DCD Media plc The TV production & distribution powerhouse

DCD Media Plc formerly (Digital Classics plc) Europe's pre-eminent independent producer and distributor of arts, music and dramatic television programming.

The Now New DCD comprises of new acquisitions NBD TV, Box TV, Iambic Productions, Digital Classics DVD, and Done & Dusted.

Box TV A leading drama production company whose recent BBC production Sweeney Todd' Leading Roll Ray Winston received high public and critical acclaim.

Done & Dusted , Specialists in documentary, drama and music event specials respectively, offering an increased output of quality production, and a maker of rock concert videos.

NBD TV, A rock and pop music distributor.
http://www.nbdtv.com/

Iambic Productions Leading specialist producer of arts, music and entertainment programmes.

About DCD
DCD make's and delivers great programmes for clients enabling them to achieve high audience satisfaction and ratings. Delivering through the activities of subsidiary companies each of which is a recognisable and successful brand. Each of the subsidiaries is specialized but their activities are complementary and enable maximization of current and future intellectual property rights.

DCD's Vision is to become Europe's pre-eminent independent producer and distributor of arts, entertainment, music and drama audio-visual content for television and DVD.

The newly formed DCD is well positioned to return massive growth In the coming years in revenue and Share Price this from the Interim Results 200% increase in turnover to 3.7m against same period last year 21/03/06
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/20060320070000P4F9E.html
DCD Media PLC
http://www.dcdmedia.co.uk/

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Major New Drama Productions
27/04/2006
http://moneyam.uk-wire.com/cgi-bin/articles/20060427070000P53DC.html

DCD MEDIA SHOWREEL 2006
http://www.dcdmedia.co.uk/showreels/DigitalClassicsShowreelWM9512Kbps.wmv

New DCD Download Site
http://www.digitalclassicsdvd.co.uk/index.php

The full Shares article is now on the DCD website.

http://www.dcdmedia.co.uk/product.asp?ProductID=1093

Alfa.

Been waiting for anyone elses thoughts on todays RNS, but here goes mine;
I hope it is a well planned strategy and the management are capable of delivering the cost savings and economies they rely on. They have institutional support, so one imagines the institutions have satisfied themselves that the savings and the management are in place and able. If this is os, watch 'em go!
I fear that it is too much at once and that DCD's eye may well be taken off the ball. If this is so, watch 'em drop!
Either way it is a very interesting play, but not for widows and orphans.
Alan

And now an RNS that the PDMR's have been buying up today. 136500 shares in total. They are confident they can deliver.
Alan

Alan - As you know, I've been with these for over 4 years and am still waiting patiently.

My resolve remains strong due in part to the fact that the USS pension fund (among others) is also here.

Their growth/acquisition rate is beginning to look a little alarming but the PDMR purchases are a welcome sign.

Alfa.

I take it these are up a bit today after consolidation?

A tad - no more.

Director buying at 73 & 74p

Looks like EVO are taking a bullish view of these again, suggesting 120p target.

http://uk.biz.yahoo.com/04102007/336/broker-recommendations-thursday-4th-october-2007-09-32.html

Alfa.

DCD Media reports strongest sales performance to date at MIPCOM event
AFX


LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Entertainment production and distribution group DCD Media PLC reported its strongest sales performance to date at the MIPCOM international television festival in Cannes, France.

The company said its distribution arm, NBDTV, had particularly successful pre-sales talks for a forthcoming Stephen Fry project and that pre-sales in discussion at MIPCOM were estimated to be worth about 500,000 stg.

Box TV, another of DCD's production units which advanced talks on further sales, is expected to add 500,000 stg of foreign sales for 'Last Enemy', while its 'Bon Voyage' production might close significant sales in Europe and Latin America in the near future, DCD Media said.

TFN.newsdesk@thomson.com

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This is going the same way as ERT and ITV Media stocks seem to be out of favour at the moment.

Hunt must be kicking himself...now an all time low and results in 4 working days

Excellent results out today.
Wish all my holdings did this well on a bad day for the markets.
Alan

I wish my holdings did this well on a GOOD day for the markets! Yep, the results make good reading Alan, nice to get them "Done and Dusted"!

Header Updated.

Thank you, Driver.

A rare glimmer of hope that these will be worth the wait.

Alfa.

Chairman buying at 58.5p.
Not usually a bad sign...................

..... Gartmore also.

New DCD Download Site in the header.

http://www.digitalclassicsdvd.co.uk/index.php

From the other side.


Buy DCD Media at 36.5p

An exclusive tip from Scarlett Moore of Sharecrazy's Supermarket

Last week I covered the recruitment sector as one that I think could have significant upside if investors are willing to hold their stocks for the long term. Another such sector that is currently unloved by the market is media, where fears over advertisers cutting their budgets have worried investors that production companies will see fewer programme commissions should an economic downturn take hold.

My top pick in the sector is DCD Media.(DCD) The independent production company makes over 600 television programmes a year for a raft of broadcasters worldwide. Some of its most popular recent productions include Daily Cooks, starring celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson, for ITV, reality show Bridezilla's for channel Five and HIV and Me starring Stephen Fry for the BBC.

Within the DCD group there are 6 separate production companies which cover a range of genres including factual, entertainment, drama, music and arts. Complimenting the business model are also 2 distribution companies which has a large portfolio of drama, children's, rock/pop music, entertainment, and documentary programming. The catalogue also includes entertainment, film and arts documentaries as well as a large selection of classic feature films.

The sector has been experiencing a period of consolidation for some time now and DCD has been very active on this front. Recently DCD had to release an announcement to the stock exchange confirming rumours that it was in talks with the Welsh independent Boomerang Plus. This would almost be a merger of equals and I can see some great benefits for the group as a whole if any deal goes through.

While DCD would be exposed to an economic slowdown in some respects, it does have an incredibly wide range of both customers and programmes to offset this risk. The company has well over 200 broadcast clients around the world and is not dependent on any one for a major proportion of revenues. No single client accounted for more than 10% of turnover in the 2007 financial year. If any particular genre falls out of fashion the company has a broad range of others to fall back on.

DCD has grown its revenues by over 20 times in the past four years and I fully expect that strong growth to continue in the current financial year to 30th June 2008. Boosted by three recent acquisitions revenues for the period should amount to 53.1 million, with profits before tax, amortisation and exceptional items of 4.7 million creating earnings per share adjusted in the same way of 6.9p per share.

At 38p the shares trade on a lowly multiple of just 5.2 times. This seems to be more than pricing in the effects of an economic downturn and with DCD expected to continue growing rapidly over the coming years I recommend a BUY.
Key Data

EPIC: DCD
Market: AIM
Spread: 35p - 38p (7.8%)

I think you need PWC or someone to go through the results carefully, but at first reading DCD seem to be a much more stable company than the normal AIm stuff, and I feel happy to be holding.
Results look pretty good and there seems to be a fair amount of optimism here.
Alan