Press release

CAN Media acquires The CCN

14 Aug 2008

CAN Media Group has added the Community Communications Network (CCN) to its growing portfolio of out-of-home community television networks. This move consolidates CAN Media's position as the leading player in out-of-home community television.

CCN is a perfect marriage with CAN Media's other community networks: The Life Channel in doctors' surgeries (in over 1600 surgeries) and The Life Channel Schools network (in over 600 schools). CCN's screens are installed in strategic venues, both from local authority and the private business sector, such as educational establishments, health authority, council and police buildings, together with supermarkets, fast food outlets, sports, shopping and entertainment complexes. CCN provides a plethora of communication services to its client base including emergency messaging and local community messaging. It is the largest such operator of its kind in the UK.

The acquisition is a strategic move for Can Media as the CCN business operates networks for 23 Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs), with 264 locations nationwide. This expands the number of community-centric sites Can Media's networks are screened in to over 3000 across the UK, offering a greater opportunity for CSPs, Local Strategic Partnerships (LSPs), Councils, Crime and Disorder Reduction Partnerships (CDRPs), the police, fire and rescue service, education, health and environmental agencies to communicate key social messages to a broader captive audience.

Making communities safer and better places to live and work, the partnership of CAN Media and CCN will create more awareness amongst the general public about the existence and achievements of these agencies and partnerships. Through the networks, communities are also urged to participate in various safety and crime reducing initiatives taking place in their own areas.

It is the company's intention to be the first port of call for all local government agencies to showcase and promote their messages and initiatives; supporting vibrant, sustainable communities with high impact content on its networks' community television channels.

Community Communications Network