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.

Don't ask Treb .... he can't read !!!!

ROFLMAO

This share is so well 'researched' I was looking for an instant answer. Surely the value is on every YOO shareholders lips?

More than the price I bought them at, in my opinion and that will do me for now. At the end of the day i am in this for the long run so the only bit of the last RNS relevant to me was the good news regarding the WH deal. Granted the cash flo is a slight worry but it really does not out way all the good news that has been coming in. I am still sitting on profit for this share so i am quite happy to hold for the time being, and if the cash flow becomes a real problem then i must admit i see the worst case senario being that they will have to sell out for 20p a share.

M4rt ,you missed the point out .... before the 2.

Regards

Trading Update

RNS Number:3010U
William Hill PLC
17 November 2005


William Hill PLC

Trading Update

William Hill PLC reported on 5 September 2005 that the Group (excluding Stanley
Retail Betting) experienced growth in gross win and costs of 5.5% and 2.5%,
respectively, in the 9 weeks ended 30 August 2005.

Since the last trading update, the Group has in common with other bookmakers
experienced mixed sporting results that have held back growth in gross win.
Excluding Stanley Retail Betting, in the 18 weeks ended 1 November 2005, gross
win in the Retail and Telephone channels was broadly flat and in the Interactive
channel was up 16%.

Operating costs (before exceptional items) continue to be tightly managed and
are expected to increase for the Group (excluding Stanley Retail Betting) by
between 4% and 5% for the full year in line with previous guidance.

Whilst the outturn for the year ending 27 December 2005 will depend on sporting
results in the next 6 weeks, the Board currently expects that profit before
interest, tax and exceptional items for the enlarged Group will be in the range
#230m - #240m for the full year.

The integration of Stanley Retail Betting is going well with pricing and risk
management disciplines already harmonised, the physical re-branding of licensed
betting offices well advanced, and the early trials of upgraded in-shop
technology proving successful. The integration exercise is on track to be
completed by 31 March 2006.

Other operational programmes are progressing smoothly with new electronic point
of sale and text systems installed in over 85% of the William Hill estate. The
technology is delivering encouraging improvements in labour productivity and
will ultimately improve our ability to capture and settle bets faster.

Accordingly, the Board maintains a positive view for the Group for 2006 and
beyond.

LOL, Dil thats quite witty!!

Note, Interactive Channel up 16% and the early trials of upgraded in-shop technology proving successful. The integration exercise is on track to be completed by 31 March 2006.

"Other operational programmes are progressing smoothly with new electronic point of sale and text systems installed in over 85% of the William Hill estate."

Text systems. This wouldnt be SMS time stamping would it?

If it is it could be massive! Text your bets into the shop, this would require "stamping" technology for sure.

They forgot to add that they had screwed YOO on price as they are a minnow and skint.

Nah, I think YOO went into the biggest bookmakers in the UK and slammed down their contract and Wills gave up without a fight and caved into all their demands and fees. I guess it may have happened the other way round but that depends on whether you are a ramper or de-ramper, shorter, anti christ sort of type.

Speak to Will Hill and they will tell you FOBT are the future.

Mactavish

rarely post on this thread but a question - how many people do you actually think will text in a bet? Why text when you could pop in, phone, bet on the internet (either via pc or pda). This is obviously a target aimed at the technologically competent - they all use the internet already and the clever ones use betfair rather than a high street bookie where they get a better price

Scrip - FOBTs - a mug punters paradise!!!

consumers continue to use text messaging in increasing numbers and has lots of untapped potential.

That doesnt answer the question - can you give me one reason why someone would bet by text not the other mediums - ie what benefits does it offer.

The process of placing a bet using any of the other mediums is a 2 way process - you ask what the current price is and then you choose whether to be at that price and how much - by text how do you know what price you will be betting at or would it be restricted to SP only (and hence making it even less attractive!)

Hands up got it wrong.


the "text" systems refer to the display screen systems which have betting shows etc on them and these are supplied by Alphameric.The text system is called Albos and the Point of sale systems,also supplied by Alphameric are called Betsoft.

Lol, you gone short mac ?

2p by xmas ....

20p by xmas ....

38p

27.5p