2 Mar 2009 07:00
Date: 02 March 2009
On behalf of: NetPlay TV plc ("the Company" or "Netplay")
Embargoed for: 0700hrs
NetPlay TV plc
NetPlay TV plc (AIM: NPT.L), the interactive gaming company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jonathan Rigby as Brand Director.
Former FCB London Managing Director, Jonathan will oversee the brand development and creative output across the NetPlay TV portfolio which currently includes SuperCasino.com, Bingos.com and EuroTelemillions.com.
Before joining NetPlay TV, Jonathan had spent most of his career with London advertising agencies including WCRS, AMV, BBDO and Lowe before becoming Strategy Partner at Manchester creative agency LOVE.
Commenting on the appointment Martin Higginson, CEO of NetPlay TV, said:
"We're committed to developing our services into solid sustainable brands, or as we prefer to call them "lovemarks". The digital gaming industry like so many industries has not historically focused on the development of brands, brand loyalty and customer retention. At NetPlay TV we're obsessed with the customer journey and how we can extend lifetime values through better brand loyalty. Jonathan is a welcome addition to our team."
Jonathan Rigby, added:
"NetPlay TV is right at the forefront of the interactive gaming experience and advances in technology are helping us to realise exciting developments across online, mobile and TV platforms. I'm delighted to be involved in something so innovative and future-facing."
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Enquiries:
NetPlay TV plc
Martin Higginson, Executive Chairman www.netplaytv.plc.uk
Via Redleaf
Redleaf Communications Tel: 020 7566 6700
Emma Kane/Sanna Sumner/Mike Ward netplay@redleafpr.com
Notes to Editors:
Publication photographs are available from Redleaf Communications or www.redleafpr.com
About NetPlay TV plc
NetPlay TV plc is listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (NPT).
NetPlay TV is focused on the delivery of a converged interactive gaming experience, allowing its customers to interact with its games and services on a variety of platforms, including TV, Internet and mobile.
The company interact operates its interactive gaming services under a UK, and Malta gaming license, these include its casino offering, www.Supercasino.com broadcast live on Freeview Channel 48, and Sky 866, it's bingo service, www.Bingos.com, and now www.EuroTeleMillions.com.