Lindsay Rowntree

Chief Operating Officer
Lindsay Rowntree joined ExchangeWire in 2016 as Head of Content, and after growing the team to include three full-time editorial staff, became Director of Operations in 2021. Her role includes managing the day-to-day operations of ExchangeWire's business functions, as well as the content and marketing teams, across ExchangeWire's suite of products, including its global conference series, ATS. Lindsay also features on stage at ATS events, as well as in ExchangeWire's audiovisual products, including The MadTech Podcast and TraderTalkTV. She previously held the role of director of search, UK at Starcom MediaVest Group, where she spent six years, providing her with extensive experience in digital advertising, performance marketing, data, technology, client servicing and media planning/buying.Articles by Lindsay
Tencent Purchases Controlling Stake in Huya; Nintendo in Data Breach
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the prevalent business stories in gaming. In today’s news: Tencent takes over China's streaming market with USD$262m Huya stake; Around 160,000 Nintendo accounts comprised in data beach; and Google abandons Stadia Base branding as it [...]
Epic Games Acquires Houseparty; Riot Games in Trouble with Gender Discrimination Investigation
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Epic Games acquires social platform Houseparty; Riot Games in trouble with gender discrimination investigation; and The Esports Global Fund launches. Epic Games acquires social platform Houseparty Houseparty, the face-to-face [...]
Nintendo Impresses Consumers with E3 Game Line-Up; Microsoft Could Set Sights on Asia
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Nintendo impresses consumers with dazzling E3 game line-up; Microsoft could set sights on Asia; and Nintendo speaks out against crunch. Nintendo impresses consumers with dazzling E3 game line-up Always [...]
New Xbox Console will Offer Backwards Compatibility; Ubisoft to Launch Subscription Service
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: New Xbox console will offer backwards compatibility; Ubisoft to launch subscription service; and Google Stadia will support publisher-specific subscriptions. New Xbox console to offer backwards compatibility Microsoft announced that [...]
Microsoft Acquires Double Fine; Tencent Sells Glu Mobile Shares
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today’s news: Microsoft acquires Double Fine; Tencent sells Glu Mobile shares; and Bethesda Softworks announces cloud gaming platform. Microsoft acquires Double Fine (& confirms new Xbox) Microsoft has confirmed it's bought [...]
Harry Potter Game Gets 100,000 Installs in 1st Month; Gamestop Shares Slump to 16-Year Low
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today's news: Harry Potter game achieves 100,000 installs in first month; Gamestop shares slump to 16-year low; Zynga launches exclusive Snapchat game. Harry Potter game achieves 100,000 installs in first [...]
Google Teases Stadia Details; WeQ Acquires Booster Studios
TheGamingEconomy’s Daily Digest brings you the trending stories in gaming. In today's news: Google teases Stadia details; WeQ acquires Booster Studios; and BlueStacks launches SDK for developers to publish Android games to Steam. Google teases Stadia details Google has subtly announced it [...]
Industry Veterans Release Game Development Platform; Cuphead Launching for Tesla Cars
TheGamingEconomy's Daily Digest brings you the latest news from the world of gaming. In today’s edition: Industry veterans release new game development platform, Coherence; Shoot 'em up, Cuphead, is launching for Tesla cars; and Apple releases iOS 13. Industry veterans release [...]
Announcing the Launch of DTCDaily.com & DTC London
WireCorp currently operates three publications (ExchangeWire, RetailTechNews, and TheGamingEconomy), covering the digital advertising, retail technology, and gaming sectors. The stand-out trend of 2018 across all these news sites was the rise of the direct-to-consumer (challenger) brand. Direct-to-consumer (DTC) is the biggest [...]
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