7digital Share Discussion Threads

[pet lover] 21/11/2016 16:27

The old interview with Simon Cole it bears out what he says about 88% of audio not being listened to on a subscription service. If radio can be used to introduce the public to other services like streaming then 7Digital should I hope have a bright future.

[pet lover] 21/11/2016 16:25

In cars, traditional radio is still king (for now)
November 21, 2016

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traditional radioAs other forms of music delivery such as iPods and Pandora have popped up, you’d expect the popularity of traditional radio to wane.

Most research indicates that hasn’t been the case. And it’s especially not the case in cars, where terrestrial radio remains by far the most popular option, at least in .

That’s according to the GfK Australian Share of Audio study, which found that traditional radio still accounts for 80 percent of in-car listening.

That’s, of course, way more than any other form of audio. Nothing else is even close.

No. 2 is owned music, such as CDs or digital downloads, which account for just 12 percent of listening time.

A very, very distant third: Internet radio service Pandora and other streaming options like Apple Music and Spotify.

The study found people spend an hour and 11 minutes per day listening to traditional radio in the car, compared to just three minutes for any of the streaming options.

What’s this mean?
Well, clearly that car radio remains a very relevant form of media, even in the digital age.

It’s likely convenience plays a big part in this. It’s easy to flip on the radio when you get in the car. Hooking up an iPod or using Bluetooth to access Pandora on your phone is a lot more time-consuming and, in mornings when you’re in a hurry to get to work, probably not worth the effort.

[pet lover] 21/11/2016 16:07

7Digital Group PLC (7DIG) Rating Reiterated by FinnCap
November 21st, 2016 • 0 comments • Filed Under • by ABMN Staff

7Digital Group PLC logo7Digital Group PLC (LON:7DIG)‘s stock had its “corporateR21; rating reiterated by equities research analysts at FinnCap in a report issued on Monday. They presently have a GBX 16 ($0.20) price target on the stock. FinnCap’s price target indicates a potential upside of 137.04% from the company’s current price.

7Digital Group PLC (LON:7DIG) opened at 6.75 on Monday. The firm’s market cap is GBX 8.03 million. The company’s 50-day moving average is GBX 5.94 and its 200 day moving average is GBX 6.47. 7Digital Group PLC has a 12 month low of GBX 5.00 and a 12 month high of GBX 16.88.

In other 7Digital Group PLC news, insider Matt Honey acquired 143,125 shares of 7Digital Group PLC stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 23rd. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 5 ($0.06) per share, for a total transaction of £7,156.25 ($8,940.84). Also, insider Honey,Matt acquired 200,000 shares of 7Digital Group PLC stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 22nd. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 5 ($0.06) per share, with a total value of £10,000 ($12,493.75).



About 7Digital Group PLC

7digital Group plc, formerly UBC Media Group plc, is a business-to-business digital music and radio services company. The Company is engaged in the provision of technical infrastructure and music rights used to create music streaming and radio services for a range of customers, including consumer brands, mobile carriers, broadcasters, automotive systems, record labels, artists and retailers.
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[pet lover] 21/11/2016 14:27

Apple are not stupid the same can't be said for whoever wrote this. He is correct in saying Apple had the chance to upgrade to HD with the I Phone 7.
What's the chances of MQA when the I Phone 8 comes out next year ?. By that time MQA might just be the "IN THING"

Though few know it, Apple’s proprietary Lightning connector supports the ability to transmit uncompressed and even high-resolution audio in digital format to external devices.

[hausofmaus] 21/11/2016 12:28

Keep an eye out for any coverage of Finncap's latest "Joy of Tech's" report - 7DIG are one of a number of companies who feature. Emphasis is on how well placed 7D is to offer bundled music services to operators, esp in emerging markets. Bundled content being seen as a way for operators to differentiate themselves.They do video summaries of the reports, but I've not found one for Q42016 yet, guess it may come soon.(I got access to report through my Research Tree subscription, highly recommended)

[ochs] 20/11/2016 21:18

Talking to yourself?

For what it's worth I dipped my toe back in at 5.75p a week or so ago. Seems to be slowly moving up now...

[pet lover] 20/11/2016 20:18

The teams at MQA and 7digital envisaged and implemented a process for bringing MQA's quality sound into digital music services globally. For years, 7digital has been dedicated to transforming the listening experience for music on connected devices. We are proud to be MQA's leading platform provider, allowing our partners to integrate MQA technology into their service effortlessly.

In essence it is this partnership that might produce the recurring revenues that could drive 7Digitals share price.Not without risk we should know within the next 6 months if the new format really is going to be the world standard of music streaming.👯👯

[pet lover] 20/11/2016 08:43

This article is from a company that is NOT going the MQA route. It conveniently lists how the owners of MQA intend to exploit it's qualities. 7Dig has been in from the start of MQA, if the big three are up and ready by the spring,next year might be a game changer. If nothing else 7Dig will have manoeuvred themselves into a position way ahead of any other B2B music suppliers as the new format comes on stream. Schiit may have shot themselves in the foot if MQA becomes the new standard.Alternatively if MQA fails they will be seen in history as the winners.

[pet lover] 18/11/2016 17:41

Non subscription models v interesting.




The rise of music streaming in Asia could be a goldmine for brands and advertisers that can find innovative new revenue models, according to a new report from McKinsey.👌

[pet lover] 18/11/2016 16:23

June 2016 : 60M signed up.



November 2016 : 140M signed up

[pet lover] 17/11/2016 21:49

Another new company that clearly has growth plans, first America and now Europe. I do like this GranPad what a fantastic bit of kit for older people to stay connected to family and friends. Even designed for granny to take a cab with ease.

[pet lover] 17/11/2016 14:55

MQA is part of the attraction the other half is Radioplayer Worldwide. 7Dig has its fingers in both pies.I hope this produces the fast growing recurring revenues going forward. 7digital is licensed to trade under the name Radioplayer Worldwide in an exclusive partnership with UK Radioplayer Limited. Radioplayer Worldwide has the exclusive right to promote, market and make available the Radioplayer technology outside of the UK. 7digital creates and implements music solutions that nurture ties between brands and people. From streaming platforms to content creation and rights management agreements, we handle it all working with the biggest brands, broadcasters, labels and platforms to leverage that special relationship between music and consumers.

[loobrush] 17/11/2016 14:14

Well can you tell us petlover

[pet lover] 17/11/2016 14:09

Following the announcement of their global strategic partnership as the leading platform provider of MQA, from January 11, 7digital will for the first time have indie label content available in this higher quality format on their platform for B2B clients.

At the start of 2016 7Dig released this update.Has anyone else understood the enormity of this new listening platform in financial terms for 7Dig.?

[pet lover] 17/11/2016 13:51

MQA is clearly the way forward,7Dig being their first partner. My take on this article is Warner is going flat out and will be up and running by the spring.The other 2 labels appear to be going at the same pace but have not yet agreed terms of use. 7Dig being in at the start must be extremely well placed for developments next year.

[pet lover] 17/11/2016 12:12

Mr cole refers to his company "Growing very fast" in the above Video.
The BBC is spending hundreds of millions on its world service i wonder if 7Dig Will have a hand in that.
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[pet lover] 16/11/2016 13:04

Lunchtime ramblerings

OK,so we now have a fair few companies offering the £10.00 a month streaming service. At this point in time things look rather rosy in the garden.The client base is still growing, and competition is not to fierce. However it doesn't take a genius to conclude that the subscription model of streaming music may be short lived. The price of offering the service is already being nibbled at. New entrants, cheaper packages and the consumers view that music should be free does not help. The companies valuations ( Billions ) are assuming continued growth and firm pricing for decades to come. A small shareholder like myself could not buy into that growth on any kind of sensible PE ratio even if we wanted to. I see this market stalling over time and to stimulate growth the price point needs to fall to entice new customers to the service. An all out price war may follow. Just like the UK supermarkets wafer thin profits for the survivors and company valuations down from 50 times earnings to nearer 8-12. The streaming music industry is currently 100% behind the subscription model and you can't blame them as it the only proven way to make serious cash.

7DIG is one of a tiny bunch of companies trying to make a crust selling its catalog and software skills via B2B. If you want to see all the reasons why it might fail just read the 900 posts and view the last two years chart. It's a high risk share valued at just that. I put survival at no higher than 85%. Not a investment for widows or orphans.

Could 7Dig be about to come good is the question I've been asking myself over the last few weeks. They are trying to create new revenue avenues that are not based on the £10.00 a month subscription model. Well not quite, they want the young brains and those with flare to devise new ways of monetising streaming music on their behalf. 7Dig supplying the music content and knowledge in return for setting up fees and some recurring revenues from these new ventures. Real success for 7DIG comes directly off the back of the new ventures growing faster than a 🚀. As 7DIG starts to make money the company can afford to give these new upstarts a break in return for a slice of their equity and or a bigger chunk of the recurring revenues.

CEO Simon Cole appears to be rather full of himself for someone who has received wages for years but has never delivered long term profits for shareholders. He comes across well, to well for my liking at times. One has to filter out the bull but he just might have been correct all along if he delivers extremely fast growing profits from 2017 onwards. Their is no doubt room for 7Dig within the B2B market, those pushing the subscription model just might have missed a trick here by writing them off. 7Dig will have first hand experience over the next few years what works and what does not. When an idea or company hits the honey pot they can expand the method within weeks. The lower U.K. Pound helps them along the road. Back at the start of this year Mr Cole predicted that 7Dig would/ could have a 30% - 40% slice of the then would be $250M market in two or three years time. Convert that to Sterling and he has got to get turnover up from £12M to £60M in the next 26 months, some might say a tall order. 400% of high margin revenues would see the shares go silly. Can it be done though? Their must be a chance based on the maths if they can find more companies like Musical.ly who are growing their subscriber base by no less than 13M people per month.Playster is also going to have to pay 7Dig revenues that could be chunky over the long term if they are what they say The worlds first all in one streaming services for all your entertainment needs.

[hausofmaus] 16/11/2016 11:51

An interesting case study video and white paper from one of 7DIG's technology suppliers appeared a few days ago. Gives a nice insight into the "behind the scenes".

Also a snippet from the white paper...

"The ability to analyse end user experience in depth
globally is critical as 7digital is expanding its business
into new markets especially in the Middle East, Africa and
Asia. Other digital music platforms are less well aligned
to support customers in these regions, creating a market
opportunity for 7digital to help its customers deliver
premium music services."

[pet lover] 12/11/2016 10:53

2014 June 22

RECURRING REVENUE COUNTS IN INDUSTRIES FAR BEYOND SOFTWARE
Posted by Alan Fullerton in Advice for Entrepreneurs, Government/Defense/Aero, Healthcare, Industrial, Mergers and Acquisitions, Selling a Business, Strategic Advisory, Telecom & Networking, Valuation Services

The recurring revenue (“RR”) business model gets a lot of attention in software M&A and growth investment, and for good reason. Most growing subscription/ software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based software companies trade in the public markets for north of 6x revenue and many of those fortunate few with annual revenue growth over 40% trade for over 10x revenue. The value of the recurring revenue service model in the software industry is indisputable. But what about other industries? Telecom, healthcare, distribution, banking, music and video, even large capital businesses such as jet engines, have all incorporated recurring revenue in their “business-as-a-service” model.

The predictability of revenues and earnings is inherently better in a business with recurring revenues. Subscriptions, razor / razor-blade models, rentals, leases, monthly fees, ongoing maintenance and support contracts, customized consumable products, etc. all drive more predictable revenues than, say, capital equipment sales. The RR business starts each year with a set of returning customers, purchasing a contracted or otherwise predictable level of products or services. These customers return for reasons well beyond mere convenience – they rely on the RR business for their own operations and cannot easily switch to another vendor or service provider, or are contractually obligated to continue with the vendor for a period of time. For virtually all elements of competitive advantage that relate to customers, the recurring revenue business model enhances that advantage, creating more value for the RR business’s shareholders.

Examples of recurring revenue models outside software include:

contracts for IP phone services,
healthcare regulatory-driven services and products consumed in GMP environments,
vendor managed inventory,
wealth management,
Spotify and Netflix, and
GE Aviation’s parts, maintenance, financing and service contracts.
These are all examples of recurring revenue business models applied to industries beyond software.

It’s our experience that businesses incorporating recurring revenue in a significant way can trade for multiples well above those in their respective industries that do not. While the software industry may trade on multiple of revenues, much of the rest of the word focuses on some combination of EBITDA, free cash flow, and growth (and cost of growth). The value from a RR model can be seen in the more modest sales effort necessary to maintain and grow the business, and the better margins that can be achieved for the same level of growth. The company with little in the way of recurring revenue starts each year at $0 and builds from there; 100% of the sales effort is aimed at bringing in new customers and perhaps the first 11 months of the year are spent getting to the same revenues as the prior year, so that the last month generates 8% annual growth. The RR business starts with a base of business. For some of our clients that has meant zero or negative churn – the expansion of returning customers – with a modest sales effort aimed at those clients – more than makes up for any customer attrition. It’s our experience that these companies grow faster with less sales effort, and therefore drive more profit margin, than companies lacking a recurring revenue component. For closely-held companies, this can mean achieving double-digit revenue growth while maintaining 20%+ EBITDA margins, something only about one in sixteen public companies has managed (without acquisitions) in non-tech, non-financial industries this past year.

My take.

7 Digital has the potential to grow recurring revenues at 🚀pace over the next few years.The attraction : its recurring revenue model. It simply needs to piggyback the same growth rates of the companies to which it supplies content to. 7Digital has a growing customer base of 40 clients With luck a few of these clients will end up being out and out winners. Most will not. As a few people here have rightly pointed out it has never succeeded in delivering a profit costing existing shareholders dear. It's history ain't good. Will they deliver break even in the last quarter and profits next year as promised.? I honesty hope they do but their must be a significant risk they don't. The directors either know they can do it or hope they can do it. Their recent share purchases can be looked upon as a vote of confidence in the company or on the other hand a last ditched attempt to keep the show on the road.Take your pick. If after the directors buying shares a placing or rights issue was announced at a lower price in the near future they would quite rightly be strung up.The investment case here is not proven something that is reflected in the share price. I am extremely picky in my stock selections essentially trying to buy very large recurring revenue streams a year or two before the stock gets noticed. High recurring margins are extremely interesting to me as they perform magic. Each extra one pound of turnover can deliver 60% plus of clear profit allowing the share price to move swiftly in the right direction.

[michaelmouse] 10/11/2016 10:05

Steady stream of small buys this morning

[loveandmoney1] 09/11/2016 11:14

taken a few gl

[michaelmouse] 08/11/2016 16:46

"While the launch will come first in the UK, Lewis tells me that Electric Jukebox’s licenses are global and the plan will be to expand into the rest of Europe, and the world, in coming months."