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ASHPOOL TELECOLM, Smallest Plc Profitable With Voip. (ASHP)
goldfinger
- 13 Jan 2006 02:42
(OFEX Listed). Warning not for widows and orphans.
Market Cap Circa 650,000, SP 10.25p.
Ashpool Telecolm as been a dog of a stock since the days of the Dot Com Era, but just lately that as all changed and the company as prudently with sound management backing, broken into profit for the year. Its biggest attraction is its VOIP Software Business, but this company is certainly not a one trick pony and boasts a big percentage share in Command TV(23.75%) which can boast shows like the X FACTOR and QUIZMANIA now showing on ITV every evening.
I would have brought this stock to the boards attention a month earlier but a stock overhang was holding the stock SP back. Today that overhang as cleared and it now creates an opportunity to buy into what I beleive will be an excelent growth story (the stock looks way undervalued and as no debt) with the added benefits of a strong Ofex market with far more liquidity due to more Market Makers.
Please Dyor. Here is the link with the OFEX board.
http://www.ofex.com/index.shtml
cheers GF.
Market Cap Circa 650,000, SP 10.25p.
Ashpool Telecolm as been a dog of a stock since the days of the Dot Com Era, but just lately that as all changed and the company as prudently with sound management backing, broken into profit for the year. Its biggest attraction is its VOIP Software Business, but this company is certainly not a one trick pony and boasts a big percentage share in Command TV(23.75%) which can boast shows like the X FACTOR and QUIZMANIA now showing on ITV every evening.
I would have brought this stock to the boards attention a month earlier but a stock overhang was holding the stock SP back. Today that overhang as cleared and it now creates an opportunity to buy into what I beleive will be an excelent growth story (the stock looks way undervalued and as no debt) with the added benefits of a strong Ofex market with far more liquidity due to more Market Makers.
Please Dyor. Here is the link with the OFEX board.
http://www.ofex.com/index.shtml
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 13 Jan 2006 02:50
- 2 of 68
Tipped by Unqouted.com and this was just after results 16/12/2005.
Ashpool moves into the black
Ashpool Telecom today unveiled a respectable set of full year numbers, turning an interim loss of 37,838 into a full year profit of 41,278 on revenues of 283,724. The dramatically improved performance arrived on the back of an upturn in equipment sales and the increased emphasis on the development of service and support revenues over the course of recent years. An upbeat full year statement, in which head honcho and major shareholder, Neil Newell told investors that he anticipated continued growth in revenue arising from services and support.
Ashpool said today that it anticipated a considerable proportion of its business would be related to Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) products and services. The noises being made by the company are interesting, as VoIP has long been the main factor that behind many investors involvement in the stock. Newell, who is a giant in his industry, is set to unveil further progress in VoIP, using Ashpool's expertise coupled with its existing Softcall and Codacall products and technology to address the demand, ramping up sales and profitability. On the marketing front, it is Ashpool's intention to actively seek sales and marketing partners for its technology. As part of this, the company is working on ways to increase awareness of its technology and capabilities, and to produce packages that can be sold through intermediaries.
Of its investments, Command TV has performed satisfactorily over the past year, having obtained a level of funding sufficient to meet its short-to-medium term needs and having successfully provided services to popular TV shows including the X Factor series and Quizmania. Ashpool continues to both work with and provide technical service to them, and hopes to see significant growth in the company over the coming year. Meanwhile, Click Solutions.net has also recently obtained additional business, at a modest level but anticipated to provide sufficient revenues to meet costs over the coming year.
The bottom line is that prospects are very positive, but, in Neil Newell's own words, "hard work will be required to achieve growth over the coming year". At 9p, this is a company capitalised at just 610,000. It is speculative, but assuming the company can continue to deliver the kind of profits growth unveiled today, then the shares are cheap. "Speculative buy". ENDS.
NB, trades on an annualised P/E of circa 3.
cheers GF.
Ashpool moves into the black
Ashpool Telecom today unveiled a respectable set of full year numbers, turning an interim loss of 37,838 into a full year profit of 41,278 on revenues of 283,724. The dramatically improved performance arrived on the back of an upturn in equipment sales and the increased emphasis on the development of service and support revenues over the course of recent years. An upbeat full year statement, in which head honcho and major shareholder, Neil Newell told investors that he anticipated continued growth in revenue arising from services and support.
Ashpool said today that it anticipated a considerable proportion of its business would be related to Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) products and services. The noises being made by the company are interesting, as VoIP has long been the main factor that behind many investors involvement in the stock. Newell, who is a giant in his industry, is set to unveil further progress in VoIP, using Ashpool's expertise coupled with its existing Softcall and Codacall products and technology to address the demand, ramping up sales and profitability. On the marketing front, it is Ashpool's intention to actively seek sales and marketing partners for its technology. As part of this, the company is working on ways to increase awareness of its technology and capabilities, and to produce packages that can be sold through intermediaries.
Of its investments, Command TV has performed satisfactorily over the past year, having obtained a level of funding sufficient to meet its short-to-medium term needs and having successfully provided services to popular TV shows including the X Factor series and Quizmania. Ashpool continues to both work with and provide technical service to them, and hopes to see significant growth in the company over the coming year. Meanwhile, Click Solutions.net has also recently obtained additional business, at a modest level but anticipated to provide sufficient revenues to meet costs over the coming year.
The bottom line is that prospects are very positive, but, in Neil Newell's own words, "hard work will be required to achieve growth over the coming year". At 9p, this is a company capitalised at just 610,000. It is speculative, but assuming the company can continue to deliver the kind of profits growth unveiled today, then the shares are cheap. "Speculative buy". ENDS.
NB, trades on an annualised P/E of circa 3.
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 13 Jan 2006 02:53
- 3 of 68
The last company results...........
Ashpool Telecom plc - Final Results
Newstrack Announcement 16/12/2005
ASHPOOL TELECOM PLC
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST JULY 2005
OPERATING REVIEW
As anticipated, the company made a modest profit over the course of the year,
of GBP41,278 on a turnover of GBP283,724. This is a result of an upturn in
equipment sales and the increased emphasis we have placed on the development of
service and support revenues over the course of recent years.
BOARD CHANGES
There have been no board changes in the year ended 31st July 2005.
OUTLOOK
Over the course of the current financial year, we anticipate continued growth
in revenue arising from services and support. In the year to July 2005, the
bulk of equipment sales were the result of long-term efforts on the
international sales front, and while theses efforts continue we are also
working to add to and enhance recurring revenue streams in order to offset the
natural variability of the equipment sales cycle.
We anticipate that over the coming year, a considerable proportion of our
business will be related to Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) products and
services, and will use our expertise and existing Softcall and Codacall
products and technology to address the this market.
On the marketing front, it is our intention to actively seek sales and
marketing partners for our technology. As part of this, we are working on ways
to increase awareness of our technology and capabilities, and to produce
packages that can be sold through intermediaries.
Of our investments, Command TV has performed satisfactorily over the past year,
having obtained a level of funding sufficient to meet its short-to-medium term
needs and having successfully provided services to popular TV shows including
the X Factor series and Quizmania. We continue to both work with and provide
technical service to them, and hope to see significant growth in the company
over the coming year.
Click Solutions.net Limited has also recently obtained additional business, at
a modest level but anticipated to provide sufficient revenues to meet costs
over the coming year.
Overall, the prospects are generally positive but hard work will be required to
achieve growth over the coming year. It will be my intention to ensure our
efforts at Ashpool result in increased growth and considerably enhanced
shareholder value.
Neil K F Newell
15th December 2005
http://www.ofex.com/story.shtml?ISIN=GB0007235459&NewsID=22140
cheers GF.
Ashpool Telecom plc - Final Results
Newstrack Announcement 16/12/2005
ASHPOOL TELECOM PLC
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST JULY 2005
OPERATING REVIEW
As anticipated, the company made a modest profit over the course of the year,
of GBP41,278 on a turnover of GBP283,724. This is a result of an upturn in
equipment sales and the increased emphasis we have placed on the development of
service and support revenues over the course of recent years.
BOARD CHANGES
There have been no board changes in the year ended 31st July 2005.
OUTLOOK
Over the course of the current financial year, we anticipate continued growth
in revenue arising from services and support. In the year to July 2005, the
bulk of equipment sales were the result of long-term efforts on the
international sales front, and while theses efforts continue we are also
working to add to and enhance recurring revenue streams in order to offset the
natural variability of the equipment sales cycle.
We anticipate that over the coming year, a considerable proportion of our
business will be related to Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) products and
services, and will use our expertise and existing Softcall and Codacall
products and technology to address the this market.
On the marketing front, it is our intention to actively seek sales and
marketing partners for our technology. As part of this, we are working on ways
to increase awareness of our technology and capabilities, and to produce
packages that can be sold through intermediaries.
Of our investments, Command TV has performed satisfactorily over the past year,
having obtained a level of funding sufficient to meet its short-to-medium term
needs and having successfully provided services to popular TV shows including
the X Factor series and Quizmania. We continue to both work with and provide
technical service to them, and hope to see significant growth in the company
over the coming year.
Click Solutions.net Limited has also recently obtained additional business, at
a modest level but anticipated to provide sufficient revenues to meet costs
over the coming year.
Overall, the prospects are generally positive but hard work will be required to
achieve growth over the coming year. It will be my intention to ensure our
efforts at Ashpool result in increased growth and considerably enhanced
shareholder value.
Neil K F Newell
15th December 2005
http://www.ofex.com/story.shtml?ISIN=GB0007235459&NewsID=22140
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 13 Jan 2006 02:54
- 4 of 68
Live link to the OFEX site so you can view the Ashpool trading price etc, etc.
cheers GF.
http://www.plusmarketsgroup.com/index.html
cheers GF.
http://www.plusmarketsgroup.com/index.html
goldfinger
- 13 Jan 2006 04:18
- 5 of 68
Anyone know where I can get a chart from??????????.
cheers in anticipation, GF.
cheers in anticipation, GF.
goldfinger
- 13 Jan 2006 09:24
- 6 of 68
Still looking for a chart, any ideas?.
cheers GF.
cheers GF.
jimmy b
- 13 Jan 2006 09:46
- 7 of 68
http://www.plusmarketsgroup.com/index.html , GF,Go to your link put in the epic code and you can bring up a chart there .
goldfinger
- 13 Jan 2006 11:05
- 8 of 68
Cheers Jimmy, I didnt realise they had the facility on that site.
GF. Wonder if itl work here though.
GF. Wonder if itl work here though.
goldfinger
- 13 Jan 2006 12:37
- 9 of 68
Price just moved up a tad.
cheers Gf
cheers Gf
goldfinger
- 16 Jan 2006 12:36
- 10 of 68
Price ticked up to 11.78p, derd cheap.
cheers Gf.
cheers Gf.
goldfinger
- 16 Jan 2006 15:44
- 11 of 68
Stake taken by John Byam Shaw Founding member of Command TV & a director buy as well.
John Byam Shaw is the Chairman & principal investor in the WORLD'S first dedicated channel devoted to poker.
An article in April last year points out about the Poker channel:
"Improbably, the channel, with annual running costs budgeted at 1 million, will not offer interactive betting, at least, not directly"
So my thoughts are Ashpool via Command TV might get involved?
He must have bought his stake for a reason?
And the director too?
cheers GF.
John Byam Shaw is the Chairman & principal investor in the WORLD'S first dedicated channel devoted to poker.
An article in April last year points out about the Poker channel:
"Improbably, the channel, with annual running costs budgeted at 1 million, will not offer interactive betting, at least, not directly"
So my thoughts are Ashpool via Command TV might get involved?
He must have bought his stake for a reason?
And the director too?
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 17 Jan 2006 08:36
- 12 of 68
Up 2.5p so far this morning, thats a 44% gain since I first posted them here 4 days ago, I hope you got in. Still derd cheap though if you are interested.
cheers GF.
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 17 Jan 2006 08:41
- 13 of 68
The Times January 16, 2006
ITV will turn armchairs into hot seats
By Dan Sabbagh
ITV wants to turn viewers into game show contestants after the success of an obscure late-night quiz programme that earned it 1.2 million in its first two weeks.
The idea called ITV Play is to make prize competitions in which the public participate from home a commonplace feature of the daily broadcast schedule. Full details will be announced in the next couple of months.
Charles Allen, chief executive, said: Viewers will be able to play along with shows, answering questions via their mobiles, on the internet or using the red button on the remote control. In time we might develop a dedicated ITV Play channel, but well start by using the brand on ITV1.
The ITV boss has set a target of generating half its revenues from outside ITV1 by 2010 and ITV Play is intended to be a strategy to cut the companys dependence on conventional advertising income on ITV1l.
Profits from ITV1 are under threat because its audience share is declining. Last year, ITV1s share was down from 22.8 per cent to 21.6 per cent.
A final test of the ITV Play concept has been running nightly on ITV1 at about 1am. Quizmania is an interactive game show in which viewers get the chance to win prizes worth up to 5,000. Calls to the programme, which runs for up to three hours, cost 75p.
Mr Allen declined to say how much income Quizmania generated, but a 1.2 million figure has been suggested.
An ITV Play channel would probably have to wait until at least 2007 to launch.
cheers GF.
ITV will turn armchairs into hot seats
By Dan Sabbagh
ITV wants to turn viewers into game show contestants after the success of an obscure late-night quiz programme that earned it 1.2 million in its first two weeks.
The idea called ITV Play is to make prize competitions in which the public participate from home a commonplace feature of the daily broadcast schedule. Full details will be announced in the next couple of months.
Charles Allen, chief executive, said: Viewers will be able to play along with shows, answering questions via their mobiles, on the internet or using the red button on the remote control. In time we might develop a dedicated ITV Play channel, but well start by using the brand on ITV1.
The ITV boss has set a target of generating half its revenues from outside ITV1 by 2010 and ITV Play is intended to be a strategy to cut the companys dependence on conventional advertising income on ITV1l.
Profits from ITV1 are under threat because its audience share is declining. Last year, ITV1s share was down from 22.8 per cent to 21.6 per cent.
A final test of the ITV Play concept has been running nightly on ITV1 at about 1am. Quizmania is an interactive game show in which viewers get the chance to win prizes worth up to 5,000. Calls to the programme, which runs for up to three hours, cost 75p.
Mr Allen declined to say how much income Quizmania generated, but a 1.2 million figure has been suggested.
An ITV Play channel would probably have to wait until at least 2007 to launch.
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 17 Jan 2006 08:53
- 14 of 68
Moved up again 15.25p now.
cheers Gf.
cheers Gf.
goldfinger
- 17 Jan 2006 10:05
- 15 of 68
Lifted from another board thanks to P Hippey.
Present p/e (annualised) is just 6 (@ 15.25p)
But this isn't a stock to be valued by p/e alone.
You should take into account the investments
Command TV 23.75% cost 50
Also Evopay has I think been viirtually written off but now appears to have some value
Also you should consider how many further successful investments can be spun out for 50 or 100
They have acheived millions of pounds on these sort of investments before, sadly got interuppted by 9/11 & the telecom bubble, but it looks like green shoots are just starting again.
Present p/e (annualised) is just 6 (@ 15.25p)
But this isn't a stock to be valued by p/e alone.
You should take into account the investments
Command TV 23.75% cost 50
Also Evopay has I think been viirtually written off but now appears to have some value
Also you should consider how many further successful investments can be spun out for 50 or 100
They have acheived millions of pounds on these sort of investments before, sadly got interuppted by 9/11 & the telecom bubble, but it looks like green shoots are just starting again.
goldfinger
- 17 Jan 2006 12:23
- 16 of 68
Nudged up again 15.5p now, P/E only 6 and a big stake in Command TV which services The X Factor and Quizmania.
cheers GF.
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 17 Jan 2006 16:11
- 17 of 68
And up we go again, now 16.5p and derd cheap with an annulised P/E of only 6. Plenty left for those who want to open a ofex dealing account.
Try Jarvis or the Share Centre.
cheers GF.
Try Jarvis or the Share Centre.
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 18 Jan 2006 09:07
- 18 of 68
A tip update from the tips.com stable...
Full steam ahead for Ashpool as overhang clears
We were encouraged today to discover that the overhang that has plagued the shares in Ashpool Telecom had cleared. Furthermore, news that serial entrepreneur and multi-millionaire investor, Justin Bryam Shaw had joined the shareholder list with a buy of 539,548 shares, representing 7.94% of the issued share capital is another plus point. Interest in Ashpool is clearly increasing and with the founder shareholder of the Poker channel taking a stake at the same time as the business ramps up sales, the shares continue to look very cheap indeed.
Recently, Ashpool Telecom unveiled a respectable set of full year numbers, turning an interim loss of 37,838 into a full year profit of 41,278 on revenues of 283,724. The dramatically improved performance arrived on the back of an upturn in equipment sales and the increased emphasis on the development of service and support revenues over the course of recent years. An upbeat full year statement, in which head honcho and major shareholder, Neil Newell told investors that he anticipated continued growth in revenue arising from services and support.
Investors are getting particularly excited about Ashpool's circa 23% stake in Command TV. The business provides services to popular TV shows including the X Factor series and Quizmania. With the Times reporting today that ITV wants to turn viewers into game show contestants following the success of its Quizmania programme, it looks like the future is very bright indeed for Command TV. Ashpool continues to both work with and provide technical service to the company, and hopes to see significant growth over the coming year. Meanwhile, Click Solutions.net, a further business in which Ashpool holds a stake, has also recently obtained additional business, at a modest level but anticipated to provide sufficient revenues to meet costs over the coming year. In short, it all looks very good indeed.
With the overhang now out of the way and with a raft of positive developments in the pipeline, coupled with the general progress that was reported at the full year stage, the share price prospects continue to look very attractive indeed. "Buy".
cheers GF.
Full steam ahead for Ashpool as overhang clears
We were encouraged today to discover that the overhang that has plagued the shares in Ashpool Telecom had cleared. Furthermore, news that serial entrepreneur and multi-millionaire investor, Justin Bryam Shaw had joined the shareholder list with a buy of 539,548 shares, representing 7.94% of the issued share capital is another plus point. Interest in Ashpool is clearly increasing and with the founder shareholder of the Poker channel taking a stake at the same time as the business ramps up sales, the shares continue to look very cheap indeed.
Recently, Ashpool Telecom unveiled a respectable set of full year numbers, turning an interim loss of 37,838 into a full year profit of 41,278 on revenues of 283,724. The dramatically improved performance arrived on the back of an upturn in equipment sales and the increased emphasis on the development of service and support revenues over the course of recent years. An upbeat full year statement, in which head honcho and major shareholder, Neil Newell told investors that he anticipated continued growth in revenue arising from services and support.
Investors are getting particularly excited about Ashpool's circa 23% stake in Command TV. The business provides services to popular TV shows including the X Factor series and Quizmania. With the Times reporting today that ITV wants to turn viewers into game show contestants following the success of its Quizmania programme, it looks like the future is very bright indeed for Command TV. Ashpool continues to both work with and provide technical service to the company, and hopes to see significant growth over the coming year. Meanwhile, Click Solutions.net, a further business in which Ashpool holds a stake, has also recently obtained additional business, at a modest level but anticipated to provide sufficient revenues to meet costs over the coming year. In short, it all looks very good indeed.
With the overhang now out of the way and with a raft of positive developments in the pipeline, coupled with the general progress that was reported at the full year stage, the share price prospects continue to look very attractive indeed. "Buy".
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 18 Jan 2006 11:09
- 19 of 68
Buyers moving in, ticked up to 17.25p now.
cheers GF.
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 23 Jan 2006 01:40
- 20 of 68
A related article....
FremantleMedia scores success with The X Factor
(Thursday, Jan 19, 2006 - 06:00 am)
Televisionpoint.com Team
FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide, the licensing division of FremantleMedia, one of the largest international creators and producers of programme brands in the world, said that the success of the second series of The X Factor across multiple media platforms including wireless, internet, interactive TV, consumer products and events. The show, which launched in August, was a massive ratings success for ITV, was voted the most popular entertainment programme of 2005 at the National Television Awards and has broken records in the UK for voting and internet downloads.
Capitalising on the success of last year's branded wireless offerings, FLW licensed mobile phone video and non-video content directly to four leading mobile phone networks, Orange, T-Mobile, O2 and 3. These deals granted the networks a package of mobile content rights including video, games and branded wallpapers. Additionally, FLW brokered a deal with ITV which saw The X Factor as the first programme brand to be launched on ITV's Mobile Portal, allowing fans to receive news and to take part in competitions, games and quizzes.
The official The X Factor website, designed by FLW and built by @www, received on average 26,000 visitors per day, with over 2.4 million unique users visiting the site throughout the duration of the series. The website offered mobile phone downloads such as SMS and MMS news and gossip updates, an exclusively created Java game and a mobile phone video portal which allowed viewers to access behind-the-scenes footage and to enter the 'Flex the X' competition. The X Factor message board was the most popular ever associated with any programme that has aired on ITV with an average of 12,000 posts per week during the course of the live shows. Fans can still buy The X Factor merchandise, including branded apparel, mugs and keychains, from the online shop provided by Event Merchandising.
Fans were able to continue interacting with the show 24/7 via interactive TV applications on both Sky digital and NTL digital cable, including the chance to take part in live polls and text their opinions to screen on The Xtra Factor. More than one million entries were registered over the series for the chance to win weekly cash prizes and 'money can't buy' series prizes - a VIP make-over trip to London and a slice of Sharon Osbourne's lifestyle including a shopping trip to the South of France and a sports car.
And even though the second series has now finished, fans can still re-create and enjoy The X Factor experience in their own homes. The X Factor Sing interactive game (Lago Srl) launched on PlayStation 2 and PC in October, while branded karaoke software with a range of DVD and CD and Graphics (Sing To The World) and five karaoke hardware product lines (Acoustic Solutions) also launched last autumn. The X Factor product ranges are available in retail outlets such as Comet, Tesco and Argos: Comet promoted The X Factor products in the run-up to Christmas by providing three branded bays in all 260 stores; Argos offered consumers the chance to win tickets to The X Factor Live Tour 2006 via in-pack promotions, the Argos website, which received three million visits per week in December, and via their December sales flyer.
Madame Tussauds, one of the world's leading visitor attractions, also hosted an interactive attraction in London based on the hit TV show. Fans were invited to take to the specially-created stage and participate in The X Factor experience for themselves in front of waxwork judges Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh and receive comments on their performance.
An amazing 9.9 million people tuned in to see Shayne Ward walk away with a 1 million Sony BMG recording contract. Over the course of the series, The X Factor rated the highest in its slot for the key commercial demographic (16-34-year-olds), winning a 54% share, an incredible 125% above ITV1's slot average; in total, the series was watched by 40 million people in the UK with a reach of 72%. The Xtra Factor was the highest rated entertainment show on ITV2, beating the slot average by 85% for all individuals. A massive 10.8 million votes were cast during the live finale alone, with SMS, red button and fixed line voting services managed by specialist provider Harvest Media Group (HMG). The task of aggregating all of the vote feeds was effectively managed with HMGs 'Dataconcentrator', which was introduced this year. Mobile Interactive Group's voting platform, 'Votewinner', smashed the high-speed SMS delivery record with over 1,300 messages processed per second.
Dom Wheeler, Vice President, Licensing, UK, FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide, said: "The second series of The X Factor has been an even bigger success than the first with more fans enjoying even more exciting and innovative ways and platforms to engage with the show. We are really delighted with the uptake of our offerings and the fans' incessant enthusiasm which has helped make the show an unmitigated success all round."
In an exclusive, first of its kind deal, FLW partnered with Syco Music and Sony BMG to make Shayne Ward's debut single, 'That's My Goal', available for download over the internet on the night of The X Factor finale, three days before its retail release. The single, which topped the Christmas charts, was one of the biggest selling singles of 2005 with over one million copies shipped and has entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest selling download in world history with over 100,000 downloads to date.
Nokia, the world leader in mobile communications, was the main on and off-air sponsor of The X Factor for a second consecutive year. The X Factor is produced by Thames Television, one of the UK production companies owned by FremantleMedia and Syco for ITV.
Meanwhile, Fremantle Media, a large international creator and producers of TV shows, has signed up with mobile2win to produce mobile content centred around the show. Mobile2win is a mobile content provider in which Siemens, SoftBank and India-based contest2win have equal stakes.
cheers GF.
FremantleMedia scores success with The X Factor
(Thursday, Jan 19, 2006 - 06:00 am)
Televisionpoint.com Team
FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide, the licensing division of FremantleMedia, one of the largest international creators and producers of programme brands in the world, said that the success of the second series of The X Factor across multiple media platforms including wireless, internet, interactive TV, consumer products and events. The show, which launched in August, was a massive ratings success for ITV, was voted the most popular entertainment programme of 2005 at the National Television Awards and has broken records in the UK for voting and internet downloads.
Capitalising on the success of last year's branded wireless offerings, FLW licensed mobile phone video and non-video content directly to four leading mobile phone networks, Orange, T-Mobile, O2 and 3. These deals granted the networks a package of mobile content rights including video, games and branded wallpapers. Additionally, FLW brokered a deal with ITV which saw The X Factor as the first programme brand to be launched on ITV's Mobile Portal, allowing fans to receive news and to take part in competitions, games and quizzes.
The official The X Factor website, designed by FLW and built by @www, received on average 26,000 visitors per day, with over 2.4 million unique users visiting the site throughout the duration of the series. The website offered mobile phone downloads such as SMS and MMS news and gossip updates, an exclusively created Java game and a mobile phone video portal which allowed viewers to access behind-the-scenes footage and to enter the 'Flex the X' competition. The X Factor message board was the most popular ever associated with any programme that has aired on ITV with an average of 12,000 posts per week during the course of the live shows. Fans can still buy The X Factor merchandise, including branded apparel, mugs and keychains, from the online shop provided by Event Merchandising.
Fans were able to continue interacting with the show 24/7 via interactive TV applications on both Sky digital and NTL digital cable, including the chance to take part in live polls and text their opinions to screen on The Xtra Factor. More than one million entries were registered over the series for the chance to win weekly cash prizes and 'money can't buy' series prizes - a VIP make-over trip to London and a slice of Sharon Osbourne's lifestyle including a shopping trip to the South of France and a sports car.
And even though the second series has now finished, fans can still re-create and enjoy The X Factor experience in their own homes. The X Factor Sing interactive game (Lago Srl) launched on PlayStation 2 and PC in October, while branded karaoke software with a range of DVD and CD and Graphics (Sing To The World) and five karaoke hardware product lines (Acoustic Solutions) also launched last autumn. The X Factor product ranges are available in retail outlets such as Comet, Tesco and Argos: Comet promoted The X Factor products in the run-up to Christmas by providing three branded bays in all 260 stores; Argos offered consumers the chance to win tickets to The X Factor Live Tour 2006 via in-pack promotions, the Argos website, which received three million visits per week in December, and via their December sales flyer.
Madame Tussauds, one of the world's leading visitor attractions, also hosted an interactive attraction in London based on the hit TV show. Fans were invited to take to the specially-created stage and participate in The X Factor experience for themselves in front of waxwork judges Simon Cowell, Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh and receive comments on their performance.
An amazing 9.9 million people tuned in to see Shayne Ward walk away with a 1 million Sony BMG recording contract. Over the course of the series, The X Factor rated the highest in its slot for the key commercial demographic (16-34-year-olds), winning a 54% share, an incredible 125% above ITV1's slot average; in total, the series was watched by 40 million people in the UK with a reach of 72%. The Xtra Factor was the highest rated entertainment show on ITV2, beating the slot average by 85% for all individuals. A massive 10.8 million votes were cast during the live finale alone, with SMS, red button and fixed line voting services managed by specialist provider Harvest Media Group (HMG). The task of aggregating all of the vote feeds was effectively managed with HMGs 'Dataconcentrator', which was introduced this year. Mobile Interactive Group's voting platform, 'Votewinner', smashed the high-speed SMS delivery record with over 1,300 messages processed per second.
Dom Wheeler, Vice President, Licensing, UK, FremantleMedia Licensing Worldwide, said: "The second series of The X Factor has been an even bigger success than the first with more fans enjoying even more exciting and innovative ways and platforms to engage with the show. We are really delighted with the uptake of our offerings and the fans' incessant enthusiasm which has helped make the show an unmitigated success all round."
In an exclusive, first of its kind deal, FLW partnered with Syco Music and Sony BMG to make Shayne Ward's debut single, 'That's My Goal', available for download over the internet on the night of The X Factor finale, three days before its retail release. The single, which topped the Christmas charts, was one of the biggest selling singles of 2005 with over one million copies shipped and has entered the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest selling download in world history with over 100,000 downloads to date.
Nokia, the world leader in mobile communications, was the main on and off-air sponsor of The X Factor for a second consecutive year. The X Factor is produced by Thames Television, one of the UK production companies owned by FremantleMedia and Syco for ITV.
Meanwhile, Fremantle Media, a large international creator and producers of TV shows, has signed up with mobile2win to produce mobile content centred around the show. Mobile2win is a mobile content provider in which Siemens, SoftBank and India-based contest2win have equal stakes.
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 23 Jan 2006 08:50
- 21 of 68
Up to a new high of 17.5p this morning. Still very cheap on a anualised P/E of just over 6.
cheers GF.
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 23 Jan 2006 10:15
- 22 of 68
And up again to 17.75p on potential news of MMs wanting stock.......
Ashpool Telecom plc - Issue of Equity
ASHPOOL TELECOM PLC
ISSUE OF EQUITY 23/01/2006
The Directors of Ashpool Telecom Plc announce the issue of 50,000 Ordinary
shares at 17 pence per share on Friday 20 January 2006 in order to satisfy
market demand. Following the issue of these shares there are 6,847,900 shares
in issue.
The Directors of the issuer accept responsibility for this announcement.
cheers GF.
Ashpool Telecom plc - Issue of Equity
ASHPOOL TELECOM PLC
ISSUE OF EQUITY 23/01/2006
The Directors of Ashpool Telecom Plc announce the issue of 50,000 Ordinary
shares at 17 pence per share on Friday 20 January 2006 in order to satisfy
market demand. Following the issue of these shares there are 6,847,900 shares
in issue.
The Directors of the issuer accept responsibility for this announcement.
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 24 Jan 2006 09:48
- 23 of 68
Last nights Update from the tips.com stable.
Demand for Ashpool shares continues
The issue of a further 50,000 new shares in Ashpool on Friday says it all really. There just ain't enough stock to go around. The shares have shot ahead following the company's move into profitability, progress with its CommandTV stake and news that its overhang had cleared. Furthermore, revelations that serial entrepreneur and multi-millionaire investor, Justin Bryam Shaw had joined the shareholder list with a purchase of 539,548 shares, representing 7.94% of the issued share capital provides another focus point for increased optimism. Interest in Ashpool is clearly increasing and with the founder shareholder of the Poker channel taking a stake at the same time as the business ramps up sales, the shares continue to look very cheap indeed.
Having recently unveiled a respectable set of full year numbers, turning an interim loss of 37,838 into a full year profit of 41,278 on revenues of 283,724; Ashpool has effectively completed a self-help course, turning sentiment around by turning its performance around. The dramatically improved results arrived on the back of an upturn in equipment sales and the increased emphasis on the development of service and support revenues over the course of recent years. An upbeat full year statement, in which head honcho and major shareholder, Neil Newell told investors that he anticipated continued growth in revenue arising from services and support.
Today's news that Ashpool had issued 50,000 shares at 17p was particularly interesting as unlike other OFEX companies, it appears the CEO of this one was not interested in releasing any of his own shares to satisfy the market maker's liquidity demands. Meanwhile, investors are getting particularly excited about Ashpool's circa 23% stake in Command TV. The business provides services to popular TV shows including the X Factor series and Quizmania. Ashpool continues to both work with and provide technical services to the company, and hopes to see significant growth over the coming year. With the overhang now out of the way and with a raft of positive developments in the pipeline, coupled with the general progress that was reported at the full year stage, the share price prospects continue to look very attractive indeed. At 17.75p, a profitable growth technology business in exciting markets should be capitalised at considerably more than 1.14 million. "Buy".
cheers GF.
Demand for Ashpool shares continues
The issue of a further 50,000 new shares in Ashpool on Friday says it all really. There just ain't enough stock to go around. The shares have shot ahead following the company's move into profitability, progress with its CommandTV stake and news that its overhang had cleared. Furthermore, revelations that serial entrepreneur and multi-millionaire investor, Justin Bryam Shaw had joined the shareholder list with a purchase of 539,548 shares, representing 7.94% of the issued share capital provides another focus point for increased optimism. Interest in Ashpool is clearly increasing and with the founder shareholder of the Poker channel taking a stake at the same time as the business ramps up sales, the shares continue to look very cheap indeed.
Having recently unveiled a respectable set of full year numbers, turning an interim loss of 37,838 into a full year profit of 41,278 on revenues of 283,724; Ashpool has effectively completed a self-help course, turning sentiment around by turning its performance around. The dramatically improved results arrived on the back of an upturn in equipment sales and the increased emphasis on the development of service and support revenues over the course of recent years. An upbeat full year statement, in which head honcho and major shareholder, Neil Newell told investors that he anticipated continued growth in revenue arising from services and support.
Today's news that Ashpool had issued 50,000 shares at 17p was particularly interesting as unlike other OFEX companies, it appears the CEO of this one was not interested in releasing any of his own shares to satisfy the market maker's liquidity demands. Meanwhile, investors are getting particularly excited about Ashpool's circa 23% stake in Command TV. The business provides services to popular TV shows including the X Factor series and Quizmania. Ashpool continues to both work with and provide technical services to the company, and hopes to see significant growth over the coming year. With the overhang now out of the way and with a raft of positive developments in the pipeline, coupled with the general progress that was reported at the full year stage, the share price prospects continue to look very attractive indeed. At 17.75p, a profitable growth technology business in exciting markets should be capitalised at considerably more than 1.14 million. "Buy".
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 03 Feb 2006 12:58
- 24 of 68
Just moved up, could be this.........
Nice write up by PNC about Command TV
http://www.pnc-media.com/interactive.php
Nice write up by PNC about Command TV
http://www.pnc-media.com/interactive.php
goldfinger
- 03 Feb 2006 13:08
- 25 of 68
goldfinger
- 08 Feb 2006 15:27
- 26 of 68
Moving up again, dont miss out. Annualised P/E of only 7, derd cheap.
cheers GF.
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 14 Feb 2006 12:06
- 27 of 68
This is a good sign...
Ashpool Telecom plc - Directors Shareholding
ASHPOOL TELECOM PLC
F1, Worth Corner
Turners Hill Road, Pound Hill
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 7SL
Tel: 01293 885222
Fax: 01293 887111
Email: contact@ashpool-telecom.com
Website: www.ashpool-telecom.com
ASHPOOL TELECOM PLC ("THE COMPANY")
DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDING 14/02/2006
Ashpool Telecom Plc announces that it has been informed that 10,000 ordinary
shares in the Company were purchased on 13/02/2006 by Scott Fletcher at the
price of 17.5p and a further 97,500 ordinary shares at 17.4p today bringing his
total shareholding in the Company to 307,500 shares.
As a result of these purchases Scott Fletcher's total beneficial shareholding
has increased to 307,500 and his percentage ownership of the ordinary shares of
the Company is 4.5%.
The Directors of the Issuer accept responsibility for this announcement.
Contact Details:
Ashpool Telecom Plc: Chris Aitken
Tel: 01293 885222
St Helen's Capital: Barry Hocken
Tel: 020 7628 5582
Further information on the Company is available on its website, www.ashpool-
telecom.com
cheers GF.
Ashpool Telecom plc - Directors Shareholding
ASHPOOL TELECOM PLC
F1, Worth Corner
Turners Hill Road, Pound Hill
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 7SL
Tel: 01293 885222
Fax: 01293 887111
Email: contact@ashpool-telecom.com
Website: www.ashpool-telecom.com
ASHPOOL TELECOM PLC ("THE COMPANY")
DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDING 14/02/2006
Ashpool Telecom Plc announces that it has been informed that 10,000 ordinary
shares in the Company were purchased on 13/02/2006 by Scott Fletcher at the
price of 17.5p and a further 97,500 ordinary shares at 17.4p today bringing his
total shareholding in the Company to 307,500 shares.
As a result of these purchases Scott Fletcher's total beneficial shareholding
has increased to 307,500 and his percentage ownership of the ordinary shares of
the Company is 4.5%.
The Directors of the Issuer accept responsibility for this announcement.
Contact Details:
Ashpool Telecom Plc: Chris Aitken
Tel: 01293 885222
St Helen's Capital: Barry Hocken
Tel: 020 7628 5582
Further information on the Company is available on its website, www.ashpool-
telecom.com
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 15 Feb 2006 12:01
- 28 of 68
Moving up to new 52 week highs.
cheers GF.
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 16 Feb 2006 23:18
- 29 of 68
And moved up 20% today.
A lot more to come I feel.
cheers GF.
A lot more to come I feel.
cheers GF.
ddoc2 - 17 Feb 2006 09:55 - 30 of 68
gf
have dipped toe in water w a few, sounds promising and graph looks good. however i'm a bit blind on this one- haven't looked up an. report- what are your projected earnings and sp
have dipped toe in water w a few, sounds promising and graph looks good. however i'm a bit blind on this one- haven't looked up an. report- what are your projected earnings and sp
goldfinger
- 17 Feb 2006 12:37
- 31 of 68
Hi ddoc, I never try to place a projected Sp or earnings on a stock, I usually leave that up to the market. (other than forecast earnings).
I went into this one for two reasons,
1. it had moved into profit for the first time after the dot com days and its main offering was voip software rather than hardware,
2. it has a big % holding in command TV, which amongst others helps the technical side in shows like the X Factor and Quizmania which by all accounts is booming.
For a more indepth look at what the Ofex experts are saying about this one, I have provided a link to their specialist site, it makes for excelent reading and research, takes about 30 secs to sign up. Cheers GF.
http://www.finfoex.com/forum/index.php
I went into this one for two reasons,
1. it had moved into profit for the first time after the dot com days and its main offering was voip software rather than hardware,
2. it has a big % holding in command TV, which amongst others helps the technical side in shows like the X Factor and Quizmania which by all accounts is booming.
For a more indepth look at what the Ofex experts are saying about this one, I have provided a link to their specialist site, it makes for excelent reading and research, takes about 30 secs to sign up. Cheers GF.
http://www.finfoex.com/forum/index.php
goldfinger
- 17 Feb 2006 12:40
- 32 of 68
Forgot to mention aswell, we are well up on the day at the moment, I make that around 120% gain since posting on here. Better than a kick in the teeth. I feel theres far more in it as investors catch on.
cheers GF.
cheers GF.
ddoc2 - 17 Feb 2006 13:06 - 33 of 68
many thanks for info. i have avoided techies since fingers burnt in the post dot com crash, tho' have a small holding in Intec and in and out of tfc. however am mainly into eploratory mining stocks. chp and cey providing most joy at present.
your postings attracted me to ashpool and low Mkt cap and break out over recent month made me impulsive. downside seem to be the illiquid nature of trading and lack of news tho' i will look at your link. once again thanx for the info and updates
your postings attracted me to ashpool and low Mkt cap and break out over recent month made me impulsive. downside seem to be the illiquid nature of trading and lack of news tho' i will look at your link. once again thanx for the info and updates
goldfinger
- 17 Feb 2006 23:26
- 34 of 68
No problems ddoc2.
I think we had a 25% rise today. Good start for you.
cheers GF.
I think we had a 25% rise today. Good start for you.
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 18 Feb 2006 11:15
- 35 of 68
ddoc2 - 20 Feb 2006 10:52 - 36 of 68
gf. very pleased w last weeks performance, presumably on back of director buying.
notice interims tend to be around mid to late april - so might top up before then if pull back. thanks for your info.
notice interims tend to be around mid to late april - so might top up before then if pull back. thanks for your info.
goldfinger
- 20 Feb 2006 10:58
- 37 of 68
Cheers ddoc2 dont forget aswell that Command TV have on their site posted that they have new clients in March. Just who these are remains to be seen. It could also help push the price along.
Another one thats doing very well on Ofex is Heritage Pet HEP, present price 14p broker immediate short term price 21p. I year price just short of 40p. I hold, might be worth doing a bit of research on if you are interested in fuel companys, very speculative though.
cheers GF.
Another one thats doing very well on Ofex is Heritage Pet HEP, present price 14p broker immediate short term price 21p. I year price just short of 40p. I hold, might be worth doing a bit of research on if you are interested in fuel companys, very speculative though.
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 20 Feb 2006 23:16
- 38 of 68
Getting some heavy volume in this one for an Ofex stock.
cheers GF.
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 27 Feb 2006 03:12
- 39 of 68
Mentioned in this weekends freebie from the t1ps stable, Luke heron thinks theres more to come.
cheers GF.
cheers GF.
ddoc2 - 27 Feb 2006 08:56 - 40 of 68
i subscribe to t1ps but can't seem to find the link. how do you access the freebies?
goldfinger
- 27 Feb 2006 10:56
- 41 of 68
You can sign up here ddoc2. It was a very interesting piece by Luke heron. If I can find it I will post it. FeONIC is the next biggy on Ofex a lot seem to think.
http://www.uk-analyst.com/default.asp
cheers GF.
http://www.uk-analyst.com/default.asp
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 27 Feb 2006 11:06
- 42 of 68
Time to board the Ofex Express
Says Luke Heron of WatsHot.com
It is an irony in itself, but the downside of which I don't resent. For a good many years, my name was synonymous with the OFEX market, a fact that did not do me any favours as the market hardly covered itself in glory. However, it was and remains my belief that the concept of a three-tier market in the UK is the only way forward. Historically, my support for what was at the time, a widely discredited, joke, matched bargain facility was rather similar to my own reputation. Those who spoke out in favour of OFEX won few friends. The reality now is vastly different. When Simon Brickles joined Plus Markets Group, the AIM traded owner of OFEX, he brought with him a new credibility, coupled with a determination to create a realistic alternative to AIM. Forget all that you have heard about OFEX not wanting to compete with AIM, that is hogwash. Inside of two years, it is my believe that what is now OFEX (though will most likely be called Plus) will have more constituents than AIM.
For those that wonder how an argument can be made for a three-tier market and at the same time claim that OFEX wants to compete with AIM; let me explain. The concept of a three-tier market is perfect. A low-level entry for established, but smaller, high growth companies - this entry-level market also includes junior resource stocks and other start-up businesses. Ideally, these companies will have a market capitalisation of sub 10 million pounds. The second-tier will be still be smaller and mid-sized enterprises, but have established a period of trading, profitability, institutional support and perhaps other criteria, which separate them from the entry-level companies. The top tier, currently the main market fully listed giants, the majority of whom have their shares traded via auction, or SETS (Stock Exchange electronic trading service), make up the third and final instalment of the UK list.
Originally SETS was intended just for FTSE 100 companies, but that soon changed. I headed up the desk that handled the average pricing system for large FTSE trades at the time of launch at Merrill Lynch. It was a complete disaster - not through my own doing I hasten to add. Since then, it has improved dramatically and the electronic order book that executes hundreds of trades a second has now been rolled out onto AIM. This is where the threat is for traditional market makers. With around 50 stocks now covered on AIM, the likes of Winterfloods, Teather & Greenwood, Shore Capital etc etc, are slowly but surely, having their playground taken away from them. Make no mistake, the market makers are still dominant in well over 1,000 AIM traded equities and even some fully listed companies, but there will come a time when this is not so.
It is little surprise that the automatic order-driven trading service is so successful. SETS is flexible and transparent, ensuring that every buy or sell order receives maximum exposure, resulting in a seamless and cost-effective execution - this is more than can be said for AIM itself. Order book trades in UK and Irish securities are covered by a central counterparty operated by the London Clearing House. No person-to-person broker-to-market maker contact, just buys matched against sells. The irony here is that this is precisely the way the most junior of the three-tier markets, OFEX, started out. Indeed, it is perhaps the most remarkable feature in the evolution of the financial markets, that will eventually see matched bargains for the upper tier and a market maker based facility for smaller companies. A complete reversal. The demographics of the UK markets have literally been turned on their heads in the space of just 8 years.
You may question the need to hear all of this and I apologise if this is already familiar to you - it is not my intention to patronise, however the transition at OFEX itself has been remarkable. The reason that so many brokers and market makers supported the circa 3 million fundraising by Plus Markets in September was itself a recognition that OFEX is the future for smaller companies.
There was a time when even to utter the words credibility, efficient, cost effective alongside the OFEX market, would conjure up looks of disgust. But now, the OFEX market is one which represents an almost identical regulatory structure in the terms of the protections it offers to investors, as AIM. In fact, you (as a private investor) will have no less protections offered to you as you would on AIM and shortly, the tax advantages, including SIPP eligibility, will make it even more attractive. Furthermore, with 4 market makers, 3 currently on stream and a further market maker set to go live in the next couple of months; the ease at which it is possible to buy and sell is no different to companies of a comparable market capitalisation on AIM. In fact, it is far better on OFEX than it is on AIM in many cases. When the SETS system is rolled out, companies with too few shareholders or those with little liquidity, will find themselves in a real squeeze. Like them or loathe them, market makers for smaller companies, will always be here and you can take it for granted that on OFEX, they are there to stay.
The purpose of this article is, I admit, to try and persuade those with reservations about OFEX, to consider taking a leap of faith. In time, I simply do not believe that those who like AIM the way it is now, will able to transact the kind of deals they do now, anywhere other than OFEX. I will eat a very large slice of humble pie if, come the shell company deadline on AIM; a good few AIM listed companies do not make the step to OFEX. There is no where else for them to go.
It is not just shell companies though. AIM listed constituents with a market capitalisation of sub-10 million really have no place on AIM. The costs simply do not make it worth while in the majority of cases. There will come a time when, like dominoes, AIM traded constituents will take the decision to move. It only takes one. The first companies are inevitable, as soon as it starts, I seriously think that AIM will have trouble holding on to a vast quantity of its constituents. Excuses for maintaining a senior listing will fade, as more and more realise that in many cases it is nothing more than a vanity-fuelled exercise. Some claim that the reason they are listed there is because it is the only way they could get funding. This is changing. If the investment proposition is strong enough, there is an army of institutions and wealthy individuals that would happily back an OFEX listed company. Merrill Lynch, Gartmore, SVM, Nigel Wray - the list goes on and on and includes the biggest names in the City. The ONLY reason companies go to AIM is because that is where they are directed by the broker/NOMAD as they themselves are incapable of raising money for many propositions anywhere other than AIM. This too is changing. The humble public offer is also making a welcome return.
It is time to take a leap of faith. I don't cover that many companies on OFEX at the moment, but there is a mountain of undervalued gems still waiting to be discovered. Two constituents that I follow on WatsHot, Ashpool & MyHome, have doubled in the past 12 weeks. There is more to come from both of these constituents and others too. An Indian music company, Saregama, has just seen a return to profitability. Sound Alert is showing great promise too. Techclean, a little known sub-1m market cap franchise company with just a handful of shareholders, has recently seen director share purchases and is now seeking permission to restructure the capital of the business in order to pay dividends. Again, an opportunity is clearly apparent here. There are countless others. These situations will not remain unnoticed indefinitely. There is a sea of change sweeping over the junior market - but it could leave many behind. This is a rallying cry to all those that snub OFEX. If you don't get over your own misconceptions of what OFEX is, you will miss out. It has moved from being a haven for the stupid, to a haven for the brave and now it is a haven for those with foresight. My advice is to be one of the latter, not end up looking like the former.
There are very few brokers that do not trade in OFEX shares and therefore, one can transact bargains with great ease. If your broker doesn't currently deal in OFEX, it is foolish, backward and entirely disconnected from the City. It is my contention that over the course of the next 12 months, there will be at least 100 AIM listed constituents that decide to take the step up to OFEX. I say step up, as for many, whose shares rarely trade and enjoy very little liquidity, OFEX really could be a breath of fresh air. Aside from that, the fact that a company could realistically save in excess of 100,000 per annum just switching markets and sacrificing little else, is reason enough in many cases. With European legislation also threatening listing costs, one has to question how long AIM will be financially viable for many of its constituents.
In the last 6 weeks, through the new Plus Markets trading platform, it has become possible to transact buy and sells of AIM listed companies away from the LSE. I imagine that in the next 4-6 months, Plus will merge its trading platform with OFEX. This is likely to coincide with a raft of AIM constituents joining OFEX, many of whom have seen greater liquidity in their shares via Plus, than via the their official AIM listing on the LSE. It is not a question of if, but rather when this all happens, as it surely will. When Plus and OFEX become one, when the enlarged Plus Market has AIM constituents fleeing to it in their droves, retail punters that enjoy smaller company investing will have little place to go. Don't get left behind. It is time to change, it's time to board the OFEX express.
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 28 Feb 2006 12:42
- 43 of 68
The media industry is fragmenting and with the advent of IPTV (the convergence of Internet and TV) this represents the true gateway into adding TV to the ever richer mix of services that the industry can offer customers.
By providing consumers and businesses with interactive, multi-media applications via their IP-connected televisions, the way in which programmes are developed will change forever. Consumers will either use the platform to take part in programmes delivered to them - for example quiz shows - or simply use the technology to develop and push their own content.
Datamonitor believes that around 15 million households will be accessing IPTV services by the end of 2007, a significant increase over the 600,000 at the end of 2003.
cheers GF.
By providing consumers and businesses with interactive, multi-media applications via their IP-connected televisions, the way in which programmes are developed will change forever. Consumers will either use the platform to take part in programmes delivered to them - for example quiz shows - or simply use the technology to develop and push their own content.
Datamonitor believes that around 15 million households will be accessing IPTV services by the end of 2007, a significant increase over the 600,000 at the end of 2003.
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 28 Feb 2006 13:42
- 44 of 68
Two big buys gone through, pushing up now.
cheers GF.
cheers GF.
mattderbyshire - 28 Feb 2006 21:27 - 45 of 68
I would warn people off OFEX stocks.
Liquidity is poor.
Also when you try and sell you are offered way below the bid.
DON'T touch any OFEX company.
Liquidity is poor.
Also when you try and sell you are offered way below the bid.
DON'T touch any OFEX company.
goldfinger
- 28 Feb 2006 23:48
- 46 of 68
Any one want to try this out.
Just do a dummy run.
cheers GF.
Just do a dummy run.
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 28 Feb 2006 23:50
- 47 of 68
I bought these at just over i think 10p they are now 23p plus all in a matter of weeks.
cheers Gf.
cheers Gf.
ddoc2 - 01 Mar 2006 10:01 - 48 of 68
agree, i look at a minimum of 4 - 8 weeks for a punt like this, but it's the combination of speculation, fundamentals and the chart that drove the punt. The thing about ofex is the increasing awareness and the low market cap- hence increased potential.
goldfinger
- 01 Mar 2006 11:01
- 49 of 68
Indeed Indeed. A mass of potential.
cheers GF.
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 07 Mar 2006 10:28
- 50 of 68
Rumours on other boards that Command TV are about to name the first new client wednesday. Big buying already going on, no move in price as yet.
cheers GF.
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 07 Mar 2006 14:01
- 51 of 68
Buys still coming in.
cheers GF.
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 08 Mar 2006 11:56
- 52 of 68
Im hoping Command TV have a share of this...
ITV PLC
08 March 2006
ITV PLAY LAUNCHES AS HOME OF HIGH QUALITY 'PARTICIPATION TV'
ITV today announced the launch of ITV Play, its new 'participation TV' digital
channel and programme brand.
The launch of ITV Play follows the success of existing call-TV formats Quizmania
and Play Sudoko, broadcast on ITV1 and ITV2 overnight in the last three months.
ITV Play will launch as a channel on Freeview on April 19th and ITV Play branded
programming will feature on ITV1 and ITV2 overnight from the 31st March. The ITV
Play channel will launch on other platforms later this year.
The 'participation TV' genre is growing fast and ITV Play will lead the market
with higher quality programmes, higher production values and higher and more
regular prizes.
This will be headed up by new Controller of ITV Play, William van Rest, who
helped establish the sector in his previous role at Optimistic Entertainment.
ITV Play programming will launch with 'The Mint' a high-energy late-night
compendium of live participation studio games, call games, puzzles, stunts and
events hosted by Brian Dowling.
Forthcoming Play formats will include a Coronation Street-inspired 'Rovers
Return' pub quiz from ITV Productions, featuring big cash prizes and Corrie star
appearances.
A broadband portal on ITV.com and specially commissioned Play games for the
successful ITV Mobile portal are also being devised and will launch in the next
few months.
Announcing the new channel at ITV's annual results presentation Charles Allen,
Chief Executive of ITV said:
'We believe that ITV Play has enormous potential to lead the market for
participation TV with higher production values, better programmes and bigger
prizes. The Play brand will sit alongside ITV's existing family of channels as
the place to find exciting, honest and entertaining original interactive
programmes.'
Jeff Henry, Head of ITV's Consumer team said:
'We are working with the UK's top producers to come up with high quality,
entertaining, playful formats that contain much more interaction than viewers
have seen before. With the success we've already from existing formats on ITV1
and ITV2, we feel confident that these programmes will prove extremely popular
with our mass-market audiences.
'ITV Play is another valuable addition to our growing portfolio of businesses
which have a direct relationship with the consumer. As with our mobile and
broadband initiatives we are responding to consumer demand with new and
innovative products.'
Ends.
Notes to Editors
ITV Consumer
ITV has established ITV Consumer (ITVC) to build businesses which create and
monetise direct consumer relationships for ITV. Led by Jeff Henry, it is
expanding
ITV's family of channels to encompass mobile, broadband and other services.
The Mint
A high-energy late-night compendium of live participation studio games, call
games, puzzles, stunts and events hosted by Brian Dowling, The Mint will be
filmed on a set resembling a stylish and opulent house with a cash vault (The
Mint) at its core.
Viewers will be able to call or text to participate in individual games for
smaller prizes or the chance to win The Mint jackpot. A co-production between
Stephen Leahy's Ludus TV and Enteraction, operators of 'The Great Big British
Quiz Channel', The Mint will be the first Play-branded programme.
cheers GF.
ITV PLC
08 March 2006
ITV PLAY LAUNCHES AS HOME OF HIGH QUALITY 'PARTICIPATION TV'
ITV today announced the launch of ITV Play, its new 'participation TV' digital
channel and programme brand.
The launch of ITV Play follows the success of existing call-TV formats Quizmania
and Play Sudoko, broadcast on ITV1 and ITV2 overnight in the last three months.
ITV Play will launch as a channel on Freeview on April 19th and ITV Play branded
programming will feature on ITV1 and ITV2 overnight from the 31st March. The ITV
Play channel will launch on other platforms later this year.
The 'participation TV' genre is growing fast and ITV Play will lead the market
with higher quality programmes, higher production values and higher and more
regular prizes.
This will be headed up by new Controller of ITV Play, William van Rest, who
helped establish the sector in his previous role at Optimistic Entertainment.
ITV Play programming will launch with 'The Mint' a high-energy late-night
compendium of live participation studio games, call games, puzzles, stunts and
events hosted by Brian Dowling.
Forthcoming Play formats will include a Coronation Street-inspired 'Rovers
Return' pub quiz from ITV Productions, featuring big cash prizes and Corrie star
appearances.
A broadband portal on ITV.com and specially commissioned Play games for the
successful ITV Mobile portal are also being devised and will launch in the next
few months.
Announcing the new channel at ITV's annual results presentation Charles Allen,
Chief Executive of ITV said:
'We believe that ITV Play has enormous potential to lead the market for
participation TV with higher production values, better programmes and bigger
prizes. The Play brand will sit alongside ITV's existing family of channels as
the place to find exciting, honest and entertaining original interactive
programmes.'
Jeff Henry, Head of ITV's Consumer team said:
'We are working with the UK's top producers to come up with high quality,
entertaining, playful formats that contain much more interaction than viewers
have seen before. With the success we've already from existing formats on ITV1
and ITV2, we feel confident that these programmes will prove extremely popular
with our mass-market audiences.
'ITV Play is another valuable addition to our growing portfolio of businesses
which have a direct relationship with the consumer. As with our mobile and
broadband initiatives we are responding to consumer demand with new and
innovative products.'
Ends.
Notes to Editors
ITV Consumer
ITV has established ITV Consumer (ITVC) to build businesses which create and
monetise direct consumer relationships for ITV. Led by Jeff Henry, it is
expanding
ITV's family of channels to encompass mobile, broadband and other services.
The Mint
A high-energy late-night compendium of live participation studio games, call
games, puzzles, stunts and events hosted by Brian Dowling, The Mint will be
filmed on a set resembling a stylish and opulent house with a cash vault (The
Mint) at its core.
Viewers will be able to call or text to participate in individual games for
smaller prizes or the chance to win The Mint jackpot. A co-production between
Stephen Leahy's Ludus TV and Enteraction, operators of 'The Great Big British
Quiz Channel', The Mint will be the first Play-branded programme.
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 14 Mar 2006 10:39
- 53 of 68
Quizmania now showing in Poland and
TV commerce
is mentioned as a new client on CTV website
This looks to be their website:
http://www.tvcommerce.tv/
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 27 Mar 2006 13:38
- 54 of 68
Hoping we get news here very soon with Command TV. Results by end of April.
cheers GF.
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 13 Apr 2006 00:42
- 55 of 68
The Sunday Times April 09, 2006
TV is sitting pretty with quiz mania
A new wave of television that allows viewers to take part in quiz shows could make up for the drop in income from advertising. Matthew Goodman reports
GEORGINA BURNETT, an attractive 27-year-old from the south coast of England, always wanted to be a television presenter. After graduating in English literature from Warwick University, and a stint as a headhunter, she broke into television by working at weekends as an assistant producer on an ITV football show.
Since then, a steady stream of presenting jobs on various shopping channels has led Burnett to her current role as one of the most popular faces on participation television, which is taking Britain by storm.
She is one of a small team of presenters on Big Game TV, a satellite channel that broadcasts from the old Channel Five news studio at ITN headquarters in London. Each day it offers a dozen hours of live programming where viewers phone in to answer puzzles and quizzes for cash prizes.
Burnett may not be as well known as game-show stars such as Chris Tarrant or Anne Robinson, but her employer is one of about a dozen quiz channels that have sprung up in the past couple of years and which are being hailed as a financial lifeline for commercial television.
The genre, to date largely the preserve of obscure satellite stations, will be pushed into the mainstream when ITV, Britains largest commercial broadcaster, launches its own interactive-gaming channel, ITV Play, in 10 days, on the Freeview platform. It will then be launched on BSkyB, the satellite television network in which News Corporation, ultimate owner of The Sunday Times, has a 37.7% stake. It will also go onto cable TV.
Television advertising revenues have slumped and commercial broadcasters are trying to boost their revenues by turning to participation TV, or call TV as it is sometimes known.
It is simple to make, cost effective and has the added benefit of allowing broadcasters to get closer to their audiences.
Heres how call TV works. Viewers who choose to take part in quiz shows have to ring a premium-rate phone line, typically costing between 60p and 1 a call, and are charged whether or not they make it to the quiz. The broadcaster keeps most of the income from the calls, usually paying a third party for providing the interactive service.
The concept has been dogged by controversy. Tales abound of operators who fail to warn viewers they will be charged even if they do not make it through to the game, or who run quizzes with deliberately ambiguous questions to keep people ringing back. But these problems have done little to hold back the growth of call TV, and the companies behind the channels are sitting on a goldmine.
It is also an industry in which Britain can justifiably claim to be a world-beater. There is a greater concentration of this type of programming being produced in Britain than in any other leading television market, said Jasper Smith, chief executive of Optimistic Entertainment, the company behind the Quiz Nation channel.
Last Thursday, he led a delegation of Optimistics senior staff to Culver City studios in Los Angeles to oversee the American debut of Playmania, a two-hour strand of quiz and puzzle programming it has developed for the American market.
The appeal of such channels is twofold. Many viewers enjoy a sense of community from the shows, achieved from a combination of the interactivity and the small roster of presenters. People like the fact they can switch on and see familiar faces, said Burnett. A lot of them are housebound and its nice for them to watch people that they feel they know.
The other factor, of course, is the prize money. Big Game TV, for example, estimates it gives away 100,000 a month. ITV Play will raise the stakes significantly. One of its shows, The Mint, offers a 100,000 jackpot.
The main reason for ITVs interest in the genre is that it can help to offset the drop in advertising revenue. At its annual results last month, the company revealed that advertising income had fallen by 50m to 1.5 billion.
It established a consumer division to dream up ways of raising income direct from its viewers to combat the decline in advertising. As well as coming up with ITV Play, this unit developed episodes of popular shows such as Coronation Street that can be screened on mobile phones.
Channel 4 has not been immune from this process. After a review last year by Ofcom, the telecoms and media watchdog, Channel 4 was told it would have to start raising more revenue from non-advertising sources. Last August it launched Quiz Call, a satellite channel, via Ostrich Media, a subsidiary of its Ventures arm. A world apart from Channel 4s usual arts and cultural programming remit, Quiz Call is making profits after just eight months. The channel refuses to divulge how big these are, but experts predict it could make up to 10m this year.
The economics of call TV are mouth-watering. Most of the channels are run on a shoestring. An hour of programming can cost less than 1,000, while a channel may generate more than 20,000 calls in 10 or 12 hours of broadcasting per day. At 1 a shot, even after the fee to the supplier has been paid, it represents a healthy margin; between 15% and 35% is the norm.
Accounts for one such business, Quiz TV, for the year to December 2004, the latest available, show it did even better than that. It made pre-tax profits of 2m on turnover of 3.6m.
When you have a wide audience reach, the economics are pretty powerful, said Smith. Thats why major broadcasters in every territory in the world are flocking to interactive programming of this kind.
Small wonder, then, that ITV is entering the fray. It has recruited William van Rest, formerly an executive with Optimistic, to head its new channel and expects to make profits of 20m in its first year. A month-long trial this year on ITV1 and ITV2 generated 2m.
Van Rest hopes that through cross-promotion with its sister channels, ITV Play will be able to take participation TV to a new level. Having the ITV in our name is crucial, he said. It allows us to cross-promote our shows, and we will have access to talent and programme brands.
One of the first shows on the channel will be a pub quiz set in the Rovers Return, the pub in Coronation Street.
Analysts believe it is the right strategy. Theresa Wise, media partner at Accenture, a consultancy, said: They need to experiment and innovate and this is a good way of finding out what works and what doesnt.
ITV has a big advantage in that its brand is trusted. Viewers should be confident they will not be ripped off and will get paid promptly if they win.
After a rise in complaints from viewers of these kinds of shows last year, Icstis, the regulator of premium-telephone-line services, issued a code of conduct for the fast-growing call-TV industry. It said that complaints peaked last autumn and have dropped, possibly as viewers become more comfortable with the way such programmes work. Integrity is vital, said David Sanderson, a director of Big Game TV, and it makes business sense. Callers who win from time to time and get paid promptly are more likely to come back.
The trust issue does little to deflect criticism that call TV is a lazy answer to the problem of having to find new sources of income. Detractors of the fast-emerging genre argue that investing in better-quality programmes would lead to greater advertising revenue.
Defenders of interactive puzzle channels insist they are the natural extension of the old radio phone-in competitions and an expansion of the formula popularised by programmes such as This Morning, which run competitions.
I used to sit in when game shows were being recorded, such as The Price Is Right, said Van Rest. There would be such a huge buzz when the host invited contestants to come on down. With participation TV, thats exactly what they are doing.
He hopes the new channel will push the boundaries. Several other firms are trying to take the concept further by developing games that allow many players to take part simultaneously, or that will be available simultaneously on several platforms television, mobile phone and the internet.
Last week at an industry jamboree in Cannes, television bosses from around the world got a first taste of what the future holds. Yoomedia, a quoted company that runs the Avago channel, unveiled what it hopes could be the next big thing Tringo, a cross between bingo and Tetris, developed by an Australian software engineer. Yoomedia has the rights to develop the game as a digital-TV format. Contestants must fill up a bingo grid by putting interlocking sets of bricks together as quickly as possible. The fastest player wins.
Tringo will launch on television in the second half of this year and the company has high hopes for it.
We think its much more interesting than having somebody stand in front of a camera just asking you questions, said Michael Sinclair, Yoomedias executive chairman.
The more immediate problem for some of the smaller channels will be to assess the impact ITV Play will have on the market. One industry source predicted that it would wipe the floor with its rivals.
Others were more sanguine, arguing that it could help to boost the whole phenomenon. It will definitely have an impact on the others, but ultimately it legitimises what we are doing by using the ITV brand on this type of programming, said another industry source. Anything that makes the market feel more comfortable with this has to be good.
cheers GF.
TV is sitting pretty with quiz mania
A new wave of television that allows viewers to take part in quiz shows could make up for the drop in income from advertising. Matthew Goodman reports
GEORGINA BURNETT, an attractive 27-year-old from the south coast of England, always wanted to be a television presenter. After graduating in English literature from Warwick University, and a stint as a headhunter, she broke into television by working at weekends as an assistant producer on an ITV football show.
Since then, a steady stream of presenting jobs on various shopping channels has led Burnett to her current role as one of the most popular faces on participation television, which is taking Britain by storm.
She is one of a small team of presenters on Big Game TV, a satellite channel that broadcasts from the old Channel Five news studio at ITN headquarters in London. Each day it offers a dozen hours of live programming where viewers phone in to answer puzzles and quizzes for cash prizes.
Burnett may not be as well known as game-show stars such as Chris Tarrant or Anne Robinson, but her employer is one of about a dozen quiz channels that have sprung up in the past couple of years and which are being hailed as a financial lifeline for commercial television.
The genre, to date largely the preserve of obscure satellite stations, will be pushed into the mainstream when ITV, Britains largest commercial broadcaster, launches its own interactive-gaming channel, ITV Play, in 10 days, on the Freeview platform. It will then be launched on BSkyB, the satellite television network in which News Corporation, ultimate owner of The Sunday Times, has a 37.7% stake. It will also go onto cable TV.
Television advertising revenues have slumped and commercial broadcasters are trying to boost their revenues by turning to participation TV, or call TV as it is sometimes known.
It is simple to make, cost effective and has the added benefit of allowing broadcasters to get closer to their audiences.
Heres how call TV works. Viewers who choose to take part in quiz shows have to ring a premium-rate phone line, typically costing between 60p and 1 a call, and are charged whether or not they make it to the quiz. The broadcaster keeps most of the income from the calls, usually paying a third party for providing the interactive service.
The concept has been dogged by controversy. Tales abound of operators who fail to warn viewers they will be charged even if they do not make it through to the game, or who run quizzes with deliberately ambiguous questions to keep people ringing back. But these problems have done little to hold back the growth of call TV, and the companies behind the channels are sitting on a goldmine.
It is also an industry in which Britain can justifiably claim to be a world-beater. There is a greater concentration of this type of programming being produced in Britain than in any other leading television market, said Jasper Smith, chief executive of Optimistic Entertainment, the company behind the Quiz Nation channel.
Last Thursday, he led a delegation of Optimistics senior staff to Culver City studios in Los Angeles to oversee the American debut of Playmania, a two-hour strand of quiz and puzzle programming it has developed for the American market.
The appeal of such channels is twofold. Many viewers enjoy a sense of community from the shows, achieved from a combination of the interactivity and the small roster of presenters. People like the fact they can switch on and see familiar faces, said Burnett. A lot of them are housebound and its nice for them to watch people that they feel they know.
The other factor, of course, is the prize money. Big Game TV, for example, estimates it gives away 100,000 a month. ITV Play will raise the stakes significantly. One of its shows, The Mint, offers a 100,000 jackpot.
The main reason for ITVs interest in the genre is that it can help to offset the drop in advertising revenue. At its annual results last month, the company revealed that advertising income had fallen by 50m to 1.5 billion.
It established a consumer division to dream up ways of raising income direct from its viewers to combat the decline in advertising. As well as coming up with ITV Play, this unit developed episodes of popular shows such as Coronation Street that can be screened on mobile phones.
Channel 4 has not been immune from this process. After a review last year by Ofcom, the telecoms and media watchdog, Channel 4 was told it would have to start raising more revenue from non-advertising sources. Last August it launched Quiz Call, a satellite channel, via Ostrich Media, a subsidiary of its Ventures arm. A world apart from Channel 4s usual arts and cultural programming remit, Quiz Call is making profits after just eight months. The channel refuses to divulge how big these are, but experts predict it could make up to 10m this year.
The economics of call TV are mouth-watering. Most of the channels are run on a shoestring. An hour of programming can cost less than 1,000, while a channel may generate more than 20,000 calls in 10 or 12 hours of broadcasting per day. At 1 a shot, even after the fee to the supplier has been paid, it represents a healthy margin; between 15% and 35% is the norm.
Accounts for one such business, Quiz TV, for the year to December 2004, the latest available, show it did even better than that. It made pre-tax profits of 2m on turnover of 3.6m.
When you have a wide audience reach, the economics are pretty powerful, said Smith. Thats why major broadcasters in every territory in the world are flocking to interactive programming of this kind.
Small wonder, then, that ITV is entering the fray. It has recruited William van Rest, formerly an executive with Optimistic, to head its new channel and expects to make profits of 20m in its first year. A month-long trial this year on ITV1 and ITV2 generated 2m.
Van Rest hopes that through cross-promotion with its sister channels, ITV Play will be able to take participation TV to a new level. Having the ITV in our name is crucial, he said. It allows us to cross-promote our shows, and we will have access to talent and programme brands.
One of the first shows on the channel will be a pub quiz set in the Rovers Return, the pub in Coronation Street.
Analysts believe it is the right strategy. Theresa Wise, media partner at Accenture, a consultancy, said: They need to experiment and innovate and this is a good way of finding out what works and what doesnt.
ITV has a big advantage in that its brand is trusted. Viewers should be confident they will not be ripped off and will get paid promptly if they win.
After a rise in complaints from viewers of these kinds of shows last year, Icstis, the regulator of premium-telephone-line services, issued a code of conduct for the fast-growing call-TV industry. It said that complaints peaked last autumn and have dropped, possibly as viewers become more comfortable with the way such programmes work. Integrity is vital, said David Sanderson, a director of Big Game TV, and it makes business sense. Callers who win from time to time and get paid promptly are more likely to come back.
The trust issue does little to deflect criticism that call TV is a lazy answer to the problem of having to find new sources of income. Detractors of the fast-emerging genre argue that investing in better-quality programmes would lead to greater advertising revenue.
Defenders of interactive puzzle channels insist they are the natural extension of the old radio phone-in competitions and an expansion of the formula popularised by programmes such as This Morning, which run competitions.
I used to sit in when game shows were being recorded, such as The Price Is Right, said Van Rest. There would be such a huge buzz when the host invited contestants to come on down. With participation TV, thats exactly what they are doing.
He hopes the new channel will push the boundaries. Several other firms are trying to take the concept further by developing games that allow many players to take part simultaneously, or that will be available simultaneously on several platforms television, mobile phone and the internet.
Last week at an industry jamboree in Cannes, television bosses from around the world got a first taste of what the future holds. Yoomedia, a quoted company that runs the Avago channel, unveiled what it hopes could be the next big thing Tringo, a cross between bingo and Tetris, developed by an Australian software engineer. Yoomedia has the rights to develop the game as a digital-TV format. Contestants must fill up a bingo grid by putting interlocking sets of bricks together as quickly as possible. The fastest player wins.
Tringo will launch on television in the second half of this year and the company has high hopes for it.
We think its much more interesting than having somebody stand in front of a camera just asking you questions, said Michael Sinclair, Yoomedias executive chairman.
The more immediate problem for some of the smaller channels will be to assess the impact ITV Play will have on the market. One industry source predicted that it would wipe the floor with its rivals.
Others were more sanguine, arguing that it could help to boost the whole phenomenon. It will definitely have an impact on the others, but ultimately it legitimises what we are doing by using the ITV brand on this type of programming, said another industry source. Anything that makes the market feel more comfortable with this has to be good.
cheers GF.
goldfinger
- 28 Apr 2006 00:14
- 56 of 68
Lifted from the Ofex master of the house Outsider.......
Interim results out today which can be found here:
http://www.ofex.com/story.shtml?ISIN=GB0007235459&NewsID=22690
Loss has turned to profit & clearly stake building looks the way to more significant profits than trading at least short term.
Even so I note serice revenue is a much more significant part of reccurring revenue & profit & indeed they didn't even used to offer such contracts as the software was so reliable. But this does provide a useful platform for more profits through stakes (mostly for sub 100) & increased sales.
Confirmation that full year results will exceed last year is also a nice bonus.
However the 400,000 stake bought for 1, so cheaply I suspect because of the value of Ashpool technology, is good news & indeed a further press release should enlighten us further.
Stakes in the past have been worth millions, which if you compare the mkt cap of 1.34m , gives an indication of potential.
Command TV & the new c40% stake look most exciting, although 47.5% of click solutions must have some sort of value too. Both Command & Pathfinder I suspect will continue to contribute towards both sales & further reccuring service revenue.
This being such a tiddler, in my opinion the potential for share price gain remains significant.
Interim results out today which can be found here:
http://www.ofex.com/story.shtml?ISIN=GB0007235459&NewsID=22690
Loss has turned to profit & clearly stake building looks the way to more significant profits than trading at least short term.
Even so I note serice revenue is a much more significant part of reccurring revenue & profit & indeed they didn't even used to offer such contracts as the software was so reliable. But this does provide a useful platform for more profits through stakes (mostly for sub 100) & increased sales.
Confirmation that full year results will exceed last year is also a nice bonus.
However the 400,000 stake bought for 1, so cheaply I suspect because of the value of Ashpool technology, is good news & indeed a further press release should enlighten us further.
Stakes in the past have been worth millions, which if you compare the mkt cap of 1.34m , gives an indication of potential.
Command TV & the new c40% stake look most exciting, although 47.5% of click solutions must have some sort of value too. Both Command & Pathfinder I suspect will continue to contribute towards both sales & further reccuring service revenue.
This being such a tiddler, in my opinion the potential for share price gain remains significant.
ddoc2 - 23 Jun 2006 15:08 - 57 of 68
gf- any ideas why the recent rise, looks very promising!
307059 - 25 Jun 2006 11:52 - 58 of 68
ddoc2 it relates to their new product http://www.gonoodle.com/ still in test mode, but qaulity fantastic spoken to people in Europe, America & Asia, & yet quality like your talking to your next door neighbour on the phone, you must use headset though.
goldfinger
- 26 Jun 2006 11:20
- 59 of 68
Ive heard its a brilliant inovation.
307059 - 26 Jun 2006 12:31 - 60 of 68
well unlike Skype it takes 10 seconds to download, no need to register & no quality issues as it's hosted on an individuals computer (I guess you need broadband though)
307059 - 26 Jun 2006 23:27 - 61 of 68
up 10.5p today after a 6p rise on Friday. More than trebled since goldfinger pointed it out
goldfinger
- 27 Jun 2006 00:06
- 62 of 68
Well worth looking in here at the comment on the Voip.....
http://www.finfoex.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1615&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=45
http://www.finfoex.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1615&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=45
Peter J Hippey
- 17 Oct 2006 12:59
- 63 of 68
Telescope Inc - October 2006
Text-2-Screen ordered for USA Theme Park details to follow
Telescope Inc - October 2006
Live-2-Air contract for bespoke Galley Manager
Harvest Media Group - October 2006
XFactor 3 contract for latest series
Telescope Inc September 2006
Live-2-Air Call TV Studio Console ordered for prestigious client details to follow
Telescope Inc September 2006
SoftCall IVR Call TV systems ordered for Los Angeles data centre
Theme Parks, Xfactor 3, the new Telescope partnership looks very significant, 4 deals already!
Text-2-Screen ordered for USA Theme Park details to follow
Telescope Inc - October 2006
Live-2-Air contract for bespoke Galley Manager
Harvest Media Group - October 2006
XFactor 3 contract for latest series
Telescope Inc September 2006
Live-2-Air Call TV Studio Console ordered for prestigious client details to follow
Telescope Inc September 2006
SoftCall IVR Call TV systems ordered for Los Angeles data centre
Theme Parks, Xfactor 3, the new Telescope partnership looks very significant, 4 deals already!
goldfinger
- 17 Oct 2006 15:04
- 64 of 68
Looks very impressive.
Peter J Hippey
- 22 Apr 2007 19:15
- 65 of 68
After a long stagnation, this share moved up steadily last week ahead of results before April 30th.
goldfinger
- 23 Apr 2007 10:26
- 66 of 68
And have nudged up this morning........ NICE.
Peter J Hippey
- 03 May 2007 07:24
- 67 of 68
Results for the first half year of the year are sharply improved
turnover and profitability are
expected to remain strong
company structured for increasingly rapid growth
Our main joint venture companies are highly active
Confabulate Ltd ... additional news about this company shortly
Ashpool and CTV are involved in a number of new high-potential projects
increasingly optimistic about our future prospects
turnover and profitability are
expected to remain strong
company structured for increasingly rapid growth
Our main joint venture companies are highly active
Confabulate Ltd ... additional news about this company shortly
Ashpool and CTV are involved in a number of new high-potential projects
increasingly optimistic about our future prospects
P J H - 15 Nov 2007 16:35 - 68 of 68
results due in next six weeks.
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