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[walker10] 23/10/2007 11:06

I suspect this is why:

Speculation that Prime Focus, a post-production and visual effects services player, is in talks to acquire a company in the US involved in the visual effects area of the film industry refuses to die. This, despite the company denying a news report earlier that it was planning an American acquisition.

[walker10] 23/10/2007 10:59

Prime Focus India up a whooping 10% overnight on the India market.

Make of that what you will!!!

[walker10] 22/10/2007 16:38

"The ratio of high-end creative work between London and Mumbai is currently put at 80% in the UK and 20% in India. Simon Huhtala, managing director of Prime Focus London, said the balance would eventually switch in favour of Mumbai but could not say how long that would take".

[walker10] 16/10/2007 12:03

Darlow Smithson Productions, an IMG Media Company, have produced a 60 minute documentary film for Channel 4. Phil Spectors Demons capitulates the rise and fall of legendary music producer Phil Spector.

[walker10] 11/10/2007 11:32

"Post our acquisition in the UK, the commercials and the feature film mix is about 50% in features and about 40% through the commercials business. As the requirement in each of these sectors, with regards to visual enhancement is increasing, there will be great growth on the visual effect side. It is pretty much the same, in terms of the structure of how it operates and whether it is for the US or the UK or the Indian market. There is great opportunity on that end and that should sort of help us ramp up our revenues overall, quite significantly".

[walker10] 09/10/2007 09:20

Thanks Arty these are drifting away with lack of interest is it a case of having to eat all my words gulp!!! maybe or maybe not,we will see.

What I will say is that ACC group over on plus are temporary suspended so my half a percent holding in them is awaiting news. But my best guess about them is a MBO or something similar as they had asset value of over 50p in their last accounts. If this is the route they are taking then I would be suprised if they thought that VTR was not going to perform for them, as they have much riding on them.

I would think that they would be a good judge as to their future due to them selling Clear post production to them and taking payment in shares and adding more twice!!!

But what do I know.

Oh thanks for the info re Byotrol and am watching them from a distance !!!

[arty] 08/10/2007 18:54

I am W10 - if it helps !!!

[walker10] 08/10/2007 16:38

A couple of new wins if anyone at all is interested!!!!

Setanta Sports has enlisted the help of North One director Daryl Goodrich and Prime Focus London to create the title sequences for its exclusively live 2007/08 Barclays Premier League coverage.



Chick Smith Trott's new commercials for Daihatsu's Terios and Materia are simple but good-looking and cost-effective pieces of communication, neatly reflecting the car's own qualities.
The spots were created entirely by PFL's 3D team, using just one photo of the car and a brochure as reference.

[walker10] 04/10/2007 11:27

Mumbai based Prime Focus, amongst India's leading post production companies is running in top gear for its expansion plans and in a step towards the same, it has recently acquired UTV Software Communications' post-production business.

Gupta also shared that Prime Focus was in talks with few US based studios "Soon we will make our presence in the US either from the grass root level or by acquiring a studio"



They have got the last bit wrong:

In April -May 2006 Prime Focus Ltd. (PFL) acquired a 55% stake in VTR PLC, UK, a £220 million European media service company and a leading post-production group in the UK with over 20 years of post-production and visual effects experience.

220m I wish it was !!! its getting cheaper and cheaper almost by the day!!!

[walker10] 03/10/2007 08:49

Three more wins:

The Wild Gourmets - Channel4
Call Girls The Truth - ITV2
Blood Sweat and Tears - Channel4 Creative.

[walker10] 29/9/2007 17:16

For the past four-and-a-half months, production and visual effects company Prime Focus has been working on the visual effects of a British independent film Tales of the River Bank, directed by Peter Watson and slated for a 2008 release.

[walker10] 19/9/2007 13:55

Recruiting : Business Development Manager

Main duties include:

Attending meetings with potential clients, suppliers and associates in India
New and ongoing project management
Overseas direct and online business development
Administration of current and future multi-lingual feature film projects
Assisting the Director in the strategic development in the multi-lingual media industry
Designing and implementing innovative ideas and marketing strategies
Conducting feasibility study of expansion into similar Asian markets
Reporting sales activities using standard company systems
Preparing month-end travel and expenses cost sheets

Interesting points:
Administration of current and future multi-lingual feature film projects
Conducting feasibility study of expansion into similar Asian markets

[walker10] 19/9/2007 13:19

Prime Focus up 8.5% in India overnight to reach 1000+ for the first time,an all all time high.

Something is going on to drive this share price, VTR unmoved as yet.

[arty] 14/9/2007 12:23

Yes and of course the markets are taking it well - only down 137 points LOL.

[walker10] 14/9/2007 11:54

Not guilty---anyway what would I do with money put it in the bank--like the Northern Rock !!!!!

[arty] 14/9/2007 09:43

W10 , Are you selling off a few to gather some holiday funds ??

[walker10] 13/9/2007 13:31

Forget Wellington and San Francisco, there's something special going on in Britain's effects industry.

"Yet of course the London operation is only a small part of the story. The Mumbai office is currently hiring 15 new staff every week to keep up with demand, delivering serious manpower but raising difficulties of its own. London staff are currently in India helping to set up a more studio-based approach, which, if successfully introduced, will massively increase the company's potential on the global stage.

Proof of its efficacy came with 28 Weeks Later, the first project that Prime Focus undertook internationally. There's a sense of genuine excitement in the company as they look forward to refining their processes and growing even more. "People I'm employing now can see that what we're doing in this building is the future," says John Harvey. "We're no longer just an island – it is literally cross-continental."

[walker10] 13/9/2007 09:08

This maybe why;

"With reference to the news item appearing in a leading web portal titled "Prime Focus likely to make an American acquisition; Deal size likely to be in excess of $ 20-25 min", Prime Focus Ltd has clarified that, the Company has no such proposal at present for the American Acquisition as aforesaid". Date: 2007-09-07

There is no smoke without fire, it is only a matter of time before it does,and then hello global business.

[walker10] 13/9/2007 08:48

Prime Focus leaps to all time high in India.

[walker10] 12/9/2007 09:17

Prime Focus in India is just a tad short of an all time high, on the India market.

[walker10] 11/9/2007 12:41

Interview:

"We are almost on target. The first quarter results clearly show that there has been a jump".

and

"We have always tried to push ourselves to the next level. Likewise there are a lot of things that are meant to happen. In the current fiscal year if all our plans materialise we will yet again have an interesting proposition to present to the entire global market. Our global proposition is being able to setup and operate our business of post-production and VFX across various geographies of the world. London being the first, we are hopeful that in the near term we would add additional facilities".

[walker10] 10/9/2007 14:34

More work:

Suburban Shootout is a satirical black comedy produced for Five and Paramount Comedy by Feelgood Fiction.

[walker10] 07/9/2007 08:57

"The cost-savings from such outsourcing is put at a high 60-70 per cent. Prime Focus hopes to capture a share of the outsourcing opportunity by setting up studios in hubs such as London, Los Angeles and Dubai".