EX-15.2 6 v414464_ex15-2.htm EXHIBIT 15.2

 

Exhibit 15.2 

iTV MEDIA INC.

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013

 

 
 

  

iTV MEDIA INC.

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

    Page  
Consolidated Financial Statements        
Independent Auditor’s Report     2 – 3  
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013     4 – 5  
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss for the Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013     6  
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Deficit for the Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013     7  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013     8 – 9  
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for the Years Ended December 31, 2014 and 2013     10 – 48  

 

 
 

  

Independent Auditor's Report

 

To the Board of Directors of iTV Media Inc.:

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of iTV Media Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Group”), which comprise the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, of shareholders’ deficit and of cash flows for the years then ended.

 

Management's Responsibility for the Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; this includes the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

 

Auditor's Responsibility

 

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement.

 

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on our judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, we consider internal control relevant to the Company's preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

 

2
 

  

Opinion

 

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of iTV Media Inc. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2014 and 2013, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

Emphasis of Matter

 

The Group has history of operating losses and has negative working capital and an accumulated deficit as of December 31, 2014. The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Group will continue as a going concern based on the continuing financial support to iTV Media Inc. provided by a related party as described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP
Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
 
June 30, 2015

 

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iTV MEDIA INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
 

 

       As of   As of 
  Note   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013 
ASSETS            
Current assets:               
Cash and cash equivalents        6,820,298    38,010,765 
Restricted cash        2,929,108    3,027,325 
Accounts receivable, net of allowances for doubtful accounts of RMB 315,029 as of December 31, 2014 and Nil as of December 31, 2013   4    10,501,969    3,049,862 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   5    8,300,342    7,569,015 
Total current assets        28,551,717    51,656,967 
                
Non-current assets:               
Property and equipment, net   6    56,414,558    64,731,471 
Goodwill   7    2,225,000    5,509,000 
Intangible assets, net   8    2,411,795    2,634,547 
Other non-current assets        814,094    698,901 
Total non-current assets        61,865,447    73,573,919 
                
Total assets        90,417,164    125,230,886 
                
LIABILITIES               
Current liabilities:               
Accounts and notes payable        11,935,181    2,438,545 
Accruals and other liabilities   9    12,005,407    7,884,122 
Due to related parties   15    9,614,195    - 
Current portion of long-term loan from related parties   10    13,042,849    - 
Taxes payable        171,381    230,655 
Convertible bonds   11    241,091,311    125,389,728 
Total current liabilities        287,860,324    135,943,050 
                
Long-term loan from related parties   10    7,622,265    - 
Convertible bonds   11    -    95,922,346 
Other non-current liabilities        -    37,042 
Total non-current liabilities        7,622,265    95,959,388 
                
Total liabilities        295,482,589    231,902,438 

 

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iTV MEDIA INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)
 
Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
 

 

       As of   As of 
   Note   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013 
             
MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES:            
Series A mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred shares, US$0.0001 par value; 9,600,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 (Liquidation value: US$ 20,000,000 as of December 31, 2014 and 2013)   12    156,557,700    156,557,700 
Total mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred shares        156,557,700    156,557,700 
                
SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT               
Ordinary shares (US$0.0001 par value; 22,000,000 shares authorized, 10,000,000 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2014 and 2013)   13    6,826    6,826 
Additional paid-in capital   13    455,612    455,612 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss        (6,182,044)   (2,214,647)
Accumulated deficit        (328,495,673)   (243,986,530)
Total iTV Media Inc. shareholders’ deficit        (334,215,279)   (245,738,739)
                
Non-controlling interests        (27,407,846)   (17,490,513)
Total shareholders' deficit        (361,623,125)   (263,229,252)
                
Total liabilities, mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred shares and shareholders’ deficit        90,417,164    125,230,886 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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iTV MEDIA INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
 
Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
 

 

       Year ended   Year ended 
   Note   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013 
             
Revenues        45,869,226    12,299,995 
                
Cost of revenues        (46,590,622)   (31,913,999)
Gross loss        (721,396)   (19,614,004)
                
Operating expenses:               
General and administrative        (43,252,626)   (41,746,874)
Product research and development        (20,012,983)   (20,996,249)
Sales and marketing        (7,537,956)   (19,018,781)
Impairment of goodwill   7    (3,284,000)   - 
Total operating expenses        (74,087,565)   (81,761,904)
                
Loss from operations        (74,808,961)   (101,375,908)
                
Interest and financing costs        (20,125,754)   (11,245,022)
Other expenses, net        (179,360)   (15,000)
Loss before income taxes        (95,114,075)   (112,635,930)
                
Income taxes   14    -    - 
Net loss        (95,114,075)   (112,635,930)
                
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests        10,604,932    13,814,336 
Net loss attributable to iTV Media Inc.        (84,509,143)   (98,821,594)
                
Net loss        (95,114,075)   (112,635,930)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax               
Foreign currency translation adjustment        (3,279,798)   3,770,193 
Comprehensive loss        (98,393,873)   (108,865,737)
                
Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interests        9,917,333    13,814,336 
Comprehensive loss attributable to iTV Media Inc.        (88,476,540)   (95,051,401)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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iTV MEDIA INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
 

 

   Ordinary shares   Additional
paid-in
   Accumulated
other
 comprehensive
   Accumulated   

Non-

Controlling

   Total
shareholders’
 
   Shares   Amount   capital   loss   deficit   interests   deficit 
                             
BALANCE AS OF JANUARY 1, 2013   10,000,000   6,826   -   (5,984,840)  (145,164,936)  (3,678,910)  (154,821,860)
Share-based compensation   -    -    455,612    -    -    -    455,612 
Capital contribution by non-controlling interests   -    -    -    -    -    2,733    2,733 
Foreign currency translation adjustment   -    -    -    3,770,193    -    -    3,770,193 
Net loss   -    -    -    -    (98,821,594)   (13,814,336)   (112,635,930)
BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2013   10,000,000    6,826    455,612    (2,214,647)   (243,986,530)   (17,490,513)   (263,229,252)
Foreign currency translation adjustment   -    -    -    (3,967,397)   -    687,599    (3,279,798)
Net loss   -    -    -    -    (84,509,143)   (10,604,932)   (95,114,075)
BALANCE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2014   10,000,000    6,826    455,612    (6,182,044)   (328,495,673)   (27,407,846)   (361,623,125)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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iTV MEDIA INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
 

 

       Year ended   Year ended 
   Note   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013 
             
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES               
Net loss        (95,114,075)   (112,635,930)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:               
Depreciation of property and equipment   6    30,574,558    20,129,383 
Amortization of intangible assets   8    449,448    471,108 
Impairment of long-lived assets   6    -    1,065,040 
Impairment of goodwill   7    3,284,000    - 
Bad debt expense   4, 5    604,548    332,048 
Accrued interest for convertible bonds   11    14,439,258    7,850,903 
Loss from write-off of property and equipment        565,852    - 
Stock-based compensation   13    -    455,612 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:               
Accounts receivable        (7,767,136)   (2,922,744)
Prepaid expenses and other assets        (1,136,039)   (429,450)
Accounts and notes payable        9,496,636    (2,052,476)
Taxes payable        (59,274)   51,918 
Accruals and other liabilities        13,698,438    (259,259)
Net cash used in operating activities        (30,963,786)   (87,943,847)
                
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES               
Change in restricted cash        98,217    - 
Purchase of property and equipment        (22,668,207)   (36,321,923)
Purchase of intangible assets   8    (226,696)   (61,779)
Cash paid for acquisition, net of cash acquired        -    (6,053,558)
Net cash used in investing activities        (22,796,686)   (42,437,260)
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iTV MEDIA INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
 

 

       Year ended   Year ended 
   Note   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013 
             
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES               
Cash received from long-term loan from related parties   10    20,665,114    - 
Issuance of convertible bonds        -    155,104,500 
Capital contribution from non-controlling interests        -    2,733 
Net cash provided by financing activities        20,665,114    155,107,233 
                
Effects of foreign exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents        1,904,891    (2,414,475)
                
NET (DECREASE)/INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS        (31,190,467)   22,311,651 
                
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the year        38,010,765    15,699,114 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year        6,820,298    38,010,765 
                

SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES

               
Accrual related to purchase of property, plant and equipment        (4,174,910)   (15,861)
Purchase of property and equipment financed by issuance of convertible bonds        -    23,848,134 
Issuance of convertible bonds through converting from outstanding loans        -    10,828,152 
Issuance of convertible bonds through converting from outstanding accounting payable        -    10,364,929 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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iTV MEDIA INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
 

 

1.ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS

 

iTV Media Inc. (“the Company”) was incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands on April 1, 2010, as an exempted company with limited liability. The Company was formerly known as Stage Smart Limited and changed its name to iTV Media Inc. on January 11, 2011.

 

The Company and its subsidiaries engage in internet TV business by providing video programming services to retail consumer video platforms. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the primary operations are conducted in China and Thailand. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, its subsidiaries, its variable interest entities (“VIEs” or “VIE subsidiaries”) and VIEs’ subsidiaries (collectively, the “Group”) as follows:

 

  Name of
subsidiaries
  Place of 
incorporation
  Date of 
incorporation/
acquisition
 
Relationship
 
Principal activities
                   
 

UiTV Media (HK) Ltd. (“iTV HK”)

(previously known as iTV Media (HK) Ltd.)

  Hong Kong   May 27, 2010   Wholly-owned subsidiary   Providing general and administrative services, Set-top boxes (“STBs”) rental, content distribution and treasury
                   
  iTV Media Technology (Beijing) Ltd. (“iTV BJ”)   Beijing, People's Republic of China (“PRC”)   September 17, 2010   Wholly-owned subsidiary   Providing supporting services to ME Television Co., Ltd. (“MeTV”) and iTV.cn Inc.
                   
  iTV Media (TH) Ltd. (“iTV TH”)   Hong Kong   June 18, 2013   65%-owned subsidiary   Providing internet TV services to TOT Public Company Limited’s (“TOT”) subscribers in Thailand
                   
  ME Television Co., Ltd. (“MeTV”)   Thailand   June 14, 2011   Wholly-owned subsidiary of iTV TH   Providing internet TV services to TOT subscribers in Thailand
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iTV MEDIA INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
 

 

1.ORGANIZATION AND NATURE OF OPERATIONS (CONTINUED)

 

  Name of
subsidiaries
  Place of
incorporation
  Date of
incorporation
/acquisition
 
Relationship
 
Principal activities
                   
  UiTV Media Inc.   Canada  

October 10, 2013

 

  Wholly-owned subsidiary   Providing Chinese content via internet TV services to Canada subscribers
                   
  iTV.cn Inc.   The United States of America (“the U.S.”)   February 1, 2011   Wholly-owned subsidiary   Providing Chinese content via internet TV services to the U.S. and Canada subscribers
                   
 

UiTV Corporation Ltd. (“UiTV”)

 

  Beijing, PRC  

July 30, 2013

 

  VIE   Providing exhibition, telecommunication and internet TV services in China
                   
  Beijing LHDS Advertising Ltd. (“LHDS”)   Beijing, PRC  

July 30, 2013

 

  VIE’s wholly- owned subsidiary   Providing advertising service in China
                   
  ME Advertising Co., Ltd. (“MeA”)   Thailand   June 14, 2014   Wholly-owned subsidiary of MeTV   Providing advertising service in Thailand
                   
  ME Broadcasting Co., Ltd. (“MeB”)   Thailand   June 14, 2014   Wholly-owned subsidiary of MeTV   Providing exhibition telecommunication service in Thailand
                   
  Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. (“DEC”)   Thailand   November 4, 2014   Wholly-owned subsidiary of MeTV   Providing internet TV services to CAT Telecom’s subscribers in Thailand

 

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iTV MEDIA INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
 

 

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

(a)Basis of presentation and liquidity

 

The consolidated financial statements of the Group have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) for the years presented.

 

The Group incurred a net loss of RMB 95,114,075 during the year ended December 31, 2014. As of December 31, 2014, the Group had an accumulated deficit of RMB 328,495,673 and negative working capital of RMB 259,308,607.

 

As a result of the continuing losses and cash outflows, the Group has secured a support letter from UTStarcom Holdings Corp. (“UTStarcom”), the preferred shares holder and the convertible bond holder of the Company, to provide an additional investment at fair market price to support the continuing operations of the Group so as to enable it to meet its liabilities as they fall due and carry on its business for the next twelve months from the date of this report, if the current controlling shareholder of the Group is willing to amend certain provisions of the articles of incorporation that will allow UTStarcom, based on its current shareholdings, to obtain control of the Group. In addition, management is seeking additional financing from other private and institutional investors to support the on-going operations of the Group.

 

Management of the Group has agreed to accept the terms of the additional funding offer provided by UTStarcom and, in the case of the Group having difficulty in meeting its liabilities as they fall due and carrying on its business as a going concern such that it must obtain additional funding from UTStarcom, it will undertake to amend the terms of its Articles of Incorporation such that UTStarcom would obtain control of the Group.

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Group will continue as a going concern.

 

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iTV MEDIA INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
 

 

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

(b)Use of estimates

 

The preparation of the consolidated 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 the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses during the reported period.

 

Significant accounting estimates reflected in the Group’s consolidated financial statements mainly include, but are not limited to, revenue recognition, fair value of share-based compensation, allowance for doubtful accounts, useful lives of intangible assets and property and equipment, impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets, valuation of deferred tax assets as well as accounting and valuation of mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred shares. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

(c)Principles of consolidation

 

The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, its subsidiaries, its VIEs and VIEs’ subsidiaries. All significant transactions and balances between the Company, its subsidiaries and VIE subsidiaries have been eliminated upon consolidation.

 

A VIE is an entity in which the Company, or its subsidiary, through contractual arrangements, bears the risks of, and enjoys the rewards normally associated with, ownership of the entity, and therefore the Company or its subsidiary is the primary beneficiary of the entity.

 

A subsidiary is an entity in which the Company, directly or indirectly, controls more than one half of the voting power; has the power to appoint or remove the majority of the members of the board of directors (the “Board”); to cast majority of votes at the meeting of the Board or to govern the financial and operating policies of the investee under a statute or agreement among the shareholders or equity holders.

 

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iTV MEDIA INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
 

 

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

(c)Principles of consolidation (continued)

 

VIE Arrangements with UiTV

 

On July 30, 2013, the Group gained control of UiTV Corporation (“UiTV”), which provides exhibition, internet information and communication services and its subsidiary Beijing LHDS Advertising Ltd., which provides advertising services, through contractual arrangements.

 

Under current Chinese regulations, there are restrictions on the percentage interest foreign or foreign-invested companies may have in Chinese companies providing value-added telecommunications services in China, which include the provision of Internet content, online games and wireless value-added services. In addition, the operation by foreign or foreign-invested companies of advertising businesses in China is subject to government approval. In order to comply with these restrictions and other Chinese rules and regulations, iTV BJ entered into a series of contractual arrangements for the provision of such services with UiTV and its subsidiary, Beijing LHDS Advertising Ltd. These companies are considered “variable interest entities” for accounting purposes, and are referred to collectively in this section as “VIEs.” The series of agreements entered between iTV BJ and the VIEs include the Exclusive Technical Support and Service Agreement; the Proxy Agreement; the Equity Interest Pledge Agreement; and the Exclusive Call Option Agreement.

 

Through the aforementioned agreements, iTV BJ has the power to direct the activities most significant to the economic performance of the VIEs and absorbs all, or substantially all, of the profits or losses. Under the requirements of ASC 810, the Group consolidates the financial statements of UiTV and Beijing LHDS Advertising Ltd.

 

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iTV MEDIA INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
 

 

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

(c)Principles of consolidation (continued)

 

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the registered capital of the consolidated VIE was RMB 100,000,000.

 

The following condensed financial information of the Group’s consolidated VIE is included as below:

 

   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013 
   RMB   RMB 
         
Total assets   785,697    1,444,887 
Total liabilities   1,911,998    1,553,399 

 

   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013 
   RMB   RMB 
         
Net revenue   2,381,485    1,501,528 
Net loss   1,017,789    779,124 

 

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iTV MEDIA INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
 

 

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

(c)Principles of consolidation (continued)

 

VIE Related Risks

 

Uncertainties in the PRC legal system could limit the Group’s ability to enforce these contractual arrangements the Group’s VIE and shareholders of its VIE if PRC government authorities or courts were to find that such contracts contravene PRC laws and regulations or are otherwise not enforceable for public policy reasons. In the event that the Group was unable to enforce these contractual arrangements, the Group would not be able to exert effective control over the affected VIE. Consequently, the VIE’s results of operations, assets and liabilities would not be included in the Group’s consolidated financial statements. If such were the case, the Group’s cash flows, financial position and operating performance would be materially adversely affected. The Group’s contractual arrangements with respect to its consolidated VIE are approved and in place. The Group’s management believes that such contracts are enforceable, and considers the possibility remote that PRC regulatory authorities with jurisdiction over the Group’s operations and contractual relationships would find the contracts to be unenforceable.

 

On January 19, 2015, the PRC Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) published the draft Foreign Investment Law. If enacted as proposed, the Foreign Investment Law may cause the Group’s VIE to be deemed as entities with foreign investment and as a result the Group’s VIE and subsidiaries in which the VIE has direct or indirect equity ownership could become explicitly subject to the current restrictions under existing PRC law on foreign investment that engaged in an industry on the restricted industry list. If the enacted version of the foreign investment Law and the final restricted industry list mandate further actions, such as MOFCOM market entry clearance or certain restructuring of corporate structure and operations to be completed by companies with existing VIE structure similar to the one described above, the Group will face substantial uncertainties as to whether these actions can be timely completed, or at all. As a result, the Group’s operating result and financial condition may be adversely affected.

 

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iTV MEDIA INC.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
 

 

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

(d)Foreign currency translation

 

The Group’s reporting currency is the Renminbi (“RMB”). An entity’s functional currency is the currency of the primary economic environment in which it operates, normally that is the currency of the environment in which it primarily generates and expends cash. Management’s judgment is essential to determine the functional currency by assessing various indicators, such as cash flows, sales price and market, expenses, financing and intercompany transactions and arrangements. The functional currencies of the Company, iTV HK and iTV TH are US$, whereas the functional currencies of the other subsidiaries are their respective local currencies.

 

Transactions denominated in currencies other than the respective entities’ functional currencies are re-measured into the functional currencies, in accordance with ASC 830, Foreign Currency Matters, using the exchange rates prevailing at the transaction dates. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are remeasured into functional currencies using the applicable exchange rates at the balance sheet date. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in foreign currency are remeasured using the exchange rates at the dates of the initial transactions. Exchange gains or losses are included in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

Assets and liabilities are translated to the reporting currency at the exchange rates at the balance sheet date. Income and expense items are translated using the average rate for the year. Translation adjustments are recorded in other comprehensive loss within the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

(e)Fair value of financial instruments

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be either recorded or disclosed at fair value, the Group considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact, and it also considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability.

 

The accounting guidance for fair value measurement requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The standard establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the level of independent, objective evidence surrounding the inputs used to measure fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fair value hierarchy is as follows:

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
 

 

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(e)Fair value of financial instruments (continued)

 

Level 1 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.

 

Level 3 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

 

Financial assets and liabilities are measured and recognized at fair value on a recurring basis and classified under the appropriate level of the fair value hierarchy. The carrying values of the Group's financial instruments, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, other current liabilities and long-term loan. The carrying value of the short-term financial instruments approximate their fair values due to the short-term periods between inception and maturity. The carrying value of the long-term loan approximates their fair values at December 31, 2014 as the interest rates they bear reflect the current market yield for comparable borrowings.

 

(f)Cash and cash equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and demand deposits with banks, which are unrestricted as to withdrawal and use, and which have original maturities less than three months.

 

(g)Restricted cash

 

Restricted cash represents amounts held by a bank as security for letters of credit facilities and certain contracts and, therefore, are not available for the Group’s use. The restriction on cash is expected to be released within the next twelve months.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
 

 

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(h)Accounts receivable, net

 

The carrying value of accounts receivable is reduced by an allowance that reflects the Group’s best estimate of the amounts that will not be collected. The Group makes estimates for the collectability of accounts receivable considering many factors including, but not limited to, reviewing delinquent accounts receivable, performing aging and customer credit analysis and analyzing historical bad debt records and financial conditions of the Group’s customers resulting in their inability to make payments due to the Group.

 

(i)Property and equipment, net

 

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment loss, if any. Property and equipment are depreciated over their estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Property and equipment have no estimated residual value.

 

The estimated useful lives are as follows:

 

  Useful lives
STBs not in use 3 years
STBs installed at subscriber sites 3 years
Computer equipment and servers 3 years
Office equipment 3 years
Leasehold improvements Shorter of the estimated useful life or lease term

 

The cost of maintenance and repairs is expensed as incurred. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and related accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from their respective accounts, and any gain or loss on such sale or disposal is reflected in statements of operations and comprehensive loss.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
 

 

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

(j)Goodwill

 

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired in an acquisition. Goodwill is carried at cost and is not amortized. In accordance with ASC 350-20, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other, the Group is required to assess goodwill for impairment on an annual basis and in certain circumstances in between annual tests, and to write-down goodwill when impaired. The Group’s impairment review process compares the fair value of the reporting unit in which the goodwill resides to its carrying value. The Group has determined that there is only one reporting unit for purposes of completing its ASC 350-20 analysis.

 

(k)Intangible assets

 

Intangible assets are carried at cost less accumulated amortization and impairment, if any. Movie copyright is amortized on a double-declining balance basis and other intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives as below:

 

  Useful lives
iTV Domain Name 20 years
Software License 10 years
Trademark 10 years
Copyright 10 years

 

The estimated useful lives of amortized intangible assets are reassessed if circumstances occur that indicate the original estimated useful lives have changed.

 

(l)Impairment of long-lived assets

 

The Group evaluates the recoverability of property and equipment, intangible assets and other non-current assets for possible impairment whenever triggering events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of these assets is measured by a comparison of the carrying amounts to the future undiscounted cash flows the assets are expected to generate. If such review indicates that the carrying amount of property and equipment, intangible assets and other non-current assets is not recoverable, the carrying amount of such asset is reduced to fair value.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
 

 

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(m)Revenue recognition

 

Consistent with the criteria under ASC topic 605 (“ASC 605”), Revenue Recognition, the Group recognizes revenue from sales of services when there is a signed sales agreement with fixed or determinable fees, services have been provided to the customer and collection of the resulting customer’s receivable is reasonably assured.

 

The Group engages primarily in internet TV business by providing internet TV programming services and STB rental services to retail consumers through business partners. For the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the group provided internet TV programming services and STB rental services mainly to one customer. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, revenue earned from this customer totalled RMB 41,387,662 and RMB 10,304,161 respectively, of which RMB 10,185,933 and RMB 2,565,816, respectively, was outstanding in accounts receivables. Further the Group also provides non-core services such as advertising and marketing activities, or IT consulting and technical services. The recognition of each revenue streams is as below:

 

Service Revenue — STB and Content. The Group has entered into an agreement with a telecommunications operator in Thailand, TOT, to provide STB rental and internet TV programming and contents service to TOT’s broadband service subscribers. The Group accounts for the revenue on a net basis as TOT is the primary obligor in the arrangement. The Group does not have a direct contractual relationship with the end subscribers and TOT has the discretion to establish the selling price for the services provided to its broadband service subscribers. Revenues for these services are recognized over the periods as the services are provided and the statements of revenues from TOT are received.

 

Service Revenue — Advertising and marketing. The Group recognizes revenue of advertising and marketing service over the period the related services are provided.

 

Service Revenue — IT consulting and technical service. The Group recognizes revenue from the provision of IT consulting and technical service over the period the related services are provided.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
 

 

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

(n)   Cost of revenues

 

Cost of revenues consists primarily of depreciation of STBs, cost of WIFI cards, amortization of content licenses, business taxes and surcharges and related costs of operations.

 

The Company incurs business taxes and surcharges in connection with the provision of technical services in China. STBs are depreciated over 3 years and content licenses are amortized over their contract terms.

 

(o)    Advertising costs

 

The Group expenses all advertising costs as incurred. Advertising expenditures, included in sales and marketing expenses, amounted to RMB 531,358 and RMB 517,095 for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

(p)    Product research and development expenses

 

Product research and development costs are expensed as incurred.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
 

 

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

(q)   Income taxes

 

The Group accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method in accordance with ASC 740, Income Tax. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the tax consequences attributable to differences between carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities in the financial statements and their respective tax basis, and operating loss carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The Group classifies the deferred tax assets which are expected to be realized over one year in noncurrent assets. Generally accepted accounting principles require that the realizability of net deferred tax assets be evaluated on an ongoing basis. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce the net deferred tax assets to an amount that is more-likely-than-not to be realized. Accordingly, the Group considers various tax planning strategies, forecasts of future taxable income and its most recent operating results in assessing the need for a valuation allowance. A valuation allowance is recorded where it is more-likely-than-not that the loss carry-forwards and deferred tax assets will not be realized. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities arising from a change in tax rates is recognized in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss in the period of such change.

 

ASC 740 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial statements and prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement attribute for financial statement recognition and measurement of tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon examination by tax authorities. The amount recognized is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement, but it prohibits any discounting of any of the related tax effects for the time value of money. The Group has elected to classify interest and penalties related to an uncertain tax position, if any and when required, as other expense.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
 
Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated
 

 

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

(r)    Employee social security and welfare benefits

 

The employees of the Group are entitled to social benefits in accordance with the relevant regulations of the countries in which these companies are incorporated.

 

The social benefits of the employees of the Group in the PRC include medical care, welfare subsidies, unemployment insurance and pension benefits.

 

The Company’s other subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Thailand and United States of America are also required to pay for employee social benefits based upon certain percentages of employees’ salaries in accordance with the relevant local regulations.

 

The Company’s subsidiary in Thailand is also required to pay an amount that equals to the individual’s 10-month salaries to employees who retire.

 

Employee social benefits recorded in the accompanying consolidated statements amounted to RMB 3,256,670 and RMB 3,344,065 for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Monthly payments have been paid to the relevant local governments where these subsidiaries are incorporated according to prescribed bases and percentage by the relevant local authorities. When employees retire, the local governments are responsible for the benefits and ultimate pension liabilities to employees.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

(s)Share-based compensation

 

The Company accounts for the stock options granted to employees under provisions of ASC 718, “Stock Compensation”. In accordance with ASC 718, the Company determines whether a share option should be classified and accounted for as a liability award or equity award. All grants of share-based awards to employees classified as equity awards are recognized in the financial statements based on their grant date fair values which are calculated using an option pricing model. All grants of share-based awards to employees and directors classified as liability are remeasured at the end of each reporting period with an adjustment for fair value recorded to the current period expense in order to properly reflect the cumulative expense based on the current fair value of the vested rewards over the vesting periods. The Company has elected to recognize compensation expense on share-based awards with a service condition on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period, which is generally the vesting period.

 

In accordance with ASC 718, the Company applied the Black-Scholes option pricing model in determining the fair value of options granted.

 

ASC 718 requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from initial estimates. Share-based compensation expense was recorded net of estimated forfeitures such that expense was recorded only for those share-based awards that are expected to vest.

 

According to ASC 718, a change in any of the terms or conditions of stock options shall be accounted for as a modification of the plan. Therefore, the Company calculates incremental compensation cost of a modification as the excess of the estimated value of the modified option over the fair value of the original option immediately before its terms are modified, measured based on the share price and other pertinent factors at the modification date. For vested options, the Company would recognize incremental compensation cost in the period the modification occurs and for unvested options, the Company would recognize, over the remaining requisite service period, the sum of the incremental compensation cost and the remaining unrecognized compensation cost for the original award on the modification date.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

2.SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)

 

(t)Comprehensive loss

 

The Company applies ASC 220, “Comprehensive Income”, with respect to reporting and presentation of comprehensive loss and its components in a full set of financial statements. Comprehensive loss comprises of net loss and foreign currency translation adjustments in the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013.

 

(u)Profit appropriation and statutory reserves

 

The Company’s PRC subsidiaries are required to allocate at least 10% of their after-tax profits to a general reserve in accordance with the PRC accounting standards and regulations until the general reserve has reached 50% of the registered capital of each company. Appropriations to the enterprise expansion fund and staff welfare and bonus fund are at the discretion of the board of directors of the subsidiaries. These reserves can only be used for specific purposes and are not transferable to the Company in the form of loans, advances, or cash dividends.

 

(v)Leases

 

Leases are classified at the inception date as either a capital lease or an operating lease. The Group did not enter into any material leases whereby it is the lessor for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. As the lessee, a lease is a capital lease if any of the following conditions exists: a) ownership is transferred to the lessee by the end of the lease term, b) there is a bargain purchase option, c) the lease term is at least 75% of the property’s estimated remaining economic life, or d) the present value of the minimum lease payments at the beginning of the lease term is 90% or more of the fair value of the leased property to the lessor at the inception date. A capital lease is accounted for as if there was an acquisition of an asset and an incurrence of an obligation at the inception of the lease.

 

All other leases are accounted for as operating leases wherein rental payments are expensed as incurred. The Group had no capital leases for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013. Operating lease expenses recorded in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss amounted to RMB 3,306,898 and RMB 3,543,834 for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

3.Recent accounting pronouncements

 

In April 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-08 “Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity”. The new guidance changes the criteria for reporting discontinued operations while enhancing disclosures in this area. Under the new guidance, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations should be presented as discontinued operations. Those strategic shifts should have a major effect on the organization’s operations and financial results. Additionally, ASU 2014-08 requires expanded disclosures about discontinued operations that will provide financial statement users with more information about the assets, liabilities, income, and expenses of discontinued operations. The new guidance also requires disclosure of the pre-tax income attributable to a disposal of a significant part of an organization that does not qualify for discontinued operations reporting. ASU 2014-08 is effective for the Group in its first quarter of fiscal 2015. Early adoption is permitted, but only for disposals (or classifications as held for sale) that have not been reported in financial statements previously issued or available for issuance. The adoption of this update is not expected to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

On May 28, 2014, FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).” The new guidance aims to 1. remove inconsistencies and weaknesses in revenue requirements; 2. provide a more robust framework for addressing revenue issues; 3. improve comparability of revenue recognition practices across entities, industries, jurisdictions, and capital markets; 4. provide more useful information to users of financial statements through improved disclosure requirements; 5. simplify the preparation of financial statements by reducing the number of requirements to which an entity must refer. To meet those objectives, the FASB is amending the FASB Accounting Standards Codification® and creating a new Topic 606. The core principle of the new guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, an entity should apply the following steps: Step 1: Identify the contract(s) with a 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. And Step 5: Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. On April 1, 2015 the FASB voted in favor of proposing a one year delay of the effective date and to permit companies to voluntarily adopt the new standard as of the original effective date. Pending enactment of a delay in the effective date, ASU 2014-09 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2017, with early application not permitted. The Group will evaluate the impact of the new revenue recognition guidance and will expect to adopt the guidance during the effective period.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

3.Recent accounting pronouncements (CONTINUED)

 

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-12, “Presentation of Financial Statements—Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40).” The amendments in this Update provide the guidance in GAAP about management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern or to provide related footnote disclosures. The amendments require management to assess an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern by incorporating and expanding upon certain principles that are currently in U.S. auditing standards. Specifically, the amendments (1) provide a definition of the term substantial doubt, (2) require an evaluation every reporting period including interim periods, (3) provide principles for considering the mitigating effect of management’s plans, (4) require certain disclosures when substantial doubt is alleviated as a result of consideration of management’s plans, (5) require an express statement and other disclosures when substantial doubt is not alleviated, and (6) require an assessment for a period of one year after the date that the financial statements are issued (or available to be issued). The amendments in this Update are effective for the annual period ending after December 15, 2016, and for annual periods and interim periods thereafter. Early application is permitted. The Group is in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-01, “Income Statement Extraordinary and Unusual Items”. This standard eliminates the concept of extraordinary and unusual items from U.S. GAAP. The new standard is effective for annual and interim periods after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The Group will not early adopt this Update, and believes the adoption of this update is not expected to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2015, the FASB issued the ASU 2015-02, “Consolidation (Topic 810) — Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis”, which amends the criteria for determining which entities are considered VIEs, amends the criteria for determining if a service provider possesses a variable interest in a VIE and ends the deferral granted to investment companies for application of the VIE consolidation model. The ASU is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015. Early application is permitted. The Group will not early adopt this Update, and believes the adoption of this update is not expected to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

On April 7, 2015, the FASB issued the ASU 2015-03, “Interest—Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30)”, which require that debt issuance costs be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of debt liability, consistent with debt discounts or premiums. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016. Early application is permitted. The Group is in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of this standard on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

4.ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

 

   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013 
         
Accounts receivable   10,816,998    3,049,862 
Allowance for doubtful accounts   (315,029)   - 
           
Account receivable, net   10,501,969    3,049,862 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the movements of the allowance for doubtful accounts were as below:

 

Description

 

Balance at
beginning of
the period

  

Charged to
expenses

  

Balance at
end of the
period

 
Year ended December 31, 2014               
Allowance for doubtful accounts   -    315,029    315,029 
                
Year ended December 31, 2013               
Allowance for doubtful accounts   -    -    - 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

5.PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

 

   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013 
         
VAT deductible   3,171,314    1,973,106 
Deferred cost for software integration project   2,377,358    - 
Employee advance   1,354,404    1,322,045 
Prepaid content cost   485,253    200,342 
Other receivables   362,542    3,289,729 
Prepaid rental   333,150    466,311 
Prepaid others   216,321    317,482 
           
Total   8,300,342    7,569,015 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Group provided allowance for uncollectible receivables of RMB 289,519 and RMB 332,048, respectively, as the management is of opinion that the recoverability is low.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, the movements of the allowance for uncollectible receivables were as below:

 

Description

 

Balance at
beginning of
the period

  

Charged to
expenses

  

Balance at
end of the
period

 
Year ended December 31, 2014               
Allowance for uncollectible receivables   332,048    289,519    611,567 
                
Year ended December 31, 2013               
Allowance for uncollectible receivables   -    332,048    332,048 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

6.PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET

 

Property and equipment and related accumulated depreciation were as follows:

 

   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013 
         
STBs installed at subscriber sites   65,810,530    51,804,802 
Computer equipment and servers   35,850,438    34,467,956 
STBs not in use   11,586,578    6,232,633 
Leasehold improvements   2,267,579    2,267,579 
Office equipment and furniture   1,852,908    1,624,413 
Subtotal   117,368,033    96,397,383 
           
Less: Accumulated depreciation   (57,949,605)   (28,506,751)
Accumulated impairment   (3,003,870)   (3,159,161)
           
Total property and equipment, net   56,414,558    64,731,471 

 

Depreciation expense was RMB 30,574,558 and RMB 20,129,383 for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Group provided impairment of STBs not in use of RMB 1,065,040 by charging to cost of sales as there is no foreseeable cash flow in from the utilization of these STBs. There was no such impairment charges recorded in the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

7.GOODWILL

 

On July 30, 2013, the Group completed a series of transactions to gain the control of UiTV Corporation (“UiTV”) and its subsidiary Beijing LHDS Advertising Ltd from UIM Holding Inc., an unrelated party. After this transaction, the Group acquired the business of UiTV and gained 100% voting rights of UiTV through VIE arrangement. The total consideration of the acquisition was RMB 6,176,900 (US$ 1 million), and the Group assumed all the liabilities and potential liabilities of UiTV. The Group performed a valuation of the fair values of the designated assets to serve as a basis for allocation of the purchase price to the various accounts for financial reporting purposes in accordance ASC 805 and 350. No additional intangible asset was identified as of July 30, 2013. The Company recognized goodwill of RMB 5,509,000 for the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired of RMB 667,900.

 

Purchase Price Allocation

 

The final purchase price allocation results as of July 30, 2013 are set out below:

 

Purchase price   6,176,900 
      
Less:  Fair value of assets acquired     
Cash   123,342 
Accounts Receivable   376,838 
Other receivable and pre-payments   1,451,463 
Property plant and equipment   240,415 
Intangible assets   17,090 
Customer advances   (650,400)
Salaries payable   (31,909)
Taxes payable   (18,939)
Other payables   (840,000)
      
Fair value of net assets acquired   667,900 
      
Goodwill   5,509,000 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

7.GOODWILL (CONTINUED)

 

Goodwill represents the expected synergies from combining operations of the Company and UiTV, and other intangible benefits that would accrue to the Group that do not qualify for separate recognition. In accordance with ASC 805, goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment. Goodwill impairment review is performed on annual basis on December 31. The Group estimated the fair value of the reporting unit using discounted cash flow analysis, and makes assumptions regarding future revenue growth rates, gross margins, working capital levels, and the terminal value of the reporting unit, amongst others. The discount rates used are pre-tax and reflect specific risks relating to the relevant cash generating units. For the year ended December 31, 2014, the Group recognized goodwill impairment of RMB 3,284,000 based on the impairment assessment performed. The impairment losses resulted from a revision of long-term financial outlook and the underperformance of business of the reporting unit. Goodwill is not deductible for tax purpose. There was no goodwill impairment recorded in the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

8.INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

 

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Group’s intangible assets consisted of the following:

 

   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013 
   Gross   Accumulated
Amortization
and
impairment
   Net   Gross   Accumulated
Amortization
and
impairment
   Net 
                         
Intangible assets subject to amortization:                              
iTV Domain Name   740,184    (102,200)   637,984    686,516    (64,065)   622,451 
Copyright   3,326,800    (1,853,210)   1,473,590    3,326,800    (1,485,030)   1,841,770 
Software licenses   344,703    (58,832)   285,871    171,675    (17,339)   154,336 
Trademarks   16,400    (2,050)   14,350    16,400    (410)   15,990 
                               
    4,428,087    (2,016,292)   2,411,795    4,201,391    (1,566,844)   2,634,547 

 

The Group recorded amortization expenses of RMB 449,448 and RMB 471,108 for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

 

9.ACCRUALS AND OTHER LIABILITIES

 

   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013 
         
Other payables   4,182,294    3,649,385 
Advance from customers   3,907,446    775,057 
Accrued salaries and welfare   3,421,892    3,021,953 
Accrued expenses   493,775    437,727 
           
Total   12,005,407    7,884,122 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

10.LONG-TERM LOAN

 

In July 2014, the Group launched a “family and friends” financing plan targeting UTStarcom, and founders and management of the Company in the form of ‘STBs Purchase Lending Ticket’. Under this plan, the Company expects to raise a total of US$4,500,000 by selling 100 tickets (each ticket is for 1,000 STBs at the cost of US$45,000) enabling the Group to purchase a total of 100,000 STBs. The repayment for each ticket will start from the 7th month after selling the ticket and the repayment term is over 36 months. The monthly repayment for each ticket is US$4,000 for the first year of the repayment period, US$3,900 for the second year of the repayment period, and US$3,803 for the last year of the repayment period, and the total amount repaid will be US$140,430.

 

As at December 31, 2014, the Group has raised RMB 20,665,114 (equivalent US$3,330,000) from UTStarcom, founders and management of the Company by launching ‘STBs Purchase Lending Ticket’ financing plan, and accrued RMB 5,111,001 of related interest. According to the repayment term, as of December 31, 2014, the current portion of principal and related interest accrued for this plan, was RMB 18,153,850, which was recorded as short-term liability. The rest, in total RMB 7,622,265 was accounted for as long-term liability.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

11.CONVERTIBLE BONDS

 

On December 3, 2012, January 2, 2013, May 20, 2013, August 30, 2013, and November 30, 2013, the Company issued a series of convertible bonds, collectively referred to as “the Bonds” to UTStarcom HK Investment Holdings Ltd (“UTStarcom HK”) in order to raise funds for its continuing operations. The Bonds were issued with a principal amount of US$3,000,000 (phase I), US$5,000,000 (phase II), US$15,000,000 (phase III), US$5,000,000 (phase IV), US$5,555,074.16 (phase V), and US$1,788,402.60 (phase VI) respectively. Phases I to IV of the bonds were UTStarcom HK’s investment into the Company, of which cash was delivered upon the issuance of bonds. Phase V and VI of the convertible bonds were issued in exchange for the settlement of previously outstanding accounts payable and a short-term loan due to UTStarcom HK by the Company. The maturity dates for the Bonds per the initial contracts were December 31, 2014 (phase I), December 31, 2014 (phase II), May 31, 2015 (phase III), May 31, 2015 (phase IV), December 31, 2015 (phase V), and December 31, 2015 (phase VI), respectively. With the amendments entered between the Company and UTStarcom HK afterwards, the maturity dates of the convertible bonds of phase I to phase IV were extended to December 31, 2015. The interest rates for the Bonds are all 6.5% per annum, compounded annually. Accrued interest on the Bonds shall be payable on each anniversary of the date hereof. All unpaid principal, together with any then unpaid and accrued interest shall be due and payable on the earlier of (i) the Maturity Date, (ii) an Event of Default. Providing 5 business days written notice to UTStarcom HK, the Company may prepay the Bonds in whole or in part upon mutual agreement by the Company and UTStarcom HK, provided that any such prepayment will be applied first to the payment of expenses due under the Bonds, second to interest accrued on the Bonds and third, if the amount of prepayment exceeds the amount of all such expenses and accrued interest, to the payment of principal of the Bonds.

 

The evaluation of each Bond issuance transaction should be viewed as a single unit. The Company has accounted for the Bonds in accordance with ASC 470, as a single instrument and a portion as a current liability and the balance as a long-term liability. The value of the Bonds is measured by the cash received, or carrying value of obligations forgiven, which approximates its fair value at issuance.

 

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the fair value of Bonds was US$ 20,000,000 and US$25,970,000, respectively. The Bonds are valued using the discounted cash flow method. The valuation involves complex and subjective judgments as well as the Company’s best estimates on the valuation date. The main inputs to this model include discount rate, terminal growth rate, etc.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

11.CONVERTIBLE BONDS (CONTINUED)

 

The key terms of the Bonds are as follows:

 

Conversion

 

Investor has the right, at Investor’s option, at any time prior to payment in full of the principal amount of the Bonds, to convert the outstanding principal amount of the Bonds and all accrued and unpaid interest on the Bonds into fully paid and non-assessable shares of (1) the Preference Shares issued in a qualified financing at the conversion price, if a qualified financing has completed prior to such conversion or (2) the Company’s series A Preferred Stock at a price per share equal to the adjusted conversion price. Qualified Financing is defined as a transaction or series of transactions prior to the Maturity Date pursuant to which the Company issues and sells shares of its Preference Shares for aggregate gross proceeds of at least $10,000,000 (excluding all proceeds from the incurrence of indebtedness that is converted into such Preferred Stock or otherwise cancelled in consideration for the issuance of such Preferred Stock) with the principal purpose of raising capital. Adjusted Conversion Price is defined as a price per share equal to the lesser of (i) eighty-five percent (85%) of the price per share paid by the other purchasers of the Preference Shares sold in the Qualified Financing and (ii) the price per share of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock was initially issued.

 

In accordance with ASC 815-10-15-83, the conversion option does not meet the definition of a derivative. As such, bifurcation of conversion option from the Bonds is not required.

 

The fair value of the underlying Preferred Shares on the issuance dates for the Bonds is less than the initial Preferred Shares issuance price of $2.08. Under ASC 815, no beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”) exists or should be bifurcated from the Bonds.

 

As of December 31, 2014, the convertible bonds issued and related interest accrued, totalled RMB 241,091,311 and was recorded as short-term liability.

 

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iTV MEDIA INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

12.MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES

 

On October 16, 2010, the Company and UTStarcom Holding Corp. entered into a Series A Preference Shares Purchase Agreement (the “SPA”), pursuant to which the Company issued 9,600,000 Series A Mandatorily Redeemable Convertible Preference Shares (or “Series A Preferred Shares”) to UTStarcom Inc. at a price of US$2.08333 per share for a cash consideration of US$20,000,000. The key terms of the Company’s preference shares extracted from the SPA, the Amended and Restated Articles of Association (the “AOA”) and the Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association (the “MOA”) of the Company:

 

Voting Rights

 

Each ordinary share has one vote. Each preferred share carries a number of votes equal to the number of ordinary shares into which such preferred share could be converted into. The holders of ordinary share and preferred shares shall vote together and not as separate classes, except as otherwise specifically required by the MOA of the Company.

 

Dividends

 

The holders the Series A Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive cumulative dividends at a rate of 8% of the Original Issue Price, when and if declared by the board of directors of the Company, payable in preference and priority to any declaration or payment of any distribution on ordinary shares of the Company.

 

After the declared dividends to the Series A Preferred Shares have been paid or set aside, the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares are also entitled to receive dividends on the ordinary shares on an as-converted basis.

 

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iTV MEDIA INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

12.MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES (CONTINUED)

 

Liquidation

 

In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, or in a Deemed Winding Up event as defined in the Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company such as change of control or sales of substantially all of the Company’s assets, each holder of Series A Preferred Shares shall be paid, prior and in preference to any payment to the holders of the ordinary shares, for the Liquidation Preference Amount, which shall be equal to the Original Issue Price (as adjusted for any recapitalizations, share splits, share dividends and similar transactions) plus all unpaid declared dividends. In the event that the assets available for distribution among the members are insufficient to pay the Preferred Shares’ Liquidation Preference Amount in full, the holders of Series A Preferred Shares shall be paid in proportion to the full Liquidation Preference Amount each such holder would otherwise be entitled to receive. After all of the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares have received their Liquidation Preference Amounts, the balance of all remaining assets available for distribution to members shall be distributed with equal priority and pro rata amongst the holders of ordinary shares and Series A Preferred Shares on an as-converted basis.

 

Conversion

 

Each Series A Preferred Share is convertible at any time, at the option of its holder, into a number of ordinary as determined by the quotient of the Original Issue Price and the then-effective conversion price. The initial conversion ratio of Series A Preferred Shares to ordinary shares shall be 1:1, subject to proportional adjustments for splits or combinations of ordinary shares. In the events that the Company declares dividends or makes distributions in the form of ordinary shares or other securities of the Company or issues additional ordinary shares or other securities at a price per share below the then-effective conversion price of the existing Series A Preferred Shares, the conversion price shall be automatically reduced by multiplying a fraction with the numerator being the number of ordinary shares issued and outstanding on a fully-diluted basis immediately prior to such event and the denominator being the total number of ordinary shares or other securities outstanding and issuable upon such event.

 

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iTV MEDIA INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

12.MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES (CONTINUED)

 

Accounting for the Series A Preferred Shares

 

The Series A Preferred Shares are redeemable contingent on the occurrence of a conditional event (i.e. Deemed Winding Up Event). The Series A Preferred Shares are initially recorded at the proceeds allocated based on the relative fair value method.

 

The holders of Series A Preferred Shares have the ability to convert the instrument into the Company's ordinary shares. The Company evaluated the embedded conversion option in the Series A Preferred Shares to determine if there were any embedded derivatives requiring bifurcation and to determine if there were any beneficial conversion features.

 

The conversion options and the mandatorily redemption options of the Series A Preferred Shares do not qualify for bifurcation accounting because the underlying ordinary shares are not publicly traded nor are they readily convertible into cash.

 

Beneficial conversion features exist when the conversion price of the redeemable convertible preferred shares is lower than the fair value of the ordinary share at the commitment date. Since the redeemable convertible preferred shares are convertible from inception but contains conversion terms that change upon the occurrence of a future event, the contingent beneficial conversion feature is measured at the commitment date but not recognized until the contingency is resolved. The Company determined the estimated fair values of the ordinary and preferred shares with the assistance from an independent appraisal firm.

 

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iTV MEDIA INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

13.ORDINARY SHARES AND SHARE BASED COMPENSATION

 

The Company was incorporated in May 27, 2010 with 1 ordinary share and a par value of US$ 1. On October 15, 2010, the Company effected a 1 to 10,000 share split and increased the maximum number of authorized ordinary shares to 22,000,000 with a par value of US$ 0.0001. The Company also issued additional 9,990,000 ordinary shares to the shareholder at the aggregate purchase price of US$999 on October 15, 2010. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, 10,000,000 ordinary shares were issued and outstanding.

 

In conjunction of the issuance of Series A Preferred shares, the Board of directors approved the 2010 Global Share Plan (the “Plan”), which provides for the issuance of up to an aggregate of 2,177,778 Ordinary Shares to employees, directors, and consultants of the Company. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, 2,177,778 shares of option with exercise price of US$2.0833 per share granted to employees, directors and consultants were outstanding. Options granted were exercisable in whole or in part, in accordance with the terms of vesting schedule: 25% of the options shall vest on the Vesting Commencement Date, and 1/48 of the options shall vest each month thereafter over the next three years. The fair value for these options at the date of the grant was immaterial and thus no compensation expense relating to the grants were recorded given their immateriality.

 

On December 31, 2013, the founder and ultimate beneficial owner of the Company granted 3,500,000 shares of his own common shares of the Company to two key employees of the Company, which was a share-based compensation transaction by investor on behalf of the Company. Pursuant to ASC 323, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures, the Company calculated the fair value of the granted common shares as of December 31, 2013, and recorded RMB 455,612 of additional paid-in capital and same amount of share-based compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2013.

 

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iTV MEDIA INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

14.TAXATION

 

(a)   Income taxes

 

British Virgin Islands

 

The Company is incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and conducts most of its business through its subsidiaries located in the PRC main land, Hong Kong, United States and Thailand. The Company is not subject to taxes in the British Virgin Islands.

 

PRC

 

On March 16, 2007, the National People’s Congress of PRC enacted the Enterprise Income Tax Law, under which Foreign Invested Enterprises (“FIEs”) and domestic companies would be subject to enterprise income tax (“EIT”) at a uniform rate of 25%.

 

Effective from February 22, 2008, the dividends declared out of the profits earned after January 1, 2008 by a FIE to its immediate holding company outside PRC would be subject to withholding taxes at a rate of 10%. A favorable withholding tax rate will be applied if there is a tax treaty arrangement between the PRC and the jurisdiction of the foreign holding company. The Company’s subsidiaries in China are considered FIEs and are wholly owned by iTV Media Inc (HK) Ltd incorporated in Hong Kong. According to the tax treaty between the PRC and Hong Kong, dividends payable to its Hong Kong parent from FIE in the PRC will be subject to a 5% withholding tax rate.

 

Other Countries

 

The maximum applicable income tax rates of other countries where the Company’s subsidiaries having significant operations in the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:

 

   Year ended   Year ended 
   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013 
Hong Kong   16.5%   16.5%
United States   43.84%   43.84%
Thailand   20%   20%

 

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iTV MEDIA INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

14.TAXATION (CONTINUED)

 

(a)     Income taxes (continued)

 

Losses before income tax expense of the Group consisted of:

 

   Year ended   Year ended 
   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013 
PRC   (35,639,012)   (39,583,664)
Hong Kong   (11,837,293)   (13,720,049)
United States   (6,046,262)   (9,713,824)
British Virgin Islands   (15,814,212)   (10,006,653)
Thailand   (25,777,296)   (39,611,740)
    (95,114,075)   (112,635,930)

 

As there were no taxable income generated in 2014 and 2013, no current income tax expenses were recorded.

 

Reconciliations of the income tax computed by applying the Thailand statutory income tax rate of 20% to income tax expense were as follows:

 

   Year ended   Year ended 
   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013 
         
Loss before income taxes   (95,114,075)   (112,635,930)
Income tax expense computed at Thailand statutory income tax rate of 20%   (19,022,815)   (22,527,186)
Foreign tax rates differential   (1,141,613)   (1,813,427)
Non-deductible expenses   1,495,381    1,271,639 
Tax losses not recognised   18,669,047    23,068,974 
Income tax expense   -    - 

 

The Thailand statutory income tax rate was used because the majority of the Group’s revenues were generated in Thailand.

 

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iTV MEDIA INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

14.  TAXATION (CONTINUED)

 

(b)    Deferred tax

 

Deferred tax assets balances as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 were RMB 58,741,255 and RMB 50,808,809, respectively, which are derived from losses carried forward. Full valuation allowances were provided as the Group is of the opinion there is no future taxable profit to offset the tax losses.

 

The Group has tax losses arising in Mainland China of RMB 138,338,779 that will expire in one to five years for deduction against future taxable profit.

 

Loss expiring in 2015   10,466,542 
Loss expiring in 2016   24,353,104 
Loss expiring in 2017   32,993,758 
Loss expiring in 2018   37,845,943 
Loss expiring in 2019   32,679,432 
    138,338,779 

 

The Group has tax losses arising in Thailand of RMB 67,841,557 that will expire in two to five years for deduction against future taxable profit.

 

Loss expiring in 2016   543,482 
Loss expiring in 2017   10,164,942 
Loss expiring in 2018   35,190,685 
Loss expiring in 2019   21,942,448 
    67,841,557 

 

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iTV MEDIA INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

15. RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS

 

The principal related parties with which the Group had transactions during the years presented are as follows:

 

Name of Related Parties   Relationship with the Company
Starry Holdings Limited (“Starry”)   Management controlled by the Group
UTStarcom Hong Kong Investment Holding Ltd., (“UTStarcom HK”)   A subsidiary of one shareholder of the Company
Grand Pacific Link Limited   Non-controlling shareholder
Founders and management team   Founders and management of the Company

 

The Group had the following significant related party transactions and balances during the years presented:

 

   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013 
         
Other payables          
Grand Pacific Link Limited   4,503,194    - 
           
Convertible bonds (both current and non-current portion)          
UTStarcom HK   241,091,311    221,312,074 
           
Long-term loan (both current and non-current portion)          
Founders and management team   13,962,917    - 
UTStarcom HK   6,702,197    - 
    20,665,114    - 
           
Accrued interest for loan          
Founders and management team   3,229,012    - 
UTStarcom HK   1,881,989    - 
    5,111,001    - 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

15. RELATED PARTY BALANCES AND TRANSACTIONS (CONITNUED)

 

The Group had the following significant related party transactions and balances during the year presented:

 

   Year ended
December 31, 2014
   Year ended
December 31, 2013
 
         
Payment on behalf of the Group by          
Grand Pacific Link Limited   4,503,194    - 
           
Long term loan borrowed from          
Founders and management team   13,962,917      
UTStarcom HK   6,702,197    - 
    20,665,114      
           
Interest accrued for loan          
Founders and management team   3,229,012    - 
UTStarcom HK   1,881,989    434,658 
    5,111,001    434,658 
           
Interest accrued for convertible bonds          
UTStarcom HK   14,439,258    7,416,245 
           
Convertible bonds issued to          
UTStarcom HK   -    155,104,500 
           
Property and equipment purchased from          
UTStarcom HK   -    23,848,134 
           
Transfer of loan and interest and account payable to convertible bonds          
UTStarcom HK   -    45,041,215 
           
Repayment of the loan due to          
Starry   -    637,202 
           

 

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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

16. COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENCIES

 

(a) Operating lease commitments

 

The Group leases certain office premises and buildings under non-cancellable operating leases. Rental expenses under these leases for the year ended December 31, 2014 and 2013 were RMB 3,306,898 and RMB 3,543,834 respectively.

 

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Group had remaining outstanding commitments in respect to its non-cancellable operating leases as follows:

 

   December 31, 2014   December 31, 2013 
         
Within one year   1,704,382    3,975,898 
2 to 5 years   26,250    - 
More than 5 years   -    - 
    1,730,632    3,975,898 

 

(b) Contingencies

 

The Group received a complained in June 2013 and an amended complaint in September 2013, from a former employee who claimed that the Group owed him approximately US$ 900,000 in damages. In April, 2014, the court granted the Group’s motion to dismiss the claims. The former employee filed the second amended complaint in May 2014, seeking compensatory damages of not less than US$ 1,529,329, prejudgment interest, punitive damages, and costs of suit. In January 2015, the court granted the Group’s motion to dismiss the claim for punitive damages. For the remaining claims, the Group is in the midst of discovery and has exchanged a number of documents with the former employee’s counsel to date. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate any range of reasonably possible loss relating to this litigation.

 

In May 2015, Beijing Great Gold Culture Media Co., Ltd. (“Great Gold”) filed a lawsuit in the Haidian People's Court in Beijing against UiTV alleging UiTV infringing its copyright of 32 movies by offering online video service of these movies in 2009. Great Gold demanded UiTV to compensate its loss of RMB 960,000 for the infringement action mentioned above. On June 9, 2015, Great Gold and UiTV exchanged the evidence in Court. At this time, the Company is unable to estimate any range of reasonably possible loss relating to this litigation.

 

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iTV MEDIA INC.

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)

 

Amounts expressed in Renminbi (“RMB”), unless otherwise stated

 

 

 

17.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

In conjunction with the preparation of these financial statements, an evaluation of subsequent events was performed through June 30, 2015, which is the date the financial statements were issued.

 

On January 22, January 26 and February 10, 2015, the Group further raised additional RMB 7,264,255 (equivalent US$1,170,000) from UTStarcom under the ‘STBs Purchase Lending Ticket’ financing plan. (See note 10)

 

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