All3Media Acquires Maverick TV

LONDON, June 21: All3Media has expanded its portfolio of
independent British production houses with the acquisition of Maverick
Television.

Based in Birmingham and London, the company was founded in
1993 by Jonnie Turpie. It currently has two peak time series in Channel 4’s top
10—How to Look Good Naked and Embarrassing
Illnesses. Credits for this year have
included The Madness of Modern Families for BBC Two, Directors Debut for BBC One and Half The Dog Is Mine for the BBC's One Life strand. It is currently
working on the fourth season of 10 Years Younger for Channel 4 and has a number of drama projects in
development.

Jim Sayer, the managing director of Maverick Television,
said of the deal: "Maverick is a company that has built its reputation on
challenging, exciting and innovative television. This is a fantastic
opportunity for us to join All3Media's group of strong individual TV production
companies that retain their distinctive brands. Being part of All3Media will
help us to grow the business and expand our output—both in the U.K. and
abroad.”

Steve Morrison, All3Media's chief executive, said:
"Maverick is one of Britain's best factual and features TV production companies.
Young people in the industry want to work there as they have such a high
quality reputation and modern outlook. Their regional presence and strength in
multimedia is also renowned. On behalf of everyone at All3Media, I am delighted
they are adding their strengths to our group of leading TV companies."