Contract Gain

Ten Alps Communications PLC 09 February 2004 FOR RELEASE..........................07.00 AM....................9 February 2004 Ten Alps Communications PLC: Contract gain with BBC Scotland Ten Alps Communications PLC ('Ten Alps'), the media group, announces that one of its production companies, Know Comment, has won the BBC contract to provide live TV coverage of the four 2004 political party conferences in Scotland. This is the first time conference coverage has been contracted out to the independent TV sector by BBC Scotland. The contract was won in a competitive tender. Know Comment, which is based in Edinburgh and London, is working with Bowtie Television, who will supply the technical staff and facilities for the live outside broadcasts. The same two companies broke new ground last Autumn, when they were the first independents to produce live coverage of a UK party conference, for BBC 2 of the Liberal Democrats. Notes Know Comment is a subsidiary company in the Ten Alps group. It was founded as an agency representing some 40 political commentators for their media appearances. It has since branched out into production of TV programming in social affairs and politics, and last Autumn it was launched in Scotland. Ten Alps group companies already produce a range of political programming. Documentary producer Brook Lapping made the award-winning 'The Fall of Milosevic' series for BBC2. Ten Alps Broadcasting recently produced the BBC2 political series 'The Sharp End' with Clive Anderson, and the company produces political programmes for BBC Radio. For further details: Ten Alps Communications Know Comment Binns & Co PR Ltd plc Alex Connock - CEO Jo Phillips (Managing Peter Binns / Jacqui Director) Graves 07900 886 529 07710 245039 Tel: 020 7786 9600 Main switchboard 020 7089 3686 www.tenalps.com www.knowcomment.co.uk www.binnspr.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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