10-Q: Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
Published on November 16, 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: September 30,
2009
Commission
File Number: 000-33067
CHINA YOUTH MEDIA,
INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
87-0398271
(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 ¨ No
Indicate
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). ¨Yes ¨ 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):
Large
accelerated filer
Non-accelerated
filer
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Accelerated
filer
Smaller
reporting company
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x
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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).
¨ 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 November 13, 2009, the issuer
had 177,531,461 outstanding shares of Common Stock, $.001 par
value.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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1. Financial Statements
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2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations
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3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk
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4T. Controls and Procedures
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
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1. Legal Proceedings
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1A. Risk Factors
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2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds
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3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
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4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders
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5. Other Information
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6. Exhibits
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SIGNATURES
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CHINA YOUTH MEDIA,
INC.
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Consolidated Balance Sheet
September
30,
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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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$ | 217,023 | $ | 34,425 | ||||
Accounts
receivable, net
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145,262 | 161,604 | ||||||
Other
current assets
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121,660 | 112,500 | ||||||
TOTAL
CURRENT ASSETS
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483,945 | 308,529 | ||||||
Property
and equipment, net
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70,949 | 16,778 | ||||||
Intangible
assets, net
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8,810,471 | 8,537,503 | ||||||
Other
Assets
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25,054 | 98,968 | ||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
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$ | 9,390,419 | $ | 8,961,778 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
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CURRENT
LIABILITIES
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Accounts
payable
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$ | 267,704 | $ | 197,582 | ||||
Accrued
liabilities
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956,965 | 848,006 | ||||||
Note
payable - related party
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5,000 | 5,000 | ||||||
TOTAL
CURRENT LIABILITIES
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1,229,669 | 1,050,588 | ||||||
LONG
TERM LIABILITIES
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Convertible
notes payable - related party
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150,000 | 2,228,047 | ||||||
Convertible
note payable
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250,000 | 250,000 | ||||||
Note
payable
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1,866,870 | 100,000 | ||||||
Beneficial conversion feature
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(301,794 | ) | (207,489 | ) | ||||
TOTAL
LONG TERM LIABILITIES
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1,965,076 | 2,370,558 | ||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
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$ | 3,194,745 | $ | 3,421,146 | ||||
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;
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71,020
shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2009;
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82,020
shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2008;
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71 | 83 | ||||||
Common
stock, $0.001 par value: 500,000,000 shares authorized;
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158,096,672
shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2009;
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71,828,439
shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2008;
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158,097 | 71,828 | ||||||
Paid-in
capital
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20,871,443 | 16,313,219 | ||||||
Accumulated
deficit
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(14,833,937 | ) | (10,844,498 | ) | ||||
TOTAL
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
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6,195,674 | 5,540,632 | ||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
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$ | 9,390,419 | $ | 8,961,778 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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CHINA YOUTH MEDIA,
INC.
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended
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Nine
Months Ended
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September
30,
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September
30,
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September
30,
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September
30,
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2009
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2008
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2009
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2008
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REVENUE
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Sales
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$ | 5,000 | $ | 28,144 | 5,000 | 106,753 | ||||||||||
Total
revenue
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5,000 | 28,144 | 5,000 | 106,753 | ||||||||||||
OPERATING
EXPENSES
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Cost
of sales
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— | 260 | — | 17,106 | ||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative expenses
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1,310,292 | 1,024,632 | 3,936,267 | 1,881,514 | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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1,310,292 | 1,024,892 | 3,936,267 | 1,898,620 | ||||||||||||
Operating
loss
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(1,305,292 | ) | (996,748 | ) | (3,931,267 | ) | (1,791,867 | ) | ||||||||
Other
Income (expense)
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Interest
income
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52 | — | 95 | — | ||||||||||||
Interest
expense
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(65,675 | ) | (250,004 | ) | (206,653 | ) | (330,280 | ) | ||||||||
Rental
income
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49,662 | 50,741 | 148,386 | 98,741 | ||||||||||||
Loss
on abandonment
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— | — | — | (130,317 | ) | |||||||||||
Total
other income (expense)
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(15,961 | ) | (199,263 | ) | (58,172 | ) | (361,856 | ) | ||||||||
LOSS
BEFORE INCOME TAXES
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(1,321,253 | ) | (1,196,011 | ) | (3,989,439 | ) | (2,153,723 | ) | ||||||||
PROVISION
FOR INCOME TAXES
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— | — | — | 1,600 | ||||||||||||
NET
LOSS
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$ | (1,321,253 | ) | $ | (1,196,011 | ) | $ | (3,989,439 | ) | $ | (2,155,323 | ) | ||||
BASIC
AND DILUTED NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE
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$ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.05 | ) | ||||
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
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157,354,824 | 51,454,526 | 116,760,799 | 47,070,652 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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CHINA YOUTH MEDIA,
INC.
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Nine
Months Ended
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September
30,
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September
30,
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2009
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2008
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
loss
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$ | (3,989,439 | ) | $ | (2,155,323 | ) | ||
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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9,937 | 25,382 | ||||||
Amortization
of licenses
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595,356 | 642,872 | ||||||
Amortization
of beneficial conversion feature
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68,195 | 234,798 | ||||||
Stock-based
compensation to employees and directors
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1,709,934 | 134,446 | ||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Accounts
receivable
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16,342 | 23,406 | ||||||
Inventories
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— | 15,436 | ||||||
Other
assets
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64,754 | (2,741 | ) | |||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
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269,081 | 345,668 | ||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
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(1,255,840 | ) | (605,739 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Purchases
of property and equipment
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(64,109 | ) | — | |||||
Purchases
of intangible assets
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(268,323 | ) | — | |||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
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(332,432 | ) | — | |||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
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4,000 | 347,500 | ||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of preferred stock
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— | 31,200 | ||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of convertible notes
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— | 250,000 | ||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of convertible note related party
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— | 152,000 | ||||||
Proceeds
from note
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1,766,870 | — | ||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
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1,770,870 | 780,700 | ||||||
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
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182,598 | 174,961 | ||||||
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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$ | 217,023 | $ | 180,561 | ||||
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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Beneficial
conversion feature
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— | 118,583 | ||||||
Shares
issued pursuant to consulting agreement
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$ | 90,000 | $ | — | ||||
Acquisition
of intangible assets for stock
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$ | 600,000 | $ | 9,199,800 |
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
September
30, 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.
PerreoRadio.com
PerreoRadio.com
is our wholly-owned and operated website targeted to the young, urban Latino
demographic offers online radio shows, podcasts, music, and music
videos.
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.
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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
September 30, 2009, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $14.8 million and
a working capital deficit of $746,000. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2009, the Company incurred a loss of approximately $4 million.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company primarily
relied upon financing activities 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.
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 September 30, 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 nine months ended September 30, 2009 and
2008.
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.
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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 nine months ended September 30, 2009 and
2008.
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 nine months
ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 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 $1.7 million and $134,000,
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, 2010.
Accounts
Receivable
Accounts
receivable are recorded at the invoice amount and do not bear interest.
Accounts receivable at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 are
presented net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of $15,000 and $15,000,
respectfully.
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 September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 are
presented net of accumulated depreciation of $34,000 and $22,000, respectfully.
Depreciation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
was $10,000 and $25,000, 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.
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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
nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 was $7,000 and zero,
respectively.
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
In June
2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 168, The
“FASB Accounting Standards Codification” and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles. This standard replaces SFAS No. 162, The Hierarchy of
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, and establishes only two levels of
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), authoritative and
nonauthoritative. The FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the
“Codification”) became the source of authoritative, nongovernmental GAAP, except
for rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”), which are sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. All other
non-grandfathered, non-SEC accounting literature not included in the
Codification became nonauthoritative. This standard is effective for financial
statements for interim or annual reporting periods ending after September 15,
2009. We have begun to use the new guidelines and numbering system
prescribed by the Codification when referring to GAAP in the third quarter of
fiscal 2010. As the Codification was not intended to change or alter
existing GAAP, it will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial
statements.
In June
2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 167, Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R).
This standard responds to concerns about the application of certain key
provisions of FASB Interpretation (FIN) 46(R), including those regarding the
transparency of the involvement with variable interest entities. Specifically,
SFAS No. 167 requires a qualitative approach to identifying a controlling
financial interest in a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and requires ongoing
assessment of whether an entity is a VIE and whether an interest in a VIE makes
the holder the primary beneficiary of the VIE. In addition, the standard
requires additional disclosures about the involvement with a VIE and any
significant changes in risk exposure due to that involvement. SFAS No. 167 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009. We plan to adopt
SFAS No. 167 and are evaluating the impact, if any, it will have on our
consolidated financial statements.
In June
2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 166, Accounting for Transfers of Financial
Assets, an amendment to SFAS No. 140. The new standard eliminates the concept of
a “qualifying special-purpose entity,” changes the requirements for
derecognizing financial assets, and requires additional disclosures in order to
enhance information reported to users of financial statements by providing
greater transparency about transfers of financial assets, including
securitization transactions, and an entity’s continuing involvement in and
exposure to the risks related to transferred financial assets. SFAS No. 166 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2009. We plan
to adopt SFAS No. 166 and are evaluating the impact, if any, it will have on our
consolidated financial statements.
In May
2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, “Subsequent Events”. This statement requires
management to evaluate subsequent events through the date the financial
statements are either issued, or available to be issued. Companies are required
to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been
evaluated. SFAS No. 165 is effective for interim or annual financial
periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company evaluated its September 30, 2009
financial statements for subsequent events through November 13, 2009, the date
the financial statements were available to be issued. Other than the agreements
and events in Note 17, the Company is not aware of any subsequent events which
would require recognition or disclosure in the financial
statements.
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In
April 2009, the FASB issued FSP SFAS 107-1/APB 28-1, “Interim Disclosures
about Fair Value of Financial Instruments” (“FSP 107-1”). FSP FAS 107-1 amends
FASB Statement No. 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial
Instruments, to require disclosures about fair value of financial instruments
for interim reporting periods of publicly traded companies as well as in annual
financial statements. This FSP also amends APB Opinion No. 28, Interim Financial
Reporting, to require those disclosures in summarized financial information at
interim reporting periods. This FSP applies to all financial instruments within
the scope of Statement 107 held by publicly traded companies, as defined by APB
28, and requires that a publicly traded company shall include disclosures about
the fair value of its financial instruments whenever it issues summarized
financial information for interim reporting periods. FSP 107-1 shall be
effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, with early
adoption permitted for periods ending after March 15, 2009. We do not expect the
adoption of SFAS No. 107-1 to have a material impact on the Company’s income
statement, financial position or cash flows.
In
April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-4, “Determining Fair Value When the
Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly
Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly” (FSP FAS 157-4).
FSP FAS 157-4 amends SFAS 157 and provides additional guidance for estimating
fair value in accordance with SFAS 157 when the volume and level of activity for
the asset or liability have significantly decreased and also includes guidance
on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly for fair
value measurements. This FSP is effective for interim and annual periods ending
after June 15, 2009. We do not expect the adoption
of FAS No. 157-4 to have a material impact on the Company’s income
statement, financial position or cash flows.
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.
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 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 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
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 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.
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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.
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. See Note 15 Equity Transactions for information on the issuance of
certain shares in advance of the thirteenth month. 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 remaining in other current assets at September 30,
2009 corresponding to the Consulting Agreement with ACV, Inc. was
$103,100.
On
September 1, 2009, the Company recorded $15,000 prepaid expense pursuant to a
Technical Services Agreement entered into by YMBJ with Tsing Hua University
pursuant to terms of which the Company will receive technical services and
bandwidth for a period of eleven months. At September 30, 2009, the
balance remaining in the other current assets related to the Technical Services
Agreement was $12,000.
On August
11, 2009, the Company recorded $8,800 prepaid expense pursuant to a Video and
Technical Services Agreement entered into by YMBJ with LETV pursuant to terms of
which the Company will receive video and technical services for a period of nine
months. At September 30, 2009, the balance remaining in the other
current assets related to the Video and Technical Services Agreement was
$6,600.
4.
Property and Equipment
Property
and equipment at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 consist of the
following:
|
September 30,
|
December 31,
|
||||||
Property
and Equipment
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||
Computer
Software and Equipment
|
$
|
100,495
|
$
|
33,846
|
||||
Office
Furniture and Equipment
|
4,088
|
6,628
|
||||||
Total
Property and Equipment
|
$
|
104,583
|
$
|
40,474
|
||||
Less:
Accumulated Depreciation
|
(33,634
|
)
|
(23,696
|
)
|
||||
Property
and Equipment, net
|
$
|
70,949
|
$
|
16,778
|
5.
Intangible Assets
Intangible
assets consist of capitalized Content License & Distribution 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.
In August
2009, the Company entered into an agreement (the "EPL Agreement") with WinTV, a
subscription channel in China run by state-owned Guangdong Provincial Television
pursuant to which the Company secured the online rights to distribute the
2009-2010 season of the English Premier League (“EPL”). The EPL
Agreement is part of a licensing agreement between YMHK and WinTV and has a term
of six months. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009,
amortization expense related to the EPL Agreement was $87,500.
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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. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008,
amortization expense related to the Content License Agreements and China IPTV
Licenses was $495,200 and $556,100, respectively.
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 nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, amortization
expense related to the licensed content was $12,600 and $77,400,
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 September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008
are comprised of the following:
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
Intangible
Assets
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||
China
IPTV & Mobile Licenses
|
$
|
6,391,800
|
$
|
6,391,800
|
||||
Content
Licenses
|
3,670,500
|
2,808,000
|
||||||
Domain
Assets
|
7,833
|
2,010
|
||||||
PerreoRadio
Assets
|
27,800
|
27,800
|
||||||
Licensed
and Developed Content
|
283,104
|
283,104
|
||||||
Total
Intangible Assets
|
10,381,037
|
9,512,714
|
||||||
Less:
Accumulated Amortization
|
(1,570,556
|
)
|
(975,211
|
)
|
||||
Intangible
Assets, net
|
$
|
8,810,471
|
$
|
8,537,503
|
6.
Other Assets
The
balance recorded in other current assets at September 30, 2009 correspond to
security deposits of $18,400 related to our lease holdings, $1,500 related to
Water and Power Utility deposit requirements, and $5,200 of deferred rental
income.
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
September 30, 2009, there were outstanding (i) 40,900,000 options and 58,333
warrants issued pursuant to the Company's Stock Option Plan, (ii) 3,200,000
shares issuable upon conversion of outstanding warrants that were issued outside
the Company's Stock Option Plan, (iii) 71,020,000 shares reserved for
issuance upon conversion of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and
(iv) 4,879,234 shares reserved for issuance upon conversion of
outstanding convertible promissory notes.
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8.
Accrued Liabilities
Accrued
liabilities at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 are comprised of the
following:
September
30,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||
Accrued
Liabilities
|
2009
|
2008
|
||||||
Obligations
on license agreements
|
$
|
110,095
|
$
|
47,595
|
||||
Accrued
salaries
|
330,000
|
330,000
|
||||||
Accrued
professional fees
|
—
|
90,000
|
||||||
Interest
|
215,474
|
77,016
|
||||||
Deferred
Rent Expense
|
23,900
|
25,899
|
||||||
Sublease
Security Deposits
|
32,000
|
32,000
|
||||||
Accrued
Liabilities due to vendors
|
200,082
|
200,082
|
||||||
Other
|
45,414
|
45,414
|
||||||
$
|
956,965
|
$
|
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. See Note 17
Subsequent Events.
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 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.
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.
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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 nine months ended September 30, 2009, interest expense of $14,100 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 nine months ended September 30, 2009, interest expense of $42,500 has been
recorded from the debt discount amortization.
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 September 30, 2009, the Joint Venture Agreement
with XFM provided the Company with $1.87 million in gross proceeds and the
Company recognized the amount as a $1.87 million 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. 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.
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
Company recorded debt discount in the amount of $162,500 based on the estimated
fair value of the warrant. 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 estimated fair value of the warrant was
amortized as non-cash interest expense over the term of the
warrant. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, interest
expense of $11,600 has been recorded from the debt discount
amortization.
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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 2005 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 2005 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 2005 Plan are subject to a vesting period
determined at the date of grant.
On May 6,
2009, the Board of Directors adopted, subject to stockholder approval which was
obtained at the annual stockholders meeting held on June 19, 2009, an amendment
to the 2005 Plan that increased the number of shares subject to the Stock Plan
from 15,000,000 shares to 50,000,000 shares.
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.
A summary
of stock option and warrant activity under the amended 2005 Plan for the year
ended September 30, 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
|
||||||||||||||||
Stock
Plan Amendment
|
35,000,000
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Grants
|
(39,950,000
|
)
|
39,950,000
|
0.13
|
9.61
|
|||||||||||||||
Cancellations
|
5,975,000
|
(5,975,000
|
)
|
0.85
|
6.51
|
|||||||||||||||
September
30, 2009
|
9,041,667
|
40,958,333
|
0.13
|
9.55
|
||||||||||||||||
Options
exercisable at:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
December
31, 2008
|
6,383,333
|
0.80
|
6.80
|
-
|
||||||||||||||||
September
30, 2009
|
6,025,000
|
0.13
|
9.43
|
-
|
The
aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total pretax
intrinsic value (i.e., the difference between our closing stock price on
September 30, 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 September 30, 2009. There have not been any options exercised
during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 or 2008.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company granted 39,950,000
stock-based compensation awards. All outstanding stock-based
compensation awards that the Company granted in 2009 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.
Recent
Grants of Stock-based Compensation Awards.
On May
11, 2009, with the consent of Jay Rifkin, the Company’s President and Chief
Executive Officer, the Company canceled options held by him to purchase
4,400,000 shares of common stock, exercisable at $0.85 per
share. Further, on May 11, 2009, the Company granted Mr. Rifkin
options to purchase 3,750,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of
$0.13 per share, which equals the closing price of the Company’s common stock on
the date of grant, which stock options vest fully on the date of
grant. In addition, on May 11, 2009, the Company granted Mr.
Rifkin options to purchase 20,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock with
an exercise price of $0.13 per share, which stock options shall vest annually
over a period of four years from the date of grant.
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On May
11, 2009, with the consent of each of the Company’s four non-employee directors,
the Company cancelled options held by such directors to purchase an aggregate of
1,450,000 shares of common stock, exercisable at prices ranging from $0.25 to
$1.50 per share. On the same date, the Company granted options to
such four directors to purchase an aggregate of 1,200,000 shares of common
stock, with an exercise price of $0.13 per share, which stock options vest fully
on the date of grant. In addition, on May 11, 2009, the Company
granted each of the four directors options to purchase 2,000,000 shares each
with an exercise price of $0.13 per share, which stock options shall vest
annually over a period of four years from the date of grant.
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. These stock options vest annually over four years from the date of
grant.
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, stock-based compensation
totaling $1.7 million and $135,000, respectively, was recorded by the Company.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, total unrecognized
compensation cost related to unvested stock options was $3 million and $69,000.
The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of
9.4 years.
15. Equity
Transactions
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities
We issued
the following equity securities during the Nine Months ended September 30, 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.
See Note 3 Other Current Assets
for information on the Consulting Agreement between the Company and American
Capital Ventures, Inc. (“ACV”) and the issuance of shares
thereunder. On February 6, 2009, pursuant to a letter of agreement
with 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 September 29, 2009, pursuant to the Consulting
Agreement between the Company and ACV, the remaining 750,000 shares of the
Company's common stock were issued. 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 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 June
10, 2008, the Company’s subsidiary, Youth Media (Hong Kong) Limited (“YMHK”),
entered into a Cooperation Agreement with China Youth Net Technology (Beijing)
Co., Ltd. (“CYN”), China Youth Interactive Cultural Media (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
(“CYI”) and China Youth Net Advertising Co. Ltd. (“CYN Ads”). In
conjunction with the Cooperation Agreement, on June 10, 2008, the Company agreed
to issue an aggregate of 71,020 shares of its Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock to designees of CYN. See Note 17 Subsequent Events for
information regarding a new Cooperation Agreement entered into by the Company
which replaced the Cooperation Agreement entered into on June 10,
2008.
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During
June 2008, the Company sold a total of 1,583,335 shares of its common stock at
$0.03 per share to six investors for an aggregate purchase price of $47,500 in
cash.
See Note
10 Convertible Note Payable – Related Party for information on the conversion of
the Rebel Holdings Convertible Note into shares of the Company's common
stock.
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.
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.
The
following table summarizes information about common stock warrants outstanding
at September 30, 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
|
0.10
|
$
|
0.01
|
250,000
|
$
|
0.01
|
|||||||||||||
$
|
0.65
|
300,000
|
0.09
|
$
|
0.06
|
300,000
|
$
|
0.06
|
|||||||||||||
$
|
0.09
|
875,000
|
1.07
|
$
|
0.02
|
875,000
|
$
|
0.02
|
|||||||||||||
$
|
0.09
|
525,000
|
0.66
|
$
|
0.01
|
525,000
|
$
|
0.01
|
|||||||||||||
$
|
0.03
|
1,250,000
|
2.58
|
$
|
0.01
|
1,250,000
|
$
|
0.01
|
|||||||||||||
$
|
0.03
-$0.65
|
3,200,000
|
4.50
|
$
|
0.12
|
3,200,000
|
$
|
0.12
|
17.
Subsequent Events
On
October 23, 2009, pursuant to the Joint Venture agreement (see Note 12 Note Payable), XFM
advanced the Company $160,000. The total funds advanced were
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 aggregate amount of $160,000 as additional principal on the 7%
Promissory Note due January 1, 2011.
On
October 22, 2009, the Company issued 234,789 shares of the Company's common
stock pursuant to a Conversion and Note Termination Agreement dated July 1, 2008
pursuant to which the entire principal amount outstanding and all interest
accrued from inception of a certain promissory note through the date of the
Conversion Note would be converted into 234,789 shares of the Company's common
stock. See Note 9
Note Payable - Related Party.
On
October 22, 2009, the Company issued 200,000 shares of the Company's
common stock pursuant to a Reimbursement Termination Agreement pursuant to which
amounts owed to a director of the Company, as fees for services as the Audit
Committee Chairwoman, totaling $6,000, with a conversion price of $0.03 per
share, would be converted into 200,000 shares of the Company's common
stock.
On
November 3, 2009, the Company agreed to issue an aggregate of 19,000,000 shares
of its common stock, in conjunction with, a new Cooperation Agreement (the “2009
Cooperation Agreement”) entered into by YMHK, on July 3, 2009, with China Youth
Interactive Cultural Media (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (“CYI”) and China Youth Net
Advertising Co. Ltd. (“CYN Ads”) which replaced a Cooperation Agreement entered into on June 10, 2008
among YMHK, China Youth Net Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (“CYN”), CYI and CYN
Ads pursuant to which the parties agreed to cooperate with each other to
develop, build and operate a fully managed video and audio distribution network
based on, including but not limited to, the China Education and Research
Network, the broadband network infrastructure built in schools, universities and
other education institutions in China (the “Campus Network”). In consideration of the rights granted to YMHK under the 2009 Cooperation Agreement, YMHK has agreed to pay CYI an amount equal to 20% of YMBJ's annual after-tax profits and dividends, if any, as audited by YMBJ's independent auditor and which YMHK will obtain from YMBJ for each financial year of YMBJ during the term of the 2009 Cooperation Agreement. The 19,000,000 shares of common stock agreed to be issued under the 2009 Cooperation Agreement replace and are in lieu of 71,020 shares of the Company's Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (convertible into 71,020,000 shares of common stock) which were agreed to be issued to designees of CYN under the Cooperation Agreement entered into on June 10, 2008.
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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, 2008.
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.
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.
Other
Business
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. Rebel Crew Films, Inc. is currently inactive.
PerreoRadio.com
PerreoRadio.com
is our wholly-owned and operated website targeted to the young, urban Latino
demographic offers online radio shows, podcasts, music, and music
videos.
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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.
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.
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.
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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
Revenues
Revenue for the Nine Months
ended September 30, 2009 was $5,000 as compared to the nine months ended
September 30, 2008 in which we generated revenues of $107,000. Revenue
for the three months ended September 30, 2009 was $5,000 as compared to the
three months ended September 30, 2008 in which we generated revenues of $28,000.
The decrease in sales revenue during both the three months ended and nine
months ended September 30, 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.
Operating
Expenses
Operating expenses were
$3,936,000 and $1,898,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and
2008, respectively. Operating expenses were $1,310,300 and $1,025,000
during the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively.
The significant component in the increase in operating expenses during both the
three months ended and nine months ended September 30, 2009 were the non-cash
expenses related to the amortization of our content and license agreements and
stock based compensation expense from grants of nonqualified stock options to
our employees and non-employee directors.
Stock based compensation
expense from grants of nonqualified stock options to our employees and
non-employee directors increased to $1.7 million during nine months ended
September 30, 2009 from $134,000 during the nine months ended September 30,
2008. The increase in stock based compensation expense from grants of
nonqualified stock options resulted from grants of nonqualified stock options to
select employees and non-employee directors of the Company. See Note
14. Stock Based
Compensation. During the three months ended September 30, 2009
and 2008 stock based compensation expense was $531,000 and $38,000,
respectively.
Salaries and employee benefits,
excluding stock based compensation expense, reflected an increase of
approximately $45,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 as compared
to the nine months ended September 30, 2008. During the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008, salaries and employee benefits, excluding stock
based compensation expense was $396,000 and $351,000,
respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2009 and
2008, salaries and employee benefits, excluding stock based compensation expense
was $160,000 and $110,000, respectively.
The
remaining operating expenses consisted of professional fees, rent expense,
amortization expense and general and administrative expenses. Professional fees
were approximately $74,000 more during the nine months ended September 30, 2009
compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2008. During the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, professional fees were approximately
$387,000 and $313,000, respectively. The increase in professional
fees is due to increases in amounts paid in consulting and legal fees related to
our wholly-owned subsidiaries in Hong Kong and China and the deployment of our
Internet media portal in China. During the three months ended
September 30, 2009 and 2008, professional fees were approximately $93,000 and
$101,000, respectively.
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Accounting Fees for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 were $40,000 and $53,000,
respectively. The fees paid for Accounting services are related to
Auditing and SEC filing requirements. During the three months ended September
30, 2009 and 2008, accounting expense was $13,000 and $7,000,
respectively.
Legal expense increased by
approximately $22,500 during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 as
compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2008. During the
nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 legal fees were $140,500 and
$118,000, respectively. The increase in legal fees paid is attributed
primarily to the further expansion of our Internet media portal in China, the
development of contracts and review of major company transactions in
China. During the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008,
legal fees were $24,000 and $36,000, respectively.
Consulting fees increased by
$64,500 during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 as compared to the nine
months ended September 30, 2008. For the nine months ended September 30,
2009 consulting fees were $207,000 of which the majority of the expense was
related to the expansion of our Internet media portal in China. During the
nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 consulting fees were $207,000 and
$142,000, respectively. During the three months ended September 30,
2009 and 2008, consulting fees were $56,000 and $58,000,
respectively.
Amortization of Intangible Assets.
Non-cash amortization expense for the nine months ended September 30,
2009 and 2008 were $595,500 and $633,500, respectively. Amortization
expense is attributed almost exclusively to the amortization of the Content
License Agreement with New China Media, LLC, YGP, LLC ("YGP") and TWK Holdings,
LLC. and to 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. During the three
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, non-cash amortization expense was
$257,000 and $579,000, respectively.
General and administrative
expense increased by approximately $421,000 during the nine months ended
September 30, 2009 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and is
attributed to the Company's focus on our Internet media portal in
China. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
general and administrative expense was $644,000 and $244,000,
respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008
general and administrative expense was $202,000 and $90,000,
respectively.
Net
Loss
For the
nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 the Company had a net loss of
approximately $4 million and $2.2 million, respectively. For the
three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, the Company had a net loss of
approximately $1.3 million and $1.2 million, respectively. The
increase in the net loss recorded for both the three months ended and the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 as compared to the three months ended and the
nine months ended September 30, 2008, respectively is in part attributed to the
significant increases in the non-cash expense from the amortization of our
intangible assets and the non-cash expense from grants of nonqualified stock
options to our employees and non-employee directors.
For the
nine months ended September 30, 2009, the aggregate amount of the non-cash
expense from the amortization of our intangible assets and the non-cash expense
from grants of nonqualified stock options was $2.3 million, representing 58% of
the Company's net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, as compared
to the nine months ending September 30, 2008 where the aggregate amount of the
non-cash expense from the amortization of our intangible assets and the non-cash
expense from grants of nonqualified stock options was $768,000 representing 36%
of the Company's net loss for the nine months ended September 30,
2008. For the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008,
non-cash expense from the amortization of our intangible assets were $257,000
and $579,000, respectively, and non-cash expense from grants of nonqualified
stock options during the same two periods were $531,000 and $38,000,
respectively.
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 $207,000 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009 as compared to $330,000 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2008. This represents a decrease of approximately $124,000
in interest expense and is primarily attributed to the interest that no longer
accrued subsequent to the conversion of the Rebel Holdings Convertible Note on
September 10, 2008. See Note
10. Convertible Note Payable - Related Party. For the three
months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, interest expense was $66,000 and
$250,000, respectively.
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Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Our principal sources of
liquidity are cash generated from financing activities. For
the nine months ended, September 30, 2009, the Company's primary source of
liquidity was the working capital provided to the Company pursuant to the Joint
Venture Agreement with Xinhua Sports and Entertainment Limited (formerly Xinhua
Finance Media Limited) (“XSEL”). Pursuant to the Joint Venture
agreement, XSEL provides working capital to the Company's wholly-owned
subsidiary, YMHK, in monthly increments for the twelve month period ending
December 31, 2009. At September 30, 2009, the Joint Venture Agreement with XSEL
provided the Company with $1.87 million in gross proceeds and the Company
recognized that amount as the principal amount of a 7% Promissory Note due
January 1, 2011. As of September 30, 2009, our cash and cash
equivalents were $217,000. We had a working capital deficit of
approximately $746,000 at September 30, 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 $9,390,419
at September 30, 2009 versus $8,961,778 at December 31, 2008. The change
in total assets is primarily attributable to several transactions conducted by
the Company resulting in an increase in Intangible Assets. See Note 5 Intangible
Assets.
DVD sales decreased
significantly during the year ended December 31, 2008 and ceased completely
during the nine months ended September 30, 2009. This reflects the
Company's plan to exploit of our internet media portal in China. We do not
expect to generate revenues from the sales of our home video library during the
years ending December 31, 2009 and 2010.
Intangible Assets, net at
September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 were $8,810,000 and $8,537,000,
respectively. This increase in the Company's intangible assets was as a
result of the capitalization of the Supplement to the Content License Agreement
and the EPL Agreement as described in Note 5 Intangible
Assets. Furthermore, the increase in intangible assets was slightly offset
by the increase in the amortization expense.
Accumulated amortization
expense at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was $595,500 and $497,000,
respectively.
Property and Equipment
increased primarily from the purchase of computers, computer servers, and office
equipment in China during the nine months ended September 30,
2009. At September 30, 2009 and 2008, property and equipment, excluding accumulated depreciation, was
$105,000 and $37,000, respectively. Accumulated depreciation for the nine months ended, September 30, 2009 and 2008 was $34,000 and $22,000, respectively.
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.
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
September 30, 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.
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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 agreement with 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 September 29, 2009,
pursuant to the Consulting Agreement between the Company and ACV, the remaining
750,000 shares of the Company's common stock were issued.
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.
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.
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On
October 22, 2009, the Company issued 234,789 shares of the Company's common
stock pursuant to a Conversion and Note Termination Agreement dated July 1, 2008
pursuant to which the entire principal amount outstanding and all interest
accrued from inception of a certain promissory note through the date of the
Conversion Note would be converted into 234,789 shares of the Company's common
stock. See Note 9
Note Payable - Related Party.
On
October 22, 2009, the Company issued 200,000 shares of the Company's
common stock pursuant to a Reimbursement Termination Agreement pursuant to which
amounts owed to a director of the Company, as fees for services as the Audit
Committee Chairwoman, totaling $6,000, with a conversion price of $0.03 per
share, would be converted into 200,000 shares of the Company's common
stock.
On
November 3, 2009, the Company agreed to issue an aggregate of 19,000,000 shares
of its common stock, in conjunction with, a new Cooperation Agreement (the “2009
Cooperation Agreement”) entered into by YMHK, on July 3, 2009, with China Youth
Interactive Cultural Media (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (“CYI”) and China Youth Net
Advertising Co. Ltd. (“CYN Ads”) which replaced a Cooperation Agreement entered into on June 10, 2008 among YMHK, China Youth Net Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (“CYN”), CYI and CYN
Ads pursuant to which the parties agreed to cooperate with each other to
develop, build and operate a fully managed video and audio distribution network
based on, including but not limited to, the China Education and Research
Network, the broadband network infrastructure built in schools, universities and
other education institutions in China (the “Campus Network”). See Item 5. Other Information for
a discussion of the 2009 Cooperation Agreement.
On May
11, 2009, with the consent of Jay Rifkin, the Company’s President and Chief
Executive Officer, the Company canceled options held by him to purchase
4,400,000 shares of common stock, exercisable at $0.85 per
share. Further, on May 11, 2009, the Company granted Mr. Rifkin
options to purchase 3,750,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of
$0.13 per share, which equals the closing price of the Company’s common stock on
the date of grant, which stock options vest fully on the date of
grant. In addition, on May 11, 2009, the Company granted Mr.
Rifkin options to purchase 20,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock with
an exercise price of $0.13 per share, which stock options shall vest annually
over a period of four years from the date of grant.
On May
11, 2009, with the consent of each of the Company’s four non-employee directors,
the Company cancelled options held by such directors to purchase an aggregate of
1,450,000 shares of common stock, exercisable at prices ranging from $0.25 to
$1.50 per share. On the same date, the Company granted options to
such four directors to purchase an aggregate of 1,200,000 shares of common
stock, with an exercise price of $0.13 per share, which stock options vest fully
on the date of grant. In addition, on May 11, 2009, the Company
granted each of the four directors options to purchase 2,000,000 shares each
with an exercise price of $0.13 per share, which stock options shall vest
annually over a period of four years from the date of grant.
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. These stock options vest annually over four 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 seven years to purchase
1,250,000 shares of common stock with an exercise price of $0.03 per
share.
All of the foregoing securities were issued in reliance upon the exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
Not
applicable.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of
Security Holders.
Not applicable.
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Item 5. Other
Information.
On July
3, 2009, the Company’s subsidiary, Youth Media (Hong Kong) Limited (“YMHK”),
entered into a new Cooperation Agreement (the “2009 Cooperation Agreement”) with
China Youth Interactive Cultural Media (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (“CYI”) and China
Youth Net Advertising Co. Ltd. (“CYN Ads”) which replaced a
Cooperation Agreement entered into on June 10, 2008 (the “Old Agreement”) among
YMHK, China Youth Net Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (“CYN”), CYI and CYN Ads
pursuant to which the parties agreed to cooperate with each other to develop,
build and operate a fully managed video and audio distribution network based on,
including but not limited to, the China Education and Research Network, the
broadband network infrastructure built in schools, universities and other
education institutions in China (the “Campus Network”). See the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 16, 2008 for information on
the Old Agreement.
CYI is a
business entity ultimately controlled by China Youth League and is entrusted by
China Youth League to develop, set up and operate a comprehensive network
platform with on-campus students as targeted users and to provide information
and related value-added services through such network under the China Youth
League, and CYI has obtained an exclusive authorization from the Movie and
Television Network Center of China Youth League (the “Center”) for that
purpose. The China Youth League is a youth movement of the People’s
Republic of China (“PRC”) for youth between the ages of 14 and 28, run by the
Communist Party of China. The Center, which is a related entity of
CYN and is also controlled by China Youth League, has been approved by the PRC
State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and issued an Online
Video-Audio License by the same authority for dissemination of video and audio
contents through an information network. CYN Ads has been granted by
CYN with certain advertising rights to place advertisements through networks
under the auspices of CYN.
The 2009
Cooperation Agreement, which is materially comparable to the Old Agreement
except as noted below, provides that YMHK or any third party/parties
designated by YMHK shall be granted the following exclusive rights during the
term of the 2009 Cooperation Agreement and any renewal period of the term: (a)
exclusive right to advertise on the Campus Network and to source advertising
business for this purpose; (b) exclusive right to sell and operate the
commercial campus marketing events; (c) right to provide foreign commercial
content to the Campus Network (excluding non-profit, educational content
exchange and those contents that are not permitted to be disseminated through
the Campus Network under applicable Chinese laws); and (d) enjoy the rights with
respect to the setup, operation, maintenance and expansion of the Campus Network
according to a separate commercial and technical services
agreement.
The 2009
Cooperation Agreement acknowledges, and as contemplated by the Old Agreement,
that YMHK has established Youth Media (Beijing) Limited, a wholly-foreign-owned
company 100% invested by and owned by YMHK in Beijing, China (“YMBJ”) to provide
CYI with relevant business, commercial, operational and technical supports,
assistances and services with respect to the setup, operation, maintenance and
expansion of the Campus Network according to separate agreement between CYI and
YMBJ.
The
parties have agreed, like in the Old Agreement, that the board of directors of
YMBJ shall be composed of five directors, of which three shall be nominated by
YMHK (and one of them shall be the chairman and legal representative of YMBJ)
and the other two nominated by CYI. Further, the articles of
association of YMBJ shall contain appropriate provisions that certain
significant business matters of YMBJ shall require unanimous approval of all
five directors or with substantially the same effect.
The term
of the 2009 Cooperation Agreement shall be 20 years and may be renewed for an
additional term of 10 years by notice in writing given by YMHK to the other
parties at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the
term. Notwithstanding the foregoing, either CYI on the one side or
YMHK on the other side may terminate the Cooperation Agreement: (a) if the
commercial and technical services agreement entered into between CYI and YMBJ is
terminated according to its terms; (b) if the other side commits a material
breach of the 2009 Cooperation Agreement; and (c) if the other side becomes
insolvent or bankrupt.
The
parties have acknowledged, and as contemplated by the Old Agreement, that 49% of
CYI’s total equity interest has been acquired by a PRC citizen designated and
acceptable to CYI and YMHK. Such designated stockholder has entered
into a series of contractual arrangements which include (i) appointing a
designee of YMHK as the proxy to exercise all of such stockholders’ voting
rights with respect to CYI, (ii) granting an option to YMHK to acquire such
equity interest provided it is permitted by PRC laws, and (iii) pledging all of
such stockholder’s equity interest in CYI to YMHK in order to guarantee the
foregoing obligations.
In
consideration of the rights granted to YMHK under the 2009 Cooperation
Agreement, YMHK has agreed to pay CYI an amount equal to 20% of YMBJ’s annual
after-tax profits and dividends, if any, as audited by YMBJ’s independent
auditor and which YMHK will obtain from YMBJ for each financial year of YMBJ
during the term of the 2009 Cooperation Agreement. The Old
Agreement did not provide for the payment by YMHK of any such profits to CYI or
any other party.
In
addition, in conjunction with the 2009 Cooperation Agreement, on November 3,
2009, the Company agreed to issue an aggregate of 19,000,000 shares of its
common stock to Beijing Consultancy and Development Limited as a designee of CYI
and CYN Ads, which shares replace and are in lieu of 71,020 shares of the
Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (convertible into 71,020,000
shares of common stock) which were agreed to be issued to designees of CYN under
the Old Agreement. The foregoing securities are being 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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The
foregoing description of the 2009 Cooperation Agreement is qualified in its
entirety by the full text of such document which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to
this report and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 6.
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Exhibits.
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Exhibit
Number |
Description |
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10.1
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Cooperation Agreement dated July 3, 2009 among China Youth Interactive Cultural Media (Beijing) Co., Ltd., China Youth Net Advertising Co. Ltd. and Youth Media (Hong Kong) Limited
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31.1 |
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 |
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:
November 16, 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:
November 16, 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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