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It's interesting what you say BMR regarding sp performance. The board felt they could just buy up other production companies & grow revenues. It may work for a restaurant group like pizza express or The Casual Dining Group. We all hoped that was the answer, Zinc bought Reef, & that was basically Richard Farnborough & his team, then Richard Farnborough left !! Was reef Richard Farnborough? Zinc have done well with Tern (so let's hope Zinc keep Tern happy). It looks like Mark Browning has a different approach, he created the team at ITNP & was successful - they grew by producing content. I would expect Mark to build a team at Zinc to produce more & more content & for Zinc to become the go to company for the broadcasters.

Has taken a massive massive RISK joining Zinc Media, Why leave ITNP - http://www.itnproductions.co.uk/television/productions/
Mark built ITNP, he certainly knows something about TV Productions, unlike our last CEO who joined Zinc as a number cruncher !! (David did his best but he was an accountant ) So WHY WHY WHY has Mark left ITNP & joined Zinc ??? I really believe Mark has a Vision & looks at Zinc as the Vehicle to carry out that vision . I have just listened to the media show "The Story of Netflix with Ted Sarandos" https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m00051kw -interesting listening !! Mark Browning will have some amazing contacts, this reminds me of the dotcom days for TV. Content is going to be in demand from companies like Netflix & Zinc are well placed to benefit with Mark Browning at the wheel "The Future so Bright - Ive got to wear shades" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NZKLZmz4kA
Is it gossip & fear that has pushed the SP to where it is ?? who knows, But give Mark a chance .

The valuation is getting crazy, zinc have £20m + in revenue, assets worth many x sp, cash in the bank, new ceo with proven track record & longevity in last role growing Itnp. Tern was valued at £5.45m when it joined zinc - (must be worth more now).
Someone sells a few thousand pounds worth of shares & the sp drops 10 % it does not add up, it really feels like the price is being pushed down deliberately, what is the logic ?

Documentaries getting more popular & more people are choosing what to watch, I just read that Kylie Minogue & her husband "enjoy watching documentaries" on netflix. It seems whoever i talk to is watching something different, they are choosing what to watch, if they watch anything on whatever Screen they use. Documentaries are so educational, people are really getting into them. I feel Zinc is well placed to capitalise on demand for content & Mark Browning understands this, He grew ITNP by creating more & more content, not by buying production companies, He actually builds them. I expect he has very good connections & at the moment will be getting his head around what has been going on at Zinc !! Mark is taking over from David Galan whose Linked in page shows quite a varied history !! Mark Browning on the other hand has just spent 9 years building a TV Production company from scratch & growing it 40% year on year by utilising all of its tools - He understands TV Production & also managing people, it really sounds like he can role up his sleeves & pitch in where necessary as he knows whats going on !!
As to "How Much Lower" - well not very many shares are being traded & i am sure Herald & other large holders who make up the majority will hold & give Mark Browning a chance to use his natural abilities to grow this company organically, I certainly will & will be looking forward to those champagne supernovas at Shenners 3p party, or was that changed to 2.5p.
Two interesting questions to end with are "Why would Mark Browning leave ITNP which he had spent 9 years growing, & move to Zinc Media ??? Where does Mark see opportunity ??? well he has left ITNP so that only leaves Zinc. !!

Exactly BMR if the impact Richard Farnborough's departure had, then Mark Browning should have a very large impact to Zinc considering what he proved at ITNP.
The sp made the same moves last year, I guess there is ££'s to be made by betting on its direction, as its not really that hard to influence that at the moment, its not rocket science, load up a few weeks before the interims, bet on its price dropping on the interims news day, which it has, it only takes a few sales & the sp drops, Today is one of those
days when lots of ££ is made at the bookies, its just so easy.
Of course thats just an opinion, I am holding on here, as you have to be quick & have the nerve, I am still looking forward to the Shenners 2.5p party.
I will now start studying how spread betting works !!
Good luck all

BBC Scotland has ordered a new Crime Chat Show from Tern TV, The 10 part series will be fronted by "Interview with a murderers" Professor David Wilson. This is another good commission for Tern TV & good for Zincs figures !
Also - there was another new series that started last night "Emergency Helicopter Medics" on More4 at 9pm.
And tonight "Flights from Hell, Caught on Camera" is on at 10pm on Channel 4.
Content is in demand & Zinc are getting orders, this company has turned around & its exciting times, with Mark Brownings arrival imminent Zinc are certainly going to be an exciting company to follow. Mark proved himself at ITNP & that company grew rapidly.
I could not understand why anyone would want to sell right now, but it is now understandable & once CF have gone we can looked forward to Shenners 3p party, i have not forgotten Shenners, I guess the venue will soon need organising :)

"Bargain Loving Brits In The Sun" 8pm to 9pm Channel 5,
Then New Series a "Who Needs a Man When You Have a Fake Tan" 9pm to 10pm Channel 5 .

Starts on sunday 24th February at 8.30pm on the BRAND NEW BBC SCOTLAND CHANNEL!
http://www.terntv.com/our-work/the-peoples-news/
10 x 30 min series, looks like a good commission.

Recent appointments of CEO & CFO who both Left ITNProductions to join Zinc Media. First came Will Sawyer previously Finance Director at ITNP, Now Zinc's Chief Financial Officer. Then Recently we heard that Mark Browning previously Managing Director at ITNP will be joining Zinc as Chief Executive Officer. ITNP grew year on year under Marks leadership, obviously Zinc is seen as a much better opportunity by these two. These guys proved themselves at ITNP, they understand what the audience wants. If they can see this is a massive opportunity to leave ITNP, it looks like Shenners 3p part just got closer.
Also Edale Capitol have just increased its Holdings from 3.03% to 3.18%
Also Content is in demand from broadcasters. Amazon have just appointed another member of ITNP's previous management, Dan Grabiner previously Head of Development at ITNP has been hired as a commissioner for Amazon - a good contact there !!
And another reason for demand is that Zinc's SP is well underpriced !!

Good Luck All

Tonight. Starting with, "My Life, I Will Survive" on CBBC @ 17.30, next on is. Dispatches - "HS2: The Great Train Robbery" on Channel 4 @ 8pm. Followed by,Inside Europe 10 years of Turmoil" on BBC2 @ 9 pm.
Yesterday there was an interesting production if you like Chocolate adverts - "Greatest Ever Chocolate Adverts of All Time" on Channel 5 at 9pm.
Plus on Saturday 9th Blakeway won the Humanitas Award for the Documentary "Stolen Daughters;Kidnapped by Boko Haram"

Radio 4 4pm - Paris Blue - what happened when American Jazz met the French New Wave. (Brook Lapping) 30 mins
BBC2 9pm -Inside Europe- Ten years in Turmoil (Brook Lapping) 1hour
Channel 4 10.15pm Dispatches, Skipping Schools; Britains Invisible Kids (Blakeway North) 1hour

oversaw the growth of ITN-Productions which was spun out of ITN , (ITN had unveiled an ambitious expansion strategy to reduce its dependence on news bulletins and boost revenues by 50% in five years). ITNP revenues were rising year on year. ITNP experienced exponential growth under Browning's Leadership, increasing 139% in 5 years & growing every year, in 2016 its revenues grew 35%.
Mark Browning sounds like a real winner for Zinc Media, he understands the industry & is well respected & i would say will be able to open a lot of doors for Zinc. His experience covers - Television, Radio, Digital and Mobile, News, Sports Production, US business development, International Television Rights, Digital Brand Creation, Content Production, Advertising Production Brand Positioning, Content Marketing and Brand Extensions.

During his leadership of ITNP -Clients included: ITV, Ch4, Ch5, BBC, Sky, The Football League, Sky Sport, Sky, News UK, History, National Geographic, Discovery, MSN, Google, Vodafone, Orange, Smithsonian, Discovery ID. CBS, Netflix, A&E.

The more i looked for info on Mark Browning the more positive i felt about Zincs future, He speaks with a passion & total understanding of this industry & where it is going. He seems to understand how to make money & to utilise all of the companies resources, to produce content for not only documentaries but also where ever story telling is required.
Regarding what you say BMR about acquisitions & Marks vision, i feel he will look at getting all of the companies working at full capacity, creating content & winning commissions, that seems to be how ITNP grew, Mark seems to know how to put a good team together & he has a lot of contacts.
There is a discussion on Youtube where Mark Browning is on the Panel - The Future of TV is Now, Edinburgh TV Festival, August 2014.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEBSzldMRH8&list=PL0vfD77BRT96swdf688RkMs6DowI3a93Q

"Great British Car Journeys" with Christopher Timothy & Peter Davison from "All Creatures Great & Small " fame starts on Sat 2nd Feb on Channel 4 at 8pm. Zinc Companies are proving their credibility & are certainly getting commissions & showing how to produce quality content for the broadcasters.

broadcasters have come together on a major documentary series about the origins of Brexit & Chose Brook Lapping - A ZInc TV company....

https://deadline.com/2019/01/bbc-smithsonian-brexit-1202536661/

The British public broadcaster and the U.S. pay-TV network, as well as broadcasters including France 3, have commissioned three-part series Inside Europe: 10 Years Of Turmoil from Brook Lapping Productions and produced by Norma Percy, the filmmaker behind the Inside The Obama White House doc series.

From Brook Lapping is - "Inside Europe; 10 years of Turmoil" starting on Monday 28th Jan at 9pm on BBC2, this is a 3 series documentary & should get some good viewing figures & be good for Zincs reputation.
Blakeway North has just been voted "Best place to work in TV 2019"
Tern are producing "A musical celebration of Robert Burns" on BBC Scotland & NI for Burns night 25th Jan at 9pm.
Lots going on

Starts a new series on Channel 5 tonight at 8pm. Also "Getting the Builders In" is being shown again on BBC 2 at 2.15pm each day.

Behind the scenes at the London Cathedral, BBC2 9pm 24th Dec, Films of Record.

Greatest Ever Christmas Ads documentary, tomorrow night, @channel5_tv at 10pm - 11.35pm a Blakeway North production.

Don't forget to watch "Movie Musicals"on fridays at 9pm on BBC4, a Films of Record production.

A Blakeway production with Tony Robinson of Time Team is being shown tonight on Channel 5, this seems to be getting some good reviews & this looks like being very popular, & interesting to see a Zinc Media company being chosen to produce it. Other interesting news i read was Chanel 5 may be getting more into Documentary productions after deciding to finish producing big brother. Does that mean more work for Zinc ? It would appear so looking at this
Egyptian tomb hunting Production.