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IBM has been working behind-the-scenes in esports for a long time. Bill LeVoir-Barry, IBM's CTO of Esports and Gaming, joins the show to talk about how cloud gaming can change esports, how mobile phones can be leveraged for in-arena activations and how IBM Watson is using AI for shoutcasters. For more information on IBM's work in esports check out these links: Future of Esports & Its Tie to Streaming Video (https://blog.video.ibm.com/ai-video-technology/future-of-esports-its-tie-to-streaming-video/) https://www.ibm.com/blogs/cloud-computing/2019/03/22/ai-esports-watson-cloud/ If you enjoyed the podcast, please rate and subscribe, it helps us out a ton! Multiple new episodes each week. For daily esports news, check out the Esports Minute (https://esportsminute.fireside.fm/). Follow Mitch on Twitter @Mitch_Reames (https://twitter.com/Mitch_Reames) Follow Esportz Network on Twitter (https://twitter.com/EsportzNetwork), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/esportznetwork/), and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/EsportzNetwork) @EsportzNetwork Or visit our website esportznetwork.com (https://www.esportznetwork.com/) for updates on what's to come! Special Guest: Bill LeVoir-Barry.