Liquid Media Group Ltd. (“the Company,” “Liquid Media” or “Liquid”)
(Nasdaq: YVR) today announced the completion of its acquisition of
Digital Cinema United Holdings Ltd. (“DCU”), which provides content
supply chain technology and services supporting independent
intellectual property (IP) owners, producers, sales agents,
alternative content distributors, downstream media platforms and
studios. In closing this acquisition, Liquid bolsters Phase III of
its four-phase business solution engine spanning the end-to-end
creative process from inception to monetization.
“We are extremely pleased to have reached this
milestone, and to welcome the talented DCU team to the Liquid Media
family of companies,” said Ronald Thomson, CEO of Liquid. “DCU’s
established clientele expands the reach of our full solution
offering, and supercharges our digital service infrastructure
(phase III). With best-in-class existing services and global reach,
we share a vision of the bigger picture of distribution that we are
excited to bring to the market.”
Dedicated to supporting content owners, DCU
offers streamlined Digital Cinema Package (DCP) services to assist
with digital asset creation, delivery and distribution. DCU’s
digital supply chain and unique suite of tools provide the support
and services required to present video, audio and data stream files
with pristine clarity. In addition, DCU ensures international
delivery through localized deliverables, offers best practice
hybrid solutions to fulfill content across more than 40 countries,
and facilitates deliveries to the majority of the world’s digital
platform providers through its theatrical and downstream
services.
“DCU is an integral part of the growing team
under the Liquid Media Group umbrella. We are excited to bring our
diverse roster of loyal clients to an exciting union of great
companies, spanning the industry, who have recently joined Liquid
Media Group,” said Alan Christensen, CEO for Digital Cinema United.
“We look forward to working together under Liquid leadership to
improve the resources available to all independents in the world of
entertainment.”
Liquid Media’s Digital Cinema United will
continue to provide its popular digital end-to-end supply chain
services and tools to clients across North America, Latin America,
Australia, New Zealand, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. In
parallel, DCU will play an important role in Phase III of Liquid’s
business solution engine, which covers integrated digital asset
management of content for IP owners and creators of all sizes.
Liquid acquired DCU for $11.25M payable in
common shares of Liquid, which are scheduled to be paid out to DCU
investors across specific performance milestones in three tranches.
The first tranche of consideration shares was paid on closing, with
two remaining milestones to be triggered by DCU revenues totaling
more than US$15M over a five-year period. Additional cash is being
invested in DCU’s ongoing operations. Further details of the
acquisition will be available in the Company’s year-end financial
statements filed on SEDAR.
About Liquid Media’s DCU:
A Liquid Media Group company, Digital Cinema
United (DCU) is a global provider of technical content services for
theatrical, home entertainment, and digital distribution platforms,
with operations in Los Angeles, London, Malta, Prague and South
Africa. DCU supports the distribution of content for Hollywood
majors, independent studios, event cinema distributors, and
renowned producers and content owners worldwide through DCP
Production and DCP Delivery services of feature films and movie
trailers to all cinemas in North America, Europe, Middle East,
Africa, Australia and New Zealand. DCU also provides International
Servicing with Localization worldwide and direct delivery to
Video-On-Demand (VOD) streaming platforms. DCU operates TPN
(Trusted Partner Network) certified facilities across all of its
regions.
Additional information is available at
https://digitalcinemaunited.com/.
About Liquid Media Group
Ltd.
Liquid Media Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: YVR) is a
business solutions company empowering independent IP creators.
Liquid’s end-to-end solution will enable professional video
(film/TV and video game) creation, packaging, financing, delivery,
and monetization, empowering IP creators to take their professional
content from inception through the entire process to
monetization.
Liquid’s blockchain framework, developed with
Eluvio, is enabling independent producers and content creators to
leverage blockchain technology and NFTs to reach new audiences,
achieve lower-cost, decentralized distribution, access production
funding, sell merchandise and other special access experiences, and
broadcast directly to global audiences on their own terms.
Additional information is available at
www.LiquidMediaGroup.co.
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