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TSX-V: TBRD OTC: THBRF
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1 Spring 2020 TSX-V: TBRD OTC: THBRF Forward Looking Statements 2 This presentation contains forward - looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws. We are hereby providing cautionary statements identifying
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This presentation contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities laws. We are hereby providing cautionary statements identifying important factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Any statements that express, or involve discussions as to, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and may be forward-looking and may involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties which could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Often, but not always, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “expects”, “is expected”, “budget”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, "continues" or “believes” or the negatives thereof or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved. This presentation contains references to certain measures that do not have a standardized meaning under International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) as prescribed by the International Accounting Standards Board and are therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. Rather, these measures are provided as additional information to complement IFRS measures by providing a further understanding of operations from management’s
Company believes that non-IFRS measures, specifically EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties as measures of financial performance and to provide supplemental measures of operating performance and thus highlight trends that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on IFRS financial measures. Except for statements of historical fact, information contained in this presentation constitutes forward-looking statements and includes, but is not limited to the (i) projected financial performance of Thunderbird Entertainment Inc. (the "Company"); (ii) completion of the offering of subscription receipts and the completion of the reverse takeover transaction with Golden Secret Ventures Ltd.; (iii) the expected development of the Company’s business projects and joint ventures; (iv) execution of the Company’s vision and growth strategy, including future M&A activity and global growth; (v) sources and availability of third party financing for the Company’s projects; (vi) completion of the Company’s projects that are currently in production, development or otherwise under consideration; (vii) renewal of the Company’s current productions; and (viii) future liquidity, working capital and capital requirements. Forward-looking information is based on the reasonable assumptions, estimates, analysis and opinions of management made in light of its experience and its perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, as well as other factors that management believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances at the date that such statements are made, but which may prove to be incorrect. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions, inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, which contribute to the possibility that the predicted outcomes may not occur or may be delayed. The risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, that could influence actual results include factors beyond the control of the Company, include (i) risks related to the general nature of the entertainment industry; (ii) risks related to digital media, television and film industries; (iii) global media industry trends; (iv) potential for budget overruns and other production risks; (v) limited ability to exploit current and future film and television content inventory; (vi) changes in applicable regulatory environments; (vii) technological change; (viii) labour relations; (ix) dependence on relationships with content producers and suppliers; (x) customer, distribution or industry segment concentration risks; (xi) dependence on relationships with customers and distribution partners; (xii) fluctuations in financial results; (xii) competition; (xiv) dependence on key personnel; (xv) protection of intellectual property; (xvi) impact of fluctuations in exchange rates; (xvii) reliance on distribution of Canadian content and government funding; and (xviii) international distribution activities. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking information, except as, and to the extent required by, applicable securities laws.
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Rapidly growing and highly profitable business, yet risk mitigation-focused, with a strong balance sheet and F2019 revenue and AEBITDA of C$61.5 million and C$10.3 million respectively Continuing to pursue an aggressive growth strategy through acquisition and organic growth, including investments in owned-intellectual property (“IP”) Well-known in the industry for producing exceptionally high quality, creative and innovative programming, and attracting and retaining the highest quality talent Experienced and innovative management team with deep roots in content creation Publicly traded on the TSX Venture Exchange; providing the ability to use stock as currency
Investment Highlights:
MISSION: To create content that makes the world a better place.
Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (“Thunderbird” or the “Company”) is an award-winning, full-service production company with more than 1,000 full and part- time crew, headquartered in Vancouver with additional
Toronto. Thunderbird develops and produces a diversified portfolio
Cartoons (“Atomic”) and Great Pacific Media (“GPM”) for broadcasters, OTT platforms and cable channels worldwide. 134 half-hours of owned-IP content (excluding service work) were delivered in F2019, compared to 97 half-hours in F2018, a 38% increase.
KEY STRATEGIC PRIORITIES:
disciplined acquisition
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Rick and Morty Pringles commercial from Atomic called one of the best commercials of Super Bowl LIV. Pilot episode of Atomic’s Molly of Denali listed as
Episodes of 2019. Hello Ninja named as one
across all streaming platforms by Tvision. Thunderbird Entertainment named to Fast Company’s 2020 list
innovative companies.
HIGHWAY THRU HELL reached 100th episode milestone in Season 8. Just-announced Season 9 already in production. “Kim’s Convenience,” the Genial Canadian Sitcom That Feels Like Watching Another Time Line. 4
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2003 – 2016 2018 2019 2020
(2003) Founded by Tim Gamble (2014) ➢ Acquires GPM (2016) ➢ Acquires Atomic ➢ Matthew Berkowitz joins Atomic as Head of Development ➢ BEAT BUGS streams on Netflix ➢ Thunderbird grows to more than 1,000 full and part-time crew across all divisions ➢ Every GPM factual series renewed and HIGHWAY THRU HELL airs 100th episode ➢ KIM’S CONVENIENCE named Most Popular Foreign Drama at the Seoul Drama Awards ➢ Highly anticipated THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH launches on Netflix ➢ MOLLY OF DENALI featured in The New York Times list of 2019’s best TV episodes ➢ HELLO NINJA launches on Netflix ➢ Brian Paes-Braga appointed Chair of the Board ➢ Marni Wieshofer, former Lionsgate CFO, joins Board as Lead Director ➢ Opens third animation studio; first US-based in Los Angeles ➢ Upcoming slate includes #1 NYTimes bestselling PRINCESSES WEARS PANTS, Max Brallier’s EERIE ELEMENTARY and MERMICORNOS, with more to be announced ➢ THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH toy line to launch with Jakks Pacific ➢ 20 more episodes of THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH to be delivered to Netflix ➢ GPM is fully contracted for F2020, and F2021 is 80% contracted ➢ Jennifer McCarron, previous CEO of Atomic, appointed CEO of Thunderbird ➢ Mark Miller, founder and CEO of GPM becomes sole President of Thunderbird ➢ Company goes public on the TSX Venture Exhange under the symbol ”TBRD” ➢ Atomic opens second animation studio in Ottawa
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JENNIFER TWINER MCCARRON,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Jennifer joined Atomic as Head of Production in 2011, later becoming its CEO. She was promoted to Thunderbird’s President in 2016, and then CEO in 2018. An award-winning producer, she has won an Emmy, several Leo awards, an ELAN, a DTV, and an AACTA. In 2018, she was voted Playback’s Executive of the Year, and in 2019 she was named one of Canada’s 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network.
MARK MILLER,
President and Director
Mark founded one Canada’s leading factual company Great Pacific in 2011 and was subsequently acquired by Thunderbird in 2014. He is a rare mix of successful entrepreneur and artist. He is an award-winning writer, producer and music composer. His insatiable curiosity and drive for excellence are at the root of his unprecedented commercial success in the international market.
BARB HARWOOD
Chief Financial Officer
Barb is responsible for corporate and production finance, accounting and taxation. Barb obtained her CA designation while working for Ellis Foster Chartered Accountants (now Ernst & Young) as manager of the entertainment division, and previously held the position of CFO for Paperny
British Columbia with a BA in Film.
SARAH NATHANSON
General Counsel
Sarah provides legal and business affairs support to both the production crew and the corporate team. She has 12+ years of experience in entertainment law, both in private practice and in-house. Sarah was previously Director, Business & Legal Affairs at DHX Media. She has worked on numerous productions, including the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs television series and My Little Pony. Sarah is a graduate of the University of British Columbia and obtained her law degree at the University of Victoria.
MATTHEW BERKOWITZ
Chief Creative Officer
A seasoned executive with more than a decade in the industry, Matthew oversees the development, production and acquisition of intellectual properties. He is an executive producer of THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH and HELLO NINJA, as well as the upcoming PRINCESSES WEAR PANTS. Matthew graduated from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
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Key Characteristics
service business and a stable of owned-IP
develop them into global entertainment franchises – including New York Times best-selling books THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH and PRINCESSES WEAR PANTS
best talent in the business
Ottawa and Los Angeles
authentic storytelling
and F2021 is 80% contracted
facilities
costs drive quality
(staff retention 95%)
Customers / Partners F2019 (% Total) Revenue of $33.8 million (55.0%) 21 half-hours of owned-IP and 73 half-hours of service work delivered (47.7%) Revenue of $14.9 million factual and $6.5 million scripted (35.0%) 90 half-hours of factual and 13 half-hours of scripted delivered (52.3%)
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Intellectual Property
Series Partner Delivered to Date In Production THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH Netflix 10 x 30 mins (Season 1) + 66 mins (Movie) 10 x 30 mins (Season 2) + 70 mins (New Content Interactive) NATE CREATE The Jim Henson Company New Property TBA HELLO NINJA Netflix 16 x 30 mins 4 x 30 mins PRINCESSES WEAR PANTS TBA New Property TBA MERMICORNOS tokidoki New Property TBA EERIE ELEMENTARY TBA New Property TBA
Service
MOLLY OF DENALI WGBH2 (PBS) 30 x 30 mins 10 x 30 mins MIGHTY TRAINS EXPRESS Spin Master New Project 30 x 30 mins 8 additional unique series are in production that have not been disclosed, for clients ranging from global streamers to major toy brands. 154 x 30 mins
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Factual Scripted
Show Partner Seasons to Date Seasons in Production Show Partner Seasons to Date Seasons in Production HIGHWAY THRU HELL Discovery & Weather Channel 126 x 60 mins (8 Seasons) 36 x 60 mins (Seasons 9 & 10) KIM’S CONVENIENCE CBC 52 x 30 mins (4 Seasons) Season 5 HEAVY RESCUE: 401 Discovery 47 x 60 mins (4 Seasons – season 4 delivering Q3 2020) 18 x 60 mins (Season 5) NICOLE POWERS (KIM CONVENIENCE Spinoff) TBA New Project TBA SAVE MY RENO HGTV 42 x 30 mins (3 Seasons – season 3 delivering Q3 2020) 14 x 30 mins (Season 4) SECRET FILES OF MR. BIG TBA New Project TBA WORST TO FIRST Corus 20 x 60 mins (2 Seasons) 10 x 60 mins (Season 3) HIGH ARCTIC HAULERS CBC 7 x 60 mins (1 Season – season 1 delivering Q3 2020) 8 x 60 mins (Season 2) CROSSROADS TBA New Project TBA QUEEN OF THE OIL PATCH APTN 16 x 30 mins (2 Seasons – season 2 delivering Q3 2020) 8 x 30 mins (3 Seasons) THE ISOLATED TBA New Project TBA BEACHCOMBERS TBA New Project 8 x 60 mins (Season 1) VON BRAUN TBA New Project TBA MUD MOUNTAIN HAULERS TBA New Project 8 x 60 mins (Season 1)
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(September) ➢ 66 minute special based
Netflix ➢ Book 5 ‘The Midnight Blade’ launches rocketing to #2 on the New York Times best seller list ➢ Atomic partners with Penguin Books to cross promote and have the Netflix burst added to all books (April) ➢ Book 2 episodes launch with 10 new episodes released on Netflix ➢ Toy line launches in partnership with Jakks Pacific (Spring) ➢ 70 minutes of interactive content will be released on Netflix ➢ THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH video game to launch in partnership with Cyber Group Studios and Outright Games
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‘The Last Kids on Earth’ leaps from book to Netflix to toys. Next stop: billion-dollar franchise
(September) ➢ Book 3 episodes launch with 10 new episodes on Netflix ➢ Book 6 to launch the same month (October) ➢ THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH series was pitched to Netflix and an offer was made ➢ Licensing deal where Netflix retains the SVOD rights in perpetuity with Atomic retaining rights to all other terrestrial broadcasters (on a two year hold back) and ancillary revenue streams (April) ➢ Atomic met Max Brallier in NYC and agreed to partner to create franchise based
LAST KIDS ON EARTH book series
(launching Spring 2021)
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2011 – 2014 2015 – 2016 2017 – 2019 2020
seasons (126-hour episodes) and counting, with two additional seasons (seasons nine and 10) already commissioned
(2011) ➢ GPM develops an original concept based
must keep an important superhighway
what ➢ The concept sells after a bidding war between multiple networks (2012) ➢ HTH premieres to one of the biggest audience in Discovery Canada’s history ➢ Within six weeks, the series is sold around the world where it becomes one of National Geographic International’s most popular series in more than 100 countries (2015) ➢ In an unprecedented sale, Weather Channel USA (90 million homes) acquires second window rights to broadcast HTH, while National Geographic USA continues to run the series ➢ Netflix acquires the rights to stream HTH in 200 territories and 12
viewers can watch the series on two networks, and Netflix ➢ Netflix, Discovery Channel and Weather Channel commission a spinoff series (now in season five) called Heavy Rescue 401 (“HR401”) (2013) ➢ HTH season two and three continue to break records in Canada, the U.S. and Europe ➢ Toyota (Tundra Trucks) and GPM agree to a large product placement deal with Discovery, worth millions of dollars over four years (2014) ➢ HTH becomes the #1 series on Discovery ➢ National Geographic International renews order for future seasons (2017) ➢ HTH and HR401 premiere on Netflix worldwide (2018) ➢ Weather Channel USA acquires cable rights to new seasons of HTH and HR401 (2019) ➢ HTH season nine commissioned for 18 episodes ➢ HR401 ordered for 18 episodes (the largest
Discovery)
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(2016) ➢ HTH becomes one of the most successful “non studio owned” docuseries in the world (the IP is 100%-
can exploit worldwide) ➢ Is unique and significant because most reality series, such as Deadliest Catch and Gold Rush, are owned by networks; limited benefits flow to producers beyond service production fees ➢ HR401 premieres as #1 new series on Discovery (2020) ➢ HTH season nine set to premiere on Discovery Canada ➢ Authentic characters doing inspirational things remain central to the theme of both series. ➢ HTH is considered an international benchmark for this genre of programming
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2011 – 2016 2017 – 2018 2019 2020
and owns the TV rights
an internationally recognized scripted comedy
➢ Thunderbird
2014 with development subsequently funded by CBC and Canadian Media Fund with two seasons ordered in 2015 ➢ The first season was filmed June – August 2016 at Showline Studios in Toronto and aired on the CBC in October 2016 ➢ KIM’S CONVENIENCE received 11 nominations at the 2017 Canadian Screen Awards and won four awards ➢ Won two awards (Outstanding Female Performance and Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble) at the 2017 Toronto ACTRA Awards ➢ The first-season episodes “Ddong Chim” and “Janet’s Photos” were 2017 WGC Screenwriting Awards finalists in the TV Comedy category ➢ At the 2018 Canadian Screen Awards received 12 nominations, winning three awards ➢ In July 2018, the series became available to audiences outside of Canada when it debuted internationally on Netflix ➢ The third season premiered on January 8, 2019 ➢ Won Most Popular Drama of the Year at the Seoul International Drama Awards in 2019 ➢ The fourth season premiered
➢ Seasons five and six are currently in development ➢ Received eight nominations at the 2020 Canadian Screen Awards: Best Comedy Series, Best Costume Design, Best Achievement in Casting, Best Lead Actor, Best Lead Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Guest
announced March 2020 ➢ KIM’S CONVENIENCE started as a play with its first performance at the Toronto Finge Fest in 2011 where it won best new play award ➢ First mounted by Soulpepper in 2012, where it was biggest play of their 2012 season and went on to be one of the most commercially successful plays in Soulpepper’s history ➢ Toured Canada from 2013 – 2016
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➢ Increased IP ownership with emerging & exciting New York Times best-selling brands ,which provide huge growth
transactions and distribution ➢ Expanded presence in Los Angeles affords huge growth
competing streamers who are vying for premium content: Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV+, Hulu, HBO Max, Peacock, Amazon Prime, to list a few ➢ Focused on robust kids and family content streamers because it is the 'stickiest,' meaning if you attract kids and family, you will win with audience retention and subscriptions ➢ Co-production opportunities in Europe and Asia will expand company presence – this is where all the streamers are expanding for new subscription bases ➢ Atomic produced a 66-minute movie on THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH in 2019 and is in active discussions regarding the production of more animated films ➢ Proven unscripted brands, through expanded season orders, spinoffs and derivative projects ➢ Expansion of "premium" content offerings to commissioners around the world, leveraging GPM’s reputation for producing hits ➢ Growth opportunities in scripted programming, with a focus
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A new report on Canada's broadcasting and telecommunications sector has urged the federal government to require foreign streaming services like Canadian market leader Netflix to invest in local programming.
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2018 Revenue Sources 2019 Revenue Sources
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Production Services Licensing and Distribution Other Revenue
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15 If you're not paying attention to OTT, you should be, because the market is set to reach US$86 billion by 2026.
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
AVOD
U.S. Global $0 $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 $80 $90 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Billions of $USD
SVOD
U.S. Global
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TOTAL VOLUME OF U.S. SCRIPTED ORIGINALS
SVOD vs. AVOD
Subscriber-based streaming still dominates, but revenue for ad-supported content is rising too
worldwide and a content library of 47,000 TV episodes and 4,000 movies
Disney+ surpassing 10 million subscribers in its first day (now 28.6 million); NBCUniversal and WarnerMedia join in 2020 with Peacock and HBO Max
poised to enhance the consumer streaming experience by offering faster speeds, lower latency, stronger reliability, higher capacity, and better mobility
SOURCE: FINANCIAL TIMES (APPLE); BMO CAPITAL MARKETS (NETFLIX); CREDIT SUISSE (DISNEY, VIACOMCBS); RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, SNL KAGAN, COMPANY REPORTS (ALL OTHER FIGURES) Discovery Fox Apple Amazon AT&T Netflix ViacomC… Comcast Disney
2019 ORIGINAL CONTENT SPEND ESTIMATES
$27.8 billion $15.4 billion $15.0 billion $15.0 billion $14.2 billion $6.5 billion $6.0 billion $5.7 billion $4.6 billion $27.8 billion SOURCE: AMPERE ANALYSIS, ADVERTISING DATA HISTORICALS SOURCE GROUP M AND ONLINE SPLITS SOURCE ZENTH, AMPERE ANALYSIS SOURCE: FX RESEARCH
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1 Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA excluding certain items to better analyze trends in performance and after non-controlling interests. These adjustments result in a truer economic representation on a
comparative basis. Adjusted EBITDA includes the add-backs made to calculate the Adjusted Net Income and additionally add-backs for interest expense, net of interest income, depreciation and any non-cash amortization (to the extent not added in to Adjusted Net Income).
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$- $2,000,000.00 $4,000,000.00 $6,000,000.00 $8,000,000.00 $10,000,000.00 $12,000,000.00 2017 2018 2019 AEBITDA
5.4% AEBITDA1 Margin 7.1% AEBITDA1 Margin 16.7% AEBITDA1 Margin
41.4% CAGR
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TSX.V
TBRD
Price
$1.07
Market Cap
$49.9M
Debt
$299K
Cash
$9.5M
Insider Ownership
44%
Issued & Outstanding 46,631,475 Warrants Options 337,342 4,506,000 Fully Diluted 51,474,817 Analyst Coverage:
Canaccord Genuity Aravinda Galappathige Tel: +1-416-869-7303 agalappatthige@cgf.com Buy
$2.50
Cormark Securities David McFadgen Tel: +1-416-943-6452 dmcfadgen@cormark.com Buy
$2.25
(As of last reporting quarter)
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Date Transaction Transaction Size (MM) LTM Revenue Multiple LTM EBITDA Multiple Notes 2019 Hasbro
Acquires
eOne £2,900 3.1X 14.7X
TV and film expertise
Hasbro’s robust brand portfolio
2018 Mayfair Equity Partners
Acquire an 80% Stake In
Pixomodo US$65 N/A ~10.0X
according to Mayfair’s managing partner Daniel Sasaki, the rise of streaming platforms has led to an increase in demand for visual effects, which has prompted their move
2017 All3Media
Acquires
Raw TV N/A N/A N/A
US and internationally
company’s factual program offerings
2015 Technicolor
Acquires
The Mills US$292 1.4X 8.6X
digital creation
including MPC, Mr. X and Mikros
technologies such as virtual reality content
2014 ITV
Acquires and 80% Stake In
Leftfield Entertainment US$360 N/A 12.0X
Leftfield
development projects underway.
2006 Disney
Acquires
Pixar US$7,400 N/A ~20.0 – 25.0X
resources with Disney’s unparalleled portfolio
involved in the development of properties and content
embodies their collective company values
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SOURCE: BLOOMBERG, COMPANY FILINGS ALL FIGURES ARE IN CAD
Company FY Reporting Stock Price Equity Value (MM) Net Debt (MM) Ent. Value (MM) Revenue (MM) EBITDA (MM) EV / Revenue EV / EBITDA F2019 LTM E2020 F2019 LTM E2020 F2019 LTM E2020 F2019 LTM E2020 Lionsgate
31-Mar 14.07 2,948 4,025 6,973 4,858 5,094 5,123 766 457 637 1.4 1.4 1.4 9.1 15.3 10.9
WildBrain
30-Jun 1.42 221 725 945 440 453 440 111 109 80 2.1 2.1 2.1 8.5 8.7 11.8
Wow Unlimited Media
31-Dec 0.38 15 13 27 94 98 73 1
3 0.3 0.3 0.4 39.1 - 7.6 10.5
Average
5.29 1,061 1,588 2,649 1,797 1,882 1,879 293 $ 187 240 1.3 1.2 1.3 18.9 5.4 11.1
Thunderbird Entertainment
1.07 50
41 62 64 N/A 10 $ 9 N/A 0.7 0.6 N/A 4.1 4.6 N/A
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Award Definition Wins/Nominations
Created by the Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Foundation of British Columbia, the Leo Awards have been celebrating excellence in British Columbia Film & Television since 1999 2019
2018
2017
Awards given annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television recognizing excellence in Canadian film, English-language television, and digital media productions. 2020 Nominations (Awards ceremony is in March 2020)
2018
2017
(Kim’s Convenience)
An American accolade bestowed by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in recognition of excellence in American daytime programming. 2019
2017
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Award Definition Wins/Nominations
An annual award ceremony based in Seoul, South Korea which honors excellence in television drama productions worldwide. 2019
Presented in an annual award show hosted by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. They have been awarded annually since 1955. 2019
First presented in 1972 to celebrate excellence in Canada's television and radio industries 2020
2019
2017
The Rosie Awards is the name given to the Alberta Film and Television Awards, presented annually by Alberta Media Production Industries Association 2018
Ranks and profiles the world's top 50 kids entertainment companies 2019
Professional association representing writers for stage, screen, radio and online and has protected and promoted their creative and professional interests for more than 50 years 2019
Member-based organization, exists for the advancement, development and recognition of professional women in Canada 2019
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BRIAN PAES-BRAGA
Chairman of the Board
Brian is a Canadian born entrepreneur, merchant banking executive, and philanthropist and sits on the Board of Directors of DeepGreen Metals. He also serves as Principal, Head
Group, a leading structured credit and merchant banking group which builds, invests, finances and advises high growth companies as well as provides flexible and long-term capital solutions to public and private corporations while providing stable returns for investors through its structured credit arm. Brian was Founder and CEO of Lithium X Energy Corp., a lithium resource company, which raised approximately $53 million and, within 2.5 years, was sold to an international company for $265 million in March 2018.
MARNI WIESHOFER
Lead Director
Marni’s background includes serving as the CFO and EVP of Corporate Development at Lionsgate Entertainment where she oversaw the company’s mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic financial initiatives including the acquisitions and integration of Trimark Pictures, Artisan Entertainment and Redbus Films Distribution U.K. to name a few, as well as the sale of Lionsgate Studios and the Canadian distribution business. Most recently she was the Head of Media and a Managing Director in Houlihan Lokey’s TMT Corporate Finance Group, based out of Los Angeles, providing M&A, capital markets, financial restructuring, including the Relativity Media and Weinstein Company bankruptcies and subsequent sales and financial advisory services. Ms. Wieshofer’s experience also includes prominent roles at MESA, Media Rights Capital, Alliance Atlantis Communications and Coopers & Lybrand Chartered Accountants. Marni is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Film2Future, a member of the Dean’s Advisory Committee at the Rotman School of Management, and the Chair
Campaign at Western University.
FRANK GIUSTRA
Director
Frank’s entrepreneurial success expands to both his established works within the natural resource industry and film industry. He is a significant shareholder of Thunderbird Entertainment and was previously the Company’s lead director. Mr. Giustra is President and Chief Executive Officer
the founder of Lionsgate
served as President, Chairman and Executive Officer at Yorkton Securities
Financial Corporation. Mr. Giustra is a noted philanthropist who sits on numerous boards as well as having launched the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership.
TIM GAMBLE
Director
Thunderbird and as former CEO, was instrumental in the acquisitions of both Great Pacific Media and Atomic
acquisition including Blade Runner 2049 and The Beatles inspired animation series Beat Bugs where he served as Executive Producer. Mr. Gamble focuses
alliances, as well as providing executive production services for feature films and television series.
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Rapidly growing and highly profitable business, yet risk mitigation-focused Well-known in the industry for producing exceptionally high quality, creative and innovative programming in an artist-friendly environment Pursuing an aggressive growth strategy through acquisition and organic growth including investments in owned-IP Highly regarded management team with expertise in sourcing the best creative talent and a track record of developing highly sought-after short form content Scalable infrastructure, with offices and studios in Vancouver, Los Angeles, Ottawa and Toronto, and an increasing presence in Los Angeles, which affords huge growth opportunities as a trusted IP provider for the competing streamers Strong balance sheet with negligible debt Publicly traded on the TSX Venture Exchange; ability to use stock as currency
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