can anybody tell me whats happing at zoo today money am says its finals day

no trades by 10 30am ?? any news from las vegas ?

This looks like another hype!!
Although the price is well off its highs
I wouldnt touch with a barge pole!!
If dvd extra was such a great technological
breakthrough dont you think the market
would have recognised it by now?
Small investors beware!!

If you have bothered to actually do any research before wildly throwing in your hunches, you would understand that the market IS becoming to recognise DVD-Extra. Zoo have been working very hard marketing the product and attending technology exhibitions etc. Many large publishers and design companies are now signing up to DVD-Extra as you can plainly see (if you did your research).

Shares Magazine are doing a write-up on Zoo tomorrow. Check the website after midnight tonight for a preview.

hello areotus i have been keeping close watch on zoo , still heard nothing from vegas , what does the advfn mean ? i am new to this share watching game hoping that zoo and others can make me some dough this year thanks mate...

I have set up a dedicated Zoo thread similar to this one, but on the ADVFN boards. (www.advfn.com)

I regularly maintain news links and related research material. Check it out for the latest info on Zoo. (Its especially for lazy people who can't be bothered to do their own research)

thankyou aerotus will check out this sight as an amature many people find without your kind of info can not always find the best info , looking at company web sights tells only what they want you to know . many other general share types have little info on a.i.m. shares thanks again...

This is a cut-down edited version of an email reply from the director of an Early Adopter.

xx,

Apologies for not replying earlier. I did get your last email but we
are very busy at the moment.

How did you find NAB? Was there a lot of interest in your product
and at the Zootech stand? I guess you guys had a smashing time in LV
and probably went out on the lash together!

Sorry to disappoint you but we did not attend NAB in person. ZOO used
"Our Product" as part of their demo of DVD Extra and gave out sample
DVDs and business cards on our behalf. ZOO have passed us a number of
leads which we are following up.

Are you aware of your other competitors such as Quba?

We are aware of Quba. Whether we consider them as competition is
another matter.

I assume you are not aware of many other DVD-extra early adopters
due to the non-disclosure agreements?

We probably know of around 10 EAs. However, I understand that most
EAs are based in either the US or continental Europe. It is fairly
safe to assume that ZOO have approached the major players within the
DVD industry, and it would also be safe to assume that most will have
signed up to the EA programme.

Lastly, do you have any idea when Zootech will finally sort out
their pricing policy?

Imminently (i.e. days rather than weeks).

And can you see any of the big boys signing up to DVD-Extra? eg:
Disney, Time Warner, BBC World etc.

In my opinion most of the EAs will probably licence the technology
once ZOO make this available. How they will apply the benefits of DVD
Extra remains to be seen.

Thank you for your attention and I look forwards to further
corresponding with you. Please add me to your email distribution
list. Keep up the good work, must be very exciting for your new
company!

I will certainly put you on our email distribution list. We are very
excited about the opportunities that DVD Extra presents. I am sure
there will be more news from "Our Company" very soon!

Thanks again for your interest.

Zoo Digital secures rights for Guinness World Records DVD game
AFX
Zoo aims to launch the game in December 2004

Zoo Digital Group PLC said it has secured the rights to produce and publish an interactive DVD product based on the Guinness World Records from Guinness World Records Ltd, part of Hit Entertainment PLC.

In a statement, the DVD technology and games publishing company said it plans to use the rights to produce a celebratory 50th anniversary interactive DVD in give territories including North America, New Zealand and Australia.

The game will be launched by December 2004.

Zoo +20% today on this announcement. Well done if anyone listened to me and bought in recently.

27/5/04
Rights Secured For Guinness World Records Game

Senior Appointment Made in North America

Agents appointed in Benelux and Germany

ZOO Digital Group plc (ZOO), the DVD technology and games publishing company, today announced that it has secured the rights to produce and publish an interactive DVD product based on the highly successful Guinness World Records from Guinness World Records Ltd, part of Hit Entertainment PLC. ZOO plans to use the rights to produce a celebratory 50th anniversary interactive DVD in 5 territories including North America, New Zealand and Australia. The game will be launched by December 2004.

Following the highly successful product launch of DVD-EXTRA at NAB (the National Association of Broadcasters conference) in Las Vegas on 17 April 2004, commercial sales of DVD-Extra have begun successfully with Quba New Media Ltd producing 3 interactive DVD products for Land Rover and Focus Multimedia producing The Driving Test interactive DVD, which compliments the success of the PC CD-ROM product.

In order to exploit DVD-Extras full potential in North America a new appointment has been made. Gordon Doran has been appointed President of ZOOtech Inc, which is wholly owned by ZOOtech Ltd. Gordon previously held senior positions at MediaStream Interactive Inc & LightWorks Design and will be based in San Francisco. Agents have also been appointed in Benelux and Germany, namely TransTec BV and MediArte GmbH, who are both well positioned to keep up with demand and build on existing relationships.

Commenting on the Groups progress, Ian Stewart, CEO said:

The official launch of DVD-Extra Studio in Las Vegas generated a huge amount of interest from the entertainment community. This level of interest has already been converted into a number of commercial contracts and partnerships of which the Guinness World Records deal is one that gives us an opportunity to extend their brand into a new and vibrant market in their 50th Anniversary Year. The potential and market opportunity for interactive DVD content is enormous and the market is still in its embryonic stages. Our cutting edge technology and good reputation in this area will enable ZOO to drive strong revenue growth in the future and secure a substantial part of the market through the licensing of its technologies and the publishing of interactive DVDs.

Alistair Richards, COO of Guinness World Records Ltd, commented:

Guinness World Records is excited that this partnership with ZOO will provide our first venture into DVD gaming. This long term partnership should allow us to unlock more of the equity in the brand and channel it into an entirely new product category in a number of key territories. We are convinced that the combination of our brand and ZOOs technology will provide a powerful and compelling interactive experience.

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