World Television

19.09.05

World Television Group plc ('World Television' or ‘the Group’), the international visual communications company, today announces that its wholly owned subsidiary World Television Australia has formed an exclusive strategic regional alliance with Staging Connections, one of Australasia’s leading event staging companies.

The alliance, which brings together two of the regions leading communication companies, will lead to the development of specialised client management teams that will be able to create and deliver memorable events simultaneously to live audiences at the event itself and online across the internet.

Steve Garvey, Chief Executive of World Television commented:
''We are delighted to be announcing this alliance today which will allow us to offer our clients in Australasia world class stage management services. By combining our creative and technical expertise across the 77 locations the companies operate from including hotel and conference venues in Australia and New Zealand we will be a powerful communication force in the region.”

Robert Vass, Director of Show Services at Staging Connections PTY added:

“Increasingly our clients are asking us to provide online access to events to allow staff and other groups to participate or simply watch the event either live or later in the day to suit their schedules. The proven integrity and scale of the streaming media solutions offered by World Television will allow us to offer this service as a seamless extension to our events across Australasia.”

Enquiries:

World Television Group plc

Steve Garvey, Chief Executive

Stuart Smith, Finance Director
T: +44 (0)207 388 8555

Buchanan Communications
Charles Ryland/Jeremy Garcia
T: +44 (0)20 7466 5000