Subsidiary Merger/Relaunch

Ten Alps Communications PLC 12 January 2004 For release 7:30am 12 January 2003 Ten Alps Communications plc: Merger of Events Companies Ten Alps Communications plc, the media group, announces that it has merged and relaunched its two events companies under the single brand Ten Alps Events. The combined businesses of Dr Party Limited and the events company formerly called Pacesetter Associates Limited will also be housed under one premises. The combined 2003 client list for the two events companies includes MSN, Corus, Orange, EMI, Sony Playstation, 02 and NCR. Services supplied included product launches, major corporate presentations, consumer-facing roadshows, trade shows and large-scale public events. To support the relaunch, additional resources have now been dedicated to establishing a new strategic sales and marketing department. Said Managing Director Tim Spencer: 'The first job for us is to capitalise on recent successes, such as Brightening Up London and our work for NCR in New Orleans, aiming to expand our combined corporate clientele to include further high-end clients for whom the economic conditions have radically improved,' He added: 'The exciting opportunity ahead lies in creating properties in which Ten Alps retains intellectual capital, such as the new venture Firedance and similar concepts. These will be rolled out internationally and could have lucrative television and, indeed, multimedia dimensions.' Said Chief Executive Alex Connock: 'Overall events revenues for Ten Alps have been stable with the marketing economy showing encouraging signs of recovery. Now we are seeking to further build both volume and margins for 2004 with this integration. Synergy benefits on the cost side are derived from shared offices and resources.' Bob Geldof, non-executive director of Ten Alps, will continue to play a key creative role in the events operations and said: 'The events and TV industries are coming together as everyone creates shows that appeal to the public on multiple levels. That's the game we are in.' ENDS Further details Ten Alps Communications plc Binns & Co PR Ltd Tim Spencer, Managing Director-Ten Alps Events Peter Binns Main switchboard 020 7089 3686 Tel: 020 7786 9600 www.tenalps.com www.binnspr.co.uk Note to editors Ten Alps derives its revenues from three areas: TV production, radio production and advertising and event marketing, latterly, to promote a brand or product concept. The Dr Party profile will not be lost: any parties will be implemented under the Dr Party niche label, within the context of the wider Ten Alps live offering. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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