NDS Group Files for $100m IPO

Broadcast technology vendor financials | Posted by Joe Zaller
Dec 21 2011

NDS Group, which provides conditional access and software solutions to a wide range of pay TV providers has filed to raise up to $100m through an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. The company says it will use the proceeds to pay down debt and for general corporate purposes.

In its filing with the SEC, NDS said it had revenue of $957m in the year ended June 30 2001.  For the quarter ending September 30, 2011 NDS posted a profit of $4.5m on revenue of $214m.

NDS was previously listed on the Nasdaq until it was taken private in 2009 by Permira Advisers LLP, a private equity firm. Permira owns 51% of the company, with News Corporation owning the remaining 49%.

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More Broadcast Vendor M&A: Private Equity Firm Acquires Telestream

broadcast technology market research, Broadcast Vendor M&A | Posted by Joe Zaller
Dec 21 2011

Transcoding technology provider Telestream announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the company to Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The company said the deal will facilitate further growth of Telestream’s core businesses and provide additional capital for further market expansion and acquisition

Telestream is not a stranger to M&A having previously self-financed three acquisitions: compression specialist Popwire in 2006; live webcasting and screencasting provider Vara Software Ltd. in 2008; and Anystream, a leading provider of automated multi-platform media publishing solutions in 2010.

Telestream will continue to operate as an independent entity with existing management teams continuing their current roles. Headquarters will remain in Nevada City, California with offices in Virginia, Sweden and Germany.

Telestream says it has been profitable since 2001, and anticipates ending 2011 with thirteen straight years of record sales growth.

“This acquisition recognizes Telestream’s history of market leadership, double-digit growth and profitability,” said Dan Castles, Telestream’s co-founder and CEO. “That growth would not be possible without our original investors and dedicated team of employees who have demonstrated a strong commitment to our customers. We look forward to our next phase of growth and expansion with Thoma Bravo as we continue to play a leadership role in the digital media industry.”

“Thoma Bravo is excited to partner with Telestream’s existing management team to continue to expand the company’s market leadership position,” said Holden Spaht, partner at Thoma Bravo.  ”We look forward to building on the company’s impressive reputation for product innovation, strategic acquisitions, and world-class customer service.”

“The video ecosystem continues to grow and expand as customers require increasingly complex tools to manage their end-to-end video workflows,” said A.J. Rohde, vice president at Thoma Bravo. “Thoma Bravo sees significant opportunity in the digital media market, and Telestream is well positioned as a strong platform for increased investment in the industry.”

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Ranking Broadcast Technology Vendors Part 6 – The 2011 BBS Broadcast Technology Vendor Reliability League Table

broadcast technology market research | Posted by Joe Zaller
Dec 01 2011

This is the ninth in a series of articles about some of the findings from the 2011 Big Broadcast Survey (BBS), a global study of broadcast industry trends, technology purchasing plans, and benchmarking of broadcast technology vendor brands.  More than 8,000 people in 100+ countries took part in the 2011 BBS, making it the largest and most comprehensive market study ever done in the broadcast industry.

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Each year, as part of the Big Broadcast Survey (BBS), we ask broadcast professionals worldwide to rank a variety of technology vendor brands on a wide range of metrics.  We use this information to create a series of reports, which through benchmarking and industry “league tables” enable each vendors to understand its position in the market relative to their the industry as a whole as well as their direct competitors.

In previous articles we wrote about the 2011 BBS Overall Brand Opinion League Table, the 2011 BBS Net Change in Overall Opinion League Table, the 2011 BBS Brand Opinion Leaders League Table, 2011 BBS Broadcast Technology Vendor Innovation League Table, and the 2011 BBS Broadcast Technology Vendor Quality League Table.

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This post continues follows on from the 2011 BBS Broadcast Technology Vendor Innovation League Table, by focusing on one of the most important metrics for any technology company – reliability.

Broadcast technology products are purchased by discerning customers for what are often mission-critical applications.  Thus the reliability of products is a paramount concern for buyers of these products.

 

To measure the rankings of the reliability of vendors, respondents were asked to rank broadcast technology vendor brands for “Reliability” on a scale of 1-10 – with 10 being best in the market, and 1 being worst in the market.  The top 30 ranked brands for Reliability are shown below for the global sample of all respondents.

 

In all cases, these results are shown in alphabetical order, NOT in the order in which they are ranked in the 2011 BBS market study. 

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The 2011 BBS Broadcast Technology Vendor Reliability League Table

 

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As with previously published rankings, this list contains a broad mix of vendors including large and small firms; single product and multi-product firms; global and regional players; and audio and video technology providers.

In order to better understand what drives the perception of reliability in the broadcast technology industry, let’s look deeper at the vendors on this list, beginning with the type of products produced by each vendor on this list.

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Frequency of Product Category – Hardware Products Dominate Rankings

What about the product categories themselves?  Are some product categories inherently perceived as having higher reliability?  If so are these products evaluated differently than others types of products by customers who are evaluating them for purchase?

As shown in the chart below, there are a very broad range of product categories included in the 2011 BBS Broadcast Technology Vendor Reliability League Table – indeed vendors that make products in 22 of the 26 product categories that were covered in the study.

However, when you look at the frequency of the product categories produced by these vendors, it’s immediately apparent that the top categories are hardware-oriented products.

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2011 BBS Reliability League Table — Frequency of Product Categories:

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As with the previously published quality rankings, the top two products categories for reliability are both from the audio side of the business – with microphones and audio consoles.  This is an interesting data point, especially when one considers that out of 26 product categories covered in the 2011 BBS, only 5 were in the audio space. Camera lenses, signal processing and video editing are next with three appearances each.

As mentioned previously, this list is dominated by hardware-oriented products.  Video editing is the only software product in the top 10 rankings on this list.

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2011 BBS Reliability League Table — Number of 2011 BBS Product Categories per Brand:

When considering what drives the perception of reliability, one question to consider is which type of vendor appears more often in the above ranking – those that are focused on a single type of product, or large multi-product vendors.

While our research does not evaluate each product produced by every vendor, we do we put vendors into categories based on their product lines.  This gives a good representation of whether a particular vendor has a narrow or broad product-line-up.

The table below shows the number of 2011 BBS product categories produced by each brand (as defined by the segmentation used in the 2011 BBS).

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As with previously published rankings, the majority (22/30) of the brands on the above list provide products in just one of the product categories we measured as part of the 2011 BBS study.

Please note that this is not a measure of company size, but rather a measure of how many product categories each of the above vendors was included in the 2011 BBS. For example some of the “single product category companies” on the above list — such as Adobe, Apple and Dolby – are quite large.

Yet with 22 out of 30 vendors on this list producing a product in only one 2011 BBS category (out of 26 measured) it appears that that focused, specialized companies are regarded as reliability leaders in the eyes of the market. Nevertheless it’s also worth pointing out that many multi-product companies are well regarded for reliability. For example, in the 2011 BBS and Evertz and Snell are covered in five product categories; Sony is in 4 product categories; EVS is covered in three categories; and Canon, Cisco and Rohde & Schwarz appear two times each.

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Please keep in mind when reviewing this information that all data these charts are presented in alphabetical order, not in the order brands were ranked by respondents to the 2011 BBS.  Also, the charts in this posting measure the responses of all non-vendor participants in the 2011 BBS respondents, regardless of their company type, company size, geographic location, job title and budget for broadcast technology products.  Finally please note that this study evaluated a total of 118 brands.

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In order to get full value from this data, it is necessary to evaluate these results on a granular basis.  If you would like more information, please contact Devoncroft Partners.

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This article is based on the findings from the 2011 Big Broadcast Survey (BBS), a global study of industry trends, technology purchasing behavior and the opinion of vendor brands.  With more than 8,000 people in 100+ countries participating, the 2011 BBS is the largest and most comprehensive market study ever done in the broadcast industry.

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Devoncroft Partners has published a variety of reports from 2011 BBS data.  For more information, please get in touch.

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Ranking Broadcast Technology Vendors Part 2 – the 2011 BBS Net Change in Overall Brand Opinion League Table

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EVS Reports Q3 2011 Results, Issues Strong Guidance

broadcast technology market research, Broadcast technology vendor financials, Quarterly Results | Posted by Joe Zaller
Nov 10 2011

Production and playout video server specialist EVS reported that its revenue for the third quarter of 2011 was €29.8m, a decline of 10.2% versus the same period a year ago, and an increase of 27% versus the previous quarter.   Excluding currency fluctuations and big event rentals, which are a major revenue driver for EVS, the company said its revenue decreased just 1.6% versus the same period a year ago.

Gross margins for the quarter were 81.0% for 3Q11, slightly lower than 3Q10, , but up from 76.9%, last quarter. The company attributed the dip in gross margins to lower sales absorbing fixed assembling and support costs.

Operating expenses increased by 11.4% in 3Q11, partially as a result of the increased number of new employees at EVS. Due to lower sales and higher opex, the operating (EBIT) margin fell to 46.6% of revenue, compared to 55.0% in during the same period last year, and 35% last quarter.

On a segment basis, studio represented 38.7% of revenue, with outside broadcast making up the remainder. Studio revenue was €11.53m, up 1.3% from €11.4m last year and up 20% versus last quarter.  Outside broadcast revenue was €18.3m, down 16.3% versus last year, and up 33% versus last quarter. Revenues in 3Q10 included €2.3m of rentals relating to the World Cup and the Youth Olympic Games.

On a geographic basis:

  • Revenue from the EMEA region was €16.8m, down 3.9% versus last year and up 77% compared to last quarter.  The company said that the UK, Eastern Europe and the Middle East are clear drivers of the business in 2011. For the first 9 months of 2011, EMEA sales were €40.2m, down 9.8% versus the same period in 2010.

 

  • Revenue from the Americas region was €6.8m, down 17.9% versus last year and down 16% versus the previous quarter. The company said that US market continues to be driven by upgrades of existing to HD, and the building of new OB vans. For the first nine months
    of the year, the company’s revenue in the Americas was €19.5m, down 21.9% versus the same period last year.

 

  • APAC revenue for the quarter was €6.2m, a decrease of 6.6% versus last year, and up slightly versus last quarter.  For the first nine months of the year, APAC revenue increased by 9.9% to €16.3m.

 

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Year-to-date Results

For the first nine months of the year, EVS revenue was €75.9 million, down 9.9% versus last year, but up 1% excluding the impact of big event rentals and currency fluctuations.  YTD gross margins were 78.6% for versus 80.6% last year.  Operating margins for the first nine months of 2011 were 41.0%, down from 51.9% last year due mainly to lower sales.

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EVS CFO Jacques Galloy said: “In 3Q11, sales amounted to €29.8m, leading to slightly higher sales in the first nine months of 2011 at constant exchange rate and excluding the big event rentals. As anticipated, the operating margin improved sequentially to 46.6%, mainly thanks to higher revenues and despite our investment in innovation as our operating expenses increased by +11.4% in 3Q11 vs.3Q10. Recently, we confirmed the largest deal in the history of EVS, with more than €10 million for the equipment of 12 OB vans in Russia. We also signed the rental contract for the Olympic Games in London next year. The Board confirms 2011 sales to near 2010 record before a stronger 2012.”

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Previous Year: EVS Q3 2010 Revenue up 69.4%, Delivers 55% Operating Margins

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Despite Record Revenue, DG Reports $4.1m Loss for Q3 2011 Due to Acquisition Related Expenses

broadcast technology market research, Broadcast technology vendor financials, Quarterly Results | Posted by Joe Zaller
Nov 10 2011

DG reported that its revenue for the third quarter of 2011 was $84.6m, up 52% versus the same period a year ago, and up 25% versus the previous quarter.  HD advertising revenue during the quarter increased 28% to $31.7m versus the same period a year ago.

Third quarter Adjusted EBITDA (a non-GAAP measure) increased 18% to $30.7 million compared to $26.1 million for the same period of 2010.

The company posted a GAAP net loss of $4.1m for the quarter, compared to GAAP net income of $9.9m last year, and GAAP net income of $10.2m last quarter.

The company said that its third quarter DG’s third quarter operating income was impacted by expenses of $10.6m related to the acquisition and integration of MediaMind and EyeWonder, which closed  July 26, 2011 and September 1, 2011, respectively.

On a segment basis, television generated revenue of $60.6m, an increase of 17% from the year earlier period. The Online Segment generated revenue of $24.0m, an increase of 490% from the year earlier period, due primarily to DG’s acquisition of MediaMind and EyeWonder.

“We continue to make good progress executing the integration of the acquisitions and repositioning DG as a global platform,” said Neil Nguyen, President and COO. “Our Online Segment showed solid growth, increasing the number of platform customers and revenue from data-driven products, while we began to invest in the development of cross platform products to address the demand for on-line video advertising and advanced TV solutions. In the TV Segment, we were pleased with the performance of our MIJO business unit in Canada and overall the ongoing adoption of HD by both advertisers and broadcasters. Our HD penetration also grew significantly to 17%.”

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KIT digital Reports Record Q3 2011 Results, Issues Strong Guidance

Broadcast technology vendor financials, Quarterly Results | Posted by Joe Zaller
Nov 10 2011

KIT digital reported that its revenue for the third quarter of 2011 was $62.3m, an increase of 124% versus the same period last year, and up 29% versus the previous quarter.  Excluding the contribution from acquisitions, the company’s revenue was up 35% versus last year and up 11% versus last quarter on a pro forma basis.

The company said that 71% of its revenue in the third quarter of 2011 were related to video platform fees, and approximately 29% were derived from fees related to broadcast systems integration, solutions and interface design, content transformation and other professional services.

Significantly, the company posted GAAP net income of $4.8m for the quarter.  This is the first time that Kit Digital has posted GAAP net income.  During the third quarter of 2010, the company posted a GAP net loss of $8m.  Last quarter the company’s GAAP net loss was $19.8m.  On a non-GAAP basis, the company said its EBITDA for the quarter was $14.3m, up 223% over Q3 2010.

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Strong Guidance

KIT digital says it expects its Q4 2011 revenue to be at least $67m, representing a prospective 8% sequential and organic increase over Q3, and up 74% from the same year-ago period. This Q4 guidance implies a revenue expectation for the full year of 2011 of approximately $212m, representing an increase over 2010 of approximately 100% overall and more than 35% organically.

The company also said it expects record operating EBITDA in Q4 2011 of approximately $17.5m, representing an increase of over 20% sequentially, and up over 150% versus the same period a year ago.

The company also reaffirmed the expectation of at least $300m of revenue in 2012m, with an organic growth rate of approximately 25-30%.

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“These record results, particularly in what has historically been a seasonally weak quarter, reflect our ability to drive strong organic revenue growth while increasing the operating leverage and margin profile of our business,” said KIT digital’s chairman and CEO, Kaleil Isaza Tuzman. “The third quarter marked an important milestone for the company, as we crossed over to GAAP net profitability and recognized the last remaining restructuring and integration charges related to the acquisitions we completed in the first half of the year. This will allow us to take advantage of strong free cash flow generation going forward, which we expect to be at least $2.5 million per month by the end of Q4.

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Vislink Reports Q3 2011 Results, Outlines Plans to Double Revenue Over Next Three Years

broadcast technology market research, Broadcast technology vendor financials, Quarterly Results | Posted by Joe Zaller
Nov 08 2011

UK-based Vislink plc, which owns the Advent, Link, MRC and Gigawave brands, issued a statement that provides an update on its Q3 2011 results, and outlines its strategy to double its revenue over the next three years.

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Trading Update

Vislink’s revenue for the quarter ended 30 September 2011 was £14.8m, an increase of 24% versus the same period a year ago, and in line with management’s expectations.  Excluding the contribution from Gigawave, which was acquired by Vislink in June of 2011, the company’s revenue was up 6% to £12.6m.

Order intake during the quarter was £14.4m, an increase of 11% versus the same period a year ago.

Year-to-date order intake is  £36.2, up 9% versus the same period a year ago.  Including the contribution from Gigawave, year-to-date order intake at the end of the quarter was £39.5m. At the end of the quarter the company’s order book stood at £15.0m. The company said it has seen increased demand for its broadcast products in the Middle East and South America.

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Company Strategy

Vislink says that following a full review of the business including an assessment of growth opportunities and technology drivers, it will:

  • continue to exploit the strengths of its established brands – Advent, Gigawave, Link, MRC and PMR

 

  • maintain investment through its core product development program particularly in IT based technologies such as IP transport over 3G/4G and WiFi infrastructures

 

  • exploit the continuing growth of video content contribution both in its traditional broadcast markets and also in other vertical markets

 

  • use partnerships to extend the use of its video technologies into semi-professional and prosumer markets

 

  • use partnerships to leverage its technologies into the surveillance markets beyond existing law enforcement and public safety customers

 

  • pursue applications for its products in defence, mining and utility verticals that provide incremental revenue opportunities beyond the core broadcast and surveillance business

 

  • create a software and services culture in order to build recurring revenues into the business model

 

  • seek “bolt on” acquisitions to strengthen its software and services capabilities exploiting the growth of cloud based IP transport technologies and content tagging

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Based on the above strategy, the company believes that it can double its revenue to £80m within three years, while delivering an adjusted operating margin of 10%.

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Company chairman John Hawkins said: “The improved order intake for the Group provided us with an order book of circa £15.0 million at the start of the fourth quarter. We remain optimistic that the final quarter of 2011 will show further improvement in trading; our key performance metrics are continuing to move us forward in a positive direction. The Group has strengthened the Board with the addition of two new non-executive directors, John Varney and Andrew Sleigh, both of whom provide an in depth knowledge of the broadcast and surveillance markets. They have already contributed to the formation of our strategy review and three year plan. The Group is returning to profit and has net cash. We have a realistic strategy which will provide long term growth and generate positive shareholder value.”

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Miranda Reports Record Revenue and Profit in Q3 2011, Raises Margin Targets

Broadcast technology vendor financials, Quarterly Results | Posted by Joe Zaller
Nov 07 2011

Miranda Technologies reported that its revenue for the third quarter of 2011 was C$48.8m, an increase of 29% versus the same period last year, and up 13% versus the previous quarter.  These results include an undisclosed contribution from OmniBus, which was acquired last year.

The results exceed the consensus estimate from analysts of C$46.2m.

The company attributed its results to the acquisition of OmniBus, as well as higher revenue in all geographies. Quarterly sales in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Other Countries increased 106%, 6%, 150% and 25% respectively versus the same quarter in 2010.

Net profit for the quarter was C$13.2m, compared to C$6.0m during the same quarter last year, and C$3.5m in the previous quarter.  The company attributed the higher net profit to a one-time income tax adjustment of C$3m.

EBITDA in the quarter was C$15.7m, an increase of 97% versus last year, and an increase of 112% versus last quarter.  EBITDA as a percentage of sales was 32%, up from 21% in Q3 2010, and up from 17% last quarter. The company’s annualized EBITDA target range is 20% to 25%.

Gross profit as a percentage of sales was 62%, up from 58% last year, and 59% last quarter.  Miranda attributed this increase to a favorable customer and product mix, including sales of higher margin IT-based playout solutions, along with foreign exchange gains. Based on these strong results, Miranda increased its gross margin target range to be within the 57% to 61% range.

SG&A in the quarter was C$15.3m, versus $12.7m last year and C$15.1m last quarter.  The company said this increase was largely due to the OmniBus acquisition and an increase in selling expenses. SG&A as a percentage of sales was 31%, down from 34% last year and 35% last quarter.

R&D expenses in the quarter were C$6.8m, unchanged from last year, and down from C$7m last quarter. R&D as a percentage of sales was 14% for the quarter, down from 18% in 2010.

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“This marks the seventh consecutive quarter that the Company has registered year over year organic volume growth and gross margins in or above our targeted range,” said Miranda CEO Strath Goodship. “We are seeing solid traction in our business, reflecting our strong
portfolio of leading edge solutions and our continuous focus on business execution.

“Television markets have remained strong in several parts of the world. We are seeing solid traction for our established products and growing interest for our new IT-based playout and monitoring platforms. We continue to be optimistic about the future and expect television markets to be underpinned by key events, such as the 2012 Olympics and US elections. With an expanding portfolio of innovative solutions and a strong balance sheet, we believe the Company is well positioned to deliver continued financial progress and outpace addressable market growth.”

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Previous Quarter: Miranda Reports 35 Percent Revenue Growth, Strong Profit in Q2 2011

Previous Year: Miranda CEO Upbeat About Future as Q3 2010 Revenue up 19%, Net Income Jumps 520%

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Chyron Posts Net Loss in Q3 2011 Despite Growing Revenue Nine Percent

broadcast technology market research, Broadcast technology vendor financials, Quarterly Results | Posted by Joe Zaller
Nov 04 2011

Broadcast graphics specialist Chyron announced that its revenue for the third quarter of 2011 was $7.47m, an increase of 9% versus the same period a year ago, but down 21% versus the previous quarter.

After posting its first positive net income in two and a half years last quarter, Chyron recorded a net loss of $3.5m during the third quarter of 2011, significantly worse than the net loss of $480,000 during the same period a year ago.  The company had net income of $84,000 last quarter.

Gross margins for the quarter were 69%, the same as for the third quarter of 2010.

Operating expenses were $6.02m for the third quarter of 2011, up 11% versus last year due to increased sales and marketing headcount, which in turn led to higher compensation and travel costs.  The company’s operating loss for the third quarter of 2011 was $870,000, compared to an operating loss of $670,000 last year.

Product revenue in the quarter was $5.36m, up 1% versus the same period a year ago, but down 28% versus the previous quarter.

Service revenue in the quarter was $2.11m, up 34% versus the same period a year ago, and up 6% versus the previous quarter. Service revenue contributed 28% of total revenue, versus 23% last year, and 21% of total revenue last quarter.

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Year-to-date Results

For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, Chyron’s revenue was $23.5 million, an increase of 13% versus the first nine months of 2010. Year-to-date net losses are $3.85m, versus a net loss of $1.85m for the first nine months of 2010.

Product revenues for the first nine months of the year were $17.82m, an increase of 11%, compared to the comparable prior year period. Service revenues were $5.66m for the nine months of the year, up 22% versus the same period a year ago.  Year-to-date, service has contributed 24% of total revenue.

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Chyron CEO Michael Wellesley-Wesley said that the company’s results for the third quarter of 2011 “displayed improvement given the current uncertain economic conditions in the U.S. and Europe with our top line showing modest growth over last year’s third quarter. Our services revenues increased 34% in the third quarter of 2011 over the same period in 2010 as we remain focused on expanding our Axis World Graphics platform. Operating expenses in the third quarter of this year showed a slight increase as we continue to invest in the future growth of the Company by making strategic hires for key sales positions. Going forward, we anticipate further improvements in 2012, especially in the domestic market owing to factors associated with the 2012 Olympics and the upcoming Presidential election. Internationally, we are looking for an increased contribution from our EMEA and Latin America operations as a result of the increased headcount in the sales department that have been put in place this year.”

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RealD Delivers Strong Results in Q2, But Loss of Samsung Deal Crushes Stock

Broadcast technology vendor financials, Quarterly Results | Posted by Joe Zaller
Nov 03 2011

3D technology provider RealD reported that its net revenue for its second quarter of its 2012 fiscal year was $88m, up 35% from the same period a year ago.

Licensing revenue in the quarter was $52m, up 119% from last year.  License revenue increased to 59% of gross revenue during the quarter from 46% of gross revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2011. 56% of licensing revenue in the quarter came from international markets, compared to 52% last year.

Product revenue for the quarter was $36m, a decline of 13% versus last year.  Product revenue decreased to 41% of gross revenue during the quarter from 54% of gross revenue in the second quarter of fiscal 2011. The company attributed the lower product revenue to an increasing number of international consumers returning to the cinema with RealD eyewear purchased at a previous RealD showing.

GAAP net income for the quarter was $18.9m versus a GAAP net loss of $5.1m last year.  Gross margins for the quarter were 48%, up from 21% last year.

On a non-GAP basis, the company’s “adjusted EBITDA” in the quarter was $44.4m, an increase of 169% versus last year.

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Loss of Samsung Deal

As part of the earnings announcement, RealD also disclosed that consumer electronics giant Samsung has decided not to proceed with a previous plan to build TVs using the RealD’s technology.

The company said in a statement: “ RealD today is announcing revised expectations for its license agreement with Samsung Electronics LCD Business. In May 2011, RealD and Samsung announced that panels featuring RealD 3D display technology were expected to be made available to consumer electronics manufacturers by early 2012. RealD has recently learned that Samsung’s initiative to manufacture panels under the RealD license agreement is not being pursued at this time. As a result, RealD is now pursuing other potential partners for its 3D display technology among consumer electronics panel manufacturers.”  This news sent the company’s shares down sharply on the day following the release of this news.

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RealD Screen Deployments

The company said that at the end of the quarter it had deployed approximately 18,700 RealD-enabled screens, an increase of 101% versus the same period a year ago, and an increase of 7% versus the previous quarter.  Of these deployments 59% are in the United States, with the remaining 41% in international locations.

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