Who we are
from a 2-man broadcast studio out of a home...
Founded in 2013, Beyond The Summit rose to prominence with loyal support from gaming communities around the world.
...to a world-class tournament organizer.
Now a global event, broadcast, production, and content creation studio, Beyond The Summit generates unique and engaging viewer experiences for a far more diverse audience breadth than ever before.
Our story
2012
BTS Twitch Channel Registered
2013
BTS established with $38,000 in crowdfunding
2014
First DOTA Summit in original BTS house
2015
First Smash Melee Summit
2017
First cs_summit
20 full-time employees
European studio opens
2018
10,000th VOD published
Nearly 1 million MCC reached
2019
BTS expands to 8+ titles
Opens 20k sq. ft. facility in LA
2020
Single month record of 1 billion minutes watched
2021
Ultimate Summit 3 sets largest Smash prize pool in history
2021 year in review
We've worked with
Event Recap
2015 Dota Asia Championship filmed by BTS Content Team (Shanghai, China)
Event Recap
2015 Dota Asia Championship filmed by BTS Content Team (Shanghai, China)
BTS RECORDS
BTS now holds the record for the top three largest singles Smash prize pools in the game’s history
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Smash Summit 11
(2021)
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Smash Ultimate Summit 3
(2021)
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Smash Summit 5
(2017)
Audience &
Engagement
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18-34 yrs
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Total Link Clicks
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Engagement Rate
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Average Viewer Session
Community engagement
Finding the best balance between running world-class tournaments, producing premium live broadcasts, and keeping our signature authentic & organic vibe that resonates deeply with the gaming community at large.
Branding opportunities
Rotating logo
Your logo featured throughout the entire live broadcast.
Studio Rotating Logo
Your logo featured on a large digital display on the studio set.
Below Stream Banner
Clickable ad graphic links to your promotion or drives traffic directly to your website.
Chatbot Promotion
Often the feature with the highest viewer engagement, the Twitch live chat can promote your brand and linked campaign message on a timed regular post.
Additional activations
Beyond the Summit has developed a massive global following and reach across a wide range of esports and casual gaming communities.
Creative
Player Interaction
Beloved Smash players, Axe of Tempo Storm & Cloud9’s Mang0 share a laugh with commentators during Smash Summit 8
June 13 - 16, 2019
Thoroughly
Themed Events
TI9 Hub, a 12-day, 24-hr, dual-location broadcast of qualifiers for The International Dota 2 championship. The broadcast set was transformed into a space station to go with this year’s space theme.
July 12 - 14, 2019
Gaming Inspired Promotion
We take the extra step to create game-inspired and gamer-sensitive activations, delivering our partner's commercial message in a fun, relevant, and homogeneous way.
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