DCD Wins Ad-funded TV Production for GUINNESS

4 Jun 2009 07:00

Embargoed: 0700hrs, 4 June 2009

DCD Media plc

("DCD" or the "Company)

DCD Wins Ad-funded TV Production for GUINNESS

DCD Media, the independent TV production and distribution group, has been commissioned to produce music entertainment programming for GUINNESS as the focal point for Arthur's Day, the brand's worldwide 250th Anniversary celebration. 

Following a competitive pitch, DCD-owned live music, entertainment and event producer Done and Dusted has won the commission to produce six hours of programming on the day with group distribution arm DCD Rights distributing programme highlights to the international market.

On 24th September Dublin will celebrate Arthur's Day with performances from top international acts in over 30 different venues, broadcast directly to pubs and music venues in cities throughout the world. 

Live music and entertainment will come from some of the world's biggest names in music including the Black Eyed Peas and renowned DJ and producer David Holmes with rising stars such as Estelle, Kasabian, The Wombats and The Enemy and legendary acts such as Soul II Soul and The Undertones from cities around the world including New York, Lagos, Yaoundé and Kuala Lumpur.

David Green, Chief Creative Officer and Acting CEO of DCD said:

"As traditional forms of commissioning evolve, it pays to think outside the box. Branded content is a lucrative market which we have been successfully exploiting from its early stages with major programmes such as the annual Victoria's Secret Fashion Show for CBS in the US. This groundbreaking project marks a further milestone in this growing area."

Enquiries:

David Green

Chief Creative Officer and Acting CEO DCD Media plc

Tel. 020 7297 8000

Ben SimonsM: CommunicationsTel. 020 7153 1540

Tom Price or Jeremy Ellis

Evolution Securities

Tel. 020 7071 4300

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About DCD Media plc 

DCD Media plc is one of the UK's 'super-indies', a large group of production and distribution companies specialising in factual, entertainment, drama, music and arts programming for TV, DVD and new media markets. DCD Media comprises a number of high profile content producers - Box TV, a drama specialist; music and staged event specialist Done and Dusted; factual and lifestyle producer Prospect Pictures; primetime factual entertainment, reality, formats and documentaries producer September Films; documentary specialist West Park Pictures, recently established Scottish production company, Matchlight, a joint venture with some of Scotland's leading programme makers and West Park West, a new Dublin-based producer and developer of documentaries and factual programming.

The group also comprises its wholly owned international distributor DCD Rights, the international video download site and DVD label Digital Classics, and publishing division DCD Publishing. For further details see www.dcdmedia.co.uk