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Tinopolis acquires Video Arts Group

Tinopolis plc, the television and new media production company, has acquired training video and DVD producer Video Arts Group. Video Arts was established in 1972 by a small group of television professionals, including John Cleese.

Ron Jones, Tinopolis executive chairman said: "Buying Video Arts is in line with our stated acquisition strategy of looking for companies that provide value for our shareholders and extend our presence in our major markets.

"This acquisition moves our existing education and training business in Tinopolis Interactive into a new sector in that industry. Video Arts with its large and respected library and over 14,000 established customers, combined with our existing new media and e-learning expertise consolidates our position as a leading player in this industry. We are very excited about the potential for us to work together to build the business."

As well as utilising its new media expertise, Tinopolis would also be able to draw on the television production skills in subsidiaries Mentorn and Sunset + Vine to produce the best possible multi-platform training materials, Mr Jones added.

Martin Addison, managing director of Video Arts said: "The future for Video Arts is to continue our strategy of building our Digital Content Library. Digital delivery is increasingly what our customers want and the strong library is particularly suited to this need. Tinopolis' experience in on-line education and training will help us to implement this strategy. We believe that by combining forces with Tinopolis we will be better positioned than ever to deliver our products to customers in the UK and internationally."

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