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Deadboy, I am curious. Do you still own Tivu? Just curious, not hinting you leave. R3
Over the last couple of days I have been wracking my brain to figure out what is happening with SP and Tivus. It seems so evident to me that more and effective PR's would benefit the company. The NDA's just seem so foreign to me with a small company that they don't even make tons of sense UNLESS Host is requiring Tivus to dummy up during this testing period of time. I know that a Fortune 500 company just doesn't do busness with a tiny pink sheet company like Tivus, and that the risk of them (Host) looking ridiculous is not what they hope to achieve. The more Tivus draws attention to themselves and Host, the more Host risks major embarrassment if this thing fails.
So, it makes sense that SP is "gagged" by Host, and that he is "gagging" others in order not to blow the deal. Host ultimately does not care about our sp. What they do care about is getting this thing to work and not risk the downside of being embarrassed. Believe me, HOST DOES NOT WANT THAT. If this isn't the case, then SP needs to get his PR in gear and moving asap. GLTA. R3
Sorry to disappoint so many. But I am one that is not privileged to have insider information relative to Tivus. I am not signed to an NDA because SP has not shared any information with me that requires an NDA. I question the use of this instrument to gag shareholders, but realize that sometime people slip in what they share and may need to protect themselves and others. It does seem he has shared a lot with a few. Perhaps I would be as positive and willing to defend SP if he shared that type of information with me.
I stayed postive and patient as long as Tivus acted like a responsible, public company. They have not and are not acting like a responsible public company at present. But you are right: I don't know what SP is doing, and who's fault is that, Jwez?
Asking people who have an underwater financial interest in this company to just sell into a loss and not bother you and others is contrary to good investment advice and civil dialogue. I, like others, want to make back my investment. I am surprised that you would ask me to take a loss so you can feel a greater degree of comfort with Tivus. Honestly, I am surprised at this request. Remember, I don't have the information you have. I will be more introspective in my comments, however. I don't wish to irritate or alienate posters, but leave I will not. GLTA. R3
Arthur Anderson, HO, HO, HO!! But when you think about it nothing like having a failed accounting firm audit a failed ceo and company. We are heading there quickly. Shiva, turn it over to ST. PLEASE! YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING!!!!! R3
Who is working for Tivus on the audits? These pesky little details always throw a wrench in things. SP is slicker than the people who gave us derivatives that are now wrecking the world's economy. He is way past due on the shareholder's meeting and he tells us he will be announcing a meeting one of these days? This guy may have a great system, but that system isn't going to be installed in Day's Inn under his leadership. He is incompetent as a ceo, and he needs to turn over the day to day operations to ST. R3
Pierrat, you never built a company pulling these stunts! If you did, you don't have it today. GLTY. R3
Perriot, the only thing we've got going here is you are going to be stuck with more shares than anyone else when SP drives this finally and completely into a ditch! NOT ONE THING HE IS DOING FOLLOWS ANY BUSINESS PLAN OR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT. He can't put one thing in place without $'s, and he seems to keep thinking that selling more and more shares equal INCOME. Someone needs to tell Shiva that selling shares is not the same as running a business. I must confess I have never seen a more clueless business person in all my life. I thought that ST would put him in a better mode, but it looks like ST has no influence upon SP whatsoever. Having not heard anything from ST, it is my opinion that tie is already dissolved. AIMHO. R3
I know when frustration hits it's hard not to do your DD. The only real question I have is does the system as it was sold to Host work? That is, does the ad insertion revenue come in and if so, how much? There have to be levels of return for this to work. It does amaze and depress me that so little time has been spent on this factor since Host let them in Philly. I guarantee you that Host is paying big time attention to this. SP has said nothing, but "meager" returns. Meager returns don't feed the bulldog. There are many hotels out there today needing big revenue, and I for one, came to this stock with it's projections of ad insertion revenue. If this doesn't work, I want out. Period. A nice presentation can be had by anyone. That's why these audits and financial reports are so critical. I am failing to understand why SP has not reported anything about this revenue. JMHO. R3
Deadboy, we can ASK IF there is a system, but don't state that it doesn't exist. It hurts your arguments. Here is my question: Will the next piece of news be that the 3 billion limit on the AS will soon be moved to "Unlimited"? Doesn't this make sense given the shares being dumped? JMHQ? R3
Some village idiot has escaped and took company funds with them! Who would buy this stock? Shiva has found another sucker.
OK, so now we have Shiva's excellent adventure in Puerto Rico. Why aren't any of his trips to Newark? The Bronx? Even Atlantic City? How are the new switches working in Philly? What kind of progress are we making on the audits? How about the vaunted uplisting effort by Tivus? How about the NOC? What about DT in Omaha? Is that up and working? Where is ST and what is he doing? Have we ungagged the TA yet, or is that still in denial? Do we have any employees except SP? How many of those picture on this site need to be removed because they no longer have anything to do with SP?
Tweets? Really?
Yea, investors probably heard they were signing a deal with Tivus! SP will be tweeting any moment! Isn't that how all the big time companies do it: Tweet! R3
I want to be a cheerleader for Tivus, but someone tell me that at least the system works!!! We still have hope if the system really works. Someone, please, tell me what Jwez saw in Philly really does work. Someone, anyone, please! Then I can believe that maybe, just maybe, this ceo just needs to be replaced and the system is all we hoped it might be. GLTA. R3
This whole thing is theater of the absurd! A Tweet! Are you kidding me? Even Jwez and Waggett have to begin to question whether we have all been taken for a big fat ride. Does any of this fall under the NDA you guys signed? NDA's must be specific and targeted to be useful and meaningful. He can't just tie you guys up so that you can't share where you pooped last. Was Vegas in your NDA? Was Puerto Rico in your NDA? I seriously doubt it. This has all the appearances of a panicky and frenetic attempt on SP's part to try to get something, anything going because all around him his promises are collapsing. Come on, guys. Talk to us. R3
Think about it. If SP knows what is going on (and he hasn't held any shareholder meeting like EVER!), his only cover is he has gagged himself (like the TA) with an NDA! Ha! If he knows, HE CAN'T SAY!!!! What a riot! Why else would you treat your shareholders like he does? JMHO. R3
Greetings! We would probably get some news, but SP has himself on a NDA!! How much you want to bet ST is on one, too. We get more information from the CIA than Tivus. This is what is hurting sp and it's shareholders. So, Shiva, where's the beef? GLTA. R3
Believe it or not, I just check in now and then. R3
Jwez, I don't doubt that there is some way in which this works. But the figures put out by Tivus ($3.50-$6.50 per room, per day) are what I am questioning. If the lowest of these terms was used to a hotel with 400 rooms in occupancy, Wes, $1400.00 per day would be returning over $500,000 per year! We would have a contract! No hotel can even think of turning down even 1/2 that revenue, especially when Marriott didn't pay for anything on the front end to begin with. What am I missing? Don't worry about hurting my feelings, bro, I am trying to rationalize this whole thing so that it is understandable as long as SP doesn't communicate with us. GLTA. R3
I think we all know what the real problem is: The AD INSERTION revenue is not happening!! If it was, Marriott would have signed this over two months ago! Think about it. Tivus would have money coming in and SP would be more than a mute. That's why he is in NYC talking to other ad folks to see if someone will advertise through his system. He has a "great system" that apparently isn't working. Those of you that know SP and his system, prove me wrong. I doubt if you can. With no news, what else can we conclude? R3
And to make it worse, the people who can really contribute some knowledge about Tivus are all muzzled. The very people he needs talking CAN'T!!!!! Brian, you said it right. I wish I could celebrate this company and salute SP. Just can't. R3
Two years ago I turned $135,000 in one month with a Pinky that never produced anything ($2,000 invested). The secret was: You have to act like a company, even if you are in trouble. SP doesn't even act like a company. R3
Look, I would much rather be slobbering all over SP and Tivus!!! Anyone that has a dime invested in this company wants it to succeed. But going deaf to the needs of your shareholders is gross incompetence, if not worse. No one benefits from a low share price.
Here is a pr he could issue:
"Tivus announced it has hired the accounting firm of "What's New" to audit it's 2011 1st quarter 2012 financial statements." We are anticipating that this audit will be finished by the end of May 15, 2012."
Wow, what a lid popper! Of course, if you aren't auditing your books for this compliance, you can't say that. So, perhaps Tivus isn't doing this. If not, this also means that they can't be bought out by LNET, and we can't get the "Stop sign" off the pink sheets. I also suspect that the ad insertion revenue is underwhelming with such a report. I think this may be what SP is hiding. Shiva's excellent adventure may be Shiva's big bust. But,. . . . Who would know? HE SAYS AND BY APPEARANCES DOES NOTHING. JMHO. R3
The question is an easy one to answer: Would you tell your kids to sink $5,000 into this stock with SP at the helm? R3
At least they had the "Bounty" to mutiny on!!! R3
What I thought was the case looks to be true. We all know surprisingly little about Tivus. There is a system installed in Philly with software updates and "switches" yet to be installed by someone. When does the clock begin to run on ad insertion revenues? No one knows. It keeps getting bumped around by unknowns. There is NO CONTRACT with Marriott/Host, and that too appears to be in a state of confusion. How do you install $2 million of equipment and not have a contract? Who would know because no details are revealed. His biggest shareholders go to Philly and he ties them up with NDA's. What is it that cannot be disclosed? I call upon anyone under an NDA to challenge SP! What's he going to do? Sue you? Believe me, if he disclosed insider information to you he is the one in trouble.
SP continues to treat his shareholders like they don't deserve any information, as he apparently (who would know, right?) keeps dumping millions of shares on the market while not offering a game plan or reporting on what is actually occurring. There are apparently no people working for Tivus any longer and long term associations are cast to the side like yesterday's dirty socks. This is not corporate development. JMHO. R3
OK, Jwez, Waggett, Blahdude, DMO, you guys pitch in. What DO WE ACTUALLY KNOW ABOUT TIVUS?
I will start: 1. ST is executive VP for channel partners.
How long, GOK's.
2. There is some equipment installed in the Philly Marriott; however, that installation is not yet finished and we do not know the level of ad insertion technology up to this point, nor do we know when any report will be forthcoming. We have had no report on the revenue being received and there is no contract currently confirmed between Tivus and Host Marriott.
I can't tell you anymore. Someone else jump in to fill in the blanks, and thanks. R3
Let's try to figure out exactly what we know to date about Tivus:
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!?!?!?
This is the slippery slope that will ruin this company and put us on the bottom. 60-90 days from now my foot!! We have been waiting for Tivus and Marriott to have some contract way, way before now. This parsing of deadlines is absolutely ridiculous. Why don't we just say September, 2013! Or maybe January of 2014 IF all the advertising people have been burped and have an electric decoder ring! Alright, this contract is due now and not in 60-90 days (after which it will be 60-90 days more if that doesn't fit SP's reporting period).
And by the way, I don't think that anyone on this boards knows if or when SP reads this board. He can say no, but I bet you anything his ego forces him to read comments about him and the company he is currently mismanaging. SHOW US THE CONTRACT, or resign as CEO of Tivus and be reassigned to tech officer.
R3
SP, SHOW US THE CONTRACT!
I am fearful that this is dying in the breeze. SP is booting out every one (or they are quiting) that had any connection with him, and that will not help us when we are dealing with Mormons. They do not turn against their own. If SP has burned his bridges with the Marriott's, we are back to where we started. ST better get some magic going (for as long as he stays around SP!!!) fast. GLTA. R3
The problem is you don't rest your case. Every argument is a "final appeal" that is negative and without factual foundation. Please, do more DD and post as negative as you want, but POS statements don't offer anything but crude and offensive material. Tivus deserves to have DD posted, and if negative, I for one will listen to your argument. Without DD, I just don't see the efficacy of your debate, which at the moment, seems largely to be with yourself. GLTY. R3
The problem is Kaiser you have less credibility than Tivus! You have never posted anything helpful. Anyone can say the sky is falling. Try doing some real DD on Tivus. R3
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It does appear as though John Gunter, Jr. has also been removed from Tivus, and if so, that pretty well separates the "Mormon" connection that Tivus had with Marriotts. THIS IS NOT A GOOD SIGN. For whatever reason, the mormons have pulled out of Tivus and this leaves SP and all our investments exposed to higher risk, IMHO. Once again, if this is true, it is removal of an officer of the company by stealth, without comment or even news of his exit. R3
OK, now we have two VP's for Channel Partners, JG and ST. What the heck is the difference between Executive VP (ST) and plain old VP (JG)? How will their jobs differ and is this just another step to have JG disappear without explanation?
I am also wondering if someone can shed some light on why the PR about ST going to Tivus showed up on the LNET PR site? Why would a former employee news show up on LNET's PR's? R3
I continue to be amazed that SP is fastidious in NDA agreements. It is though he feels totally comfortable hiding corporate developments that go to a few, but are withheld from the general ownership of the company. Why? Why should two or three people have access to information that now can only be described as "insider information" while the rest try to pick through the bones of Tivus to glean some hint of what is happening? What is the point other than to hide details which may or may not result in a lack of trust for the company and it's development?
It makes the whole process look out of control, and terribly unorganized. It also gives the distinct appearance of "peak a boo" marketing of the company (Corporate officers give little glimpses of what MIGHT BE's, but then again as fast as something appears, it is never talked about again). Nothing seems to fit, and at worst, gives rise to the charge of mismanagement.
For those of you who have SP's ear, tell him to start acting in a professional manner like a ceo. This is getting old, fast. GLTA. R3
One thing I am not sure of regarding SP's big adventure in the Big Apple: I thought he already had these folks tied up! Didn't he do all this work some time ago? Who are the new ones and why did he miss them? R3
Lnet just got hammered today -37%!!! Whew, they need more revenue production. R3
So I will speculate. Mind you, I have absolutely no insight into this, but it is what SP has to do to even negotiate a merger/acquisition or even move forward.
Annual financials filed and audited.
1st quarter reported.
No one will want this or any other company if they can't put $'s to it, and that includes OS. Without this, nothing will happen. TALK TO US, SP. GLTA. R3
IF SP can show results from the Philly Marriott that are hard and concrete results, yes, Tivus could be worth $75,000,000 and more. Remember, tech has a limited life span, but if you are talking about seizing a market and making it pay you back over 3-5 years, with the number of rooms LNET has on it's platter, this would be a good deal for them and us. The question is: Has the Philly Marriott shown any kind of return that warrants a positive revenue stream of worth. R3
Thanks for responding, Jwez. That is helpful, believe it or not.
Secondly, there were a couple of things out of last night and the LNET CC. We got to see how a real company responds to the challenges of business. While I think they have some real struggles ahead, they have a plan and it is moving forward under competent and creative leaders. SP, for all his tech savy, just has too much on him to develop a company to respond to these massive challenges. He doesn't really even have time to talk to us. I hope and pray ST is shouldering more of the load. It probably is a miracle that SP has taken this a far as it has gone. SP, YOU STILL NEED TO TALK TO YOUR SHAREHOLDERS!
Third, LNET is in need of other revenue sources, just like the hotel industry in general. I can tell everyone here that MGM/Mirage is in serious need of revenue ideas for their future, and they are searching for the kind of business help that will turn them increased revenue streams. IF the ad insertion by Tivus is bringing in any kind of revenue stream, these people will be interested. Marry this with a proven company like LNET (who also needs other revenue) and you have a monster combination. I can only hope that egos won't get in the way of M&A activity.
Finally, the buyout of Tivus with the current OS wouldn't get anyone more than .10 a share, and I think probably far less, perhaps .05. A $75,000,000 purchase price would be fair, considering that to date Tivus has been mostly talk with limited delivery. If the ad insertion tech proves out with Host, that's another deal. BUT WHO WOULD KNOW? SP, TALK TO US! GLTA. R3
I would assume SD, but don't know. I don't think that ad insertion is much more than a phrase for them. If so, and after having listened to them, it isn't anything they seem to highly value. Now, that isn't bad because I think that maybe they are trying to appear out front when in reality I am not sure they have put much effort into AI. Again, Waggett and Jwez, chime in. Silence is NOT golden. If you can't say anything just say so. GLTA. R3