What's happening here - the volume has increased massively today. Am I missing something in the air - anybody got any news?

Wow, just look at this write up on the millionaire game.

http://www.dvd.reviewer.co.uk/reviews/review.asp?Index=2849&User=203


Dont forget twenty new tittles before xmas and Shares Mag will be pushing it all the way being one of its blue sky tips for the year.

ITS A WINNER.

gf.

Interim Results out and looking Excelent.
Zoo Digital Group PLC
18 August 2003


For Immediate release 18 August 2003


ZOO Digital Group plc

Interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2003


ZOO Digital Group plc, the AIM listed interactive digital entertainment group,
announces interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2003.

Highlights

• Turnover increased to 1,296,000 from 274,000 in the same period year
last year.

• Loss before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of (731,000)
compared with (976,000) in the same period year last year.

• Successful share placing concluded raising 1.4m net.

• Cash balances of 1,796,000 as at 30th June 2003 (2,162,000 as at
30th June 2002).

• Multi territory licensing agreement concluded with Universal for 'Who Wants
To Be A Millionaire?' Interactive DVD game. Products for release in UK and
France in Q4 2003 delivered on time.

• Continued investment in revolutionary DVD-ExtraTM authoring system

• Four further patents filed in the UK, USA and in multi territories under
the Patent Cooperation Treaty

• Early Adopter programme for DVD-ExtraTM established with 30 companies
including Warner, Ascent Media, Technicolor and Comchoice.

• Games publishing schedule established with 24 products on GameBoy Advance,
PlayStation 2, PSOne, PC and Gamecube, being released in over 5 territories
during the second half of 2003.

Commenting on the Group's progress to date, Ian Stewart, CEO of ZOO Digital
Group plc said:

'The explosive growth in DVD has been well documented and consumer demand for
richer interactive content is something the major entertainment publishers are
keen to capitalise upon. Our proprietary DVD-ExtraTM authoring technology,
which allows the creation of far richer and more advanced interactive content
for use on standard DVD players, is being well received by third parties. There
has also been great interest from IP holders as to how DVD-Extra can extend
brands and feedback from our Early Adopters programme has been positive. 'The
work we are doing with Universal Pictures for the release of the 'Who Wants To
Be A Millionaire?' Interactive DVD game in the UK and France this Christmas is
also very promising.

'The videogame publishing arm of the business is also progressing well and we
will be releasing 24 products over a number of platforms in over 5 territories
during the second half of 2003. These releases, together with the revenues
generated from DVD Extra will pave the way for solid future revenue income and
place ZOO Digital Group in a strong position for a move to profitability in the
current financial year and significant growth thereafter.'


Enquiries:

Ian Stewart, Chief Executive
ZOO Digital plc Tel: 0114 241 3700
www.zoodigitalgroup.com

GF

Where have you been Linzi????, everyone on ShareCrazy is asking. Anyway get your cute butt over there.

Up to date news from the ceo of ZOO.

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CEO of Zoo Digital Group Plc outlines 12 month objectives for commercializing patented DVD Extra technology

IAN STEWART is the Founder and Chief Executive of Zoo Digital Group

TWST: Can we begin with an introduction to Zoo Digital (LSE: ZOO.L - news) (London: ZOO.L), including a brief historical sketch?

Mr. Stewart: The Company was formed in 1999 and went through the latter stages of the dot-com boom and bust as a digital solutions provider. Over the last couple of years it has had to be fairly fleet-of-foot as that marketplace proved very difficult and generally avenues of revenues were being cut off. There was a period in 2000 we decided that we would focus the business more towards technology and publishing of digital entertainment products, which takes it back to my strength having spent 20 years in the video game market. We managed to identify an opportunity in another business that had floated in the London Stock Exchange (LSE: LSE.L - news) about 18 months previous with a dot-com proposition. They still had some cash left in the business and were looking for another business to work with and take it forward. We therefore did a reverse takeover of a company called Kazoo 3D back in 2000 and that gave us most importantly a high quality technology team. We were then able to really sit down and look at what opportunities were out there for us to start looking and what technologies we could take advantage of. One of those that we identified was some DVD technology, which we now have patented, called DVD Extra. That is now going to be the main focus of this business going forward.The business shape at this moment in time is a license and publishing business, which licenses and publishes Gameboy products, PlayStation products, PC products across Europe, and as a technology group which is just really getting established now in terms of how far we can take this technology that we've developed. Going forward, it represents the most exciting opportunity for us.

TWST: How far down the road are you towards commercialization with DVD-Extra? Having proven the technology, are your getting contracts signed now?

Mr. Stewart: We have in the region of 20 early adopters signed up to the early versions of DVD-Extra and that includes DGMX, which is the Warner's group of affiliates who do all their authoring for them. It includes Technicolor, AccentMedia, ComChoice and a number of other top facilities out there. What we're targeting is to have the first commercial version ready for the end of this year, which is final quarter this year, and be deriving revenues early 2004. It is actually looking possible that there may be some opportunities for us to derive revenues earlier than that, but that's not in the forefront of our mind at this moment in time. The most important part is making sure we've got the tool-set right for the parties that we're going to be working with.

TWST: What are the competing products and how would you describe the competitive environment?

Mr. Stewart: There are a number of professional products out there. Scenarist is probably the most widely used, but it doesn't allow the same flexibility as we offer with our product. Theirs is a full DVD authoring system. Ours could end up as a full DVD authoring system, but at this moment in time we're just focusing on the management of assets and being able to produce complex menus. We know Toshiba and Sony have systems and we know that they're not pushing it in the same direction as we're going. We also know that Scenarist isn't being developed in the same way as we've developed our product. Therefore, we're reasonably comfortable with where we stand at this moment in time. We are at the cutting edge as far as who we're talking in the industry and we know that there's nothing out there that competes with what we've got. But we still have the job of introducing our product into people and making sure that it is sturdy enough.

TWST: How will you be doing that? What is your sales and marketing strategy?

Mr. Stewart: This is quite early day as far as we're concerned. We're targeting a certain number of companies that can deliver certain things to us, whether it be market knowledge or penetration. We are focused on servicing a few people initially, which will then open up marketplace for us. To put this in context, this is a small business in Sheffield that to-date has not made any profit. We are not therefore under any illusion and know we need to partner with somebody going forward to really maximize the potential of the technology we have. We believe that it has massive potential. We can probably only get a certain amount out of it, but with an international business behind it then I think it will have enormous value. One of the things we'll be looking at over the next twelve months is who we should be partnering with and who can help us actually maximize the revenue opportunity with us.

TWST: Will that be the main objective for the company over the next year?

Mr. Stewart: Yes, without doubt the first objective is going to be finding an international partner to help us maximize the licensing opportunities. Secondly, we will look to have introduced the defacto DVD authoring system used throughout the world as far as tool set is concerned. I think we've got the opportunity to do that. GF.

Just back from hols - yawn!

Come on Linzi, get that sexy ass of your over to SC.
GF.

Sexy ass?????? Why have you seen it???

I'm firmly on Share Crazy at the moment banging on about Lloyds - who are you on there?

Still ass wiggling - Linzi

Linzi, your brill. Slater over on SC sharpest Knob on site.
GF

Come on over to my place, were having a ball.

Looks like there are plenty of healthy trades today, could this be another push north

Sorry but I went to sleep on this one and bailed out. Other things to do in the meantime fortunately. Will consider getting back in, but only consider.

I can't get near the advfn website anyone else having any difficulties

Nice bit of trading today

And again, come on lets see another jump up, I need a few pounds.

Well Rodders, it is very quiet at the Zoo today but looking on the plus side at least nobody is selling :-)

Another small tick up this morning, jees this would try your patience

Zoo Digital Group PLC
1 October 2003



1 October 2003


ZOO Digital Group plc ('ZOO' or 'the Company')

ZOO acquires 33 titles from Atari and launches 'ZOO Classics' range



ZOO Digital Group plc ('ZOO'), the technology and games publishing company,
today announced that it has acquired the intellectual property rights of Gremlin
Interactive together with a catalogue of fifteen PlayStation One ('PSOne') games
and eighteen PC games for an undisclosed one-off payment.



The games are a collection of classic best-selling titles from Gremlin
Interactive, which was acquired by Atari in 1999. ZOO will publish all the
games under its new 'ZOO Classics' range of budget titles. The Company intends
to launch the PSOne range in mid October across Europe, with the view to
capturing the Christmas market. The PC titles will be published in 2004 and
further PSOne and PC titles will be added to the range for release throughout
next year.



The intellectual property rights and games acquired include titles from the
best-selling Actua range such as Actua Soccer 3, Actua Golf 3 and Actua Tennis.
Highly acclaimed titles such as Judge Dredd and Hogs of War are also included.



Ian Stewart, CEO of ZOO commented:



'This is an excellent opportunity for us to take advantage of the value market
which is offering superb prospects across Europe. This acquisition enables us to
enter this marketplace with a substantial line up of established titles, which
should help underpin our financial position this year. We expect to increase
this value range with a number of classic and also previously unreleased games
in Europe during 2004.'



Ends
For Further Information:


Ian Stewart, CEO, 0114 241 3700
Robert Deri, Finance Director, 0114 241 3700
James Chandler / Gemma Smith, Beattie Financial, 020 7398 3300
Alasdair Robinson, Noble & Company Limited, 0131 225 9677


Notes to Editors

ZOO Digital Group Plc (
www.zoodigitalgroup.com)


ZOO Digital Group, the DVD technology and games publishing company, was founded
in 1999 by Ian Stewart ( founder of Gremlin Interactive plc). In April 2001 it
reversed into AIM listed technology company Kazoo 3D. ZOO has strong expertise
in two areas - games publishing and DVD authoring software.





DVD Authoring Software

In DVD, ZOO has developed a technology called DVD-ExtraTM. The software enables
DVD authors to introduce new interactive functionality - playable on standard
DVD players - to the DVD. Additionally, it vastly reduces the time and cost
taken to produce such content. DVD-ExtraTM enables the DVD industry - from
Hollywood to corporate and educational institutions - to provide highly
interactive stand-alone and bonus content for DVD at lower cost and time than
ever before possible. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? will be released on DVD
this November 2003. 40 DVD Authoring houses are currently part of a DVD-ExtraTM
'Early-Adopters' programme including Technicolor and Warner Bros (GDMX).



Games Publishing

In gaming, ZOO concentrates mainly on licensing and publishing existing games
rather than on the development of new titles. This is a lower risk business
model has been adopted due to the low break even sales levels required and the
ever increasing costs development. ZOO has published and distributed a wealth of
quality titles predominantly on GBA, PS2 and PC platforms including Medal of
Honor Underground, Tiger Woods PGA Tour Golf, Premier Manager, Who Wants To Be A
Millionaire? and Sim City 2000. Over 40 sku's will be released in Q4 2003.




This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

This should make for a good base of turnover to bolster the new development of the dvd extra TM until it starts to be taken up by more companies. These titles were obtained "on the cheap" allowing a cost cutting range of sales for both volume and turnover. Good work zoo.

Spot on rodders, I wish one of the guys on my home site SC saw it that way.

I have likened Zoo to NXT, but NXT without the valuable revenues coming in meaning they have to return to market time after time to raise further money just to keep going.

gf

Ah - there you are GF, just "tailing you around"!!!!

The bb on advfn has a lot more posters but I havn't been able to get into it for nearly a week now, some internal server area on my computer, but I checked thru my dads computer.

all things pretty tame at the zoo.

wELL WE COULD SEE SOME NICE PROFIT IN THIS BY CHRIMBO, AS SOMEONE SAID ON THIS BB BEFORE, ZOO WILL CONTINUE WITH NEWS RELEASES FROM OCTOBER 2003

That 450k should have thrown a spanner in the works but the fact that it has held up after is a very good sign. Brokers now paying 9p for these at the minute and they were already marked up to 8.75 this morning. Keep it up mm's

I'm new to this investing lark but with a name like zoo it is bound to go up.

I like football too

Come on you blues

Why "with a name like zoo" is this bound to go up, I dont understand your investment strategy, but if it leads you to the right shares, fair enough.

Small trading today just holding up the price and keeping it ticking over til next announcement and building support at each level

Fantastic write up in shares mag today, saying that with zoos authoring system makes the 50 dvd player a competitor for playstations and pc's. The development of beta testing with 20 major studios and games developers being almost complete and most of these companies are expected to buy licenses early next year when the software goes on sale. The shares summary notes that zoo have a good chance to eventually regain their glory levels of 74p after they listed in 2000. the technology works and people are queuing up to buy it. Cool!!!!!!!!!!

Read it here for yourself
http://www.moneyam.com/sharesmag/edition39/?page=playsoftheweek

The bid price has ticked up 0.5p in the last hour with the offer staying, they are looking for stock. Share price already up 10% again today. With company announcements helped by shres magazine articles after each this stock is ticking up and sticking up. Come on, how long am I going to talk to myself here.

I bought in when I read Shares Magazines blue sky portfolio July 24th.
Well done and thank you Tim Freeborn.

Time to take profit Rodders?

I think there may be a bit more juice in this one yet before next RNS.

The shares mag feature is certainly why this has taken off today rather than a delayed response to the most recent RNS.

Just another quiet day at the zoo (+42.5% as I write)

I would love to take profits but only if it goes down enough afterwards to allow me back in for the next hike. Thinking overall, I am going to sit on my holding and cross my fingers for very little retracement and news within the next month to help it jump up again. I sat for quite a while waiting for it to rise enough to cover the spread so every hike up is pure profit now.
Uzbekking 44 I totally agree with you but isnt it annoying when the news is released and very few people do anything about it until an article in shares magazine lead people by the scruff of the neck and shove their noses in it before they realise how much potential this share has, it also shows that press coverage is vital to small firms like this.

It has been quite a while (if ever) that a share I actually own is the top % gainer of the day, feels good. Would another 40% rise tomorrow be cheeky to ask for.

Looking at the trades and the proportion of sells (supposedly), either the protected T trades are buys and are showing as sells or they are actually sells but even if they are sells, the fact that they are holding the price regardless, seems to me to be a strong indication to buy/hold whatever the T trades are.

its 5:30pm and there has been constant trading in this share since the market closed we have a few mm's needing the overtime I think.

800k shares traded after hours, with a normal day up until now trading 120k trades there has to be something more tomorrow. Total of about 7.5 million shares traded today, that equates to approx. 3.5% of the company changing hands in one day!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 12million shares trading since Monday equates to 6% of the total company changing hands and we still have tomorrow to go

When to take profits ?
Problem

Copy of my reply to Breydon on Traders Room Thread:

Up a further 20% this morning.

From Money AM - Todays Leaders and Laggards

ZOO Digital rose 17.6% to 15p. On 13 October it said it had signed a second exclusive licensing agreement with Universal Pictures UK, one of the world's leading publishers of DVD-Video titles. The licensing agreement is to create an interactive football DVD game using its novel DVD-Extra authoring system. Under the terms of the deal, ZOO will earn cash advances and substantial ongoing royalties.

Shares Magazine (issue 42, 16-22 October) recommended Zoo as a buy . There is a good chance that Zoo share will eventually regain their glory levels of 74p after they listed in 2000. Its technology works and companies are queuing up to buy it, the magazine said.

Breydon, when to take profits is your decision but I leave you with one of Richard Rhodes trading rules:

Be patient. The old adage that "you never go broke taking a profit" is maybe the most worthless piece of advice ever given. Taking small profits is the surest way to ultimate loss I can think of, for small profits are never allowed to develop into enormous profits. The real money in trading is made from the one, two or three large trades that develop each year. You must develop the ability to patiently stay with winning trades to allow them to develop into that sort of trade.

Here is a link to the other rules - they make a lot of sense to me.

http://stockcharts.com/education/TradingStrategies/TradingRules.html

congrats to all ZOO holders what afantastic day you,ve hade may there be many more, I was torn twix ZOO RTD I went RTD........!money locked in there.....wish you guys/galls very best... looking forward to joining party with RTD very soon xfinger douggie.....bro of Haigh

Another 5% of the company's shares traded today alone. With the rises since Tuesday of this week maybe you lot will see what I have been rambling on about here. Roll on Monday. With all these after hours trades (and mostly buys) I think it is obvious which way this is going on Monday morning.

Yeah good luck guys!

Remember the important factor... don't be afraid to take your profits as it would be a shame for the MM's to start and hike this one back down while everyone else still believes it will go higher. Feel free to join our party over at RTD when it starts :) - With fat wallets of course :P

I agree with Haigh well done, I to went RTD. Here's hoping LOL. I note still all buys by close of trading.

MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE. This is good stuff and available to ALL. Good press and only just starting to roll. There will be other deals, better results. If it starts to shake, then grit your teeth. Look back in a year's time.

I am not thinking about selling until 33 is on the bid but it will piss me off cos I think this is worth 70-80p, but I dont know if I can hold past 33p, which I think is going to be the next resistance level

The ADVFN bb is full of doom and gloom merchants this weekend. Glad to see everybody over here is chipper about Monday's prospects.

In your guys opinion, how long can it go? 20p or more? and how long will it take? one month? I'm thinking going in, but not sure if it's the right timing.

Well to be honest, 20p will hit monday morning, if not certainly by just after dinner, friday saw 1.2 million + trades bought after 4.30 !! and this was just in an hour and a half, let alone the rest of the day, trades are increasing.

Confidence and money is showing in zoo big time now, and the big boys and institutions cant be far behind, and personally if your going in now, go in monday at 8.00 am dead, at least then you have guaranteed upswing, as this will surely rocket as friday did.

Going on the charts etc for the last few days its looking a great buy.

lee

So,Lee, briefly, what's your one-week target and two-week target?
cheers

Hi guys, Bought in at 8.25p, have doubled for me but don,t know how long to hold, I hope this baby goes to the 30p mark. Does anybody know what the price will be around xmas.

This might be of interest to the Guys who are long like myself. Taken from the Wall Street Transcript...........From CEO Stewart August this year.

We are not therefore under any illusion and know we need to partner with somebody going forward to really maximize the potential of the technology we have. We believe that it has massive potential. We can probably only get a certain amount out of it, but with an international business behind it then I think it will have enormous value. One of the things we'll be looking at over the next twelve months is who we should be partnering with and who can help us actually maximize the revenue opportunity with us.

Note An INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Partner. Now then guys what would a partnership or even a take over do for the share price and ultimately the market Cap of the Business?.

It would shoot up and any maniac shorting would be burnt to cinders.

Its going to happen guys, so hang onto your seats.

gf.

Just forgot to mention, why arent all the instituions selling out of it. Ill tell you why, because they know its got a lot further to run.

GF.

Also a previous employee got 2 million odd shares at 0.01199p each, why is this person not offloading madly surely with his mark up on these already he should have been selling if it was dodgy, maybe he is clued in to what will happen to the share price here

Is anybody else having trouble buying in ZOO. I have been trying all morining but without success?

Bought a few more this morning with no problems

Yes! On the phone to etrade since 8.05am and only just managed to buy them - 100,000 at 21.5 - SO frustrating to see it ticking up in front of my eyes but let's hope it continues to do exactly that

Zoo going great guns, but dont forget ID Data, Guys this on will hopefully carry on norhwards today.

GF.

GF re:IDD is it time to topup or will it come down more?

Good solid buys today with buys creeping up to match sells, if the 250k T trade was a sell at all it is not looking likely with the price rise this am

Golgfinger - I'm new to this (and glad I got in at 9p!) - what exactly is ID Data?

got in at 8.5p, sold at 15p. back in again at 18p with double investment this time. its gonna shoot but when?

Don't be too hasty taking profits. This has a lot further to go yet.

I'm still in the ZOO and with IDD (waiting for Tony darling to get better for more news on the ID cards that is SURE to come and then watch 'em fly). In fact IDD are 5 minutes' drive from my house (well 2 minutes by M/bike), maybe I could hang out around their offices or do some temping there.

took initial money out of ZOO and left with shares for FREE - yippee

got in really late with ZOO - paid top whack at 21.5 (gulp) cos hope it's still going to climb up - what do other holders think?

I got in at 8p then took profits, now I'm back in at 20.5p, so your not alone jfletendre. I'm confident ZOO has further to go.

jfletendre
There is a lot of controversial / negative news on other bb's but i have to agree with skids, ZOO has further to go but you may have to hold for longer than a few days this time around to see your profits, well done to all those who kept there nerve on the big climbs.
I for one am smiling on the back of this one, Thanks to the likes of GF etc, in fact no, just thanks to GF

Any one know where the price will be on friday? and at xmas?

Solid buys for ZOO since 16:00.....

There was a clear breakout from the long term down trend.on 15 oct

Trend growth rate from may 14 is 305%pa, but the movement on Oct 15 has even broken up through the resistance level of the recovery trend and begun a new sharper trend.

http://www.lemminginvestor.com

Bought truck load at 21. I agree with Planttec "may have to hold for longer than a few days this time around to see your profits"

thanks Planttec and everyone for their feedback

Down to 17 not looking good

profit taking! keep holding.

bought at 21 is it the end or are they going back up ,advise please ?

hold your nerve people, its just a wee storm, calmer waters this week. :O)

Good time to buy some ZOO shares and perhaps top up with more shares if you are already holding them!

Good luck all ZOO holders.

Javid

Thought I'd get it back up the list so we don't get a new thread started when the next news breaks which I hope wont be long.

Yeah keeps slipping bit by bit, anyone got any info?

Yes - unfortunately got in during the frenzy following the tip in Shares and bought at 21.5 -OUCH!!! - :-( now waiting for news.....

The announcement on the 13/Oct about a tie with Universal Pictures should bare fruit this Month - in terms of title releases. So I'm hoping more news will come through in the next week or two.

AdieH - sorry, just saw "anyone got any" bit, not noticed the info request!

didnt buy that high but it has constantly been losing since buying in.....

Now then Guys lets pull ourselves together. OK some have lost because they went in late, yup you know aswell as I do a daft thing to do.

Still feel these boys will move before XMAS on corporate news and also new contracts.

Please stay patient. The more patient you are the more likely you are to coming out with profits.

cheers GF.

GF,
I was 1 of the daft 1's that bought in late (21p). Is it time to average down?

Ref :-Dow Jones newswires Oct 28 2003

Grant of 250,000 sterling from new scheme funded by the European Regional
Developement Fund managed by Business Link,South Yorkshire------issued in
stages over next 2 years.
Surely they analysed the Company in great detail before the grant ?
Also,they MUST be optimistic for 2 years--length of grant payment.

VERY STRANGE :- No broker recommendations for 4 years
i.e.strong buy/moderate buy/hold/moderate sell/sell

Starting to move again, any news?

Where is the 13 November post?

What do you mean ?

Sorry,4 Years above should be 4 Months

Reports in this saturdays papers that ZOO have raised million from institutions who SNAPPED the offer up. Big things on the way???

cheers GF.

goldfinger:-

Sunday confirms --Guardian :-
Speculation that 5 million raised via a placing

Cheers ajren, shows that they were snapped up by institutions. One of the few risers on the market today.

cheers GF.

Zoo Digital Group PLC
17 November 2003



ZOO Digital Group plc ('ZOO' or 'the Company')

Just in
-------------
ZOO notes the press commentary over the weekend on a proposed fundraising for
the Company. The Company will make a further announcement containing further
details as and when appropriate.


Enquiries:


Ian Stewart, CEO, 0114 241 3700

Robert Deri, Finance Director, 0114 241 3700

Alasdair Robinson, Noble and Company Limited, 0131 225 9677

Ah well - small blessings today

Small blessings our LinZi?, you do know what this means dont you??????. The International Partner they are seeking will now jump at the chance of joining up, all the working capital is in place for them to take the company forward.

Fantastic News.

cheers GF.

A Placing on the cards has NOT been denied by Zoo yesterday...Some excellent news brewing in the backrooms it seems...

Price today 12.5 -13.5p.

:-)))))

Sorry GF - I was referring to "small blessings" in the scheme of my rather sad looking portfolio in general.

Dont worry our Linzi, this could be the big shake up we need before an xmas surge, fingers crossed.

cheers GF.

Testinghttp://www.sharecrazy.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=3&t=009963

GF what's the relevance of the link?

Hi Folks,

Very Good chance Zoo Digital could surge positivly north, if Placing news is made offical by Company, I think the announcement may come pretty soon, especially now that the market expects this.

Just started to follow Zoo more closly recently, was intrigued by announcement also... I also bought on intelligence and company announcement just in case Im not around that day..,Would want to groan now would I...?

Zoo Digital Group PLC
19 November 2003

19 November 2003



ZOO Digital Group plc
('ZOO Digital' or 'the Company')


Placing of New Ordinary Shares and Notice of Extraordinary General
Meeting ('EGM')


Seeking to raise 5.75 million
Placing of 54,761,904 New Ordinary Shares of 0.2p each at a price of 10.5p per
share with new and existing institutional investors


ZOO Digital Group plc announces today it is seeking to raise 5.75 million
before expenses through a placing with new and existing investors of 54,761,904
New Ordinary Shares of 0.2p each at an issue price of 10.5p per share to provide
additional funds to continue the development of its business.


Funds raised will be used to:


Accelerate the development of the Company's DVD-ExtraTM technology

Invest in sales and support in Europe (including the UK) USA, and the
Far East

Further invest in comprehensive patent protection and filing of additional
patents

Provide additional working capital to continue the development of the
business and to repay the Company's long-term indebtedness.

It is envisaged that funds raised will be allocated 40 percent for the
development of the DVD-ExtraTM technology, 25 per cent for investment in sales
and support, 10 per cent for investment in patent protection and filing of
additional patents and the remainder to provide additional working capital for
the business.

Attached to this announcement are extracts from the circular, which sets out the
background to the proposals and further details on them. Copies of the
circular, including the Notice of EGM, will be posted to shareholders today, and
are available from the Company's Nominated Adviser and Broker, Noble & Company
Limited, 76 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 3BU, free of charge, for a period of
one month.

Ian Stewart, chief executive officer of ZOO Digital commented:

'We are delighted with the support that investors have shown. ZOO is now able
to move the business forward at a greater pace to ensure we maximise the many
and varied opportunities that exist with DVD-ExtraTM technologies.'


For further information please contact:

Ian Stewart, Chief Executive, ZOO Digital Group plc 0114 241 3700

Robert Deri, Finance Director, ZOO Digital Group plc 0114 241 3700

John Llewellyn-Lloyd, Noble & Company Limited 0207 367 5600

James Chandler/Gemma Smith, Beattie Financial 0207 398 3300


The following text is an extract from the circular that has today been
despatched to shareholders:


Introduction

Your Board today announced proposals for a capital raising to provide the
Company with additional funds to continue the development of its business. The
Company is seeking to raise 5,750,000 gross of expenses as set out herein. This
is to be effected by means of a placing with new and existing institutional
investors of 54,761,904 new ordinary shares of 0.2p each in the capital of the
Company ('New Ordinary Shares'') at an issue price of 10.5p per New Ordinary
Share ('the Placing'').

Ian Stewart, Chief Executive Officer, has undertaken to subscribe for 7,142,857
New Ordinary Shares in the Placing at the issue price of 10.5p per New Ordinary
Share. This is deemed as a related party transaction under the AIM Rules.

The Placing is conditional upon the passing of a resolution by the Company's
shareholders at an extraordinary general meeting ('EGM'') approving the Placing,
authorising the allotment of shares and approving the disapplication of
pre-emption rights ('the Placing Resolution''), and admission ('Admission'') of
the New Ordinary Shares to AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange.
The purpose of this document is to provide you with information about the
Placing and explain why your Board considers the Placing to be in the best
interests of the Company. Application will be made to the London Stock Exchange
for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. It is expected
that, conditional upon the passing of the Placing Resolution at the EGM,
dealings in the New Ordinary Shares will commence on or around 17 December 2003.
The New Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares
in the Company.

Notice of the EGM to be held at 10 a.m. on 12 December 2003 at the Company's
offices at Parkhead House, 26 Carver Street, Sheffield, S1 4FS, at which the
resolutions to enable the Placing to take place will be proposed, is set out on
page 6 of the circular sent to shareholders today.


Background to and reasons for the Placing

The Company specialises in the development and publishing of interactive
entertainment for various digital platforms including DVD, PS2, Game Boy
Advance, PCs, public consoles and fixed Internet. In addition, the Company has
also developed a technology called DVD-Extra which enables complex interactive
content to be developed for standard DVD players.

The Company was admitted to trading on AIM in 2000, as KaZOO3D plc and
subsequently merged with The ZOO Media Corporation Limited in May 2001, before
changing its name to ZOO Digital Group PLC. It has recently signed a second
exclusive licensing agreement with Vision Video Limited, a subsidiary of
Universal Pictures UK, to create an interactive football DVD game using its
DVD-Extra authoring system.

The Company has strong expertise in two areas, games publishing and DVD
authoring software.

In gaming, the Company concentrates mainly on licensing and publishing existing
games rather than on the development of new titles. The Company has published
and distributed a catalogue of quality titles predominantly on GBA, PS2 and PC
platforms.

In DVD, the Company has developed a technology called DVD-Extra. The software
enables DVD authors to introduce new interactive functionality, playable on
standard DVD players, to the DVD. It vastly reduces the time and cost taken to
produce such content.

The Directors believe that there is an opportunity to raise funds from a small
number of institutional investors at the present time, and wish to avail the
Company of this funding. Your Board has decided to effect the fundraising by way
of a placing following a limited marketing exercise, rather than offering all
shareholders the opportunity to acquire shares in an offer as the costs, and,
more particularly, the time taken to produce a prospectus may adversely affect
the Company's ability to raise the required funds. In addition, given the
current shareholder structure, in which the Directors hold over 32 per cent. of
the share capital, the take-up in any pre-emptive offer would, in all
likelihood, be relatively low.


Use of funds

The funds raised under the Placing will be used:

to accelerate the development of the Company's DVD-Extra technology;

to invest in sales and support in Europe (including the United Kingdom),
the USA, and the Far East;

to further invest in comprehensive patent protection and filing of
additional patents; and

to provide additional working capital to continue the development of
the business and to repay the Company's long term indebtedness.

It is envisaged that the funds raised will be allocated 40 per cent as to the
development of the DVD-Extra Technology, 25 per cent as to the investment in
sales and support, 10 per cent to investment in patent protection and filing of
additional patents and the remainder to provide additional working capital for
the business.


Taxation

On 17 November 2003 the Company made written application to the Inland Revenue
for approval that the Company is a relevant company for the purposes of Schedule
28B ICTA 1988 and that as such the New Ordinary Shares will be regarded as
eligible shares for the purposes of an investment by a Venture Capital Trust.

By the same letter, approval was sought from the Inland Revenue that the present
activities and organisation of the Company, with regard to its status as a
company quoted on AIM, are such as to enable the Company to issue certificates
confirming the eligibility of the New Ordinary Shares for the purposes of the
Enterprise Investment Scheme.

Detailed legislation exists in respect of qualifying investments by both Venture
Capital Trusts and under the Enterprise Investment Scheme, which sets out
conditions that must be met by both the Company and the investors in it.

Whilst the Directors are not currently aware of any reason why shares in the
Company should not qualify for relief under the relevant legislation, investors
should seek advice from their own advisers to ensure that their circumstances
comply as required by this legislation.

The Directors intend to apply to the Inland Revenue for confirmation that an
investment in the Placing shares may be treated as a qualifying investment for
VCT and EIS purposes following Admission.


Extraordinary General Meeting

On page 6 of the circular sent to shareholders today is a notice convening the
EGM of the Company to be held at the Company's offices at Parkhead House, 26
Carver Street, Sheffield, S1 4FS at 10 a.m. on 12 December 2003, at which the
Resolutions set out in such notice ('the Resolutions') will be proposed.


Recommendation

The Directors (other than Ian Stewart) consider, having consulted with Nobles,
that the terms of the Placing are fair and reasonable insofar as the Company's
shareholders are concerned. Accordingly the Directors (other than Ian Stewart)
consider the approval of all the Resolutions, including the Placing Resolution
upon which the Placing is conditional, to be in the best interests of the
Company's shareholders as a whole.

Your Directors (other than Ian Stewart) unanimously recommend you vote in favour
of the Resolutions, as they have irrevocably undertaken to do in respect of
their own beneficial holdings amounting to, in aggregate, 19,700,708 Ordinary
Shares, representing approximately 8.76 per cent. of the current issued share
capital of the Company.

As a related party under the AIM Rules, Ian Stewart has not taken part in the
Board's deliberations in relation to the Placing.

- ENDS -

their gonna fly up today,get ready for it

got 35000 at 13,lets make some money

Why do you expect them to fly?

I'm interested too...does a new share placing usually cause the share price to rise? I would have thought that placing an additional 54 million shares would dilute the share price?

I suppose on the other hand, the market would respond positively considering Zoo intend on spending 40% of the 5m on development!

Any further clarification would be appreciated!

I totally agree. Maybe I'm something here, or maybe it's just wishful thinking.

The board must have read my email...!

Zoo could well lift further I think also, placing will be at 10.5p. Glad to have bought now.

One thing I did not know was Directors hold I 38% of Zoo, If am correct???

am l not right to say that some of the directors sold their shares initially(after the share mag recommendation) so that investors would have the opportunity to place moneys into the company.only difference now is that there are more available.

nathan7 unfortunately I dont know answer but if u hang on long enough someone will..

sorry mate..Jules999.

In theory a placing would dilute the shares,
The Sells also outweigh the buys today so am a little concerned!

The biggest sell rolling in at 200,000 shares (one shareholder)

I might chicken out and cancel a buy i had down for tomorrow.

If Mr 200,000 shares can't see any quick profit im with him!!
The shares do seem to be well backed though, So find myself in a catch 22 situation.
I think i'll wait and see what happends before I buy!

Anyone have any ideas why ZOO has been on a downward trend as of late. I know there was plenty of profit taking recently, but I'm not aware of any bad news, unless the placement has caused investors to be nervous.

yes any news on zoo please, didn't sell at 19p wish i had now!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BB probably right about the placement, although looking at buys and sells looks like MMs playing a few tricks.

cheers GF.

stick with it - good news imminent DYOR

bingobingham, read post 182 by guysands on RTD-Why? thread by Nitefly.
It gives a very interesting insight as to the tricks that are played by the shrewdies.

In this hour of gloom you ZOO believers should be topping up. Not worrying!

Hi Guysands,

I read your post on rules off mms manipulating stock prices. I'd like to paste it on another board. I'll mention your name as source. Is this ok?

Yes - paste away, although I am not the author!

I also lifted it from another BB but I was invited to post it elsewhere if I wanted.

Their Nov 19 statemement is - in my opinion - Very positive

Hi mate

First reply and first time on this message board for me?
just scanning texts and clocked ZOO, I bought a few shares in zoo in sept03 happy with progress however missed out on selling at 18.00p now worried what to do, buy more or sell and wait for further news?

Today

Additional Listing
Number of shares in issue following admission of 43,750 now is 224,268,426

what does it mean for Zoo? can you pls analyse the situation

Hi,I usually only supply the LATEST info for interested readers to analyse.
Sometimes I give an Opinion - if I have time.

NTK98, it means there is more shares in issue so therefore there is dilution of any future dividends, in other words 1 share will attract less divi. There is also the effect it can have on demand and supply for the shares, and therefore the price, ie, if theres far more shares in existence and on one day supply is greater than demand we are likely to see a price fall (in genersl terms as MMs dont ever work that way).

The good news and this is my opinion, is that the extra funding/working capital they have raised will bring forth the International partner they have been seeking. In other words funds are in place for things to get started and get very interesting. I feel the plusses far outweigh the minuses.

cheers GF.

thanks GF.

I have that feeling as well. I still hold ZOO. But need to ask because have seen recently so many negative comments on AFN, some are quite abus., so they are less trustable for me. I am still thinking this is a good stock, await for news before Xmas or March.

Pls allow me for asking an other question outside this ZOO, but has to do with stock amount dilution\placing. It is about AZN. Reagrdless very good news and long term good product price falling, some say because of the AZN's own purchase to cancelling sometime 400K, 500K of shares and continueing. IMO, ist is the opposit of a share placing, additional listing or share dilution, so it should have a positive effect but I could not understand the falling price accmpanied all those news. Could you spare sometime to explain it and remove your explanation from this thread after one day because AZN does not belong to here if you want.

I am very sorry about this question, but I could not ask you for your valuable opinion else where neutral regards AZN. I am waiting for the AZN bounce at SMA25 2700p to come in for short\medium term. Would you think its ok?

My appology to all the board members

Hi again ntk98.I read my post again and now feel it looks I was unhelpful.
I did not mean it that way.aj

ajren,

do not worry, ajren, please keep up your good work. GF has eplained already, he is one of my great admirer

the placing price of 10 1/2p on zoo new placing is bound to bring the price lower,but give it a month or two and you will see yourself making a nice profit on this company,if you go to the zoo site you will see they have just won yet another award this week for innovation,i think this company will soar, so have patience

You just hit the nail on the head with this one ake144 - patience is the key. The best things in life are worth waiting for!

Nice article in 'The Eye' magazine with todays Times, highlighting what they describe as 'a new breed of family games' Here are a few quotes for anyone that might have missed it...


-----------------------
Later this month, Universal releases 'who wants to be a millionaire' and 'interactive championship challenge', the launch titles in the worlds first range of DVD games

"We realised that a couple of years ago that DVD was establishing itself as the fastest growing consumer platform" explains Andy Scrivener of Zoo Digital, Which Developed DVD Extra. "By 2006, hardware penetration is projected to be 75% in North America and Western Europe; those are mouth watering numbers for people like us. But, although many households were purchasing DVD players, they weren't being used for any kind of interactive entertainment"

The DVD Extra format is limited to titles that involve players making a choice. But Scrivener still identifies a host of future directions, from pre-school learning aids and language courses to simulated driving theory tests. On the entertainment side, the likeliest bets lok to be traditional board games and Dungeons and Dragons style adventures.

Of course, it remains to be seen whether DVD Extra has legs. But surely anything that might liven up the in-laws this Christmas is worth a go!
-------------------------


I'm sure this isn't news to any of you, but any publicity is good publicity!!

Well dug out Spencer1, the Eye magazine is well backed in the media world.

cheers gf.

This is where most posts have been placed.

thanks...

ZOO is on the move again - up 10% in the last two days...

now up 25% what on earth is going on.......

I know - what the heck is going on?

i said in november give it a month or two,and theres a lot more to come yet,"watch this space"

So what's the news?

is todays move up the consequence of another tip or is the company actually getting stronger ?

if it has the legs the potential is huge "bigtime"

dont know what the news is but something is brewing.
this stock has been quiet for a while now but the long term moving averages have always been in favour of zoo. i will guess short term moving average will change tonight making this share exciting to the big boys.
if you arent already in this stock then i suggest you do so quickly. spread is a little while on zoo but it can move up quickly!

Added more this morning.

GF.

a friend of mine runs a dvd company says that there is a similar release to who wants to be a millionaire, of the weakest link due shortly

If that's correct, I would imagine the Weakest Link to be a huge seller! Get on board now!

A statement this afternoon at 16.01 said that AIM VT PLC are interetsed in circa 11m shares....this one could now be on the road north at last

Good luck to all of those in the ZOO

AH, now we have something. Released at just after 4pm......................
Zoo Digital Group PLC
20 January 2004

ZOO Digital Group Plc ('the Company')

Notifiable Interest and Director Shareholding

On 16 January 2004 the Company received formal notification in accordance with
part IV of the Companies Act 1985 (as amended) that, following completion of the
recent placing at the issue price of 10.5p per share, as announced on 12
December 2003, Artemis AIM VCT plc are interested in 10,950,000 ordinary shares
in the Company representing 3.92% of the current issued share capital of the
Company.

For clarification purposes, the Company also announces that, following the
placing, Ian Stewart, Chief Executive Officer holds 59,323,155 shares in the
Company representing 21.26% of the current issued share capital.

The ordinary shares referred to above are ordinary shares of 0.2p per share.

For further information please contact:

Robert Deri, Finance Director, Zoo Digital Group plc 0114 241 3700


END

So here we have an institutional buyer taking the placing up at 10.5p per share and more importantly the CEO ups his stake at 10.5p. Nothing mentioned during the day about this. Wonder if this was a leak??????.

Will not sell now and will play it as I see it developing in the morning. Would only top slice anyway.

cheers GF.

Do they have annual figures out soon or even a Christmas trading update....dont forget that everyone has been saying DVD sales have been exceptional over Christmas and hence ZOO's games for DVD's must logically also sell well.

Ammendment to my post above. CEO Stewart actually gave word he would subscribe to 7 million plus shares in november when the placing was announced. So his buy is not based on xmas trading my appologies.

cheers GF.

PB, last xmas they gave a trading update on the 20/12/2002. Nothing after.

I have lifted this from ShareCrazy............

I dont think wwtbm did too badly.
It did get into the BBC top 40 dvd chart(number 32 its highest position?) and it was in the top 20 Blockbuster charts recently.

This ones a real volatile devil, be careful.

cheers GF.

Goldfinger...looks like your apprehension was justified...bad trading update this morning and a drop....so in short term bed news, but longer term does not look too bad

Buckets agree.

Well thats a profit warning and a kick in the teeth no matter how you look at it.
It is only of a temporary nature though and one the games industry seems to be blighted with ie, non delivery on time etc etc.

This is certainly no company breaker like whogs was before xmas but the company as to rely less on tittles I feel and start to sell more licences on the dvd extra technology something CEO stewart seems to be doing here is what it said in the report...

'The DVD-EXTRA division accelerated investment and resources to the development
of DVD-EXTRA in the latter part of the year and as a result has generated losses
for the year higher than forecast'

We can see that they are giving this part of the business all they have got.

I suppose there is one consolation in that the price is back to where it was monday before the B/B hype started.

Im very much staying in, but Im not giving out silly excuses like some of the nutters on adfvn, the same ones who hyped it up.

cheers GF

I think ZOO should also consider the DVD-Extra suite as potential for Film companies. The prospect of interactive movies with several endings is far more likely to bring in the money than games such as "who wants to be a millionaire" IMHO (the consoles can do far more). So far I haven't heard of any connection between DVD-Extra and films, but maybe ZOO should look into that possibility.

What do you think folks?

skids
www.marques-bros.com

hi goldfinger,
been out all morning got back to find zoos poor trading update, dropped too far
now to sell (i did take some profit out at highs a couple of days ago.) I hope you don't mind me asking, but I don't understand the implications of the split now between the publishing side and the dvd extra side, they are still trading as one company arent they? is this a good time to top up again,
your opinion would be greatly valued ( I will of course dmor)
thanks
julie.

Hi Julie, nice to see another lady on the board, only spoken to three women in the past little woman, anna and our Linzi on this board. It is a well known fact that women are better at controlling money, well especially my money, my girlfreind keeps a sharp eye on it beleive me. She knows to the penny how much I have spent on pints per week, no joking, and have to say it does get on my wick when she brings it out when we are having a tiff. Im sure my local landlady knows her, but they both deny this, one day I am sure I will catch one or the other in mid sentence.

Now to ZOO, I have never been a big fan of gaming companys and never will*, I think that the splitting in to two divisions is an excelent idea, and In fact I bought this share because of the DVD Extra technlogy and not the titles they publish. All along I have maintained that I think this company will be a take out target, ie, one of the bigger boys will buy it to further develop DVD extra or they will buy it to bin it and take out the competion, it does and as happened.

I see the split as positive because I feel that CEO Stewart is also now thinking this way and I see a sell off of the DVD Extra business further down the road as per my thoughts above.
It could go for a lot of money, an awfull lot of money.

If this happens and I think it will, I would not want to be in the company based on its publishing business and I will take my profits.

As for buying in again, no simply no, because I think you will find that when they do release results we will again get a fall back and I dont rule out another profits warning come late summer. Profit warnings tend to come in threes I reckon you know about that anyway.

Im now at a positon where I own just below a declareable position, and Its going to stay that way as Im in for the long term (whatever that may be)and Im a patient type when it comes to share holding.

I did warn earlier this week on this board and others that I thought the spike upwards was just based on adfvn hype, and yes it was, Im glad you took some profits. I suppose the one consolation we have from the warning is that the price is now no lower than mondays. Im in for the long term and think I will make a mint out of these.

cheers goldfinger.

* why is it these games companys cant get their stock to the likes of Woolies, Boots, Smiths and other retailers on time and in Quantity?. All they need is a production line, workers, a van and a driver. Seems to me they all use the same excuse for everything.

Skids, excelent idea that, never ever thought that way myself. Why not give CEO Stewart a ring and put forward your idea. Hes a real nice chap and have spoken too him on a couple of occasions, hes not one of these that books appointments. If hes not in a meeting he will speak to you there and then

cheers GF.

Thanks GF, I'll post any comments from IS back here.

Cheers skids.

hi goldfinger, thank you for, as ever, your very informative reply, that clears things up for me. Had a giggle about the 'women are better at controlling money bit' I don't know if I fit that description yet! but I have banked about 2 grand thanks to zoo so far, and although that may be loose change to some people I am well chuffed I can tell you, as this is the first share I ever bought. I'll continue to hold zoo long term and wait and see, but I agree the dvd extra side of things seems more promising.
thanks again
regards julie.

Its a pleasure Julie, please keep in touch.

cheers GF.

ps,Skids yes any info much appreciated.

According to a leading TA Website
What can be expected , is that while above the August support line / 50 day moving average at 10p on a weekly close basis, we are looking at an April 2003 resistance line target of 27p.not only that he says this could be a ten bagger if things carry on the way they are

i am interested to know why people are holding on to this stock. am i missing something here?
i sold at 15p and since then the stock has dropped and now fallen below its support and 10/20 moving average. looking at that, to me it is a jump ship stock now.
however, i notice a lot of you are holding regardless. can someone tell me what you are expecting please? i mean is there something due out that will increae the price?
i will appreciate your help as i dont really want to miss out!

javid

Hopefully the company will enter into a partnership with a big interational player. CEO Stewart as maintained that all along. If that happens we could see the price really take off.

cheers GF.

The potential!

Yes fantastic potential, note it was up today.

cheers Gf.

You guys should get into PXC

Following on from my comments (see 152), i have contacted ZOO and it seems that the use of DVD-Extra for film production is a real possibility. Anyone interested to know more should have a look at the DVD-Extra white paper. Interesting stuff. My first impressions are good, the DVD-Extra Studio looks a little thin for pure movie making (IMHO), but its a starting point, and for games its perfect. But I still believe the beauty of DVD-Extra will be in interactive films. Its hard to say just how well ZOO might do out of all this, but its probably fair to say the recent change of business model is the right step in positioning ZOO for bigger things to come.

skids

I hope so, I'm getting rather bored with holding ZOO. Yep...my attitude is maybe what it should be, and I should be patient. Yeah...right!

i don't think much is going to happen over night with ZOO, its more a medium/long termer. IMHO

skids

Does anyone know anything about the show zoo will be attending on 17th April in Las Vegas? i hear it's license will go on sale from this day is that true?
if so what impact will this have on the share price if any?
Regards
MR DAVIS

This from ZOO website, was not released on RNS.

*** Trading Update : ZOO's revenue for 2003 will be '300% higher' than 2002 ***

http://www.zoodigitalgroup.com/article.asp?d=76960&sec=3




23rd January 2004

Trading Update


The Group's revenues for the year ended 31 December 2003 will be some 300% higher than the previous year. The successful building of a growing catalogue of products and IPs resulted in the publishing of a much wider range across a number of platforms including Sony PlayStation 2 ("PS2"), Sony PSOne ("PS1"), Nintendo Game Boy Advance ("GBA"), PC and DVD.


However, due to unforeseen programming problems we were unable to ship Premier Manager 03/04 until the week before Christmas resulting in reduced sales of the game in 2003. This combined with the non-shipment of the "Big Game Hunter" title on PS" and "Need for Speed" on GBA, caused by extensive contract negotiations, means that the Group expects results to be below market expectations for the full year.


Restructure

The Group announces that it has restructured into 2 main business units - ZOO Digital Publishing Ltd ("ZDPL") and ZOOtech Ltd. ZDPL will look after all of the groups publishing and development of consumer facing products including our relationships with Universal and other major publishers for the DVD-Extra titles. ZOOtech will focus on the sales, marketing, licensing and development of new technologies including DVD-Extra Studio. The Group is currently looking to strengthen the senior management teams in both businesses.


Ian Stewart, CEO of ZOO, commented, "I was disappointed that we were unable to deliver Premier Manager on PS2 in time for the Christmas market. We have immediately instigated changes to the management and production process to ensure that the 2004 version will be delivered on schedule. We have completed an exciting year of transition and look forward to 2004 with confidence.


Our extensive catalogue of titles and the continued growth in publishing interactive products on the DVD platform means that revenues from ZOO Digital Publishing will be more robust in 2004 and less reliant on the performance of one or two titles. The creation of ZOOtech Ltd to drive the expansion and development of DVD-Extra is particularly exciting and we expect to see licensing revenues being generated during the second half of 2004 following the formal launch of DVD-Extra at the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas on 17th April 2004."