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.

I am pretty sure Dil and I have never owned an ounce of this rubbish. I definately have not ever had a position in YOO and I am pretty sure Dil is the same.

http://fundooprofessor.blogspot.com/2005/10/lollapalooza-from-insider-trading.html

So if you both really are so confident of the finances, rights issue, why not short it??

Really, a serious question?? Or are you expecting a rise?

I can't speak for Dil but for me I am an investor and not a trader so therefore I am hardly ever short whatever the outlook. The market is a funny place but I prefer to catch up side from beaten up stocks rather than anything else, its worked for 20 years so why change?

IMO, If YOO went down the rights issue route then they would need to canvass support for larger shareholders, going for a rights issue without that support and failing would kill the business stone dead. If they managed to get the rights issue out existing shareholders would get massively diluted, again. But it would lend support to the business, even if only temporary. They have got to get cash generating else all new cash would do is sustain life for a little longer rather than really solving any problems.

If I was appointed to the company I would close the loss making parts and focus on profitability before trying anymore new relationships. I don't need more naff, losing making products on the shelf, lets get what they have working first.

If dateline really is a gem then that is the last thing I would think of selling.

Scripophilist

YOO stated the amended Hill's contract, will make the gaming division profitable. It's the gaming division which is responsible for the continued poor performance. YES and Dating are cash flow positive.

The RNS indicates YOO will retain a portion of the dating equity and the marketing opportunity's will increase. Indeed, it may deliver business for YES, via an additional dating portal, through iTV. I expect rights to the 3G dating revenue to be shared.

So with the gaming division profitable next year, why is it not a buy?

A French online dating business, is sue to be floated at over 70m soon, with similar revenue's to Dateline. They do not have the golden carrot of 3G video dating.

Where is the evidence of a rights issue or placement in the RNS. The last sentence in the second last paragraph, is connected to the last paragraph. The two are linked.

Skill gaming will be introduced at the year end, expanding the pool of players and new advanced gaming services to be launched on Freeview.

The bone of contention is, do you believe every word in the RNS? For my sins, I do!

ipublic, YOO's management have been very good at stating how good their prospects are and how they are about to go cash flow positive. Unfortunately they have failed time and time and time again at delivery, losing nearly 50m of shareholders money in the process.

How many failures does it take?

Scripophilist

Ask a SKY shareholder, what the cashburn was pre 2000. Go on!

So cash flow positive has been delayed a a couple of months, due to a delay in the Hill's contract, now on better terms. So what? Hardly a failure.

Yes, next year is make or break, but it looks good to me. Based on the last RNS.

No placement or rights issue.

iPublic I agree .... Santa's going to make available an interactive money tree so YOO directors can carry on burning cash via their new technology that no one else uses and these will then ten bag by xmas ....

"Ask a SKY shareholder, what the cashburn was pre 2000. Go on!"

PMSL, So SKY a virtual monopoly is comparable to YOO, LOL! I'll enjoy that one.

Come on guys, wake up and smell the coffee. Please. This is showing all the signs of failure.

If it weren't for mm manipulation these would be a tenner by now Scrip .

Yoomedia's 3G Video dating is now launched on VODAFONE.

Have a great evening.

Come on guys, wake up and smell the coffee.

We have ... your the one on drugs !

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Are you really that desperate mac or just too damn ugly ???

Yoomedia plans cross-platform real-time gaming for next year
By Justin Pearse

http://www.yoomedia.com/press_news/nma_11nov.html

Interactive media company Yoomedia is planning to launch real-time gaming across TV, mobile and online platforms as early as the first quarter of next year.

The move looks set to dramatically increase the interactive capability of the company's TV games.

It will mean players of games such as Avago and Keno will be able to play and gamble on the same game across all platforms.

"Early next year you'll be able to play the exact same game, be it slots, racing or poker, across mobile, Internet and iTV," said Yoomedia Mobile MD David Bainbridge. "You can play at home on TV, then carry on with the same game on mobile on the bus and online when you get to work."

The new multi-platform gaming builds on the introduction earlier this year of a single e-wallet that consumers can access from TV, online or mobile to play games.

Yoomedia plans to use cross-platform games to boost community and personalisation around its gaming properties. This will see the personalisation of games services such as Avago, which has built up strong loyalty, taken to multiple platforms.

"We'll create the same community element that we do on TV, such as the presenter saying 'David's won again', on online and mobile," said Bainbridge. "Users will then also be able to talk to other players in real time across platforms."

It's the latest in a string of cross-platform initiatives from the company. Since August the company has been pushing its online dating service, Dateline, onto mobile phones through a deal with 3G operator 3.

"It's the latest in a string of cross-platform initiatives from the company."

Just a shame most of them are commercial failures, they really ought to focus on doing something very well rather than lots of this badly. This is the sort of thing you should be asking and pressuring the board on rather than encouraging them to follow more blind alleys. Go in there and tell them to get their house in order. I notice they won't suffer if the company goes bust, perhaps you should point that out to them as well.

Scripophilist

That is what they are doing, closing down basket case operations, like Yoochat and Fancy A Flutter and redeploying the staff into other areas.

Of course the directors will suffer if the company go bust. Have a look at the share register.

Right then sunshine, please make your first constructive contribution and tell us why exactly "real-time gaming across TV, mobile and online platforms" is a blind alley??

Well?

First constructive contribution? go back and read what scrip said regarding the balance sheet, cash flow burn and continued failure to become cash flow positive.

Get in the real world, yes they have some potentially exciting technology, but currently havent proved that they have the knowhow to make a profit from it and all the while they are burning shareholders cash and diminishing shareholder value

Look at the balance sheet from a few years ago and compare it to todays!

"Have a look at the share register"

I looked and saw they had all granted them selves options by issuing more shares effectively taking money out of shareholders pockets. Then issuing more when those options declined in value. I can see they are really suffering.

"Why real-time gaming across TV, mobile and online platforms" is a blind alley??"

Because its cost shareholders a fortune, over 45m to be precise. Technology is great don't get me wrong but in terms of investing its often a nightmare. It cost lots to implement, requires lots of captial investment and has a shelf life shorter than a packet of crisps.

At the end of the day these are questions you should be asking YOO not me. I think most people on this thread have their heads in the clouds. Get some perspective and get onto the management of this company before they blow every penny of your investment.

Why will real-time gaming across TV, mobile and online platforms, have a short shelf life??

Can't see it myself!