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STV appoints Richard Williams as Digital MD
STV appoints Richard Williams as Digital MD.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 7499V STV Group PLC 25 July 2018 \n\n \n \nPRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE PRESS RELEASE\n \n \nSTV APPOINTS EXPERIENCED DIGITAL LEADER RICHARD WILLIAMS AS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF DIGITAL DIVISION\n \n \n25 July 2018\n \nSTV has appointed Richard Williams as Managing Director of its newly formed Digital division as part of an ambitious strategy to place digital front and centre of the organisation to deliver its three-year growth plan.\n \nWilliams joins STV from UKTV where he was General Manager of UKTV Play, the successful VOD service from the multichannel broadcaster behind channels such as Dave, Gold, Really and Drama. \n \nPrior to this, Williams held high-profile digital roles at Virgin Media (Head of Digital-First Content), Yahoo (UK Head of Media and Editor-in-Chief), ITV (Director, Multiplatform Production) and BBC (Head of Multiplatform Production).\n \nThis key appointment is part of STV's three-year strategy for creative and digital growth, which will see the company invest £15m in new original content and its digital service STV Player to re-establish STV as an independent creative force in Scotland and beyond.\n \nIn the newly created role, Williams will focus on driving the growth of the STV Player - already the fastest growing broadcaster VOD service in the UK - by maximising the digital potential of STV's programming, delivering a seamless viewing experience, increasing the reach of the Player and developing exclusive and compelling digital content in partnership with STV Productions. \n \nRichard will join STV in October 2018.\n \nRichard Williams said: \"I'm thrilled to be moving to STV at such an exciting time. The digital vision that Simon has set out for STV is compelling, and I am delighted to be joining the team in Glasgow in order to help realise those ambitions.\"\n \nSimon Pitts, CEO of STV, said: \"I'm delighted that Richard will head up our newly created Digital division, where we have ambitious plans to turn the STV Player into a world-class streaming service delivering a personalised \"STV for everyone\". Richard has a...