TIN Tinopolis

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Tinopolis PLC
19 March 2007

TINOPOLIS PLC

Tinopolis wins Rugby World Cup contract

Tinopolis PLC ("the Company") announces today that its television production
subsidiary Sunset + Vine Cymru has won its first major commission - to provide
around 50 hours of coverage of the upcoming Rugby World Cup for Welsh
broadcaster S4C.

Sunset + Vine Cymru, which was set up in Cardiff in October 2006, will produce
18 live games and 11 highlights programmes during the World Cup, which begins on
7 September. As well as broadcast coverage, Sunset + Vine will be working with
Tinopolis Interactive to develop extensive new media applications.

Ron Jones, Executive Chairman of Tinopolis says: "This is a major vote of
confidence in our newly established division. It illustrates how we can blend
Sunset + Vine's market-leading television production with Tinopolis' extensive
new media skills to win business from broadcasters."


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For more information, contact:

Enquiries:

Tinopolis Plc.                      01554 880880
Ron Jones, Executive Chairman
Arwel Rees, Managing Director

Notes:

Sunset + Vine, which is owned by Tinopolis PLC, is the UK's leading independent
television sports producer. Providing more than 2000 hours of television a year,
Sunset + Vine's output includes overnight sport and live football for Five,
horse racing for the BBC, Tour de France cycling for ITV and extensive gaming
coverage for Challenge. Sunset + Vine is a world leader in Advertiser Funded
Programming, through brands including the weekly Gillette World Sport magazine
programme which is distributed to around 200 countries worldwide.

The Tinopolis Group is one of the United Kingdom's leading independent
television production companies. Established in 1989 and based in Llanelli, the
company in January 2006 completed the acquisition of The Television Corporation,
owners of leading producers Sunset + Vine and Mentorn. Tinopolis is now ranked
as Britain's sixth largest independent television producer. Tinopolis is also
one of Britain's leading new media producers. The company produces a range of
interactive, training and education materials for clients including the Ministry
of Defence, the University for Industry, the WDA, Scottish Enterprise, the BBC
and ACCAC in addition to other government and public authorities in the UK and
corporate organisations worldwide.




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