Singapore Press Holdings 01 (May 08 - Nov 11)

[bertyeo]

here come 3.90

anyway be cautious

[LenaHuat]

I collect this counter for dividends too. Been patiently waiting for $4.04.
Plenty of time to Nov (dividend announcement for second half) for execution.

A low of S$4.04 for 2 days oredi.

[millionairemind]

Lena, have you back up the truck yet??

Huat Huat 2008 ar..

[LenaHuat]

MM
Yes, I've backed up, not a truck but a Toyota Vios
Started accumulating oredi. When this ticker runs up to around $4/40, I'll liquidate it.
Capital Gain + dividends = easily around 15%. Use this to ensure that my annual returns from portfolio do not fall below 15%.

Hope U huat huat too.
I hit rounds when my first target, DOW = 11,000 was breached.
Now my next target is when oil price corrects to US$120.

[helios]

30July - Singapore Press Holdings has obtained a five-year Niche TV Licence from the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) in preparation for its launch of Razor TV, an interactive web television service mainly focused on local content.

Over a real-time interactive platform, Razor TV will offer both live and video-on-demand programmes. This platform will consolidate its English language digital operations - AsiaOne, Stomp and The Straits Times Razor TV.

Hosted by MDA, the Interactive Digital Media Research and Development Programme Office (IDMPO) also awarded a developer grant for the development of SPH's Razor TV interactive media technology. The core technology of Razor TV was developed in partnership with Singapore technology company Ufinity.

"MDA encourages traditional media players such as SPH to reach out and engage our increasingly Internet and technology-savvy viewers in Singapore with exciting and interactive content through new media broadcasting platforms such as IPTV and participative Web 2.0 technologies, " said Ling Pek Ling, director, Media Policy, MDA.

The Niche Subscription TV Licence was introduced by MDA in 2007. There are currently eight Nationwide and Niche commercial and trial IPTV/VOD service providers.

Source: Marketing-Interactive.com

[tonylim]

It is almost impossible for SPH to maintain the dividend payout of S$0.27 per share after SKY@ Eleven because there will be no more property development project after this.

Without these extra project revenue , the PS will be around 18 cts , so how to have DPU above 0.20. One forummer in another forum also hilite this point.

[kennynah]

hi tonylim :

welcome to Huatopedia where everday is a HUat HUat day !!!

[helios]

>>> for those who are vigilant, you should know that our Straits Times has inherited a new look, rebranding and masthead. yes, the cut of the each letter is different. i like the punctuation mark full-stop in its new masthead.

>>> it appears that ST has a global view (& feel) now.

09-Aug: Singapore - SPH has launched a McCann Erickson-created campaign to promote the revamped version of The Straits Times (ST), which ran today.

The campaign is an interpretation of The Straits Times' long-time positioning "A Part of My Life"."The brand challenge for ST has always been - how do we build rapport with our readers, when there are over 1.3 million of them, with different lifestyles, habits and needs. That's why 'A Part of My Life' is unique, in that it allows readers to draw into their own daily experiences with ST," Willy Tan, senior branding and marketing manager for SPH Marketing Division, said.

He adds, "The agency has understood the brand essence very quickly and introduced a simple, yet visually interesting way of communicating how ST informs, affects and influences".

Source: Marketing-Interactive.com

[Stockinvestor]

It is still a blue chip with monopoly business model locally, not that fantastic but still a safer stock to hold.

[ishak]

SPH commissions new printing facility
Business Times - 20 Aug 2008

SINGAPORE - Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) chairman Tony Tan on Wednesday commissioned the company's new printing facility located at its Media Centre in Singapore.

With the new installation, SPH is now the owner of the world's longest UNISET press, acquired from manroland. The German company is the world's second largest printing systems manufacturer and the world's market leader in web offset printing.

'With this new acquisition, SPH now owns newspaper presslines by the world's top three press manufacturers - manroland, KBA and Goss. The KBA Commander and Goss Colorliner group of presslines are located at SPH's main printing plant in Jurong,' SPH said in a release.

Publications that will be printed with the new pressline include Berita Harian, Tamil Murasu, mypaper, Asahi Shimbun, Nihon Keisai, and International Herald Tribune.

The new printing facility at Media Centre will also be part of SPH's business continuity plan in the event of a contingency.

The new printing facility comprises a total of 16 towers and 3 folders, and is capable of printing 64 full-colour broadsheet pages over the entire line. As it has three folders, the pressline is configurable to three press sections, thus enabling three different publications to be printed at the same time. The UNISET pressline was also chosen because it is a flexible system which complements the larger presses located at SPH's Print Centre in Jurong to print its diverse range of products.

Said Dr Tan: 'For SPH to maintain its progress, it is paramount that we continue to deliver value for our readers and be the marketplace of choice for our advertisers of both local and international brands and products. SPH's core business is in print. This is why we have been, and will continue to, improve our products and production capabilities. This also explains our investment in the new printing facility that we are commissioning today.'

Codenamed Media Centre NewPress Project (MCNP), the new acquisition also heralds SPH's first foray into the Computer-to-Plate (CTP) system. SPH has chosen Kodak as its partner for its maiden CTP attempt as the company is the first to develop many advances in thermal CTP technology, and is an established name in the graphic industry.