YUDU Media Comes 13th in the Media Momentum Top 50

13 March 2008

YUDU Media, the UK’s leading provider of online publishing solutions, came 13th in the Media Momentum Top 50 list, at the 2008 Media Momentum Awards in London on Wednesday. The invitation-only event, organised by investment bank GP Bullhound, recognises the fastest growing digital media companies in the UK, with Premium sponsors 3i, Olswang and Sky Digital Media.

“Competition was as fierce as in previous years, and here at GP Bullhound we are proud to elevate these outstanding achievers. We hope that these awards will provide even greater momentum to our finalists in their respective fields as they continue to develop and grow,” said Manish Madhvani, Co-founder and Partner, GP Bullhound.

The top 50 fastest growing digital media companies in the UK are ranked in a revenue-based league. YUDU Media has seen a 408% growth between 2005 and 2007, securing them 13th position. The panel of high profile judges included representatives from New Media Age, Olswang and 3i amongst others, with ECI Partners and search firm Spectrum as Award sponsors.

Richard Stephenson, Chairman, commented, “At YUDU Media we put in a lot of effort to ensure that our company, products and services are of the highest quality and this high placing in the Media Momentum Awards is great recognition of this. Thanks to the team, our partners and customers, YUDU Media is one of the top digital media companies in the industry."

About YUDU Media
YUDU Media is a privately held company with offices in London, Boston and Clitheroe, Lancs. YUDU Media is dedicated to bringing innovative solutions to the media industry and helping companies capitalise on the move towards online content delivery. YUDU Publishing offers the next generation of digital edition technology, available through a simple online, on-demand, digital publishing application. YUDU Mailing offers digital edition distribution and in-depth statistical analysis on specific user behavior. For more information please visit www.yudu.com.

About Media Momentum
The Media Momentum list is recognised by the industry as covering the best known and up and coming companies in the digital media industry with previous winners including Betfair and Espotting. Media Momentum launched in 2004. The top 50 companies in this year’s list have collectively grown their revenue base from £185m to a staggering £587m in a two year period.

About GP Bullhound Ltd.
GP Bullhound is Europe's leading investment bank focused on providing advice on mergers & acquisition and institutional capital raising in the technology sector. The firm was established in 1999, and have completed over 60 M&A and Private Placement transactions in the technology sector since. With dedicated sector teams in Internet, Software and Semiconductors and with offices in London and San Francisco, GP Bullhound aim to provide the pre-eminent advisory service to entrepreneurs in Europe. GP Bullhound regularly requested to provide commentaries on CNN International, CNBC Europe and BBC World, as well as print media and industry conferences.