London, UK, 12 November 2018 - Data Economy, the international technology business news and opinion website, magazine and broadcaster, have expanded their team by appointing the role of Senior Reporter to Abigail Ruth Opiah.
She will be producing high value online, print and video content for a growing audience across the leadership of IT businesses globally.
Opiah, who joined from This Morning on ITV, will be creating content on data centres, cloud, edge computing and the micro and macroeconomics of the sector.
She has a Masters in Broadcast Journalism at City University in London; and has had experience at Channel 5, London Live, BBC London and the MailOnline’s video desk. She will use her knowledge of the industry to support the work being produced at Data Economy, a BroadGroup brand part of the Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC portfolio.
“I am delighted to be a part of an industry that deals with the world’s most critical IT infrastructure business segments and I look forward to seeing the rapid growth of Data Economy. I will be reporting on the latest industry news and trends along with assisting my Editor João Marques Lima to deliver ground-breaking content,” said Opiah.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome Abigail to our newsroom and look forward to expanding our portfolio with new products as we enter 2019,” said Lima. “We remain committed to the same principals of when we launched Data Economy and our long-term strategy will allow us to keep pushing the boundaries of what is possible within B2B journalism, serving our readers with the most compelling information and experiences.”
Philip Low, Chairman of Broadmedia Communications t/a BroadGoup, added: “Data Economy is the global media channel for data centre, cloud and Edge, and we are delighted to continue expansion of our content and coverage, and welcome Abigail to the team. As investment is sustained across the sector, we aim to capture all the news, interview the leadership of global service and technology providers, and ensure our readership is provided with balanced and informative market insight.”
If you are a PR or company with something valuable to offer, you can reach Abigail by email (abigail.opiah@broad-group.com) or by phone (+ 44 (0) 20 77798876). She is also on Twitter @abigail_opiah and LinkedIn on www.linkedin.com/in/abigail-opiah-374269133/.
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About Data Economy
Data Economy is part of publishing and events company Broadmedia Communications, an Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC business listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250 share index. Data Economy produces daily online content in addition to print and broadcast covering the business strategy and finance of global IT infrastructure markets. Data Economy serves a worldwide elite of C-level IT and operations professionals responsible for making critical infrastructure and business decisions that impact not only their businesses but the thousands of enterprises across the globe and the more than three billion internet users. For advertorial opportunities reach out to advertising@data-economy.com. www.data-economy.com
About BroadGroup
BroadGroup is an Information Media Technology company and delivers pre-eminent event brands including Datacloud, Edge, Data Economy Global Investment Summit and an annual global Awards ceremony for the sector, which are collectively an internationally recognized beacon of high quality content, and deal making and networking opportunities. It also owns the widely acclaimed data-economy.com online and offline global news resource. BroadGroup is now a member company of FTSE 250 firm Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC whose leading brands include Capacity, Metro Connect, Subsea Connect and ITW. www.broad-group.com www.data-economy.com
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