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BBC Studios Takes Full Ownership of BritBox International in Historic Deal

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Venerdì, Marzo 1, 2024
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This historic deal brings greater scale and opportunity for both BBC Studios and BritBox International.

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  • This historic deal brings greater scale and opportunity for both BBC Studios and BritBox International.
  • As part of the transaction, BBC Studios has extended its licensing agreements with ITV ensuring that programming for BritBox International will continue to represent a wide range of British content.
  • Tom Fussell BBC Studios CEO said: “I’d like to thank Reemah for her outstanding contribution to BritBox International, which under her stewardship has seen remarkable year-on-year growth.
  • BritBox International UK continues to be fully owned by ITV and operated separately to BritBox International.

Orascom Development Holding AG: Welcomes Stuart Leven as New Chief Executive Officer of Hotels Management Division

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Mercoledì, Settembre 6, 2023
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(Altdorf, Switzerland, 6 September 2023): Orascom Development announces the appointment of Stuart Leven as Chief Executive Officer of Orascom Hotels Management (OHM), the wholly owned subsidiary responsible for most hotel operations of the leading international developer of vibrant, integrated communities in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.

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  • (Altdorf, Switzerland, 6 September 2023): Orascom Development announces the appointment of Stuart Leven as Chief Executive Officer of Orascom Hotels Management (OHM), the wholly owned subsidiary responsible for most hotel operations of the leading international developer of vibrant, integrated communities in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
  • Stuart will work closely with Joachim Schmitt, who retains operational leadership of Orascom Development’s portfolio of 33 hotels across three continents, along with responsibility for future new openings.
  • Joachim will take on the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer at OHM.
  • Supported by Joachim’s operational leadership, I’m confident that our hotels business is well positioned to continue building on the impressive growth achieved.”
    Stuart Leven, Chief Executive Officer of Orascom Hotels Management, said: “The visionary scale and masterful complexity of Orascom Development’s integrated towns are remarkable.

Getty Images and BBC Studios Renew Five Year Global Representation Partnership

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Martedì, Novembre 15, 2022
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LONDON, Nov. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Getty Images (NYSE: GETY), a preeminent global visual content creator and marketplace, today announced the renewal of its longstanding partnership with BBC Studios, the commercial subsidiary of the BBC Group. The five-year deal sees Getty Images continue in its role as the exclusive global distribution partner of BBC Motion Gallery, the global content company's video clip sales business.

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  • The five-year deal sees Getty Images continue in its role as the exclusive global distribution partner of BBC Motion Gallery, the global content company's video clip sales business.
  • Dominic Walker, Director of Radio & Music & Motion Gallery at BBC Studios said: Relationships that grow and succeed are built on trust, openness and mutual commitment.
  • BBC Studios is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC Group with profits (EBITDA) of 226 million on sales of 1.6bn (21/22).
  • BBC.com, BBC Studios global digital news platform, has 139 million unique browser visits each month.

The Global Wellness Institute Introduces "In Pursuit of Wellness: The Art & Science of Living Well," a New Digital Series Produced by BBC StoryWorks for the GWI

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Martedì, Novembre 1, 2022
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MIAMI, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Global Wellness Institute (GWI), the leading research and educational resource for the $4.4 trillion global wellness industry, today announced the global launch of "In Pursuit of Wellness: The Art & Science of Living Well", a new digital series produced by BBC StoryWorks, the commercial content division of BBC Studios, for the GWI.

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  • The series had its world premiere today at the Global Wellness Summit in Tel Aviv
    MIAMI, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Global Wellness Institute (GWI), the leading research and educational resource for the $4.4 trillion global wellness industry, today announced the global launch of " In Pursuit of Wellness: The Art & Science of Living Well ", a new digital series produced by BBC StoryWorks, the commercial content division of BBC Studios, for the GWI.
  • This fascinating series of films and stories takes a dramatically different, more expansive approach to the multi-faceted wellness movement.
  • It asks what true wellness is, exploring a range of ancient traditions and modern innovations, and the science underpinning them.
  • About the Global Wellness Institute: The Global Wellness Institute (GWI), a non-profit 501(c)(3), is considered the leading global research and educational resource for the global wellness industry and is known for introducing major industry initiatives and regional events that bring together leaders to chart the future.

Democracy Live Partners with Critical Insight for Elections Technology Monitoring

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Martedì, Settembre 13, 2022
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SEATTLE, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- For the first time in the elections technology market, a leading voting technology firm has engaged a nationally recognized cybersecurity firm to independently review and monitor their voting technology 24/7.

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  • Democracy Live announced this week that they have engaged Critical Insight to independently monitor activity in the OmniBallot balloting portal before, during, and after each election.
  • The results of the 24/7 elections cybersecurity monitoring will be made available to Democracy Live OmniBallot customers beginning in 2022.
  • Democracy Live CEO, Bryan Finney commented on the partnership, "Working with Critical Insight, Democracy Live continues to push transparency and security in elections.
  • Defending elections technology is critical to our democracy and we are proud to work with Democracy Live on their important mission."

Democracy Live Announces Lori Augino as Vice-President of Government Relations

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Lunedì, Agosto 22, 2022
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SEATTLE, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Democracy Live has announced that Lori Augino has joined the company as Vice-President of Government Relations.

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  • SEATTLE, Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Democracy Live has announced that Lori Augino has joined the company as Vice-President of Government Relations.
  • As the Director of Elections at both State and local levels and as the Executive Director of the National Vote at Home Institute, Ms. Augino brings 28 years of elections experience to Democracy Live.
  • Prior to her work at the National Vote at Home Institute, Lori served as the Director of Elections for the Washington Office of the Secretary of State.
  • Democracy Live, CEO Bryan Finney announced Ms. Augino, stating, "Lori brings to Democracy Live a remarkable combination of executive level elections experience, passion for serving voters and a national reputation as a leader and innovator in Elections.

Cybersecurity Researchers to Test New Remote Ballot Printing System from Democracy Live

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Martedì, Giugno 14, 2022
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Beginning in 2022, over 1,500 cybersecurity researchers will be testing a new technology from Democracy Live that allows voters who are unable to vote on a paper postal ballot, due to geography or disabilities, to access, mark and return their ballot.

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  • Beginning in 2022, over 1,500 cybersecurity researchers will be testing a new technology from Democracy Live that allows voters who are unable to vote on a paper postal ballot, due to geography or disabilities, to access, mark and return their ballot.
  • Democracy Live, the nation's leading provider of remote balloting technologies, has teamed with Synack, the premier on-demand security platform for continuous penetration testing to test the Democracy Live "OmniBallot" remote ballot marking and printing system.
  • Under the agreement between Democracy Live and Synack, 1,500 independent cybersecurity researchers will have access to the OmniBallot balloting portal to continuously test the OmniBallot remote ballot printing portal.
  • "We also believe in Democracy Live's mission of expanding the vote securely to as many eligible voters as possible.

Synack partners with Democracy Live to deliver more secure, remote balloting solutions

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Mercoledì, Maggio 4, 2022
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Deployed in over 2,000 elections, the Democracy Live "OmniBallot" platform is the most deployed, remote balloting solution in the U.S. OmniBallot is hosted in AWS, a federally approved cloud infrastructure.

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  • Deployed in over 2,000 elections, the Democracy Live "OmniBallot" platform is the most deployed, remote balloting solution in the U.S. OmniBallot is hosted in AWS, a federally approved cloud infrastructure.
  • Through engaging Synack and their independent cybersecurity researchers who work 24/7, Democracy Live is taking every step possible to safeguard our elections technology," said Bryan Finney, CEO of Democracy Live.
  • Through Synack, Democracy Live is adding an unparalleled level of security and testing, unmatched in the elections industry."
  • Deployed in over 2,000 elections jurisdictions, Democracy Live is the largest provider of cloud and tablet-based balloting in the United States.

BBC Studios Joins International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy for Piracy Protection in the US

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Martedì, Febbraio 1, 2022
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The relationship between IBCAP and BBC Studios enables both parties to collect evidence, share information, enhance detection, and implement comprehensive and coordinated strategies to disrupt piracy in the U.S.

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  • The relationship between IBCAP and BBC Studios enables both parties to collect evidence, share information, enhance detection, and implement comprehensive and coordinated strategies to disrupt piracy in the U.S.
  • We welcome BBC Studios as our newest member and are thrilled to now have them as part of our coalition.
  • International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy, Inc. is a coalition of leading international broadcasters and distributors representing more than 150 television channels from Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and South America.
  • BBC.com, BBC Studios global digital news platform, provides up-to-the-minute international news, in-depth analysis and features to more than 139 million unique browsers each month.

BBC StoryWorks Creates Content for TECNO to Tell the Story of How Inclusive Mobile Camera Innovations Bring People Together

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Martedì, Gennaio 4, 2022
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The videoshowcases TECNO's inclusive mobile camera technology for each userthrough its unique 'glocalization' strategy,detailed the work that has been done to better reflect different communities.

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  • The videoshowcases TECNO's inclusive mobile camera technology for each userthrough its unique 'glocalization' strategy,detailed the work that has been done to better reflect different communities.
  • So everyone, regardless of how they look, gets to enjoy cameras that know how to make them look their best.
  • Richard Pattinson, SVP BBC StoryWorks, said: "We are delighted to be working with TECNO on this piece.
  • TECNO secured our content production team superb access for interviews, including photographer Justin Amoafo, the frontline staff at TECNO mobile camera department as well as allowing us to visit the TECNO mobile phone manufacturing sites and camera labs.