Names and Faces -- Gaming technology company dot com Entertainment Group Inc. is adding David Outhwaite to its staff as CEO and as a member of the board of directors. Scott White, the current president and CEO, said he will be relinquishing the position of CEO to Outhwaite, who was the COO and vice president of compliance and regulatory affairs for CryptoLogic Inc. from April 2000 to August 2002. "David's experience as a successful senior executive and board director within the software industry generally will have a significant and immediate positive impact on our quest to compete internationally as a major supplier to this exciting and evolving industry," White said. The Toronto-based company is also adding lawyer Michael Lipton to its board of directors. Lipton is a senior partner with Elkind, Lipton & Jacobs LLP.
New Stuff -- BskyB launched digital interactive television service in Ireland on Wednesday. Irish users will now be able to use their TVs to play
games, send e-mail, bet on sports with either Sky Bet or Blue Square and respond to interactive advertising. Sky has 255,000 Irish subscribers.