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Acquisition of Films of Recor
Acquisition of Films of Recor.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 3955A Ten Alps PLC 01 August 2008 \n \nPress Release 1 August 2008\n\nTen Alps PLC\n\n'Ten Alps' or 'The Company'\n\nAcquisition of Films of Record\nTen Alps PLC, the factual media company, has acquired TV production company Films of Record.\nThe deal adds impact to Ten Alps in TV and online TV - key elements in its multi-platform approach to clients and audiences.\nFilms of Record, founded in 1979 by Roger Graef. OBE, is producer of some of the best-known observational documentaries in British television history.\nRenowned projects include: Hold Me Tight, Let Me Go, Welcome to Potters Bar, Murder Blues, Breaking the Cycle, My Heart Belongs to Dad, The Protectors and Who Killed PC Blakelock ?\nFilms of Record brings very strong current productions, including:\n* Online series Web Lives for itv.com\n* A major BBC observational series in the health sector\n* A BBC series titled After the Break, looking at families and Family Courts \n* An ITV documentary on the planning crisis, Planning Wars\n* A Channel 4 film for Cutting Edge: The 9-11 Faker \n* A major international co-production, The Burning Season, on saving the rain forests\nThere are also good projects in development, and others in online TV, a market in which Ten Alps already has success through Teachers TV and Kent TV.\nFilms of Record's team, including Jane Bevan and Nick Poyntz, immediately join Ten Alps' two existing TV brands, Brook Lapping and Blakeway, in their Kentish Town production offices - creating one of the world's leading independent documentary operations. All three brands maintain their identity and integrity but share facilities.\nAlex Connock, CEO of Ten Alps, said:\n'Films of Record make important, high-quality television and new media, and we are delighted they are joining us. They have a skill for accessing ground-breaking stories, and considerable online TV acumen.'\n'We stayed out of the TV acquisitions market whilst it was inflated from 2004-7, and now we are in again. We aim to grow TV alongside print and online - since in the age of the iPlayer and proven mass demand...