TANDEM COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATIVITY TO PRODUCE SERIES ACT OF VALOR / INSPIRED BY THE SUCCESSFUL FEATURE FILM FOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL U.S.

Washington, D.C. & Cannes (ots) - The First Scripted Series for
Both National Geographic Channel and Relativity

TelevisionNational Geographic Channel U.S., Relativity and Tandem
Communications announced today at MIPCOM 2013 their collaboration on
the series "Act of Valor". The series is the first scripted series
for both NGC and Relativity. Production is scheduled to begin in
early 2014. The series, which is inspired by the successful feature
film bearing the same name, will be produced by Tandem Communications
(a Studiocanal company) and Relativity.

The series will be written by Erik Jendresen (Band of Brothers).
Tandem Communications (The Pillars of the Earth, Crossing Lines) will
act as both the studio on the production as well handle international
distribution. Relativity's Act of Valor, which was an unprecedented
blend of real-life heroism and original filmmaking, opened #1 at the
U.S. box office with $24.5 million and went on to gross more than $80
million worldwide.

This greenlight further solidifies NGC's stake in the scripted
content arena. NGC garnered record-breaking ratings for its first
forays into scripted with the factually based feature films SEAL Team
Six becoming the highest-rated program in 2012 for the network and
Killing Lincoln achieving the highest-rated program in 2013 to date,
both Emmy® nominated. In addition, NGC is heading into the fall with
the highly anticipated Rob Lowe starrer, Killing Kennedy, bowing on
November 10th.

Act of Valor the series, focuses on pararescuemen, also known as
PJs, who are the unsung heroes that are tasked with recovery and
medical treatment of personnel in humanitarian and combat
environments.

Ryan Kavanaugh, CEO of Relativity, said: "Relativity's unique
model allows us to successfully transform a film such as "Act of
Valor" into a highly engaging television series. Through this
process, networks are able to broadcast shows with built-in-audiences
of viewers already invested in a story, while the studio monetizes
our content in new ways. We could not ask for a better home for the
series than National Geographic Channel."

Howard Owens, President of National Geographic Channels, said:
"With the incredible success of our original scripted feature films,
we are expanding our offerings with a high quality scripted series we
know will resonate with our viewers. After the success of our
documentary series Inside Combat Rescue about PJs in Afghanistan, we
wanted to tell more incredible stories of these heroes, and this
series will allow us to do so in an exciting and dramatic way, while
still delivering real, authentic stories our viewers expect from us.
We could not have a better partner than Relativity to take this next
step."

Tim Halkin, COO of Tandem Communications, added: "With a powerful
contemporary storyline of global anti-terrorism, "Act of Valor" is an
intense, fast-paced series that will resonate with viewers worldwide.
We are excited to work with Relativity and NatGeo, as well as the
talented Erik Jendresen, who is so skilled and creative in this genre
of entertainment."

Kavanaugh is scheduled to deliver a MIPCOM Media Mastermind
Keynote on 8 October at 16.45, at the Palais des Festivals, Grand
Auditorium.

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About Relativity

Relativity (relativitymedia.com) is a next-generation studio
engaged in multiple aspects of entertainment, including film
production; financing and distribution; television; sports
management; music publishing and digital media.

The studio has produced, distributed or structured financing for
nearly 200 motion pictures, generating more than $22 billion in
worldwide box office revenue and earning 73 Oscar® nominations.
Recent films include: Safe Haven, Act of Valor and Immortals, the
latter both opening number one at the box office in their debut.
Relativity's other films include the eight-time Oscar® nominee The
Social Network as well as Limitless and two-time Oscar® winner The
Fighter. Upcoming films include the irreverent 3D animated
buddy-comedy Free Birds, starring Owen Wilson, Amy Poehler and Oscar®
nominee Woody Harrelson and Scott Cooper's gritty dramatic thriller
Out of the Furnace, starring Oscar® winner Christian Bale, Oscar®
nominee Casey Affleck and Oscar® nominee Woody Harrelson.

Relativity Sports is the industry's fastest growing sports agency,
providing more than 400 NBA, NFL and MLB athletes with services
ranging from contract negotiation to custom film and television
content production. Relativity Television is one of the country's
largest suppliers of unscripted television and has recently expanded
to produce scripted series.

About National Geographic Channel

Based at the National Geographic Society headquarters in
Washington, D.C., the National Geographic Channels US are a joint
venture between National Geographic and Fox Networks. The Channels
contribute to the National Geographic Society's commitment to
exploration, conservation and education with smart, innovative
programming and profits that directly support its mission. Launched
in January 2001, National Geographic Channel (NGC) celebrated its
fifth anniversary with the debut of NGC HD. In 2010, the wildlife and
natural history cable channel Nat Geo WILD was launched, and in 2011,
the Spanish-language network Nat Geo Mundo was unveiled. The Channels
have carriage with all of the nation's major cable, telco and
satellite television providers, with NGC currently available in 84
million U.S. homes. Globally, National Geographic Channel is
available in more than 440 million homes in 171 countries and 38
languages. For more information, visit www.natgeotv.com.

About Tandem Communications

Tandem Communications is located in Munich, Germany and was
started in 1999 by Rola Bauer and Tim Halkin. Jonas Bauer became a
partner in the company in 2007. Since opening its doors, Tandem has
established itself as a leading provider of high-end, scripted TV
Event programs.

The end of 2011 marked a new chapter in Tandem's history with
Studiocanal taking a majority stake in the company, effectively
making Tandem the television production and distribution arm of the
European studio.

Tandem develops, finances, produces and distributes primetime
programs for the worldwide market. Emmy® & Gemini Award-winning and
Golden Globe®-nominated The Pillars of the Earth and World Without
End are just two examples of Tandem's award-winning and critically
acclaimed productions. In addition to distributing its own programs
worldwide, Tandem also distributes high-end, third-party productions.

Studiocanal's involvement enabled Tandem to strengthen its
one-hour series strategy, leading to Tandem's most recent production
of the one-hour procedural crime series, Crossing Lines, which was
created by Edward Allen Bernero (Criminal Minds) and stars* William
Fichtner, Marc Lavoine and Donald Sutherland.

Pressekontakt:
Mitch Zamarin/Tandem Communications
+49 174 185 32 14
mitch.zamarin@tandemcom.de

Ashley Kline/Relativity
310.724.7739
ashley.kline@relativitymedia.com

Janet Balmforth/DDA PR on behalf of Relativity at MIPCOM
+44 (0) 7748 185656
janet@ddablueprint.com

Christopher Albert/National Geographic Channel
202.912.6526
calbert@natgeotv.com