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no-hobby mags, then? (HHO)     

hangon - 19 Jan 2005 17:25

Whenever I go into Smiths there is sea of Anoraks that one has to elbow aside, to read Old Steam Monthly ( I get it for the nostalgia) - and HHO has plenty of such Titles including some for the missus.
They also run the Model Engineer Exhibition at Sandown Park (the 2.30 was won by 4-6-2 also known as Lucky Jim)
Howcome there is zero interest (ie Postings) here? Don't you chaps read on the train, or are you armed only with a crumpled FT to fend of Muggers and Poor People?.....

Mindyou as a corporate business HHO are pretty laid-back with their sales efforts....something that might just improve their performance now that Smiths has culled the marginal Mags....... this doesn't include "Shares" which is still available at my local high-street shop.
Chuff, chuff.

rsgurm - 26 Jan 2005 14:21 - 2 of 36

Highbury House Communications PLC
26 January 2005


HIGHBURY HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS PLC (THE 'COMPANY')
STATEMENT RE SHARE PRICE MOVEMENT



The Board has noted the recent movement in the Company's share price and
confirms that it has received an approach that may or may not lead to an offer
for the Company. A further announcement will be made when appropriate.


26 January 2005


Enquiries:
College Hill 020 7457 2020
Tom Baldock/Adrian Duffield



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


hangon - 14 Feb 2005 16:13 - 3 of 36

Well the Directors at HHO certainly stuffed me! Things were doing OK then the sp drifted down and I should have sold out, yet the mags. are popular.....(but not here it seems)......maybe the deal with Future will be good, they seem to have an eye for a good deal as far as Highbury is concerned: these titles come with much history and consumer support. At worst they do have some titles which could be joined, maybe, but also a great list of potential subscribers to their other titles so maybe an overall advantage to Future.

One must not forget that at one time Future itself was in Doubt with its share about a quarter of current levels - dark days indeed. Highbury bought another Publisher's titles and never really got them into their mainstream - so perhaps they were a distraction, who cares - it looks like a done-deeal and one lives to fight another day.
The Future sp dipped a little on account of the need for cash, I suspect and maybe a concern that Future are no better than HHO at integrating these various titles.
Regards.

hangon - 15 Apr 2005 10:42 - 4 of 36

Blown out of the water by the Competition Commission. HUH - what competition?
................................................................................
HHO have been shown to be a bunch of losers - good titles and editorials etc. but the business lacks DRIVE.
They need to be promoting their titles with every mag IMHO (and have said so) for people that read about their hobby are just as likely to want to read about something else. Publishers have a real problem with their "overs" so they ditch 'em (keeping a few for back-orders) - what would be so much better would be a Magazine club, if say you take out a subscription for +20% over - then you would receive extra mags as they become available. The postage is "paid for" and the mag is only going to be scrapped - the 20% is pure profit and IT Might result in a second subscription!
HHO lacks Vision - that's IMHO but it looks to be FACT - they couldn't Organise the Proverbial!
The lack of interest in HHO (on investor threads) really says it all - they are boring and likely to go broke - not IF, only When?

hangon - 08 Jun 2005 11:45 - 5 of 36

The Independant (Monday 6 June05 ) had an interesting article on HHO.
More-or-less saying (much better) what I've been trying to say: (see above "No Hobby Mags then?").
As there is zero interest here (in HHO), I am wasting my time expounding any further feelings, other than to say that the Directors should not sleep soundly - they have destroyed what should be an exciting business. People are reading more mag titles than ever before and there is no excuse that HHO Directors can have, when they have made such a FIST of their titles. They should leave quietly, without benefits - which have not been earned.

ateeq180 - 09 Aug 2005 13:06 - 6 of 36

Any one into this today,some heavy buying going on.

supermono13 - 09 Aug 2005 13:23 - 7 of 36

Crikey - it's quadrupled in 24 hours !!!!!

Missed it on the radar - damn !!!

ateeq180 - 09 Aug 2005 13:45 - 8 of 36

Good news today,and a joint venture,also check the buys ,i am tempted to buy some ,than again i my self realised this afternoon and it has tripled in 24 hours,risky part is shall i buy or not,so decided to get in to see what happens.

lizard - 10 Aug 2005 15:19 - 9 of 36

i decided to buy in -may drift lower but for long term may be an even more attractive takeover target now.

bahader - 11 Aug 2005 11:15 - 10 of 36

how much is worth buying at this stage guys..

bahader - 11 Aug 2005 11:15 - 11 of 36

how much is it worth buying at this stage guys..

mbugger - 11 Aug 2005 13:50 - 12 of 36

Buy,take a chance, you can always av./down later,if necessary.

lizard - 11 Aug 2005 20:24 - 13 of 36

i have taken a chance on this stock- as i am optimistic this is a med term recovery.

supermono13 - 12 Aug 2005 15:25 - 14 of 36

Just announced a few minutes ago that Kelvin Mackenzie has recently purchased a huge chunk of shares so.............................


hold on and enjoy the ride !!

supermono13 - 12 Aug 2005 15:27 - 15 of 36

Highbury House Communications PLC
12 August 2005



Highbury House Communications PLC
(the 'Company')


The Company received notification on 11 August 2005, that Kelvin MacKenzie
acquired 4,453,706 and 15,200,000 ordinary shares in the Company on 8 August and
9 August respectively. This combined figure of 19,653,706 represents 6.2 per
cent. of the issued share capital of the Company.



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

willhy - 14 Aug 2005 21:44 - 16 of 36

Have you all seen Todays Sunday Times?!!!!!!

kaysmart - 14 Aug 2005 23:14 - 17 of 36

NO whats in it?
if you dont have much trouble can u let us know?

ateeq180 - 15 Aug 2005 11:53 - 18 of 36

8 million T trade gone through as a buy, does that look interesting.

john50 - 27 Aug 2005 10:23 - 19 of 36

Mention in todays Teleagraph

FONTY - 27 Aug 2005 18:32 - 20 of 36

Looks like a future take over - I am buying on Tuesday :)

john50 - 28 Aug 2005 11:45 - 21 of 36

From todays Scotsman. http//business.scotsman.com/media.cfm?id=1853842005
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