BEIJING, July 7 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- The Board wishes to inform the shareholders of the Company and potential investors that the Group is expected to record a profit for the six month period ended 30 June 2010 as compared to a loss for the corresponding period ended 30 June 2009.
This positive profit alert announcement is based on information currently available to the Group after review and assessment of the management accounts of the Group by the management, but has not been audited by the Company's auditors.
Shareholders and potential investors of the Company should exercise caution when dealing in the shares of the Company
VODONE Group announced the positive profit alert. Benefiting from development of the telemedia business, the Group expects turnaround in the first half of 2010.
Based on the information currently available, the board of directors (the "Board") of the Company wishes to inform the shareholders of the Company and potential investors that the Group is expected to record a profit for the six month period ended 30 June 2010 as compared to a loss for the corresponding period ended 30 June 2009. The Board considers that the turnaround of the results of the Group as compared with the corresponding period is principally attributable to the improved performance of the telemedia business of the Group as well as the contributions of new businesses introduced in 2009, notably mobile lottery and mobile gaming. Moreover, from late May 2010 to 30 June 2010, VODone "Lottery View" mobile lottery software has been
pre-installed onto approximately 5 million mobile handsets. The Group's target for the year 2010 is to pre-install its mobile lottery software onto 40 million mobile handsets.
The information contained in this announcement is based on information currently available to the Group after review and assessment of the management accounts of the Group by the management, but has not been reviewed or audited by the Company's auditors. It remains subject to finalization and necessary adjustments. Details of the financial information of the Group will be disclosed in the Group's annual results announcement for the period ended 30 June 2010.
Shareholders and potential investors should exercise caution when dealing in the shares of the Company.
By Order of the Board of
VODone Limited
Zhang Lijun
Chairman
Hong Kong, 6 July 2010
About VODONE
The affiliated company of VODONE is an Internet video new media company which owns the fullest set of qualifications and licenses in China's Internet video industry, including the Information Network Communicated Audio-Video Programme Permit, Internet News Information Permit, Value-added Telecom Service Operation Permit, Internet Publication Permit and some other required licenses, ensuring itself a healthy development in the future.
VODONE established VODone Broadcasting Union System (BUS) - the largest Internet video broadcasting union platform in China in 2005. With diversified content, VODone BUS has the ability to accurately deliver advertisements to the right place at the right time according to different industries' requirements through its vertical classification system which carries different advertisements. The system is supported by Nielsen ON LINE and DoubleClick in data monitoring and has become one of the most popular advertisement platforms by advertisers. VODone BUS is the largest Internet video programme as well as video advertisement broadcasting platform. As of the end of 2008, VODone BUS had over 100 thousand member websites. According to the independent monitor data prepared by Nielsen, VODone BUS enjoys daily page view of over 150 million with 25 million VODone broadcasts covering over 2 million websites across China, making it the most influential medium.
VODone Broadband is VODONE's own platform for broadcasting self-produced programmes and those of its cooperative partners. Its live, news, entertainment, finance and sports programmes are increasingly popular among netizens. VODONE's UGC platform allows users to upload content to the web and its cooperation with MSN China has gained encouraging response as evidenced by over 2,000 programmes being uploaded by different users everyday. VODONE also has its own professional team with technical experts in production, broadcasting and transmission, enabling it to broadcast live videos via the Internet and satellite. So far, VODONE has broadcast thousands of domestic and international political, economical, cultural and commercial activities over the Internet. VODONE is broadcasting China to the world and the world to China. VODone Portal also has popular gaming, shopping channels and a lottery lifestyle channel catering to the needs of netizens.
VODONE is currently the only Internet video broadcasting company listed in Hong Kong.
