WorldWinner’s CATCH 21 online game becomes a TV show
The borders between media are porous. WorldWinner, an online skill-based game company, proved that today when it announced that its “CATCH 21″ game will become a TV show on the GSN channel shown in 68 million homes.
GSN airs only game shows and is jointly owned by Sony and Liberty Media, which bought WorldWinner’s parent company last year. The show will be broadcast on weekdays starting Monday July 21 at 7:30pm Eastern time. The series is… Continue Reading
Germany’s GameDuell raises round for skill-based games
German skill-games site GameDuell has raised $17 million in a second round of funding from Wellington Partners.
The Berlin-based company has more than 10 million registered members and claims to be the No. 1 game community in Germany. It plans to use the money for an international expansion, including a move into the U.S. which is already under way.
Kai Bolik, chief executive, said in a statement that results in France and Spain show that the company’s… Continue Reading