fuboTV Inc. /FL - Quarter Report: 2020 September (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
[X] | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2020
or
[ ] | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the transition period from _____________ to _____________
Commission File Number: 000-55353
fuboTV Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Florida | 26-4330545 | |
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.) | |
1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY | 10019 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(212) 672-0055
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | FUBO | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes [X] No [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer | [ ] | Accelerated filer | [ ] | |
Non-accelerated filer | [X] | Smaller reporting company | [X] | |
Emerging growth company | [ ] |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes [ ] No [X]
As of November 11, 2020, there were 67,533,800 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, outstanding.
fuboTV Inc.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
As used in this Quarterly Report, unless expressly indicated or the context otherwise requires, references to “fuboTV Inc.,” “fuboTV,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company,” and similar references refer to fuboTV Inc., a Florida corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, including fuboTV Media Inc., a Delaware corporation (“fuboTV Sub”).
This Quarterly Report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These forward-looking statements, which are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, generally relate to future events or our future financial or operating performance. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “design,” “intend,” “expect,” “could,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “seek,” “should,” “would,” “target,” “project,” “contemplate,” or the negative version of these words and other comparable terminology that concern our expectations, strategy, plans, intentions, or projections. Forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report include, but are not limited to, statements about:
● | market conditions and global economic factors beyond our control, including the potential adverse effects of the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic on our business and results of operations, on live sports and entertainment, and on the global economic environment; | |
● | our ability to access debt and equity financing; | |
● | our efforts to maintain proper and effective internal controls; | |
● | factors relating to our business, operations and financial performance, including: |
○ | our ability to effectively compete in the live TV streaming and entertainment industries; | ||
○ | our ability to successfully integrate new operations; | ||
○ | our ability to maintain and expand our content offerings; | ||
○ | our ability to recognize deferred tax assets and tax loss carryforwards; |
● | the impact of management changes and organizational restructuring; | |
● | changes in applicable laws or regulations; | |
● | litigation and our ability to adequately protect our intellectual property rights; | |
● | our success in retaining or recruiting officers, key employees or directors; and | |
● | the possibility that we may be adversely affected by other economic, business and/or competitive factors. |
We have based the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report primarily on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, prospects, business strategy and financial needs. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including those described in Section 1A titled “Risk Factors.” These risks are not exhaustive. Other sections of this Quarterly Report include additional factors that could adversely impact our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment, and new risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this Quarterly Report may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements.
In addition, statements that “we believe” and similar statements reflect our beliefs and opinions on the relevant subject. These statements are based upon information available to us as of the date of this Quarterly Report, and while we believe such information forms a reasonable basis for such statements, such information may be limited or incomplete, and our statements should not be read to indicate that we have conducted an exhaustive inquiry into, or review of, all potentially available relevant information. These statements are inherently uncertain and investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon these statements.
The forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report relate only to events as of the date on which the statements are made. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Quarterly Report or to reflect new information or the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. You should read this Quarterly Report in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on May 29, 2020, as amended on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on August 11, 2020.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
fuboTV Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except for share and per share information)
September | December 31, | |||||||
2020 | 2019 | |||||||
(Unaudited) | ||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||
Cash | $ | 38,864 | $ | 7,624 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | 6,975 | 8,904 | ||||||
Prepaid and other current assets | 12,177 | 1,445 | ||||||
Total current assets | 58,016 | 17,973 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 1,840 | 335 | ||||||
Restricted cash | 1,275 | - | ||||||
Financial assets at fair value | - | 1,965 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net | 238,440 | 116,646 | ||||||
Goodwill | 493,847 | 227,763 | ||||||
Right-of-use assets | 4,886 | 3,519 | ||||||
Other non-current assets | 1,009 | 24 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 799,313 | $ | 368,225 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||
Accounts payable | 61,679 | $ | 36,373 | |||||
Accrued expenses | 37,363 | 20,402 | ||||||
Due to related parties | 85,847 | 665 | ||||||
Notes payable | 5,884 | 4,090 | ||||||
Notes payable - related parties | 35 | 368 | ||||||
Convertible notes, net of $710 discount as of December 31, 2019 | - | 1,358 | ||||||
Shares settled liability | 43 | 1,000 | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 15,424 | - | ||||||
Profit share liability | 2,119 | 1,971 | ||||||
Warrant liabilities | 28,085 | 24 | ||||||
Derivative liability | - | 376 | ||||||
Long term borrowings - current portion | 9,696 | - | ||||||
Current portion of lease liability | 903 | 815 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 247,078 | 67,442 | ||||||
Deferred income taxes | 9,428 | 30,879 | ||||||
Lease liability | 3,997 | 2,705 | ||||||
Long term borrowings | 25,905 | 43,982 | ||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 3,968 | 41 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 290,376 | 145,049 | ||||||
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 19) | ||||||||
Series D Convertible Preferred stock, par value $0.0001, 2,000,000 shares authorized, 0 and 461,839 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively; aggregate liquidation preference of $0 and $462 as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively | - | 462 | ||||||
Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
Series AA Convertible Preferred stock, par value $0.0001, 35,800,000 shares authorized, 32,324,362 and 0 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively | 566,124 | - | ||||||
Common stock par value $0.0001: 400,000,000 shares authorized; 47,531,170 and 28,912,500 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively | 5 | 3 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 385,030 | 257,002 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (458,632 | ) | (56,123 | ) | ||||
Non-controlling interest | 16,410 | 22,602 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | - | (770 | ) | |||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 508,937 | 222,714 | ||||||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND TEMPORARY EQUITY | $ | 799,313 | $ | 368,225 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements
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fuboTV Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
For
the Three Months Ended September 30, | For
the Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
Revenues | ||||||||||||||||
Subscriptions | $ | 53,433 | $ | - | $ | 92,945 | $ | - | ||||||||
Advertisements | 7,520 | - | 11,843 | - | ||||||||||||
Software licenses, net | - | 5,834 | 7,295 | 5,834 | ||||||||||||
Other | 249 | - | 586 | - | ||||||||||||
Total revenues | 61,202 | 5,834 | 112,669 | 5,834 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses | ||||||||||||||||
Subscriber related expenses | 61,228 | - | 114,315 | - | ||||||||||||
Broadcasting and transmission | 9,778 | - | 19,270 | - | ||||||||||||
Sales and marketing | 22,269 | 93 | 33,526 | 417 | ||||||||||||
Technology and development | 10,727 | 5,222 | 20,277 | 5,222 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative | 8,270 | 2,171 | 42,130 | 3,688 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 14,413 | 5,273 | 34,050 | 15,589 | ||||||||||||
Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill | 236,681 | - | 236,681 | - | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 363,366 | 12,759 | 500,249 | 24,916 | ||||||||||||
Operating loss | (302,164 | ) | (6,925 | ) | (387,580 | ) | (19,082 | ) | ||||||||
Other income (expense) | ||||||||||||||||
Interest expense and financing costs | (2,203 | ) | (1,094 | ) | (18,109 | ) | (1,994 | ) | ||||||||
Interest income | - | 482 | - | 482 | ||||||||||||
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt | 1,321 | - | (9,827 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Loss on issuance of common stock and warrants | - | - | (13,507 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Gain on sale of assets | 7,631 | - | 7,631 | - | ||||||||||||
Unrealized gain in equity method investment | - | - | 2,614 | - | ||||||||||||
Loss on deconsolidation of Nexway | - | - | (11,919 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | 4,543 | - | 9,143 | - | ||||||||||||
Change in fair value of subsidiary warrant liability | - | 831 | 3 | 4,432 | ||||||||||||
Change in fair value of shares settled liability | - | - | (1,665 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Change in fair value of derivative liability | 101 | (1 | ) | (426 | ) | 1,017 | ||||||||||
Change in fair value of profit share liability | - | - | (148 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Foreign currency exchange loss | - | - | (1,010 | ) | ||||||||||||
Other income (expense) | 583 | (1,230 | ) | 147 | (1,230 | ) | ||||||||||
Total other income (expense) | 11,976 | (1,012 | ) | (37,073 | ) | 2,707 | ||||||||||
Loss before income taxes | (290,188 | ) | (7,937 | ) | (424,653 | ) | (16,375 | ) | ||||||||
Income tax benefit | (16,071 | ) | (1,028 | ) | (20,589 | ) | (3,234 | ) | ||||||||
Net loss | (274,117 | ) | (6,909 | ) | (404,064 | ) | (13,141 | ) | ||||||||
Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interest | - | (128 | ) | 1,555 | 2,653 | |||||||||||
Net loss attributable to controlling interest | $ | (274,117 | ) | $ | (6,781 | ) | $ | (402,509 | ) | $ | (15,794 | ) | ||||
Less: Deemed dividend on Series D Preferred stock | - | (6 | ) | - | (6 | ) | ||||||||||
Less: Deemed dividend - beneficial conversion feature on preferred stock | - | (379 | ) | - | (379 | ) | ||||||||||
Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $ | (274,117 | ) | $ | (7,166 | ) | $ | (402,509 | ) | $ | (16,179 | ) | ||||
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders | ||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted | $ | (6.20 | ) | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | (11.00 | ) | $ | (0.80 | ) | ||||
Weighted average shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic and diluted | 44,199,709 | 24,363,124 | 36,577,183 | 20,165,089 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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fuboTV Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Convertible Preferred Stock and Stockholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Accumulated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Series AA | Additional | Other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock | Common Stock | Paid-In | Accumulated | Comprehensive | Noncontrolling | Total Stockholders’ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Loss | Interest | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2019 (As restated) | - | $ | - | 28,912,500 | $ | 3 | $ | 257,002 | $ | (56,123 | ) | $ | (770 | ) | $ | 22,602 | $ | 222,714 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for cash | - | - | 795,593 | - | 2,297 | - | - | - | 2,297 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issaunce of common stock - subsidiary share exchange | - | - | 1,552,070 | - | 1,150 | - | - | (1,150 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued in connection with note payable | - | - | 7,500 | - | 67 | - | - | - | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock based compensation | - | - | 1,040,000 | - | 10,061 | - | - | - | 10,061 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deemed dividend related to immediate accretion of redemption feature of convertible preferred stock | - | - | - | - | (171 | ) | - | - | - | (171 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accrued Series D Preferred Stock dividends | - | - | - | - | (9 | ) | - | - | - | (9 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deconsolidation of Nexway | - | - | - | - | - | - | 770 | (2,595 | ) | (1,825 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss (As restated) | - | - | - | - | - | (55,470 | ) | - | (873 | ) | (56,343 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2020 (Unaudited) | - | $ | - | 32,307,663 | $ | 3 | $ | 270,397 | $ | (111,593 | ) | $ | - | $ | 17,984 | $ | 176,791 | |||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock and warrants for cash | - | - | 3,906,313 | 1 | 478 | - | - | - | 479 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock - subsidiary share exchange | - | - | 1,201,749 | - | 892 | - | - | (892 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued in connection with note payable | - | - | 25,000 | - | 192 | - | - | - | 192 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Right to receive Series AA Preferred Stock in connection with acquisition of fuboTV Merger | 32,324,362 | 566,124 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 566,124 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Settlement of share settled liability | - | - | 900,000 | - | 9,054 | - | - | - | 9,054 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | - | - | 343,789 | - | 8,715 | - | - | - | 8,715 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redemption of redemption feature of convertible preferred stock | - | - | - | - | 126 | - | - | 126 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accrued Series D Preferred Stock dividends | - | - | - | - | (8 | ) | - | - | - | (8 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | - | (72,922 | ) | - | (682 | ) | (73,604 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2020 (Unaudited) | 32,324,362 | $ | 566,124 | 38,684,514 | $ | 4 | $ | 289,720 | $ | (184,389 | ) | $ | - | $ | 16,410 | $ | 687,869 | |||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for cash | - | - | 2,162,163 | - | 20,000 | - | - | - | 20,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock and warrants for cash | - | - | 5,212,753 | 1 | 42,619 | - | - | - | 42,620 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock to original owners of Facebank AG | - | - | 1,200,000 | - | 12,395 | - | - | - | 12,395 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | - | - | 226,740 | - | 324 | - | - | - | 324 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued in connection with note payable | - | - | 30,000 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reclassification of warrant liabilities | - | - | - | - | 13,535 | - | - | - | 13,535 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | - | - | 15,000 | - | 6,305 | - | - | - | 6,305 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Redemption of convertible preferred stock | - | - | - | - | 132 | (126 | ) | - | - | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | (274,117 | ) | - | - | (274,117 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at September 30, 2020 (Unaudited) | 32,324,362 | $ | 566,124 | 47,531,170 | $ | 5 | $ | 385,030 | $ | (458,632 | ) | $ | - | $ | 16,410 | $ | 508,937 |
Series X Convertible | Additional | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock | Common Stock | Paid-In | Accumulated | Noncontrolling | Total Stockholders’ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | Capital | Deficit | Interest | Equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at December 31, 2018 | 1,000,000 | $ | - | 7,532,776 | $ | 1 | $ | 227,570 | $ | (21,763 | ) | $ | 26,742 | $ | 232,550 | |||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for cash | - | - | 378,098 | - | 1,778 | - | - | 1,778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock converted to common stock | (1,000,000 | ) | - | 15,000,000 | 1 | (1 | ) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued for lease settlement | - | - | 18,935 | - | 130 | - | - | 130 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of subsidiary common stock for cash | - | - | - | - | 65 | - | - | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional shares issued for reverse stock split | - | - | 1,374 | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | (3,466 | ) | 599 | (2,867 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at March 31, 2019 | - | $ | - | 22,931,183 | $ | 2 | 229,542 | $ | (25,229 | ) | $ | 27,341 | $ | 231,656 | ||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for cash | - | - | 386,792 | - | 422 | - | - | 422 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | (5,547 | ) | 2,182 | (3,365 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at June 30, 2019 | - | $ | - | 23,317,975 | $ | 2 | $ | 229,964 | $ | (30,776 | ) | $ | 29,523 | $ | 228,713 | |||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for cash | - | - | 217,271 | - | 717 | - | - | 717 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of Facebank | - | - | 2,500,000 | - | 8,250 | - | 3,582 | 11,832 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issaunce of common stock - subsidiary share exchange | - | - | 856,354 | - | 2,979 | - | (2,979 | ) | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for services rendered | - | - | 15,009 | - | 101 | - | - | 101 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with cancellation of a consulting agreement | - | - | 2,000 | - | 13 | - | - | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deemed dividend related to immediate accretion of redemption feature of convertible preferred stock | - | - | - | - | (379 | ) | - | - | (379 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Deemed dividend on Series D preferred stock | - | - | - | - | (6 | ) | - | - | (6 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Accrued Series D Preferred stock dividends | - | - | - | - | (5 | ) | - | - | (5 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | (6,781 | ) | (128 | ) | (6,909 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at September 30, 2019 | - | $ | - | 26,908,609 | $ | 2 | $ | 241,634 | $ | (37,557 | ) | $ | 29,998 | $ | 234,077 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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fuboTV Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2020 | 2019 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
Net loss | $ | (404,064 | ) | $ | (13,141 | ) | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 34,050 | 15,589 | ||||||
Stock-based compensation | 24,081 | - | ||||||
Impairment expense intangibles | 88,059 | - | ||||||
Impairment expense goodwill | 148,622 | - | ||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with cancellation of a consulting agreement | - | 13 | ||||||
Issuance of common stock for services rendered | - | 101 | ||||||
Non-cash expense relating to issuance of warrants and common stock | 2,209 | |||||||
Loss on deconsolidation of Nexway, net of cash retained by Nexway | 8,564 | - | ||||||
Common stock issued in connection with note payable | 67 | - | ||||||
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt | 9,827 | - | ||||||
Loss on issuance of common stock and warrants | 13,507 | - | ||||||
Gain on sale of assets | (7,631 | ) | - | |||||
Amortization of debt discount | 12,271 | 501 | ||||||
Deferred income tax benefit | (20,589 | ) | (3,234 | ) | ||||
Change in fair value of derivative liability | 426 | (1,017 | ) | |||||
Change in fair value of warrant liability | (9,146 | ) | - | |||||
Change in fair value of subsidiary warrant liability | - | (4,432 | ) | |||||
Change in fair value of shares settled liability | 1,665 | - | ||||||
Change in fair value of profit share liability | 148 | - | ||||||
Unrealized gain on equity method investments | (2,614 | ) | - | |||||
Amortization of right-of-use assets | 434 | 46 | ||||||
Accrued interest on note payable | 244 | 557 | ||||||
Foreign currency loss | 1,010 | - | ||||||
Other adjustments | (56 | ) | (636 | ) | ||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities of business, net of acquisitions: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable | (2,071 | ) | 3,620 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | (10,558 | ) | (100 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable | 7,881 | 2,819 | ||||||
Accrued expenses | (11,569 | ) | 617 | |||||
Due from related parties | 36,589 | - | ||||||
Deferred revenue | 6,615 | - | ||||||
Lease liability | (421 | ) | (46 | ) | ||||
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (72,450 | ) | 1,257 | |||||
Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (103 | ) | - | |||||
Advance to fuboTV Pre-Merger | (10,000 | ) | - | |||||
Acquisition of fuboTV’s Pre-Merger cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | 9,373 | - | ||||||
Sale of Facebank AG | (619 | ) | ||||||
Investment in Panda Productions (HK) Limited | - | (1,050 | ) | |||||
Acquisition of FaceBank AG and Nexway, net of cash paid | - | 2,300 | ||||||
Sale of profits interest in investment in Panda Productions (HK) Limited | - | 655 | ||||||
Purchase of intangible assets | - | (250 | ) | |||||
Payments for leasehold improvements | - | (9 | ) | |||||
Lease security deposit | - | (21 | ) | |||||
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities | (1,349 | ) | 1,625 | |||||
Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
Proceeds from sale of common stock and warrants | 97,142 | 2,916 | ||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 324 | - | ||||||
Proceeds from issuance of convertible notes | 3,003 | 275 | ||||||
Repayments of convertible notes | (3,913 | ) | (523 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from issuance of Series D preferred stock | 203 | 450 | ||||||
Redemption of Series D preferred stock | (883 | ) | - | |||||
Proceeds from loans | 33,649 | - | ||||||
Repayments of notes payable | (14,143 | ) | - | |||||
Repayments of short term borrowings | (8,407 | ) | - | |||||
Proceeds from sale of subsidiary’s common stock | - | 65 | ||||||
Repayments to related parties notes | - | 410 | ||||||
Repayments of note payable related party | (333 | ) | (259 | ) | ||||
Repayment to related parties | (328 | ) | (351 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 106,314 | 2,983 | ||||||
Net increase in cash and restricted cash | 32,515 | 5,865 | ||||||
Cash at beginning of period | 7,624 | 31 | ||||||
Cash and restricted cash at end of period | 40,139 | $ | 5,896 | |||||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flows information: | ||||||||
Interest paid | $ | 6,161 | $ | 170 | ||||
Income tax paid | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
Non cash financing and investing activities: | ||||||||
Issuance of convertible preferred stock for Merger | $ | 566,124 | $ | - | ||||
Reclass of shares settled liability for intangible asset to stock-based compensation | $ | 1,000 | $ | - | ||||
Settlement of share settled liability | $ | 9,054 | $ | - | ||||
Issuance of common stock to original owners of Facebank AG | $ | 12,395 | $ | - | ||||
Issaunce of common stock - subsidiary share exchange | $ | 2,042 | $ | - | ||||
Common stock issued in connection with note payable | $ | 259 | $ | - | ||||
Issuance of common stock upon acquisition of Facebank AG and Nexway | $ | - | $ | 8,250 | ||||
Accrued Series D Preferred Stock dividends | $ | 17 | $ | 5 | ||||
Deemed dividend related to immediate accretion of redemption feature of convertible preferred stock | $ | 171 | $ | 379 | ||||
Common stock issued for lease settlement | $ | - | $ | 130 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
1. | Organization and Nature of Business |
Incorporation
fuboTV Inc. (“fuboTV” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida in February 2009 under the name York Entertainment, Inc. The Company changed its name to FaceBank Group, Inc. on September 30, 2019. On August 10, 2020, the Company changed its name to fuboTV Inc. and as of May 1, 2020, the Company’s trading symbol was changed to from “FBNK” to “FUBO.”
Unless the context otherwise requires, “fuboTV,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” refers to fuboTV and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, and “fuboTV Pre-Merger” refers to fuboTV Inc., a Delaware corporation, prior to the Merger, and “fuboTV Sub” refers to fuboTV Media Inc., a Delaware corporation, and the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary following the Merger. “FaceBank Pre-Merger” refers to FaceBank Group, Inc. prior to the Merger and its subsidiaries prior to the closing of the Merger.
Merger with fuboTV Pre-Merger
On April 1, 2020 (the “Effective Time”), fuboTV Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and FaceBank Pre-Merger’s wholly-owned subsidiary (“Merger Sub”) merged with and into fuboTV Pre-Merger, whereby fuboTV Pre-Merger continued as the surviving corporation and became our wholly-owned subsidiary pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated as of March 19, 2020, by and among us, Merger Sub and fuboTV Pre-Merger (the “Merger Agreement” and such transaction, the “Merger”) (See Note 4).
In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time of the Merger, all of the capital stock of fuboTV Pre-Merger was converted into shares of our newly-created class of Series AA Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series AA Preferred Stock”) (See Note 17). Each share of Series AA Convertible Preferred Stock is entitled to 0.8 votes per share and is convertible into two shares of our common stock, only in connection with the sale of such shares on an arms’-length basis either pursuant to an exemption from registration under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act. Prior to our uplist to the NYSE, the Series AA Convertible Preferred Stock benefited from certain protective provisions that, for example, required us to obtain the approval of a majority of the shares of outstanding Series AA Convertible Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, before undertaking certain matters.
Prior to the Merger, the Company was, and after the Merger continues to be, in part, a character-based virtual entertainment business and a developer of digital human likeness for celebrities, focused on applications in traditional entertainment, sports entertainment, live events, social networking, mixed reality (AR/VR) and artificial intelligence. As a result of the Merger, fuboTV Pre-Merger, a leading live TV streaming platform for sports, news, and entertainment, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
In connection with the Merger, on March 11, 2020, the Company and HLEE Finance S.a r.l. (“HLEE”) entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2020, pursuant to which HLEE provided the Company with a $100.0 million revolving line of credit (the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility was secured by substantially all the assets of the Company. The Credit Facility was terminated on July 8, 2020.
On March 19, 2020, the Company, Merger Sub, Evolution AI Corporation (“EAI”) and Pulse Evolution Corporation (“PEC” and collectively with EAI, Merger Sub and the Company, the “Initial Borrower”) and FB Loan Series I, LLC (“FB Loan”) entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Initial Borrower sold to FB Loan senior secured promissory notes in an aggregate principal amount of $10.1 million (the “Senior Notes”). The Company received proceeds of $7.4 million, net of an original issue discount of $2.7 million. In connection with the FB Loan, the Company, fuboTV Sub and certain of their respective subsidiaries granted a lien on substantially of their assets to secure the obligations under the Senior Notes. See Note 13 for more information about the Note Purchase Agreement.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Prior to the Merger, fuboTV Pre-Merger and its subsidiaries were party to a Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2018 (the “AMC Agreement”), with AMC Networks Ventures LLC as lender, administrative agent and collateral agent (“AMC Networks Ventures”). fuboTV Pre-Merger previously granted AMC Networks Ventures a lien on substantially all of its assets to secure its obligations thereunder. The AMC Agreement survived the Merger and, as of the Effective Time, there was $23.6 million outstanding under the AMC Agreement, net of debt issuance costs. In connection with the Merger, the Company guaranteed the obligations of fuboTV Pre-Merger under the AMC Agreement on an unsecured basis. The liens of AMC Networks Ventures on the assets of fuboTV Pre-Merger are senior to the liens in favor of FB Loan and FaceBank Pre-Merger securing the Senior Notes.
Nature of Business after the Merger
Prior to the Merger, the Company focused on developing its technology-driven IP in sports, movies and live performances. Since the acquisition of fuboTV Pre-Merger, we are principally focused on offering consumers a leading live TV streaming platform for sports, news and entertainment through fuboTV. The Company’s revenues are almost entirely derived from the sale of subscription services and the sale of advertisements in the United States.
Our subscription-based streaming services are offered to consumers who can sign-up for accounts through which we provide basic plans with the flexibility for consumers to purchase the add-ons and features best suited for them. Besides the website, consumers can also sign-up via some TV-connected devices. The fuboTV platform provides a broad suite of unique features and personalization tools such as multi-channel viewing capabilities, favorites lists and a dynamic recommendation engine as well as 4K streaming and Cloud DVR offerings.
2. | Liquidity, Going Concern and Management Plans |
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the continuity of operations, realization of assets, and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business.
The Company had cash and cash equivalents of $38.9 million, a working capital deficiency of $189.1 million and an accumulated deficit of $458.6 million as of September 30, 2020. The Company incurred a $404.1 million net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Since inception, the Company’s operations have been financed primarily through the sale of equity and debt securities. The Company has incurred losses from operations and negative cash flows from operating activities since inception and expects to continue to incur substantial losses as it continues to fully ramp up its operating activities. While we expect to continue incurring losses in the foreseeable future, we successfully raised $183 million in October 2020, net of offering expenses, through a public offering of our common stock. The proceeds from this offering provide us with the necessary liquidity to continue as a going concern for at least one year from the date these financial statements are issued.
In addition to the foregoing, the Company cannot predict the long-term impact on its development timelines, revenue levels and its liquidity due to the worldwide spread of COVID-19. Based upon the Company’s current assessment, it does not expect the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to materially impact the Company’s operations. However, the Company is continuing to assess the impact the spread of COVID-19 may have on its operations.
3. | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts, as of September 30, 2020, of the Company, its wholly-owned subsidiaries and its 99.7%-owned operating subsidiary EAI, which, until the Merger, was the Company’s principal operating subsidiary; inactive subsidiaries York Production LLC and York Production II LLC; wholly-owned subsidiaries Facebank AG, StockAccess Holdings SAS (“SAH”) and FBNK Finance Sarl (“FBNK Finance”); its 70.0% ownership in Highlight Finance Corp. (“HFC”); and its 76% ownership in Pulse Evolution Corporation (“PEC”). Subsequent to the Merger, fuboTV Pre-Merger became our wholly owned subsidiary. All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments and events in the current period such as the Nexway deconsolidation and acquisition of fuboTV Pre-Merger, considered necessary for a fair presentation of such interim results.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The results for the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2020 or for any future interim period. The unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as at December 31, 2019 has been derived from the audited financial statements; however, it does not include all of the information and notes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on May 29, 2020, as amended on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on August 11, 2020 along with the consolidated financial statements for fuboTV Pre-Merger for the year ended December 31, 2019 and notes thereto included on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on June 17, 2020.
Reclassifications
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company has reclassified certain prior year amounts on the face of the financial statements in order to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or liquidity.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The significant estimates and assumptions include allocating the fair value of purchase consideration to assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business acquisitions, useful lives of property and equipment and intangible assets, recoverability of goodwill, long-lived assets, and investments, accruals for contingent liabilities, valuations of derivative liabilities, equity instruments issued in share-based payment arrangements and accounting for income taxes, including the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets.
Significant Accounting Policies
For a detailed discussion about the Company’s significant accounting policies, see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on May 29, 2020, as amended on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on August 11, 2020.
Segment and Reporting Unit Information
Operating segments are defined as components of an entity for which discrete financial information is available that is regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources to an individual segment and in assessing performance. A committee consisting of the Company’s executives are determined to be the CODM. The CODM reviews financial information and makes resource allocation decisions between the fubo TV and Facebank pre-merger businesses. As such, the Company has two operating segments (fuboTV and Facebank) as of September 30, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, the Facebank operating segment had nominal operations.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with remaining maturities at the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents, including balances held in the Company’s money market account. The Company also classifies amounts in transit from payment processors for customer credit card and debit card transactions as cash equivalents. Restricted cash primarily represents cash on deposit with financial institutions in support of a letter of credit outstanding in favor of the Company’s landlord for office space. The restricted cash balance has been excluded from the cash balance and is classified as restricted cash on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash within the consolidated balance sheet that sum to the total of the same on the consolidated statement of cash flows:
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2020 | 2019 | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 38,864 | $ | 7,624 | ||||
Restricted cash | 1,275 | — | ||||||
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 40,139 | $ | 7,624 |
Certain Risks and Concentrations
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of demand deposits. The Company maintains cash deposits with financial institutions that at times exceed applicable insurance limits.
The majority of the Company’s software and computer systems utilizes data processing, storage capabilities and other services provided by Amazon Web Services, or AWS, which cannot be easily switched to another cloud service provider. As such, any disruption of the Company’s interference with AWS would adversely impact the Company’s operations and business.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The Company accounts for financial instruments under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 820, Fair Value Measurements. This statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. To increase consistency and comparability in fair value measurements, ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three levels as follows:
Level 1 — quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 — observable inputs other than Level 1, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, and model-derived prices whose inputs are observable or whose significant value drivers are observable; and
Level 3 — assets and liabilities whose significant value drivers are unobservable.
Accounts Receivable, net
The Company records accounts receivable at the invoiced amount less an allowance for any potentially uncollectable accounts. The Company’s accounts receivable balance consists of amounts due from the sale of advertisements. In evaluating our ability to collect outstanding receivable balances, we consider many factors, including the age of the balance, collection history, and current economic trends. Bad debts are written off after all collection efforts have ceased. Based on the Company’s current and historical collection experience, management concluded that an allowance for doubtful accounts was not necessary as of September 30, 2020 or December 31, 2019.
No individual customer accounted for more than 10% of revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019. Four customers accounted for more than 10% of accounts receivable as of September 30, 2020. No customers accounted for more than 10% of accounts receivable as of December 31, 2019.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Property and Equipment, net
Property and equipment is stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the assets. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss in the period realized. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.
Acquisitions and Business Combinations
The Company allocates the fair value of purchase consideration issued in business combination transactions to the tangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and separately identified intangible assets acquired based on their estimated fair values. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair values of these identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill. Such valuations require management to make significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. Significant estimates in valuing certain intangible assets include, but are not limited to, future expected cash flows from: (a) acquired technology, (b) trademarks and trade names, and (c) customer relationships, useful lives, and discount rates. Management’s estimates of fair value are based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable, but which are inherently uncertain and unpredictable and, as a result, actual results may differ from estimates. The allocation of the purchase consideration may remain preliminary as the Company gathers additional facts about the circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date during the measurement period. The measurement period shall not exceed one year from the acquisition date. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to earnings.
Revenue From Contracts With Customers
The Company recognizes revenue from contracts with customers under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (the “revenue standard”). The core principle of the revenue standard is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. A good or service is transferred to a customer when, or as, the customer obtains control of that good or service. The following five steps are applied to achieve that core principle:
● | Step 1: Identify the contract with the customer | |
● | Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract | |
● | Step 3: Determine the transaction price | |
● | Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract | |
● | Step 5: Recognize revenue when the company satisfies a performance obligation |
The Company generates revenue from the following sources:
1. | Subscriptions – The Company sells various subscription plans through its website and third-party app stores. These subscription plans provide different levels of streamed content and functionality depending on the plan selected. Subscription fees are fixed and paid in advance by credit card on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis. A subscription customer executes a contract by agreeing to the Company’s terms of service. The Company considers the subscription contract legally enforceable once the customer has accepted terms of service and the Company has received credit card authorization from the customer’s credit card company. The terms of service allow customers to terminate the subscription at any time, however, in the event of termination, no prepaid subscription fees are refundable. The Company recognizes revenue when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control of the promised services to the customers, which is ratably over the subscription period. Upon the customer agreeing to the Company’s terms and conditions and authorization of the credit card, the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits of the streamed content ratably throughout the term of the contract. Subscription services sold through third-party app stores are recorded gross in revenue with fees to the third-party app stores recorded in subscriber related expenses in the consolidated statement of operations. Management concluded that the customers are the end user of the subscription services sold by these third-party app stores. |
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
2. | Advertisements – The Company executes agreements with advertisers that want to display ads (“impressions”) within the streamed content. The Company enters into individual insertion orders (“IOs”) with advertisers, which specify the term of each ad campaign, the number of impressions to be delivered and the applicable rate to be charged. The Company invoices advertisers monthly for impressions actually delivered during the period. Each executed IO provides the terms and conditions agreed to in respect of each party’s obligations. The Company recognizes revenue at a point in time when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control of the promised services to the advertiser, which generally is when the advertisement has been displayed. | |
3. | Software licenses, net – Revenue from the sale of software licenses are recognized as a single performance obligation at the point in time that the software license is delivered to the customer. The Company under its contracts is required to provide its customers with 30 days to return the license for a full refund, regardless of reason, and the Company will be provided a refund in full of its cost to sell the license. Therefore, for Nexway, the Company acts as an agent and recognizes revenue on a net basis. As a result of the deconsolidation of Nexway AG which was effective as of March 31, 2020, the Company no longer generates revenue from software licenses.(See Note 7) | |
4. | Other – The Company has an annual contract to sub-license its rights to broadcast certain international sporting events to a third party. The Company recognizes revenue under this contract at a point in time when it satisfies a performance obligation by transferring control of the promised services to the third party, which generally is when the third party has access to the programming content. |
Subscriber Related Expenses
Subscriber related expenses consist primarily of affiliate distribution rights and other distribution costs related to content streaming. The cost of affiliate distribution rights is generally incurred on a per subscriber basis and are recognized when the related programming is distributed to subscribers. The Company has certain arrangements whereby affiliate distribution rights are paid in advance or are subject to minimum guaranteed payments. An accrual is established when actual affiliate distribution costs are expected to fall short of the minimum guaranteed amounts. To the extent actual per subscriber fees do not exceed the minimum guaranteed amounts, the Company will expense the minimum guarantee in a manner reflective of the pattern of benefit provided by these subscriber related expenses, which approximates a straight-line basis over each minimum guarantee period within the arrangement. Subscriber related expenses also include credit card and payment processing fees for subscription revenue, customer service, certain employee compensation and benefits, cloud computing, streaming, and facility costs. The Company receives advertising spots from television networks for sale to advertisers as part of the affiliate distribution agreements.
Broadcasting and Transmission
Broadcasting and transmission expenses are charged to operations as incurred and consist primarily of the cost to acquire a signal, transcode, store, and retransmit it to the subscribers.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of payroll and related costs, benefits, rent and utilities, stock-based compensation, agency costs, advertising campaigns and branding initiatives. All sales and marketing costs are expensed as they are incurred. Advertising expense totaled $18.2 million and $22.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, and $0.1 million and $0.3 million in advertising expense was incurred for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.
Technology and Development
Technology and development expenses are charged to operations as incurred. Technology and development expenses consist primarily of payroll and related costs, benefits, rent and utilities, stock-based compensation, technical services, software expenses, and hosting expenses.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of payroll and related costs, benefits, rent and utilities, stock-based compensation, corporate insurance, office expenses, professional fees, as well as travel, meals, and entertainment costs.
Net Loss Per Share
Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net loss per common share excludes the potential impact of the Company’s convertible notes, convertible preferred stock, common stock options and warrants because their effect would be anti-dilutive.
The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net loss per share (in thousands, except per share data):
Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
Basic loss per share: | ||||||||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (274,117 | ) | $ | (6,909 | ) | $ | (404,064 | ) | $ | (15,794 | ) | ||||
Less: net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interest | — | (128 | ) | 1,555 | 2,653 | |||||||||||
Less: Deemed dividend - beneficial conversion feature on preferred stock | — | (6 | ) | — | (6 | ) | ||||||||||
Add: deemed dividend on Series D Preferred Stock | — | (379 | ) | — | (379 | ) | ||||||||||
Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $ | (274,117 | ) | $ | (7,166 | ) | $ | (402,509 | ) | $ | (16,179 | ) | ||||
Shares used in computation: | ||||||||||||||||
Weighted-average common shares outstanding | 44,199,709 | 24,363,124 | 36,577,183 | 20,165,089 | ||||||||||||
Basic and diluted loss per share | $ | (6.20 | ) | $ | (0.29 | ) | $ | (11.00 | ) | $ | (0.80 | ) |
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The following common share equivalents are excluded from the calculation of weighted average common shares outstanding because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive:
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||
2020 | 2019 | |||||||
Common stock purchase warrants | 9,538,533 | 200,007 | ||||||
Series AA convertible preferred shares | 64,648,724 | - | ||||||
Series D convertible preferred shares | - | 455,233 | ||||||
Stock options | 17,952,213 | 16,667 | ||||||
Convertible notes variable settlement feature | - | 609,491 | ||||||
Total | 92,139,470 | 1,281,398 |
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses”. The ASU sets forth a “current expected credit loss” (“CECL”) model which requires the Company to measure all expected credit losses for financial instruments held at the reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable supportable forecasts. This replaces the existing incurred loss model and is applicable to the measurement of credit losses on financial assets measured at amortized cost and applies to some off-balance sheet credit exposures. This ASU was effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. Recently, the FASB issued the final ASU to delay adoption for smaller reporting companies to calendar year 2023. The Company will adopt this standard on January 1, 2021 and the Company does not anticipate that adopting the standard will have a material impact on the condensed financial statements and related disclosures.
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU 2019-12”), which is intended to simplify various aspects related to accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. This guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2020 and the adoption did not have a material impact on the condensed financial statements and related disclosures.
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, which simplifies accounting for convertible instruments by removing major separation models required under current GAAP. The ASU removes certain settlement conditions that are required for equity contracts to qualify for the derivative scope exception and it also simplifies the diluted earnings per share calculation in certain areas. This ASU is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, but no earlier than fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020. This update permits the use of either the modified retrospective or fully retrospective method of transition. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this ASU will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
4. | Acquisitions |
On April 1, 2020, we completed the Merger, as described in Note 1. In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, all of the capital stock of fuboTV Pre-Merger was converted, at a stock exchange ratio of 1.82, into the right to receive 32,324,362 shares of Series AA Convertible Preferred Stock, a newly-created class of our Preferred Stock. Pursuant to the Series AA Certificate of Designation, each share of Series AA Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into two shares of the Company’s common stock only in connection with the sale of such shares on an arms’-length basis either pursuant to an exemption from registration under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act. As of September 30, 2020, 31,611,147 shares of Series AA Convertible Preferred Stock were issued.
In addition, each outstanding option to purchase shares of common stock of fuboTV Pre-Merger was assumed by FaceBank Pre-Merger and converted into options to acquire FaceBank Pre-Merger’s common stock at a stock exchange ratio of 3.64. In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company assumed 8,051,098 stock options issued and outstanding under the fuboTV Pre-Merger’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) with a weighted-average exercise price of $1.32 per share. From and after the Effective Time, such options may be exercised for shares of the Company’s common stock under the terms of the 2015 Plan.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The preliminary purchase price for the merger was determined to be $576.1 million, which consists of (i) $530.1 million market value ($8.20 per share stock price of the Company as of April 1, 2020) of 64.6 million common shares, (ii) $36.0 million related to the fair value of outstanding options vested prior to the Merger and (iii) $10.0 million related to the effective settlement of a preexisting loan receivable from fuboTV Pre-Merger. No gain or loss was recognized on the settlement as the loan was effectively settled at the recorded amount. Transaction costs of $0.9 million were expensed as incurred.
The Company accounted for the Merger as a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting. FaceBank Pre-Merger was determined to be the accounting acquirer based upon the terms of the Merger Agreement and other factors including: (i) FaceBank Pre-Merger’s stockholders owned approximately 57% of the voting common shares of the combined company immediately following the closing of the Merger (54% assuming the exercise of all vested stock options as of the closing of the transaction) and (ii) directors appointed by FaceBank Pre-Merger would hold a majority of board seats in the combined company.
The following table presents a preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the net assets acquired, inclusive of intangible assets, with the excess fair value recorded to goodwill. The goodwill, which is not deductible for tax purposes, is attributable to the assembled workforce of fuboTV Pre-Merger, planned growth in new markets, and synergies expected to be achieved from the combined operations of FaceBank Pre-Merger and fuboTV Pre-Merger. The goodwill established will be included within a new fuboTV reporting unit. These estimates are provisional in nature and adjustments may be recorded in future periods as appraisals and other valuation reviews are finalized.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company continued finalizing its valuations of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the April 1, 2020 acquisition of fuboTV based on new information obtained about facts and circumstances that existed as of the acquisition date. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded preliminary measurement period adjustments, mainly to reduce its acquisition date goodwill by approximately $65.3 million and the corresponding net deferred tax liability based on an estimate of the realizability of deferred tax assets acquired in the merger and the resulting impact on the Company’s valuation allowance of its deferred tax assets. The Company is continuing to gather information about the realizability of its deferred tax assets and this initial estimate may be subject to change during the measurement period.
Any necessary adjustments will be finalized within one year from the date of acquisition (in thousands).
Fair Value | ||||
Assets acquired: | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 8,040 | ||
Accounts receivable | 5,831 | |||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 976 | |||
Property & equipment | 2,042 | |||
Restricted cash | 1,333 | |||
Other noncurrent assets | 397 | |||
Operating leases - right-of-use assets | 5,395 | |||
Intangible assets | 243,612 | |||
Deferred tax assets | 252 | |||
Goodwill | 493,847 | |||
Total assets acquired | $ | 761,725 | ||
Liabilities assumed | ||||
Accounts payable | $ | 51,687 | ||
Accounts payable – due to related parties | 14,811 | |||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 50,249 | |||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities – due to related parties | 30,913 | |||
Long term borrowings - current portion | 5,625 | |||
Operating lease liabilities | 5,395 | |||
Deferred revenue | 8,809 | |||
Long-term debt, net of issuance costs | 18,125 | |||
Total liabilities assumed | $ | 185,614 | ||
Net assets acquired | $ | 576,111 |
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The fair values of the intangible assets acquired were determined using the income and cost approaches. The fair value measurements were primarily based on significant inputs that are not observable in the market and thus represent Level 3 measurements as defined in ASC 820. The relief from royalty method was used to value the software and technology and tradenames. The relief from royalty method is an application of the income method and estimates fair value for an asset based on the expected cost to license a similar asset from a third-party. Projected cash flows are discounted at a required rate of return that reflects the relative risk of achieving the cash flow and the time value of money. The cost approach, which estimates value by determining the current cost of replacing an asset with another of equivalent economic utility, was used for customer relationships. The cost to replace a given asset reflects the estimated reproduction or replacement cost for these customer related assets. The estimated useful lives and fair value of the intangible assets acquired are as follows (in thousands):
Estimated (in Years) | Fair Value | |||||
Software and technology | 9 | $ | 181,737 | |||
Customer relationships | 2 | 23,678 | ||||
Tradenames | 9 | 38,197 | ||||
Total | $ | 243,612 |
The deferred tax assets represent the deferred tax impact associated with the differences in book and tax basis, including incremental differences created from the preliminary purchase price allocation and acquired net operating losses. Deferred taxes associated with estimated fair value adjustments reflect an estimated blended federal and state tax rate, net of tax effects on state valuation allowances. For balance sheet purposes, where U.S. tax rates were used, rates were based on recently enacted U.S. tax law. The effective tax rate of the combined company could be significantly different (either higher or lower) depending on post-merger activities, including cash needs, the geographical mix of income, and changes in tax law. This determination is preliminary and subject to change based upon the final determination of the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities of fuboTV Pre-Merger.
For the nine month period ended September 30, 2020, our condensed consolidated statement of operations included $112.7 million of revenues and a net loss of $274.1 million, which included non-cash goodwill and intangible asset impairment charges of $236.7 million for the legacy Facebank reporting unit, a $20.6 million benefit for income taxes associated with the legacy Facebank reporting unit and a $7.6 million gain on the sale of Facebank AG. Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 reflects $1.2 million of interest expense associated with a short-term loan issued in connection with the Merger. The following unaudited pro forma consolidated results of operations assume that the acquisition of fuboTV Pre-Merger was completed as of January 1, 2019 (in thousands, except per share data).
Nine months ended September 30 | ||||||||
2020 | 2019 | |||||||
Total revenues | $ | 163,716 | $ | 99,321 | ||||
Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $ | (448,412 | ) | $ | (164,303 | ) |
Pro forma data may not be indicative of the results that would have been obtained had these events occurred at the beginning of the periods presented, nor is it intended to be a projection of future results.
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5. | Revenue from contracts with customers |
Disaggregated revenue
The following table presents the Company’s revenues disaggregated into categories based on the nature of such revenues (in thousands):
Three Months Ended September 30 | Nine months ended September 30 | |||||||||||||||
2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | |||||||||||||
Subscriptions | $ | 53,433 | $ | - | $ | 92,945 | $ | - | ||||||||
Advertisements | 7,520 | - | 11,843 | - | ||||||||||||
Software licenses, net – Nexway eCommerce Solutions | - | 5,834 | 7,295 | 5,834 | ||||||||||||
Other | 249 | - | 586 | - | ||||||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 61,202 | $ | 5,834 | $ | 112,669 | $ | 5,834 |
Contract balances
There were no losses recognized related to any receivables arising from the Company’s contracts with customers for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company did not recognize material bad-debt expense and there were no material contract assets recorded on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
The contract liabilities primarily relate to upfront payments and consideration received from customers for subscription services. As of September 30, 2020, the Company’s contract liabilities totaled approximately $15.4 million and are recorded as deferred revenue on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. There were no contract liabilities recorded as of December 31, 2019.
Transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations
The Company does not disclose the transaction price allocated to remaining performance obligations since
subscription and advertising contracts have an original expected term of one year or less.
6. | Property and equipment, net |
Property and equipment, net, is comprised of the following (in thousands):
September 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | |||||||
Furniture and fixtures | $ | 668 | $ | 335 | ||||
Computer equipment | 737 | - | ||||||
Leasehold improvements | 2,280 | - | ||||||
3,685 | 335 | |||||||
Less: Accumulated depreciation | (1,845 | ) | - | |||||
Total property and equipment, net | $ | 1,840 | $ | 335 |
Depreciation expense totaled approximately $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Depreciation expense totaled approximately $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. There was no depreciation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.
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7. | FaceBank AG and Nexway - Assets Held For Sale |
Through its ownership in FaceBank AG, the Company had an equity investment of 62.3% in Nexway AG (“Nexway”), which it acquired on September 16, 2019. The equity investment in Nexway was a controlling financial interest and the Company consolidated its investment in Nexway under ASC 810, Consolidation.
On March 31, 2020, the Company relinquished 20% of the total Nexway shareholder votes associated with its investment, which reduced the Company’s voting interest in Nexway to 37.6%. As a result of the Company’s loss of control in Nexway, the Company deconsolidated Nexway as of March 31, 2020 as it no longer has a controlling financial interest.
The deconsolidation of Nexway resulted in a loss of approximately $11.9 million calculated as follows (in thousands):
Cash | $ | 5,776 | ||
Accounts receivable | 9,831 | |||
Inventory | 50 | |||
Prepaid expenses | 164 | |||
Goodwill | 51,168 | |||
Property and equipment, net | 380 | |||
Right-of-use assets | 3,594 | |||
Total assets | $ | 70,963 | ||
Less: | ||||
Accounts payable | 34,262 | |||
Accrued expenses | 15,788 | |||
Lease liability | 3,594 | |||
Deferred income taxes | 1,161 | |||
Other liabilities | 40 | |||
Total liabilities | $ | 54,845 | ||
Non-controlling interest | 2,595 | |||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | (770 | ) | ||
Loss before fair value – investment in Nexway | 14,293 | |||
Less: fair value of shares owned by the Company | 2,374 | |||
Loss on deconsolidation of Nexway | $ | 11,919 |
The Company’s voting interest in Nexway was further diluted to 31.2% as a result of additional financing which the Company did not participate in.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2020, the Company sold 100% of its ownership interest in Facebank AG and its investment in Nexway to the former owners and recognized a gain on sale of its investment of approximately $7.6 million, which is included as a gain on the sale of assets, a component of other income (expense) on the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The following table represents the net carrying value of the Company’s investment in Facebank AG and Nexway and the related gain on sale of its investment:
Investment in Nexway | $ | 4,988 | ||
Financial assets at fair value | 1,965 | |||
Goodwill | 28,541 | |||
Total assets | 35,494 | |||
Loan payable | 56,140 | |||
Net carrying amount | (20,646 | ) | ||
Issuance of common stock to original owners of Facebank AG | 12,395 | |||
Cash paid to former owners of Facebank AG | 619 | |||
Gain on sale of investment in Facebank AG | $ | (7,631 | ) |
8. | Panda Interests |
In March 2019, the Company entered into an agreement to finance and co-produce Broadway Asia’s theatrical production of DreamWorks’ Kung Fu Panda Spectacular Live at the Venetian Theatre in Macau (“Macau Show”). The Company determined the fair value of the profits interest sold to certain investors to be approximately $1.8 million as of the date of this transaction and $2.1 million and $2.0 million as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.
The table below summarizes the Company’s profits interest since the date of the transaction (in thousands except for unit and per unit information):
Panda units granted | 26.2 | |||
Fair value per unit on grant date | $ | 67,690 | ||
Grant date fair value | $ | 1,773 | ||
Change in fair value of Panda interests | 198 | |||
Fair value at December 31, 2019 | $ | 1,971 | ||
Change in fair value of Panda interests | 148 | |||
Fair value at September 30, 2020 | $ | 2,119 |
9. | Intangible Assets and Goodwill |
The Facebank reporting unit was developed by the Company’s former CEO, John Textor. On July 31, 2020, Mr. Textor resigned as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. Upon the Merger, Mr. Textor became Head of Studio of the Company and was to manage the legacy Facebank reporting unit, which included human animation and digital likeness technologies. Mr. Textor submitted his resignation as Head of Studio, which is effective October 30, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, Mr. Textor was not performing substantive services for the Company. Mr. Textor’s continuing involvement was integral for further development of the Facebank reporting unit, and therefore represents a triggering event to assess the carrying value of its goodwill and intangible assets underlying the Facebank reporting unit. The Company performed an impairment analysis of the Facebank goodwill and intangible assets and during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded an intangible asset impairment charge of approximately $88.1 million and goodwill impairment charge of $148.6 million. After these impairment charges the Facebank reporting unit had no allocated goodwill and intangible assets of $13.0 million.
The following table represents the impairment charges recorded during the 3rd quarter of 2020 related to the Company’s Facebank reporting unit (in thousands):
Intangible assets | $ | 88,059 | ||
Goodwill | $ | 148,622 | ||
Total impairment expense | $ | 236,681 |
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Intangible Assets
The Company performed a valuation of its intangible assets of the Facebank reporting unit as of September 30, 2020. The Company determined that the carrying value of the intangible assets exceeded their fair value. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded an impairment charge of approximately $88.1 million, which was approximately 88% of the carrying value at September 30, 2020. Based on the impairment analysis, it was determined that the useful lives of human animation technologies, trademark and tradenames, animation and visual effects technologies, and digital assets library were reduced from 7 years to 5 years.
The table below summarizes the Company’s intangible assets at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):
Weighted Average | September 30, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Useful Lives (Years) | Remaining Life (Years) | Intangible Assets | Intangible Asset Impairment | Accumulated Amortization | Net Balance | |||||||||||||||||||
Human animation technologies | 5 | 5 | $ | 123,436 | (79,884 | ) | (37,871 | ) | $ | 5,681 | ||||||||||||||
Trademark and trade names | 5 | 5 | 7,746 | (3,903 | ) | (2,379 | ) | 1,464 | ||||||||||||||||
Animation and visual effects technologies | 5 | 5 | 6,016 | (1,868 | ) | (1,848 | ) | 2,300 | ||||||||||||||||
Digital asset library | 5 | 5 | 7,536 | (1,830 | ) | (2,185 | ) | 3,522 | ||||||||||||||||
Intellectual Property | 7 | - | 828 | (574 | ) | (254 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||
Customer relationships | 2 | 1.5 | 23,678 | - | (5,920 | ) | 17,758 | |||||||||||||||||
fuboTV tradename | 9 | 8.5 | 38,197 | - | (2,122 | ) | 36,075 | |||||||||||||||||
Software and technology | 9 | 8.5 | 181,737 | - | (10,097 | ) | 171,640 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 389,174 | $ | (88,059 | ) | $ | (62,676 | ) | $ | 238,440 |
Weighted Average | December 31, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Useful Lives (Years) | Remaining Life (Years) | Intangible Assets | Intangible Asset Impairment | Accumulated Amortization | Net Balance | |||||||||||||||||||
Human animation technologies | 7 | 6 | $ | 123,436 | $ | — | $ | (24,646 | ) | $ | 98,790 | |||||||||||||
Trademark and trade names | 7 | 6 | 9,432 | (1,686 | ) | (1,549 | ) | 6,197 | ||||||||||||||||
Animation and visual effects technologies | 7 | 6 | 6,016 | — | (1,203 | ) | 4,813 | |||||||||||||||||
Digital asset library | 5-7 | 5.5 | 7,505 | — | (1,251 | ) | 6,254 | |||||||||||||||||
Intellectual Property | 7 | 6 | 3,258 | (2,430 | ) | (236 | ) | 592 | ||||||||||||||||
Customer relationships | 11 | 11 | 4,482 | (4,482 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Total | $ | 154,129 | $ | (8,598 | ) | $ | (28,885 | ) | $ | 116,646 |
The Company recorded amortization expense of $14.3 million and $5.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $33.8 million and $15.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The estimated future amortization expense associated with intangible assets is as follows (in thousands):
Future Amortization | ||||
2020 | $ | 9,731 | ||
2021 | 38,922 | |||
2022 | 30,043 | |||
2023 | 27,084 | |||
2024 | 27,010 | |||
Thereafter | 105,650 | |||
Total | $ | 238,440 |
Goodwill
Using the guidance of ASC 350-20 - Goodwill, the Company determined that the carrying value of its Facebank reporting unit exceeded the fair value. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded an impairment charge of approximately $148.1 million related to the goodwill associated with the Facebank reporting unit, which represents the total amount of goodwill allocated to Facebank.
The following table is a summary of the changes to goodwill for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 (in thousands):
Balance - December 31, 2019 | $ | 227,763 | ||
Deconsolidation of Nexway | (51,168 | ) | ||
Balance - March 31, 2020 | $ | 176,595 | ||
Acquisition of fuboTV | 562,908 | |||
Less: transfer to asset held for sale | (28,541 | ) | ||
Balance - June 30, 2020 | $ | 710,962 | ||
Impairment expense | (148,622 | ) | ||
Measurement period adjustment on the fuboTV acquisition | (68,493 | ) | ||
Balance - September 30, 2020 | $ | 493,847 |
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10. | Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses are presented below (in thousands):
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2020 | 2019 | |||||||
Suppliers | - | $ | 37,508 | |||||
Affiliate fees | 38,127 | - | ||||||
Broadcasting and transmission | 18,726 | - | ||||||
Selling and marketing | 13,998 | - | ||||||
Payroll taxes (in arrears) | 50 | 1,308 | ||||||
Accrued compensation | 2,887 | 3,649 | ||||||
Legal and professional fees | 4,472 | 3,936 | ||||||
Accrued litigation loss | - | 524 | ||||||
Taxes (including value added) | 9,774 | 5,953 | ||||||
Subscriber related | 2,660 | - | ||||||
Other | 8,348 | 3,897 | ||||||
Total | $ | 99,042 | $ | 56,775 |
11. | Income Taxes |
The Company recorded income tax benefits associated with the amortization of intangible assets of $16.1 million and $1.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $20.6 million and $3.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The Company’s current provision for income taxes consists of state and foreign income taxes and is immaterial in all periods presented.
The Company regularly evaluates the realizability of its deferred tax assets and establishes a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some or all the deferred tax assets will not be realized. In making such a determination, the Company considers all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, loss carryback and tax-planning strategies. Generally, more weight is given to objectively verifiable evidence, such as the cumulative loss in recent years, as a significant piece of negative evidence to overcome. At September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the Company continued to maintain that the realization of its deferred tax assets has not achieved a more likely than not threshold therefore, the net deferred tax assets have been fully offset by a valuation allowance. The following is a rollforward of the Company’s deferred tax liability from January 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020 (in thousands):
Balance at December 31, 2019 | $ | 30,879 | ||
Income tax benefit (associated with the amortization of intangible assets) | (1,038 | ) | ||
Deconsolidation of Nexway | (1,162 | ) | ||
Balance at March 31, 2020 | $ | 28,679 | ||
Acquisition of fuboTV Pre-Merger | 65,613 | |||
Income tax benefit (associated with the amortization of intangible assets) | (3,498 | ) | ||
Balance at June 30, 2020 | $ | 90,794 | ||
Income tax benefit (associated with the amortization of intangible assets) | (16,071 | ) | ||
Measurement period adjustment | (65,295 | ) | ||
Balance at September 30, 2020 | $ | 9,428 |
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
12. | Related Parties |
The following table represents amounts due to related parties as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 consist of the following (in thousands):
September 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2020 | 2019 | |||||||
Affiliate fees | $ | 85,116 | $ | - | ||||
Alexander Bafer, former Executive Chairman | 458 | 20 | ||||||
John Textor, former Chief Executive Officer and affiliated companies | 264 | 592 | ||||||
Other | 9 | 53 | ||||||
Total | $ | 85,847 | $ | 665 |
The Company has entered into affiliate distribution agreements with CBS Corporation and related entities, New Univision Enterprises, LLC, AMC Network Ventures, LLC, Viacom International, Inc. and Discovery, Inc. and related entities which are holders of the Company’s convertible preferred stock. AMC Networks Ventures, LLC is also the lender to the senior secured loan (see Note 13). The aggregate affiliate distribution fees recorded to subscriber related expenses for related parties were $37.0 million and $60.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively. There were no affiliate distribution fees for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.
On July 31, 2020, Alexander Bafer resigned as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors and as an executive officer of the Company.
On July 31, 2020, John Textor resigned as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company. The amounts due to Mr. Textor represent an unpaid compensation liability assumed in the acquisition of EAI.
The amounts due to other related parties also represent financing obligations assumed in the acquisition of EAI.
During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company received a $300,000 advance (the “FaceBank Advance”) from FaceBank, Inc., a development stage company controlled by Mr. Textor. During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, the Company repaid the FaceBank Advance in full to FaceBank, Inc. No further amounts are due and payable by the Company under the FaceBank Advance.
Notes Payable – Related Parties
On August 8, 2018, the Company assumed a $172,000 note payable due to a relative of the then-Chief Executive Officer, John Textor. The note had a three-month roll-over provision, and different maturity and repayment amounts if not fully paid by its due date. The note bears interest at 18% per annum. The Company had accrued default interest for the additional liability in excess of the principal amount. Accrued interest and penalties as of December 31, 2019 was approximately $0.3 million, and was recognized as note payable – related parties on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. On August 3, 2020, the note maturity date was extended to December 31, 2020 and is no longer in default. On September 13, 2020, the note was amended to reduce the interest rate to 4% per annum retroactive to issuance date of the note. As of September 30, 2020 the principal balance and accrued interest totaled approximately $35,000.
13. | Notes Payable |
Senior Secured Loan
In April 2018, fuboTV pre-Merger entered into a senior secured term loan with AMC Networks Ventures, LLC (the “Term Loan”) with a principal amount of $25.0 million, bearing interest equal to LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) plus 5.25% per annum and with scheduled principal payments beginning in 2020. The Company recorded this loan at its fair value of $23.8 million in connection with its acquisition of fuboTV Pre-Merger on April 1, 2020. The Company has made principal repayments of $2.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. As of September 30, 2020, the outstanding balance of the Term Loan is $22.5 million and is included in short-term and long-term borrowings on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The Term Loan matures on April 6, 2023, has certain financial covenants and requires the Company to maintain a certain minimum subscriber level. The Company was in compliance with all covenants at September 30, 2020.
Evolution AI Corporation
The Company has recognized, through the accounting consolidation of EAI, a $2.7 million note payable bearing interest at the rate of 10% per annum that was due on October 1, 2018 (“EAI Note”). The cumulative accrued interest on the EAI Note amounts to $1.6 million. The EAI Note is currently in a default condition due to non-payment of principal and interest. The EAI Note relates to the acquisition of technology from parties who, as a result of the acquisition of EAI, own 15,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (after the conversion of 1,000,0000 shares of Series X Convertible Preferred Stock during the year ended December 31, 2019). The holders of the EAI Note have agreed not to declare the EAI Note in default and to forbear from exercising remedies which would otherwise be available in the event of a default, while the EAI Note continues to accrue interest. The Company is currently in negotiation with such holders to resolve the matter and the outstanding balance as of September 30, 2020, including interest and penalties, is $4.4 million. The balance of $4.4 million is included in notes payable, net of discount on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.
FBNK Finance SarL
On February 17, 2020, FBNK Finance issued EUR 50.0 million of bonds (or $56.1 million). There were 5,000 notes with a nominal value EUR 10,000 per note. The bonds were issued at par with 100% redemption price. The maturity date of the bonds is February 15, 2023 and the bonds have a 4.5% annual fixed rate of interest. Interest is payable semi-annually on August 15 and February 15. The majority of the proceeds was used for the redemption of the bonds issued by SAH, HFC and Nexway SAS. The bonds are unconditional and unsubordinated obligations of FBNK Finance. As part of this transaction, the Company recorded a loss of $11.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 which was recorded as loss extinguishment of debt on the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded a $1.0 million foreign exchange loss upon remeasurement to USD.
During the quarter ended September 30, 2020, the Company sold its investment in FaceBank AG and Nexway and derecognized the carrying value of the bonds of $56.1 million (see Note 7).
Credit and Security Agreement
As described in Note 1, on March 11, 2020, the Company and HLEEF entered into the Credit Facility with HLEEF. The Credit Facility is secured by substantially all the assets of the Company. As of September 30, 2020, there were no amounts outstanding under the Credit Facility.
On July 8, 2020, the Company entered into a Termination and Release Agreement with HLEE Finance to terminate the Credit Agreement. The Company did not draw down on the Credit Agreement during its term.
Note Purchase Agreement
As described in Note 1, on March 19, 2020, the Company and the other parties thereto entered into the Note Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which the Company sold to FB Loan the Senior Notes. In connection with the Company’s acquisition of fuboTV Pre-Merger, the proceeds of $7.4 million, net of an original issue discount of $2.7 million, were used to fund the advance to fuboTV Pre-Merger.
Each Borrower’s obligations under the Senior Notes are secured by substantially all of the assets of each such Borrower pursuant to a Security Agreement, dated as of March 19, 2020, by and among Borrower and FB Loan (the “Security Agreement”).
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The Note Purchase Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants limiting the ability of the Borrower and its subsidiaries to, among other things, incur debt, grant liens, make certain restricted payments, make certain loans and other investments, undertake certain fundamental changes, enter into restrictive agreements, dispose of assets, and enter into transactions with affiliates, in each case, subject to limitations and exceptions set forth in the Note Purchase Agreement. The Note Purchase Agreement also contains customary events of default that include, among other things, certain payment defaults, cross defaults to other material obligations, covenant defaults, change of control defaults, judgment defaults, and bankruptcy and insolvency defaults. If an event of default exists, the lenders may require the immediate payment of all obligations under the Note Purchase Agreement, and may exercise certain other rights and remedies provided for under the Note Purchase Agreement, the Security Agreement, the other loan documents and applicable law.
Interest on the Senior Notes shall accrue until full and final repayment of the principal amount of the Senior Note at a rate of 17.39% per annum. On the first business day of each calendar month in which the Senior Note is outstanding, beginning on April 1, 2020, Borrower shall pay in arrears in cash to FB Loan accrued interest on the outstanding principal amount of the Senior Note. The maturity date of the Senior Notes is the earlier to occur of (i) July 8, 2020 and (ii) the date the Borrower receives the proceeds of any financing. The Borrower may prepay or redeem the Senior Note in whole or in part without penalty or premium.
In connection with the Note Purchase Agreement, the Company issued FB Loan a warrant to purchase 3,269,231 shares of its common stock at an exercise price of $5.00 per share (the “FB Loan Warrant”) and 900,000 shares of its common stock. The fair value of the warrant on the Senior Notes issuance date was approximately $15.6 million and is recorded as a warrant liability in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet with subsequent changes in fair value recognized in earnings each reporting period (see Note 14). The fair value of the 900,000 common stock issued was based upon the closing price of the Company’s common stock as of March 19, 2020 (or $8.15 per share or $7.3 million). Since the fair value of the warrants and common stock exceeded the principal balance of the Senior Notes, the Company recorded a loss on issuance of the Senior Notes totaling $12.9 million and is reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of operations.
The 900,000 shares were valued at $8.15 per share at March 19, 2020 and $7.5 million set forth on the balance sheet for shares settled payable for note payable reflects the fair value of 900,000 shares to be issued at $8.35 per share as of March 31, 2020. On April 28, 2020, these shares were issued at $10.00 per share. The Company recorded a change in fair value of shares settled payable of approximately $1.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.
Pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, the Borrower agreed, among other things that (i) the Company shall file a registration statement with the Commission regarding the purchase and sale of 900,000 shares of the Company’s common stock issued to FB Loan in connection with the Note Purchase Agreement (the “Shares”) and any shares of capital stock issuable upon exercise of the FB Loan Warrant (the “Warrant Shares)”); and (ii) the Company shall have filed an application to list the Company’s Common Stock for trading on the NASDAQ exchange, on or before the date that is thirty (30) days following the closing date of the Note Purchase Agreement. Refer to the Amendments to the Note Purchase Agreements section below for further details.
Amendments to the Note Purchase Agreement
On April 21, 2020, the Company and the other parties to the Note Purchase Agreement entered into an Amendment to the Note Purchase Agreement to (i) extend the deadline for registration of the resale of the Shares and the Warrant Shares to May 25, 2020 and (ii) provide that in lieu of the obligation under the Note Purchase Agreement to apply to list on NASDAQ within thirty (30) days of March 19, 2020, the Company shall have initiated the process to list its capital stock on a national exchange on or before the date that is thirty (30) days following March 19, 2020. The Company has initiated this process.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Subsequently, on May 28, 2020, the Company and the other parties to the Note Purchase Agreement entered into a Consent and Second Amendment to the Note Purchase Agreement (the “Second Amendment”), pursuant to which, among other things, FB Loan agreed to extend the deadline for registration for of the Shares and the Warrant Shares for resale to July 1, 2020. In addition:
(i) | FB Loan consented to the May 11, 2020 sale by the Company of capital stock for aggregate consideration in the amount of $7.5 million; and | |
(ii) | the provision requiring that following receipt by any loan party or any subsidiary of proceeds of any financing, the Borrower must prepay the Senior Note in an amount equal to 100% of the cash proceeds of such financing, was removed. |
On July 1, 2020, the Company and the other parties to the Note Purchase Agreement entered into a Third Amendment to Note Purchase Agreement (the “Third Amendment”), pursuant to which (i) the deadline for registration of the Shares and the Warrant Shares for resale was extended to July 8, 2020 and (ii) the deadline for the redemption of the Senior Notes by the Borrower was amended to be the earlier to occur of (y) July 8, 2020 and (z) the date the Borrower receives the proceeds of any financing.
On August 3, 2020, pursuant to the Fourth Amendment to the Note Purchase Agreement (the “Fourth Amendment”), the Company agreed (i) to file a registration statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”) prior to August 7, 2020 that shall include the Shares, (ii) that within 91 days after the effective date of the Registration Statement, the Company shall file a registration statement with the Commission registering the Shares and the Warrant Shares, and (iii) that the Company shall have been approved to list its capital stock on a national exchange prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement.
On July 3, 2020, the Company repaid $10.1 million related to the Note Purchase Agreement.
Paycheck Protection Program Loan
On April 21, 2020, the Company entered into a Promissory Note (the “PPP Note”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as the lender (the “Lender”), pursuant to which the Lender agreed to make a loan to the Company under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP Loan”) offered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (the “SBA”) in a principal amount of $4.7 million pursuant to Title 1 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”).
The PPP Loan proceeds are available to be used to pay for payroll costs, including salaries, commissions, and similar compensation, group health care benefits, and paid leaves; rent; utilities; and interest on certain other outstanding debt. The Loan is subject to forgiveness to the extent proceeds are used for payroll costs, including payments required to continue group health care benefits, and certain rent, utility, and mortgage interest expenses (collectively, “Qualifying Expenses”), pursuant to the terms and limitations of the PPP. The Company used the Loan amount for Qualifying Expenses. However, no assurance is provided that the Company will obtain forgiveness of the Loan in whole or in part.
The interest rate on the PPP Note is a fixed rate of 1% per annum. To the extent that the amounts owed under the PPP Loan, or a portion of them, are not forgiven, the Company will be required to make principal and interest payments in monthly installments beginning seven months from April 2020. The PPP Note matures in two years.
The PPP Note includes events of default. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the Lender will have the right to exercise remedies against the Company, including the right to require immediate payment of all amounts due under the PPP Note.
The Company has recorded the principal balance of $4.7 million as $1.9 million of long-term borrowings and $2.8 million as long-term borrowings– current portion on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Revenue Participation Agreement
On May 15, 2020, the Company entered into a revenue participation agreement with Fundigo, LLC for $10.0 million (the “Purchase Price”). The Company received net proceeds of $9.5 million, net of an original issue discount of $0.5 million, in exchange for participation in all of the Company’s future accounts, contract rights, and other obligations arising from or relating to the payment of monies from the Company’s customers and/or third party payors (the “Revenues”), until an amount equal to 145% of the Purchase Price, or $14.5 million (the “Revenue Purchased Amount”). The repayment amount is reduced under the following circumstances.
(i) If the Company pays $12.0 million of the Revenue Purchased Amount to Fundigo LLC before June 15, 2020, such payments shall constitute payment in full of the Revenue Purchased Amounts and no additional debits will be made.
(ii) If the Company pays $13.0 million of the Revenue Purchased Amount to Fundigo LLC before July 4, 2020, such payments shall constitute payment in full of the Revenue Purchased Amounts and no additional debits will be made.
The Company accounted for this agreement as a loan and as of September 30, 2020 the loan was repaid in full. Interest expense incurred on the loan was $3.1 million for the nine months ending September 30, 2020.
Century Venture
On May 15, 2020, the Company entered into a loan agreement (the “Loan”) with Century Venture, SA, receiving proceeds of $1.6 million to use for working capital and general corporate purposes. The Loan will bear interest at a rate of 8% per annum, payable in arrears on the 15th day of each month. In the event the Company fails to make a payment within ten (10) days after the due date, the Company shall pay interest on any overdue payment at the highest rate allowed by applicable law.
All remaining unpaid principal together with interest accrued and unpaid shall be due and payable upon the earlier of (a) completion of any debt or equity financing of the Company, which results in proceeds of at least $50 million, or (b) May 14, 2021. As of September 30, 2020 the principal balance and accrued interest is approximately $1.6 million.
On September 30, 2020, following negotiations with Century Venture, SA, the Company agreed to repay the Loan in full (inclusive of any interest, fees and penalties) owed under the Credit Agreement. The Company paid $1.6 million on October 2, 2020, the Credit Agreement and related Loan were automatically terminated.
Credit Agreement
On July 16, 2020, we entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Access Road Credit Agreement”) with Access Road Capital LLC (the “Lender”). Pursuant to the terms of the Access Road Credit Agreement, the Lender extended a term loan (the “Loan”) to us with a principal amount of $10.0 million. The Loan bears interest at a fixed rate of 13.0% per annum and matures on July 16, 2023. The Company repaid the loan in full on October 2, 2020.
14. | Fair Value Measurements |
The Company holds investments in equity securities and limited partnership interests, which are accounted for at fair value and classified within financial assets at fair value on the condensed consolidated balance sheet, with changes in fair value recognized as investment gain / loss in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company also held an investment in Nexway common stock that was publicly traded on the Frankfurt Exchange. Additionally, the Company’s convertible notes, derivatives and warrants were classified as liabilities and measured at fair value on the issuance date, with changes in fair value recognized as other income (expense) in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The following table classifies the Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis into the fair value hierarchy as of September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019 (in thousands):
Fair valued measured at September 30, 2020 | ||||||||||||
Quoted
prices in active markets (Level 1) | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | ||||||||||
Financial Liabilities at Fair Value: | ||||||||||||
Profits interest sold | - | - | 2,119 | |||||||||
Warrant liability - Subsidiary | - | - | 21 | |||||||||
Warrant liability | - | - | 28,065 | |||||||||
Total Financial Liabilities at Fair Value | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 30,205 |
December 31, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||
Total | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | |||||||||||||
Financial Assets at Fair Value: | ||||||||||||||||
Financial assets at fair value | $ | 1,965 | $ | — | $ | 1,965 | $ | — | ||||||||
Total | $ | 1,965 | $ | — | $ | 1,965 | $ | — | ||||||||
Financial Liabilities at Fair Value: | ||||||||||||||||
Convertible notes | $ | 1,203 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 1,203 | ||||||||
Profit share liability | 1,971 | — | — | 1,971 | ||||||||||||
Derivative liability | 376 | — | — | 376 | ||||||||||||
Warrant liability - subsidiary | 24 | — | — | 24 | ||||||||||||
Total | $ | 3,574 | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 3,574 |
Derivative Financial Instruments
The following table presents changes in Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value (in thousands) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. Unobservable inputs were used to determine the fair value of positions that the Company has classified within the Level 3 category.
Derivative
- Convertible Notes | Warrants (assumed from subsidiary) | Profits Interests Sold | Warrant Liability | Embedded Put Option | ||||||||||||||||
Fair value at December 31, 2019 | $ | 1,203 | $ | 24 | $ | 1,971 | $ | - | $ | 376 | ||||||||||
Change in fair value | (206 | ) | (3 | ) | 148 | (9,143 | ) | (220 | ) | |||||||||||
Additions | 3,583 | - | - | 50,743 | 172 | |||||||||||||||
Redemption | (4,580 | ) | - | - | - | (328 | ) | |||||||||||||
Reclassification of warrant liabilities | - | - | - | (13,535 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||
Fair value at September 30, 2020 | $ | - | $ | 21 | $ | 2,119 | $ | 28,065 | $ | - |
Profit Share Liability - The fair value of the profits interest sold related to the Panda investment was determined using an expected cash flow analysis. The change in fair value of profit share liability of $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 is reported as a component of other income (expense) in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.
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Warrant Liabilities
On September 25, 2020, the Company repaid all of its variable convertible notes. As a result of this repayment, the Company is no longer subject to a sequencing policy and therefore reclassified $13.5 million of warrant liabilities to additional paid in capital.
FB Loan Warrant
In connection with its Note Purchase Agreement (see Note 13), the Company issued the FB Loan Warrant and utilized the Black-Scholes pricing model. The warrant liability was recorded at the date of grant at fair value. Subsequent changes in fair value for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $0.1 million and $5.5 million, respectively and was recorded as other expense in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. On September 30, 2020 the Company entered into the first amendment to the warrant which amended the warrant strike price from $5.00 to $2.75.
The significant assumptions used in the valuation are as follows:
September 30, 2020 | ||||
Fair value of underlying common shares | $ | 9.00 | ||
Exercise price | $ | 2.75 | ||
Expected dividend yield | — | % | ||
Expected volatility | 50.7 | % | ||
Risk free rate | 0.22 | % | ||
Expected term (years) | 4.46 |
Purchase Agreements with Investors
Between May 11, 2020 and June 8, 2020, the Company entered into Purchase Agreements with certain investors (the “Investors”), pursuant to which the Company sold an aggregate of 3,735,922 shares (the “Purchased Shares”) of the Company’s common stock and issued 3,735,922 warrants to the Investors. See Note 17. Absent the Company’s sequencing policy as disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on August 10, 2020, the Company would have recorded these warrants as equity classified.
The aggregate warrant liabilities were recorded at the respective date of grant at fair value using a Monte Carlo simulation model. Subsequent changes in fair value for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 were $4.4 million and $14.8 million, respectively, and were recorded as change in fair value of warrant liabilities in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. The Company used a Monte Carlo simulation model to estimate the fair value of the warrant liability at September 30, 2020:
September 30, 2020 | ||||
Fair value of underlying common shares | $ | 9.00 | ||
Exercise price | $ | 7.00 | ||
Expected dividend yield | — | % | ||
Expected volatility | 73.6 – 74.3 | % | ||
Risk free rate | 0.12 | % | ||
Expected term (years) | 1.12 – 1.19 |
As of September 30, 2020, the Company reclassified the fair value of $12.0 million of warrant liabilities to additional paid-in capital.
Between August 20, 2020 and September 29, 2020, the Company entered into Purchase Agreements Investors, with certain investors (the “Investors”), pursuant to which the Company sold an aggregate of 1,843,726 shares (the “Purchased Shares”) of the Company’s common stock and issued 1,843,726 warrants to the Investors. See Note 17. The was aggregate warrant liabilities were recorded at the date of grant at fair value of $5.5 million using a Monte Carlo simulation model. Subsequent changes in fair value for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 were $1.3 million for each period, respectively, and were recorded as change in fair value of warrant liabilities in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. The Company used a Monte Carlo simulation model to estimate the fair value of the warrant liability at September 30, 2020:
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
September 30, 2020 | ||||
Fair value of underlying common shares | $ | 9.00 | ||
Exercise price | $ | 9.25 | ||
Expected dividend yield | — | % | ||
Expected volatility | 69.7 – 71.2 - | % | ||
Risk free rate | 0.12 | % | ||
Expected term (years) | 1.39 – 1.49 |
ARETE Wealth Management
On May 25, 2020, the Company issued to ARETE Wealth Management a warrant to purchase 275,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for investment services. Absent the Company’s sequencing policy as disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on August 10, 2020, the Company would have recorded these warrants as equity classified. The warrant liability was recorded at the date of grant at fair value. Subsequent changes in fair value for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $0.4 million and $0.7 million, respectively and was recorded as change in fair value of warrant liabilities in the condensed consolidated statement of operations.
The significant assumptions used in the valuation are as follows:
September 30, 2020 | ||||
Fair value of underlying common shares | $ | 9.00 | ||
Exercise price | $ | 5.00 | ||
Expected dividend yield | — | % | ||
Expected volatility | 60.0 | % | ||
Risk free rate | 0.27 | % | ||
Expected term (years) | 4.6 |
As of September 30, 2020, the Company reclassified the fair value of $1.5 million of warrant liabilities to additional paid-in capital.
Convertible Notes
On April 1, 2020, the Company issued 142,118 common stock warrants in connection with a $1.1 million convertible note. The warrant was recorded as a warrant liability utilizing the Black-Scholes pricing model. The warrant liability was recorded at the date of grant at fair value. Subsequent changes in fair value for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $1.5 million and $1.8 million, respectively, and was recorded as change in fair value of warrant liability in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. On September 29, 2020, the Company entered into an amendment related to the common stock warrants and issued an additional 217,357 warrants.
15. | Convertible Notes Payable |
As of September 30, 2020 there were no convertible notes outstanding, and as of December 31, 2019, convertible notes outstanding totaled $1.4 million. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company repaid $2.8 million and $3.9 million of principal balances, and approximately $0.9 million of related interest expense and prepayment penalties owed on its convertible notes.
16. | Temporary Equity |
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock
On March 6, 2020, the Company (i) entered into a stock purchase agreement to issue 203,000 shares of its Series D Preferred Stock, for proceeds of $203,000 and (ii) during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 the Company redeemed 682,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock in exchange for approximately $0.9 million.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The following table summarizes the Company’s Series D Preferred Stock activities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 (dollars in thousands):
Series D Preferred Stock | ||||||||
Shares | Amount | |||||||
Total temporary equity as of December 31, 2019 | 461,839 | $ | 462 | |||||
Issuance of Series D convertible preferred stock for cash | 203,000 | 203 | ||||||
Offering cost related to issuance of Series D convertible preferred stock | - | (3 | ) | |||||
Deemed dividends related to immediate accretion of offering cost | - | 3 | ||||||
Accrued Series D preferred stock dividends | 17,198 | 17 | ||||||
Bifurcated redemption feature of Series D convertible preferred stock | - | (171 | ) | |||||
Deemed dividends related to immediate accretion of bifurcated redemption feature of Series D convertible preferred stock | - | 171 | ||||||
Redemption of Series D preferred stock (including accrued dividends) | (682,037 | ) | (682 | ) | ||||
Total temporary equity as of September 30, 2020 | - | $ | - |
The redemption of the 659,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock (amounts in thousands except share and per share values):
Series D preferred stock issued | 659,000 | |||
Per share value | $ | 1.00 | ||
Series D preferred stock value | $ | 659 | ||
Accrued dividends | $ | 23 | ||
Total Series D preferred stock | $ | 682 | ||
Redemption percentage | $ | 1.29 | ||
Total redemption | $ | 880 |
Holders of shares of the Series D Preferred Stock were entitled to receive, cumulative cash dividends at the rate of 8% on $1.00 per share of the Series D Preferred Stock per annum (equivalent to $0.08 per annum per share), subject to adjustment. The dividends were payable solely upon redemption, liquidation or conversion.
The Series D Preferred Stock was classified as temporary equity because it had redemption features that were outside of the Company’s control upon certain triggering events, such as a Market Event. A “Market Event” is defined as any trading day during the period which shares of the Series D Preferred Stock are issued and outstanding, where the trading price for such date is less than $0.35. In the event of a Market Event, the Series D Preferred Stock shall be subject to mandatory redemption and the stated value shall immediately be increased to $1.29 per share of Series D Preferred Stock. The Market Event was considered to be outside the control of the Company, resulting in classification of the Series D Preferred Stock as temporary equity.
The initial discounted carrying value resulted in recognition of a bifurcated redemption feature of $0.2 million, further reducing the initial carrying value of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock. The discount to the aggregate stated value of the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, resulting from recognition of the bifurcated redemption feature was immediately accreted as a reduction of additional paid-in capital and an increase in the carrying value of the Series D Shares. The accretion is presented in the condensed consolidated statement of operations as a deemed dividend, increasing net loss to arrive at net loss attributable to common stockholders.
As of September 30, 2020, all of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock have been redeemed by the Company and there will be no future issuances.
17. | Stockholders’ Equity/ (Deficit) |
Preferred Stock Designations
On March 20, 2020, FaceBank Pre-Merger amended its Articles of Incorporation to withdraw, cancel and terminate the previously-filed (i) Certificate of Designation of with respect to 5,000,000 shares of its Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, (ii) Certificate of Designation with respect to 1,000,000 shares of its Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, (iii) Certificate of Designation with respect to 41,000,000 shares of its Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share and (iv) Certificate of Designation with respect to 1,000,000 shares of its Series X Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share. Upon the withdrawal, cancelation and termination of such designations, all shares previously designated as Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and Series X Preferred Stock were returned to the status of authorized but undesignated shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
On March 20, 2020, in connection with the Merger, FaceBank Pre-Merger filed an amendment to its Articles of Incorporation to designate 35,800,000 of its authorized preferred stock as “Series AA Convertible Preferred Stock” pursuant to a Certificate of Designation of Series AA Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series AA Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation”). The Series AA Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series AA Preferred Stock”) has no liquidation preference. The Series AA Preferred Stock is entitled to receive dividends and other distributions as and when paid on the Common Stock on an as converted basis. Each share of Series AA Preferred Stock is initially convertible into two shares of Common Stock, subject to adjustment as provided in the Series AA Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation and shall only be convertible immediately following the sale of such shares on an arms’-length basis either pursuant to an exemption from registration under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act. Each share of Series AA Preferred Stock shall have 0.8 votes per share (the “Voting Rate”) on any matter submitted to the holders of the Common Stock for a vote and shall vote together with the Common Stock on such matters for as long as the Series AA Preferred Stock is outstanding. The Voting Rate shall be subject to adjustment in the event of stock splits, stock combinations, recapitalizations reclassifications, extraordinary distributions and similar events. There are 713,215 shares reserved for issuance to certain shareholders of fuboTV Pre-Merger in connection with the Merger.
Common Stock Activity
Issuance of Common Stock for Cash
The Company raised approximately $2.3 million through issuances of an aggregate of 795,593 shares of its common stock in private placement transactions during the three months ended March 31, 2020 with investors.
The Company raised approximately $0.5 million through issuances of an aggregate of 170,391 shares of its common stock in private placement transactions during the three months ended June 30, 2020 with investors.
On July 2, 2020, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement with Credit Suisse Capital LLC, pursuant to which the Company sold 2,162,163 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of $9.25 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $20.0 million.
Issuance of Common Stock and Warrants for Cash
Between May 11, 2020 and June 8, 2020, the Company entered into Purchase Agreements Investors, pursuant to which the Company sold an aggregate of 3,735,922 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of $7.00 per share and issued warrants to the Investors covering a total of 3,735,922 shares of the Company’s common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $26.1 million.
Between August 20, 2020 and August 28, 2020, the Company entered into Purchase Agreements Investors, pursuant to which the Company sold an aggregate of 5,212,753 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of $9.25 per share and issued warrants to the Investors covering a total of 1,303,186 shares of the Company’s common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $48.2 million.
Issuance of Common Stock Related to PEC Acquisition
During the three months ended September 30, 2020, there were no shares of the Company’s common stock exchanged for shares of its subsidiary PEC. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company has issued 2,753,819 shares of its common stock in exchange for 17,950,055 shares of its subsidiary PEC, respectively. The interests exchange in PEC were previously recorded within noncontrolling interests and the transactions were accounted for as a reduction of $2.0 million of noncontrolling interests for the carrying value of those noncontrolling interests at the date of exchange with an offsetting increase in Additional paid-in capital, during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Issuance of Common Stock for Shares Settled Liability
During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 900,000 shares of its common stock with a fair value of approximately $9.1 million or $10.00 per share in connection with the Company’s Note Purchase Agreement with FB Loan (See Note 13).
Issuance of Common Stock for Services Rendered
On January 1, 2020, the Company entered into the first amendment to a joint business development agreement and issued 200,000 shares of its restricted common stock with a fair value of $1.8 million in exchange for business development services.
During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company issued 275,000 shares of its common stock with a fair value of $2.3 million in exchange for consulting services.
During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company issued 62,500 shares of its common stock with a fair value of approximately $0.6 million in exchange for services rendered in connection with the Company’s amended Digital Likeness Development Agreement by and among Floyd Mayweather, the Company and FaceBank, Inc., effective as of July 31, 2019, as amended (the “Mayweather Agreement”).
During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company issued 2,500 shares of its common stock with a fair value of $26,000 in exchange for consulting services.
During the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company issued 343,789 shares of its common stock with a fair value of $3.1 million in exchange for consulting services.
Issuance of Common Stock for Exercise of Stock Options
During the three months ended September 30, 2020, 226,740 options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock were exercised for cash of approximately $0.3 million or $1.43 per share.
Issuance of Common Stock for Employee Compensation
On February 20, 2020, the Company issued 300,000 shares of its common stock to an officer of the Company at a fair value of $2.7 million, or $9.00 per share.
During the three months ended March 31, 2020, the Company issued 200,000 shares of its common stock with a fair value of $1.6 million as compensation to service providers for services rendered.
Share Purchase Agreement
On July 10, 2020, we entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”) with C2A2 Corp. AG Ltd. and Aston Fallen (the “Purchaser”). Pursuant to the terms of the SPA, the Purchaser agreed to acquire all of the 1,000 shares of Facebank AG common stock, held by the Company. The transaction closed on July 10, 2020 and the Company redeemed an aggregate of 3,633,114 shares of the Company’s common stock at a redemption price of $0.0001 per share in exchange for 4,833,114 new shares of Company common stock at a sale price of $0.0001 per share, resulting in a net issuance of 1,200,000 new shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company recognized a gain of approximately $7.6 million on this transaction during the third quarter.
Issuance of Common Stock in Connection with Convertible Notes
During the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company did not issue any shares of its common stock in connection with its convertible notes. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company issued 62,500 shares of its common stock with a fair value of approximately $0.3 million, respectively, in connection with the issuance of convertible notes.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The Company’s 2014 Equity Incentive Stock Plan (the “2014 Plan”) provides for the issuance of up to 16,667 incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options to the Company’s employees, officers, directors, and certain consultants. The 2014 Plan is administered by the Company’s Board and has a term of 10 years.
Contemporaneous with the closing of the Merger, the Company assumed 8,051,098 stock options issued and outstanding under the fuboTV Pre-Merger 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”) with a weighted-average exercise price of $1.32 per share. From the Effective Time, such options may be exercised for shares of our common stock under the terms of the 2015 Plan.
On April 1, 2020, the Company approved the establishment of the Company’s 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Company created an incentive option pool of 12,116,646 shares of the Company’s Common Stock under the Plan. On October 8, 2020, the Company amended the Company’s Plan to increase the maximum aggregate number of shares available for issuance under the Plan by 19,000,000 shares (the “Pool Increase”). The Pool Increase is conditional upon shareholder approval at the next annual meeting of shareholders.
On May 21, 2020, we established our Outside Director Compensation Policy to set forth guidelines for the compensation of our non-employee directors for their service on our Board of Directors.
Stock-based compensation
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense totaling $6.3 million and $24.1 million, respectively. No stock-based compensation was recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Options
The Company provides stock-based compensation to employees, directors and consultants under the Plan. The fair value of each stock option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Company historically has been a private company and lacks company-specific historical and implied volatility information. Therefore, it estimates its expected stock volatility based on the historical volatility of a publicly traded set of peer companies and expects to continue to do so until such time as it has adequate historical data regarding the volatility of its own traded stock price. The risk-free interest rate is determined by referencing the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant of the award for time periods approximately equal to the expected term of the award. Expected dividend yield is based on the fact that the Company has never paid cash dividends and does not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company granted 1,394,860 and 7,141,899 options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock under the Plan, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, 280,000 options to purchase shares of the Company’s commons stock were granted outside of the Plan. No options were granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
The following was used in determining the fair value of stock options granted during the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2020:
For
the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 |
For
the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 |
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Dividend yield | - | - | ||||||
Expected price volatility | 45 | % | 45% - 57 | % | ||||
Risk free interest rate | 0.23% - 0.38 | % | 0.23% - 0.58 | % | ||||
Expected term | 5.3 - 6.1 | 5.3 - 6.1 |
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Employees
A summary of activity under the Plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 is as follows (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
Number of Shares | Weighted
Average Exercise Price | Total Intrinsic Value | Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | |||||||||||||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2019 | 16,667 | $ | 28.20 | $ | - | 7.3 | ||||||||||
Options assumed from Merger | 8,051,098 | $ | 1.31 | |||||||||||||
Granted | 7,141,899 | $ | 8.79 | |||||||||||||
Exercised | (226,740 | ) | $ | 1.43 | ||||||||||||
Forfeited or expired | (389,008 | ) | $ | 0.83 | ||||||||||||
Outstanding as of September 30, 2020 | 14,593,916 | $ | 4.99 | $ | 61,234 | 8.2 | ||||||||||
Options vested and exercisable as of September 30, 2020 | 6,081,567 | $ | 2.01 | $ | 42,736 | 6.9 |
The total fair value of stock options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was approximately $62.8 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, 226,740 options were exercised with a weighted average fair value of approximately $0.3 million or $1.43 per share.
As of September 30, 2020, the unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested options was approximately $50.6 million to be recognized over a period of 3.1 years.
Market and Service Condition Based Options
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, 3,078,297 options were granted that vest on the earlier of each anniversary of the grant date or based on the achievement of pre-established parameters relating to the performance of the Company’s stock price (not included in table above).
Stock based compensation expense is based on the estimated value of the awards on the grant date, and is recognized over the period from the grant date through the expected vest dates of each vesting condition, both of which were estimated based on a Monte Carlo simulation model applying the following key assumptions as of the grant date:
Dividend yield | — | % | ||
Expected volatility | 76.0 – 88.1 | % | ||
Risk free rate | 0.24 – 0.30 | % | ||
Derived service period | 1.59 – 1.91 |
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
A summary of activity under the Plan for market and service based stock options for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 is as follows (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
Number of Shares | Weighted
Average Exercise Price | Total Intrinsic Value | Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | |||||||||||||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2019 | - | $ | - | $ | - | - | ||||||||||
Granted | 3,078,297 | $ | 9.69 | 6.8 | ||||||||||||
Outstanding as of September 30, 2020 | 3,078,297 | $ | 9.69 | $ | 450 | 6.6 | ||||||||||
Options vested and exercisable as of September 30, 2020 | - | $ | 9.69 | $ | - | 6.6 |
Non-employees
During the three months ended March 31, 2020, in connection with the Mayweather Agreement, the Company granted options to purchase 280,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $7.20 per share. This option has a fair value of $1,031,000, a five-year term and expires on December 21, 2024. These options were immediately vested as of the grant date.
As part of the Merger, the Company also assumed 343,047 options granted to non-employees with a weighted average exercise price of $0.23 (included in table above). Stock-based compensation expense related to unvested non-employee options is immaterial as of September 30, 2020.
There were no options granted to non-employees in the three months ended June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2020.
Warrants
A summary of the Company’s outstanding warrants as of September 30, 2020 are presented below (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
Number of Warrants | Weighted
Average Exercise Price | Total Intrinsic Value | Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual Life (in years) | |||||||||||||
Outstanding as of December 31, 2019 | 200,007 | $ | 13.31 | $ | - | 0.2 | ||||||||||
Issued | 9,538,526 | $ | 6.62 | $ | 23,119 | 1.7 | ||||||||||
Expired | (200,000 | ) | $ | - | $ | - | - | |||||||||
Outstanding as of September 30, 2020 | 9,538,533 | $ | 5.83 | $ | 32,670 | 2.6 | ||||||||||
Warrants exercisable as of September 30, 2020 | 9,538,533 | $ | 5.83 | $ | 32,670 | 2.6 |
On March 19, 2020, in connection with its Note Purchase Agreement (see Note 13), the Company issued the FB Loan Warrant, a warrant to purchase 3,269,231 shares of its common stock with a fair value of $15.6 million.
On April 1, 2020, the Company issued 142,118 common stock warrants in connection with a $1.1 million convertible note. The exercise price is $7.74 with a 5-year term. On September 29, 2020, the Company entered into an amendment related to the common stock warrants and issued an additional 217,357 warrants. Under the terms of the amendment the 359,475 common stock warrants will have an amended exercise price of $3.06 per share.
On April 23, 2020, the Company issued 55,172 warrants in connection with a $0.4 million convertible note. The exercise price is $9.00 with a 3-year term.
Between May 11, 2020 and June 8, 2020, the Company issued 3,735,922 warrants in connection with Purchase Agreements with Investors with an exercise price of $7.00 with a 1.5-year term.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
On May 25, 2020, the Company issued to ARETE Wealth Management a warrant to purchase 275,000 shares of the Company’s common stock with an initial exercise price of $5.00 per share.
Between August 20, 2020 and September 29, 2020, the Company issued 1,843,726 warrants in connection with Purchase Agreements with Investors with an exercise price of $9.25 with a 1.5-year term.
18. | Leases |
On February 14, 2019, the Company entered into a lease for offices in Jupiter, Florida. The lease had an initial term of 18 months commencing March 1, 2019 until August 31, 2020 with a base annual rent of $89,000. The Company had an option to extend the lease for another year until August 31, 2021 for annual rent of $95,000 and a second option for an extension until August 31, 2022 for annual rent of $98,000. The Company recorded the lease obligations in accordance with ASC 842. As of August 31, 2020, the Company did not extend the lease term and the lease was terminated.
As part of the acquisition of Nexway on September 19, 2019, the Company recognized right of use assets of $3.6 million and lease liabilities of $3.6 million associated with an operating lease obtained in the acquisition. At December 31, 2019, the Company had operating lease liabilities of $3.5 million and right of use assets of $3.5 million recorded in the consolidated balance sheet. At March 31, 2020, the Company deconsolidated its investment in Nexway and accordingly, reduced its operating lease liabilities and right of use assets to $0.
As part of the acquisition of fuboTV Pre-Merger on April 1, 2020, the Company recognized right of use assets and lease liabilities of $5.4 million for three operating leases. fuboTV Pre-Merger had entered into a lease agreement in April 2017 for approximately 10,000 square feet of office space in New York, NY. The lease commenced in April 2017 and the initial term of the lease is for a period of ten years with an option to renew for an additional five years. The renewal option is not considered in the remaining lease term as the Company is not reasonably certain that it will exercise such option. On January 30, 2018, the Company amended their lease agreement to add approximately 6,600 square feet of office space. The lease term commenced in February 2018 and is effective through March 2021.
In February 2020, fuboTV Pre-Merger entered into a sublease with Welltower, Inc. to lease approximately 6,300 square feet of office space in New York, NY. The lease commenced in March 2020 and is effective through July 30, 2021. The annual rent for the space is $455,000.
The components of lease expense were as follows:
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2020 | Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2020 | |||||||
Operating leases | ||||||||
Operating lease cost | $ | 312 | $ | 623 | ||||
Variable lease cost | - | - | ||||||
Operating lease expense | 312 | 623 | ||||||
Short-term lease rent expense | - | - | ||||||
Total rent expense | $ | 312 | $ | 623 |
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases were as follows:
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2020 | Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2020 | |||||||
Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | 305 | $ | 610 | ||||
Right-of-use assets exchanged for operating lease liabilities | $ | 5,373 | $ | 5,373 |
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
As of September 30, 2020, future minimum payments for the operating leases are as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 2020 | $ | 305 | ||
Year Ended December 31, 2021 | 1,030 | |||
Year Ended December 31, 2022 | 778 | |||
Year Ended December 31, 2023 | 805 | |||
Year Ended December 31, 2024 | 805 | |||
Thereafter | 2,111 | |||
Total | 5,834 | |||
Less present value discount | (934 | ) | ||
Operating lease liabilities | $ | 4,900 |
19. | Commitments and Contingencies |
The Company may be involved in certain legal proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of its business. When the Company determines that a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable, a liability is recorded and disclosed if the amount is material to the financial statements taken as a whole. When a material loss contingency is only reasonably possible, the Company does not record a liability, but instead discloses the nature and the amount of the claim, and an estimate of the loss or range of loss, if such an estimate can reasonably be made. Legal expenses associated with any contingency are expensed as incurred.
In connection with closed litigation on two separate matters that resulted in judgments against PEC, a majority interest of which was subsequently purchased by the Company, we have accrued $0.5 million which remains on the balance sheet as a liability at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. The Company, on behalf of its subsidiary, is in settlement discussions with the parties.
On August 27, 2018, plaintiff Scott Meide filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division against PEC, now one of our majority-owned subsidiaries, naming its former officers, among others, as defendants. The plaintiff’s claims are based on three investments: (i) the purchase of 750,000 restricted shares from PEC for the amount of $300,000 on July 18, 2014; (ii) the purchase of 800,000 shares of PEC from defendant Gregory Centineo in July 2015; and (iii) an investment in Evolution AI Corporation in 2018 in the amount of $75,000. Until recently, Mr. Meide was proceeding pro se. Although he has pled multiple claims, the crux of Mr. Meide’s claim, at least as pled in the Second Amended Complaint, which is the operative complaint, is that he was fraudulently induced into making all three investments. The complaint contains a claim for federal securities fraud which forms the only basis for federal jurisdiction. All of the defendants have moved to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint on various grounds, including, but not limited to, the ground that the plaintiff Mr. Meide lacks standing to bring the claims since the purchases of securities were made by Jacksonville Injury Center, LLC, rather than Mr. Meide in his individual capacity.
On June 29, 2020, an attorney entered an appearance for Mr. Meide and filed (i) a motion to substitute Jacksonville Injury Center, LLC as the plaintiff and (ii) a motion for leave to file an amended complaint. All of the defendants have filed oppositions to the motion to substitute and motion for leave to amend. The proposed new complaint continues to allege fraud, but also purports to plead a shareholder derivative lawsuit in connection with a claim of an improper transfer of assets to the Company. The new proposed complaint also names the Company as a new defendant. Discovery in the matter has been stayed since July of 2019. The matter is set for trial in September of 2020, but we do not expect the trial to go forward given the pending motions to dismiss and stay of discovery.
On September 4, 2020, the court entered an order dismissing with prejudice Mr. Meide’s claim for federal securities fraud. In its order, the court directed the clerk of court to enter judgment in favor of PEC and related defendants on Mr. Meide’s claim for federal securities fraud. The court also denied Mr. Meide’s attempt to file a third amended complaint or substitute plaintiffs in the action. The court dismissed without prejudice the remaining state law claims on the ground that the court declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over them. The state law claims may be reasserted in state court. The court also reserved jurisdiction to determine whether an award of sanctions against Mr. Meide is appropriate. The court has ordered the parties to mediation with respect to the issue of sanctions and, in the event that the mediation is unsuccessful, the court has indicated that it will set a deadline for the filing of any motions for an award of sanctions against Mr. Meide. The court-ordered mediation is set for December 10, 2020
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
On June 8, 2020, Andrew Kriss and Eric Lerner (the “Plaintiffs”) filed a Summons with Notice in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Nassau County naming as defendants the Company, PEC, John Textor and Frank Patterson, among others (Index No. 605474/20). On November 12, 2020, Plaintiffs filed a Complaint, which asserts claims for breach of express contract and implied duties, fraud in the inducement, unjust enrichment, conversion, declaratory relief, fraud and fraudulent conveyance. The claims arise from an alleged relationship between Plaintiffs and defendant PEC. Plaintiffs seek monetary damages in an amount to be proven at trial, but not less than six million dollars ($6,000,000). The Company intends to vigorously defend this litigation.
20. | Subsequent Events |
On October 8, 2020, we sold 18,300,000 shares of our common stock in a public offering at $10.00 per share generating $170.2 million in proceeds, net of offering costs. On October 22, 2020, the investment bankers exercised their right to purchase an additional 1,406,708 shares of common stock at $10.00 per share generating an additional $13.1 million in proceeds, net of offering costs.
On September 30, 2020, following negotiations with Century Venture, SA, the Company agreed to repay the Loan related to its Credit Agreement in full (inclusive of any interest, fees and penalties). The Company paid $1.6 million on October 2, 2020, the Credit Agreement and related Loan were automatically terminated.
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis by our management of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying related notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our audited financial statements and related notes and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 29, 2020, as amended on Form 10-K/A, filed with the SEC on August 11, 2020 for the year ended December 31, 2019.
The results of our operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 are not readily comparable against the results of our operations in the comparable prior year three and nine month period ended September 30, 2019 as a result of our acquisitions of fuboTV Pre-Merger and Facebank AG, and our acquisition of and then deconsolidation of Nexway AG and its subsidiaries.
Incorporation
fuboTV Inc. (“fuboTV” or the “Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the State of Florida in February 2009 under the name York Entertainment, Inc. The Company changed its name to FaceBank Group, Inc. on September 30, 2019. On August 10, 2020, the Company changed its name to fuboTV Inc. and as of May 1, 2020, the Company’s trading symbol was changed from “FBNK” to “FUBO.”
Unless the context otherwise requires, “fuboTV,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” refers to fuboTV and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, and “fuboTV Pre-Merger” refers to fuboTV Inc., a Delaware corporation, prior to the Merger, and “fuboTV Sub” refers to fuboTV Media Inc., a Delaware corporation, and the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary following the Merger. “FaceBank Pre-Merger” refers to FaceBank Group, Inc. prior to the Merger and its subsidiaries prior to the closing of the Merger.
Merger with fuboTV Pre-Merger
On April 1, 2020, fuboTV Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and our wholly-owned subsidiary (“Merger Sub”) merged with and into fuboTV Pre-Merger, whereby fuboTV Pre-Merger continued as the surviving corporation and became our wholly-owned subsidiary pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated as of March 19, 2020, by and among us, Merger Sub and fuboTV Pre-Merger (the “Merger Agreement” and such transaction, the “Merger”).
In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), all of the capital stock of fuboTV Pre-Merger was converted into the right to receive shares of our newly-created class of Series AA Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series AA Preferred Stock”). Each share of Series AA Preferred Stock is entitled to 0.8 votes per share and shall only be convertible immediately following the sale of such shares on an arms’-length basis either pursuant to an exemption from registration under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act. Prior to our uplist to the NYSE, the Series AA Preferred Stock benefited from certain protective provisions that would require us to obtain the approval of a majority of the shares of outstanding Series AA Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, before undertaking certain matters.
Prior to the Merger, the Company was, and after the Merger continues to be, in part, a character-based virtual entertainment business, and a developer of digital human likeness for celebrities, focused on applications in traditional entertainment, sports entertainment, live events, social networking, mixed reality (AR/VR) and artificial intelligence. As a result of the Merger, fuboTV Pre-Merger, a leading live TV streaming platform for sports, news, and entertainment, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
In connection with the Merger, on March 11, 2020, the Company and HLEE Finance S.a r.l. (“HLEE”) entered into a Credit Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2020, pursuant to which HLEE provided the Company with a $100.0 million revolving line of credit (the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility was secured by substantially all the assets of the Company. On July 8, 2020, the Company entered into a Termination and Release Agreement with HLEE Finance to terminate the Credit Agreement. The Company did not draw down on the Credit Agreement during its term.
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On March 19, 2020, FaceBank Pre-Merger, Merger Sub, Evolution AI Corporation (“EAI”) and Pulse Evolution Corporation (“PEC” and collectively with EAI, Merger Sub and FaceBank Pre-Merger, the “Initial Borrower”) and FB Loan Series I, LLC (“FB Loan”) entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Initial Borrower sold to FB Loan senior secured promissory notes in an aggregate principal amount of $10.1 million (the “Senior Notes”). The Company received proceeds of $7.4 million, net of an original issue discount of $2.7 million. In connection with the FB Loan, FaceBank Pre-Merger, fuboTV Pre-Merger and certain of their respective subsidiaries granted a lien on substantially all of their assets to secure the obligations under the Senior Notes. The Company made a $7.5 million payment on the Note Purchase Agreement on May 28, 2020 and paid the remaining balance of $2.6 million on July 3, 2020.
Prior to the Merger, fuboTV Pre-Merger and its subsidiaries were party to a Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of April 6, 2018 (the “AMC Agreement”), with AMC Networks Ventures LLC as lender, administrative agent and collateral agent (“AMC Networks Ventures”). fuboTV Pre-Merger previously granted AMC Networks Ventures a lien on substantially all of its assets to secure its obligations thereunder. The AMC Agreement survived the Merger and, as of the Effective Time, there was $23.8 million outstanding under the AMC Agreement (excluding issuance costs). In connection with the Merger, the Company guaranteed the obligations of fuboTV Pre-Merger under the AMC Agreement on an unsecured basis. The liens of AMC Networks Ventures on the assets of fuboTV Pre-Merger are senior to the liens in favor of FB Loan and the Company securing the Senior Notes.
Nature of Business
The Company is a leading digital entertainment company, combining fuboTV Pre-Merger’s direct-to-consumer live TV streaming, or vMVPD, platform with FaceBank Pre-Merger’s technology-driven IP in sports, movies and live performances. We expect that this business combination will create a content delivery platform for traditional and future-form IP. We plan to leverage FaceBank Pre-Merger’s IP sharing relationships with leading celebrities and other digital technologies to enhance its already robust sports and entertainment offerings.
Since the Merger, while we continue our previous business operations, we are principally focused on offering consumers a leading live TV streaming platform for sports, news and entertainment through fuboTV. The Company’s revenues are almost entirely derived from the sale of subscription services and the sale of advertisements in the United States, though the Company has started to assess expansion opportunities into international markets, with operations in Canada and the launch in late 2018 of its first ex-North America offering of streaming entertainment, to consumers in Spain.
Our subscription-based services are offered to consumers who can sign-up for accounts at https://fubo.tv, through which we provide basic plans with the flexibility for consumers to purchase the add-ons and features best suited for them. Besides the website, consumers can also sign-up via some TV-connected devices. The fuboTV platform provides, what we believe to be, a superior viewer experience, with a broad suite of unique features and personalization capabilities such as multi-channel viewing capabilities, favorites lists and a dynamic recommendation engine as well as 4K streaming and Cloud DVR offerings.
Components of Results of Operations
Revenues, net
Subscription
Subscription revenues consist primarily of subscription plans sold through the Company’s website and third-party app stores.
Advertisements
Advertisement revenue consists primarily of fees charged to advertisers who want to display ads (‘impressions”) within the streamed content.
Software licenses, net
Software license revenue consists of revenue generated from the sale of software licenses at one of our former subsidiaries, Nexway eCommerce Solutions. As a result of the deconsolidation of Nexway AG, which was effective as of March 31, 2020, the Company no longer generates revenue from software licenses.
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Other
Other revenue consists of a contract to sub-license rights to broadcast certain international sporting events to a third party.
Subscriber Related Expenses
Subscriber related expenses consist primarily of affiliate distribution rights and other distribution costs related to content streaming.
Broadcasting and Transmission
Broadcasting and transmission expenses consist primarily of the cost to acquire a signal, transcode, store, and retransmit it to the subscribers.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of payroll and related costs, benefits, rent and utilities, stock-based compensation, agency costs, advertising campaigns and branding initiatives.
Technology and Development
Technology and development expenses consist primarily of payroll and related costs, benefits, rent and utilities, stock-based compensation, technical services, software expenses, and hosting expenses.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of payroll and related costs, benefits, rent and utilities, stock-based compensation, corporate insurance, office expenses, professional fees, as well as travel, meals, and entertainment costs.
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense includes depreciation of fixed assets and amortization of finite-lived intangible assets.
Other income (expense)
Other income (expense) primarily consists of issuance gains/losses and the change in fair value of financial instruments, interest expense and financing costs on our outstanding borrowings, unrealized gains/losses on equity method investments, and the loss recorded on the deconsolidation of a subsidiary.
Income tax benefit
The Company’s deferred tax liability and income tax benefit relates to our book and tax basis differences in identifiable intangible assets and the current tax impact of the amortization of finite-lived intangible assets. These intangible assets are not deductible for tax purposes and the deferred tax liability has been established for the amount of such temporary differences expected to reverse in periods where net operating loss carryforwards will not be available to offset the taxable income generated from these reversals.
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Results of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 (in thousands):
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Months Ended September 30, |
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Revenues, net | ||||||||||||||||
Subscriptions | $ | 53,433 | $ | — | $ | 92,945 | $ | — | ||||||||
Advertisements | 7,520 | — | 11,843 | $ | — | |||||||||||
Software licenses, net | — | 5,834 | 7,295 | $ | 5,834 | |||||||||||
Other | 249 | — | 586 | — | ||||||||||||
Total Revenues | $ | 61,202 | $ | 5,834 | $ | 112,669 | $ | 5,834 | ||||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
Subscriber related expenses | 61,228 | — | 114,315 | — | ||||||||||||
Broadcasting and transmission | 9,778 | — | 19,270 | — | ||||||||||||
Sales and marketing | 22,269 | 93 | 33,526 | 417 | ||||||||||||
Technology and development | 10,727 | 5,222 | 20,277 | 5,222 | ||||||||||||
General and administrative | 8,270 | 2,171 | 42,130 | 3,688 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 14,413 | 5,273 | 34,050 | 15,589 | ||||||||||||
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets | 236,681 | - | 236,681 | - | ||||||||||||
Total operating expenses | 363,366 | 12,759 | 500,249 | 24,916 | ||||||||||||
Operating loss | (302,164 | ) | (6,925 | ) | (387,580 | ) | (19,082 | ) | ||||||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||||||||||
Interest expense and financing costs, net | (2,203 | ) | (1,094) | (18,109 | ) | (1,994) | ||||||||||
Interest income | - | 482 | 482 | |||||||||||||
Loss on deconsolidation of Nexway | — | — | (11,919 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt | 1,321 | — | (9,827 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Loss on issuance of common stock and warrants | - | - | (13,507) | - | ||||||||||||
Change in fair value of warrant liability | 4,543 | — | 9,143 | — | ||||||||||||
Change in fair value of subsidiary warranty liability | — | 831 | 3 | 4,432 | ||||||||||||
Change in fair value of shares settled liability | — | — | (1,665 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Change in fair value of derivative liability | 101 | (1 | ) | (426 | ) | 1,017 | ||||||||||
Change in fair value of Panda interests | — | — | (148 | ) | — | |||||||||||
Unrealized gain on equity method investment | — | — | 2,614 | — | ||||||||||||
Gain on sale of assets | 7,631 | — | 7,631 | — | ||||||||||||
Foreign currency exchange loss |
- | - | (1,010 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Other income (expense) | 583 | (1,230 | ) | 147 |
(1,230 | ) | ||||||||||
Total other income (expense) | 11,976 | (1,012 | ) | (37,073 | ) | 2,707 | ||||||||||
Loss before income taxes | (290,188 | ) | (7,937 | ) | (424,653 | ) | (16,375 | ) | ||||||||
Income tax benefit | (16,071 | ) | (1,028 | ) | (20,589) | (3,234 | ) | |||||||||
Net loss | $ | (274,117 | ) | $ | (6,909 | ) | $ | (404,064 | ) | $ | (13,141 | ) |
On September 19, 2019, the Company acquired Facebank AG, Nexway and on April 1,2020 fuboTV Pre-Merger. The results of our operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 include the results of operations of Facebank AG and Nexway and also include the effects of the deconsolidation of Nexway as of March 31, 2020 and the sale of Facebank AG in the three months ended September 30, 2020. The results of our operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 also include the results of operations of fuboTV post-Merger. Because of this, the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 are not comparable to the results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.
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Revenue, net
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
During the three months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized revenues of $61.2 million, primarily related to $53.3 million of subscription revenue, $7.5 million of advertising revenue and $0.2 million in other revenue. These revenues were generated entirely by fuboTV post-Merger which Merger occurred on April 1, 2020, and there are no comparable results in the prior year.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized revenues of $112.7 million, primarily related to $92.9 million of subscription revenue, $11.8 million of advertising revenue and $0.6 million in other revenue in connection with the second quarter acquisition of fuboTV Pre-Merger. These revenues were generated entirely by the fuboTV business which we acquired through the Merger that closed on April 1, 2020, and there are no comparable results in the prior year. In addition, we generated $7.3 million related to the sale of software licenses from our acquisition of Facebank AG.
Subscriber related expenses
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized subscriber related expenses of $61.2 million and 114.3 million, respectively due to affiliate distribution rights and other distribution costs in connection with the streaming revenue generated from the fuboTV business, which we acquired through the Merger that closed on April 1, 2020.
There were no subscriber related expenses recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Broadcasting and transmission
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized broadcasting and transmission expenses of $9.8 million and $19.3 million, respectively primarily related to transmissions of our services in connection with the streaming revenue generated from the fuboTV business, which we acquired through the Merger that closed on April 1, 2020.
There were no broadcasting and transmission expenses recognized during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Sales and marketing
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
During the three months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized sales and marketing expenses of $22.3 million as compared to $0.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2019. The increase in sales and marketing expenses were primarily related to marketing expenses incurred to acquire new customers to our streaming platform after the Merger on April 1, 2020.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized sales and marketing expenses of $33.5 million as compared to $0.4 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The increase in sales and marketing expense is primarily related to marketing expenses incurred to acquire new customers to our streaming platform after the Merger on April 1, 2020. The remaining increase in sales and marketing expenses were related to the costs incurred to acquire new customers of Nexway resulting from our 2019 acquisitions of Facebank AG and Nexway.
Technology and development
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized technology and development expenses of $10.7 million and $20.3 million in connection with the development of our streaming platform after the Merger on April 1, 2020.
Technology and development expenses incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 relate entirely to the consolidation of Nexway.
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General and Administrative
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
During the three months ended September 30, 2020, general and administrative expenses totaled $8.3 million, compared to $2.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019. The increase of $6.1 million was primarily related to $6.9 million of incremental general and administrative expenses as a result of the acquisition of fuboTV Pre-Merger offset by a $0.8 million reduction of expenses due to the deconsolidation of Nexway.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, general and administrative expenses totaled $42.1 million, compared to $3.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The increase of $38.4 million was primarily related to $24.1 million of stock compensation expense, $9.6 million of incremental expenses as a result of the acquisition of fubo TV Pre-Merger and $6.2 million of professional services due to additional financing and acquisition activities, offset in part by a $0.8 million reduction of expenses due to the deconsolidation of Nexway.
Depreciation and amortization
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
During the three months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized depreciation and amortization expenses of $14.4 million compared to $5.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2019. The increase of $9.2 million is primarily related to $9.1 million of amortization expenses recognized on the intangible assets acquired as part of the Merger on April 1, 2020.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized depreciation and amortization expenses of $34 million compared to $15.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The increase of $18.4 million is primarily related to $18.1 million of amortization expense recorded for the intangible assets acquired in connection with the Merger on April 1, 2020.
Impairment of intangible assets and goodwill
During the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized an impairment of Facebank Pre-Merger intangible assets and goodwill of $236.7 million.
Other Income (Expense)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
During the three months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized $12 million of other income (net), compared to $1 million of other expense (net) during the three months ended September 30, 2019. The increase of $13 million was primarily related to a $7.6 million gain on the sale of the Facebank AG and Nexway assets, $4.5 million related to the change in fair value of warrant liabilities and $1.3 million gain on the extinguishment of debt.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized $37.1 million of other expense (net), compared to $2.7 million of other income (net) during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The increase of $39.8 million of other expense (net) was primarily related to $16.6 million of incremental net interest expense on our outstanding borrowings, $9.8 million loss on extinguishment of debt, a $11.9 million loss on the deconsolidation of Nexway, $13.5 million loss on issuance of common stock and warrants and $1.7 million change in fair value of change in shares settled liability. These expenses were partially offset by a $7.6 million gain on the sale of the Facebank AG and Nexway assets, $9.1 million gain related to the change in fair value of warrant liabilities and a $2.6 million unrealized gain on our equity method investment in Nexway. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recognized $4.4 million of other income (net) related to a change in fair value of subsidiary warrant liability.
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Income tax benefit
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
During the three months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized an income tax benefit of $16.1 million, compared to $1.0 million during the three months ended September 30, 2019. The $15.1 million increase in income tax benefits was related primarily to the impairment of Facebank Pre-Merger intangible assets.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 and 2019
During the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized an income tax benefit of $20.6 million, compared to $3.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. The $17.4 million increase was primarily related to the impairment of Facebank Pre-Merger intangible assets.
Liquidity and Going Concern
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the continuity of operations, realization of assets, and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business.
We had cash and cash equivalents of $38.9 million, a working capital deficiency of $189.1 million and an accumulated deficit of $458.6 million at September 30, 2020. We incurred a $404.1 million net loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. While we expect to continue incurring losses in the foreseeable future, we successfully raised $183 million in October 2020, net of offering expenses, through a public offering of our common stock. The proceeds from this offering provide us with the necessary liquidity to continue to as a going concern for a period of at least one year from the date these financial statements are issued.
Our future capital requirements and the adequacy of our available funds will depend on many factors, including our ability to successfully attract and retain subscribers, develop new technologies that can compete in a rapidly changing market with many competitors and the need to enter into collaborations with other companies or acquire other companies or technologies to enhance or complement our product and service offerings.
In addition to the foregoing, based on our current assessment, we do not expect any material impact on our long-term development timeline and our liquidity due to the worldwide spread of a novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID 19”). However, we are continuing to assess the effect on its operations by monitoring the spread of COVID-19 and the actions implemented to combat the virus throughout the world. Given the daily evolution of the COVID-19 outbreak and the global response to curb its spread, COVID-19 may affect our results of operations, financial condition or liquidity.
Cash Flows (in thousands)
Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||
2020 | 2019 | |||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (72,450 | ) | 1,257 | |||||
Net cash provided by used in investing activities | (1,349 | ) | 1,625 | |||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 106,314 | 2,983 | ||||||
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 32,515 | 5,865 |
Operating Activities
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, net cash used in operating activities was $72.5 million, which consisted of our net loss of $404.1 million, adjusted for non-cash movements of $305.1 million. The non-cash movements included $236.7 impairment of Facebank Pre-Merger intangible assets and goodwill, $34 million of depreciation and amortization expenses primarily related to intangible assets, $24.1 million of stock-based compensation, $13.5 million of loss on issuance of common stock and warrants, $12.3 million of amortization of debt discounts, $9.8 million loss on extinguishment of debt, $8.6 million loss on deconsolidation of Nexway, $1.7 million of change in fair value of shares settled liability and $1 million of loss on foreign currency exchange, partially offset by $20.6 million of deferred income tax benefit, $9.1 million of change in fair value of warrant liability, $7.6 million gain on the sale of assets and $2.6 million of unrealized gain on investments. Changes in operating assets and liabilities resulted in cash inflows of approximately $52.6 million, primarily due to a net increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $32.9 million due to timing of payments, a net decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $10.6 million and a net increase in deferred revenue of $6.6 million.
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For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, net cash provided by operating activities was $1.3 million, which consisted of our net loss of $13.1 million, adjusted for non-cash movements of $7.5 million. The non-cash movements included $15.6 million of depreciation and amortization expenses primarily related to intangible assets, $0.5 million of amortization of debt discounts and $0.6 million of accrued interest expense related to our notes payable, partially offset by $4.4 million related to the change in fair value of subsidiary warrant liability, $3.2 million of deferred income tax benefits, $1 million of change in fair value of derivative liability and $0.6 million of other adjustments. Changes in operating assets and liabilities resulted in cash outflows of approximately $0.1 million, primarily consisted of increases in accounts receivable of $3.6 million offset by increases in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $3.4 million due to timing of payments.
Investing Activities
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, net cash used in investing activities was $1.3 million, which consisted of a $10.0 million advance to fuboTV Pre-Merger, $0.6 million cash paid as part of the disposition of Facebank AG and $0.1 million of capital expenditures, offset by $9.4 million of net cash acquired in the acquisition of fuboTV Pre-Merger.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, net cash provided by investing activities was $1.6 million, which primarily consisted of our $2.3 million acquisition of Facebank AG and Nexway, $0.7 million sale of profits interest in our investment in Panda Productions (HK) Limited (“Panda”), partially offset by a $1.1 million payment for our investment in Panda and $0.3 million for the purchase of intangible assets.
Financing Activities
For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, net cash provided by financing activities was $106.3 million. The net cash provided is primarily related to $97.1 million of proceeds received from the sale of our common stock, $33.6 million of proceeds received in connection with short-term and long-term borrowings and $3.0 million of proceeds received from the issuance of convertible notes. These proceeds were partially offset by repayments of $11.6 million in connection with the Note Purchase Agreement, $8.4 million of notes payable, $3.9 million in connection with convertible notes, $2.5 million in connection with our loan with AMC Networks Ventures, LLC, and $0.9 million in connection with the redemption of Series D preferred stock.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, net cash provided by financing activities was $3.0 million. The net cash provided is primarily related to $2.9 million of proceeds received from the sale of our common stock and warrants, $0.5 million from the sale of preferred stock and $0.4 million of proceeds from related parties. These proceeds were partially offset by repayments of $0.5 million of our convertible notes and repayments of $0.3 million of our notes payable.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of September 30, 2020, there were no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies
Our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Those estimates and assumptions include, but are not limited to, fair value of stock-based awards, fair value of equity instruments, impairment of goodwill and intangible assets, allocating the fair value of purchase consideration issued in business acquisitions, and accounting for income taxes, including the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets.
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There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies from those disclosed in Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of the Annual Report.
Revenue from Customers
We recognize revenue from contracts with customers under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (the “revenue standard”). The core principle of the revenue standard is that a company should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. A good or service is transferred to a customer when, or as, the customer obtains control of that good or service.
The following five steps are applied to achieve that core principle:
Step 1: Identify the contract with the customer
Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract
Step 3: Determine the transaction price
Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract
Step 5: Recognize revenue when the company satisfies a performance obligation
Subscription revenue is recognized when we satisfy a performance obligation by transferring control of the promised services to the customers. Advertising revenue is recognized at a point in time when we satisfy a performance obligation by transferring control of the promised services to the advertiser, which generally is when the advertisement has been displayed.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 3 in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of recent accounting policies.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Not required for smaller reporting companies.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, which are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Under the supervision of and with the participation of our management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of September 30, 2020. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, because of the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the SEC on August 10, 2020, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, we have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting.
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Subsequent to the Merger, the Company has taken steps to address the internal control deficiencies that contributed to the material weaknesses, including:
● | transitioning responsibility over the accounting function to the finance personnel of fuboTV Pre-Merger, including individuals with prior experience working for finance departments of public companies; | |
● | hiring additional experienced finance and accounting personnel with technical accounting experience, supplemented by third-party resources; | |
● | documenting and formally assessing our accounting and financial reporting policies and procedures, and implementing segregation of duties in key functions; | |
● | assessing significant accounting transactions and other technical accounting and financial reporting issues, preparing accounting memoranda addressing these issues and maintaining these memoranda in our corporate records timely; | |
● | improving the compilation processes, documentation and monitoring of our critical accounting estimates; and | |
● | implementing processes for creating an effective and timely close process. |
The implementation of these measures is ongoing and will require validation and testing of the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over a sustained period of financial reporting cycles. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic could negatively affect our internal controls over financial reporting, including our ongoing process of remediating the material weakness in our disclosure control and procedures, as a portion of our workforce is required to work from home and standard processes are disrupted. New processes, procedures, and controls which may increase the overall inherent risk in the business, may be required to ensure an effective control environment.
We are and may be involved in various legal proceedings arising from the normal course of business activities. Although the results of litigation and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, currently, in our opinion, the likelihood of any material adverse impact on our consolidated results of operations, cash flows or our financial position for any such litigation or claims is deemed to be remote. Regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us because of defense costs, diversion of management resources and other factors.
Scott Meide vs. Pulse Evolution Corporation et. al.
On August 27, 2018, plaintiff Scott Meide filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Jacksonville Division against PEC, now one of our majority-owned subsidiaries, naming its former officers, among others, as defendants. The plaintiff’s claims are based on three investments: (i) the purchase of 750,000 restricted shares from PEC for the amount of $300,000 on July 18, 2014; (ii) the purchase of 800,000 shares of PEC from defendant Gregory Centineo in July 2015; and (iii) an investment in Evolution AI Corporation in 2018 in the amount of $75,000. Until recently, Mr. Meide was proceeding pro se. Although he has pled multiple claims, the crux of Mr. Meide’s claim, at least as pled in the Second Amended Complaint, which is the operative complaint, is that he was fraudulently induced into making all three investments. The complaint contains a claim for federal securities fraud which forms the only basis for federal jurisdiction. All of the defendants have moved to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint on various grounds, including, but not limited to, the ground that the plaintiff Mr. Meide lacks standing to bring the claims since the purchases of securities were made by Jacksonville Injury Center, LLC, rather than Mr. Meide in his individual capacity.
On June 29, 2020, an attorney entered an appearance for Mr. Meide and filed (i) a motion to substitute Jacksonville Injury Center, LLC as the plaintiff and (ii) a motion for leave to file an amended complaint. All of the defendants have filed oppositions to the motion to substitute and motion for leave to amend. The proposed new complaint continues to allege fraud, but also purports to plead a shareholder derivative lawsuit in connection with a claim of an improper transfer of assets to the Company. The new proposed complaint also names the Company as a new defendant. Discovery in the matter has been stayed since July of 2019. The matter is set for trial in September of 2020, but we do not expect the trial to go forward given the pending motions to dismiss and stay of discovery. We believe the lawsuit has no merit, and we intend to vigorously defend our position.
On September 4, 2020, the court entered an order dismissing with prejudice Mr. Meide’s claim for federal securities fraud. In its order, the court directed the clerk of court to enter judgment in favor of PEC and related defendants on Mr. Meide’s claim for federal securities fraud. The court also denied Mr. Meide’s attempt to file a third amended complaint or substitute plaintiffs in the action. The court dismissed without prejudice the remaining state law claims on the ground that the court declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over them. The state law claims may be reasserted in state court. The court also reserved jurisdiction to determine whether an award of sanctions against Mr. Meide is appropriate. The court has ordered the parties to mediation with respect to the issue of sanctions and, in the event that the mediation is unsuccessful, the court has indicated that it will set a deadline for the filing of any motions for an award of sanctions against Mr. Meide. The court-ordered mediation is set for December 10, 2020.
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Andrew Kriss and Eric Lerner vs. FaceBank Group, Inc. et. al.
On June 8, 2020, Andrew Kriss and Eric Lerner (the “Plaintiffs”) filed a Summons with Notice in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Nassau County naming as defendants Company, Inc., PEC, John Textor and Frank Patterson, among others (Index No. 605474/20). On November 12, 2020, Plaintiffs filed a Complaint, which asserts claims for breach of express contract and implied duties, fraud in the inducement, unjust enrichment, conversion, declaratory relief, fraud and fraudulent conveyance. The claims arise from an alleged relationship between Plaintiffs and defendant PEC. Plaintiffs seek monetary damages in an amount to be proven at trial, but not less than six million dollars ($6,000,000). The Company intends to vigorously defend this litigation.
On April 1, 2020, we consummated the acquisition of fuboTV Inc., a Delaware corporation by the merger of fuboTV Acquisition Corp., our wholly-owned subsidiary, with and into fuboTV Inc., a Delaware corporation which we refer to as the “Merger.” In this Item 1A, unless the context otherwise requires, “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” refers to the combined company post-Merger – fuboTV Inc., or fuboTV, and its subsidiaries, including fuboTV Sub. “FaceBank Pre-Merger” refers to FaceBank Group, Inc. prior to the Merger and its subsidiaries prior to the closing of the Merger, and “fuboTV Pre-Merger” refers to fuboTV Inc., a Delaware corporation and its subsidiaries prior to the Merger.
We have incurred operating losses in the past, expect to incur operating losses in the future and may never achieve or maintain profitability.
We have incurred losses since inception. If our revenue and gross profit do not grow at a greater rate than our operating expenses, we will not be able to achieve and maintain profitability. A number of our operating expenses, including expenses related to streaming content obligations, are fixed. If we are not able to either reduce these fixed obligations or other expenses or maintain or grow our revenue, our near-term operating losses may increase. Additionally, we may encounter unforeseen operating or legal expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other factors that may result in losses in future periods. If our expenses exceed our revenue, we may never achieve or maintain profitability and our business may be harmed.
Our auditors have indicated that there is a substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
To date, we have not been profitable and have incurred significant losses and cash flow deficits, and we anticipate that we will continue to report losses and negative cash flow. As a result of these net losses and cash flow deficits and other factors, our management has determined that there is a substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern over the next twelve months.
Additionally, both FaceBank Pre-Merger’s current and former independent registered public accountants issued audit opinions – FaceBank Pre-Merger’s current accountants with respect to FaceBank Pre-Merger’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019, and FaceBank Pre-Merger’s former firm with respect to FaceBank Pre-Merger’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018 – indicating that there is substantial doubt about FaceBank Pre-Merger’s ability to continue as a going concern. FaceBank Pre-Merger’s consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. Additionally, fuboTV Pre-Merger’s accountants with respect to fuboTV Pre-Merger’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 indicated there was substantial doubt about fuboTV Pre-Merger’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The reaction of investors to the inclusion of a going concern statement by FaceBank Pre-Merger’s independent registered public accountants and our management’s determination that we may be unable to continue as a going concern could materially adversely affect the price of our common stock. Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon generating sufficient cash flow from operations and obtaining additional capital and financing. If our ability to generate cash flow from operations is delayed or reduced, including as a result of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and if we are unable to raise additional funding from other sources, we may be unable to continue in business.
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We will require additional capital to meet our financial obligations and support planned business growth, and this capital might not be available on acceptable terms or at all.
We intend to continue to make significant investments to support planned business growth and may require additional funds to respond to business challenges, including the need to enhance our platform, improve our operating infrastructure or acquire complementary businesses, personnel and technologies. Accordingly, we will need to secure additional funds. If we raise additional funds through future issuances of equity or convertible debt securities, our then existing shareholders could suffer significant dilution, and any new equity securities we issue could have rights, preferences and privileges superior to those of holders of our common stock. Any debt financing we secure could involve restrictive covenants relating to our capital raising activities and other financial and operational matters, which may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital and to pursue business opportunities, including potential acquisitions. If we were to violate the restrictive covenants, we could incur penalties, increased expenses and an acceleration of the payment terms of our outstanding debt, which could in turn harm our business.
We may not be able to obtain additional financing on terms favorable to us, if at all. If we are unable to obtain adequate financing or financing on terms satisfactory to us when we require it, our ability to continue to support our business growth and to respond to business challenges could be significantly impaired, and our business may be harmed.
We have identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and may identify additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, which could lead investors to lose confidence in the accuracy and completeness of our financial reports.
As a public company, we are required to maintain internal control over financial reporting and to report any material weaknesses in such internal control. Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires that we evaluate and determine the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. This assessment includes disclosure of any material weaknesses identified by our management in our internal control over financial reporting. Our independent registered public accounting firm will not be required to attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting until our first annual report required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, following the later of the date we are deemed to be an “accelerated filer” or a “large accelerated filer,” each as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
In connection with the audit of the financial statements of FaceBank Pre-Merger as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, we and our independent registered public accounting firm identified several material weaknesses in FaceBank Pre-Merger’s internal control over financial reporting:
● | FaceBank Pre-Merger has failed to adequately invest in its accounting and reporting functions such that it is unable to timely record transactions, reconcile accounts and convert local GAAP produced information outside of the United States into U.S. GAAP-compliant information to timely prepare and adequately review financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP across the spectrum of entities within the consolidated group. | |
● | FaceBank Pre-Merger has not retained adequate financial and accounting personnel on a continuous basis, and such limited personnel are not involved when decisions are made by management, so they lack critical time and information in order to properly and timely report on the transactions and events. | |
● | FaceBank Pre-Merger management in the United States has failed to set up reporting functions and to manage the operations of majority-owned subsidiaries in Europe such that it is unable to timely produce the required accounting information for filing under its 1934 Act requirements. |
● | FaceBank Pre-Merger at the parent level has not made the investment required to properly document and maintain an effective internal control system in compliance with the requirements of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). | |
● | FaceBank Pre-Merger has failed to timely test for impairment of intangible assets and goodwill at its acquisition subsidiaries. | |
● | FaceBank Pre-Merger failed to timely record revenue in the proper net form as agent and not principal by its subsidiary Nexway AG. |
Since the Merger, the Company has taken steps to address the internal control deficiencies that contributed to the material weaknesses, including:
● | transitioning responsibility over the accounting function to the finance personnel of fuboTV Pre-Merger, including individuals with prior experience working for finance departments of public companies; | |
● | hiring additional experienced finance and accounting personnel with technical accounting experience, supplemented by third-party resources; | |
● | documenting and formally assessing our accounting and financial reporting policies and procedures, and implementing segregation of duties in key functions; | |
● | assessing significant accounting transactions and other technical accounting and financial reporting issues, preparing accounting memoranda addressing these issues and maintaining these memoranda in our corporate records timely; | |
● | improving the compilation processes, documentation and monitoring of our critical accounting estimates; and | |
● | implementing processes for creating an effective and timely close process. |
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The implementation of these measures is ongoing and will require validation and testing of the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls over a sustained period of financial reporting cycles. If we are unsuccessful in remediating the material weaknesses and otherwise establishing and maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, the reliability of our financial reporting, investor confidence in us and the value of our common stock could be materially adversely affected. We can give no assurance that implementation of our plans will remediate these deficiencies in internal control or that additional material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting will not be identified in the future.
Effective internal control over financial reporting is necessary for us to provide reliable and timely financial reports and, together with adequate disclosure controls and procedures, are designed to reasonably detect and prevent fraud. Our failure to implement and maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could result in errors in our consolidated financial statements that could result in a restatement of our consolidated financial statements and could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations. In addition, we could become subject to investigations by the stock exchange on which our common stock is listed, the SEC or other regulatory authorities, which could require additional financial and management resources.
We are not in compliance with the payment obligations of a significant number of our significant content agreements.
We are not in compliance with the payment obligations of a significant number of our significant content provider agreements as a result of our inability to make certain fee payments required pursuant to such agreements or our failure to make such payments on time. While we are currently working with our content partners and/or negotiating the terms of these agreements, if we are unsuccessful in renegotiating these agreements or receiving waivers of the due date of payments required thereunder, our partners could terminate these agreements and require us to make these fee payments in their entirety. Further, if our content partners terminate our agreements, we will also lose the right to include their content on our platform. Many of our content partners have an ability to terminate our agreements if we fail to maintain a certain content mix on our platform, so if certain content partners terminate our agreements due to our failure to make payments, we could also lose other content partners, which would likely further depress subscriber acquisition and retention and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
The long-term and fixed cost nature of certain of our content commitments may limit our operating flexibility and could adversely affect our liquidity and results of operations.
In connection with licensing streaming content, we typically enter into multi-year agreements with content providers. These agreements have sometimes required us to pay minimum license fees for content that are not tied to subscriber usage or the size of our subscriber base. Given the multiple-year duration and sometimes fixed cost nature of content commitments, if subscriber acquisition and retention do not meet our expectations, our margins may be adversely impacted, and we may not be in a position to make the minimum guarantee payments required under certain content licenses. We have already failed to make minimum guarantee payments to certain key programmers and may not be in a position to make similar payments in the future. If we do not make these payments, then we may lose access to such content, which in turn may further depress subscriber acquisition or retention, cause other programmers to exercise termination rights due to the content mix available through our service, or impact our ability to obtain content from other programmers. Payment terms for certain content commitments, such as content we directly produce, will typically require more up-front cash payments than other content licenses or arrangements whereby we do not fund the production of such content.
To the extent subscriber and/or revenue growth do not meet our expectations, our liquidity and results of operations could be adversely affected as a result of content commitments and payment requirements of certain agreements. In addition, the long-term and fixed cost nature of certain of our commitments may limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to changes in our business and the market segments in which we operate. If we license and/or produce content that is not favorably received by consumers in a territory, or is unable to be shown in a territory, acquisition and retention may be adversely impacted and given the long-term and fixed cost nature of certain of our content commitments, we may not be able to adjust our content offering quickly and our results of operations may be adversely impacted.
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TV streaming is highly competitive and many companies, including large technology and entertainment companies, TV brands, and service operators, are actively focusing on this industry. If we fail to differentiate ourselves and compete successfully with these companies, it will be difficult for us to attract or retain subscribers and our business will be harmed.
TV streaming is increasingly competitive and global. Our success depends in part on attracting and retaining subscribers on, and effective monetization of, our platform. To attract and retain subscribers, we need to be able to respond efficiently to changes in consumer tastes and preferences and continue to increase the type and number of content offerings. Effective monetization requires us to continue to update the features and functionality of our streaming platform for subscribers and advertisers.
Companies such as AT&T, Comcast, Cablevision, Cox and Altice, along with vMVPDs, such as YouTube TV, Hulu Live and Sling TV offer TV streaming products that compete with our platform. In many cases, these competitors have the financial resources to subsidize the cost of their streaming devices in order to promote their other products and services making it harder for us to acquire new subscribers and increase hours streamed. Similarly, some service operators, such as Comcast and Cablevision, offer TV streaming applications as part of their cable service plans and can leverage their existing consumer bases, installation networks, broadband delivery networks and name recognition to gain traction in the TV streaming market. Some of these companies also promote their brands through traditional forms of advertising, such as TV commercials, as well as Internet advertising or website product placement, and have greater resources than us to devote to such efforts.
In addition, many TV brands, such as LG, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and VIZIO, Inc., offer their own TV streaming solutions within their TVs. Other devices, such as Microsoft’s Xbox and Sony’s PlayStation game consoles and many DVD and Blu-ray players, also incorporate TV streaming functionality.
We expect competition in TV streaming from the large technology companies and service operators described above, as well as new and growing companies, to increase in the future. This increased competition could result in pricing pressure, lower revenue and gross profit or the failure of our platform to gain or maintain broad market acceptance. To remain competitive, we need to continuously invest in product development and marketing. We may not have sufficient resources to continue to make the investments needed to maintain our competitive position. In addition, many of our competitors have longer operating histories, greater name recognition, larger customer bases and significantly greater financial, technical, sales, marketing and other resources than us, which provide them with advantages in developing, marketing or servicing new products and offerings. As a result, they may be able to respond more quickly to market demand, devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sales of their products or the distribution of their content, and influence market acceptance of their products better than we can. These competitors may also be able to adapt more quickly to new or emerging technologies or standards and may be able to deliver products and services at a lower cost. New entrants may enter the TV streaming market with unique service offerings or approaches to providing video. In addition, our competitors may enter into business combinations or alliances that strengthen their competitive positions. Increased competition could reduce our market share, revenue and operating margins, increase our operating costs, harm our competitive position and otherwise harm our business.
Our revenue and gross profit are subject to seasonality, and if subscriber behavior during certain seasons falls below our expectations, our business may be harmed.
Seasonal variations in subscriber and marketing behavior significantly affect our business. We have previously experienced, and expect to continue to experience, effects of seasonal trends in subscriber behavior due to the seasonal nature of sports. Additionally, increased Internet usage and sales of streaming service subscriptions during the fourth quarter of each calendar year affect our business. We also may experience higher advertising sales during the fourth quarter of each calendar year due to greater advertiser demand during the holiday season, but also incur greater marketing expenses as we attempt to attract new subscribers to our platform. In addition, expenditures by advertisers tend to be cyclical and are often discretionary in nature, reflecting overall economic conditions, the economic prospects of specific advertisers or industries, budgeting constraints and buying patterns, and a variety of other factors, many of which are outside our control.
Given the seasonal nature of our subscriptions, accurate forecasting is critical to our operations. We anticipate that this seasonal impact on revenue and gross profit is likely to continue, and any shortfall in expected revenue, due to macroeconomic conditions, a decline in the effectiveness of our promotional activities, actions by our competitors, or for any other reason, would cause our results of operations to suffer significantly. A substantial portion of our expenses are personnel-related and include salaries, stock-based compensation and benefits that are not seasonal in nature. Accordingly, in the event of a revenue shortfall, we would be unable to mitigate the negative impact on margins, at least in the short term, and our business would be harmed.
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The recent COVID-19 pandemic and the global attempt to contain it may harm our industry, business, results of operations and ability to raise additional capital.
The global spread of COVID-19 and the various attempts to contain it have created significant volatility, uncertainty and economic disruption. In response to government mandates, health care advisories and employee concerns, we have altered certain aspects of our operations. Travel has been curtailed, and numerous professional and college sports leagues have cancelled or altered seasons and events. As a result, our broadcasting partners had and are having to substitute other content in the place of previously scheduled live sporting events. While professional sports are returning in the United States, there is no guarantee that those seasons continue uninterrupted or at all. The potential further delay or cancellation of professional and college sports may cause us to temporarily have less popular content available on our platform, which could negatively impact consumer demand for and subscription retention to our platform and our number of paid subscribers.
The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic and the various responses to it impacts our business, operations and financial results will depend on numerous evolving factors that we may not be able to accurately predict, including: the duration and scope of the pandemic; governmental, business and individuals’ actions that have been and continue to be taken in response to the pandemic; the actions of professional and college sports leagues; the availability and cost to access the capital markets; the effect on our subscribers and subscriber demand for and ability to pay for our platform; disruptions or restrictions on our employees’ ability to work and travel; and interruptions or restrictions related to the provision of streaming services over the internet, including impacts on content delivery networks and streaming quality. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we may not be able to provide the same level of customer service that our subscribers are used to, which could negatively impact their perception of our platform resulting in an increase in cancellations. There can be no assurance that financing may be available on attractive terms, if at all. Our workforce has had to spend a significant amount of time working from home, which may impact their productivity. Such limitations caused by the pandemic have also resulted in us seeking extensions for our current and periodic filings with the SEC. We will continue to actively monitor the issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic and may take further actions that alter our business operations as may be required by federal, state, local or foreign authorities, or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, subscribers and shareholders. It is not clear what the potential effects any such alterations or modifications may have on our business, including the effects on our subscribers, or on our financial results.
If we fail to obtain or maintain popular content, we may fail to retain existing subscribers and attract new subscribers.
We have invested a significant amount of time to cultivate relationships with our content providers; however, such relationships may not continue to grow or yield further financial results. We currently have over 240 streaming channels on our platform in the United States, and we must continuously maintain existing relationships and identify and establish new relationships with content providers to provide popular content. In order to remain competitive, we must consistently meet user demand for popular streaming channels and content. If we are not successful in maintaining channels on our platform that attract and retain a significant number of subscribers, or if we are not able to do so in a cost-effective manner, our business will be harmed.
If our efforts to attract and retain subscribers are not successful, our business will be adversely affected.
We have experienced significant subscriber growth over the past several years. Our ability to continue to attract subscribers will depend in part on our ability to consistently provide our subscribers with compelling content choices and effectively market our platform. Furthermore, the relative service levels, content offerings, pricing and related features of our competitors may adversely impact our ability to attract and retain subscribers. In addition, many of our subscribers re-join our platform or originate from word-of-mouth referrals from existing subscribers. If our efforts to satisfy our existing subscribers are not successful, we may not be able to attract subscribers, and as a result, our ability to maintain and/or grow our business will be adversely affected. If consumers perceive a reduction in the value of our platform because, for example, we introduce new or adjust existing features, adjust pricing or platform offerings, or change the mix of content in a manner that is not favorably received by them, we may not be able to attract and retain subscribers. Subscribers cancel their subscription for many reasons, including due to a perception that they do not use the platform sufficiently, the need to cut household expenses, availability of content is unsatisfactory, competitive services provide a better value or experience and customer service issues are not satisfactorily resolved. We must continually add new subscriptions both to replace cancelled subscriptions and to grow our business beyond our current subscription base. While we permit multiple subscribers within the same household to share a single account for non-commercial purposes, if account sharing is abused, our ability to add new subscribers may be hindered and our results of operations may be adversely impacted. If we do not grow as expected, given, in particular, that our content costs are largely fixed in nature and contracted over several years, we may not be able to adjust our expenditures or increase our (per subscriber) revenues commensurate with the lowered growth rate such that our margins, liquidity and results of operations may be adversely impacted. If we are unable to successfully compete with current and new competitors in both retaining our existing subscribers and attracting new subscribers, our business will be adversely affected. Further, if excessive numbers of subscribers cancel our service, we may be required to incur significantly higher marketing expenditures than we currently anticipate replacing these subscribers with new subscribers.
In connection with a transition to a new independent registered accounting firm, there is a risk that the new independent registered accounting firm might disagree with certain accounting positions which may result in a restatement of our previously issued financial statements.
We have recently engaged KPMG LLP, or KPMG, as our new independent registered accounting firm. In connection with KPMG’s audit of fiscal year 2020, KPMG will review our previously issued financial statements and, in the course of such review, may take positions contrary to those taken by us in consultation with our previous independent registered public accounting firms. If KPMG were to take such contrary positions, the impact of the divergent positions could result in us restating our previously issued financial statements. Any such restatement could adversely affect our reputation and business.
Our actual operating results may differ significantly from our guidance.
From time to time, we may release guidance regarding our future performance. Guidance is based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that, although presented with numerical specificity, are inherently subject to business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond our control and are based upon specific assumptions with respect to future business decisions, some of which will change. The principal reason that we release this data is to provide a basis for our management to discuss our business outlook with analysts and investors. We do not accept any responsibility for any projections or reports published by any third parties.
Guidance is necessarily speculative in nature, and it can be expected that some or all of the assumptions underlying the guidance furnished by us will not materialize or will vary significantly from actual results. Accordingly, our guidance is only an estimate of what management believes is realizable as of the date of this prospectus. Any failure to successfully implement our operating strategy or the occurrence of any of the risks or uncertainties set forth in this prospectus could result in actual results being different than the guidance, and such differences may be adverse and material. In light of the foregoing, investors are urged to put the guidance in context and not to place undue reliance on it.
We could be subject to claims or have liability based on defects with respect to certain historical corporate transactions that were not properly authorized or documented.
We have determined that there have been defects with respect to certain historical corporate transactions, including transactions that were not or may not have been properly approved by our board of directors, transactions that may have breached our organizational documents, or transactions that may not have been adequately documented.
While we have attempted to narrow potential future claims by taking certain remedial corporate actions, the scope of liability with respect to such defects is uncertain and we cannot be sure that these actions will entirely remediate these defects or that we will not receive claims in the future from other persons asserting rights to shares of our capital stock, to stock options, or to amounts owed under other equity or debt instruments or investment contracts. To the extent any such claims are successful, the claims could result in dilution to existing shareholders, payments by us to note holders or security holders, us having to comply with registration or other investor rights, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Our agreements with distribution partners contain parity obligations which limit our ability to pursue unique partnerships.
Our agreements with certain distribution partners contain obligations which require us to offer them the same technical features, content, pricing and packages that we make available to our other distribution partners and also require us to provide parity in the marketing of the availability of our application across our distribution partners. These parity obligations may limit our ability to pursue technological innovation or partnerships with individual distribution partners and may limit our capacity to negotiate favorable transactions with different partners or otherwise provide improved products and services. As our technical feature developments progress at varying speeds and at different times with different distribution partners, we currently offer some enhanced technical features on distribution platforms that we do not make available on other distribution platforms, which limits the quality and uniformity of our offering to all consumers across our distribution platforms. In addition, delays in technical developments across our distribution partners puts us at risk of breaching our parity obligations with such distribution platforms, which threatens the certainty of our agreements with distribution partners.
If we are unable to maintain an adequate supply of ad inventory on our platform, our business may be harmed.
We may fail to attract content providers that generate sufficient ad content hours on our platform and continue to grow our video ad inventory. Our business model depends on our ability to grow video ad inventory on our platform and sell it to advertisers. We grow ad inventory by adding and retaining content providers on our platform with ad-supported channels that we can monetize. If we are unable to grow and maintain a sufficient supply of quality video advertising inventory at reasonable costs to keep up with demand, our business may be harmed.
We operate in a highly competitive industry and we compete for advertising revenue with other Internet streaming platforms and services, as well as traditional media, such as radio, broadcast, cable and satellite TV and satellite and Internet radio. We may not be successful in maintaining or improving our fill-rates or cost per mille (“CPMs”).
Our competitors offer content and other advertising mediums that may be more attractive to advertisers than our TV streaming platform. These competitors are often very large and have more advertising experience and financial resources than we do, which may adversely affect our ability to compete for advertisers and may result in lower revenue and gross profit from advertising. If we are unable to increase our advertising revenue by, among other things, continuing to improve our platform’s data capabilities to further optimize and measure advertisers’ campaigns, increase our advertising inventory and expand our advertising sales team and programmatic capabilities, our business and our growth prospects may be harmed. We may not be able to compete effectively or adapt to any such changes or trends, which would harm our ability to grow our advertising revenue and harm our business.
If the advertisements on our platform are not relevant or not engaging to our subscribers, our growth in active accounts and hours streamed may be adversely impacted.
We have made, and are continuing to make, investments to enable advertisers to deliver relevant advertising content to subscribers on our platform. Existing and prospective advertisers may not be successful in serving ads that lead to and maintain user engagement. Those ads may seem irrelevant, repetitive or overly targeted and intrusive. We are continuously seeking to balance the objectives of our subscribers and advertisers with our desire to provide an optimal user experience, but we may not be successful in achieving a balance that continues to attract and retain subscribers and advertisers. If we do not introduce relevant advertisements or such advertisements are overly intrusive and impede the use of our TV streaming platform, our subscribers may stop using our platform which will harm our business.
We may not be successful at expanding our content to areas outside our current content offering and even if we are able to expand into other content areas and sustain such expansion, we may not be successful in overcoming our reputation as primarily a live sports streaming service.
We currently have a reputation as primarily a live sports streaming service. We are making efforts to expand our content offerings outside live sports streaming, and currently offer a wide selection of news and entertainment content. However, we may not be successful at expanding our content to areas outside our current content offering, or maintaining content from our current content offering, and even if we are able to expand into other content areas and sustain such expansion, we may not be successful in overcoming our reputation as primarily a live sports streaming service.
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Integrating the business of fuboTV Pre-Merger and FaceBank Pre-Merger may be more difficult, costly, or time-consuming than anticipated.
We are still in the process of integrating fuboTV Pre-Merger and FaceBank Pre-Merger. A successful integration of these businesses will depend substantially on our ability to consolidate operations, corporate cultures, systems and procedures and to eliminate redundancies and costs. We may not be able to combine our businesses without encountering difficulties, such as:
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● | disruption of operations and business; | |
● | inability to maintain and increase competitive presence; | |
● | possible inconsistencies in standards, control procedures and policies; | |
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● | problems with the assimilation of new operations, sites or personnel, which could divert resources from regular operations. |
Additionally, general market and economic conditions may inhibit our successful integration. Achieving the anticipated benefits of the Merger is subject to a number of uncertainties, including whether we integrate our businesses, including our organizational culture, operations, technologies, services and products, in an efficient and effective manner, and general competitive factors in the marketplace. Failure to achieve these anticipated benefits on the anticipated timeframe, or at all, could result in a reduction in the price of our shares as well as in increased costs, decreases in the amount of expected revenues and diversion of management’s time and energy and could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. Additionally, we made fair value estimates of certain assets and liabilities in the Merger. Actual values of these assets and liabilities could differ from our estimates, which could result in our not achieving the anticipated benefits of the acquisition. Finally, any cost savings that are realized may be offset by losses in revenues or other charges to earnings.
We may be subject to fines or other penalties imposed by the Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities.
Certain of our subsidiaries are currently delinquent in filing annual tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service and several states.. We are in the process of working with our subsidiaries to remedy this issue by filing these delinquent tax returns. We may be subject to penalties and interest with the tax authorities because of the late tax returns. There can be no assurance that we will remedy our delinquent filings sufficiently, and we may face penalties and fees which would adversely affect our operating results and investors’ confidence in our internal operations.
We could be required to collect additional sales and other similar taxes or be subject to other tax liabilities that may increase the costs our customers would have to pay for our subscriptions and adversely affect our operating results.
Sales and use, value-added, goods and services, and similar tax laws and rates are complicated and vary greatly by jurisdiction. There is significant uncertainty as to what constitutes sufficient nexus for a state or local jurisdiction to levy taxes, fees, and surcharges for sales made over the internet, as well as whether our subscriptions are subject to tax in various jurisdictions. The vast majority of states have considered or adopted laws that impose tax collection obligations on out-of-state companies. Additionally, the Supreme Court of the United States recently ruled in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. et. al. (Wayfair) that online sellers can be required to collect sales and use tax despite not having a physical presence in the buyer’s state. In response to Wayfair, or otherwise, states or local governments may enforce laws requiring us to calculate, collect, and remit taxes on sales in their jurisdictions. We have not always collected sales and other similar taxes in all jurisdictions in which we are required to, We may be obligated to collect and remit sales tax in jurisdictions in which we have not previously collected and remitted sales tax. A successful assertion by one or more states requiring us to collect taxes where we historically have not or presently do not do so could result in substantial tax liabilities, including taxes on past sales, as well as penalties and interest. The imposition by state governments or local governments of sales tax collection obligations on out-of-state sellers could also create additional administrative burdens for us and decrease our future sales, which could adversely affect our business and operating results.
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We are subject to taxation-related risks in multiple jurisdictions.
We are a U.S.-based multinational company subject to tax in multiple U.S. and foreign tax jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in determining our global provision for income taxes, value added and other similar taxes, deferred tax assets or liabilities and in evaluating our tax positions on a worldwide basis. It is possible that our tax positions may be challenged by jurisdictional tax authorities, which may have a significant impact on our global provision for income taxes.
Tax laws are being re-examined and evaluated globally. New laws and interpretations of the law are taken into account for financial statement purposes in the quarter or year that they become applicable. Tax authorities are increasingly scrutinizing the tax positions of multinational companies. If U.S. or other foreign tax authorities change applicable tax laws, our overall liability could increase, and our business, financial condition or results of operations may be adversely impacted.
We might not be able to utilize a significant portion of our net operating loss carryforwards.
As of December 31, 2019, we had available to us federal net operating loss carryforwards, a portion of which will, if not used, expire at various dates. Under legislation enacted in 2017, informally titled the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, as modified by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, federal net operating losses incurred in 2018 and in future years may be carried forward indefinitely, but the deductibility of such federal net operating losses in tax years beginning after December 31, 2020 is limited. Other limitations may apply for state tax purposes.
In addition, under Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and corresponding provisions of state law, if a corporation undergoes an “ownership change,” which is generally defined as a greater than 50% change, by value, in its equity ownership over a three-year period, the corporation’s ability to use its pre-change net operating loss carryforwards to offset its post-change income may be limited. We have not determined whether we have experienced ownership changes in the past, and therefore a portion of our net operating loss carryforwards may be subject to an annual limitation under Section 382 of the Code. In addition, we may experience ownership changes in the future as a result of subsequent changes in our stock ownership, some of which may be outside of our control. A past or future ownership change that materially limits our ability to use our historical net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards may harm our future operating results by effectively increasing our future tax obligations.
If we fail to comply with the reporting obligations of the Exchange Act, our business, financial condition, and results of operations, and investors’ confidence in us, could be materially and adversely affected.
As a public company, we are required to comply with the periodic reporting obligations of the Exchange Act, including preparing annual reports, quarterly reports, and current reports. In the past, we have failed to prepare and disclose this information in a timely manner Our failure to prepare and disclose this information in a timely manner and meet our reporting obligations in their entirety could subject us to penalties under federal securities laws and regulations of the exchange we are listed on, expose us to lawsuits, and restrict our ability to access financing on favorable terms, or at all.
Prior to the Merger, fuboTV Pre-Merger was not a public company and FaceBank Pre-Merger had limited resources. Our management has faced significant challenges in consolidating the functions of fuboTV Pre-Merger and FaceBank Pre-Merger and their subsidiaries, including integrating their technologies, organizations, procedures, policies and operations. In connection with the Merger, we have been working to integrate certain operations of fuboTV Pre-Merger and FaceBank Pre-Merger, including, among other things, back-office operations, information technology and regulatory compliance.
We expect to experience significant growth in the number of our employees and the scope of our operations. Prior to such expansion, as a result of previously maintaining a limited staff, we may later determine that certain related party transactions were not properly identified, reviewed and approved prior to us entering into them with such related parties.
As we seek to increase staffing levels to manage our anticipated future growth, we must continue to implement and improve our managerial, operational and financial systems, expand our facilities and continue to recruit and train additional qualified personnel. Due to our limited financial resources and our limited experience in managing such anticipated growth, we may not be able to effectively manage the expansion of our operations or recruit and train additional qualified personnel. The expansion of our operations may lead to significant costs and may divert or stretch our management and business development resources in a way that we may not anticipate. Any inability to manage growth could delay the execution of our business plans or disrupt our operations.
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Additionally, for certain of our recent Exchange Act filings, we have relied on an order (the “Order”) issued by the SEC pursuant to Section 36 of the Exchange Act (Release No. 34-88465), permitting filing extensions to certain public companies based on the COVID-19 pandemic. We relied upon this permissible extension in good faith after analyzing, among other things, the fact that our books and records were not easily accessible, which resulted in delays in preparation and completion of our financial statements, and that the various governmental mandatory closures of businesses have precluded our personnel, particularly our senior accounting staff, from obtaining access to our subsidiaries’ books and records necessary to prepare our financial statements. Following this analysis, we believe that we satisfied all eligibility criteria to take advantage of these extensions. If it is later determined that we were ineligible to rely upon the Order for such extensions, our filings could be deemed to be late, which could have a material adverse effect on our ability to raise capital, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
We will need to improve our operational and financial systems to support our expected growth, increasingly complex business arrangements, and rules governing revenue and expense recognition, and any inability to do so could adversely affect our billing services and financial reporting.
We have increasingly complex business arrangements with our content publishers and licensees, and the rules that govern revenue and expense recognition in our business are increasingly complex. To manage the expected growth of our operations and increasing complexity, we will need to improve our operational and financial systems, procedures and controls and continue to increase systems automation to reduce reliance on manual operations. Any inability to do so will negatively affect our billing services and financial reporting. Our current and planned systems, procedures and controls may not be adequate to support our complex arrangements and the rules governing revenue and expense recognition for our future operations and expected growth. Delays or problems associated with any improvement or expansion of our operational and financial systems and controls could adversely affect our relationships with our subscribers, content publishers or licensees; cause harm to our reputation and brand; and could also result in errors in our financial and other reporting.
Our user metrics and other estimates are subject to inherent challenges in measurement, and real or perceived inaccuracies in those metrics may seriously harm and negatively affect our reputation and our business.
We regularly review key metrics related to the operation of our business to evaluate growth trends, measure our performance, and make strategic decisions. These metrics are calculated using internal company data and have not been validated by an independent third party. While these numbers are based on what we believe to be reasonable estimates of our subscriber base for the applicable period of measurement, there are inherent challenges in measuring how our platform is used across large populations.
Errors or inaccuracies in our metrics or data could result in incorrect business decisions and inefficiencies. In addition, advertisers generally rely on third-party measurement services to calculate our metrics, and these third-party measurement services may not reflect our true audience. If advertisers, partners, or investors do not perceive our subscriber, geographic, or other demographic metrics to be accurate representations of our subscriber base, or if we discover material inaccuracies in our subscriber, geographic, or other demographic metrics, our reputation may be seriously harmed, and our business and operating results could be materially and adversely affected.
Non-compliance with the objective and subjective criteria for the Paycheck Protection Program loan could have a material adverse effect on our business.
On April 21, 2020, fuboTV Sub received a PPP Loan from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in the aggregate amount of $4,699,240, pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program under Division A, Title I of the CARES Act, which was enacted March 27, 2020. The PPP Loan, which was in the form of a note dated April 21, 2020 issued by fuboTV Sub, which matures on April 21, 2022, and bears interest at a rate of 0.98% per annum, payable monthly commencing on November 21, 2020. The PPP Loan may be prepaid by fuboTV Sub at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. Funds from the PPP Loan may only be used for payroll costs, costs used to continue group health care benefits, mortgage payments, rent, utilities, and interest on other debt obligations incurred before February 15, 2020 The Company used the entire Loan amount for qualifying expenses under the current guidance as promulgated by the SBA. Under the terms of the PPP, certain amounts of the PPP Loan may be forgiven if they are used for qualifying expenses as described in the CARES Act.
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On April 23, 2020, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury stated that the SBA will perform a full review of any PPP Loan over $2.0 million before forgiving the loan. In order to apply for the PPP Loan, we were required to certify, among other things, that the current economic uncertainty made the PPP Loan request necessary to support our ongoing operations. fuboTV Sub made this certification in good faith after analyzing, among other things, the maintenance of our entire workforce, notwithstanding certain “work-from-home” limitations. We also took into account our need for additional funding to continue operations, and our ability to currently access alternative forms of capital in the current market environment. Following this analysis, we believe that we satisfied all eligibility criteria for the PPP Loan, and that our receipt of the PPP Loan is consistent with the objectives of the PPP Loan of the CARES Act. If it is later determined that we were ineligible to receive the PPP Loan or determined that we did not comply with requirements after receiving the PPP Loan, we may be required to repay the PPP Loan in its entirety and/or be subject to additional penalties and adverse publicity, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Our financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected if we do not effectively manage our current or future debt.
As of September 30, 2020 we had $30.5 million of outstanding indebtedness (excluding indebtedness to Access Road Capital LLC and Century Ventures SA, which were repaid in October 2020), which included approximately $21.3 million of indebtedness of fuboTV Sub under its senior secured credit facility with AMC Networks Ventures LLC, or the AMC Facility, which is secured by a lien on substantially all of the assets of fuboTV Sub; the PPP Loan, with an aggregate principal amount outstanding of approximately $4.7 million and other notes outstanding with an aggregate principal of approximately $4.5 million
As a result of the previously described outstanding indebtedness, we have a substantially greater amount of debt than we had maintained in the past, which could adversely affect our ability to take advantage of corporate opportunities and could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. For example:
● | our ability to obtain any necessary financing in the future for working capital, capital expenditures, debt service requirements, or other purposes may be limited or financing may be unavailable; | |
● | a substantial portion of our cash flows must be dedicated to the payment of principal and interest on our indebtedness and other obligations and will not be available for use in our business; | |
● | lack of liquidity could limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the markets in which we operate; | |
● | our debt obligations will make us more vulnerable to changes in general economic conditions and/or a downturn in our business, thereby making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations; and | |
● | if we fail to make required debt payments or to comply with other covenants in our debt agreements, we would be in default under the terms of these agreements, which could permit our creditors to accelerate repayment of the debt and could cause cross-defaults under other debt agreements. |
If we incur any additional debt, the related risks that we and our subsidiaries face could intensify.
Finally, we may be in noncompliance with the terms of certain of our other debt instruments. To the extent we are in noncompliance with the terms of such debt instruments, we may be required to make payments to the holders of such instruments, those holders may be entitled to the issuance of stock by us, and the holders of such stock may be entitled to registration or other investor rights.
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Servicing our indebtedness will require a significant amount of cash, and we may not have sufficient cash flow from our business to pay our substantial indebtedness.
Our ability to make scheduled payments of the principal and interest when due, or to refinance our borrowings under our debt agreements, will depend on our future performance and our ability to raise further equity financing, which is subject to economic, financial, competitive and other factors beyond our control. Our business may not continue to generate cash flow from operations in the future sufficient to both (i) satisfy our existing and future obligations to our creditors and (ii) allow us to make necessary capital expenditures. If we are unable to generate such cash flow or raise further equity financing, we may be required to adopt one or more alternatives, such as reducing or delaying investments or capital expenditures, selling assets, refinancing or obtaining additional equity capital on terms that may be onerous or highly dilutive. We may need or desire to refinance our existing indebtedness, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to refinance any of our indebtedness on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. Our ability to refinance the term loans or existing or future indebtedness will depend on the capital markets and our financial condition at such time. We may not be able to engage in any of these activities or engage in these activities on desirable terms, which could result in a default on our current or future debt agreements.
If TV streaming develops more slowly than we expect, our operating results and growth prospects could be harmed. In addition, our future growth depends in part on the growth of TV streaming advertising.
TV streaming is a relatively new and rapidly evolving industry, making our business and prospects difficult to evaluate. The growth and profitability of this industry and the level of demand and market acceptance for our platform are subject to a high degree of uncertainty. We believe that the continued growth of streaming as an entertainment alternative will depend on the availability and growth of cost-effective broadband Internet service, the quality of broadband content delivery, the quality and reliability of new devices and technology, the cost for subscribers relative to other sources of content, as well as the quality and breadth of content that is delivered across streaming platforms. These technologies, products and content offerings continue to emerge and evolve. Subscribers, content publishers or advertisers may find TV streaming platforms to be less attractive than traditional TV, which would harm our business. In addition, many advertisers continue to devote a substantial portion of their advertising budgets to traditional advertising, such as TV, radio and print. The future growth of our business depends in part on the growth of TV streaming advertising, and on advertisers increasing spend on such advertising. We cannot be certain that they will do so. If advertisers do not perceive meaningful benefits of TV streaming advertising, then this market may develop more slowly than we expect, which could adversely impact our operating results and our ability to grow our business.
Legal proceedings could cause us to incur unforeseen expenses and could occupy a significant amount of our management’s time and attention.
From time to time, we may be subject to litigation or claims that could negatively affect our business operations and financial position. We may face allegations or litigation related to our acquisitions, securities issuances or business practices. Litigation disputes could cause us to incur unforeseen expenses, result in content unavailability, and otherwise occupy a significant amount of our management’s time and attention, any of which could negatively affect our business operations and financial position. While the ultimate outcome of investigations, inquiries, information requests and related legal proceedings is difficult to predict, such matters can be expensive, time-consuming and distracting, and adverse resolutions or settlements of those matters may result in, among other things, modification of our business practices, reputational harm or costs and significant payments, any of which could negatively affect our business operations and financial position.
We could become subject to litigation regarding intellectual property rights that could be costly and harm our business.
Third parties have previously asserted, and may in the future assert, that we have infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated their intellectual property rights. Plaintiffs that have no relevant product revenue may not be deterred by our own issued patents and pending patent applications in bringing intellectual property rights claims against us. The cost of patent litigation or other proceedings, even if resolved in our favor, could be substantial. Some of our competitors may be better able to sustain the costs of such litigation or proceedings because of their substantially greater financial resources. Patent litigation and other proceedings may also require significant management time and divert management from our business. Uncertainties resulting from the initiation and continuation of patent litigation or other proceedings could impair our ability to compete in the marketplace. The occurrence of any of the foregoing risks could harm our business.
As a result of intellectual property infringement claims, or to avoid potential claims, we have previously chosen to, and may in the future choose or be required to, seek licenses from third parties. These licenses may not be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. Even if we are able to obtain a license, the license would likely obligate us to pay license fees or royalties or both, and the rights granted to us might be nonexclusive, with the potential for our competitors to gain access to the same intellectual property. In addition, the rights that we secure under intellectual property licenses may not include rights to all of the intellectual property owned or controlled by the licensor, and the scope of the licenses granted to us may not include rights covering all of the products and services provided by us and our licensees. Furthermore, an adverse outcome of a dispute may require us to pay damages, potentially including treble damages and attorneys’ fees, if we are found to have willfully infringed a party’s intellectual property; cease making, licensing or using technologies that are alleged to infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property of others; expend additional development resources to redesign our solutions; enter into potentially unfavorable royalty or license agreements in order to obtain the right to use necessary technologies, content or materials; and to indemnify our partners and other third parties. In addition, any lawsuits regarding intellectual property rights, regardless of their success, could be expensive to resolve and would divert the time and attention of our management and technical personnel.
Historically, we have acquired certain intellectual property from third parties pursuant to asset purchase agreements or similar agreements in connection with corporate acquisitions and bankruptcy proceedings. We also generally enter into confidentiality and invention assignment agreements with our employees and consultants and enter into confidentiality agreements with the parties with whom we have strategic relationships and business alliances. However, these agreements may not have been properly entered into on every occasion with the applicable counterparty, and such agreements may not always have been effective when entered into in granting ownership of, controlling access to and distribution of our proprietary information. Further, these agreements do not prevent our competitors or partners from independently developing technologies that are substantially equivalent or superior to our platform.
An inability to obtain music licenses could be costly and harm our business.
The Company relies on its content suppliers to secure the rights of public performance or communication to the public for musical works and sound recordings embodied in any programming provided to or through the Company’s platform. If our content suppliers have not secured public performance or communication to the public licenses on a through to the viewer basis, then the Company could have liability to copyright owners or their agents for such performances or communications. If our content suppliers are unable to secure such rights from copyright owners, then the Company may have to secure public performance and communication to the public licenses in its own name. The Company may not be able to obtain such licenses on favorable economic terms, and music licensors may assert that we have infringed their intellectual property rights in the absence of a license. The occurrence of any of the foregoing risks could harm our business.
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If our technology, trademarks and other proprietary rights are not adequately protected to prevent use or appropriation by our competitors, the value of our brand and other intangible assets may be diminished, and our business may be adversely affected.
We rely and expect to continue to rely on a combination of confidentiality and license agreements with our employees, consultants and third parties with whom we have relationships, as well as trademark, copyright, patent and trade secret protection laws, to protect our technology and proprietary rights. We may also seek to enforce our proprietary rights through court proceedings or other legal actions. We have filed and we expect to file from time to time for trademark and patent applications. Nevertheless, these applications may not be approved, third parties may challenge any copyrights, patents or trademarks issued to or held by us, third parties may knowingly or unknowingly infringe our intellectual property rights, and we may not be able to prevent infringement or misappropriation without substantial expense to us. If the protection of our intellectual property rights is inadequate to prevent use or misappropriation by third parties, the value of our brand, content, and other intangible assets may be diminished.
Failure to protect our domain names could also adversely affect our reputation and brand and make it more difficult for subscribers to find our website and our service. We may be unable, without significant cost or at all, to prevent third parties from acquiring domain names that are similar to, infringe upon or otherwise decrease the value of our trademarks and other proprietary rights.
Our use of open source software could impose limitations on our ability to commercialize our platform.
We incorporate open source software in our platform. From time to time, companies that incorporate open source software into their products have faced claims challenging the ownership of open source software and/ or compliance with open source license terms. Therefore, we could be subject to suits by parties claiming ownership of what we believe to be open source software or noncompliance with open source licensing terms. Although we monitor our use of open source software, the terms of many open source software licenses have not been interpreted by U.S. courts, and there is a risk that such licenses could be construed in a manner that could impose unanticipated conditions or restrictions on our ability to sell subscriptions to our platform. In such event, we could be required to make our proprietary software generally available to third parties, including competitors, at no cost, to seek licenses from third parties in order to continue offering our platform, to re-engineer our platform or to discontinue our platform in the event re-engineering cannot be accomplished on a timely basis or at all, any of which could harm our business.
If we are unable to obtain necessary or desirable third-party technology licenses, our ability to develop platform enhancements may be impaired.
We utilize commercially available off-the-shelf technology in the development of our platform. As we continue to introduce new features or improvements to our platform, we may be required to license additional technologies from third parties. These third-party licenses may be unavailable to us on commercially reasonable terms, if at all. If we are unable to obtain necessary third-party licenses, we may be required to obtain substitute technologies with lower quality or performance standards, or at a greater cost, any of which could harm the competitiveness of our platform and our business.
If we develop products and services related to sports betting, our business may become subject to a variety of U.S. and foreign laws, many of which are unsettled and still developing and which could subject us to claims or otherwise harm our business. Any adverse change in regulations or their interpretation, or the regulatory climate applicable to these contemplated products and services, or changes in tax rules and regulations or interpretation thereof related to these contemplated products and services, could adversely impact our ability to operate our business as we seek to operate in the future, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
We anticipate our business expanding into sports betting, in which case it will become generally subject to laws and regulations in the jurisdictions in which we will conduct our business or in some circumstances, of those jurisdictions in which we offer our services or those are available, as well as the general laws and regulations that apply to all e-commerce businesses, such as those related to privacy and personal information, tax and consumer protection. These laws and regulations vary from one jurisdiction to another and future legislative and regulatory action, court decisions or other governmental action, which may be affected by, among other things, political pressures, attitudes and climates, as well as personal biases, may at such time have a material impact on our operations and financial results, or may prevent us from expanding into such businesses entirely. In particular, some jurisdictions have introduced regulations attempting to restrict or prohibit online gaming, while others have taken the position that online gaming should be licensed and regulated and have adopted or are in the process of considering legislation and regulations to enable that to happen. In addition, some jurisdictions in which we may operate could presently be unregulated or partially regulated and therefore more susceptible to the enactment or change of laws and regulations.
Our growth prospects may also depend on the legal status of real-money gaming in various jurisdictions, predominantly within the United States, which is an initial area of focus, and legalization may not occur in as many states as we expect, or may occur at a slower pace than we anticipate. Additionally, even if jurisdictions legalize real money gaming, this may be accompanied by legislative or regulatory restrictions and/or taxes that make it impracticable or less attractive to operate in those jurisdictions, or the process of implementing regulations or securing the necessary licenses to operate in a particular jurisdiction may take longer than we anticipate, which could adversely affect our future results of operations and make it more difficult to meet our expectations for financial performance.
As a result of the foregoing, future legislative and regulatory action, and court decisions or other governmental action, may have a material impact on our operations and financial results. Governmental authorities could view us as having violated local laws, despite efforts to obtain all applicable licenses or approvals. There is also a risk that civil and criminal proceedings, including class actions brought by or on behalf of prosecutors or public entities or incumbent monopoly providers, or private individuals, could be initiated against us, Internet service providers, credit card and other payment processors, advertisers and others involved in the sports betting industry. Such potential proceedings could involve substantial litigation expense, penalties, fines, seizure of assets, injunctions or other restrictions being imposed upon us or our licensees or other business partners, while diverting the attention of key executives. Such proceedings could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects, as well as impact our reputation.
Furthermore, there can be no assurance that legally enforceable legislation will not be proposed and passed in jurisdictions relevant or potentially relevant to our business to prohibit, legislate or regulate various aspects of the sports betting industry (or that existing laws in those jurisdictions will not be interpreted negatively). Compliance with any such legislation may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, either as a result of our determination not to offer products or services in a jurisdiction or to cease doing so, or because a local license or approval may be costly for us or our business partners to obtain and/or such licenses or approvals may contain other commercially undesirable conditions.
Our anticipated participation in the sports betting industry may expose us to risks to which we have not previously been exposed, including risks related to trading, liability management, pricing risk, palpable errors, and reliance on third-party sports data providers for real-time and accurate data for sporting events, among others. We may experience lower than expected profitability and potentially significant losses as a result of a failure to determine accurately the odds in relation to any particular event and/or any failure of its sports risk management processes.
Participation in the sports, sports betting industry will expose our business to new risks that we have limited experience in handling. The nature and extent of such risks may be difficult to anticipate at this time, and therefore we may be relatively unprepared to manage these risks, or may obtain inadequate insurance to cover potential claims resulting from these risks.
Examples of these risks include:
● | There can be significant variation in gross win percentage event-by-event and day-by-day, and odds compilers and risk managers are capable of human error; thus even allowing for the fact that a number of betting products are subject to capped pay-outs, significant volatility can occur. In addition, it is possible that there may be such a high volume of trading during any particular period that even automated systems would be unable to address and eradicate all risks. | |
● | In some cases, the odds offered on a website constitute an obvious error, such as inverted lines between teams, or odds that are significantly different from the true odds of the outcome in a way that all reasonable persons would agree is an error. It is commonplace virtually worldwide for operators to void bets associated with such palpable errors, and in most mature jurisdictions these bets can be voided without regulatory approval at operator discretion, but in the U.S., it is unclear long term if state-by-state regulators will consistently approve voids or re-setting odds to correct odds on such bets, and in some cases, we may require regulatory approval to void palpable errors ahead of time. If regulators were to not allow voiding of bets associated with large obvious errors in odds making, we could be subject to covering significant liabilities. | |
● | We may need to rely on other third-party sports data providers for real-time and accurate data for sporting events, and if such third parties do not perform adequately or terminate their relationships with us, our costs may increase and our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. |
Any of the foregoing risks, or other risks we fail to anticipate as we expand our business into the sports betting industry, could expose us to significant liability or have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are subject to a number of legal requirements and other obligations regarding privacy, security, and data protection, and any failure to comply with these requirements or obligations could have an adverse effect on our reputation, business, financial condition and operating results.
Various federal and state laws and regulations govern the collection, use, retention, sharing and security of the data we receive from and about our subscribers and other individuals. The regulatory environment for the collection and use of data relating to individuals, including subscriber and other consumer data, by online service providers, content distributors, advertisers and publishers is unsettled in the United States and internationally. Privacy groups and government bodies, including the Federal Trade Commission, increasingly have scrutinized issues relating to the use, collection, storage, disclosure, and other processing of data, including data that is associated with personal identities or devices, and we expect such scrutiny to continue to increase. The U.S. federal and various state and foreign government bodies and agencies have adopted or are considering adopting laws and regulations limiting, or laws and regulations regarding the collection, distribution, use, disclosure, storage, and security of certain types of information. In addition to government regulation, self-regulatory standards and other industry standards may legally or contractually apply to us, be argued to apply to us, or we may elect to comply with such standards or to facilitate compliance with such standards by content publishers, advertisers, or others. For example, the California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, became operative on January 1, 2020. The CCPA requires covered businesses to provide new disclosures to California consumers, and to afford such consumers new abilities to access and delete their personal information, opt out of certain personal information sharing, and receive detailed information about how their personal information is used. The CCPA provides for civil penalties for violations, as well as a private right of action for data breaches that is expected to increase data breach litigation. California voters also approved a new privacy law, the California Privacy Rights Act, or CPRA, in the November 3, 2020 election. The CPRA significantly modifies the CCPA. The CCPA and CPRA may increase our compliance costs and exposure to liability. Other U.S. states are considering adopting similar laws.
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Our use of data to deliver relevant advertising on our platform places us and our content publishers at risk for claims under a number of other unsettled laws, including the Video Privacy Protection Act, or VPPA. Some content publishers have been engaged in litigation over alleged violations of the VPPA relating to activities on online platforms in connection with advertising provided by unrelated third parties. The Federal Trade Commission has also revised its rules implementing the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA Rules, broadening the applicability of the COPPA Rules, including the types of information that are subject to these regulations, and could effectively apply to limit the information that we or our content publishers and advertisers collect and use through certain content publishers, the content of advertisements and in relation to certain channel partner content. We and our content publishers and advertisers could be at risk for violation or alleged violation of these and other laws, regulations, and other standards relating to privacy, data protection, and information security.
Further, Brexit has created uncertainty with regard to data protection regulation in the UK. In particular, while the Data Protection Act of 2018, which “implements” and complements the GDPR achieved Royal Assent on May 23, 2018 and is now effective in the United Kingdom, it is still unclear whether transfer of data from the EEA to the United Kingdom will remain lawful under GDPR. During the period of “transition” (i.e., until December 31, 2020), EU law will continue to apply in the UK, including the GDPR, after which the GDPR will be converted into UK law. Beginning in 2021, the UK will be a “third country” under the GDPR. We may incur liabilities, expenses, costs, and other operational losses under GDPR and the privacy laws of applicable EU Member States and the United Kingdom in connection with any measures we take to comply with them.
Although certain legal mechanisms have been designed to allow for the transfer of personal data from the UK, EEA and Switzerland to the United States, uncertainty about compliance with such data protection laws remains and such mechanisms may not be available or applicable with respect to the personal data processing activities necessary to research, develop and market our products. For example, legal challenges in Europe to the mechanisms allowing companies to transfer personal data from the EEA to the United States could result in further limitations on the ability to transfer personal data across borders, particularly if governments are unable or unwilling to reach agreement on or maintain existing mechanisms designed to support cross-border data transfers, such as the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks. Specifically, on July 16, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union invalidated Decision 2016/1250 on the adequacy of the protection provided by the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework. To the extent that we were to rely on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework, we will not be able to do so in the future, which could increase our costs and limit our ability to process personal data from the EU. The same decision also cast doubt on the ability to use one of the primary alternatives to the Privacy Shield, namely, the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses, to lawfully transfer personal data from Europe to the United States and most other countries. At present, there are few if any viable alternatives to the Privacy Shield and the Standard Contractual Clauses.
Internationally, virtually every jurisdiction in which we operate has established its own data security and privacy or data protection legal framework with which we must comply. Laws and regulations in these jurisdictions apply broadly to the collection, use, storage, disclosure and security of data that identifies or may be used to identify or locate an individual. These laws and regulations often are more restrictive than those in the United States and are rapidly evolving. For example, the European Union, or EU, and its member states have laws and regulations requiring informed consent for the placement of cookies or other tracking technologies and the delivery of relevant advertisements. More generally, the EU General Data Protection Regulation, or the GDPR, which has been in effect since May 25, 2018, imposes stringent obligations relating to data protection and security and authorizes fines up to 4% of global annual revenue or €20 million, whichever is greater, for some violations. Some countries also are considering or have passed legislation requiring local storage and processing of data, or similar requirements, which could increase the cost and complexity of operating our platform.
Complying with the GDPR, CCPA, CPRA and other laws, regulations, and other obligations relating to privacy, data protection, data localization or security may cause us to incur substantial operational costs or require us to modify our data handling practices. We also expect that there will continue to be new proposed laws and regulations concerning privacy, data protection and information security, and we cannot yet determine the impact such future laws, regulations and standards, or amendments to or re-interpretations of, existing laws and regulations, industry standards, or other obligations may have on our business. New laws and regulations, amendments to or re-interpretations of existing laws and regulations, industry standards, and contractual and other obligations may require us to incur additional costs and restrict our business operations.
Furthermore, the interpretation and application of laws, regulations, standards, contractual obligations and other obligations relating to privacy, data protection, and information security are uncertain, and these laws, standards, and contractual and other obligations (including, without limitation, the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is, or is alleged to be, inconsistent with our data management and processing practices, our policies or procedures, or the features of our platform. We may face claims or allegations that we are in violation of these laws, regulations, standards, or contractual or other obligations. We could be required to fundamentally change our business activities and practices or modify our platform or practices to address laws, regulations, or other obligations relating to privacy, data protection, or information security, or claims or allegations that we have failed to comply with any of the foregoing, which could have an adverse effect on our business. We may be unable to make such changes and modifications in a commercially reasonable manner or at all, and our ability to develop new features could be limited.
Increased regulation of data collection, use and distribution practices, including self-regulation and industry standards, changes in existing laws and regulations, enactment of new laws and regulations, increased enforcement activity, and changes in interpretation of laws and regulations, all could increase our cost of compliance and operation, limit our ability to grow our business or otherwise harm our business. Additionally, the costs of compliance with, and other burdens imposed by, the laws, regulations, and policies that are applicable to the businesses of content publishers and advertisers may limit their use and adoption of, and reduce the overall demand for, our platform and advertising on our platform, and content publishers and advertisers may be at risk for violation or alleged violation of laws, regulations, and other standards relating to privacy, data protection, and information security relating to their activities on our platform. More generally, privacy, data protection, and information security concerns, whether or not valid, may inhibit market adoption of our platform, particularly in certain foreign countries.
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Any inability to adequately address privacy, data protection or security-related concerns, even if unfounded, or to successfully negotiate privacy, data protection or security-related contractual terms with content publishers, card associations, advertisers, or others, or to comply with applicable laws, regulations and other obligations relating to privacy, data protection, and security, could result in additional cost and liability to us, regulatory investigations and proceedings, and claims, litigation, and other liability involving governmental entities and private parties, damage to our reputation, and inhibit use of our platform by advertisers and sales of subscriptions to our platform, all of which could harm our business, reputation, financial condition, and results of operations.
If government regulations relating to the Internet or other areas of our business change, we may need to alter the manner in which we conduct our business and we may incur greater operating expenses.
We are subject to general business regulations and laws, as well as regulations and laws specific to the Internet, which may include laws and regulations related to user privacy, data protection, information security, consumer protection, payment processing, taxation, intellectual property, electronic contracts, Internet access and content restrictions. We cannot guarantee that we have been or will be fully compliant in every jurisdiction. Litigation and regulatory proceedings are inherently uncertain, and the laws and regulations governing issues such as privacy, payment processing, taxation and consumer protection related to the Internet continue to develop. For example, laws relating to the liability of providers of online services for activities of their subscribers and other third parties have been tested by a number of claims, including actions based on invasion of privacy and other torts, unfair competition, copyright and trademark infringement, and other theories based on the nature and content of the materials searched, the advertisements posted or the content provided by subscribers. In some instances, we have certain protections against claims related to such subscriber generated content, including or defamatory content. Specifically, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) provides immunity from liability for providers of an interactive computer service who publish defamatory information provided by users of the service. Immunity under the CDA has been well-established through case law. On a regular basis, however, challenges to both laws seek to limit immunity. For example, a recent executive order and a letter from several senators to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) have renewed calls for the protections of Section 230 to be scaled back. Any such changes could affect our ability to claim protection under the CDA. Moreover, as Internet commerce and advertising continues to evolve, increasing regulation by federal, state and foreign regulatory authorities becomes more likely. For example, California’s Automatic Renewal Law requires companies to adhere to enhanced disclosure requirements when entering into automatically renewing contracts with consumers. Other states have enacted similar laws in recent years. As a result, a wave of consumer class action lawsuits has been brought against companies that offer online products and services on a subscription or recurring basis, and we have received a letter alleging that we may have violated such a law. Any failure, or perceived failure, by us to comply with any of these laws or regulations could result in damage to our reputation, lost business, and proceedings or actions against us by governmental entities or others, which could impact our operating results.
As we improve our TV streaming platform, we may also be subject to new laws and regulations specific to such technologies.
We are subject to payment processing risk.
Acceptance and processing of payments are subject to certain rules and regulations, including additional authentication and security requirements for certain payment methods, and require payment of interchange and other fees. To the extent there are increases in payment processing fees, material changes in the payment ecosystem, such as large re-issuances of payment cards, delays in receiving payments from payment processors, changes to rules or regulations concerning payments, loss of payment partners and/or disruptions or failures in the operations or security of our payment processing systems, partner systems or payment products, including products we use to update payment information, our revenue, operating expenses and results of operation could be adversely impacted.
Changes in competitive offerings for entertainment video, including the potential rapid adoption of piracy-based video offerings, could adversely impact our business.
The market for entertainment video is intensely competitive and subject to rapid change. Through new and existing distribution channels, consumers have increasing options to access entertainment video. The various economic models underlying these channels include subscription, transactional, ad-supported and piracy-based models. All of these have the potential to capture meaningful segments of the entertainment video market. Piracy, in particular, threatens to damage our business, as its fundamental proposition to consumers is so compelling and difficult to compete against: virtually all content for free. Furthermore, in light of the compelling consumer proposition, piracy services are subject to rapid global growth. Traditional providers of entertainment video, including broadcasters and cable network operators, as well as Internet based e-commerce or entertainment video providers are increasing their streaming video offerings. Several of these competitors have long operating histories, large customer bases, strong brand recognition, exclusive rights to certain content and significant financial, marketing and other resources. They may secure better terms from suppliers, adopt more aggressive pricing and devote more resources to product development, technology, infrastructure, content acquisitions and marketing. New entrants may enter the market or existing providers may adjust their services with unique offerings or approaches to providing entertainment video. Companies also may enter into business combinations or alliances that strengthen their competitive positions. If we are unable to successfully compete with current and new competitors, our business will be adversely affected, and we may not be able to increase or maintain market share or revenues.
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If content providers refuse to license streaming content or other rights upon terms acceptable to us, our business could be adversely affected.
Our ability to provide our subscribers with content they can watch depends on content providers and other rights holders licensing rights, including distribution rights, to such content and certain related elements thereof, such as the public performance of music contained within the content we distribute. The license periods and the terms and conditions of such licenses vary, and we may be operating outside the terms of some of our current licenses. As content providers develop their own streaming services, they may be unwilling to provide us with access to certain content, including popular series or movies. If the content providers and other rights holders are not or are no longer willing or able to license us content upon terms acceptable to us, our ability to stream content to our subscribers may be adversely affected and/or our costs could increase. Because of these provisions as well as other actions we may take, content available through our service can be withdrawn on short notice. As competition increases, we see the cost of certain programming increase.
Further, if we do not maintain a compelling mix of content, our subscriber acquisition and retention may be adversely affected.
Our content providers impose a number of restrictions on how we distribute and market our products and services, which can adversely affect our business.
A number of our major content partners impose significant restrictions on how we can distribute and market our products and services. For example, our content partners may prevent us from partnering with third party distributors and manufacturers to exploit new market opportunities or prevent us from bundling or reselling our products with third party products and services, or otherwise restrict how we might brand or market our products and services. Our content partners also impose restrictions on the content and composition of the packages we can make available to our customers and restrictions on how we might make some or all of our content available to customers (such as on a standalone basis, length of free trials or access modified or shorter form content). These restrictions may prevent us from responding dynamically to changing customer expectations or market demands or exploiting lucrative partnership opportunities. Content providers may also restrict the advertising that may be made available in connection with their content, including restrictions on the content and timing of such advertising, and restrictions on how advertising may be sold (such as a limit to sale on an aggregated, non-content specific basis only), which limits our opportunity to exploit potentially lucrative revenue streams.
Content providers may also only provide their content on a service that includes a minimum number of channels from other providers, or require that we only provide their content in specific service tiers that include a specific mix of programming. Certain provisions in these agreements could become a challenge to comply with if we were to lose rights under agreements with key programmers.
In addition, our content partners generally impose requirements on us to treat them at least as favorably as other major providers in various ways, such as equal treatment with respect to content recommendations, displays on user interfaces, the marketing and promotion of content and streaming quality standards. This may materially restrict the functionality and performance of our technology, particularly our proprietary recommendation engine. This may also prevent us from offering commercial benefits to certain content providers, limiting our capacity to negotiate favorable transactions and overall limiting our ability to provide improved products and services.
Our agreements with content providers are complex, with various rights restrictions and favorability obligations which impose onerous compliance obligations.
The content rights granted to us are complex and multi-layered and differ substantially across different content and content providers. We may be able to make certain content available on a video-on-demand basis or on certain devices but may be restricted from doing the same with other content, sometimes even with the same content provider. We are often not able to make certain content available at certain times or in certain geographical regions. In addition, our obligations to provide equality in the treatment between certain content providers require us to continuously monitor and assess treatment of content providers and content across our products and services.
These complex restrictions and requirements impose a significant compliance burden which is costly and challenging to maintain. A failure to maintain these obligations places us at risk of breaching our agreements with content providers, which could lead to loss of content and damages claims, which would have a negative impact on our products and service and our financial position.
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If our efforts to build a strong brand and to maintain customer satisfaction and loyalty are not successful, we may not be able to attract or retain subscribers, and our business may be harmed.
Building and maintaining a strong brand is important to our ability to attract and retain subscribers, as potential subscribers have a number of TV streaming choices. Successfully building a brand is a time-consuming and comprehensive endeavor and can be positively and negatively impacted by any number of factors. Some of these factors, such as the quality or pricing of our platform or our customer service, are within our control. Other factors, such as the quality of the content that our content publishers provide, may be out of our control, yet subscribers may nonetheless attribute those factors to us. Our competitors may be able to achieve and maintain brand awareness and market share more quickly and effectively than we can. Many of our competitors are larger companies and promote their brands through traditional forms of advertising, such as print media and TV commercials, and have substantial resources to devote to such efforts. Our competitors may also have greater resources to utilize Internet advertising or website product placement more effectively than we can. If we are unable to execute on building a strong brand, it may be difficult to differentiate our business and platform from our competitors in the marketplace; therefore, our ability to attract and retain subscribers may be adversely affected and our business may be harmed.
If the technology we use in operating our business fails, is unavailable, or does not operate to expectations, our business and results of operation could be adversely impacted.
We utilize a combination of proprietary and third-party technology to operate our business. This includes the technology that we have developed to recommend and merchandise content to our consumers as well as enable fast and efficient delivery of content to our subscribers and their various consumer electronic devices. For example, as part of the content delivery systems, we use third-party content delivery networks (“CDNs”). To the extent Internet Service Providers (“ISPs”) do not interconnect with our CDN or charge us to access their networks, or if we experience difficulties in our CDN’s operation, our ability to efficiently and effectively deliver our streaming content to our subscribers could be adversely impacted and our business and results of operation could be adversely affected. Likewise, our system for predicting subscriber content preferences is based on advanced data analytics systems and our proprietary algorithms. We have invested, and will continue to invest, significant resources in refining these technologies; however, we cannot assure you that such investments will yield an attractive return or that such refinements will be effective. The effectiveness of our ability to predict subscriber content preferences depends in part on our ability to gather and effectively analyze large amounts of subscriber data. Our ability to predict content that our subscribers enjoy is critical to the perceived value of our platform among subscribers and failure to make accurate predictions could materially adversely affect our ability to adequately attract and retain subscribers and sell advertising to meet investor expectations for growth or to generate revenue. We also utilize third-party technology to help market our service, process payments, and otherwise manage the daily operations of our business. If our technology or that of third-parties we utilize in our operations fails or otherwise operates improperly, including as a result of “bugs” in our development and deployment of software, our ability to operate our service, retain existing subscribers and add new subscribers may be impaired. Any harm to our subscribers’ personal computers or other devices caused by software used in our operations could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
The quality of our customer support is important to our subscribers, and if we fail to provide adequate levels of customer support we could lose subscribers, which would harm our business.
Our subscribers depend on our customer support organization to resolve any issues relating to our platform. A high level of support is critical for the successful marketing of our platform. Providing high-level support is further challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting remote work environment. If we do not effectively train, update and manage our customer support organization that assists our subscribers in using our platform, and if that support organization does not succeed in helping them quickly resolve any issues or provide effective ongoing support, it could adversely affect our ability to sell subscriptions to our platform and harm our reputation with potential new subscribers.
We could be subject to economic, political, regulatory and other risks arising from our international operations.
Operating in international markets requires significant resources and management attention and subjects us to economic, political, regulatory and other risks that may be different from or incremental to those in the U.S. In addition to the risks that we face in the U.S., our international operations involve risks that could adversely affect our business, including:
● | the need to adapt our content and user interfaces for specific cultural and language differences; |
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● | difficulties and costs associated with staffing and managing foreign operations; | |
● | political or social unrest and economic instability; | |
● | compliance with laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, UK Bribery Act and other anti-corruption laws, export controls and economic sanctions, and local laws prohibiting corrupt payments to government officials; | |
● | difficulties in understanding and complying with local laws, regulations and customs in foreign jurisdictions, including local ownership requirements for streaming content providers and laws and regulations relating to privacy, data protection and information security, and the risks and costs of non-compliance with such laws, regulations and customs; | |
● | regulatory requirements or government action against our service, whether in response to enforcement of actual or purported legal and regulatory requirements or otherwise, that results in disruption or non-availability of our service or particular content in the applicable jurisdiction; | |
● | adverse tax consequences such as those related to changes in tax laws or tax rates or their interpretations, and the related application of judgment in determining our global provision for income taxes, deferred tax assets or liabilities or other tax liabilities given the ultimate tax determination is uncertain; | |
● | fluctuations in currency exchange rates; | |
● | profit repatriation and other restrictions on the transfer of funds; | |
● | differing payment processing systems; | |
● | new and different sources of competition; and | |
● | different and more stringent user protection, data protection, privacy and other laws, including data localization and/or restrictions on data export, and local ownership requirements. |
Our failure to manage any of these risks successfully could harm our international operations and our overall business and results of our operations.
Any significant interruptions, delays or discontinuations in service or disruptions in or unauthorized access to our computer systems or those of third parties that we utilize in our operations, including those relating to cybersecurity or arising from cyber-attacks, could result in a loss or degradation of service, unauthorized disclosure of data, including subscriber and corporate information, or theft of intellectual property, including digital content assets, which could adversely impact our business.
Our reputation and ability to attract, retain and serve our subscribers is dependent upon the reliable performance and security of our computer systems and those of third parties that we utilize in our operations. These systems may be subject to damage or interruption from, among other things, earthquakes, adverse weather conditions, other natural disasters, terrorist attacks, rogue employees, employees who are inattentive or careless and cause security vulnerabilities, power loss, telecommunications failures, and cybersecurity risks. Interruptions in these systems, or with the Internet in general, could make our service unavailable or degraded or otherwise hinder our ability to deliver our service. Service interruptions, errors in our software or the unavailability of computer systems used in our operations could diminish the overall attractiveness of our subscription to existing and potential subscribers.
Our computer systems and those of third parties we use in our operations are subject to cybersecurity threats, including cyber-attacks such as computer viruses, denial of service attacks, physical or electronic break-ins and similar disruptions. These systems periodically experience directed attacks intended to lead to interruptions and delays in our service and operations as well as loss, misuse or theft of personal information and other data, content, confidential information, trade secrets or intellectual property. Additionally, outside parties may attempt to induce employees or subscribers to disclose sensitive or confidential information in order to gain access to data. Any attempt by hackers to obtain our data (including subscriber and corporate information) or intellectual property (including digital content assets), disrupt our service, or otherwise access our systems, or those of third parties we use, if successful, could harm our business, be expensive to remedy and damage our reputation.
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We have implemented certain systems and processes designed to thwart hackers and protect our data and systems, but the techniques used to gain unauthorized access to data, systems, and software are constantly evolving, and we may be unable to anticipate or prevent unauthorized access, and we may be delayed in detecting unauthorized access or other security breaches and other incidents. There is no assurance that hackers may not have a material impact on our service or systems in the future or that security breaches or other incidents may not occur due to these or other causes. Efforts to prevent disruptions to our service and unauthorized access to our systems are expensive to develop, implement and maintain. These efforts require ongoing monitoring and updating as technologies change and efforts to overcome security measures become more sophisticated and may limit the functionality of or otherwise negatively impact our service offering and systems. Additionally, disruption to our service and data security breaches and other incidents may occur as a result of employee or contractor error. Any significant disruption to our service or access to our systems or any data that we or those who provide services for us maintain or otherwise process, or the perception that any of these have occurred, could result in a loss of subscriptions, harm to our reputation, and adversely affect our business and results of operations. Further, a penetration of our systems or a third-party’s systems or any loss of or unauthorized access to, use, alteration, destruction, or disclosure of personal information or other data could subject us to business, regulatory, litigation and reputation risk, which could have a negative effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. With the increase in remote work during the current COVID-19 pandemic, we and the third parties we use in our operations face increased risks to the security of infrastructure and data, and we cannot guarantee that our or their security measures will prevent security breaches. We also may face increased costs relating to maintaining and securing our infrastructure and data that we maintain and otherwise process.
Additionally, we cannot be certain that our insurance coverage will be adequate for data security liabilities actually incurred, will cover any indemnification claims against us relating to any incident, that insurance will continue to be available to us on economically reasonable terms, or at all, or that any insurer will not deny coverage as to any future claim. The successful assertion of one or more large claims against us that exceed available insurance coverage, or the occurrence of changes in our insurance policies, including premium increases or the imposition of large deductible or co-insurance requirements, could have a material adverse effect on our business, including our financial condition, operating results, and reputation.
We depend on highly skilled key personnel to operate our business, and if we are unable to attract, retain, and motivate qualified personnel, our ability to develop and successfully grow our business could be harmed.
We believe that our future success is highly dependent on the talents and contributions of our senior management and co-founders, including David Gandler, our Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Simone Nardi, our Chief Financial Officer, Alberto Horihuela, our Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer, Sung Ho Choi, our Co-Founder and Head of Product, Geir Magnusson Jr., our Chief Technology Officer, members of our executive team, and other key employees, such as key engineering, finance, legal, research and development, marketing, and sales personnel. Our future success depends on our continuing ability to attract, develop, motivate, and retain highly qualified and skilled employees. All of our employees, including our senior management, are free to terminate their employment relationship with us at any time, and their knowledge of our business and industry may be difficult to replace. Qualified individuals are in high demand, particularly in the digital media industry, and we may incur significant costs to attract them. We use equity awards to attract talented employees, but if the value of our common stock declines significantly and remains depressed, that may prevent us from recruiting and retaining qualified employees. If we are unable to attract and retain our senior management and key employees, we may not be able to achieve our strategic objectives, and our business could be harmed. In addition, we believe that our key executives have developed highly successful and effective working relationships. We cannot ensure that we will be able to retain the services of any members of our senior management or other key employees. If one or more of these individuals leave, we may not be able to fully integrate new executives or replicate the current dynamic and working relationships that have developed among our senior management and other key personnel, and our operations could suffer.
We rely upon a number of partners to make our service available on their devices.
We currently offer subscribers the ability to receive streaming content through a host of Internet-connected screens, including TVs, digital video players, television set-top boxes and mobile devices. Some of our agreements with key distribution partners give distribution partners the ability to terminate their carriage of our service at any time. If we are not successful in maintaining existing and creating new relationships, or if we encounter technological, content licensing, regulatory, business or other impediments to delivering our streaming content to our subscribers via these devices, our ability to retain subscribers and grow our business could be adversely impacted.
Our business could be adversely affected if a number of our partners do not continue to provide access to our service or are unwilling to do so on terms acceptable to us, which terms may include the degree of accessibility and prominence of our service. Furthermore, devices are manufactured and sold by entities other than fuboTV, and while these entities should be responsible for the devices’ performance, the connection between these devices and fuboTV may nonetheless result in consumer dissatisfaction toward fuboTV and such dissatisfaction could result in claims against us or otherwise adversely impact our business. In addition, technology changes to our streaming functionality may require that partners update their devices, or may lead us to stop supporting the delivery of our service on certain legacy devices. If partners do not update or otherwise modify their devices, or if we discontinue support for certain devices, our service and our subscribers’ use and enjoyment could be negatively impacted.
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The impact of worldwide economic conditions may adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition.
Our financial performance is subject to worldwide economic conditions and their impact on levels of advertising spending. Expenditures by advertisers generally tend to reflect overall economic conditions, and to the extent that the economy continues to stagnate, reductions in spending by advertisers could have a material adverse impact on our business. Historically, economic downturns have resulted in overall reductions in advertising spending. Economic conditions may adversely impact levels of consumer spending, which could adversely impact our number of subscribers.
Consumer purchases of discretionary items generally decline during recessionary periods and other periods in which disposable income is adversely affected. To the extent that overall economic conditions reduce spending on discretionary activities, our ability to retain current and obtain new subscribers could be hindered, which could reduce our subscription revenue and negatively impact our business.
We rely upon Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services to operate certain aspects of our service and any disruption of or interference with our use of Google Cloud Platform and/or Amazon Web Services would impact our operations and our business would be adversely impacted.
Each of Google Cloud Platform, or GCP, and Amazon Web Services, or AWS, provides a distributed computing infrastructure platform for business operations, or what is commonly referred to as a “cloud” computing service. We have architected our software and computer systems so as to utilize data processing, storage capabilities and other services provided by AWS. Currently, we run the vast majority of our computing on GCP with some key components running on AWS. Given this, along with the fact that we cannot easily switch what is specifically running now on GCP and/or AWS to another cloud provider, any disruption of or interference with our use of GCP and/or AWS would impact our operations and our business would be adversely impacted. While Google (through YouTube TV) and, to a lesser extent, Amazon (through Amazon Prime) compete competes with us, we do not believe that Google or Amazon will use GCP or AWS in such a manner as to gain competitive advantage against our service, although if either Google or Amazon were to do so it could harm our business.
Changes in how we market our service could adversely affect our marketing expenses and subscription levels may be adversely affected.
We utilize a broad mix of marketing and public relations programs, including social media sites, to promote our service and content to existing and potential new subscribers. We may limit or discontinue use or support of certain marketing sources or activities if advertising rates increase or if we become concerned that subscribers or potential subscribers deem certain marketing platforms or practices intrusive or damaging to our brand. If the available marketing channels are curtailed, our ability to engage subscribers and attract new subscribers may be adversely affected.
Companies that promote our service may decide that we negatively impact their business or may make business decisions that in turn negatively impact us. For example, if they decide that they want to compete more directly with us, enter a similar business or exclusively support our competitors, we may no longer have access to their marketing channels. We also acquire a number of subscribers who re-join our service having previously canceled their subscription. If we are unable to maintain or replace our sources of subscribers with similarly effective sources, or if the cost of our existing sources increases, our subscription levels and marketing expenses may be adversely affected.
We utilize marketing to promote our content, drive conversation about our content and service, and drive viewing by our subscribers. To the extent we promote our content inefficiently or ineffectively, we may not obtain the expected acquisition and retention benefits and our business may be adversely affected.
We may pursue future acquisitions, which involve a number of risks, and if we are unable to address and resolve these risks successfully, such acquisitions could harm our business.
We may in the future acquire businesses, products or technologies to expand our offerings and capabilities, subscriber base and business. We may pursue acquisitions of entities that are not profitable and have significant liabilities. We have evaluated, and expect to continue to evaluate, a wide array of potential strategic transactions. Any acquisition could be material to our financial condition and results of operations and any anticipated benefits from an acquisition may never materialize. In addition, the process of integrating acquired businesses, products or technologies may create unforeseen operating difficulties and expenditures. Acquisitions in international markets would involve additional risks, including those related to integration of operations across different cultures and languages, currency risks and the particular economic, political and regulatory risks associated with specific countries. We may not be able to address these risks successfully, or at all, without incurring significant costs, delays or other operational problems and if we were unable to address such risks successfully, our business could be harmed.
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The following is a summary of all of the unregistered securities that the Company has sold from July 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020.
Issuance of Stock, Convertible Notes and Warrants for Financing Purposes
● | Between August 21, 2020 and September 29, 2020, the Company entered into securities purchase agreements (the “August Agreements”) with several investors. Pursuant to the August Agreements, the Company issued (i) an aggregate of 5,212,753 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $9.25 per share and (ii) warrants to purchase up to 25% of the number of shares of common stock sold to such investors, up to an aggregate of 1,303,186 shares of common stock, at an exercise price of $9.25 per share, for aggregate proceeds of $48,217,965.25. |
● | On July 2, 2020, the Company entered into a Purchase Agreement with Credit Suisse Capital LLC, pursuant to which the Company sold 2,162,163 shares of the Company’s common stock at a purchase price of $9.25 per share for an aggregate purchase price of $20,000,007.75. On September 29, 2020, the Company issued to Credit Suisse Capital LLC a warrant to purchase 540,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $9.25 per share. |
● | Between January 1, 2020 and October 30, 2020, the Company issued convertible notes with a principal balance of approximately $3.05 million. In connection with such convertible notes, the Company issued (i) 62,500 shares of its common stock, (ii) a warrant to purchase an aggregate of 55,172 shares of its common stock at an initial exercise price of $9.00 per share, and (iii) a warrant to purchase 142,118 shares of common stock (which, as of September 30, 2020, was amended to cover 359,475 shares) at an initial exercise price of $7.74 per share (which, as of September 30, 2020, was amended to $3.06 per share). As of September 30, 2020, we are in negotiations with the holder of the warrant covering 55,172 shares of common stock that may result in the reduction of the exercise price of such holder’s outstanding warrant and a corresponding increase in the number of shares subject to the warrant. Any such increase in the number of shares subject to the warrant would equal no more than 1% of our fully-diluted shares following the offering. |
Issuance of Stock for Business Acquisitions
● | Issuance of Unregistered Common Stock for Acquisition of PEC. |
○ | Between August 2018 and October 30, 2020, pursuant to the Evolution Share Exchange Agreement (as described below) and related agreements, the Company has issued an aggregate of 5,980,217 shares of its common stock in exchange for 77,321,381 shares of PEC, its majority-owned subsidiary as follows: (i) between January 1, 2020 and October 30, 2020, the Company has issued 2,753,819 shares of its common stock in exchange for 40,063,435 shares of its subsidiary PEC; (ii) during the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued 2,503,333 shares of its common stock in exchange for 19,756,548 shares of PEC; and (iii) during the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company issued 983,114 shares of its common stock in exchange for 21,057,249 shares of PECs. |
Issuance of Common Stock and Options for Services Provided
● | Issuance to Service Providers. |
○ | Between January 1, 2020 and October 30, 2020, the Company issued (i) to various service providers, 371,000 shares of its common stock in connection with consulting agreements for the provision of services, (ii) to three individual consultants, an aggregate of 500,000 as bonus compensation, and (iii) for the provision of financial advisory services, 55,000 shares of common stock and a warrant to purchase 275,000 shares of common stock with an initial exercise price of $5.00 per share |
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None of the foregoing transactions involved any underwriters, underwriting discounts or commissions, or any public offering. The Company believes the offers, sales, and issuances of the above securities were exempt from registration under the Securities Act by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act because the issuance of securities to the recipients did not involve a public offering or in reliance on Rule 701 because the transactions were pursuant to compensatory benefit plans or contracts relating to compensation as provided under such rule.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
None.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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Date: November 16, 2020 | By: | /s/ David Gandler |
David Gandler | ||
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
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Date: November 16, 2020 | By: | /s/ Simone Nardi |
Simone Nardi | ||
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
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