PRESS INFORMATION
16 NOVEMBER 2015
SUNSET+VINE “DO THE DOUBLE” WITH ENGLAND WOMEN’S UEFA EURO 2017 QUALIFIERS AND WOMEN’S FA CUP FINAL WIN
- BBC AWARDS FOUR GAME PRODUCTION CONTRACT FOR LIVE COVERAGE OF ENGLAND’S HOME MATCHES PLUS SHOWPIECE CUP FINAL
- FIRST ENGLAND GAME SCHEDULED FOR 29TH NOVEMBER 2015 vs BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA. MATCHES AGAINST BELGIUM, SERBIA AND ESTONIA TO FOLLOW
(GLASGOW, UK) Sunset+Vine, the UK independent TV sports production and media company, and part of the Tinopolis Group, has been awarded a five game contract by the BBC for the England Women’s four home matches in the 2017 EURO Qualifying Group Stage, as well for the Women’s FA Cup Final at Wembley.
Under the terms of the contract Sunset+Vine will produce live coverage for England’s matches, starting with game against Bosnia & Herzegovina on 29th November, as well as the production and presentation requirements for the showpiece FA Cup Final 2016. The contract will be run out of Sunset+Vine’s Glasgow office.
Andrew Preece, Executive Director, of Sunset+Vine, commented:
“The popularity and prominence of women’s football has risen to an unprecedented level and at Sunset+Vine we are proud to have helped play our part in televising the women’s game for the BBC.
‘The FA Cup Final at Wembley last year was a memorable day and we look forward to next year’s final where we have very special plans for storytelling around that iconic day; as well as new insights into the EURO qualifying home games.’
Live coverage of these Women’s games will be shown on BBC One & BBC Two, with additional multi-platform coverage across TV, radio and online.
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For further information on Sunset+Vine:
Greg Moore, Head of PR, Sunset+Vine
M: +971 (0)55 885 4734 E:
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/
For further information on Tinopolis:
Shereen Witter at Franklin Rae
T: +44(0) 203 011 1023
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