Sunset+Vine Secures Lawn Tennis Association Host Broadcaster Contract for 2015-2016

PRESS INFORMATION 28 APRIL 2015

SUNSET+VINE SECURES LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION HOST BROADCASTER CONTRACT FOR 2015-2016 [if !supportLists]- [endif]NEW TWO YEAR DEAL TO DELIVER LIVE BROADCAST REQUIREMENTS FOR PRE WIMBLEDON EVENTS AT EASTBOURNE, BIRMINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAM

(London) Sunset+Vine, the multi-award winning UK independent TV sports production and media company, and part of The Tinopolis Group, has secured a two year contract from the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) to be its host broadcast partner for four of its five world class tennis tournaments immediately preceding The Championships, Wimbledon. Sunset+Vine will produce around eight hours a day of live broadcast from three WTA events in Nottingham, Birmingham and Eastbourne as well as an ATP event hosted in Nottingham in the 2015 and 2016 seasons. In total, Sunset+Vine will be responsible for producing over 170 hours of live tennis between 11th-27th June this summer, repeating the same level of production, over a similar period in 2016.There will be 22 days of live broadcasts each year as part of the output. Jeff Foulser, chairman of Sunset+Vine, commented: “ Sunset+Vine has enjoyed a long-standing partnership with the LTA, which we are delighted is now set to continue for a further two years.” “We look forward to delivering the highest quality of tennis coverage for broadcasters and viewers alike and in raising the profile of the quality of play that takes place at these important events in the tennis calendar. We thank the LTA for their continued loyalty and support.” James Mercer, Commercial Director at the LTA, added: ““We are delighted to be working with Sunset+Vine over our world class, grass court tennis tournaments. They have demonstrated: their commitment to tennis, ability to deliver high quality live production and a clear understanding of our needs. In this regard they were the natural choice for the LTA to take this new two-year contract. We look forward to a fruitful partnership with Sunset+Vine as we continue to work towards our goal of getting more people playing tennis more often.” The tournaments are covered in the LTA agreement are; Aegon Open Nottingham (WTA); Aegon Classic Birmingham (WTA); Aegon International Eastbourne (WTA) and Aegon Open Nottingham (ATP). Eurosport has committed to broadcasting all events with BBC commitment to the WTA event at Eastbourne.

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

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 and is currently host broadcaster for the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-2015. In the Middle East, Sunset+Vine has been Host Broadcaster for the Dubai World Cup for 17 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/

For further information on Tinopolis please contact: Franklin Rae PR: Shereene Whitter/Safia van der Zwan/Sophie Naylor [email protected] T:+44(0) 203 011 1023