Ten Alps Plc () is a UK-based multimedia production company formed of three divisions. Television production falls under four brands: Blakeway,
Brook Lapping
Brook Lapping Productions is a British TV and radio production company. Based in London, Brook Lapping is a subsidiary of Ten Alps.
The company is the result of a 1997 merger of Brook Associates (founded in 1982), and Brian Lapping Associates.
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, Films of Record and Reef TV. The first three produce documentaries and current affairs programmes for global broadcasters- including BBC's Panorama, and Channel 4's Dispatches - as well as popular factual series for outlets such as Channel 5. Reef was acquired in July 2015.
Ten Alps Communicate manages a digital cross-platform portfolio which includes major programmes such as Transport for London's Children's Traffic Club, and educational websites, apps and channels for Siemens, Nationwide, BMW, AstraZeneca, and other major organisations.
Ten Alps Publishing is structured around specialised business-to-business audiences with a focus on finance, small businesses, health, pharmaceuticals, logistics and farming niches.
History
Ten Alps was founded in 1999 by Alex Connock,
Bob Geldof
Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof (; born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter, and political activist. He rose to prominence in the late 1970s as lead singer of the Rock music in Ireland, Irish rock band the Boomtown Rats, who achieved ...
and Des Shaw. For £1 they bought Planet 24 Radio, a subsidiary of Geldof’s previous TV production company
Planet 24
Planet 24 is a television production company, which produced ''The Big Breakfast'' and '' The Word'' for Channel 4. It had an animation division called Impossible TV, founded in 1997.
History
Bob Geldof and Tony Boland (television producer) fou ...
, producer of ''
The Big Breakfast
''The Big Breakfast'' is a British breakfast light entertainment television programme that was broadcast on Channel 4. Originally presented by Chris Evans and Gaby Roslin, the show was latterly presented by Mo Gilligan and AJ Odudu.
The pro ...
'' and ''
The Word'', when Planet 24 TV was sold to ITV subsidiary
Carlton TV
Carlton Television (now part of the non-franchised ITV London region) was the ITV franchise holder for London and the surrounding counties from 9.25am every Monday to 5.15pm every Friday. The company is now managed with London Weekend Televi ...
. The name Ten Alps derives from Planet, spelt backwards. The first production was award-winning current affairs radio programme ''Sunday Service'' for BBC Radio 5 Live. Ten Alps listed on the
AIM in 2001.
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References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.tenalps.com, Ten Alps Plc official website
Television production companies of the United Kingdom