Nodwin Gaming takes up 10% stake in Rusk Media

Rusk Media is a digital content IP Media network whose content is "tailor-made" for audiences aged 15 to 25, which also happens to be the bulk of esports spectators.

By Aaryanshi Mohan | Dec 13, 2021 | 2 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

NODWIN Gaming, South Asia’s premier esports company, has purchased a 10% share in Rusk Media, a digital content IP Media network, in their newest investment after being launched in March 2021.

Rusk Media is a digital content IP Media network whose content is “tailor-made” for audiences aged 15 to 25, which also happens to be the bulk of esports spectators. The goal of this move will be to “massify” the region’s burgeoning esports business.

We’re excited to have NODWIN Gaming as a part of our journey to revolutionize entertainment for the Gen-Z & Millennial audience. We want to bring together the worlds of entertainment and esports and create digital-first IPs that are made for gaming fans,”

Mayank Yadav, CEO, Rusk Media.

Nodwin Gaming and their presence in Indian esports industry

The company has been expanding and consolidating its presence in the Indian esports industry since its inception in March of this year. They have also acquired OML Entertainment’s gaming and associated IP assets, including the popular BACARDI NH7 Weekender music festival’s IP. By investing in Rusk Media, NODWIN Gaming hopes to expand and broaden its portfolio of content IPs in the gaming and esports ecosystem, continuing its “youth first” attitude.

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“As a leader of esports in the South Asian region, we aim to eventually have a significant presence across the entire ecosystem in this sector. Through our investment in Rusk Media, we aim to take further steps in the massification of esports and gaming by creating entertainment-first gaming IPs for the GenZ”, said Akshat Rathee, Managing Director, NODWIN Gaming.

The company is expanding at a lightening speed, and with more extraordinary events on the horizon, the firm is poised to soar even higher.

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