Digital entertainment company Zed has appointed Miguel López-Quesada as general manager of its new business division, Zed TV. Lòpez-Quesada has served as General Manager for Zed Group, in charge of Corporate Communications and Institutional Affairs, since 2007 (and will continue in that role), and prior to that was CEO of…

Zed Worldwide, the UK-headquartered mobile gaming company, has sold off two of its gambling related mobile sites Venturygames.co.uk and Toucanwin.com, for 1 million pounds ($1.46 million) in stock. The buyer is another UK company, interactive gaming company Netplay TV Plc. The company will also purchase the UK mobile quiz business,…

Mobile content giant Zed Group is moving into TV production. The Madrid-based company has teamed up with Spanish broadcaster Antena 3 TV to create a reality TV program, “Rico al instante,” or Instantly Rich. Variety.com reports that Rico is the inaugural show for the newly launched Zed TV, whose goal…

Mobile content provider Zed has appointed Philippe Pannetier as B2B Regional Director. Pannetier will be based in Zed’s Paris, France office and will be responsible for consolidating its strategy and extending the business in France, Germany, Ireland and the United Kingdom. He reports to Regional Director of Western Europe &…

Zed CEO Javier Perez Dolset has lashed out at the UK’s premium rate phone regulator PhonepayPlus, blaming the watchdog for “destroying” the UK D2C content market. Dolset told Mobile Entertainment that the regulator’s refusal to step in and deal with the subscription abuses taking place three years ago has killed…

Zed is definitely not dead. The mobile content company announced a deal with movie studio Lionsgate to co-develop a suite of mobile entertainment projects based on Lionsgate films, TV programs, music and original content for mobile. Both the companies will oversee financing, development, production, marketing and distribution. The deal also…

Madrid-based mobile entertainment and networking company Zed has taken a big €92.5 million ($143.8 million) loan to fund mergers and acquisitions. CEO Javier Pérez Dolset: “The main objective of this loan is to finance the expansion plans of the company and give a significant boost to our mergers and acquisition…

Zed, the Madrid-based company that creates community and messaging platforms for the Internet and mobile, said it recorded $545 million in revenues in 2007, increasing from the year ago period when the company recorded revenues of $338 million. In 2008, the company estimates revenues will grow to more than $870…