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RNS Number : 5277M  Zinc Media Group PLC  22 September 2021

 

22 September 2021

 

 

 

 

Zinc Media Group plc

 

("Zinc Media" or the "Group")

 

 

ZINC WINS LARGEST EVER VOLUME SERIES COMMISSION WITH 52 HOURS OF PROGRAMMES

 

 

●    Revenue from Red Sauce commissions announced in the last two weeks
reaches an aggregate of £4 million

●    Red Sauce to expand to over 100 production roles

 

 

Popular factual label Red Sauce, part of Zinc Media Group, is scaling up both
its London and Manchester production and development teams following
confirmation of a significant volume of commissions.  The company has been
commissioned by Channel 5 to make 52 hours of programming - the largest volume
deal ever received by a Zinc Media label.  This is in addition to the 10-part
series commission, announced last week, from Dave, the first time that Zinc
Media Group has worked with the UKTV-owned channel.

 

Red Sauce has been commissioned by Channel 5 to make Bargain Loving Brits in
the Sun - Costa Living. This observational documentary series charts the lives
of the Brits who've swapped the damp and grey of the UK for a new life in the
UK's most popular holiday destination, Spain. The series will be made by Red
Sauce in Manchester.

 

Red Sauce has also secured a 10-part series commission from Dave, the first
time that Zinc has worked with the UKTV-owned channel.  Special Ops: Crime
Squad UK gives viewers a unique insight into the workings of the UK's elite
police task forces. With unique access to the highest-level detective
techniques used to tackle crimes where ordinary policing has failed to make
progress, this gritty but intelligent series will reveal the workings of
police operative units made up of the most driven and elite detectives in the
country. The series will be made by Red Sauce in London.

 

 

 

For further information, please contact:

Zinc Media Group plc    +44 (0) 20 7878 2311

Mark Browning, CEO / Will Sawyer, CFO

www.zincmedia.com (http://www.zincmedia.com)

 

 

 

About Zinc Media and Red Sauce

 

Red Sauce is the home of popular factual, factual entertainment and formats
from London and the Regions. It is part of UK factual powerhouse Zinc Media
Group, home to some of the UK's leading content creators.

 

Launched just a year ago, Red Sauce is led by former producer and
Commissioning Editor in BBC Factual, Tom Edwards.  His credits include, as
Showrunner, Mary Queen of Shops (Optomen for BBC Two), The Undercover Princes
(Objective North for BBC Three and BBC One) and Wife Swap (RDF for Channel
4).  His Commissioning Editor back catalogue includes many high-profile shows
such as: Eat Well for Less, Hugh's War on Waste, DIY SOS, and Nigel Slater's
Simple Cooking (all for BBC One); The House That 100k Built, Alex Polizzi: The
Fixer, Rick Stein's Long Weekends, Mary Berry's Absolute Favourites (all for
BBC Two); and Conspiracy Coach Trip, Premier League's Most Amazing Moments,
and Strictly Soulmates (all BBC Three).  Red Sauce announced the appointment
of Ben Smith as Executive Producer in November last year.

 

Red Sauce sits alongside five more award-winning and critically acclaimed
television production labels at Zinc Media Group:

 

●    Blakeway, the home of high-quality specialist factual programmes
focusing on history, archaeology, natural history, arts and music

●    Brook Lapping, the home of  exceptional current affairs,
contemporary history and investigations

●    Films of Record, the home of outstanding access documentaries and
one of the UK's longest established television companies

●    Tern Television, the multi-award-winning Nations factual producer
with production centres in Glasgow, Aberdeen and Belfast

●    Supercollider, the home of 'genre-blending' content for TV and
brands

 

The Group also includes Zinc Communicate, a division producing TV and digital
content for brands, businesses and partners including TV and online-first
content, graphics and animation, web design and hosting, video production,
publishing and advertising sales. It includes Zinc's new Branded Content
Division, headed by Dominic de Terville, launched last summer.

 

 

 

 

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