PRVT » Topics » Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or market, with cost principally determined on an average basis. Inventories principally consist of DVDs and magazines held for sale or resale.

This excerpt taken from the PRVT 10-K filed Apr 15, 2009.

Inventories are
valued at the lower of cost or market, with cost principally determined on an average basis. Inventories principally consist of DVD’s and magazines held for sale or resale.

STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%">Library of Photographs & Videos

SIZE="2">The items in the library comprise our content used for distribution on various formats. Currently these are principally DVD, IPTV, cable & satellite television and broadband (for films) and magazines and Internet broadband (for
photos). All our content is sold or licensed repeatedly, unlike inventory items which are sold only once. Furthermore the content is not only sold on one particular release, or issue, but is also re-edited and included for sale on compilations such
as “Best of..” titles and publications.

The film library is sold or licensed on various formats such as DVD, television, and
Internet, in different markets and territories. The current rate of technological advance means that we are continually finding new distribution platforms for our content. Recent examples of this would be IPTV and broadcasting via digital cable and
satellite television with pay-per-view (PPV) and video-on-demand (VOD) abilities. The film library includes: a) films, which represent the content, i.e., the edited movie including soundtrack. b) translations, sound dubbing, & sub-titles,
which are required to customize each movie in terms of language for all territories, and c) Digital Manipulation for DVD Masters, which is required to digitize the movie and create menus and language options in order to produce a master to be used
to duplicate DVDs from.

The photo library comprises purchased photographic material used for print and internet publications. Our
photographic material is used initially in one issue of our four principal magazine titles. However it will normally subsequently be used in later special editions. The print publications are typically printed once and thereafter they are sold over
a period of several years, as discussed later. Internet publications are sold via membership fees charged at the Company’s websites. Photos are also licensed to other internet and print publishers.

STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">The library of photographs and videos, including rights for photographs and videos as well as translation and dubbing of video material, is reflected at
the lower of amortized cost or net realizable value. The cost is amortized on a straight-line basis over 3-5 years representing the estimated useful life of the asset, except for photos which are amortized on a sliding-scale basis over three years.
Estimated future revenues are periodically reviewed and, revisions may be made to amortization rates or write-downs made to the asset’s net realizable value as a result of significant changes in future revenue estimates. Net realizable value is
the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less estimated costs to complete and exploit in a manner consistent with realization of that income.

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