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[wskill] 28/1/2011 05:52

Storming Norm not from the Donington are you .

[storming norm] 28/1/2011 01:53

Woosh - .0012p rise - just need 100 times this increase to break even. Purr?

[bbd2] 27/1/2011 18:17

Tuesday, 25th January 2011 at 10:33 am
TOY FAIR 2011: Coolabi's Poppy Cat scores four pre-debut deals
by Katie Roberts | Email a friend | PrintAdd a commentNew cartoon property totting up licences before UK launch on Nick Jr

Coolabi's new cartoon property Poppy Cat, yet to make its UK debut on the Nick Jr channel, has already brought in four licences for its owner.

The TV IP, based on the book series by UK author Lara Jones, now has a new book publishing tie-in with Macmillan, an ongoing feature in two Redan magazines, a clothing licence for Aykroyd and TDP Licensing Ltd and a games and puzzles licence with Jumbo.

The new book series will be published in autumn 2011, with the magazines slots appearing in Redan's Fun to Learn Friends and Fun to Learn Favourites as of May next year, set to coincide with the series launch.

The nightwear and clothing collection will launch in spring 2012 across most retail channels, as will the Jumbo Games range of jigsaws, puzzles and games for the preschool market.

[lufc5] 27/1/2011 13:09

IMHO The shareprice will take care of itself, and the management will do their jobs.....it's building....I can sense it.....
Which is why I topped up yesterday at(what could very well be) the low of 2011.

[wearehere] 27/1/2011 12:37

Hope so i took a chance here at around 10p a share on big expectations, but so far nothing has convinced me that the managament are really focusing on the shareprice going up here .
Maybe time it started moving swiftly up here and investors get the vibes.

[lufc5] 27/1/2011 11:08

Give it a couple of months when the "heavily weighted 2nd half" of the full year results are out.....and then....we'll be in business..............

No price predictions from me, iloveit/wearehere......but higher than today....

[wearehere] 26/1/2011 16:27

Phil another 100k,blimey you have high hopes here whats your target ?
i would imagine it will get to 7p bid then retrace again,as usual.

[philjeans] 26/1/2011 16:06

Great news today and an easy doubler from here; just picked up another 100k at 6p.

Outstanding value IMHO.

[wearehere] 26/1/2011 15:46

19/05/2011 Found this today !!!!! Monday, 16 May 2011

ALL ABOUT POPPYCAT


Meet Poppy Cat, the newest member of the gang
on Nick Jr !


 








 

So, who are your preschoolers favourite TV heroes ? Dora the Explorer ?
Peppa Pig ? Bob the Builder ? Well, get ready for a new word to enter their
vocabulary - Poppy ! Luckily, it's easy for little learners to say !



 

Poppy Cat is the latest animated show to join the line-up on Nick Jr and,
from this month, will be on your screens at 10am every weekday. Each show
only lasts for ten minutes so there's no time for your little ones to get
bored, and they'll love the magical adventures that Poppy Cat and her band
of merry animal friends get up to. The idea of Lara, the little girl,
inventing stories for her cat Poppy will also inspire your own kids to get
creative and make up stories with their toys which is always a great thing.



 



 






 

The show is based on the beautiful picture books by Lara Jones, which have
sold over 2.5 million worldwide. I love the fact that we already had a Poppy
Cat book here at The Madhouse before discovering the show so the girls have
seen that you can make TV programmes from books as well as the other way
round, which they are more used to.



 

As well as encouraging story-telling, the programme highlights the values of
friendship and working together to solve problems. It made me smile to
recognise that Joanna Page - best known for playing Stacey in Gavin and
Stacey - is the voice behind Poppy Cat. It's a lovely, calm, positive
and enchanting programme to sit down and watch with your little ones, who
will be enthralled by the stories but also the bright colours and endearing
animal characters.



 

Once your kiddies have become firm fans, they'll love these fab activity
packs available to download for free on the Nick Jr website. In the first
pack (),
as well as practising word recognition, colouring, observation and writing
skills, they show you how to make a funky Poppy Cat space adventure mobile.
The second pack ()
is great for younger fans, introducing them to the characters and their
names with a series of colouring sheets.



 

I can't wait for a DVD to come out but until then, 10am on weekdays (when
I'm not at work) sounds like a great time for a cuddle and a snack on the
settee together !



 

for more information :

 and





 

[wearehere] 26/1/2011 15:42

READ THIS,

[wearehere] 26/1/2011 15:39

READ THIS ,



Coolabi (LON:COO) , the AIM listed media company focused on the ownership and creative management of high quality intellectual property assets, has concluded the first four licensing deals for its Poppy Cat property ahead of its UK television debut on Nick Jr (UK) in May and its international roll-out later in the year. The animated 52 episode series of Poppy Cat, co-produced by Coolabi Productions and King Rollo Films, will bring to life the much-loved children's literary character created by Lara Jones in the Macmillan book series that has sold over two million copies. The Coolabi share price gained 2.1% to 5.88p in morning trading.

With the series airing soon, Coolabi said that interest in the licensing and merchandising opportunities surrounding the Poppy Cat brand was increasing significantly. Further deals are in negotiation, including in other territories following international pre-sales of the television series.

Among the first four licensing agreements is an addition to an existing book deal, which includes more than 30 of the original Poppy Cat books, in which Macmillan have signed a publishing deal to produce a specially written and designed series of books to tie in with the television series. The new Poppy Cat books will be published in Autumn 2011. Elsewhere, Redan Publishing, the name behind many popular and respected children's magazines, has signed a deal to feature regular Poppy Cat stories and fun activities in two of their best known magazines: Fun to Learn Friends and Fun to Learn Favourites. Poppy Cat's debut appearance in the magazines will coincide with the first episode broadcast on Nick Jr (UK).

Coolabi has also signed a deal with character nightwear supplier Aykroyd and TDP Licensing Ltd, long established as a major player in the field of children's licensed character merchandise, which will bring out a range of nightwear and underwear for the pre-school market featuring designs inspired by the Poppy Cat TV series. The collection will launch at retail in spring 2012 across most retail channels. Finally, Jumbo Games, one of the leading puzzle and game manufacturers in Europe, will produce a range of Poppy Cat jigsaws, puzzles and games for the preschool market, launching in 2012.

As well as launching on Nick Jr UK in May, international pre-sales of the television series have been confirmed with Nick Jr Australia, RTE Ireland, YLE Finland, TV2 Norway, and TVO, SCN and Knowledge Network in Canada and Cake Entertainment has been appointed as our distribution partner for the series.

Jeremy Banks, the chief executive of Coolabi, said: "These four agreements, with some of the best known companies in their fields, underline the increasing awareness of both the Poppy Cat name and the forthcoming Poppy Cat television series. We expect this strong licensee interest to continue both in the run-up to the television series and well beyond." Click here to read a recent Stockopedia interview with Jeremy Banks.

[wearehere] 26/1/2011 15:28

We have an RNS out today ,POPPYCAT on tv !
Where are the investors though,does anyone think this is now one to get a shedload of shares in?
Seems a mystery to me here ,why all the positive news from COOLABI and yet shareprice has not even hit what a few expected here by now at least 20p+,there must be some reason that investors are still not convinced here that this is GOING TO BE BIG.
Any opinions as to what share price could achieve here?

[wearehere] 26/1/2011 07:39

PoppyCat News Coolabi,
26/jan/2011


and more.

[lord gnome] 24/1/2011 19:34

I'd sell if I were you wearehere. Quick, before you lose everything.

[wearehere] 20/1/2011 14:02

Drop in price ,disapointing again as usual nothing can move this shareprice up unless we have positive news and yet company just keep milking investors funds with wages and admin costs as the norm.

[lord gnome] 19/1/2011 14:03

wearehere - congratulations on managing to mangle the English language to such a degree that I haven't the faintest idea what you are prattling on about.

Interesting to note that today we now have four market makers in COO. Previously we have had three MMs. What it may mean I haven't a clue, but at least somebody is taking interest.

[palace andy] 19/1/2011 10:09

Thanks Orange1, he was posting the same sort of rubbish on JJB but seems to have given up on there now.

Wearehere - That statement you posted does not say that the shareprice is expected to have a massive turnaround. It does say that they expect to meet expectations for the full year and I would have thought that those expectations are reflected in the current price.

The share price has stuck at this level much too long for your liking? Well I'm sure that all the other investors agree with you on that, but it does not mean that the share price is not an accurate reflection of the current state of the company!

[wearehere] 19/1/2011 08:08

What you on about ,my opinion is that shareholders are waiting for feedthrough of company vibes and to alert investors and city brokers here of what this company is achieving.
Share price has stuck at this level much too long for my liking and untill a positive shareprice here nobody will take note of this lot ,so hey shareprice START MOVING NORTH I THINK.

[lord gnome] 18/1/2011 23:13

If the broker forecast is to be believed then COO will deliver 2p EPS this year. Management has been consistent is saying that it is comfortable with the 2010 target of 1p earnings.
A forward PE of less than 3.5? I'll take that risk. I've added a few more today. One to treble this year I hope.

[orange1] 18/1/2011 21:57

palace andy

iloveit has never been able to distinguish between turnover, profits and price. Post 177 just proves that. In the past I have invited him to engage in a conversation about the company's prospects in terms of sales, profits, margins and cash flow but he never did most probably because he hasn't a clue about such matters and doesn't know one end of a profit and loss account from another.

In iloveit world it is either 20p by Xmas, share manipulation or other city machinations. There is nothing else.

[storming norm] 18/1/2011 21:46

Results better be good - I'm showing 55% loss after holding for years.

[wearehere] 18/1/2011 21:37

27/09/10
Chairman of Coolabi, William Harris, said:
"We firmly believe that the exciting assets we have in our portfolio will
deliver attractive organic growth to the group. We also expect to pursue growth
through acquisition, with this remaining a core motivation for the group for the
foreseeable future. As a result of the timing of this year's television
production activity we expect the second half of the year to be considerably
stronger than the first. We remain confident in the trading outlook for the
Company and are on course to meet expectations for the full year."