Trading Statement

Zoo Digital Group PLC 19 January 2007 For immediate release 19 January 2007 ZOO DIGITAL GROUP PLC ('ZOO' or 'the Group') TRADING UPDATE ZOO Digital Group plc today announces an update on trading following the Christmas period. ZOO Interactive Video Limited ('ZIV') Current indications show that the Christmas retail sell-through of the consumer products created by the now discontinued interactive DVD publishing business, ZIV are behind our expectations, and consequently results for the Group for the full year will be materially behind market expectations. The Group closed ZIV, the interactive DVD title developer, in October 2006 and is retaining revenues for the products developed prior to its closure. Although it is disappointing that the financial performance of ZIV is expected to fall behind original expectations, leading to a significant shortfall in revenue, this supports the Board strategy to withdraw from the business of acquiring intellectual property rights for consumer product development. ZOOtech Limited Following the refinancing of the Group in September 2006, a strong cash position of approximately £1.75 million on the balance sheet has allowed the Board to focus purely on ZOOtech, the technology division. ZOOtech earns revenues from interactive DVD royalties and its Regionalisation Tool and Templated Authoring System. Interactive DVD royalties have been affected by the lower than expected sell-through of these consumer products. However, ZOOtech has been successful in securing on-going utilisation-based contracts for its Regionalisation Tool and Templated Authoring System. The Board is confident that these will generate recurring revenues on a monthly basis, reducing ZOO's dependency on the seasonal interactive DVD market and creating a more predictable business profile. The user base for DVD-EXTRA continues to grow and expand into new territories. Interest from Hollywood studios in the Regionalisation Tool and the Templated Authoring System, which deliver significant benefits for the video title production industry, continue to be received enthusiastically and the Board expects these to build a recurring revenue stream for the ongoing future growth prospects of the Group. - ends - Enquiries: ZOO Digital Group plc Tel: 0114 241 3700 Stuart Green - Chief Executive Officer Helen Gilder - Group Finance Director KBC Peel Hunt Tel: 020 7418 8900 Richard Kauffer Weber Shandwick Tel: 020 7067 0700 Chris Lynch/Helen Thomas Notes to Editors ZOO Digital Group ('ZOO') is an innovative software solutions company that helps video publishers and rights owners maximise revenues and profits by exploiting their content across multiple platforms, languages and territories. ZOO has a portfolio of over 60 patents (granted or pending) and a depth of knowledge in digital media processes which has few rivals. ZOO's key products include: Interactive DVD software - world leading tool for creating interactive DVDs. Most of the interactive titles played on any household DVD player are made with ZOO's software. Notable titles include 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?', 'Question of Sport' and 'Madagascar - Animal Trivia Game'. Linear DVD production software - technology to automate the production of linear (movies & TV shows) digital media. With this automation comes a significant reduction in time-to-value for the intellectual property, as well as radically changing the economies of publishing back catalogues. Multi-language production software - technology to 'localise' text that appears in digital media. This software automates the localisation process for video publishers. Previously, highly-skilled technicians were required to manipulate graphical data. Now, with ZOO's software, text that needs translation is extracted and replaced with corresponding translations - reducing time, errors and labour costs. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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