15 May 2008 07:00
MOTIVE TELEVISION PLC (the "Company" or "Motive")
New programme orders for Manchester-based subsidiary
Scarlet Television Ltd ("Scarlet"), the Manchester-based Independent television production company controlled by AIM-listed Motive Television PLC, has won a primetime programme order for ITV1, Britain's Biggest Babies. The programme is one of four Scarlet programmes to be broadcast on ITV and SKY in the same week in June 2008.
Britain's Biggest Babies features the biggest babies ever born (in the UK- and in the world). The programme, which reveals exclusive new research into the link between maternal obesity and the birth-weight of babies, airs on ITV1 at 9pm, on the 12 June 2008.
SKY is broadcasting 50 Greatest TV Endings with Cilla Black and 50 Ways to Leave Your TV Lover, presented by Fern Britton, at 9pm on 8 June 2008 and 15 June 2008 respectively. Scarlet's factual series on Britain's most notorious serial killers- The Making of a Monster- takes the 9pm slot on the Crime and Investigation Network, on 12 June 2008.
Scarlet's Managing Director Paula Trafford is Executive Producer on all of the four programmes.
For further information, please contact:
Scarlet
Paula Trafford Tel: 0161 200 5377
Motive Tel: 020 7428 2004
Mick Pilsworth
Bishopsgate Communications Ltd Tel: 020 7562 3350
Jenni Herbert/ Nick Farmer
motive@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 listed on the 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 RTÉ
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 RTÉ. 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.