Liverpool creative agency Switch Media has been approved as a BBC supplier. The agency was accepted as an approved supplier to the BBC for new media commissions following a vetting process. 

Commercial director Aaron Bimpson said: “It is an exciting time for Switch Media and we hope to be working with the BBC on new media commissions in the very near future.” The agency won a gold award at the Fresh …

The £7.5m Capstone Building at Liverpool Hope University’s Creative Campus has opened. Supported by £6.5m funding from The Northwest Regional Development Agency and Higher Education Funding Council for England, were present at an opening event that incorporated a concert and awards ceremony.

 Steven Broomhead, NWDA chief executive, said the new building would help to support skills development in the region.

The Capstone Building is a project which has been in development …

Office Share – Bank of England – Castle Street

Creative Liverpool is looking for a synergy business to office share its prestigious head office in Liverpool city centre. This is a prime business address and a very cool office space, very competitive rates for the right company. Old Bank of Englnd Building, 31 Castle Street, Liverpool, L2 4GL.

Liverpool digital agency Mando Group said today it has secured software giant Microsoft as a “strategic client”. The agency, which has been a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for the past two years, will work with Microsoft to produce an innovative user experience application utilising the company’s Silverlight, Sharepoint 2010 and Bing Maps. Mando managing director Ian Finch said: “Silverlight and SharePoint are core technologies for us, so it’s fantastic to be developing with them directly with Microsoft and gaining crucial …

Warrington-based digital marketing agency Latitude, valued at £50m when it changed hands just over two years ago, was sold for less than £1.1m after it went into a pre-pack administration in January. A newly filed administrators’ report reveals that equity investors lost nearly £40m in the collapse of Latitude Group Ltd (LGL) and Barclays, its bankers, lost £4.62m. Latitude, a search engine optimisation specialist, was bought back out of administration by its previous owners Vitruvian Partners, a London-based private equity …

Fibre optic internet is an essential service for the growing digital and creative sectors in Liverpool and across the region argues Kate Simpson in the cover story of February’s NW Business Insider.

Liverpool Innovation Park operator, Space North West, appoints Steve Smith of Liverpool Vision as chairman of its Advisory Group.