Appointment of Senior Management

    RNS Number : 2875C
  Cosmedia Group Holdings Limited
  29 August 2008
   

    Cosmedia Group Holdings Limited
    The AIM Listed Chinese Media Group

    Announces Appointment of Group CEO


    Cosmedia Group Holdings Limited ("Cosmedia") is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Mr. Anthony Tse as Chief Executive Officer
of the Cosmedia Group, effective from 28 August 2008. The Cosmedia Group, together with its associates, operate media, entertainment and
direct marketing businesses in Mainland China. Their business activities include advertising, production, distribution and home shopping on
various television platforms throughout the Mainland, as well as operating POPTV Arena, a 600,000 square feet live entertainment venue in
the West Kowloon district of Hong Kong.

    Anthony also holds active capacities with various industry groups. He is a Board Director and member of the Council of Governors for The
Cable & Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia ("CASBAA"); Digital Information Technology Committee member for the Hong Kong General
Chamber of Commerce; and Advisory Board member for Music Matters, a leading music and entertainment industry event in Asia.

    Prior to Cosmedia, Anthony served in various management capacities with the TOM Group ("TOM") for over 8 years. Until recently, he was
the President of China Entertainment Television, a leading 24-hour Mandarin general entertainment channel operating in Mainland China that
was granted landing rights into the cable systems of Guangdong, as well as nationwide distribution via the Central Platform. The channel was
a collaborative venture between TOM and Time Warner. He also previously held positions as Director of Corporate Development - overseeing
strategy and development for the Group, as well as some of the M&A activities in the Online, Publishing and TV & Entertainment sectors
across Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan; and as Deputy General Manager of TOM.COM - the Group's Internet and Mobile operations, formerly
known as TOM Online, in Mainland China.

    Before joining TOM, Anthony spent over 5 years at News Corp's STAR TV, and was previously with Citibank in London before returning to
Hong Kong in 1992.

    Commenting on the announcement of today's appointment, Stanley Pong, Executive Chairman of Cosmedia, said:

    "We indeed are fortunate that Anthony has agreed to join us. His valuable experiences, as evidenced by his successes, is very relevant
to our aspirations. He further strengthens our already strong team of executives, and we look forward to his leadership."


    Antony Chan, Group President of Cosmedia, added:

    "I look forward to working with Anthony. We have ambitious plans, and his strategy and execution, management skills and drive will go a
long way in helping us reach our goals."

    For further information, please contact:

 Cosmedia Group Holdings Limited
 Stanley Pong/Antony Chan         [phone]


 Collins Stewart Europe Limited
 Adrian Hadden                    [phone]



    Note to Editors:

    About the Cosmedia Group

    *     The Cosmedia Group is an integrated media, entertainment and direct marketing services Group serving the Mainland Chinese viewers
and consumers.
    *     The uniqueness of the Group lies with its marriage of branded entertainment content on its television platform branded as POPTV -
reflecting modern Chinese lifestyle, with its key business the direct marketing home shopping platform, POPTV Shop - which offers consumers
a trusted destination for modern lifestyle products.
    *     The Group also operates the POPTV Arena, a 600,000 square feet live venue for top entertainment and lifestyle events, located in
the West Kowloon district of Hong Kong, through a strategic alliance with Live Nation.

      ENDS


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