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Sportsworld | LSE:SWD | London | Ordinary Share | GB0004510953 | ORD 1P |
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RNS Number:1891J Sportsworld Media Group PLC 30 August 2001 30 August 2001 SPORTSWORLD CREATES NEW TV PRODUCTION UNIT AND EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT WITH CHATTERBOX, APPOINTING NEW SENIOR MANAGERS Sportsworld Media Group plc - the brand-focussed sports and lifestyle entertainment company - announced today the launch of a new UK independent production company, Zeal Television, an exclusive agreement with The Chatterbox Partnership and the appointment of two senior television managers. Zeal will be responsible for Sportsworld's growing portfolio of non-sports content, including: The Pepsi Chart, which is produced in more than 30 countries; Popstars for which Sportsworld jointly owns the format; and Search for a Supermodel, which is in production in 11 countries. In addition, new formats include Fantasy Fans, currently in production for TVNZ in New Zealand. Based on its current productions, Zeal will have a turnover in excess of #10 million in its first financial year. This figure is expected to rise, given the Company is currently in discussion with broadcasters on a number of new commissions. Significantly, Zeal has already secured a worldwide first-look arrangement with The Chatterbox Partnership for the exclusive use and distribution of their format catalogue. Chatterbox has one of the most experienced and renowned format-creation teams in Europe and its productions include Pass The Buck, On the Spot and Do Us A Favour for BBC1, Eddie Irvine-Inside Track for Channel 4, Date That for Channel 5 and Stake Out for Challenge TV. Zeal will work with Chatterbox to create formats for the UK and international television markets and will take on the sale of all of Chatterbox's productions outside the UK. To drive the development of Zeal, Sportsworld has appointed Mark Linsey as Managing Director. Mark joins from television production company Tiger Aspect, where he was Head of Entertainment and a Board Director. He has a strong background in television, with recent credits including Davina McCall's Oblivious for ITV, The Lily Savage Show for BBC1, Closure for BBC Choice, Guiding Stars for Sky One, Channel Izzard for Channel 4 and Something for the Weekend for Channel 4 and Channel 7 in Australia. Also joining Sportsworld is Andrea Jackson, who will lead Zeal's international sales team. Andrea was most recently Head of International Sales at Mentorn International where she set up the sales division and was responsible for the international success of Robot Wars, Star for a Night, MTV's Fear, Today's the Day and Techno Games. In addition to expanding its UK operation, Zeal will open offices in the Middle East and Australia, taking full advantage of Sportsworld's already established presence in these regions. Commenting on Zeal, the link with Chatterbox and the new appointments, Sportsworld's Chief Executive, Geoff Brown said: "The proliferation of television channels worldwide is increasing demand for new programming, particularly in the areas of sport and entertainment. We already have a strong presence in sport television and marketing arenas and now with Zeal and Chatterbox we will further grow our entertainment programming. "We continue to strengthen our management team and are excited to have attracted Mark and Andrea." - ENDS - Enquiries: Geoff Brown, Chief Executive Shaun Whatling, Head of Group Communications Sportsworld Media Group plc Tel: 020 7240 9626 Tim Spratt / Tania Wild Financial Dynamics Tel: 020 7831 3113
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