Questor share Tip: Pinewood actions are not without risk

Shares of Pinewood, where some of the Harry Potter films have been made, have been at the top and bottom as well as the young Wizard, a Quidditch match.

Pinewood is probably a 12 over PG, when you use the classification of the film as a metric for assessing the risk.

The shares of the studio behind some of the Harry Potter films have been up and down over the past five years as young assistant in a game of Quidditch.

Relying on Hollywood will always at their own risk, but there are some obvious benefits to Pinewood. To start with, the group is now as much about television studios as is the film studios. With a production of television becoming as sophisticated as the film and with the growth of television of the event, studios are used for purposes of double and Pinewood is propagated to its risks.

The Pinewood brand has been well exploited in a series of agreements which has recently seen Pinewood launched in Dominican Republic to serve the Latin American market.

The Group has created Pinewood Toronto Studios and Pinewood Studio Berlin Film Services, while the Pinewood Studios Malaysia Iskandar is under construction. It is also understood to be considering the Indian market, it seeks to capitalise on the global success of Bollywood. The group is targeting the regions of the world where the film is growing rapidly.

And other new developments are interested us, including plans to invest in low-budget films. Pinewood also hopes to further extend to the United Kingdom and currently growing for the creation of the Pinewood, a 100-acre project, the 200 m £
new set.

Against an initial refusal by the southern district Council Bucks for permits for project Pinewood is set for April 5, with a decision due to appeal by the Secretary of State for communities and local government.

Obvious potential risks include competition from other businesses global studios, currency movements and changes to film tax. A single principal shareholder, Crystal Amber, with a set of 28pc, criticized the progress of the Group since its inscription, seven years and appealed to President Lord Grade to leave.

Other concerns are the acquisition and development of Time Warner Leavesden Studios. However, insiders do not consider this as a threat, as a large part of the workshop will consist of a Harry Potter attraction.

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