DVD EXTRA, the technology that should see this company through to profits and a very bright future.
DVD-Extra

During the year the Group accelerated its development of a revolutionary
authoring software for producing interactive DVD-Video discs that will play on
any standard consumer DVD player. We applied for and received a SMART grant
award of 188,000 from the Department of Trade and Industry to assist with the
research and development. DVD-Extra unlocks the hidden interactive capabilities
that exist in every player, and allows developers to produce titles that exhibit
many of the properties of multimedia CD-ROM on a standard, unmodified, DVD
player.

ZOO's principal offering is a product for authoring interactive DVD-Video discs
called DVD-Extra Studio. This tool operates in a similar way to multimedia
authoring products that are designed for creating CD-ROM applications for PC and
Macintosh, but produces DVD-Video disc images as its output. It performs a
similar function to so-called DVD authoring products that are designed
specifically for creating DVD-Video discs, but due to the patent-pending
authoring method it employs, it offers substantial cost savings for companies
that are involved in the production of DVDs and also enables more sophisticated
functionality to be developed.

ZOO will license DVD-Extra Studio to multimedia developers and Compression and
Authoring facilities. Charges will be levied on a pay-per-use basis, such that
customers will pay a fee to ZOO for each project that uses DVD-Extra Studio.

The Group has applied for patents to protect the core DVD-Extra technology and
is continuing to further develop and protect its intellectual property
worldwide.

Outlook

Following the successful fundraising of 1.5m gross through the share placing
which was completed on 2nd June 2003 the Group looks forward to positive
progression. The portfolio of products is expanding, with a focus on the
development of our own intellectual properties. The board believes that the
combination of publishing low risk licensed product and in-house own brands
together with the huge potential of DVD-Extra Studio places the Group in an
excellent position for a move to profitability and significant future growth.

The Group plans to exploit the DVD-Extra technology internationally and has
established an Early Adopter Programme consisting of around twenty companies
including Technicolor, Warner and Comchoice, leading to the first commercial
release of the product within twelve months. We believe that the uniqueness of
DVD-Extra and the filing of international patents will allow ZOO to build and
maintain significant differentiation over other authoring tool providers.

John Barnes, Chairman

Ian Stewart, Chief Executive Officer.G

Chaps,

Dont be sucked in by this baby. The only winners
are the directors who sell & sell in the market
after receiving discount allotments from time to time.
one to stay clear of!!

Transco - Always happy to hear bearish views on a stock but they need to be grounded. Why is this one to stay clear of, in your opinion?

the directors can only sell half their options at 15p
and the other half at 30p if they wish

Which sounds more bullish to me. Transco?

Totally agree queen1 , the trouble with zoo is everyone who gets on board dosen't know the history and the potential. they just expect to buy for 10p and sell for 50p within a month. if only it was that easy!!!!

Yeah, I've been waiting for that 50p for 2 years now :-) !!

Same here but i'm waiting for 1 so guess i've got another 2 years !!!
I do think when the market wakes up to zoo the sp will rocket.One day we will get the rns we've all been waiting for .Until that day comes the sp will stick around these levels.The directors can only exercise a percentage of there options at 30p.The way i look at this if they were in it for the short term quick buck they could soon get the sp up to 30p and cash in. They haven't which makes me think they are in this one for the long term.Zoo have a tremendous technology which could be sold around thew world if marketed correctly. The only problem i see is they have the future funding and marketing techniques to make it work.If not then i guess one of the hollywood studios may swallow them up!!

http://www.dexia-bil.lu/webquotes/info_index.asp?lang=en&page=maract&idnews=20050818101467&pageto=3

Historically the company has granted massive share options at regular
intervals and the shares have been dumped in large quantities whenever
the price rises.

news very soon ;o)

popped in to say hi to the shadow board... whilst taking advantage of L2 free....
I am from yorkshire!

I've only got 1 thing to say to you JJ7 Karma Zootra lols

Some good news for ZOOer's

http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=94233

ah the old sticky book.... i have a friend on the other site, who likes to show his etchings.....

http://lifestyle.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=3976

Available interactive DVD titles jump by 800% - gaining own shelf space

MultimediaPublished: Friday 25th November, 2005


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Nearly 60% of the available iDVD titles were created using ZOOtechs DVD-EXTRA technology

Stores legitimize iDVD for Christmas

ZOOtech-inspired new-product category nets dedicated shelf space for first time

November 24, 2005 - Amidst the hustle and bustle of the Christmas rush, shoppers may notice something different about the shelves of HMV, Virgin, W H Smith or Borders this year: for the first time ever, interactive DVD is being awarded dedicated shelf space. The number of iDVD titles has increased by 800% from last year, forcing shops to officially recognise the new product category.

Every label seems to be jumping on the interactive DVD bandwagon this year after the recent successes of titles over the last couple of years, said Borders DVD and video buyer Ross Morgan. To be honest, I can't blame them, as they are ideal for gifting and also for the festive family get-togethers.

Sheffield-based software company ZOOtech has pioneered the development, with nearly 60% of the iDVD titles available this Christmas created by developers using ZOOtechs DVD-EXTRA technology. DVD-EXTRA allows DVD content to be made fully interactive, giving users an experience more akin to CD-ROM or interactive TV than conventional DVD.

ZOOtech paved the way for interactive DVD when its DVD-EXTRA software was used by sister company ZOO Digital Publishing to produce Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in 2002. Three versions later and the game remains both the benchmark for the industry, and the most successful iDVD title to date. This years edition allows players to select adult or junior questions and is packed with over 1,500 new questions and more than 400 images.

I think its fair to say ZOOtech owns the interactive DVD market, says ZOOtech MD Jonathan Beardsworth. DVD-EXTRA was used to create the first interactive DVD and is now responsible for the majority of titles in this growing sector. If you buy a title with the DVD-EXTRA logo on it then youll be guaranteed a truly interactive DVD experience this Christmas.

This year more developers than ever before have turned to the software in a bid to gain competitive advantage over their rivals. Early indications suggest the following iDVD titles will dominate the UK market this Christmas: Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were Rabbit Interactive DVD Game, Test the Nation, Beat the Intro 2 and Gary Linekers Football Challenge. All of these were created using DVD-EXTRA.

ZOOtech has been the driving force behind the growth in the iDVD market, says Conrad Withey of The Rights Company, whose John Thompson Poker game was created using DVD-EXTRA. We couldnt have added the level of complexity we got on John Thompson Poker with traditional authoring. DVD-EXTRA has allowed us to create the random feel of a poker game on DVD. I think in three or four years time you wont be able to release a DVD without some form of interactivity and ZOOtech has paved the way for that.

DVD-EXTRA is crucial to the interactive DVD market, says Tim Payne of 2Entertain, which has four titles out this Christmas manufactured using DVD-EXTRA. It not only enables authoring houses to achieve interactivity, its the sheer volume of data it allows you to put on a disc that is important. Without it, it would take an impractical amount of time to physically input data onto a disc.

Jonathan Beardsworth concludes, ZOOtechs continued commitment to delivering cutting-edge interactive DVD technology, coupled with content owners desire to exploit this exciting new area will result in the iDVD market extending beyond the traditional gifting periods ultimately benefiting retailers and consumers.

About DVD-EXTRA
Using conventional DVD authoring systems to create interactive DVD-Video content is enormously complex, laborious and costly. DVD-EXTRA STUDIO offers a solution to this. It reduces development costs by automating the most complex, labour intensive and error-prone elements of the design and production phases thus enabling rich interactive content to be delivered comparatively cheaply and efficiently.

DVD-EXTRA is not a new format for DVDs, it does not require any new disc pressing technology and it does not require any amendment of existing standards and specifications. It complies entirely with the DVD-Video specification and DVD-EXTRA content will play on any normal consumer DVD player conforming to that standard.

About ZOOtech
ZOOtech Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sheffield-based ZOO Digital Group plc. ZOOtech pioneered DVD-EXTRA technology to enable CD-ROM style interactivity in the DVD-Video format.

Today, DVD-EXTRA developers worldwide are shaping the future of interactivity by pushing the boundaries of DVD functionality. Non-traditional DVD-Video markets such as advertising, gaming, music, education, and corporate training have begun harnessing the power of DVD-EXTRA to exploit DVD as an interactive communication medium. Universal Pictures, Ascent Media, Comchoice, OUAT Entertainment, and Freestyle New Media Group are among the companies who have already delivered engaging DVD-EXTRA products.

For more information, visit ZOOtech's web site at http://www.zoo-tech.com

trading was busy in zoo shares today, anyone know why?

looks like interims this coming week ...

Any ideas what we are going to get?.

cheers GF.

my guess is lots of red ink as far as H1 numbers are concerned, but the words for H2 could be interesting.

Im sure they give a post xmas trading statement aswell.

cheers GF.

Zoo Digital Group PLC
12 December 2005

Embargoed until 0700 12 December 2005


ZOO Digital Group plc

('ZOO' or 'the Group')

Holding in Company


The Board of ZOO announces that it received notification today that, as at 8
December 2005, Man Financial Limited had a beneficial interest in 12,865,217
ordinary shares in the Group representing 4.05% of the current issued share
capital of the Group.


The ordinary shares referred to above are the ordinary shares of 0.2 pence each
in the Group.


For further information please contact:


Robert Deri, Chief Financial Officer, ZOO Digital Group plc Tel: 0114 241 3700