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.

First Mip 'Mobies' handed out

MIPCOM NEWS: The buzz around mobile TV at Mipcom reached its zenith last night when the festival's first ever awards dedicated to the medium were handed out.

The day began with a packed crowd at the opening keynote by Endemol chief creative officer Peter Bazalgette, proceeded by oversubscribed conference sessions and screenings.

In the evening the Mipcom Mobile TV award winners were announced in seven categories, having been whittled down from a shortlist of 23 contenders.

Best Made for Mobile TV Content/Format went to SmashBrain from CinemaElectric, US. Best Repurposed Video, Film, or Animation Content for Mobile was handed to Brain Food: Glowing Mice, from ScienCentral, also of the US. Best User Interface for a Mobile TV Channel/Programme Guide Label Studio TV was won by Universal Music Mobile, France

YooMedia picked up Best Mobile TV Channel or Service for its Dateline service, one of three award winners from the UK. Audience 'Best of Show' Prize went to Inventa Productions for Pete Tong's Fast Trax. Buena Vista International Television UK's recaps of Desperate Housewives walked away with the Orange Grand Prize for Best Innovation in Mobile Content.

MIP! Mip! Mooray!! at last some positive recognition maybe the sp will now start rising.

Reposted as includes dates - Just to show proof it is recent. Doing my research so need to check everything.

First Mip 'Mobies' handed out

MIPCOM NEWS: The buzz around mobile TV at Mipcom reached its zenith last night when the festival's first ever awards dedicated to the medium were handed out.

The day began with a packed crowd at the opening keynote by Endemol chief creative officer Peter Bazalgette, proceeded by oversubscribed conference sessions and screenings.

In the evening the Mipcom Mobile TV award winners were announced in seven categories, having been whittled down from a shortlist of 23 contenders.

Best Made for Mobile TV Content/Format went to SmashBrain from CinemaElectric, US. Best Repurposed Video, Film, or Animation Content for Mobile was handed to Brain Food: Glowing Mice, from ScienCentral, also of the US. Best User Interface for a Mobile TV Channel/Programme Guide Label Studio TV was won by Universal Music Mobile, France

YooMedia picked up Best Mobile TV Channel or Service for its Dateline service, one of three award winners from the UK. Audience 'Best of Show' Prize went to Inventa Productions for Pete Tong's Fast Trax. Buena Vista International Television UK's recaps of Desperate Housewives walked away with the Orange Grand Prize for Best Innovation in Mobile Content.


Jonathan Webdale
20 Oct 2005
C21 Media 2005

Well, well, well. What do we think of todays RNS?
Alan

Yoomedia PLC
21 October 2005


YooMedia plc / Ticker: YOO / Market: AIM / Sector: Media

21 October 2005

YooMedia plc ('YooMedia' or 'the Group')

Electra Partners with YooMedia for Richer Interactivity on Freeview

YooMedia plc, the AIM traded interactive media and games group, has signed a
partnership agreement with Electra Entertainment Limited ('Electra'), a provider
of next-generation interactive entertainment services for Freeview set top
boxes, to supply a collection of free and premium interactive services on
Freeview.

The new interactive services accessible from any channel will feature richer
functionality, graphics and sound than that currently available on Freeview
interactive content. The new content will be supplied to households nationally
using YooMedia's newly-launched datacasting service as announced in its interim
results on 26 September 2005. The technology required to receive the Electra
service will be licensed to consumer electronics manufacturers for incorporation
in devices such as digital set top boxes, integrated digital televisions and
personal video recorders.

Additionally, YooMedia and Electra will collaborate to develop advanced fixed
odds gaming and dating services for inclusion in the Electra Freeview service
platform.

YooMedia's Group Managing Director, Neil MacDonald, said: 'We are delighted to
announce our first datacasting service on Freeview, working in partnership with
Electra. We developed the datacasting service to provide a sophisticated and
state of the art interactive delivery mechanism for the rapidly expanding
digital market. Freeview is the fastest growing digital TV platform in the UK
with over five million households. Many industry commentators believe that
Freeview will emerge as the largest single platform over the coming years and we
believe that the time is right for high quality interactive services to be made
available on it.'

Electra's Chairman, Jasper Smith, said: 'The Freeview world is evolving fast
with new channel launches, enhanced boxes and rapid take up. We believe
Electra's technology and services are the next stage in transforming the
Freeview entertainment experience. As the UK's largest independent interactive
provider, YooMedia is an ideal partner for our business.'

* * ENDS * *

From the interims:

" * YooMedia's new datacasting service for the fast-growing Freeview platform will deliver sophisticated interactive capability for our partners' services. This will operate in conjunction with next-generation set top boxes that are currently under development by some of the world's largest consumer electronics manufacturers."

today:

"YooMedia's Group Managing Director, Neil MacDonald, said: "We are delighted to announce our first datacasting service on Freeview, working in partnership with Electra. We developed the datacasting service to provide a sophisticated and state of the art interactive delivery mechanism for the rapidly expanding digital market. Freeview is the fastest growing digital TV platform in the UK with over five million households. Many industry commentators believe that Freeview will emerge as the largest single platform over the coming years and we believe that the time is right for high quality interactive services to be made available on it.""

This IMHO has massive potential - how many other 'clients/partners' might there be requiring this datacasting service?

regards

I signed a contract with Barclays last week to provide me with banking facilities ..... so what ?

Thats a little disengenous,Dil and you know it!
If you were the middle man for several million individuals, and you were taking them all to Barclays, then that would be excellent news for Barclays and the contract would merit an RNS and a review of the shares valuation.
Yours didn't because it involved a single account to buy and sell sheep.
Alan

What a Dil!

it is only amatter of time till we see double figures.

So Dil, did you ever actually manage to call Yoo and confirm some of the statements you were so negative about? Or have you forgotten about all that?

Ah, this would be the running out of cash situation, then? Think that ones been put to bed by Electras Due Diligence. They would hardly be likely to sign an agreement for a long term developement partner with a company who could't pay the tea lady, would they?
Next.
Alan

seems Dil has no further comment on that subject!

What a Dil indeed.

Must be too busy with his sheep.

lol

Is it time to get back into this one yet ??

I think so Baza, but let the record show, I struggle to find my arse with both hands. I am bad enough to sometimes wonder if I am a blonde essex girl with irish parents, trapped in the wrong body!!
Alan

I knew I had a sister somewher - but my parents would not say where !!

Ah, it's nice to see dil on the end of some justified criticism for a change after all the abuse he has thrown at myself and other holders. Mint sauce anyone?

hewitt ... go look at all the contracts Baltimore signed with major blue chip companies ... where did it get them ?

I've also recently signed 2 contracts with BT .... so what ?

Contracts are contracts , profits are profits ..... show me the profits !!