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

ZOO has been mentioned in the Investors Chronicle this week. Hopefully we should see volume building next week.

a zoo digital game is actually reviewed on bbc ceefax page552 (page2)this week, no need to guess which one it is!just take a look

yawn - god this moves very s l o w l y.....

at least it's moving in the right direction recently!!

ceefax games have reviewed another zoo game release again this week,(2 in two weeks)so its keeping zoo in the news at least,but i must say the reviews were only modest,nevertheless its news that keeps the investors interested,

Some buys today.

this ones a slow mover but at least it's holding up. It will soon get interesting as ZOO will be profitable 2005.

slight tick up today. will be good to see the result of the 30 odd titles being released for xmas.

skids

Make that few MORE ticks up skids. Come on ZOO can do it !

its only a matter of time,the directors have tens to hundreds of thousands invested in shares of there own money,and can only cash half of them,when the price reaches 15p and they can cash the other half at 30p,so they stand to lose more than we do,

I am unable to view the news item, "exercise of options". Bad gateway, contact system administrator. Is anybody else having this problem?

Here it is Walktall

Zoo Digital Group PLC
25 October 2004

Zoo Digital Group PLC ('the Company')


Exercise of Options


Zoo Digital Group plc announces that on 20 October 2004 it approved the issue
and allotment of 80,000 new ordinary shares in the capital of the Company
following an exercise of 80,000 share options under the Enterprise Management
Incentive Scheme at an exercise price of 2.75p per share.

These shares will rank pari passu with all existing ordinary shares.
Application has been made for admission of the new ordinary shares to trading on
the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange and dealings are
expected to commence on 26 October 2004.

The ordinary shares referred to above are ordinary shares of 0.2 pence per
share. The number of shares in issue following admission is 279,457,830.


Enquiries:

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

www.zoodigitalgroup.com

Thanks queen1

WT

Zoo Digital Group PLC
28 October 2004


7.00am 28th October 2004

Zoo Digital Group Plc
('ZOO' or 'the Group')

ZOOtech announces DVD-EXTRA Developer Alliance, a worldwide network of DVD
development studios skilled in DVD-EXTRA STUDIO(TM)

ZOO Digital Group plc, the DVD technology and games publishing company, today
announces the launch of the DVD-EXTRA Developer Alliance, a worldwide network of
development studios trained in using DVD-EXTRA STUDIO.

DVD-EXTRA STUDIO is an innovative DVD-Video development system that enables DVD
authors and multimedia developers to create DVDs with new levels of complexity
and interactivity easily and cost effectively. The 15 original members of the
DVD-EXTRA Developer Alliance have all mastered DVD-EXTRA STUDIO and will deliver
these development services globally from studios in the United Kingdom, United
States, Australia, France and Benelux.

Alliance members have already developed a wide range of highly interactive
products, from children's educational products to games, from marketing and
promotional material to enhanced Hollywood movie bonus features. Understanding
the particular capabilities of Alliance members will allow ZOOtech Ltd. to help
publishers identify the most suitable developers for their products.

DVD-EXTRA STUDIO removes the productivity obstacles previously associated with
developing rich interactive DVD entertainment. As members of the DVD-EXTRA
Developer Alliance, DVD authoring studios are introduced to revolutionary
technology and methods that permit the development of sophisticated DVD-Video
entertainment. DVD-EXTRA STUDIO allows developers to unleash their creativity to
generate engaging CD-ROM style interactivity in the DVD-Video format. No new
consumer hardware is required as this highly interactive DVD-EXTRA content is
designed to play on any set top DVD player.

DVD-EXTRA STUDIO dramatically reduces development costs and accelerates time to
market for new interactive entertainment. Furthermore, DVD-EXTRA STUDIO provides
the opportunity for companies to maximize returns on previous investments by
permitting the easy republishing of existing titles and projects on DVD-Video
with the added value of enhanced interactivity.

Commenting on the Group's progress, Ian Stewart, the CEO of ZOO, said 'The
official launch of DVD -EXTRA STUDIO in Las Vegas in April went extremely well
and we are delighted with the progress of DVD-EXTRA STUDIO. We are working with
some of the leading authoring houses in Hollywood and Europe and the list of
alliance members is continually growing making our target of 100 products in the
marketplace in 2005 very achievable enabling us to drive strong revenue growth
in this rapidly expanding sector of the market'.

'Our DVD Developers are an essential part of our strategy to transform the
DVD-Video format from a passive playback medium into an interactive multimedia
platform,' says Cees Zwaard, Managing Director of ZOOtech Ltd., 'We are in
current discussions with over 200 companies regarding product creation and as
the demand for increasingly sophisticated DVD-Video based content grows around
the world, our global network of Developers is essential in bringing the
interactive DVD experience to TVs in every consumer's living room.'

'Comchoice was very motivated to become a member of ZOOtech's DVD-EXTRA
Developer Alliance,' says Duncan Wain, Vice President Production/CTO of
Comchoice, 'We have seen an acceleration of interest from our clients in the
development of interactive games on DVD-Video, and the complexity of these
applications demands use of the ZOOtech product. We anticipate a very busy 2005
and a long, successful future using DVD-EXTRA STUDIO.'

The DVD-EXTRA Developer Alliance membership
At the time of release, the Developer Alliance consists of the following
members:

Comchoice Ascent Media Deluxe
Freestyle New Media Fernhart New Media Screen Life
Quba Imagitech Somethin' Else
Element Interactive Two-way TV Spike Ltd
OUAT Entertainment Digital Pictures Oasis

For further information please contact:

Ian Stewart, CEO, Zoo Digital Group plc
Cees Zwaard, Managing Director, ZOO tech Ltd.
ZOO Digital Group plc
0114 241 3700

Grace Marriner
Beattie Financial
020 7398 3300

Notes to Editors

ZOO Digital Group Plc (
www.zoodigitalgroup.com
)
ZOO Digital Group, the DVD technology and games publishing company, was founded
in 1999 by Ian Stewart (founder of Gremlin Interactive plc). In April 2001 it
reversed into AIM listed technology company Kazoo3D. ZOO has strong expertise in
two areas - DVD authoring software and games publishing.

About ZOOtech Ltd (
www.zoo-tech.com
)
ZOOtech has developed a revolutionary software authoring system (content
management) called DVD-EXTRA for producing highly interactive DVD-Video discs
that will play on any standard set-top consumer DVD player. 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, set-top device. ZOO is making its technology
available in the form of an authoring system called DVD-EXTRA STUDIO on a
license basis. This will allow content owners not only to substantially reduce
the cost of developing features on a DVD disc but will also allow the creative
community - from Hollywood to corporate and educational institutions - to add
features and produce new products currently not possible for economic or
technical reasons.

About ZOO Digital Publishing Ltd
ZOO Digital Publishing Ltd is a leading publisher of interactive entertainment
software. ZDPL develops, licenses and publishes a wide range of quality titles
predominantly on GBA, PS1, PS2, PC and DVD platforms including Medal of Honor
Underground, , Premier Manager, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (using the
DVD-EXTRA technology for the multi territory DVD products) and Sim City 2000.
Further information about ZDPL and its products can be found at:

I were to be cynical I would say these were made up?
Hardly household names are they?
Very very small beer is there a directors share sale going on?

Comchoice Ascent Media Deluxe
Freestyle New Media Fernhart New Media Screen Life
Quba Imagitech Somethin' Else
Element Interactive Two-way TV Spike Ltd
OUAT Entertainment Digital Pictures Oasis

The DVD-EXTRA Developer Alliance membership
At the time of release, the Developer Alliance consists of the following
members:

Comchoice
A tadge cynical Transco. Check out the links

Ascent Media
Deluxe
Freestyle New Media
Fernhart New Media
Screen Life
Quba
Imagitech
Somethin' Else
Element Interactive
Two-way TV
Spike Ltd
OUAT Entertainment
Digital Pictures
Oasis

http://www.spike.co.jp/company/english/index.html

http://www.twowaytv.com/version4/player.asp

http://www.fernhart.com/news/news-archive.asp

http://www.imagitech.co.uk/driving_prods/dts.htm

http://www.deluxe.com/

http://www.theswapmeet.com/articles/ouat.html

http://www.somethin-else.com/index.shtml

Regards

PTH

PTHOLDEN,

Ok good point but still think there is a lot of hype - would be more impressed if SONY or MICROSOFT were taking an active interest.
And I dont like directors having massive options in this stock at discount prices. Only to see them dump some when the share price rises.
IMHO

Transco,

I agree with regard to the options, but I think most of the hype disappeared post the spike last year. ZOO seem to be now intent on building a solid, stable business base from which they will hopefully expand. Certainly the issue of failing to meet deadlines last xmas, (resulting in loss of sales), seems to have been addressed, (have a look at the ZOO website). I am still showing a loss on my investment, but the trend is now steadily up and hopefully it won't be too long before I am in profit. Personally, although spikes are good for the short termers, I would much prefer see a solid company with good growth potential, than a flash to bang, followed by implosion. I am looking forward to the results in due course, I believe they will show a significant improvement. And probably more good news to come.
AIMHO, DYOR etc etc.

regards

PTH

potholden,

All good points - time will tell.

Transco

Two heads are usually better than one - and in this case, it's 15. DVD technology and games publishing company Zoo Digital saw an uplift in its share price after it announced an alliance that should lead to development cost savings. It announced the launch of the DVD-EXTRA Developer Alliance, a worldwide network of development studios trained in using DVD-EXTRA STUDIO. The product is a system that allow DVD authors and multimedia developers to create complex and interactive DVDs easily and cost effectively. The 15 original members of the DVD-EXTRA Developer Alliance have all mastered DVD-EXTRA STUDIO and will deliver these development services globally from studios in the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, France and the Benelux, it said. The shares added 1p to 13p.