STV Group PLC STV PRODUCTIONS APPOINTS WME AS DISTRIBUTION AGENT

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STV Group PLC

28 February 2019

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STV PRODUCTIONS APPOINTS WME ENTERTAINMENT AS DISTRIBUTION AGENT

28 February 2019

Leading content business STV Productions has signed with WME for representation.

WME will work with STV Productions with a focus on developing dramas and formats for UK and international audiences.

Last year ambitious growth plans to build STV Productions into an independent production company of scale were announced, focusing on developing returning series for terrestrial and SVOD players and serving the growing demand for quality programming from the nations and regions. David Mortimer was appointed Managing Director of the business in November and has made early progress in implementing the growth plan, forming new creative partnerships and sowing the seeds to develop valuable IP.

David Mortimer, Managing Director of STV Productions, said: "WME is one of the world's leading entertainment companies, working with an unparalleled list of artists and content creators. We are excited to be working with them as we progress our growth plans."

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For further information, please contact the STV press office:

Katie Martin

0141 3003109

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Anna Hendry

0141 300 3830

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Notes to editors

STV Productions is one of the UK's leading content businesses with ambitious plans for domestic and international growth.

The company, led by award-winning executive David Mortimer, has an impressive track-record of success across genres including drama, entertainment and factual, with commissions from a wide range of broadcasters.

Eighteen series of ratings winner Antiques Road Trip have been produced for the BBC along with eight series of sister programme Celebrity Antiques Road Trip.

In entertainment, the company has produced seven series of Catchphrase for ITV, game shows And They're Off...for Sport Relief for BBC One and Babushka for ITV Daytime, two series of Safeword for ITV - with a two series remake for VHI/MTV in the US, as well as The Dressing Room for UKTV's entertainment channel W. Sex Tape, a four part show for Channel 4, will transmit early 2019.

STV Productions has a track record of producing quality drama, with four part thriller The Victim - starring Kelly Macdonald and John Hannah - transmitting later this year on BBC One. STV Productions has also confirmed a second BBC drama commission - Elizabeth is Missing, adapted from Emma Healey's novel. Previous drama productions include Taggart and Rebus for ITV.

Highlights among factual series and specials include Britain's Polar Bear Cub for Channel 4, two series of Prison: First & Last 24 Hours for Sky1, Ross Kemp Behind Bars - Inside Barlinnie for ITV, Scotland and the Battle for Britain presented by Andrew Marr for BBC Two, Fire in the Night, an award winning feature documentary to mark the 25(th) anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster, Tutankhamun: The Truth Uncovered for BBC1, Smithsonian Channel and Discovery Canada, as well as documentary series Yes/No - Inside The Indyref and Inside Central Station for the soon-to-be-launched BBC Scotland channel.

STV Productions works with a number of leading international sales agents that distribute its programmes and formats outside the UK. The company's partnership with Sky Vision covers international distribution of STV Productions' unscripted catalogue as well as a global distribution deal for forthcoming BBC drama, The Victim.

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