PA Group Adds Data Provider EBS to its Growing Portfolio of Specialist Media Companies

London (ots/PRNewswire) -

PA Group, the news and information business and parent company of
the Press Association, today welcomed EBS - a leading provider of
electronic programme guides (EPGs) and video-on-demand (VOD) metadata
- to its growing portfolio of specialist media companies.

EBS delivers entertainment metadata and EPG services to linear and
non-linear television operators around the world using Pawa2, its
bespoke, cloud-based software system. Combining EBS's Pawa2 system
with PA's existing listings operation will position the businesses to
provide a full suite of metadata to the increasingly multi-platform
television industry, while continuing to deliver the high-quality TV
listings information that is critical to PA's market-leading
page-ready services.

PA Group has acquired 95 per cent of EBS with an option to
purchase the remaining shares. The investment is the latest
development in a long-term strategy to diversify PA Group's business
and consolidate its position as the UK's leading provider of
cross-platform news, sport and entertainment data, content and
services.

EBS will continue to be led by Managing Director Keith Bedford,
working closely with a team from PA Group led by Chief Operating
Officer, Andrew Dowsett.

A priority for the combined businesses will be to continue to
build on their extensive portfolio of TV metadata clients which
currently includes BBC Studios, BT, Discovery Networks, ITV, Radio
Times, Sky and TalkTalk.

Andrew Dowsett, Chief Operating Officer at PA Group said: "By
coming together with EBS, we are creating a compelling and dynamic
centralised metadata hub. EBS has established itself as a leading
player in metadata distribution for TV channels. Its unique Pawa2
solution, coupled with their relationships with some of the largest
commercial broadcasters in the world, perfectly complement PA's
market-leading editorial listings service for newspapers, digital
media and TV platforms."

Keith Bedford, Managing Director at EBS said: "The PA Group is a
perfect fit for us and I am delighted to be joining forces with this
world-renowned brand. EBS has experienced rapid growth in recent
years, offering effective and innovative TV metadata management,
enhancement and distribution services to a growing roster of global
clients. By joining PA Group, we can continue to develop bespoke and
effective solutions for existing and future clients with the backing
of an organisation with 150 years of experience in the media
industry. We look forward to working with PA to develop our shared
vision of providing customers around the world with the best TV
metadata service."

About PA Group

Headquartered in London, PA Group
(https://www.pressassociation.com/group-overview/) incorporates news,
information, technology and communications businesses. It is the
parent company of the Press Association - the UK and Ireland's
leading multimedia news agency - along with several other specialist
media companies. These include Globelynx, which provides TV-ready
remotely monitored camera systems for corporate clients to connect
with TV news organisations; Sticky Content, a full-service digital
creative and social agency; StreamAMG, a video streaming business;
and TNR, a broadcast communications consultancy. It also owns a stake
in Alliance News, which provides real time updates for financial
professionals, Baize Group, a leading provider of automotive content,
events and PR services, and the social video creation platform,
Wochit.

PA Group has 26 shareholders, made up mainly of UK national and
regional newspaper publishers. The largest shareholders include dmg
media Limited, News UK plc, Trinity Mirror plc and UBM plc.

About EBS

We believe great TV matters, It's not just our business. It's our
passion. EBS provides quality, accurate and comprehensive metadata
and EPG services to platforms worldwide. EBS' flagship scheduling
application Pawa2, coupled with its editorial expertise and in-house
development team, allows the company to differentiate itself from its
competitors by delivering unrivalled and unique client focussed
propositions. EBS can deliver EPG data in any file format required
and can provide additional data sets to compliment categories such as
Twitter hashtags and rights-approved, high-quality programme images.
EBS' services include: EPG scheduling and distribution; TV metadata
solutions; VOD-EPG integration; comprehensive image library; press
schedules; and editorial and translation services. EBS has over 20
years' experience working with key players in the industry such as
ITV, BBC Studios, BT Sport, AMC Networks, Discovery Networks, Viasat
World, MultiChoice and Sky. For further information about EBS and
Pawa2 please see http://www.ebs.tv and http://www.pawa.tv.

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Contact:
PA Group: Harriet Otoo
Head of Communications - harriet.otoo@pressassociation.com | Tel:
+44(0)207 963 7513
EBS: Keith Bedford
Managing Director - keith@ebs.tv | Tel: +44 (0) 1462 895 999

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