Motive Television Plc Regulatory News (MTV)

17 Apr 2008 07:01

Motive Television PLC17 April 2008 MOTIVE TELEVISION PLC (the "Company" or "Motive") Motive to Produce GAA Football and Hurling Motive, the AIM-quoted media investment company specialising in televisionrights and production, announces that its 100%-owned Irish subsidiary, MotiveTelevision Ltd, has secured a 3-year contract to produce live Gaelic AthleticsAssociation ("GAA") football and hurling matches for Irish broadcaster TV3. The programmes will be co-produced with Irish sports specialist productioncompany Asgard Media. Motive Television Ltd has produced a large number of GAA programmes, including "Breaking Ball", "BBX", "Park Live", "The Sound of Sunday", and "Marooned".Motive Television Ltd is also currently in production on a 4-hour history of theGAA for Setanta Sports called "Part of What We Are". Mick Pilsworth, Executive Chairman of Motive, said: "This is an excitingopportunity to build on our expertise and track record in producing GAAprogramming by moving into the live arena with two great partners, Asgard Mediaand TV3". --ENDS-- For further information, please contact: MotiveMick Pilsworth 020 7428 2004 Bishopsgate Communications Ltd 020 7562 3350Jenni Herbert/ Nick Farmermotive@bishopsgatecommunications.com Notes for Editors Motive Television PLC (www.motivetelevision.co.uk) is a leading media investmentcompany, specialising in television rights owners. Based in London, it islisted on the AIM and is led by television industry experts Mick Pilsworth andIan Buckley, who between them have almost 50 years experience in the sector. Mick Pilsworth founded Chrysalis TV, Britain's first "super indy", which wassold to Bridgepoint Capital for £51 million in 2003. He and Ian Buckley firstworked together at USM-quoted independent tv production group SelecTV PLC, wherePilsworth was Managing Director and Buckley was Finance Director. SelecTV PLCwas sold to Pearson TV/United Business Media for £30m in 1996. Motive's investments include: • A 49.9% interest in comedy production company Brown Eyed Boy, whoselatest hit show, "Little Miss Jocelyn" is being broadcast on BBC2. It is inproduction on a new sitcom for BBC3, "How Not to Live Your Life", starring DanClark. Brown Eyed Boy is led by former Chrysalis TV executive Gary Reich. • A 50.6% interest in Manchester-based Scarlet Television, whose recentcredits include "Diana's Last Summer" for Sky 1; "What's Eating VictoriaBeckham?" for FIVE; Richard E. Grant's "Elementary My Dear Viewer" and "RoaldDahl's Revolting Rule Book", both for ITV2; and "Beefcake: A Very British SexSymbol", for BBC2. It is currently producing major programmes for ITV, Sky andCrime and Investigation Network. Scarlet TV is led by Paula Trafford. Motiveacquired its stake in August 2007. • A 50% interest in Luminous Productions, which is piloting a new familyentertainment show, "Creche Test Dummies", starring Jason Byrne, for RTE.Luminous is led by former Chrysalis TV executive Cillian de Buitlear. Luminouswas established in July 2007. • A 100% interest in Dublin-based production company Motive TelevisionLtd, which produces "No Place Like Home' for Irish broadcaster RTE, and iscurrently in production on a major history of Gaelic games for Setanta Sport, "Part of What We Are". • A 50% interest in Rumble TV Productions Ltd, a factual entertainmentproduction company led by Tony Moss and Ben Devlin. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange