liu, Co-Founder and CEO of SLIVER.tv and Theta Labs. “We’re thrilled to have the support of so many blockchain and esports experts, we truly believe blockchain technology will disrupt esports and the broader video and media industries. Video content accounts for nearly 80% of all internet data, it’s a huge problem and a multi-billion dollar opportunity that Theta is looking to democratize.”

SLIVER.tv IEM Live Stream Screenshot 2

“We’ve been impressed working with Mitch and the entire SLIVER.tv team since we led the company’s Series A round of financing. It’s clear they’re on an exponential growth trajectory and getting huge traction in the esports streaming community, their underlying video delivery technology under development makes all this possible,” said Dovey Wan, Managing Director of Danhua Capital. “We’ve been in the crypto space since 2013 and are among the earliest supporters of DFINITY, Brave and Orchid Labs. Content delivery networks by nature can leverage decentralization and blockchain technology very well. Today’s blockchain technology is like the internet in 1996, I think Theta has the opportunity to become the dominant decentralized network that powers all video streaming for the next 20 years.”

To find out more about SLIVER.tv’s Theta Tokens read Theta Labs’ blog. For any further updates keep reading VRFocus.