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World Digital Ventures Expands The Team

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 09:18:00 GMT

World Digital Ventures has appointed Paul Streater as its new Sponsorship and Marketing Director to oversee the development and expansion of its digital sports media business.

Based in Germany,Streater will take a leading role in developing the company’s sponsorship & corporate service offerings as well as progressing client development on the continent. He will also focus on the company’s golf related media projects.

Paul Streater is a graduate of Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, where he studied a master degree in e-Business. Paul has been at the forefront of digital media since 1994 working for start ups and Corporate Companies such as Castrol in marketing and media for over 15 years.

“This appointment marks a significant step in the development of World Digital Ventures into Europes sports media broadcasting landscape. Paul’s significant marketing experience, industry connections and consultancy background gives World Digital the opportunity to enhance our customer services and offers. We are delighted to welcome Paul to the Team” commented Adam Foster, Managing Director of World Digital Ventures.

The opening of the office in Germany by January 2011 is a widening of the focus of World Digital Ventures towards the European Sports Markets. “World Digital is an exciting company transforming the way we will watch and view sports. World Digital provides Sports Rights owners with a new ways to reach audiences; develop commercial revenues and develop their brands. Germany is Europe’s largest sports market and World Digital will be focused at supporting rights owners to develop their digital sports offerings’, says Paul Streater, Marketing Director of World Digital Ventures.

For more information on this press release please contact World Digital on 0843 289 2897

World Digital Backed By Scottish Enterprise

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:29:00 GMT

World Digital was delighted to hear this week that the company has been accepted on to the High Growth Pipeline with Scottish Enterprise.

After going through a vetting process, the business was given the green light to start being account managed at a local level by John Hughes from the Edinburgh Chambers Of Commerce. The longer term account management process is then provided directly by Scottish Enterprise.

The pipeline allows the company to access a number of support systems and finance based resources to support World Digital Ventures in its development. With criteria focused on bringing new business into Scotland and creating jobs for local companies, it is warming to know the digital revolution is being supported on our doorstop in this way. The team are looking forward to working with John Hughes, Scottish Enterprise and the wider circle of contacts they have to offer under the Pipeline Initiative.

World Digital Launches

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:31:00 GMT

World Digital, a new UK digital media company focused on Sports, Entertainment and Gaming markets are proud to announce their official launch.

The company is a merger of two existing digital companies Timberwolf Media and The Digital Channel. The company brings a wealth of experience in digital venture management, content distribution partnerships and an innovative new media solutions that are focused to help rights owners develop strong digital assets.

The Digital Channel and Timberwolf Media are digital marketing companies with a strong background in business to business, direct to consumer and digital business management. As World Digital we bring to our customers a full service solution that maximizes revenues, grows worldwide audiences and distributes content of their digital assets.

The merger of the companies brings over 12 years of digital marketing and media experience together. The World Digital management team will include Adam Foster (Timberwolf Media) and James Halliday (The Digital Channel)

"The merger of our two companies gives World Digital a strong position to provide a full service to our clients. We have the knowledge and skills required to capitalize on taking an organizations media content online and turning it into a profitable revenue stream." said Adam Foster.

World Digital points out that a recent Price Waterhouse Coopers, Global Entertainment and Media Forecast for 2008-2012 stated that media rights revenues will rise by an average of 6.6 percent a year to $2.2 trillion by 2012. This growth will be derived through online advertising and a digital content explosion fueled by the adoption of broadband. According to the report, advertising linked to online videos and on portable media devices will account for 24 percent of growth in the sector and is projected to grow fastest at a compound annual growth rate of 19.5 percent to 2012. The report also predicts that there will be an acceleration of social media and digital marketing revenues with digital and mobile revenue accounting for $234 billion, in the next five years.

"The time to open new digital revenue channels is now and at World Digital we manage the whole process from A to Z, allowing our partners to focus on their core businesses whilst we maximize revenues from content, reach out to new audiences and manage their digital rights. We offer a turnkey solution from live broadcasting, video, web and mobile development to epayment solutions. Our key strength is helping rights owner transform by developing their digital content into profitable assets.

For additional information please contact James Halliday.

James Halliday, Sales & Marketing Director

World Digital
0843 289 2896
www.worlddigital.tv

World Digital Secures Investment

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:33:00 GMT

With the core business in development for over six months, World Digital Ventures has now secured its first round of investment with AM Ventures.

Headed by Andrew Madin, who has a successful business background built up through commercial property investment, he said today, "After I recently returned back to the UK from a 4 year spell living in Marbella I was looking for a fresh challenge that involved the exciting world of a digital based business model. World Digital met this interest head on and alongside the investment, I will also be centrally involved in the running of the company by heading up the corporate business development side."

Having recently sold up his involvement in his previous company, he is also currently running his property business The P2 Partnership. Andrew brings a wide base of contacts, investments know how and business development experience to the company and the rest of the team are looking forward to his valuable input.