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RNS Number : 7205A  Zoo Digital Group PLC  25 September 2025

25 September 2025

 

ZOO DIGITAL GROUP PLC

("ZOO", the "Group" or the "Company")

AGM Statement and H1 FY26 Trading Update

 

ZOO Digital Group plc (AIM: ZOO), the tech-enabled localisation and digital
media services partner to the global entertainment industry, will hold its
Annual General Meeting (AGM) at 5.00pm BST today. At the meeting, Gillian
Wilmot, Chairman, will make the following statement:

"The evolution of our operating environment continues, with streaming
platforms now taking the majority of TV viewing time and content strategies
evolving at pace to bring in new customers and engage existing viewers.

"As a result, we are currently seeing increased levels of licensing of
existing content rather than new original content, a growing interest from
streamers for live and near live content, and customers looking for
localisation partners to utilise AI to increase speed and lower costs.

"Whilst it is early days, as a technology-first business, ZOO is well placed
to capitalise on these shifts. Growing demand for localisation services within
reduced timeframes, and the increased use of AI, allows us to leverage our
proven technology platform to meet customer needs. We recently successfully
completed a dubbing project in 24 hours, compared with 2-3 weeks which is more
typical in the industry, and integrated AI for a key customer. Further
consolidation in the industry means customers are working with a smaller
number of genuine end to end providers, such as ZOO.

"We are seeing the benefits of the proactive changes we made during FY25, and
are continuing to implement our cost saving plans during FY26. These have
allowed us to create a sustainable platform for the future while retaining the
flexibility to scale as we deliver increased order volumes.

"Revenues for H1 FY26 are expected to be approximately $22 million, in line
with H2 FY 25, with the revenue from higher margin media services and
subtitling expected to grow by 20% offsetting the reduction in dubbing
revenues. With the cost savings implemented being realised, and the
favourable revenue mix, H1 EBITDA is in line with management expectations.
With the improved profitability, the Group is continuing to normalise its
working capital position after active management of creditors in FY25."

Presentation slides that will accompany an investor update following the AGM
will be available on the Company's website later today. Shareholders may
register to join a live stream of the AGM, investor briefing and Q&A here:
https://www.zoodigital.com/agm-2025 (https://www.zoodigital.com/agm-2025)

The Company intends to announce its unaudited interim financial results for
the six months to 30 September 2025 in November 2025.

 

This announcement contains inside information as defined in Article 7 of the
Market Abuse Regulation No. 596/2014 ("MAR").  Upon the publication of this
announcement, this inside information is now considered to be in the public
domain. The persons responsible for making this announcement are CEO Stuart
Green and CFO Robert Pursell.

 

* The Group believes market consensus for FY26 to be revenue of $42.4 million,
EBITDA (adjusted for share-based payments) of $4.2 million and cash of $3.3
million.

 For further enquiries, please contact:

 ZOO Digital Group plc                                          +44 (0) 114 241 3700
 Stuart Green - Chief Executive Officer
 Robert Pursell - Chief Financial Officer

 Canaccord Genuity (Nominated Adviser and Broker)               +44 (0) 20 7523 8000
 Simon Bridges / Harry Gooden / Andrew Potts / George Grainger

 Vigo Consulting (Financial PR)                                 +44 (0)20 7390 0230
 Tim McCall / Rozi Morris / Joe Quinlan                         zoo@vigoconsulting.com (mailto:zoo@vigoconsulting.com)

 

About ZOO Digital Group plc:

ZOO Digital partners with major Hollywood studios and streaming services to
tell their stories to audiences around the world.

The Group's localisation and digital media services allow customers to
globalise content across different territories, languages and distribution
platforms, extending its reach and profitability.

Deploying proprietary technology platforms and 12,000+ freelancers, ZOO offers
end-to-end dubbing, subtitling and captioning, metadata creation and
localisation, mastering, artwork creation and localisation, and media
processing.

ZOO has frameworks in place with all major Hollywood studios and streaming
services, helping them to capitalise on new opportunities in a fast-paced
industry. Customers include Disney, NBCUniversal, Netflix and Paramount
Global.

Founded in 2001, the Group has a global presence with dedicated hubs in Los
Angeles, London, Dubai, Turkey, South Korea, India, Denmark, Spain, Italy and
Germany as well as a development and production centre in Sheffield, UK.

www.zoodigital.com (http://www.zoodigital.com)

 

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