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Inspired Appoints Sports and iGaming Executive Ian Freeman as Chief Commercial Officer

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inspired Entertainment, Inc. (“Inspired” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: INSE ), a leading B2B provider of gaming content, technology, hardware and services has named Ian Freeman as its new Chief Commercial Officer of Virtuals effective November 16, 2023.

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  • NEW YORK, Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Inspired Entertainment, Inc. (“Inspired” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: INSE ), a leading B2B provider of gaming content, technology, hardware and services has named Ian Freeman as its new Chief Commercial Officer of Virtuals effective November 16, 2023.
  • Ian is a seasoned industry veteran with more than two decades of experience in sports and iGaming.
  • Most recently, Ian served as Chief Revenue Officer for FSBTech, a leading sports and iGaming platform provider.
  • Virtual Sports is a key driver of the growth strategy of Inspired and we are excited to add Ian to this key leadership role.

Former ESPN, Singtel and Meta Executive Joyee Biswas Joins Virtualness to Accelerate Sports and Media Momentum

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023
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SINGAPORE, Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Virtualness, a mobile-first platform designed to help creators, brands, and the sports, media and entertainment industry navigate the complex world of web3, announced today that Joyee Biswas will join Virtualness as a founding team member, heading Sports and Media partnerships.

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  • The discussion has moved from "whether" web3 is relevant, to "how" sports and media can benefit from the power of decentralization, blockchain and web3.
  • The early sports win with Philippine Basketball Association is a testimony to their vision and focus on execution," said Joyee Biswas.
  • Now, together with Joyee, they make an extremely talented team," said Peter Hutton, ex-Head of Sports Partnerships Meta, ex-CEO Eurosport.
  • Joyee holds a graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from BIT Mesra and an MBA in Marketing and Finance from IIM, Calcutta.

Virtualness Wins Exclusive Multi-Year Web3 Deal for End-To-End Rights to Philippine Basketball Association's NFT Digital Collectibles

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Tuesday, January 3, 2023
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and Virtualness, a mobile-first platform which simplifies the complex world of Web3, today announced that Virtualness will exclusively power an innovative, easy-to-use digital experience for basketball fans to discover, explore, collect, trade, buy and own memorable, once-in-a-lifetime, moments in the games via branded digital collectibles. These NFT collectibles span a gamut of use cases – from commemorative, topical, gamification to unlocking unique fan experiences.

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  • These NFT collectibles span a gamut of use cases – from commemorative, topical, gamification to unlocking unique fan experiences.
  • "We've been at the heart of Web2 ecosystem building, and the digital transformation of media, sports and entertainment over the last decade.
  • PBA will feature a customized community built around purchasing, trading, and owning of digital collectibles.
  • The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams.