24 Jul 2008 13:07
Motive Television plc (the "Company" or "Motive") Appointment of a Director
The Board of Motive Television plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Ian Ronald Ingram (60) to the Board of the Company as a non-executive Director.
Mr Ingram has been Chairman of Beyond International Limited since 1986 following an international banking career with JP Morgan Inc. He is a former Director of the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and lives mainly in London.
Mr Ingram said: "I look forward to working with Mick Pilsworth and the Board to develop Motive in the next couple of years into a larger group".
Mick Pilsworth, Executive Chairman of Motive said:
"I am delighted to welcome Ian to the Board of the Company. His experience of mergers and acquisitions, his extensive international contacts and his detailed knowledge of the television production business will be invaluable to the Company as we move forward to expand our content creation capacity, both in the UK and internationally."
Additional information required by the AIM Rules:
Current and past directorships of Mr Ingram held within the last five years are set out below:
Current Directorships Past Directorships Australian Property Holdings Pty Ltd. Mariner Financial Ltd. Beyond Films Ltd. Mariner Retirement Solutions Ltd. Beyond International Ltd. National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) Claridge Australia Pty Ltd. Scopenergy Ltd. Claridge Investments Pty Ltd. Keybridge Capital Ltd. Sealion Capital Australia Pty Ltd. Sealion Capital plc Sealion Media Ltd. Winchester Investments Group Pty Ltd.
As noted above, Mr Ingram is a non-executive director of Beyond International Ltd (ASX), Australia's leading television production and distribution group. Beyond International Ltd acquired 10% of the issued share capital of the Company in May 2008.
There are no other matters that are required to be announced with the regard to this appointment under paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules.
ContactMotive Television plcMick Pilsworth, ChairmanTel: 020 7428 2004Nominated Adviser to Motive Television plcDowgate Capital Advisers Ltd.Liam Murray, Nominated AdviserTel: 020 7492 4777Financial PR to Motive Television plcBishopsgate Communications Ltd.Jenni Herbert or Nick FarmerTel: 020 7562 3350motive@bishopsgatecommunications.com
Note to Editors
Motive Television (www.motivetelevision.co.uk) is a leading media investment company, specialising in television rights owners. Based in London, it is quoted on AIM and is led by television industry expert Mick Pilsworth.
Motive's investments include:
* A 49.9% interest in comedy production company Brown Eyed Boy, whose most recent hit show, 'Little Miss Jocelyn' was broadcast on BBC2. It is in production on a new sitcom for BBC3, 'How Not to Live Your Life', starring Dan Clark. * A 50.6% interest in Manchester-based Scarlet Television, whose recent credits include 'Diana's Last Summer', 'Britney: Speared by the Paps', '50 Greatest TV Endings' and '50 Greatest TV Couples', all for SKY 1; Richard E. Grant's 'Elementary My Dear Viewer' and 'Roald Dahl's Revolting Rule Book', both for ITV2; 'The Making of a Monster' for Crime & Investigation Network, and 'Beefcake: A Very British Sex Symbol', for BBC2. * A 50% interest in Luminous Productions, which has piloted a new family entertainment show, 'The Byrne Ultimatum', starring Jason Byrne, for RTĉۡ * A 100% interest in Dublin-based production company Motive Television Ltd, which is producing an observational documentary series, 'Summer in the Sun', for Irish broadcaster RTĉۡ. Motive is currently also in production on a major history of Gaelic games for Setanta Sport, 'Part of What We Are', and is producing 10 live GAA matches for Irish broadcaster TV3 this summer (in association with Asgard Media). * A 50% interest in London-based factual entertainment specialist Rumble TV Productions Ltd.
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