Purchase by Ten Alps

Ten Alps PLC
16 September 2005


For release                  07.00am                           16 September 2005

                          Launch of Ten Alps Midlands
 
TV group Ten Alps PLC ('Ten Alps') announces the launch of Ten Alps Midlands, a
new operating division producing factual television programmes, based on:


  * A year-long weekly regional political TV commission from the BBC,
    launching this Sunday.


  * Purchase by Ten Alps' subsidiary Ten Alps TV Limited, for cash, the
    production and development slate of Derbyshire-based TV production company
    Rock Hammer Productions Limited ('Rock Hammer'), and a contract with its
    founder, Charles Hunter, to produce and develop programmes.


Located in Derby, Ten Alps Midlands is producing for BBC Midlands a twelve month
weekly political TV programme commission, The Politics Show, to launch this
Sunday (18 September.) This is a new 20-minute, opt-out section of BBC 1's
networked The Politics Show, produced for the BBC East Midlands region,
featuring live political outside broadcasts, filmed reports and studio segments
from around the region. Ten Alps Midlands is also currently negotiating
contracts for two smaller commissions.


Ten Alps Midlands has also today entered into a three year consultancy agreement
with Charles Hunter.  Mr Hunter will work with Ten Alps Midlands with a view to
getting the production and development slate purchased by Ten Alps Midlands
commissioned, as well as working with Ten Alps Midlands on future programme
concepts.  The consultancy agreement provides for profit-sharing in respect of
such commissions.


Rock Hammer produced The Last Word for ITV Carlton, Cheating At Athens (in
association with another company) for Channel 4 and Seven Natural Wonders of the
Midlands for BBC2.


Ten Alps Midlands will specialise in Ten Alps' group-wide core business of
factual TV. It will be in a position to target regional quotas and incentives
from the BBC and other broadcasters, which many in the industry believe will be
significant.


The acquisition cost, paid in cash, was not material in the context of the Ten
Alps group finances.


Ten Alps owns four factual TV companies - Brook Lapping, 3BM TV, Blakeway
Productions and Ten Alps TV and has a majority stake in another, Teachers' TV.


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Contact:

Alex Connock, Chief Executive, Ten Alps Plc

Tel: [phone]

Jacqui Graves / Peter Binns, Binns & Co PR Limited

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