– UK, Bath – Digitalbox plc (LON: DBOX), the mobile-first digital media business, which owns Entertainment Daily, The Daily Mash, and The Tab, today announced the appointment of Marcus Rich as Chairman of its Board of Directors, effective from 17th February 2021, succeeding Robin Miller who decided to step down in October.
“I very much look forward to working with Marcus as we continue to build our business through further acquisitions and diversification. The media market is responding well to our approach and I have absolute confidence that with Marcus’s assistance and his experience working for leading media organisations Bauer Media, Daily Mail and General Trust and TI Media, we can steer the best possible course during these times of intense innovation and growth.” said CEO, James Carter.
About Marcus Rich
Having held senior media positions across the globe throughout his career, Rich brings a wealth of experience to the board. Most recently he was Chief Executive of TI Media – one of the UK’s largest and most respected media groups – leading the sale of NME.com to Bandlab Technologies and ultimately overseeing the company’s successful sale to Future plc.
Marcus Rich said: “I’ve been hugely impressed by the progress Digitalbox has made in a few short years. Having grown the audience base to over 14 million unique monthly users, I’m excited to be getting involved with the team to help deliver and accelerate their plans.”
About Digitalbox plc
Based in Bath, UK, Digitalbox is a ‘pure-play’ digital media business with the aim of profitable publishing at scale on mobile platforms.
Digitalbox operates three trading brands, “Entertainment Daily”, “The Tab” and “The Daily Mash”. Entertainment Daily produces and publishes online UK entertainment news covering TV, showbiz and celebrity news. The Daily Mash produces and publishes satirical news content. The Tab is the UK’s biggest youth culture site fuelled by students.
Digitalbox generates revenue from the sale of advertising in and around the content it publishes. The Group’s optimization for mobile enables it to achieve revenues per session significantly ahead of market norms for publishers on mobile.
For more information: https://www.digitalbox.com/
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