Jean Mizrahi, YMAGIS President and CEO, says, “This transaction is in line with our strategy to become the undisputed leader in digital content delivery across Europe. Investments made by the Group in recent months, including the modernization of its transmission network operated by SYL, should produce positive effects in a short-term perspective and enable the Group to accelerate its deployment in that field. The buy-out of the remaining shares of SYL allows us more flexibility to nurture this business on a daily basis and to conclude strategic agreements for the growth of this company.”
NEXT RELEASE: 10 February 2016, Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2015
ABOUT YMAGIS
Founded in 2007 and managed by professionals from cinema and high-tech industries, YMAGIS (www.ymagis.com) is specialized in services for digital cinema. YMAGIS provides services to producers, distributors of movies and alternative content, advertising sales agencies and cinema exhibitors, to ensure a smooth transition of their operations from 35-mm to digital, while keeping costs under control and producing the best possible mix in terms of creativity, marketing and financing. YMAGIS’ offer covers three main business areas: VPF(2) management, services to exhibitors (“Exhibitor Services”) and services to producers, distributors, specializing ad agencies and TV broadcasters (“Content Services”). The services to exhibitors cover sale and installation of equipment for cinemas, maintenance and online support services for digital projection equipment, sale and leasing of 3D glasses. The services to producers and distributors cover post production, restoration and content preservation as well as services for content distribution (content delivery to cinemas and TV/VOD/WEB), as well as multilingual and accessibility services. During the 2014 fiscal year, the Group generated consolidated revenues of €84.6 million, an increase of 78.9% compared with 2013, including dcinex sales beginning October 1, 2014. The consolidated pro-forma(1) full-year 2014 revenues stand at €150.4 million compared to €139 million in 2013 (+8.2%).
(1) Pro-forma revenues are calculated as though the dcinex acquisition were carried out as of 1 January 2014 and exclude all revenue from Éclair, which is consolidated as of 1 August 2015.
(2) VPF or Virtual Print Fee: Fee paid to YMAGIS Group by the supplier of digital content, mainly the distributors of feature-length films, in order to allow the projection of this content in a theater under VPF contract with YMAGIS Group, regardless of the equipment financing model chosen by both parties (Third Party Investors – financing carried out by YMAGIS Group - or Third-party Collector – financing carried out by the exhibitor). The VPF collection makes it possible to cover a significant part of the financing of digital projection equipment, the balance being supported by the exhibitor under contract with YMAGIS Group.
ABOUT TDF
For the past 40 years, TDF has served media and telecoms operators. With its 10,000 sites, ultra-high speed network, technical platforms and know-how built up over decades, TDF broadcasts 35 DTT channels and 900 FM radio stations, in addition to deploying networks for the four French mobile phone operators. Connected DTT, video on demand, catch-up TV, web-based media, ultra-high speed connections and datacenters are just some of the services arising from the new media consumption technologies that TDF is developing to support customers.
Ymagis Becomes Sole Shareholder of its Content Delivery Services Subsidiary