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PRESS INFORMATION 16 SEPTEMBER 2015 EXTREME SAILING SERIES™ REMAINS GLOBAL TV LEADER AS BROADCAST DEALS WITH BLOOMBERG AND LeTV ARE SECURED - SERIES DISTRIBUTION PARTNER SUNSET+VINE CONFIRM 50 BROADCASTERS INCLUDING CNBC (ASIA + EUROPE), FOX SPORTS, UNIVERSAL SPORTS (USA), OSN AND BT SPORT2 CONTRACTED TO TAKE EIGHT PART SERIES - SERIES ORGANISERS, OC SPORT, EXTEND MEDIA AND DISTRIBUTION PARTNER CONTRACT WITH SUNSET+VINE TO 2016

(London, UK): Extreme Sailing Series™ organisers OC Sport and Sunset+Vine, the UK independent TV sports production and media company, part of the Tinopolis Group, have together confirmed two new broadcast deals for the Extreme Sailing Series™. Bloomberg EMENA, the European, Middle Eastern and Northern African arm of the international leading business and financial markets broadcaster, and LeTV, one of the largest digital platforms in China, will now air the eight part official TV series.

In a further development, event organisers OC Sport, has extended Sunset+Vine’s contract to be media and distribution partner into 2016.

Andrew Preece, Managing Director at Sunset+Vine APP, commented: “These new broadcast deals with Bloomberg and LeTV demonstrate the on-going success of our partnership with OC Sport, organisers of the Extreme Sailing Series, to create a truly compelling sailing product. For a third year running the Extreme Sailing Series reinforces its position as the most widely distributed annual sailing TV series in the world.”

Available in 77 territories across Europe and the Middle East, Bloomberg EMENA covers many key territories for the Series and its partners, which include Series Main Partner Land Rover. LeTV Sports, one of China’s fastest growing internet companies, has been accumulating a burgeoning portfolio of rights to premium sports properties. The platform will not only broadcast the official TV series, but has also been airing live coverage of each of the global Acts, following a successful collaboration with the Series at Act 3 Qingdao, earlier in the year.

Andy Tourell, Extreme Sailing Series™ Project Director, added; “The new deals further boosts the Extreme Sailing Series global reach with 50 broadcasters now signed up to air the official eight-part TV series. With Bloomberg EMENA and LeTV joining the likes of CNBC (Asia and Europe), Fox Sports, Universal Sports, OSN and BT Sport, the Extreme Sailing Series is a truly globally consumed sporting product.”

As well as being able to follow the Extreme Sailing Series on TV channels around the world, fans will be able to watch online, free of charge. Each episode of the TV series as well as live streaming of all races will be available through the official YouTube channel.

The next stop on the global tour, the penultimate event of 2015, is Istanbul, Turkey. The event takes place between the 1st-4th October with live racing from 2nd October.

ENDS For further information on Sunset+Vine: Greg Moore, Head of PR, Sunset+Vine M: +971 (0)55 885 4734 E: [email protected]

NOTES TO EDITORS

About SUNSET+VINE Sunset+Vine is a leading independent supplier of sports programming to broadcasters in the UK and overseas. It has won over 40 broadcast awards including nine Royal Television Society awards and six BAFTA’s most recently for “Best Sport and Live Event” in relation to its production of Channel 4’s ground-breaking coverage of The London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Sunset+Vine was appointed as primary production partner for BT Sport (launched August 2013) and now produces the channel’s live English Premier League Football and Aviva Premiership Rugby matches and all support programming. The company was Host Broadcaster of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games as well as for the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015. In the Middle East, Sunset+Vine has been Host Broadcaster for the Dubai World Cup for 20 consecutive years.

A leader in Advertiser Funded Programming, the company devised the world’s most watched weekly sports’ show “Gillette World Sport” (shown in 180 countries at its peak) which has recently been re- commissioned. Mobil 1 - The Grid is also amongst its extensive portfolio. The company is part of The Tinopolis Group.

About THE TINOPOLIS GROUP The Tinopolis Group comprises 17 companies dedicated to the creation and global distribution of world-class content. It is one of the largest remaining independent television producers with significant business bases in London, Wales, Glasgow and LA, producing high quality content for all key networks in both the US and the UK and for a fast-growing stable of brands and agencies. Tinopolis produces and distributes over 2,500 hours of award-winning broadcast and online content, across seventeen companies.

Tinopolis comprises some of the most respected names in the industry across the US and UK, including A. Smith and Co, Base Productions, Daybreak, fFatti fFilms, Firecracker Films, Magical Elves, Mentorn Media, Passion Distribution, Pioneer Productions, Rain, Sunset + Vine and Tinopolis Wales/Cymru. The group recognises the importance of technology in today’s media landscape and invests in solutions to bring added value to its content customers. http://www.tinopolis.com/

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