Rebecca Lindon Koins IMG Media's Gamer.tv As Business Manager
London, 3 April 2007:- Rebecca Lindon has been appointed Business Manager of videogames-related entertainment specialist Gamer.tv, it was announced today.
Her role will be to develop the two Gamer strands: Gamer.tv Entertainment content, which provides videogames-related content to multiple platforms internationally, and Gamer.tv Creative, which specialises in providing bespoke, cost-effective marketing solutions to the games industry.
Rebecca joins Gamer.tv, an IMG Media company, from Future Publishing, a special interest magazines company, where she was latterly Commercial Partnerships Manager responsible for developing an SMS platform, brokering reader offer deals and developing brand extensions. With over seven years experience in the games industry, she also held positions in international sales and business development at BBC Multimedia, Ubisoft and Computer Trade Weekly.
Patricia Duffy, IMG Media's Director of Special Projects, said: "I am delighted to welcome Rebecca to Gamer.tv. She comes with a wealth of experience in the gaming industry which will be invaluable as we seek to achieve our strategic goals, and further grow our business."
Rebecca Lindon said: "This is a fantastic time to be joining Gamer.tv. With three major consoles battling it out, it's a time when video games are experiencing more of a mainstream demand than ever before, and Gamer.tv is perfectly poised to help service that growing market. In addition, Gamer.tv Creative has been appointed the official media partner for the MCV Awards for the fourth year running, which further cements our position."
Gamer.tv's entertainment content currently airs on the UK's Bravo channel as well as internationally to a number of territories including USA, Italy, Australia and India.
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