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[YOLO] Yolo Leisure and Technology PLC, formerly Pentagon Protection Plc, is engaged in the supply and application of solar control, safety and security films to commercial buildings, as well as that of a holding company. The Company focuses on installing residential and commercial window film throughout the United Kingdom and worldwide. Its products include bomb blast window film, solar control window film, privacy window film and decorative window film. The Company is a parent company of SDS Group Limited and International Glass Solutions LLC. SDS Group Limited is a company engaged in the provision of bespoke security consultancy for high risk project management, as well as the supply of specialist security equipment. International Glass Solutions LLC is engaged in the production of film-based window glazing products for improving building energy efficiency and security.
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[YOLO] Shift in Institutional holdings http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-news-detail.html?announcementId=12032156 http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-news-detail.html?announcementId=12032046
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[YOLO] YOLO Leisure and Technology plc, the AIM-quoted company focusing on opportunities in the travel, technology and leisure sectors, announces that it has been informed that Barnard Nominees Limited has acquired an interest in 5,384,613 ordinary shares in the Company, which represents his entire holding in the Company, representing 5.28% of the issued share capital.
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[YOLO] on 1 August 2014 that Chris Akers has acquired an interest in 5,660,432 ordinary shares in the Company, which represents his entire holding in the Company, representing 5.55% of the issued share capital.
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[YOLO] This AIM-quoted company focusing on opportunities in the travel, technology and leisure sectors, announces that it has been informed on 13th August 2014 that Courtney Investments Limited has acquired an interest in 3,846,153 ordinary shares in the Company, which represents their entire holding in the Company, representing 3.77% of the issued share capital.
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[YOLO] Conditional acquisition of shareholding in Gfinity plc ("Gfinity") YOLO, the AIM listed company investing in leisure and technology companies, announces that it has conditionally acquired 1,764,705 shares in Gfinity representing 2.27 per cent. of the issued share capital of Gfinity. Gfinity is an electronic sports ("eSports") business that provides a hub for a rapidly expanding community that plays a range of electronic games such as League of Legends, FIFA 2015 and Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare for a cash consideration of £300,000. The investment is being made pursuant to, and on the same terms as, a placing by Gfinity and is subject to the admission of Gfinity shares to AIM, which is expected to take place on 22 December 2014. Gfinity is a leading UK-based eSports company serving, in co-operation with games publishers, a rapidly-growing community of on-line gamers worldwide. Established in September 2012, the Company has established a popular on-line brand, gfinity.net, where gamers can compete, socialise and enjoy a wide range of content relating to electronic games on a proprietary technology platform. This platform enables Gfinity to run a regular roster of on-line competitions, leagues and ladders with the opportunity for gamers to win substantial prize money and/or pit their skills against professional and widely-followed "star" players. Such events are based around several of the industry's best selling games such as Call of Duty, League of Legends, Halo, Starcraft and FIFA. The Directors therefore believe that the growing user base and demographic of Gfinity's audience will provide brand owners and advertisers with an attractive environment in which to promote their products and services, and consequently offer Gfinity an opportunity to generate significant revenues over the long term.
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[YOLO] £550,000 Investment in Simplestream Limited YOLO (AIM:YOLO), the AIM listed company investing in leisure and technology, announces that it has invested £550,000 in cash to acquire a 5.1 per cent interest in Simplestream Limited ("Simplestream"), a leading B2B provider of live streaming and live-to-Video on Demand ("VoD") services. Simplestream's technology enables broadcasters to securely live stream broadcast content to any device and deploy complex 'catch-up' services with ease across multiple platforms. The company's broadcast clients include Discovery Networks, Scripps Networks, Box Television, QVC, Turner Broadcasting and At The Races. Simplestream also owns and operates TVPlayer, a live TV aggregator of more than 50 free-to-air channels. Such is the growth in demand for live streaming services, Simplestream has seen 100% revenue growth year-on-year since its products and solutions were introduced to the UK market in 2012. Live video streaming is the fastest growing element of Over-the-Top ("OTT") services, and targets the increasing trend to watch broadcast and Video on Demand programming on devices other than the traditional TV set. Live video streaming is also an 'on-ramp' for VoD viewing, accelerating OTT growth. The company now delivers services across Europe and North America with further international expansion planned for 2015. Simon Robinson, CEO of YOLO, commented: "We are delighted to have taken a strategic investment into this high growth and dynamic business.It is complementary to our strategy of investing in talented and visionary leadership teams that utilise technology to create value for customers. Simplestream is well positioned to capitalise and expand into this new and rapidly growing sector. This is our second investment after eSports business Gfinity."
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[YOLO] Name & Registered Office: SIMPLESTREAM LIMITED HAMMERSLEY HOUSE 5 - 8 WARWICK STREET SOHO LONDON W1B 5LX Company No. 07244424 Status: Active Date of Incorporation: 05/05/2010 Country of Origin: United Kingdom Company Type: Private Limited Company Nature of Business (SIC): 59132 - Video distribution activities Accounting Reference Date: 31/05 Last Accounts Made Up To: 31/05/2013 (TOTAL EXEMPTION SMALL) Next Accounts Due: 28/02/2015 Last Return Made Up To: 17/08/2014 Next Return Due: 14/09/2015 Mortgage: Number of charges: 2 ( 2 outstanding / 0 satisfied / 0 part satisfied ) Last Members List: 17/08/201
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[YOLO] £250,000 Investment in Audioboom Group plc ("Audioboom") YOLO (AIM:YOLO), the AIM listed company investing in leisure and technology, announces that it has invested £244,977.80 in cash to acquire 2.5m shares in Audioboom (AIM: BOOM), representing 0.47% of the issued share capital of the company. Audioboom is the leading spoken-word audio on-demand mobile platform, which aims to provide the very best spoken-word content in news, current affairs, business, entertainment and sports (see www.audioboom.com). Audioboom is using this platform to create the world's first aggregated audio content syndication and advertising network. The company has established a platform for accelerated future growth and long term revenue generation through continued growth in its active userbase and content partners. Audioboom is using this platform to create the world's first aggregated audio content syndication and advertising network. Selected Audioboom year end highlights: · continued growth in 3.14m registered users, up 64% on same time last year (Nov 2013: 1.92m), now at 3.4m users; · over 2,000 content partners (Nov 2013: 297), now at 2,300; · year-end cash balance of £8.9m following oversubscribed placing in October 2014; · advertising revenues to come from media sales deals with Global Radio (UK) and AdLarge Media (US); · revenue referral agreement with Audible, a subsidiary of Amazon.com; and · partnership to make on-demand and listen again functionality available to radio stations utilising the Nobex mobile app platform. Simon Robinson, CEO of YOLO, commented: "We are very pleased to have taken a strategic investment into Audioboom, on the basis that the business has strong growth and value potential within the global mobile audio and streaming sector. As the leading spoken-word audio on-demand mobile platform, Audioboom is well positioned to establish a global userbase of listeners covering sport, news, business, entertainment and current affairs." "This is our third investment after eSports business Gfinity and over the top (OTT) broadcaster Simplestream."
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announces that investee Company, TVPlayer Limited ("TVPlayer"), the UK's leading online livestreaming TV platform has completed a £5m investment round led by A&E Networks ('A&E'), the US-based international TV content and channels network. Existing investors, including venture capital firm Beringea, invested alongside A&E. While YOLO did not participate in the investment round it now has a 4.66% direct holding in TVPlayer, which demerged from parent company Simplestream as part of the transaction. Following the demerger, YOLO maintains a 6.21% stake in Simplestream, which continues to sell specialist online streaming software to broadcasters and is a profitable organisation. TVPlayer The £5m investment will be used to further develop TVPlayer's content offering and to expand distribution of the service in the UK. A sizeable marketing campaign, including TV spots on a number of free-to-air channels, will launch in the lead up to Christmas. The funding will also enable TVPlayer to expand its marketing and technology team. Founder Adam Smith, and Co-Founders Lewis Arthur and Dan Finch, continue to hold a significant stake in the business and are in the process of further strengthening the management team with a number of senior hires. Mobile TV remains a high growth sector in the UK following wide adoption of super-fast 4G data plans and the increasing availability of high speed WiFi hotspots across the country. TVPlayer has acquired 4G streaming rights for all of its channels and is the first service in the UK to have done so. Samsung partnership TVPlayer announces that its multiscreen service will be among the first streaming video platforms to be pre-installed on all new Samsung tablets. The complete rollout will be available on 24 variants of six tablet versions to over 700,000 devices in the UK over the next 12 months: Galaxy View, Galaxy Tab S2 Galaxy Tab Active, Galaxy Tab A, Galaxy Tab E and Galaxy Tab S. Two variants of both the Galaxy Tab S2 and the Galaxy Tab A 2016 are the first to be currently deployed with the TVPlayer pre-installed app. Adam Smith, Founder of TVPlayer, said: "We are very excited about A&E's investment and the backing it provides operationally and financially for the expansion of TVPlayer. TVPlayer has already succeeded in building a first-class content delivery platform and being the first provider in the UK to launch a legal live TV streaming service carrying all of the major channels. With A+E's support, we look forward to focusing on our efforts on customer acquisition and subscriber growth." Simon Robinson, CEO of YOLO Leisure & Technology plc, commented: "A+E investing into TVPlayer is an enormous vote of confidence in the team and potential of the live TV business. It opens a significant growth opportunity by having a global media giant as an investor and partner. We are delighted at the value this exciting investment creates and the substantial premium on the early stage backing that YOLO made."
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