mactavish
- 10 Sep 2004 22:20
Company Profile
YooMedia plc is one of the fastest growing interactive entertainment companies in the UK.
Since 1997 we have been developing and launching leading B2C consumer brands in the gaming and community sectors. We also work in a B2B capacity with leading brand owners, agencies, content developers and broadcasters to design and develop their interactive content strategies.
Led by Executive Chairman Dr. Michael Sinclair and Group Managing Director Neil MacDonald, YooMedia has assembled a highly experienced management team that possesses a unique blend of skills and experience in the areas of Digital TV, Internet and mobile phone services and technology.
With main office locations in London, Exeter and Maidstone, YooMedia manages core assets including:
Over 30 office locations throughout the UK alone
State-of-the-art studio, production and post-production facilities at our Wapping location.
UK broadcast return path & bandwidth owner
Fully fledged UK Bookmaker License
Database with over 350K UK singles
SMS Engine access with international reach
Fully staffed 50 seat Customer Contact Centre in Maidstone, Kent
YooMedia Dating & Chat - Our dating subsidiary company manages the oldest and largest UK-owned dating brands including Dateline, Club Sirius and Avenues. YooMedia Dating has over 20 office locations throughout the UK and also manages YooChat, our world-leading interactive chat service found on UK digital cable on the Telewest platform (platform extensions planned for 2005).
YooMedia Gambling & Games - Combining the brands of Avago and Channel 425 (in partnership with William Hill) YooMedia is on the leading-edge of interactive fixed odds, casino and poker gambling services for digital TV, the web and 3G mobile phones. Our gaming business also manages YooPlay, the only interactive just for fun games channel found on all four Digital TV platforms in the United Kingdom.
YooMedia Enhanced Solutions (YES) - YES works with brand owners, agencies, content owners and broadcasters to clarify the options, define the strategies and deliver the interactive content that enhances consumer and audience experiences. YES customers include the BBC, Nestle, Celador, William Hill, Channel 4, ZipTV, The Cartoon Network and HR Owen.
iamole
- 27 Jun 2005 11:34
- 1927 of 3776
I'm back in. Had these about 18mths ago at 23p and made a nice profit, only noticed recently the fall in sp and have done days of research and agree the bears have had their day here, expect to see 15 by end of yr at very least, maybe end of the week:).
mactavish
- 27 Jun 2005 12:02
- 1928 of 3776
Courtsey of psmith64.
Just been offered 5.50p for my 3.9p top up from 16th June 2005, up 41% in under 2 weeks
And we haven't even had an RNS yet on further director buys/institutions ?? yet, which must be surely coming, maybe even a bid approach.
Am I selling, course not, my average is still 19p - patience is the name of the game with this one, the shorters must be getting burn't fingers now, as the days go by.
Seems like no one is taking any notice of the 2.5p de-rampers, but it is hardly surprising, there are not many bulletin boards that seriously affect the SP of a share.
I am sure there are more investors taking more notice of the client base that Yoomedia has at present, with national broadcasters such as BBC, ITV & BSKYB, and worldwide programme makers such as " Celador ", not forgetting companies such as Nestle who currently use Yoomedia for its interactive SMS marketing, oh, and then there is the partnership with the UK's largest national bookie, William Hill, who with the recent takeover of Stanley Leisure now have 1600 UK outlets to brainwash its punters to use channel 425 on BSKYB - all tied in to the fact that DTV take up id growing by the day, worldwide, with the UK now having 2/3 rds of the nation converted - who really can predict where this sahre is going to be in 3 - 5 years, could anyone on here have predicted that within a 3 year cycle companies such as Sportingbet would have gone from 20p to 315p ( check out the charts ), and who would have believed the success story of eBay - needs no talking about - $ 2.00 to $ 100 + in three years - both examples of companies operating in a fast growing new area - just as Yoomedia are - I for one would not want to look back on this one in three years time only to say " I wish I had followed my instinc and bought at 3.9p "
Yes it's a gamble, yes it all could go horribly wrong, but equally, it could go the other way, and be one of the biggest UK success stories of recent times, we are due another SAGE, and Yooemdia are in a position heading towards profitbility, in a fast growing sector, with a client base that looks impressive.
If you DYOR ( never take first hand anything written on these BB without doing some homework ), look at the company in depth, look into the main people behind it, and most importantly, look at the market it is operating in, DTV is going to grow at a faster pace than the internet ever did, mainly because even now, more worldwide homes have a TV than a PC - and as a lot of people have already seen, even if you have old equipment, you can still get a set top box to become digital in one of the many formats ,of which already in the UK alone, 66% of the nation.
One other piece of advice, don't just look at Yoomedia for your information, look at other companies in the sector, for example, take a look at PACE, nearly 100% SP growth in the last month, on the back of international set top box contracts which will run over the next few years as worldwide DTV take up increases, doesn't this tell you something about where DTV is heading, and all the companies that have got a foothold in the infancy stage, have a major headstart - why do you think Yoomedia were advertising for a legal executive recently with knowledge of European Law ????, well again, take a look at how DTV is currentky expanding in Europe - take a look back at the worldwide news for the past 12 months on www.dtv.org.uk - this will give you some good indications.
I really don't care either way what the views of the de-rampers are, as I feel confident with my level of research into the market that Yoomedia operate in, that it is well worth the gamble, I have looked at the company grow from a small 300 K per annum outfit, to where it is now, heading for 100 million plus turnover per annum, and on the verge of profitabilty - and all binary can come up with is one liners " its going to crash to 2.5p ", it may well do - but you have to look further than just a a few weeks, months with this share, and while it is at such a price, you may never get a buying opportunity, how many of you have waited the last couple of weeks when you could have got in at 3.5p - already by dithering, you have lost out on 35% growth, due to the market over reacting to a profits warning.
I really do not care if anyone wants to invest in this share ,I do care that people may lose an oportunity if they take note of the one liner shorters who know Fu** all about Yoomedia and the market it operates in, the important thing is, I have invested so they do not affect me, and I am happy with the amount of money I have risked, if I lose it all, well, that is life, it won't be the first time, but if this one heads where I believe its going, then in 3 - 5 years time I will be a very happy investor, I have never been that lucky to get in on a share in the early stages of growth, it has always been my dream to find the next Polly Peck, and this is the type of share that if it turns out right, we very well could see massive gains over the next few years, the proof in the market Yoomedia operates in for massive growth is out there without any doubt, and if you only invest what you can fully afford to lose ( the golden rule of investing ), then too much damage will not be done.
Good luck to all investors, even the shorters, who will probably need more luck at the moment.
Regards
Paul
mactavish
- 27 Jun 2005 12:21
- 1929 of 3776
100k buy at 6.25p.
robstuff
- 27 Jun 2005 12:22
- 1930 of 3776
It's happened to most of my companies - OXB, RTD, MDW I can go on and on, but all are considered high risk but are great cos with unlimited potential and enormous growth prospects but all have suffered setbacks in sp and i have taken adantage of that buying ridiculously low pays huge dividends and YOO are Ridiculously low and this is a fantastic opportunity to get in under 10p, 15p, 20p i will be buying up on dips, this is just beginning. These investments can never be valued in the early yrs until firm yr after yr trading figures are to hand, so alays have ridiculous swings in sp, and are a playground for short term investors. Once the co has a footing with yr on yr profits that is when it becomes an investment from a speculative flutter, but it is just those flutters that can make you a fortune.
bhunt1910
- 27 Jun 2005 12:47
- 1931 of 3776
I bought at 20p and sold out at 15p - so was not very happy - even though I beleived in this company - I just could not keep on watching the share price drop.
I bought back in @3.75 - just to do a day trade to try & recover some of my losses - but did some more research during the day - to the extent that I did not sell - and even bought another tranche on Friday as I think there is so much long term potential in this company - although I am still not convinced about its current management team.
Happy for now
Baza
robstuff
- 27 Jun 2005 13:33
- 1932 of 3776
Looks like you may get back to 15 soon! Baza, good call.
iamole
- 27 Jun 2005 13:39
- 1933 of 3776
Excellent support at this cheaper than chips price. I expect a nice rise tomorrow of a couple of pence or three.
mayiguo
- 27 Jun 2005 13:48
- 1934 of 3776
what happened? price rise like a rocket?
frodo
- 27 Jun 2005 13:58
- 1935 of 3776
In at 3.75 out at 6. Regrets that was my target price and had to stick to it. I am pleased and will go up the shop and buy some sweets.
proptrade
- 27 Jun 2005 14:05
- 1936 of 3776
mactavish - some very good points but FYI polly peck went bust!
robstuff
- 27 Jun 2005 14:47
- 1937 of 3776
That flurry in the share price was just after your comment iamole, do you know something we don't? :) I wouldn't be surprised to see it up a couple tomorrow to find a better average ove the last few weeks.
iamole
- 27 Jun 2005 14:50
- 1938 of 3776
A 7p buy, first of many..
bhunt1910
- 27 Jun 2005 14:54
- 1939 of 3776
Sssshhh - well that put the kiss of death on the sp - now down to 6.25
Baza
NielsJensen
- 27 Jun 2005 15:01
- 1940 of 3776
Good grief, I should have listened to Paul and the other guys....
Ainslie7
- 27 Jun 2005 15:27
- 1941 of 3776
Isn't life fun!!!
robstuff
- 27 Jun 2005 15:35
- 1942 of 3776
It's got a lot further to go, Directors were buying at 13p when they thought it had bottomed and bought again last week, we've seen bottom and can now look forward to stabilisation and then with time and more users of their products which are at the fore of their sector.
paulmasterson1
- 27 Jun 2005 15:36
- 1943 of 3776
Niels Hi, I thought you would have got in this morning, as you can see, my post was genuine thanks for NOP :) at one point today I was 50% up, but I am holding out for 100% ! .... so much for another classic iidiot short, his butt got burnt to a crisp today ! .... LOL !!!! .... cheers, PM
NielsJensen
- 27 Jun 2005 17:10
- 1944 of 3776
Hi Paul. Lost my nerve. Also I'm not sure I want to sit in front of a TV fiddling with a phone. I prefer the Internet. Well, time will tell if this is just another idea that goes down the drain, or will make some lucky guys rich. I just don't believe in having so many offices and burning money the way this company does.
Wish you all the best of luck!
Bye,
Niels
momentum
- 27 Jun 2005 17:35
- 1945 of 3776
Price fall out last week has almost certainly cleared the overhang that has been dragging on the price for months. If YOO can produce a relative upbeat trading statement then its back up to 20p imho.
The Gull
- 27 Jun 2005 19:40
- 1946 of 3776
Niels
Has the company responded to you yet?
It would appear to me after hunting high & low that it could be possible that U have 1 patent in the UK that is pending in other countries as per comment in techdrift below, that I modified slightly (dropped the h at the beginning),
ttp://www.techdirt.com/news/wireless/mail/2558?_done=%2Fnews%2Fwireless%2Farchive%2F2542%3Fdir%3Dup
&
as per their press release on the 22/5/02 they own the licence to a patent.
I just would like to see something on the U website that clearly tells us what patents & or licences to patents it holds & in the case of licences how exclusive they are.
That the best I can do for now unfortunatelly.
Was hoping to get some concrete response from the supposedly more informed posters re patents
ps my average fwiw is now 9.5 & I am hopefull.
DYOR
Gull