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These excerpts taken from the PRVT 10-K filed Apr 15, 2009. TV-Channels Since launching our broadcasting business in 2000, we have rapidly expanded in Europe, Latin America and the United States. The broadcasting business was launched through an exclusive joint venture agreement with International Film Productions and Distributions, Ltd., (IFPD). IFPD was a European-based television broadcasting company associated with major content providers that specialized in the distribution of adult cable and satellite television channels. Under the joint venture agreement, IFPD was responsible for promoting and broadcasting two channels, namely Private Gold (hardcore) and Private Blue (soft core), globally. The agreement provided the Company with 65% of the gross profits generated from the broadcast of these channels. In 2003 the joint venture was dissolved and the Company acquired the channel names Private Gold and Private Blue, but continued licensing them to affiliated companies of IFPD under a two-year agreement with a minimum guarantee. The license was worldwide excluding North and Latin America and expired in 2005 when we entered into two new license agreements with RHF Productions Ltd for the UK and Playboy TV International for Europe excluding the UK. The Private Gold channel was originally launched in Europe under an exclusive joint venture agreement with IFPD. As mentioned above, the Company later acquired the channel name and continued licensing it to an affiliate company of IFPD for a fixed fee. By the end of 2005, Private Gold had become the leading Adult Pay-TV channel in Europe and was distributed via satellite and cable in 25 countries in the region. In November 2005 the agreement with IFPD expired and the Company and Playboy TV International signed a five-year agreement to merge their two adult pay-TV channels, Private Gold and Spice Platinum, and thereby consolidating theirs market leadership in Europe. The new channel was launched under the name of Private Spice and under the terms of the agreement, Playboy TV International is operating, distributing and marketing the new channel and Private provides content, brand and marketing support. Prior to the merging of the two channels, Spice Platinum had rapidly become one of Europes most sought after and fastest growing premium adult networks reaching in over 15 countries. In May 2006, the Private Spice Channel was launched in Europe and the new channel makes available unique and proprietary quality content, offering flexible language tailoring and market localization and platforms are be able to offer their viewers a unique channel developed and serviced by the worlds leading adult television brands, while ensuring professional reliability and continuity. Since launching, the channel has been extremely successful and channel revenue for the six months ending December 2007 increased by 35% compared to the same period in 2006. The Private Gold channel was also launched in Latin America in 2001, via the joint venture agreement with IFPD and under a distribution agreement with Pramer S.C.A. The agreement was terminated in 2005 and in May the same year, the Company partnered with Playboy TV Latin America, by signing an exclusive agreement to operate and distribute the Private branded channel throughout Latin America. Under the terms of the agreement, Playboy TV Latin America is operating and distributing the channel via its Pay TV distribution network. The channel is receivable in all of Latin America.
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TV-Channels STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%">Since launching our broadcasting business in 2000, we have rapidly expanded in Europe, Latin America and the United States. The broadcasting business waslaunched through an exclusive joint venture agreement with International Film Productions and Distributions, Ltd., (IFPD). IFPD was a European-based television broadcasting company associated with major content providers that specialized in the distribution of adult cable and satellite television channels. Under the joint venture agreement, IFPD was responsible for promoting and broadcasting two channels, namely Private Gold (hardcore) and Private Blue (soft core), globally. The agreement provided the Company with 65% of the gross profits generated from the broadcast of these channels. In 2003 the joint venture was dissolved and the Company acquired the channel names Private Gold and Private Blue, but continued licensing them to affiliated companies of IFPD under a two-year agreement with a minimum guarantee. The license was worldwide excluding North and Latin America and expired in 2005 when we entered into two new license agreements with RHF Productions Ltd for the UK and Playboy TV International for Europe excluding the UK. The Private Gold channel was originally launched in Europe under an The Private
- 12 - These excerpts taken from the PRVT 10-K filed Mar 17, 2008. TV-Channels Since launching our broadcasting business in 2000, we have rapidly expanded in Europe, Latin America and the United States. The broadcasting business was launched through an exclusive joint venture agreement with International Film Productions and Distributions, Ltd., (IFPD). IFPD was a European-based television broadcasting company associated with major content providers that specialized in the distribution of adult cable and satellite television channels. Under the joint venture agreement, IFPD was responsible for promoting and broadcasting two channels, namely Private Gold (hardcore) and Private Blue (soft core), globally. The agreement provided the Company with 65% of the gross profits generated from the broadcast of these channels. In 2003 the joint venture was dissolved and the Company acquired the channel names Private Gold and Private Blue, but continued licensing them to affiliated companies of IFPD under a two-year agreement with a minimum guarantee. The license was worldwide excluding North and Latin America and expired in 2005 when we entered into two new license agreements with RHF Productions Ltd for the UK and Playboy TV International for Europe excluding the UK. The Private Gold channel was originally launched in Europe under an exclusive joint venture agreement with IFPD. As mentioned above, the Company later acquired the channel name and continued licensing it to an affiliate company of IFPD for a fixed fee. By the end of 2005, Private Gold had become the leading Adult Pay-TV channel in Europe and was distributed via satellite and cable in 25 countries in the region. In November 2005 the agreement with IFPD expired and the Company and Playboy TV International signed a five-year agreement to merge their two adult pay-TV channels, Private Gold and Spice Platinum, and thereby consolidating theirs market leadership in Europe. The new channel was launched under the name of Private Spice and under the terms of the agreement, Playboy TV International is operating, distributing and marketing the new channel and Private provides content, brand and marketing support. Prior to the merging of the two channels. Spice Platinum had rapidly become one of Europes most
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sought after and fastest growing premium adult networks reaching in over 15 countries. In May 2006, the Private Spice Channel was launched in Europe and the new channel makes available unique and proprietary quality content, offering flexible language tailoring and market localization and platforms are be able to offer their viewers a unique channel developed and serviced by the worlds leading adult television brands, while ensuring professional reliability and continuity. Since launching, the channel has been extremely successful and channel revenue for the six months ending December 2007 increased by 35% compared to the same period in 2006. The Private Gold channel was also launched in Latin America in 2001, via the joint venture agreement with IFPD and under a distribution agreement with Pramer S.C.A. The agreement was terminated in 2005 and in May the same year, the Company partnered with Playboy TV Latin America, by signing an exclusive agreement to operate and distribute the Private branded channel throughout Latin America. Under the terms of the agreement, Playboy TV Latin America is operating and distributing the channel via its Pay TV distribution network. The channel is receivable in all of Latin America. TV-Channels Since acquired the channel name and continued licensing it to an affiliate company of IFPD for a fixed fee. By the end of 2005, Private Gold had become the leading Adult Pay-TV channel in Europe and was distributed via satellite and cable in 25 countries in the region. In November 2005 the agreement with IFPD expired and the Company and Playboy TV International signed a five-year agreement to merge their two adult pay-TV channels, Private Gold and Spice Platinum, and thereby consolidating theirs market leadership in Europe. The new channel was launched under the name of Private Spice and under the terms of the agreement, Playboy TV International is operating, distributing and marketing the new channel and Private provides content, brand and marketing support. Prior to the merging of the two channels. Spice Platinum had rapidly become one of Europes most
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The Private Gold channel was also launched in Latin America in 2001, via the joint venture agreement with IFPD and under a month, making Europe the biggest and fastest growing IPTV region in the world7, we have successfully implemented part of our new media strategy and contracted for supplying content for TVOD8 services to a total of 24 major platform operators in 11 countries in the region. During 2007 the European IPTV market grew by 60% to 6.4 million IPTV subscribers and by the end of the year we had gained 70% coverage with over 4.5 million subscribers. We expect this new broadcasting business to be main driver behind our future growth. Not only is this a rapidly expanding new business, but also a high-margin distribution channel with no additional investment requirements. SIZE="2">General Licensing In Europe we license our content to channel operators. Typically we contract for a certain time period In the United States, we recently partnered with New Frontier Media The Company
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