10-Q: Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
Published on May 15, 2009
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
10-Q
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 For the quarterly period ended: March 31,
2009
Commission
File Number: 000-33067
CHINA YOUTH MEDIA,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
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87-0398271
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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4143
Glencoe Avenue, Unit B,
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (310)
728-1450
Not
Applicable
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days. x
Yes o No
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by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit and post such
files). o
Yes o No
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated
filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):
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accelerated filer
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Accelerated
filer
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Non-accelerated
filer
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Smaller
reporting company
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
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Yes x No
APPLICABLE
ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date. As of May 14, 2009, the issuer had
157,346,672 outstanding shares of Common Stock, $.001 par value.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item 1. |
Financial
Statements
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Item 2. |
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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Item 3. |
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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Item 4T. |
Controls
and Procedures
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
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Item 1. |
Legal
Proceedings
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Item 1A. |
Risk
Factors
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Item 2. |
Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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Item 3. |
Defaults
Upon Senior Securities
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Item 4. |
Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Item 5. |
Other
Information
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Item 6. |
Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
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CHINA
YOUTH MEDIA, INC.
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
March
31,
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December
31,
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2009
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2008
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(Unaudited)
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(Audited)
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ASSETS
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CURRENT
ASSETS
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 231,813 | $ | 34,425 | ||||
Accounts
receivable, net
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161,604 | 161,604 | ||||||
Other
current assets
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112,500 | 112,500 | ||||||
TOTAL
CURRENT ASSETS
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505,917 | 308,529 | ||||||
Property
and equipment, net
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17,122 | 16,778 | ||||||
Intangible
assets, net
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8,973,884 | 8,537,503 | ||||||
Other
Assets
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71,955 | 98,968 | ||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
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$ | 9,568,878 | $ | 8,961,778 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
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CURRENT
LIABILITIES
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Accounts
payable
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$ | 196,840 | $ | 197,582 | ||||
Accrued
liabilities
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876,195 | 848,006 | ||||||
Note
payable - related party
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5,000 | 5,000 | ||||||
TOTAL
CURRENT LIABILITIES
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1,078,035 | 1,050,588 | ||||||
LONG
TERM LIABILITIES
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Convertible
notes payable - related party
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2,228,047 | 2,228,047 | ||||||
Convertible
note payable
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250,000 | 250,000 | ||||||
Note
payable
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748,510 | 100,000 | ||||||
Debt
discount - beneficial conversion feature
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(188,626 | ) | (207,489 | ) | ||||
TOTAL
LONG TERM LIABILITIES
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3,037,931 | 2,370,558 | ||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
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4,115,966 | 3,421,146 | ||||||
COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
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STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY (DEFICIT)
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Preferred
stock, $0.001 par value: 2,000,000 shares authorized;
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Series
A Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value; 500,000 shares authorized;
83,020 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008; |
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Common
stock, $0.001 par value: 500,000,000 shares authorized;
76,078,439 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2009; 71,828,439 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2009; |
76,078 | 71,828 | ||||||
Paid-in
capital
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16,936,596 | 16,313,219 | ||||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(11,559,845 | ) | (10,844,498 | ) | ||||
TOTAL
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
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5,452,912 | 5,540,632 | ||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
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$ | 9,568,878 | $ | 8,961,778 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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CHINA
YOUTH MEDIA, INC.
Consolidated
Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended
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March
31,
2009
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March
31,
2008
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REVENUE
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Sales
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$ | — | $ | 76,149 | ||||
Total
revenue
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— | 76,149 | ||||||
OPERATING
EXPENSES
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Cost
of sales
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— | 16,209 | ||||||
Selling,
general and administrative expenses
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695,016 | 379,095 | ||||||
Total
operating expenses
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695,016 | 395,304 | ||||||
Operating
loss
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(695,016 | ) | (319,155 | ) | ||||
Other
Income (expense)
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Interest
expense
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(69,693 | ) | (39,774 | ) | ||||
Rental
Income
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49,362 | — | ||||||
Loss
on Abandonment
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— | (130,317 | ) | |||||
Total
other income (expense)
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(20,331 | ) | (170,091 | ) | ||||
LOSS
BEFORE INCOME TAXES
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(715,347 | ) | (489,246 | ) | ||||
PROVISION
FOR INCOME TAXES
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— | 1,600 | ||||||
NET
LOSS
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$ | (715,347 | ) | $ | (490,846 | ) | ||
BASIC
AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE
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$ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
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73,958,995 | 39,767,440 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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CHINA
YOUTH MEDIA, INC.
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended
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March
31,
2009
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March
31,
2008
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
loss
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$ | (715,347 | ) | $ | (490,846 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
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Loss
on Abandonment
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— | 130,317 | ||||||
Depreciation
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1,913 | 21,533 | ||||||
Amortization
of licenses
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169,442 | 31,211 | ||||||
Amortization
of debt discount
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18,863 | 9,684 | ||||||
Stock-based
compensation to employees and directors
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1,127 | 49,342 | ||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable
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— | 3,798 | ||||||
Inventories
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— | 15,436 | ||||||
Other
assets
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27,013 | — | ||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
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49,947 | 72,566 | ||||||
Deferred
revenue
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— | — | ||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
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(447,042 | ) | (156,959 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Purchases
of property and equipment
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(2,257 | ) | — | |||||
Purchases
of intangible assets
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(5,823 | ) | — | |||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
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(8,080 | ) | — | |||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
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4,000 | 300,000 | ||||||
Proceeds
from related party note
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— | 82,000 | ||||||
Proceeds
from note
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648,510 | — | ||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
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652,510 | 382,000 | ||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
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197,388 | 225,041 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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34,425 | 5,600 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
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$ | 231,813 | $ | 230,641 | ||||
Supplemental
disclosures of cash flow information:
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Cash
paid for income taxes
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$ | — | $ | 1,600 | ||||
Non-cash
investing and financing activity:
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Shares
issued pursuant to consulting agreement
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$ | 22,500 | $ | — | ||||
Acquisition
of intangible assets for stock
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$ | 600,000 | $ | — |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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CHINA
YOUTH MEDIA, INC.
Notes
to Consolidated Interim Financial Statements - Unaudited
March
31, 2009
1.
Description of Business
China
Youth Media, Inc. (“the
Company”) was organized under the laws of the State of Utah on July 19,
1983 under the name of Digicorp. Pursuant to shareholder approval, on October 6,
2006, the Board of Directors of the Company approved and authorized the Company
to enter into an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between the Company and
Digicorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation and newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Company that was incorporated under the Delaware General Corporation Law
for the purpose of effecting a change of domicile. Effective February 22,
2007, the Company changed its domicile from Utah to Delaware with the name of
the surviving corporation being Digicorp, Inc.
Pursuant
to a Certificate of Amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation filed with the
State of Delaware which took effect as of October 16, 2008, the Company’s name
changed from “Digicorp, Inc.” to “China Youth Media, Inc.” (the “Corporate Name
Change”). As a result of the Corporate Name Change, our stock symbol
changed to “CHYU” with the opening of trading on October 16, 2008 on the
OTCBB.
China
Youth Media, Inc.
China
Youth Media, Inc. is a China focused youth marketing and media company whose
business is to provide advertisers and corporations with direct and centralized
access to China’s massive but difficult to reach student
population.
Youth
Media (BVI) Limited
On May 8,
2008, under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Company formed Youth
Media (BVI) Limited (“YM BVI”). YM BVI is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Company and was established for the purpose of incorporating the
Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary in Hong Kong.
Youth
Media (Hong Kong) Limited and Youth Media (Beijing) Limited
Youth
Media (Hong Kong) Limited (“YMHK”), a company organized under the laws of Hong
Kong on May 19, 2008, and Youth Media (Beijing) Limited (“YMBJ”), a company
organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China on December 10, 2008,
are wholly-owned subsidiaries of YM BVI and were formed by the Company to take
advantage of its shift in business to aggregation and distribution of
international content and advertising for Internet or online consumption in
China.
Rebel
Crew Films, Inc.
Rebel
Crew Films is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and was organized under
the laws of the State of California on August 7, 2002. In January 2008,
the Company entered into a license and distribution agreement with Westlake
Entertainment, Inc. which effectively shifted all day-to-day operations related
to our home video library to Westlake Entertainment. The licensing transaction
was part of an initiative to focus a significant amount of the Company’s
available resources to building and launching www.Koobee.com, our ITVN media
portal in China.
ViraCast
and Beat9.com
Our
patent pending technology called ViraCast dynamically inserts and continuously
updates interactive, geo-targeted advertising into digital content, such as
Internet videos, podcasts, etc. ViraCast digitally embeds advertising into
digital content that then has the ability to propagate virally across the
Internet while continuously tracking ad consumption and user interaction.
ViraCast tracks impressions, clicks, and other pertinent data valuable to
advertisers. Our customers benefit from our verifiable ad tracking by paying
only for ads that are viewed, clicked or acted on. Currently,
ViraCast is available via our wholly-owned and operated website
www.Beat9.com.
PerreoRadio.com
PerreoRadio.com
is our wholly-owned and operated website targeted to the young, urban Latino
demographic in both the United States and internationally. It offers online
radio shows, podcasts, music, and music videos from some of the top DJ’s from
the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. PerreoRadio.com generates
almost exclusively all revenue from the placement of ads on the website. We are
a publisher-affiliate to all the large ad-network providers. We generally
recognize revenue on a monthly basis when payment is received from our
publisher-affiliates.
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The
Company is organized in a single operating segment with no long-lived assets
outside of the United States of America. All of our revenues to date have
been generated in the United States, but with the development of our China ITVN
media portal, we expect that a portion of our future revenues will be from other
countries.
2.
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies.
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of
America (“GAAP”).
Principles
of Consolidation
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the
Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant
intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
Going
Concern
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company
will continue as a going concern which contemplates the realization of assets
and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. At March
31, 2009, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $11.6 million and a working
capital deficit of $572,000. During the three months ended March 31, 2009,
the Company incurred a loss of approximately $715,000. During the three
months ended March 31, 2009, the Company primarily relied upon debt and equity
investments to fund its operations. These conditions raise substantial
doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Management is currently seeking additional financing and believes that
these avenues will continue to be available to the Company to fund its
operations, however no assurances can be made. The accompanying financial
statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of
this uncertainty.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the
financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates are based on
knowledge of current events and anticipated future events and accordingly,
actual results may differ from those estimates.
Foreign
Currency Transactions
The
Company’s functional currency is the United States Dollar (the “US
Dollar”). From time to time, and with the contemplation of
expanding the Company’s operations in China, the Company enters into
transactions denominated in the currency of the People’s Republic of China,
whose principal unit is the Yuan (“Renminbi” or “RMB”) and in the Hong Kong
Dollar (“HK Dollar”). The transactions denominated in currencies
other than the functional currency are translated into US Dollars at the
exchange rates quoted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York which represents
the noon buying rate in the City of New York and are certified for customs
purposes. These exchange rates are not intended to imply that the
foreign exchange rates quoted could have been, or could be, converted, realized
or settled into U.S. dollars or any other currency at the quoted rate on the
date of the transaction. During the three months ended March 31, 2009, exchange rate fluctuations between the US Dollar and the PRC RMB were relatively flat and the Company did not recognize any exchange rate gains or losses.
Cash
and Cash equivalents
The
Company considers only highly liquid investments such as money market funds and
commercial paper with maturities of 90 days or less at the date of their
acquisition as cash and cash equivalents.
The
Company maintains cash in bank and deposit accounts which, at times, may exceed
federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such
accounts. The Company believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk
on cash and cash equivalents.
Fair
Value of Financial Instruments
The
carrying amounts of financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents,
accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, approximate fair
value as of March 31, 2009 because of their generally short term
nature.
Goodwill
In
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
(“SFAS No.
142”), goodwill is defined as the excess of the purchase price over the
fair value assigned to individual assets acquired and liabilities assumed and is
tested for impairment at the reporting unit level (operating segment or one
level below an operating segment) on an annual basis in the Company’s fourth
fiscal quarter or more frequently if indicators of impairment exist. The
performance of the test involves a two-step process. The first step of the
impairment test involves comparing the fair value of the Company’s reporting
units with each respective reporting unit’s carrying amount, including goodwill.
The fair value of reporting units is generally determined using the income
approach. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds the reporting
unit’s fair value, the second step of the goodwill impairment test is performed
to determine the amount of any impairment loss. The second step of the
goodwill impairment test involves comparing the implied fair value of the
reporting unit’s goodwill with the carrying amount of that
goodwill. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, no amortization is
recorded for goodwill with indefinite useful life. No goodwill
impairment was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2009 and
2008.
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Intangible
Assets
In
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
(“SFAS No.
142”), intangible assets that are determined not to have an indefinite
useful life are subject to amortization. The Company amortizes
intangible assets using the straight-line method over their estimated useful
lives.
Impairment
of Long-Lived and Intangible Assets
In
accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144,
Accounting for the Impairment
or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets (“SFAS No. 144”), the Company
reviews long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of these assets may not be
recoverable. The Company assesses the recoverability of the long-lived and
intangible assets by comparing the carrying amount to the estimated future
undiscounted cash flow associated with the related assets. No
impairment was recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2009 and
2008.
Website Development Costs
The Company accounts for development costs associated with Koobee according to the provisions of SOP 98-1, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use. Costs directly related to the development of the website infrastructure are capitalized. Other costs including planning, maintenance, and operating costs are expensed as incurred.
Stock-Based
Compensation
The
Company accounts for stock-based compensation awards in accordance with the
provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment (“SFAS No. 123R”), which addresses the
accounting for employee stock options. SFAS No. 123R revises the
disclosure provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
123, Accounting-Based Compensation
(“SFAS No. 123”), and supersedes Accounting
Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees (“APB No. 25”). SFAS No. 123R
requires that the cost of all employee stock options, as well as other
equity-based compensation arrangements, be reflected in the financial statements
over the vesting period based on the estimated fair value of the awards.
During the three months ended March 31, 2009 and March 31, 2008, the
Company had stock-based compensation expense related to issuances of stock
options and warrants to the Company’s employees, directors and consultants of
$1,100 and $49,000, respectively.
Revenue
Recognition
Advertising Supported Intranet
Television Network Media Website - Koobee is a large scale,
advertising supported Intranet Television Network (ITVN) media portal that is
initially targeting China’s campus based college students, estimated to total
more than 30 million young people. Koobee is a venue for marketers to
deliver traditional TV spots and new media advertising campaigns to a vast,
upwardly mobile, targeted demographic. Advertisers and channel owners
will have available to them multiple touch points ranging from interstitial
interactive ads to banners within social networking clubs and sponsored
competitions, all with accurate ad tracking that ensures clients realize value
from unique and fully licensed content. Koobee provides advertisers
the impact of TV with the ROI of the Internet. We expect this
combination to be competitive and sufficiently appealing to capture market share
in China’s fast growth online advertising industry. We believe
that significant opportunities exist in the China Internet advertising space,
and we will actively pursue this potential source of revenue during the year
ending December 31, 2009.
Digital Content Distribution.
- - ViraCast and
www.Beat9.com - The Company generates revenue by dynamically inserting
and continuously updating interactive, geo-targeted advertising into digital
content, such as Internet videos, podcasts, etc. Our patent pending
technology, ViraCast, digitally embeds advertising into digital content that
then has the ability to propagate virally across the Internet while continuously
tracking ad consumption and user interaction. ViraCast tracks impressions,
clicks and other pertinent data valuable to advertisers. Ads are provided
from our publisher-affiliates and we generally recognize revenue on a monthly
basis when payment is received from our publisher-affiliates.
Website Ad Revenue. -
www.PerreoRadio.com - We generate revenue from our wholly owned and
operated website www.PerreoRadio.com. PerreoRadio.com generates revenue almost
exclusively from the placement of ads on the website. We are a
publisher-affiliate to all the large ad-network providers. We generally
recognize revenue on a monthly basis when payment is received from our
publisher-affiliates.
Accounts
Receivable
Accounts
receivable are recorded at the invoice amount and do not bear interest.
Accounts receivable at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 are presented
net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of $15,000 and 15,000,
respectfully.
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Allowance
for Doubtful Accounts
The
allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s estimate of the amount of
probable credit losses in the Company’s existing accounts receivable. The
Company determines the allowance based on historical write-off experience. The
Company reviews its allowance for doubtful accounts periodically. Past due
balances are reviewed individually for collectability. Account balances
are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been
exhausted and potential for recovery is considered remote. The Company
does not have any off-balance-sheet exposure related to its
customers.
Property
and Equipment
Property
and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line
method over the useful lives of the assets, generally from three to seven years.
Property and equipment at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 are
presented net of accumulated depreciation of $25,600 and $23,700, respectfully.
Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
was $2,000 and $22,000, respectively.
Beneficial
Conversion Feature of Convertible Notes Payable
The
Company accounts for convertible notes payable in accordance with the guidelines
established by APB Opinion No. 14, Accounting for Convertible Debt and
Debt issued with Stock Purchase Warrants (“APB No. 14”), Emerging Issues Task Force
(“EITF”) 98-5, Accounting for
Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently
Adjustable Conversion Ratios and EITF 00-27, Application of Issue No 98-5
To Certain Convertible
Instruments.
The
Beneficial Conversion Feature (“BCF”) of a convertible note, is normally
characterized as the convertible portion or feature of certain notes payable
that provide a rate of conversion that is below market value or in-the-money
when issued. The Company records a BCF related to the issuance of a
convertible note when issued and also records the estimated fair value of the
warrants issued with those convertible notes.
The BCF
of a convertible note is measured by allocating a portion of the note’s proceeds
to the warrants and as a reduction of the carrying amount of the convertible
note equal to the intrinsic value of the conversion feature, both of which are
credited to additional paid-in-capital. The Company calculates the fair value of
warrants issued with the convertible note using the Black-Scholes valuation
model and uses the same assumptions for valuing employee options in accordance
with SFAS No. 123R. The only difference is that the contractual life
of the warrants is used.
The value
of the proceeds received from a convertible note is then allocated between the
conversion feature and warrants on a relative fair value basis. The allocated
fair value is recorded in the consolidated financial statements as a
debt discount (premium) from the face amount of the note and such discount is
amortized over the expected term of the convertible note (or to the conversion
date of the note, if sooner) and is credited to interest expense.
Income
Taxes
The
Company has implemented the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 109, Accounting
for Income Taxes (“SFAS 109”). SFAS 109 requires that income tax accounts
be computed using the liability method. Deferred taxes are determined based upon
the estimated future tax effects of differences between the financial reporting
and tax reporting bases of assets and liabilities given the provisions of
currently enacted tax laws.
Advertising
Costs
The
Company expenses advertising costs when incurred. Advertising expense for the
three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 was $900 and $800, respectively.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
141(R), Business
Combinations (“SFAS
141(R)”). This statement requires the acquiring entity in a
business combination to record all assets acquired and liabilities assumed at
their respective acquisition-date fair values, changes the recognition of assets
acquired and liabilities assumed arising from contingencies, changes the
recognition and measurement of contingent consideration, and requires the
expensing of acquisition-related costs as incurred. SFAS 141(R) also requires
additional disclosure of information surrounding a business combination, such
that users of the entity’s financial statements can fully understand the nature
and financial impact of the business combination. SFAS 141(R) is
effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2009 and we will apply it
prospectively to business combinations completed on or after that
date.
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In
December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
160, Noncontrolling Interests
in Consolidated Financial Statements an amendment of ARB 51 (“SFAS 160”). SFAS 160
establishes accounting and reporting standards for ownership interests in
subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, the amount of consolidated
net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest,
changes in a parent’s ownership interest and the valuation of retained
noncontrolling equity investments when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. SFAS 160
also established reporting requirements that provide sufficient disclosures that
clearly identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and the
interests of the noncontrolling owner. SFAS No. 160 is effective for the Company
beginning January 1, 2009. We do not expect the adoption of this standard to
have a material impact on the Company’s income statement, financial position or
cash flows.
In
February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) No. FAS 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement No.
157 (“FSP FAS 157-2”), which delays the effective
date of SFAS No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”) for all non-financial assets and
non-financial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed at fair
value in the financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually) for
fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those
fiscal years for items within the scope of this FSP. The adoption of FSP FAS
157-2 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated
financial position, cash flows, or results of operations.
In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities an amendment of FASB Statement No.
133”, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2008. This statement amends and expands the disclosure requirements of SFAS No.
133 with the intent to provide users of financial statements with an enhanced
understanding of: a) How and why an entity uses derivative instruments; b) How
derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for under SFAS No.
133 and its related interpretations; and c) How derivative instruments and
related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial
performance, and cash flows. SFAS No. 161 is effective for the Company
beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2009. We do not expect the adoption of
SFAS No. 161 to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated
results of operations and financial condition.
In April
2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS No. 142-3, “Determination of the Useful Life of
Intangible Assets”, which is effective for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2008. This statement amends the factors that should be considered
in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life
of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142. FAS No. 142-3 is
effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2009. We do not expect the
adoption of FAS No. 142-3 to have a material impact on the Company’s income
statement, financial position or cash flows.
In May
2008, the FASB issued FSP Accounting Principles Board Opinion (“APB”) No. 14-1,
Accounting for Convertible
Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial
Cash Settlement) (“FSP APB 14-1”), which requires the issuer of certain
convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash (or other assets) on
conversion to separately account for the liability (debt) and equity (conversion
option) components of the instrument in a manner that reflects the issuer’s
nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. FSP APB 14-1 became effective for the
Company on January 1, 2009 and requires retroactive application. The adoption of
FSP APB 14-1 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s
consolidated financial position, cash flows, or results of
operations.
In May
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles”, which is effective 60 days following the SEC’s
approval of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) amendments to
AU Section 411, The Meaning of Present Fairly in Conformity With Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles. This Statement identifies the sources of
accounting principles and the framework for selecting the principles used in the
preparation of financial statements of nongovernmental entities that are
presented in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in
the United States (the GAAP hierarchy). We do not expect the adoption
of SFAS No. 162 to have a material impact on the Company’s income
statement, financial position or cash flows.
3.
Other Current Assets
On
September 1, 2008 the Company entered into a Consulting Agreement (“Consulting
Agreement”) with American Capital Ventures, Inc. (“ACV, Inc.”). Pursuant to
the terms of the Consulting Agreement, ACV, Inc. will provide the Company with
investor relations consulting services for a period of two years and in
consideration, ACV, Inc. will receive 2.5 million shares of the Company’s Common
Stock of which 1.5 million shares will be issued during the initial twelve-month
term and the remainder will be issued on the thirteenth month of the agreement
term. The Consulting Agreement was valued at $225,000 based on the fair
value of the underlying shares of the Company’s common stock on the effective
date of the Agreement and will be amortized on a straight-line basis over the
agreement term of two years.
The
balance recorded in other current assets at March 31, 2009 corresponds to the
current portion of the prepaid expense of $112,500 related to the Consulting
Agreement with ACV, Inc.
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4.
Property and Equipment
Property
and equipment at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 consist of the
following:
Property
and Equipment
|
March
31
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Computer
Software and Equipment
|
$
|
36,103
|
$
|
33,846
|
||||
Office
Furniture and Equipment
|
6,628
|
6,628
|
||||||
Total
Property and Equipment
|
42,731
|
40,474
|
||||||
Less:
Accumulated Depreciation
|
(25,608
|
)
|
(23,696)
|
|||||
Property
and Equipment, net
|
$
|
17,123
|
$
|
16,778
|
5.
Intangible Assets
Intangible
assets consist of capitalized Content License Agreements, China IPTV &
Mobile Licenses, license fees for licensed content the Company acquired from
owners including producers, studios and distributors, as well as the Company’s
Koobee.com and PerreoRadio.com suite of websites and internet
properties.
On June
2, 2008, the Company entered into a Content License Agreement (the “Content
License Agreement”) with New China Media, LLC (“New China Media”), YGP, LLC
(“YGP”) and TWK Holdings, LLC (“TWK”) (collectively referred to as “Content
Providers”). In consideration for the license to certain content by the Content
Providers, the Content License Agreement provided for the issuance of 31,200
shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, that are
convertible to 31,200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The
Content License was valued at $2,808,000 based on the fair value of the
associated underlying shares of the Company’s common stock. The Content
License Agreement has a term of 2 years with an automatic renewal term of an
additional 2 years and, as such, has an estimated useful life of 4 years.
The Content License Agreement will be amortized over the respective estimated
useful life and will be reviewed periodically for impairment in accordance with
FASB Statement No. 144, Accounting for Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. On January 8, 2009, the Content
License Agreement was further extended by an additional eight (8) years for a
total of ten (10) years. In consideration for the increase in the
term of the agreement, New China Media received four million (4,000,000) shares
of the Company’s common stock. The Content License Agreement
extension was valued at $604,000 based on the fair value of the associated
underlying shares of the Company’s common stock on the date of the extension
agreement.
Koobee.com
has been determined to have an indefinite useful life based primarily on the
renewability of the domain name. Intangible assets with an indefinite life
are not subject to amortization, but will be subject to periodic evaluation for
impairment.
Licensed
content acquired is capitalized at the time of purchase. The term of the
licensed content agreements usually vary between one to five years (the “Title Term”). At the end of
the Title Term, the Company generally has the option of discontinuing
distribution of the title or extending the Title Term. The Company amortizes the
capitalized license fees, on a straight line basis over the Title Term.
During the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, amortization expense
related to the licensed content was $4,300 and $31,200,
respectively.
The
PerreoRadio suite of websites consists of the following Internet domain names
and all materials, intellectual property, goodwill and records in connection
therewith (the “PerreoRadio Assets” or “PerreoRadio”): Perreoradio.com,
Radioperreo.com, Perreomobile.com, Perreotv.com, Puroperreo.com,
Puroreggaeton.com, Purosandungueo.com, Sandungueoradio.com, Machetemusic.net,
Machetemusic.org, Machetemusica.com and
Musicamachete.com.
Intangible
assets and accumulated amortization at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 are
comprised of the following:
Intangible
Assets
|
March
31,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
China
IPTV & Mobile Licenses
|
$
|
6,391,800
|
$
|
6,391,800
|
||||
YesTV
China IPTV Rights
|
3,408,,000
|
2,808,000
|
||||||
Koobee
|
7,833
|
2,010
|
||||||
PerreoRadio
Assets
|
27,800
|
$
|
27,800
|
|||||
Licensed
and Developed Content
|
283,104
|
283,104
|
||||||
Total
Intangible Assets
|
10,118,537
|
9,512,714
|
||||||
Less:
Accumulated Amortization
|
(1,144,653
|
)
|
(975,211
|
)
|
||||
Intangible
Assets, net
|
$
|
8,973,884
|
$
|
8,537,503
|
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6.
Other Assets
The
balance recorded in other current assets at March 31, 2009 correspond to
security deposits of $18,400 related to our lease holdings, $1,500 related to
Water and Power Utility deposit requirements, $5,200 of deferred rental income,
and the long-term portion of the prepaid expense of $47,000 related to the
Consulting Agreement with ACV, Inc.
7.
Loss Per Common Share
Income
(loss) per common share is based on the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding. The Company complies with SFAS No. 128, Earnings Per Share, which
requires dual presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share on the face
of the statements of operations. Basic per share earnings or loss excludes
dilution and is computed by dividing income (loss) available to common
stockholders by the weighted-average common shares outstanding for the period.
Diluted per share earnings or loss reflect the potential dilution that could
occur if convertible preferred stock or debentures, options and warrants were to
be exercised or converted or otherwise result in the issuance of common stock
that is then shared in the earnings of the entity.
Since the
effects of outstanding options, warrants and the conversion of convertible
preferred stock and convertible debt are anti-dilutive in all periods presented,
shares of common stock underlying these instruments have been excluded from the
computation of Loss per Common Share.
As of
March 31, 2009, there were outstanding (i) 6,925,000 options and 58,333 warrants
issued pursuant to the Company’s Stock Option Plan, (ii) 1,950,000 shares
issuable upon conversion of outstanding warrants that were issued outside the
Company’s Stock Option Plan, (iii) 83,020,000 shares reserved for issuance
upon conversion of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock,
(iv) 74,147,467 shares reserved for issuance upon conversion of
outstanding convertible promissory notes, and (v) 750,000 reserved for issuance
pursuant to the Consulting Agreement with ACV, Inc.
8.
Accrued Liabilities
Accrued
liabilities at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 are comprised of the
following:
Accrued Liabilities |
March
31,
|
December
31,
|
||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Obligations
on license agreements
|
$
|
47,595
|
$
|
47,595
|
||||
Accrued
salaries
|
330,000
|
330,000
|
||||||
Accrued
professional fees
|
67,500
|
90,000
|
||||||
Interest
|
127,847
|
77,016
|
||||||
Deferred
rent expense
|
—
|
25,899
|
||||||
Sublease
security deposits
|
32,000
|
32,000
|
||||||
Accrued
vendor liabilities
|
200,082
|
200,082
|
||||||
Other
|
45,414
|
45,414
|
||||||
$
|
850,438
|
$
|
848,006
|
9.
Note Payable - Related Party
On July
13, 2006, William Horne, the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer and
Director, loaned the Company $5,000. As consideration for the loan, the
Company issued Mr. Horne a demand promissory note (the “July 06 Note”) at a rate
equal to the prime rate published in The Wall Street Journal from time to time,
and currently 8.25%, to the date of payment in full. Pursuant to the
terms of a Conversion and Note Termination Agreement dated July 1, 2008, by and
between Mr. Horne and the Company (the “Conversion Note”), the entire principal
amount outstanding and all interest accrued from inception of the July 06 Note
through the date of the Conversion Note, totaling approximately $813, and other
various amounts owed to Mr. Horne totaling approximately $1,231, will be
converted into 234,789 shares of Common Stock (the “Conversion Shares”). The
conversion of the note was based upon a common stock value of $0.03 per share,
which represented the offering price of the Company’s Common Stock in its most
recently completed equity financing transaction on the date of the Conversion
Note. At March 31, 2009, the Conversion Shares had not been
issued.
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10.
Convertible Note Payable - Related Party
Rebel
Holdings Convertible Note
On
September 10, 2008, the Company, on the one hand, and Jay Rifkin, the Company’s
President and Chief Executive Officer, and Rebel Holdings, LLC (“Rebel
Holdings”), of which Mr. Rifkin is the sole managing member, on the other hand,
entered into a Loan Consolidation and Amendment to Security Agreement (the “Loan
Consolidation Agreement”), effective as of July 1, 2008. Pursuant to
the Loan Consolidation Agreement, the parties agreed to consolidate various
outstanding loans made to the Company by Jay Rifkin and Rebel Holdings (some of
which are due and payable on demand), and other amounts incurred by or due to
Mr. Rifkin, in each case through June 30, 2008, into one convertible promissory
note payable to Rebel Holdings in the principal amount of $2,078,047, with a
maturity date of July 1, 2010 and interest at the prime rate (the “Consolidated
Note”). The Consolidated Note is comprised of a $556,307 secured convertible
note owed to Rebel Holdings (the “Rebel Holdings Note”) that accrued simple
interest at the rate of 4.5%; $1,063,000 loaned to the Company by Mr. Rifkin
from December 2005 to December 2007; $82,000 loaned to the Company by Mr.
Rifkin from January 15, 2008 to February 15, 2008; and $376,740 in other accrued
amounts owed to Mr. Rifkin.
The
Consolidated Note provides that the principal amount thereof shall, at the
option of Rebel Holdings, be convertible at a conversion price equal to the
lesser of, or more favorable to Rebel Holdings, of the following (i) $0.03 per
share of Common Stock (which represents the offering price of the Company’s
Common Stock in its most recently completed equity financing transaction)
provided a notice of conversion is submitted no later than 45 days after
September 10, 2008, or (ii) the then current offering terms for any bona fide
pending offering of the Company, provided a notice of conversion pursuant
thereto is submitted no later than 30 days following the completion of the
offering, and contains such other terms and conditions as set forth therein.
Pursuant to a notice of conversion provided within the allowable time period,
Rebel Holdings elected to convert the entire principal amount outstanding under
the Consolidated Note into 69,268,233 shares of Common Stock at $0.03 per
share. As of March 31, 2009, the 69,268,233 shares of Common Stock
related to the Consolidated Note have not been issued.
Mojo
Music Convertible Note
Other
convertible notes payable -
related party — On September 30, 2008, the Company entered into a
subscription agreement with Mojo Music, Inc. (“Mojo Music”). Jay Rifkin, the
Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, is the sole managing member of
Mojo Music. The Company sold 1.5 Units, with each Unit consisting of a $100,000
Convertible Promissory Note bearing interest at 12% per annum, due three years
from the date of issuance and warrants to purchase an aggregate of up to 350,000
shares of its Common Stock. The warrants are exercisable for a period of five
years and have an exercise price equal to $0.09 per share subject to the
Company’s filing of a certificate of amendment to its certificate of
incorporation increasing the number of its available shares for issuance. The
subscription agreement with Mojo Music provided the Company with $150,000 in
gross proceeds. Pursuant to the subscription agreement with Mojo Music, the
Company issued 525,000 Purchase Warrants. See Note 16
Warrants.
As the
effective conversion price of the Mojo Music Convertible Promissory Note on the
date of issuance was below the fair market value of the underlying common stock,
the Company recorded debt discount in the amount of $28,300 based on the
intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature of the Mojo Music
Convertible Promissory Note. The warrant issued to Mojo Music in conjunction
with the convertible note will expire after September 30, 2013. The Company
recorded debt discount in the amount of $28,300 based on the estimated fair
value of the warrants. In accordance with EITF No. 00-27, Application of Issue No. 98-5 to
Certain Convertible Instruments, the debt discount as a result of the
beneficial conversion feature of the Mojo Music Convertible Promissory Note and
the estimated fair value of the warrants was amortized as non-cash interest
expense over the term of the debt using the effective interest method. During
the three months ended March 31, 2009, interest expense of $2,400 has been
recorded from the debt discount amortization.
11.
Convertible Note Payable
Convertible note payable — On
August 29, 2008, the Company entered into a subscription agreement with Year of
the Golden Pig, LLC (“YGP, LLC”). The Company sold 2.5 Units, with each Unit
consisting of a $100,000 Convertible Promissory Note bearing interest at 12% per
annum, due three years from the date of issuance and warrants to purchase an
aggregate of up to 350,000 shares of its Common Stock. The warrants are
exercisable for a period of five years and have an exercise price equal to $0.09
per share subject to the Company’s filing of a certificate of amendment to its
certificate of incorporation increasing the number of its available shares for
issuance. The subscription agreement with YPG, LLC provided the Company with
$250,000 in gross proceeds. Pursuant to the subscription agreement with YGP,
LLC, the Company issued 875,000 Purchase Warrants. See Note 16
Warrants.
As the
effective conversion price of the YPG, LLC Convertible Promissory Note on the
date of issuance was below the fair market value of the underlying common stock,
the Company recorded debt discount in the amount of $112,700 based on the
intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature of the YPG, LLC Convertible
Promissory Note. The warrant issued to YPG, LLC in conjunction with the
convertible note will expire after August 29, 2013. The Company recorded debt
discount in the amount of $57,100 based on the estimated fair value of the
warrants. In accordance with EITF No. 00-27, Application of Issue No. 98-5 to
Certain Convertible Instruments, the debt discount as a result of the
beneficial conversion feature of the YGP, LLC Convertible Promissory Note and
the estimated fair value of the warrants was amortized as non-cash interest
expense over the term of the debt using the effective interest method. During
the three months ended March 31, 2009, interest expense of $9,400 has been
recorded from the debt discount amortization.
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12.
Note Payable
On
December 26, 2008, the subsidiaries of the Company, YMHK and YMBJ, entered into
a Joint Venture Agreement (the “Joint Venture Agreement”) with China Youth
Interactive Media (Beijing) Company Limited (“CYI”) and Xinhua Finance Media
Limited (“XFM”) to develop business opportunities contemplated by the Campus
Network Agreements (the “Joint Venture”) (YMHK, YMBJ and CYI henceforth the
“JV Companies”). Pursuant to the Joint Venture agreement, XFM will
provide working capital to YMHK in monthly increments for the twelve month
period ending December 31, 2009 for the operations of the Joint Venture and, to
the extent covered by the budget as set forth in the business plans, for the
general overhead of the JV Companies. Each of the JV Companies shall
be obligated on a joint and several basis, following written notice from XFM, to
return, repay or reimburse, as the case may be, all of the working capital
provided by XFM, upon demand by XFM in the sole discretion of XFM with twelve
months notice following the conclusion of the twelve month period ending
December 31, 2009, together with interest accrued at an annual rate of 7
percent. The earliest date that any twelve-month written notice can
be given is January 1, 2010 in which event the working capital will be due
January 1, 2011. At March 31, 2009, the Joint Venture Agreement with
XFM provided the Company with $749,000 in gross proceeds and the Company
recognized the amount as a $749,000 principal amount of a 7% Promissory Note
(the “Xinhua Note”) due January 1, 2011. See Note 17 Subsequent
Events for additional principal amounts from XFM related to the Joint Venture
Agreement.
13. Debt
Discount - Beneficial Conversion Feature
As noted
in Note 10 Convertible Note Payable - Related Party, the Company recorded debt
discount in the amount of $28,300 based on the intrinsic value of the beneficial
conversion feature of the Mojo Music Convertible Promissory Note and debt
discount in the amount of $28,300 based on the estimated fair value of the
warrants that were issued in conjunction with the Mojo Music Convertible
Promissory Note.
As noted
in Note 11 Convertible Note Payable, the Company recorded debt discount in the
amount of $112,700 based on the intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion
feature of the YPG, LLC Convertible Promissory Note and debt discount in the
amount of $57,100 based on the estimated fair value of the warrants that were
issued in conjunction with the YPG, LLC Convertible Promissory
Note.
14.
Stock Based Compensation
Effective
July 20, 2005, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the 2005 Stock
Option and Restricted Stock Plan (the “2005 Plan”). The Plan
reserves 15,000,000 shares of common stock for grants of incentive stock
options, nonqualified stock options, warrants and restricted stock awards to
employees, non-employee directors and consultants performing services for the
Company. Options and warrants granted under the Plan have an exercise
price equal to or greater than the fair market value of the underlying common
stock at the date of grant and become exercisable based on a vesting schedule
determined at the date of grant. The options expire 10 years from the date
of grant whereas warrants generally expire 5 years from the date of grant.
Restricted stock awards granted under the Plan are subject to a vesting period
determined at the date of grant.
The
Company accounts for stock-based compensation awards in accordance with the
provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, which
addresses the accounting for employee stock options. SFAS 123(R) requires
that the cost of all employee stock options, as well as other equity-based
compensation arrangements, be reflected in the financial statements over the
vesting period based on the estimated fair value of the awards. The
Company adopted SFAS 123(R) as of January 1, 2005. Prior to the adoption
date, there were no stock options or other equity-based compensation awards
outstanding.
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A summary
of stock option activity for the year ended March 31, 2009 is presented
below:
Outstanding
Options
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
Available
for
Grant
|
Number
of
Shares
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(years)
|
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
|
||||||||||||||||
December
31, 2008
|
8,016,667
|
6,983,333
|
0.74
|
6.91
|
―
|
|||||||||||||||
Grants
|
―
|
―
|
||||||||||||||||||
Cancellations
|
―
|
―
|
||||||||||||||||||
March
31, 2009
|
||||||||||||||||||||
8,016,667
|
6,983,333
|
0.75
|
6.64
|
―
|
||||||||||||||||
Options
exercisable at:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
December
31, 2008
|
6,383,333
|
0.80
|
6.80
|
―
|
||||||||||||||||
March
31, 2009
|
6,320,833
|
0.80
|
6.54
|
―
|
The
aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pretax
intrinsic value (i.e., the difference between our closing stock price on March
31, 2009 and the exercise price, times the number of shares) that would have
been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their
options on March 31, 2009. There have not been any options exercised during the
three months ended March 31, 2009 or 2008.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2009 there was no stock-based compensation
awards granted by the Company. All outstanding stock-based
compensation awards that the Company granted in 2008 were granted at the per
share fair market value on the grant date. Vesting of options differs based on
the terms of each option. The Company utilized the Black-Scholes options pricing
model.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, stock-based compensation
totaling $1,100 and $49,000, respectively, was recorded by the Company. During
the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, total unrecognized compensation
cost related to unvested stock options was $28,000 and $174,000. The cost
is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.86
years.
15. Equity
Transactions
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities
We issued
the following equity securities during the three months ended March 31, 2009 and
2008 that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”).
On March
26, 2008, the Company entered into a subscription agreement with an accredited
investor in a private placement exempt from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Company issued
and sold to the accredited investor an aggregate of 10,000,000 shares of its
common stock. These issuances resulted in aggregate gross proceeds to the
Company of $300,000.
On
January 8, 2009, the Content License Agreement was further extended by an
additional eight (8) years for a total of ten (10) years. In
consideration for the increase in the term of the agreement, New China Media
received four million (4,000,000) shares of the Company’s common
stock. The Content License Agreement extension was valued at $604,000
based on the fair value of the associated underlying shares of the Company’s
common stock on the date of the extension agreement. See Note 5 Intangible
Assets.
On
February 6, 2009, pursuant to a letter of instruction from ACV, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary to the Consulting Agreement between ACV and the
Company, the Company agreed to issue in advance of the thirteenth month of the
Consulting Agreement 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock that will be
deducted from the 1,000,000 (one million) shares of the Company’s common stock
that were scheduled to be issued on the thirteenth month of the Consulting
Agreement so that the remaining shares of the Company’s common stock to be
issued to ACV on such date are 750,000, unless the Consulting Agreement is
earlier terminated pursuant to the terms thereof.
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16.
Warrants
During
2005, the Company issued a total of 550,000 warrants, outside of its 2005 Plan,
to purchase shares of common stock at prices ranging from $0.145 to $0.65 per
share to consultants.
During
September 2008, the Company entered into subscription agreements with Year of
the Golden Pig, LLC (“YGP, LLC”) and with Mojo Music, Inc. (“Mojo Music”), in
which the Company issued an aggregate of 4 Units, with each Unit consisting of a
$100,000 principal amount of a 12% Convertible Promissory Note due three years
from its issuance and 350,000 Common Stock Purchase Warrants outside of its 2005
Plan, with each Warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase at any time
beginning from the date of issuance through five years thereafter one share of
Common Stock at a price of $0.09 per share.
The
following table summarizes information about common stock warrants outstanding
at March 31, 2009:
Outstanding
|
Exercisable
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
Price
|
Number
Outstanding
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life
(years)
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
Number
Exercisable
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|||||||||||||||||
$ | 0.15 |
250,000
|
0.22
|
$
|
0.02
|
250,000
|
$
|
0.02
|
||||||||||||||
$ | 0.65 |
300,000
|
0.23
|
0.10
|
300,000
|
0.10
|
||||||||||||||||
$ | 0.09 |
875,000
|
1.98
|
0.04
|
875,000
|
0.04
|
||||||||||||||||
$ | 0.09 |
525,000
|
1.21
|
0.02
|
525,000
|
0.02
|
||||||||||||||||
$ | 0.09 - $0.65 |
1,950,000
|
3.64
|
$
|
0.18
|
1,950,000
|
$
|
0.18
|
17.
Subsequent Events
On
April 9, 2009, pursuant to the Joint Venture agreement (see Note 12 Note
Payable), XFM advanced the Company $223,662. The advance was
consistent with the monthly scheduled working capital needs of the Company, as
provided for in the budget as set forth in the business plans. The Company
recognized the $223,662 as additional principal on the 7% Promissory Note due
January 1, 2011.
On
September 30, 2005, the Company granted Jay Rifkin, our Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of the Board, options to purchase 4,400,000 shares of common stock
with an exercise price of $0.85 per share, which vested annually over a period
of three years from the date granted and which became fully vested on September
30, 2008. On May 11, 2009, with Mr. Rifkin’s consent, the Company canceled the
options to purchase 4,400,000 shares of common stock. Further, on May
11, 2009, the Company granted Mr. Rifkin immediately vested options to purchase
3,750,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price equal to the closing
price of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant, $0.13 per
share..
On May
11, 2009, the Company granted Jay Rifkin, our Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board, options to purchase 20,000,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock with an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company’s
common stock on the date of grant, $0.13 per share, and which such stock options
shall vest over a period of 4 years from the date of grant.
On July
20, 2005, the Company granted to each of Alice Campbell and William Horne,
members of our Board of Directors, options to purchase 350,000 and 400,000
shares of common stock, respectively. The stock options had an
exercise price of $0.25 per share and were vested on the date granted. On May
11, 2009, with the consent of Ms. Campbell and Mr. Horne, the Company canceled
these options. Further, on May 11, 2009, the Company granted to each
of Ms. Campbell and Mr. Horne immediately vested options to purchase 300,000 and
350,000 shares of common stock, respectively, with an exercise price equal to
the closing price of the Company’s common on the date of grant, $0.13 per
share.
On
December 29, 2005, the Company granted to each of David M. Kaye and Alan
Morelli, members of our Board of Directors, options to purchase 350,000 shares
of common stock with an exercise price of $1.50 per share, which vested annually
over a period of three years from the date of their board appointment, March 26,
2006 and which became fully vested on March 26, 2009. On May 11, 2009, with the
consent of Mr. Kaye and Mr. Morelli, the Company canceled these
options. Further, on May 11, 2009, the Company granted to each of Mr.
Kaye and Mr. Morelli immediately vested options to purchase 275,000 shares of
common stock with an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company’s
common stock on the date of grant, $0.13 per share.
On May
11, 2008, the Company granted to each of the members of our Board of Directors,
as consideration for service on our Board of Directors, options to purchase
2,000,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price equal to the closing
price of the Company’s common on the date of grant, $0.13 per share, and which
such stock options shall vest over a period of 4 years from the date of
grant.
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On May
11, 2009, the Company granted to three employees options to purchase an
aggregate of 7,000,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.13
per share. A fraction of these stock options were vested on the date of grant
with the remaining amount vesting over a period of 4 years from the date of
grant..
On May
11, 2009, the Company granted a consultant, as consideration for services on
behalf of the Company, a vested warrant with a term of 7 seven years to purchase
1,250,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.03 per share. The
issuance of this warrant was exempt from registration requirements pursuant to
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
On June
2, 2008, the
Company entered into a Content License Agreement with New China Media, LLC (“New
China Media”), YGP,
LLC (“YGP”) and TWK Holdings, LLC
(“TWK”) (New China Media, YGP and TWK collectively referred to as “Content
Providers”) providing for (i) the assignment by Content Providers and the
assumption by the Company of certain rights of Content Providers for the
territory of the People’s Republic of China to use, transmit and publicly
display via the Internet certain content; and (ii) the purchase by YGP, New
China Media and TWK of 16,200 shares, 3,000 shares and 12,000 shares of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company for $16,200, $3,000 and $12,000,
respectively. On May 14, 2009 the Company issued 12,000,000 shares of
common stock to TWK, pursuant to a notice of conversion, in which TWK agreed to
convert the entire amount of their shares of Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock of the Company into 12,000,000 shares of common stock. The
securities were issued in reliance upon the exemption from registration pursuant
to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
On
September 10, 2008, the Company, on the one hand, and Jay Rifkin, the Company’s
President and Chief Executive Officer, and Rebel Holdings, LLC (“Rebel
Holdings”), of which Mr. Rifkin is the sole managing member, on the other hand,
entered into a Loan Consolidation and Amendment to Security Agreement (the “Loan
Consolidation Agreement”), effective as of July 1, 2008. Pursuant to the Loan
Consolidation Agreement, the parties agreed to consolidate various outstanding
loans made to the Company by Jay Rifkin and Rebel Holdings and other amounts
incurred by or due to Mr. Rifkin, in each case through June 30, 2008, into one
convertible promissory note payable to Rebel Holdings in the principal amount of
$2,078,047, with a maturity date of July 1, 2010 and interest at the prime rate
(the “Consolidated Note”). The Consolidated Note provided that the
principal amount thereof shall, at the option of Rebel Holdings, be convertible
at a conversion price equal to the lesser of, or more favorable to Rebel
Holdings, of the following (i) $0.03 per share of Common Stock (which represents
the offering price of the Company’s Common Stock in its most recently completed
equity financing transaction) provided a notice of conversion is submitted no
later than 45 days after September 10, 2008, or (ii) the then current offering
terms for any bona fide pending offering of the Company, provided a notice of
conversion pursuant thereto is submitted no later than 30 days following the
completion of the offering, and contains such other terms and conditions as set
forth therein. On May 14, 2009 the Company issued Rebel Holdings 69,268,233
shares of common stock, pursuant to a notice of conversion provided within the
allowable time period, in which Rebel Holdings elected to convert the entire
principal amount outstanding under the Consolidated Note into 69,268,233 shares
of common stock at $0.03 per share. The securities were issued in reliance upon
the exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended.
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.
The
following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of
operations should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the
related notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Form 10-Q. This
discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. All statements regarding future events, our future
financial performance and operating results, our business strategy and our
financing plans are forward-looking statements. In many cases, you can
identify forward-looking statements by terminology, such as “may,” “should,”
“expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,”
“predicts,” “potential,” or “continue” or the negative of such terms and other
comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions.
Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could cause our
actual results to differ materially from those projected in any forward-looking
statements. In evaluating these statements, you should specifically
consider various factors, including, but not limited to, those set forth under
“Risk Factors” previously disclosed in Item 1A included in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, which was filed with the
SEC on April 13, 2009.
The
following “Overview” section is a brief summary of the significant issues
addressed in this MD&A. Investors should read the relevant sections of
the MD&A for a complete discussion of the issues summarized below. The
entire MD&A should be read in conjunction with Item 1. Financial
Statements.
Overview
China
Youth Media, Inc.
China
Youth Media, Inc. is a China focused youth marketing and media company whose
business is to provide advertisers and corporations with direct and centralized
access to China’s massive but difficult to reach student
population. The cornerstone of the Company’s China youth marketing
strategy is Koobee, a large scale, advertising supported Intranet Television
Network (ITVN) media portal that is initially targeting China’s campus-based
college students, estimated to total more than 30 million young
people.
Koobee
Koobee is
a venue designed for marketers to deliver traditional TV spots and new media
advertising campaigns to a highly targeted demographic in the world’s fastest
growing broadband market. Koobee will deliver TV-style entertainment
primarily on a dedicated fiber network directly to the computers of these
students, offering a compelling solution for advertisers and corporations to
reach the most active online community in China and a key segment of the world’s
largest youth market.
Koobee
will initially be offering a 24 hour sports channel featuring All Sports Network
(ASN) content from the NFL, NHL, and Pac 10 and Big Ten games; a 24 hour music
channel by BTTV, a popular youth lifestyle and music entertainment TV channel in
China; a travel and leisure channel by Quest USA; and a fashion channel
featuring “China’s Next Top Model,” part of the international Top Model
franchise and based on the hit U.S. TV show “America’s Next Top
Model.”
While we
plan to offer a range of premium international content, we also anticipate that
Koobee will be the first live network to be populated directly by students for
students, making it a powerful tool set to promote events, ideas and interests
to students all over China.
To our
advertisers, we plan to offer multiple touch points ranging from interstitial
interactive ads to banners within social networking clubs and sponsored
competitions, all with accurate ad tracking that will help ensure that clients
realize value from unique and fully licensed content. With Koobee, we
intend to provide advertisers the impact of TV with the ROI of the
Internet. We expect this combination to be competitive and
sufficiently appealing to capture market share in China’s fast growth online
advertising industry.
Online
Whether
through Koobee.com, Koobee.com.cn or Koobee.tv, we have strategically positioned
Koobee, the advertising supported ITVN media portal, to be the engine that
drives multiple revenue streams, including brand sponsorships, interactive
advertising and eCommerce. Koobee is a venue designed for marketers
to deliver traditional TV spots and new media advertising campaigns to a highly
targeted demographic in the world’s fastest growing broadband
market.
On
Campus
Our
access to China’s college students includes event staging and advertising rights
on campuses throughout China. China Youth Media will offer marketers
an opportunity to sponsor live events and showcase their brands with
international touring acts. We will carefully place each event at the
most appropriate campuses and venues to generate the largest turnout and highest
ROI. We will also offer coordinated Internet and campus event
campaigns that will bring international touring acts and sponsors directly to
China’s college students with live ITVN broadcast straight into their dorm
rooms. We have a strategic partnership with Xinhua Sports &
Entertainment Ltd., a leading media group in China with assets that include an
extensive event planning group with international brands as
clients.
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On
Mobile
Our
partner China Youth Net is in the final stages of securing our mobile video and
advertising license. Our plan is to deploy an advanced mobile media
and advertising delivery system catering specifically to China’s youth
market. We will offer opt-in surveys and data collection, as well as
coordinated Internet, campus event and mobile campaigns.
Advertising
Services
China
Youth Media seeks to enable brands to achieve their media objective by providing
tailor-made advertising services and niche-targeted media
campaigns. Our brand-tailored advertising services will
include:
1)
|
Targeted
niche marketing into campuses
|
|
2)
|
Standard
digital media buys on our Koobee
portal
|
3)
|
In-show
ad inventory
|
|
4)
|
Creative
ad placements and overlays
|
5)
|
Channel
sponsorship and branded content
|
|
6)
|
Competitive
CPMs and building priceless lifetime
loyalty
|
7)
|
Event
sponsorship
|
|
8)
|
Mobile
media and text campaigns
|
Our
secure and fully tracked network will help ensure that advertisers see real
returns and value. Our accurate ad tracking will detail precisely how
many times an ad has been consumed, where it has been viewed and for how long,
providing comprehensive student viewer profiles throughout.
Our
Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries
Youth
Media (BVI) Limited
On May 8,
2008, under the laws of the British Virgin Islands, the Company formed Youth
Media (BVI) Limited (“YM BVI”). YM BVI is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Company and was established for the purpose of incorporating the
Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary in Hong Kong.
Youth
Media (Hong Kong) Limited and Youth Media (Beijing) Limited
Youth
Media (Hong Kong) Limited (“YMHK”), a company organized under the laws of Hong
Kong on May 19, 2008, and Youth Media (Beijing) Limited (“YMBJ”), a company
organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China on December 10, 2008,
are wholly-owned subsidiaries of YM BVI and were formed by the Company to take
advantage of its shift in business to aggregation and distribution of
international content and advertising for Internet or online consumption in
China.
Rebel
Crew Films, Inc.
Rebel
Crew Films is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and was organized under
the laws of the State of California on August 7, 2002. In January 2008,
the Company entered into a license and distribution agreement with Westlake
Entertainment, Inc. which effectively shifted all day-to-day operations related
to our home video library to Westlake Entertainment. The licensing transaction
was part of an initiative to focus a significant amount of the Company’s
available resources to building and launching www.Koobee.com, our ITVN media
portal in China.
ViraCast
and Beat9.com
Our
patent pending proprietary technology called ViraCast allows for enterprise
workflow management, processing, distribution and control of content by
dynamically inserting and continuously updating interactive, geo-targeted
advertising into digital content, such as Internet videos, podcasts, etc.
Digital content that has been processed with ViraCast then has the ability
to propagate virally across the Internet while ViraCast continuously tracks ad
consumption and user interaction. ViraCast provides content producers,
advertisers, and marketers new revenue models built around these emerging
platforms with enhanced user data, reporting, and
accountability. ViraCast tracks impressions, clicks, and other
pertinent data valuable to advertisers. Our customers benefit from our
verifiable ad tracking by paying only for ads that are viewed, clicked or acted
on. Currently, ViraCast is available via our wholly-owned and
operated website www.Beat9.com.
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PerreoRadio.com
PerreoRadio.com
is our wholly-owned and operated website targeted to the young, urban Latino
demographic in both the United States and internationally. It offers online
radio shows, podcasts, music, and music videos from some of the top DJ’s from
the United States, Latin America, and the Caribbean. PerreoRadio generates
almost exclusively all revenue from the placement of ads on the website. We are
a publisher-affiliate to all the large ad-network providers. We generally
recognize revenue on a monthly basis when payment is received from our
publisher-affiliates.
Company
History
China
Youth Media, Inc. (referred to herein as the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our”) was
organized under the laws of the State of Utah on July 19, 1983 under the name of
Digicorp. On February 22, 2007, we changed the Company’s domicile
from the State of Utah to the State of Delaware effected by the merger of the
Company, a Utah corporation, with and into, Digicorp, Inc., a newly formed
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company that was incorporated under the Delaware
General Corporation Law for the purpose of effecting the change of
domicile.
The
Company changed its name from “Digicorp, Inc.” to “China Youth Media, Inc.” (the
“Corporate Name Change”) pursuant to a Certificate of Amendment to our
Certificate of Incorporation filed with the State of Delaware which took effect
as of October 16, 2008. The Corporate Name Change was approved and
authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company and by the holders of shares
representing a majority of our voting securities which holders have given their
written consent. As a result of the Corporate Name Change, our stock symbol
changed to “CHYU” with the opening of trading on October 16, 2008 on the
OTCBB.
The
Company is organized in a single operating segment with no long-lived assets
outside of the United States of America. All of our revenues to date have
been generated in the United States, but with the development of our China ITVN
media portal, we expect that a portion of our future revenues will be from other
countries.
Revenue
Sources
Advertising Supported Intranet
Television Network Media Website - Koobee is a large scale,
advertising supported Intranet Television Network (ITVN) media portal that is
initially targeting China’s campus based college students, estimated to total
more than 30 million young people. Koobee is a venue for marketers to
deliver traditional TV spots and new media advertising campaigns to a vast,
upwardly mobile, targeted demographic. Advertisers and channel owners
will have available to them multiple touch points ranging from interstitial
interactive ads to banners within social networking clubs and sponsored
competitions, all with accurate ad tracking that ensures clients realize value
from unique and fully licensed content. We expect this combination to
be competitive and sufficiently appealing to capture market share in China’s
fast growth online advertising industry.
Digital Content Distribution.
- - ViraCast and
www.Beat9.com - The Company generates revenue by dynamically inserting
and continuously updating interactive, geo-targeted advertising into digital
content, such as Internet videos, podcasts, etc. Our patent pending
technology, ViraCast, digitally embeds advertising into digital content that
then has the ability to propagate virally across the Internet while continuously
tracking ad consumption and user interaction. ViraCast tracks impressions,
clicks and other pertinent data valuable to advertisers. Ads are provided
from our publisher-affiliates and we generally recognize revenue on a monthly
basis when payment is received from our publisher-affiliates.
Website Ad Revenue. -
www.PerreoRadio.com - We generate revenue from our wholly owned and
operated website www.PerreoRadio.com. PerreoRadio generates revenue almost
exclusively from the placement of ads on the website. We are a
publisher-affiliate to all the large ad-network providers. We generally
recognize revenue on a monthly basis when payment is received from our
publisher-affiliates.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our
discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operation are
based upon the accompanying financial statements which have been prepared in
accordance with the generally accepted accounting principles in the United
States of America. The preparation of the financial statements requires
that we make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in
assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Management evaluates on an on-going
basis our estimates with respect to the valuation allowances for accounts
receivable, income taxes, accrued expenses and equity instrument valuation, for
example. We base these estimates on various assumptions and experience
that we believe to be reasonable. The following critical accounting
policies are those that are important to the presentation of our financial
condition and results of operations and require management’s most difficult,
complex, or subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make
estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain.
The
following critical accounting policies affect our more significant estimates
used in the preparation of our financial statements and, in particular, our most
critical accounting policy relates to the valuation of our intangible assets and
stock based compensation.
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Allowance for Doubtful
Account - Our allowance for doubtful accounts relates to accounts
receivable. The allowance for doubtful accounts is an estimate prepared by
management that identifies a certain portion of receivables that may go
uncollected. In determining adequacy of the allowance for doubtful
account, we consider customer balances in receivables, historical bad debts,
customer concentrations, current economic trends and changes in customer payment
patterns. Changes in the financial condition of our customer may change,
which would require additional allowances. The allowance for doubtful
account is reviewed quarterly, and adjustments are made as deemed
necessary.
Beneficial Conversion Feature of
Convertible Notes Payable - The Beneficial Conversion Feature (“BCF”) of
a convertible note, is normally characterized as the convertible portion or
feature of certain notes payable that provide a rate of conversion that is below
market value or in-the-money when issued. The Company accounts for
BCF in accordance with the guidelines established by Emerging Issues Task Force
(“EITF”) 98-5, Accounting for
Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently
Adjustable Conversion Ratios. The Company records a BCF related to the
issuance of a convertible note when issued and also records the estimated fair
value of the warrants issued with those convertible notes. The BCF of a
convertible note is measured by allocating a portion of the note’s proceeds to
the warrants and as a reduction of the carrying amount of the convertible note
equal to the intrinsic value of the conversion feature, both of which are
credited to additional paid-in-capital. The Company calculates the fair value of
warrants issued with the convertible note using the Black-Scholes valuation
model and uses the same assumptions for valuing employee options in accordance
with SFAS No. 123R. The only difference is that the contractual life
of the warrants is used. The value of the proceeds received from a
convertible note is then allocated between the conversion feature and warrants
on a relative fair value basis. The allocated fair value is
recorded in the consolidated financial statements as a debt discount
(premium) from the face amount of the note and such discount is amortized over
the expected term of the convertible note (or to the conversion date of the
note, if sooner) and is credited to interest expense.
Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets - Goodwill and Intangible Assets correspond to the excess cost
over fair value of certain assets during acquisition. In accordance with
the provisions of FASB Statement No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets, goodwill and intangible assets acquired that are determined to
have an indefinite useful life are not subject to amortization, but instead are
tested for impairment at periodic intervals. Intangible assets with a
useful life that can be estimated are amortized over their respective estimated
useful lives to their estimated residual values and are reviewed periodically
for impairment in accordance with FASB Statement No. 144, Accounting for Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. Certain events or changes in
circumstances may occur that indicate that goodwill or assets are impaired and
consequently require testing on a periodic basis. Determining the fair
value of goodwill or assets is subjective in nature and involves using estimates
and assumptions. We base our fair value estimates on assumptions we
believe to be reasonable but that are inherently uncertain. To date we
have not recognized impairments on any of our goodwill and other intangible
assets.
Stock-Based Compensation - We
have adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, which
requires that share-based payments be reflected as an expense based upon the
grant-date fair value of those grants. Accordingly, the fair value of each
option grant, non-vested stock award and shares issued under our employee stock
purchase plan, were estimated on the date of grant. We estimate the fair
value of these grants using the Black-Scholes model which requires us to make
certain estimates in the assumptions used in this model, including the expected
term the award will be held, the volatility of the underlying common stock, the
discount rate, dividends and the forfeiture rate. The expected term represents
the period of time that grants and awards are expected to be outstanding.
Expected volatilities were based on historical volatility of our stock.
The risk-free interest rate approximates the U.S. treasury rate
corresponding to the expected term of the option. Dividends were assumed
to be zero. Forfeiture estimates are based on historical data. These
inputs are based on our assumptions, which we believe to be reasonable but that
include complex and subjective variables. Other reasonable assumptions could
result in different fair values for our stock-based awards. Stock-based
compensation expense, as determined using the Black-Scholes option pricing
model, is recognized on a straight line basis over the service period, net of
estimated forfeitures. To the extent that actual results or revised estimates
differ from the estimates used, those amounts will be recorded as a cumulative
adjustment in the period that estimates are revised.
Results
of Operations
Quarter
Revenues
Revenue for the Three Months
ended March 31, 2009 was zero as compared to the three months ended March
31, 2008 in which we generated revenues of $68,000. The decrease in sales
revenue during the three months ended March 31, 2009 is principally attributed
to the change in the Company strategy to building and launching a large scale,
advertising supported Internet media portal in China.
Quarter
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses were
$695,000 and $395,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008,
respectively. The significant component in the increase in operating
expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2009 was the non-cash expense
related to the amortization of our content and license agreements.
Stock based compensation
expense from grants of nonqualified stock options to our employees and
non-employee directors decreased to $1,100 during three months ended March 31,
2009 from $49,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2008. The decrease in
stock based compensation expense from grants of nonqualified stock options
during three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to the three months ended
March 31, 2008 resulted primarily from cancellations of nonqualified stock
options to employees no longer with the Company.
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Salaries and employee benefits,
excluding stock based compensation expense, reflected a decrease of
approximately $40,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to
the three months ended March 31, 2008. During the three months ended March
31, 2009 and 2008, salaries and employee benefits, excluding stock based
compensation expense was $85,000 and $125,000, respectively. The
reduction in costs reflect a shift in our strategy from revenue generated
primarily through the direct sales of licensed film content, which requires a
large sales force, to building and launching a large scale, advertising
supported Internet media portal in China.
The
remaining operating expenses consisted of professional fees, rent expense,
amortization expense and general and administrative expenses. Professional fees
were approximately $155,000 more during the three months ended March 31, 2009
compared to the three months ended March 31, 2008. The increase in
professional fees are exclusively due to significant increases in amounts paid
in consulting and legal fees related to the establishment of our wholly-owned
subsidiaries in Hong Kong and China and the deployment of our Internet media
portal in China.
Amortization of Content Licenses and
Cooperation Agreements. Non-cash amortization expense for the three
months ends March 31, 2009 and 2008 were $170,000 and $31,000,
respectively. The significant increase in amortization expense is
attributed to the amortization of the Content License Agreement with New China
Media, LLC, YGP, LLC (“YGP”) and TWK Holdings, LLC. and the amortization of the
Cooperation Agreement with China Youth Net Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd., China
Youth Interactive Cultural Media (Beijing) Co., Ltd. and China Youth Net
Advertising Co. Ltd.
Accounting Fees for the three
months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 were $21,000 and $23,000,
respectively. The fees paid for Accounting services are related to
Auditing and SEC filing requirements.
Legal expense increased by
approximately $100,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared
to the three months ended March 31, 2008. During the three months
ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 legal fees were $100,000 and $800, respectively.
. The increase in legal fees paid is attributed primarily to the
establishment of our wholly-owned subsidiaries in Hong Kong and China, the
deployment of our Internet media portal in China, and the development of
contracts and review of major company transactions.
Consulting fees increased by
$56,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to the three
months ended March 31, 2008. For the three months ended March 31, 2009
consulting fees were $84,000 of which the majority of the expense was related to
the deployment of our Internet media portal in China. During the three
months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 consulting fees were $84,000 and
$27,000.
General and administrative
expense decreased by approximately $209,000 during the three months ended
March 31, 2009 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2008 and is
attributed to the change in strategy of the Company to focus on developing an
Internet media portal in China and away from a large sales force needed for the
direct sales of our home video library. During the three months ended
March 31, 2009 and 2008 general and administrative expense was $170,000 and
$379,000, respectively.
Net
Loss
For the
three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 the Company had a net loss of
approximately $715,000 and $491,000, respectively. The increase in
the net loss recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to
the three months ended March 31, 2008 is in part attributed to the significant
increase in non-cash amortization expense for the three months ends March 31,
2009 which was $170,000 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2008
which was $31,000. As noted in Note 5. Intangible Assets,
the significant increase in amortization expense is attributed to the
amortization of the Content License Agreement and the Cooperation
Agreement.
Interest
Income and Other, Net
Given the
financials constraints of the Company and its reliance on financing activities,
interest expense related to the financing of capital was $70,000 for the three
months ended March 31, 2009 and $40,000 for the three months ended March 31,
2008. This represents an increase of approximately $30,000 of interest
expense related to the financing of capital during the three months ended March
31, 2009 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2008.
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Our principal sources of
liquidity are cash generated from financing activities. For the
three months ended, March 31, 2009, the Company’s primary source of liquidity
was the working capital provided to the Company pursuant to the Joint Venture
Agreement with Xinhua Finance Media Limited (“XFM”). Pursuant to the
Joint Venture agreement, XFM provides working capital to the Company’s
wholly-owned subsidiary, YMHK, in monthly increments for the twelve month period
ending December 31, 2009. At March 31, 2009, the Joint Venture Agreement with
XFM provided the Company with $749,000 in gross proceeds and the Company
recognized the amount as a $749,000 principal amount of a 7% Promissory Note due
January 1, 2011. As of March 31, 2009, our cash and cash equivalents
were $232,000. We had a working capital deficit of approximately $572,000
at March 31, 2009 and we continue to have recurring losses. In the past we
have primarily relied upon loans from related parties to fund our operations
and, to a lesser extent, financing transactions with other parties. These
conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going
concern. We are actively seeking sources of additional financing in order
to maintain and potentially expand our operations and to fund our debt repayment
obligations. Even if we are able to obtain funding, there can be no
assurance that a sufficient level of sales will be attained to fund such
operations or that unbudgeted costs will not be incurred. Future
events, including the problems, delays, expenses and difficulties frequently
encountered by similarly situated companies, as well as changes in economic,
regulatory or competitive conditions, may lead to cost increases that could make
the net proceeds of any new funding and cash flow from operations insufficient
to fund our capital requirements. There can be no assurances that we
will be able to obtain such additional funding from management or other
investors on terms acceptable to us, if at all.
Total assets were $9,569,000
at March 31, 2009 versus $8,961,778 at December 31, 2008. The change
in total assets is primarily attributable to several major transactions
conducted by the Company resulting in a significant increase in Intangible
Assets. See Note 5 Intangible
Assets.
DVD sales decreased
significantly both during the year ended December 31, 2008 and during the three
months ended March 31, 2009. This decrease reflects the Company’s
plans to shift its business to the exploitation of our internet media portal in
China. We do not expect to generate revenues from the sales of our home
video library during the year ending December 31, 2009.
Intangible Assets net at
March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was $8,974,000 and $8,538,000,
respectively. This significant increase in the Company’s intangible assets
was exclusively as a result of the capitalization of a Content License Agreement
and a Cooperation Agreement entered into by the Company as described in Note 5
Intangible Assets. Furthermore, the significant increase in intangible
assets was slightly offset by the increase in the amortization expense of our
licensed content.
Accumulated
amortization expense at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was $1,145,000 and
$975,000, respectively.
Property and Equipment
increased primarily from the purchase of office equipment during the three
months ended March 31, 2009.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We do not
have any off balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have a
current or future effect on our financial condition, revenues and results of
operations, liquidity, or capital expenditures.
Risk
Factors
There
have been no material changes from risk factors previously disclosed in Item 1A
included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December
31, 2008, which was filed with the SEC on April 13, 2009.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures About Market Risk.
We are a
smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this
item.
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Item
4T. Controls and Procedures.
As of the
end of the period covered by this report, we conducted an evaluation, under the
supervision and with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief
financial officer of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule
13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based upon this evaluation,
our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of
March 31, 2009, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure
that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or
submit under the Exchange Act is: (1) accumulated and communicated to our
management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer,
as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure; and (2)
recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified
in the Commission’s rules and forms. There was no change to our internal
controls or in other factors that could affect these controls during our last
fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART
II
Item 1. Legal
Proceedings.
We are
not a party to any pending legal proceeding, nor is our property the subject of
a pending legal proceeding, that is not in the ordinary course of business or
otherwise material to the financial condition of our business. None
of our directors, officers or affiliates is involved in a proceeding adverse to
our business or has a material interest adverse to our business.
Item
1A. Risk Factors.
We are a
smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this
item.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity
Securities and Use of Proceeds.
On
January 8, 2009, the Content License Agreement was further extended by an
additional eight (8) years for a total of ten (10) years. In
consideration for the increase in the term of the agreement, New China Media
received four million (4,000,000) shares of the Company’s common
stock. The Content License Agreement extension was valued at $604,000
based on the fair value of the associated underlying shares of the Company’s
common stock on the date of the extension agreement. See Note 5 Intangible
Assets.
On
February 6, 2009, pursuant to a letter of instruction from ACV, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary to the Consulting Agreement between ACV and the
Company, the Company agreed to issue in advance of the thirteenth month of the
Consulting Agreement 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock that will be
deducted from the 1,000,000 (one million) shares of the Company’s common stock
that were scheduled to be issued on the thirteenth month of the Consulting
Agreement so that the remaining shares of the Company’s common stock to be
issued to ACV on such date are 750,000, unless the Consulting Agreement is
earlier terminated pursuant to the terms thereof.
On June
2, 2008, the
Company entered into a Content License Agreement with New China Media, LLC (“New
China Media”), YGP,
LLC (“YGP”) and TWK Holdings, LLC
(“TWK”) (New China Media, YGP and TWK collectively referred to as “Content
Providers”) providing for (i) the assignment by Content Providers and the
assumption by the Company of certain rights of Content Providers for the
territory of the People’s Republic of China to use, transmit and publicly
display via the Internet certain content; and (ii) the purchase by YGP, New
China Media and TWK of 16,200 shares, 3,000 shares and 12,000 shares of Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company for $16,200, $3,000 and $12,000,
respectively. On May 14, 2009 the Company issued 12,000,000 shares of
common stock to TWK, pursuant to a notice of conversion, in which TWK agreed to
convert the entire amount of their shares of Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock of the Company into 12,000,000 shares of common stock. The
securities were issued in reliance upon the exemption from registration pursuant
to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
On
September 10, 2008, the Company, on the one hand, and Jay Rifkin, the Company’s
President and Chief Executive Officer, and Rebel Holdings, LLC (“Rebel
Holdings”), of which Mr. Rifkin is the sole managing member, on the other hand,
entered into a Loan Consolidation and Amendment to Security Agreement (the “Loan
Consolidation Agreement”), effective as of July 1, 2008. Pursuant to the Loan
Consolidation Agreement, the parties agreed to consolidate various outstanding
loans made to the Company by Jay Rifkin and Rebel Holdings and other amounts
incurred by or due to Mr. Rifkin, in each case through June 30, 2008, into one
convertible promissory note payable to Rebel Holdings in the principal amount of
$2,078,047, with a maturity date of July 1, 2010 and interest at the prime rate
(the “Consolidated Note”). The Consolidated Note provided that the
principal amount thereof shall, at the option of Rebel Holdings, be convertible
at a conversion price equal to the lesser of, or more favorable to Rebel
Holdings, of the following (i) $0.03 per share of Common Stock (which represents
the offering price of the Company’s Common Stock in its most recently completed
equity financing transaction) provided a notice of conversion is submitted no
later than 45 days after September 10, 2008, or (ii) the then current offering
terms for any bona fide pending offering of the Company, provided a notice of
conversion pursuant thereto is submitted no later than 30 days following the
completion of the offering, and contains such other terms and conditions as set
forth therein. On May 14, 2009 the Company issued Rebel Holdings 69,268,233,
pursuant to a notice of conversion provided within the allowable time period, in
which Rebel Holdings elected to convert the entire principal amount outstanding
under the Consolidated Note into 69,268,233 shares of common stock at $0.03 per
share. The securities were issued in reliance upon the exemption from
registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior
Securities.
Not
applicable.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of
Security Holders.
Not
applicable.
Item 5. Other
Information.
See Note
17 to the Financial Statements included with this report for information on the
cancellation and grant of certain stock options and the additional grant of a
common stock purchase warrant.
Item
6. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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31.1
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Certification
by Chief Executive Officer, required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)
of the Exchange Act
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31.2
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Certification
by Chief Financial Officer, required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a)
of the Exchange Act
|
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32.1
|
Certification
by Chief Executive Officer, required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b)
of the Exchange Act and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the
United States Code
|
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32.2
|
Certification
by Chief Financial Officer, required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b)
of the Exchange Act and Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the
United States Code
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
CHINA
YOUTH MEDIA, INC.
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Date:
May 15, 2009
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By:
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/s/
Jay Rifkin
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Jay
Rifkin
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Chief
Executive Officer
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Date:
May 15, 2009
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By:
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/s/
Jay Rifkin
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Jay
Rifkin
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Principal
Financial Officer
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