International sports marketing agency Octagon CSI has been appointed by British Motorsport Promoters Ltd. (BMP) to produce the British Superbikes series. The production includes live coverage as well as one-hour highlights programming, which are being broadcast by both the BBC and Sky Sports in the UK.

‘This is yet another opportunity for Octagon CSI to provide a sister company with the benefit of its production expertise. We are delighted to be working with British Motorsport Promoters Ltd., who are a vital part of motorsports in this country’, said Marty Ehrlich, Senior Vice President of Production and Executive Producer of Octagon CSI.

Octagon CSI already produces the Superbike World Championship 2000 series, which started in Kyalami, South Africa on April 2. The 2000 series will be hosted by 14 venues across Europe, the USA, South Africa and Asia Pacific. Live coverage of the events and a 31-episode Superbikes’ magazine show series is available to broadcasters world-wide.

Octagon CSI is a member of the Octagon Group, the sport and entertainment marketing arm of the Interpublic Group of Companies (NYSE:IPG), one of the world’s largest advertising and marketing communications groups.

For Further Information:
Carina von Greyerz
Octagon CSI
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8 944 5222
E-mail: carina.vongreyerz@octagon.com