Video Games
(asked on 23rd February 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment her Department has made of the economic benefits of e-sports.
Answered by
Matthew Pennycook
Shadow Minister (Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government)
This question was answered on 1st March 2017
Industry estimates by Newzoo suggest that the global eSports market were projected to have reached $463 million in 2016. We are keen to grow eSports in the UK and are working with industry to identify opportunities in this sector.