REG - Zinc Media Group PLC - Major contract win

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22/05/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 1113A  Zinc Media Group PLC  22 May 2023

22 May 2023

 

Zinc Media Group plc

("Zinc" or the "Group")

 

Major contract win

 

Zinc Media Group plc (AIM: ZIN), the award-winning television, brand and audio
production group, is pleased to announce that it is partnering with Idris
Elba's Green Door Pictures and Sabrina Elba's Pink Towel to make PAID IN FULL:
The Battle for Payback (working title) for public broadcasters CBC (Canadian
Broadcasting Corporation) and the BBC.

 

This multi-million-pound international co-production series is commissioned by
CBC and the BBC, and funded and co-produced by a partnership between Abacus
Media Rights (AMR) and Media Musketeers Studios, with AMR distributing
internationally. The new series, produced in association with Catalyst,
examines the systematic exploitation of black artists by the music industry
and explores what it would look like for black artists to receive sonic
reparations. It documents the extent of the historic injustice suffered by the
music industry's black artists, including the disparity of profits received by
them, despite having created the records that have driven the fabric and
culture of popular music.

 

Mark Browning, Chief Executive Officer, Zinc Media Group, says:

"We are extremely proud of our team's hard work and dedication in securing
this significant contract win, and that Idris and Sabrina are Executive
Producers. It underlines Zinc's global reputation for premium feature
documentaries and our commitment to highlighting real-world issues, including
those faced by black artists in the music industry today. We believe that our
programmes such as this make a positive impact on society. It is another
material contract that helps underpin our full year revenue projections."

 

Idris  Elba, CEO, Green Door adds: "This is a story that touches all of us.
It's about the people who created the soundtracks of our lives in popular
music and the pain of their exploitation. It's also about bringing the music
industry to account for the injustice inflicted on generations of musical
talents who have been deprived of their rightful rewards both financially and
in terms of status and respect. At the heart of it is the need to make amends
- granting acknowledgement and paying back what is due."

 

 

 

Further information can be found at:  https://www.zincmedia.com/news/
(https://www.zincmedia.com/news/)

 

 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)
 Singer Capital Markets (Nominated Adviser and Broker)  +44 (0) 20 7496 3000
 James Moat / George Tzimas / Alex Emslie
 IFC Advisory Ltd (Financial PR)                        +44 (0) 20 3934 6630
 Graham Herring / Zach Cohen

 

About Zinc Media Group

Zinc Media Group plc is a premium television and content creation group.

The award-winning and critically acclaimed television labels now comprise
Brook Lapping, Red Sauce, Supercollider, Tern Television, Rex and Atomic,
along with Bumblebee Post Production, and produce programmes across a wide
range of factual genres for UK and international broadcasters.

Zinc Communicate specialises in developing cross-platform content for brands,
businesses, and rights holders.

The Edge Picture Company produces film content for brands and corporates in
the UK, Qatar and other international markets.

For further information on Zinc Media please visit www.zincmedia.com
(http://www.zincmedia.com/) .

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