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.

If the employees are willing to take up their share options even if at a heavily discounted price--this must surely show their confidence in the company as well as the faithful band here.

Pauly ... still a pile of sh*te mate , make hay while the sun shines.

"If the employees are willing to take up their share options even if at a heavily discounted price--this must surely show their confidence in the company as well as the faithful band here."

They are not taking them up they are issuing shares to give free money to employees. There is no risk attached and they have not paid a penny for them. They are using your money to give free money to employees.

Thanks Scrip--some companies seem to issue options to buy shares to their employees I thought this was the same. Only advantage then is to keep their workers loyal-is that right??

"They are not taking them up they are issuing shares to give free money to employees. There is no risk attached and they have not paid a penny for them. They are using your money to give free money to employees."

Wrong. Employees do pay for their share options, at a price previously set. So more working capital for YOO!!!

And boy do they need some !

"So more working capital for YOO!!!"

Unfortunately it doesn't quite work like that. Its a shame you treat dilution of your earnings (losses) with such open arms.

A lot of companies issue convertibles bonds and link them to shares by means of a coversion via an option style model. I think that's a much fairer way to do it.

Hi all,

Yoo holding out well today, will we see 7.5p to 8p tomorrow, I think it's a good possibility, as tomorrow is two weeks from the director buys, and news could come tomorrow or monday.

Cheers,
PM

Hi Paul,

I like your enthusiasm but anything concrete to base the claim of 7.5p-8p tomorrow ?

Hope you are right of course but facts/reasoning always appreciated.

What relevance is 2 weeks since director buys etc ?

Regarding the directors buys and the period after when news can be released vis RNS.

Does anyone actually know for sure what the time perios is? I've heard 30 or 6 weeks for starters!

Of course, news can also be released at any time via a general press release, as we had with YES, a few days ago.

Wednesday June 29, 03:05 PM
Update: ITV wins in Ofcom fee decision
LONDON (ShareCast) - Shareholders in TV broadcaster ITV (LSE: ITV.L - news) welcomed new proposals by Ofcom today after the regulator agreed

a windfall for the company.

Ofcom has decided to slash the licence fees that ITV and other PBS commercial TV companies have to pay with ITV the biggest winner as it sees its fee tumble by a massive 135m in 2005 to less than 80m from 215m last time.

The news was expected, though not by such a massive fall, as more and more of the public move into Digital TV, a move that should be completed by 2012. Soon there will be little benefit for broadcasters to be on analogue as revenues for advertising dwindle.

"The new terms also provide for further significant reductions in payments beyond 2005. Licence payments are comprised of a fixed cash sum and variable payments based on analogue advertising revenues," said the broadcaster.

Chief executive Charles Allen said, "Across ITV1, ITV2, ITV3, ITV4 and the ITV News Channel, ITV will invest around 1bn in high quality programming this year. It is critical that ITV has the firepower to sustain this investment and take forward its digital strategy."

Ofcom also highlighted the possibility of further reductions in licence fee payments beyond the current year should advertising revenues come under pressure as more households turn to digital.

City Express Market Report By David Shand 29/10/05

There was heavy buying of interactive entertainment and media group Yoomeadia,up 1.13 to 7p,as retail investors bet on the company landing a major digital telivision deal.There was also vague gossip about a predatory interest from across the Atlantic.

Irish government unveils DTT trial
The Irish Republic has announced a digital terrestrial television (DTT) trial and invited companies to submit proposals to build the required new broadcasting infrastructure.

Communications minister Noel Dempsey said he was committed to the "long-term provision of a free-to-air digital terrestrial television platform" in Ireland.

"Most countries in Europe are starting to switch over from analogue terrestrial transmission to digital and for very good reasons," he said.

"DTT can provide much more to the free-to-air viewer in terms of additional channels, improved quality of service and innovative new services."

Dempsey's department is now seeking expressions of interest from companies that can provide multiplexing and networking technology solutions.

Dempsey said the pilot would "develop interest and momentum in the DTT platform". Two areas have been chosen for the initial DTT broadcasts: the Three Rock site in Dublin and the Clermont Carn site in County Louth.

"Such transmissions will allow for technical testing of services, for trialling and demonstrating of existing and new broadcast channels and services and for illustrating and displaying the possibilities of DTT at the viewer and user level," said Dempsey.

"Operating on a limited third party trial basis, I expect that the pilot will generate the awareness and discussion among broadcasters, investors and other interested parties to move towards a full national roll-out of DTT in time. I will be engaging with interested parties in this regard as soon as the pilot commences," he added.

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On the back of positive trading Buys to sells yesterday and today why have they marked the price down? anyone know.seems like the price is moving contrary to market demand or have I missed something?

Channel 4 is reportedly working on a live quiz channel to launch on Freeview. Broadcast magazine said the venturewith the working title of Call TVis operating as a subsidiary known as Ostrich Media under commercial arm 4 Ventures.

According to Broadcast the channel will run for around four hours a day, with viewers invited to play along with a live quiz by ringing a premium rate number to win a cash prize.

Ostrich Media is advertising for new staff, with a job ad saying Channel 4 intends Call TV to be "the most dynamic, positive, talked-about and successful Call TV operation in the UK".

The move comes as Channel 4 seeks to develop additional revenues in the transition to digital-only television.

In a recent speech, Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson said the state-owned broadcaster needed to become an "entertainment brand" in order to survive in the digital age. That followed a renewed call by Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan for additional financial support for the broadcaster once analogue transmitters begin to be switched off in 2008.

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Forgive my ignorance Mac - is that directly relevant to Yoo - or is Yoo simply one of the people who might benefit.
Thanks
Baza

Could be to YOO's advantage.

Lots of buys at 6p. This has to budge soon, surely?

There u r - up she goes

Baza