DIVERSE LONDON UPS MARK ROBERTS TO HEAD OF FACTUAL

06 March 2009

London, 6th March – Diverse London, part of Zodiak Entertainment, can today announce the promotion of Mark Roberts to Head of Factual, to drive Diverse’s programming and development across specialist factual, documentaries, popular factual and docu-drama.

Roberts joined Diverse London as Executive Producer in November 2007 and his programming credits at the company include The Prisoner, The Real Slumdog Millionaires, Hope for the Last Chance Kids and Britain’s Rich List.

Paul Sowerbutts, Managing Director at Diverse Production commented today, “Mark is a fantastic asset within the Diverse London team, overseeing a range of programming that is hugely relevant for today’s viewers and of the highest quality. Mark’s background is an impressive slate of high-profile content which has generated discussion and success around the world and we are delighted to see his career progress within the Diverse family.”

Previously at the UK’s Channel 4, Roberts was responsible for the multi-award winning China’s Stolen Children and Undercover in Tibet. He also commissioned a wide range of programming including Queen Camilla, Packaging is Rubbish and Hitler’s British Girl alongside the docu-dramas Why We Went To War and The Family Who Vanished. Roberts began his career working on long-running programmes for Granada and the BBC including What The Papers Say, World In Action and Modern Times. He was also responsible for developing The Experiment, The Plot Against Harold Wilson and The Lost World of Mitchell and Kenyon.

Editorial contact: Deb Lawrence on +44 20 3008 5406 or email dlawrence@lippingroup.com

Diverse is one of the most recognisable and trusted brands in British television. Building on a 25 year track record for quality and craftsmanship, the company delivers innovation and excellence across a broad range of genres. The company produces out of London, Bristol and New York.

Zodiak Entertainment coordinates all De Agostini’s activities in the production and distribution of content for television and new media. Formed by more than twenty successful international companies, the majority of which European; in 2008 its revenue totalled more than €400 million. A leader in the media industry, Zodiak Entertainment has a number of subsidiaries:

- Magnolia, a leading Italian independent producer of light entertainment. Magnolia successfully launched operations in Spain during 2005. - Marathon Group, a leading TV production company in France, with its subsidiaries Marathon, Marathon Media, Tele Image, KM, and ALP (Adventure Line Productions).

Marathon Group owns a broad portfolio of scripted programs, as well as animation and documentaries. -

Zodiak Television, based in Sweden, owns several production companies operating in Northern Europe, the UK, Belgium, The Netherlands and in Eastern