Q&A With Riot Games’ John Needham
SVG Esports Production Summit 2025
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26m
John Needham, President of Publishing & Esports for Riot Games takes the stage for a view-from-the-top conversation on where the company’s esports efforts are headed and how it plans to continue to serve fans with even more top-notch content in the years ahead.
Keynote:
John Needham, Riot Games, President of Publishing & Esports
Interviewer:
Brandon Costa, SVG, Director of Digital
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