6 January 2020
One Media iP Group Plc
("One Media", or the "Company")
Update on Board Changes
Claire Blunt (COO and CFO of Hearst UK) joins as Non-Executive Chair
Brian Berg (Chairman of Eclipse Global Entertainment) joins as Non-Executive
Director
Further to One Media’s 20 November 2019 announcement regarding the proposed
appointments of Claire Blunt and Brian Berg as Independent Non-Executive
Directors of the Company, with Claire as Non-Executive Chair, the Board is
pleased to confirm that all respective regulatory due diligence has now been
successfully completed and both Claire and Brian have been appointed with
immediate effect.
Claire is currently the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of
Hearst UK.
Hearst UK publishes 26 brands including Esquire, ELLE, Harper’s
BAZAAR, Cosmopolitan and Good Housekeeping. The company’s print and
digital brands reach over one in three U.K. women and one in four U.K. men
each month, and its trusted content engages audiences wherever they are.
Hearst Magazines UK sells over 4 million magazines a month, reaches 20+
million U.K. digital unique users and has more than 79 million likes and
follows via its network of social media platforms.
Brian is Chairman of Eclipse Global Entertainment. He is a former president of
Universal Music.
Pursuant to Rule 17 and Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies, the
following information is disclosed in respect of Claire Jacqueline Blunt (aged
52) and Brian David Berg (aged 69):
Claire Blunt
Current Appointments Appointments in the last five years
2 Eastbury Avenue Residents Limited F.E.P. (U.K.) Limited
Conde Nast & National Magazine Distributors Limited Hearst Magazines UK 2012-1 Limited
Edited Financial Services Limited Selecta Holdings Limited
Hall Holdings (Education) Limited The Hall School (15) Limited
Handbag.com Limited
Hearst UK Events Limited
Heart of London Business Alliance
National Magazine Company Limited(The)
Roxeth Mead (Buckholt) Ltd.
Claire Blunt does not hold any shares or options in the Company.
Brian Berg
Current Appointments Appointments in the last five years
Eclipse Film Limited None
Eclipse Global Entertainment Limited
Eclipse Live Limited
Eclipse Music Limited
Eclipse TV Limited
Warren Associates Limited
Brian Berg does not hold any shares or options in the Company.
There is no further information to be disclosed in relation to the
appointments of Claire Blunt and Brian Berg pursuant to AIM Rule 17 and
Schedule 2 (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of
EU Regulation 596/2014. The person who arranged the release of this
information is Michael Infante, Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
One Media iP Group Plc
Michael Infante - CEO www.omip.co.uk +44 (0)175 378 5501
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (Nominated Adviser) +44 (0)20 7213 0880
Liam Murray Jo Turner Ludovico Lazzaretti
Panmure Gordon (UK) Ltd (Broker) +44 (0)20 7886 2500
James Stearns
Yellow Jersey PR (PR & IR) +44 (0)20 3004 9512
Charles Goodwin Dominic Barretto
About One Media iP Group Plc
One Media iP is primarily a music rights owner and digital
distributor focused on the acquisition and exploitation surrounding recorded
music, publishing, the writers shares of income and video intellectual
property 'Rights'. The Company has a deep understanding of digital content and
the various industry monetisation models and, as such, offers Rights Owners
a route in which to divest their music IP holding and for investors to share
in its potential success in corporate growth.
The Company is growing through targeted acquisitions of music content,
expanding into various genres and territories that stand to see increased
returns driven by the global growth of streaming. Its team of in-house
creative technicians then ensure that its existing and newly acquired content
reaches its full potential for monetisation, by digitising it and creating the
highest quality metadata prior to ingesting to over 600 digital retailers such
as iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, YouTube and Google Play globally. In addition the
Groups music is widely used for synchronization in film, TV and digital
gaming. The Group also operates over 20 You Tube channels as a certified
partner.
One Media has created and developed the Technical Copyright Analysis Tool
(“TCAT”), a SaaS product monitoring where tracks appear, safeguarding
copyright, and providing invaluable data regarding distribution opportunities
for its creative technicians. This tool is not only employed for Company use
but also licenced and operated in partnership with major music distributors
and major record labels.
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