9 April 2018
One Media iP Group
plc
(“One Media” or
the “Group”)
Director
Appointments
Further to the announcement of 18
December 2017, One Media iP Group plc (AIM: OMIP), a digital
media content provider that exploits intellectual property rights
around music, video and copyright technology, is pleased to
announce the appointment of Lord Michael
Grade as Non-Executive Director and Ivan Dunleavy as Non-Executive Chairman of the
Group.
The appointments are part of the Group’s stated ambition to
capitalise on the growth of the music sector and to pursue further
acquisitions in keeping with its original buy and build
strategy.
As stated previously, the music industry is being led by growth
in the streaming services provided by sites such as Apple Music,
Spotify and Amazon, and the advent of devices like the Amazon Echo
(Alexa) or Google Home has led to consumers continuing to change
their music buying habits and embrace streaming services. The Group
believes that this technology-led evolution will ensure that the
industry will reap the benefits and enjoy sustained long-term
growth.
Michael Infante, CEO of One
Media, commented: “I am delighted to welcome Lord Grade and
Ivan Dunleavy to the Board of One
Media. They bring a wealth of experience and an exceptional track
record in the media industry. I look forward to progressing to the
next stage in our development to enhance our position in the
growing digital music market.”
For further information, please
contact:
One Media iP Group
plc |
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Michael Infante -
Chief Executive
Alice Dyson-Jones - Communications |
+44 (0)175 378
5501
+44 (0)175 378 5500 |
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Cairn Financial
Advisers LLP (Nominated Adviser) |
|
Liam Murray, Jo
Turner |
+44
(0)20 7213 0880 |
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Panmure Gordon (UK) Ltd
(Broker) |
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James Stearns |
+44
(0)20 7886 2500 |
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Luther Pendragon
Ltd (Financial PR) |
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Harry Chathli, Claire
Norbury |
+44
(0)20 7618 9100 |
Ivan
Dunleavy, Chairman
Ivan Patrick Dunleavy, aged 58,
has been operating in the media industry for more than 35 years,
including 17 years as CEO of Pinewood Group plc, Europe’s largest
provider of stage and studio space, including Pinewood Studios and
Shepperton Studios. This followed the purchase of Pinewood Studios
from Rank in 2000 by a management team led by Lord Michael Grade and Ivan
Dunleavy for £62m. As CEO of Pinewood, he led the growth of
the business in the UK and internationally, and oversaw its sale in
late 2016 for £323m. Prior to Pinewood, he was CEO of VCI plc, an
audio-visual and audio publishing group. Other roles have included
being on the Board of Creative Skillset (the sector skills council
for the UK creative industries) and a member of the British Screen
Advisory Council. Ivan Dunleavy is
currently Non-Executive Chairman of Milk VFX Ltd, an award-winning
visual effects company, and has a number of other interests in the
film and television production sector.
The following information is disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 and
Schedule Two (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:
Ivan
Dunleavy |
Current Directorships |
Directorships in the last 5
years |
Creative Skillset –
Sector Skills Council Limited
Maison Ville Limited
Milk Visual Effects Limited
Twelve Town Limited
Wave Stadiums Limited |
Baltray No.1
Limited
Baltray No.2 Limited
Pinewood Atlanta Limited
Pinewood Belle Limited
Pinewood Camera Trap Limited
Pinewood Christmas Candle Limited
Pinewood Film Advisors Limited
Pinewood Film Advisors (W) Limited
Pinewood Films Limited
Pinewood Films No. 10 Limited
Pinewood Films No. 11 Limited
Pinewood Films No. 12 Limited
Pinewood Films No. 13 Limited
Pinewood Films No. 14 Limited
Pinewood Films No. 16 Limited
Pinewood Germany Limited
Pinewood Group Limited
Pinewood KYF Limited
Pinewood Last Passenger Limited
Pinewood Media Development Limited
Pinewood Pressure Limited
Pinewood Riot Club Limited
Pinewood Robot Overlords Limited
Pinewood-Shepperton Studios Limited
Pinewood Studios Limited
PSL Consulting Limited
PTV Productions Limited
Shepperton Studios (General Partner) Limited
Shepperton Studios Limited
UK Screen Association Limited
Where Hands Touch (FPC) Limited |
Lord Michael
Grade
Lord Michael Ian Grade of
Yarmouth, aged 75, has a distinguished career as a television
executive and businessman. His experience in broadcasting has
encompassed leading roles at London Weekend Television, Channel 4,
the BBC and ITV. Lord Grade was Chairman of Pinewood Group plc for
16 years until 2016. Other roles include being Non-Executive
Chairman of media content businesses Infinity Creative Media Ltd
and Gate Ventures plc. He is also, inter alia, a trustee of the
Science Museum and Chairs the National Media Museum. In
January 2011 he became a Conservative
Party life peer, Baron Grade of
Yarmouth.
Lord
Grade |
Current
Directorships |
Directorships in
the last 5 years |
Arora
Group
Bar Productions Limited
Ben Ainslie Racing (Holdings) Limited
Ecotonian Sports Fund
Fundraising Regulator
Gate Reality Limited
Gate Ventures Limited
Gate Ventures Plc
GL (42ND St) Limited
GL (Sunset) Limited
GL Carousel Limited
GL Chess Limited
GL Man of La Mancha Limited
Reach4Entertainment Plc
The GradeLinnit Company Limited
Twelve Town Limited
Wave Stadiums Limited |
Independent Press Standards Organisation CIC
National Angels Limited
Ocado Group plc
Pinewood Group Limited
PRS For Music Limited
WRG Worldwide Limited |
As at the date of this announcement, Ivan Dunleavy and Lord Grade have the following
shareholdings in the Company:
Director |
Number of Ordinary
Shares |
Percentage of the
Issued Share Capital |
Ivan Dunleavy |
7,500,000 |
8.59 |
Lord Grade |
7,500,000 |
8.59 |
There is no other information regarding Ivan Dunleavy or Lord Grade required to be
disclosed under Schedule Two (g) of the AIM Rules.
Notes to Editors
One Media is an 'intellectual property' (IP) owner and/or
controller of rights concerning music, video and digital
distribution. It is a B2B (business-to-business) operation, that is
consumer led which looks to exploit its catalogue of over 250,000
music tracks and over 10,000 hours of video by recompiling its
content for download, streaming and sub licensing with over 600
digital music and video stores worldwide.
One Media has a team of Creative Technicians, all of whom are
YouTube certified, who digitise the content, create the metadata,
re-compile and prepare the digital music and video releases using
bespoke in-house developed software. Additionally, One Media makes
its library of content available for TV shows, movies, adverts and
websites requiring synchronised music. One Media focuses on music
performed by well-known artists from every genre. Its classical
music library of over 10,000 classical tracks includes the Point
Classics digital catalogue comprising some of the most renowned
masterpieces by the world’s greatest composers. One Media owns all
the rights to the Men & Motors (originally Granada/ITV) TV
shows originally aired on British TV between 1996 and 2010.
Comprising over 3,500 shows, Men & Motors is available for
viewing on One Media’s YouTube Channel.
Recently One Media has developed a content discovery and
policing software service, 'Technical Copyright Analysis Tool'
(TCAT), as a new service to record companies, publishers and law
firms searching information of artists and tracks on legitimate
digital stores.