Statement re. Press Comment

27 Feb 2007 07:02

Eckoh PLC27 February 2007 Eckoh Response to Press Speculation regarding "Saturday Kitchen" TV Show on BBC1 The directors of Eckoh plc ('Eckoh' or 'Company') note the recent pressspeculation regarding BBC1's 'Saturday Kitchen" television show and issue thefollowing statement clarifying the services it provides Cactus TV ("Cactus"),the programme makers of the show. For this programme, Eckoh issued Cactus with three telephone numbers which itunderstands are used for a regular competition, vote and phone-in on the show. Although the competition telephone number and vote are routed to the Company'sequipment; Eckoh is not responsible and never has been for either selecting orcontacting winners for the competition. Neither is it responsible fordetermining the outcome of the vote or of the selection of calls from thephone-in service. The selection of winners and the outcome of the vote are handled exclusively byCactus via an internet based tool provided by Eckoh but not under its control. Additionally, the 0871 telephone number for the phone-in service is directlyrouted to a call centre provided by Cactus which is manned on Saturday mornings.Eckoh has absolutely no relationship or role with this call centre and is notinvolved in any way with how these calls are used. The Directors of Eckoh would like to emphasise that at no stage have Cactus orthe BBC made Eckoh staff aware that the programme was not broadcast live andEckoh have not been requested to make any changes to the way that the telephonenumbers have been provided. Nik Philpot, Chief Executive of Eckoh plc, said: "We take very seriously ourobligations to ensure that our services comply with all the relevant regulatorycodes. We are extremely concerned with the situation regarding these latestrevelations and any potential breach of regulations and hence, have commenced areview of our ongoing relationship with Cactus." Enquiries: Eckoh plcNik Philpot 08701 100 700Adam Moloney Corfin CommunicationsHarry Chathli 020 7929 8989 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange