10-Q 1 s11-6013_10q.htm FORM 10-Q



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q

ý   Quarterly report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934.

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2005

o   Transition Report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

For the transition period from                          to                         

0-23697
(Commission file number)

NEW FRONTIER MEDIA, INC.

(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

Colorado 84-1084061
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

7007 Winchester Circle, Suite 200, Boulder, CO 80301
(Address of principal executive offices)

(303) 444-0900
(Issuer’s telephone number)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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 ý   No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerator filer, or a non-accerator filer. See defintion of “accelerator filer and large accelerator filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). (Check one):

Large Accelerated Filer o      Accelerated Filer ý      Non-accelerated filer o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o   No ý

As of February 3, 2006, 22,876,022 shares of Common Stock, par value $.0001, were outstanding.




Form 10-Q
NEW FRONTIER MEDIA, INC.
Index

        Page
Number

Part I.    Financial Information        
Item 1.    Financial Statements        
     Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets            3-4  
     Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations            5  
     Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows            6  
     Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income            7  
     Consolidated Condensed Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity            8  
     Notes to Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements            9  
Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations            17  
Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk            26  
Item 4.    Controls and Procedures            26  
Part II.    Other Information        
Item 2.    Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds            27  
Item 6.    Exhibits            27  
SIGNATURES            28  

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PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NEW FRONTIER MEDIA, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(in 000s except share data)

ASSETS

    (Unaudited)
December 31,
2005

  March 31,
2005

CURRENT ASSETS:

               
   Cash and cash equivalents          $ 22,910                $ 18,403  
   Marketable securities            15,192                  9,075  
   Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $21 and $24, respectively            9,195                  8,034  
   Prepaid expenses            568                  529  
   Deferred tax asset            404                  382  
   Income taxes receivable                             157  
   Other            422                  564  
            
                
 

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS

           48,691                  37,144  
            
                
 

FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT, net

           3,874                  4,191  
            
                
 

OTHER ASSETS:

               
   Prepaid distribution rights, net            9,088                  9,721  
   Marketable Securities            3,888                  4,547  
   Deferred tax asset            83                   
   Goodwill            3,743                  3,743  
   Other identifiable intangible assets, net            17                  101  
   Other            938                  837  
            
                
 

TOTAL OTHER ASSETS

           17,757                  18,949  
            
                
 

TOTAL ASSETS

         $ 70,322                $ 60,284  
            
                
 

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

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NEW FRONTIER MEDIA, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (CONTINUED)
(in 000s except share data)

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    (Unaudited)
December 31,
2005

  March 31,
2005

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

               
   Accounts payable          $ 1,537                $ 1,868  
   Current portion of obligations under capital leases            19                  154  
   Deferred revenue            509                  484  
   Current portion of notes payable                             275  
   Taxes payable            1,597                   
   Accrued liabilities            2,941                  2,871  
            
                
 

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES

           6,603                  5,652  
            
                
 

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:

               
   Deferred rent            204                  205  
   Deferred tax liability                             5  
   Deferred lease incentive liability            679                  756  
            
                
 

TOTAL LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

           883                  966  
            
                
 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

           7,486                  6,618  
            
                
 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

               

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

               

Common stock, $.0001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 22,870,916 and 22,574,854, shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2005, respectively

           2                  2  
   Preferred stock, $.10 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized:                

Class A, no shares issued and outstanding

                             

Class B, no shares issued and outstanding

                             
   Additional paid-in capital            56,393                  55,173  
   Accumulated earnings (deficit)            6,528                  (1,454 )
   Accumulated other comprehensive loss            (87 )                (55 )
            
                
 

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

           62,836                  53,666  
            
                
 

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

         $ 70,322                $ 60,284  
            
                
 

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

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NEW FRONTIER MEDIA, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in 000s except per share data)

    (Unaudited)
Quarter Ended
December 31,

  (Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
December 31,

    2005

  2004

  2005

  2004

NET SALES

         $ 11,524          $ 11,991            $ 33,912          $ 35,493  

COST OF SALES

           3,441            4,000              10,735            12,078  
            
          
            
          
 

GROSS MARGIN

           8,083            7,991              23,177            23,415  
            
          
            
          
 

OPERATING EXPENSES:

                               
   Sales and marketing            1,237            1,084              3,654            3,410  
   General and administrative            2,598            2,615              7,708            7,499  
   Restructuring expense                       (146 )                       (146 )
            
          
            
          
 

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

           3,835            3,553              11,362            10,763  
            
          
            
          
 

OPERATING INCOME

           4,248            4,438              11,815            12,652  
            
          
            
          
 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

                               
   Interest income            369            120              893            235  
   Interest expense            (9 )          (23 )            (38 )          (85 )
   Other income            13            21              14            45  
            
          
            
          
 

TOTAL OTHER INCOME

           373            118              869            195  
            
          
            
          
 

NET INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

           4,621            4,556              12,684            12,847  
   Provision for income taxes            (1,743 )          (1,632 )            (4,702 )          (4,133 )
            
          
            
          
 

NET INCOME

         $ 2,878          $ 2,924            $ 7,982          $ 8,714  
            
          
            
          
 

Basic income per share

         $ 0.13          $ 0.13            $ 0.35          $ 0.39  
            
          
            
          
 

Diluted income per share

         $ 0.12          $ 0.13            $ 0.34          $ 0.38  
            
          
            
          
 

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

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NEW FRONTIER MEDIA, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in 000s)

    (Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
December 31,

    2005

  2004

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:

               

Net income

         $ 7,982                $ 8,714  
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:                
   Tax provision for capital transaction                             (1,122 )
   Depreciation and amortization            4,078                  4,480  
   Tax benefit from option/warrant exercise            494                  3,221  
   (Increase) Decrease in operating assets                

Accounts receivable

           (1,161 )                (566 )

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

           267                  (448 )

Prepaid distribution rights

           (2,446 )                (1,489 )

Deferred tax asset

           (97 )                (534 )

Other assets

           (110 )                127  
   Increase (Decrease) in operating liabilities                

Accounts payable

           (331 )                (249 )

Deferred revenue, net

           25                  (587 )

Taxes payable

           1,597                  2,392  

Deferred tax liability

           8                  170  

Accrued liabilities and other currrent liabilities

           (7 )                (423 )
            
                
 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES

           10,299                  13,686  
            
                
 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:

               
   Purchase of marketable securities            (35,513 )                (17,512 )
   Redemption of marketable securities            30,003                  5,939  
   Purchase of equipment and furniture            (598 )                (1,034 )
            
                
 

NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

           (6,108 )                (12,607 )
            
                
 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:

               
   Payments on capital lease obligations            (135 )                (290 )
   Decrease in note payable                             (400 )
   Proceeds from exercise of stock options/warrants            726                  1,891  
   Decrease in other financing obligations            (275 )                (184 )
            
                
 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES

           316                  1,017  
            
                
 

NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

           4,507                  2,096  

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period

           18,403                  15,352  
            
                
 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period

         $ 22,910                $ 17,448  
            
                
 

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

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NEW FRONTIER MEDIA, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in 000s)

    (Unaudited)
Quarter Ended
December 31,

  (Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
December 31,

    2005

  2004

  2005

  2004

Net income

      $ 2,878          $ 2,924         $ 7,982          $ 8,714  

Other comprehensive loss
Unrealized loss on available-for-sale marketable securities, net of tax

        (13 )          (39 )         (32 )          (42 )
         
          
         
          
 

Total comprehensive income

      $ 2,865          $ 2,885         $ 7,950          $ 8,672  
         
          
         
          
 

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

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NEW FRONTIER MEDIA, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in 000s)

    (Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
December 31,

    2005

  2004

COMMON STOCK

               

Balance at beginning of period

           $ 2          $ 2  
              
          
 

Balance at end of period

             2            2  
              
          
 

ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL

               

Balance at beginning of period

             55,173            49,590  

Exercise of stock options/warrants

             726            2,450  

Tax benefit for stock option/warrant exercise

             494            3,221  

Tax provision for capital transaction

                        (1,122 )

Retirement of stock

                        (559 )

            
          
 

Balance at end of period

             56,393            53,580  
              
          
 

ACCUMULATED EARNINGS (DEFICIT)

               

Balance at beginning of period

             (1,454 )          (12,576 )

Net income

             7,982            8,714  
              
          
 

Balance at end of period

             6,528            (3,862 )
              
          
 

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

               

Balance at beginning of year

             (55 )           

Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities

             (32 )          (42 )
              
          
 

Balance at end of period

             (87 )          (42 )
              
          
 

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

           $ 62,836          $ 49,678  
              
          
 

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

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NEW FRONTIER MEDIA, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Organization

The accompanying financial statements of New Frontier Media Inc. (“New Frontier Media”, the “Company” or “we” and other similar pronouns) have been prepared without audit pursuant to the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“US GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. Management believes these statements include all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and results of operations. The financial statements included herein should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in New Frontier Media’s latest annual report on Form 10-K.

The results of operations for the quarter and nine-month period ended December 31, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

Business

New Frontier Media is a publicly traded holding company for its operating subsidiaries.

Colorado Satellite Broadcasting, Inc. (“CSB”), d/b/a The Erotic Networks, (“TEN”) is a leading provider of adult programming to multi-channel television providers and low-powered direct-to-home households. Through its VOD service and its networks — Pleasure, TEN, TEN*Clips, TEN*Xtsy, TEN*Blue, TEN*Blox, and TEN*Max — TEN is able to provide a variety of editing styles and programming mixes that appeal to a broad range of adult consumers. Ten Sales, Inc., formed in April 2003, is responsible for selling TEN’s services.

Interactive Gallery (“IGI”), a division of New Frontier Media, aggregates and resells adult content over the Internet. IGI sells content to monthly subscribers through its broadband site, www.TEN.com, partners with third-party gate-keepers for the distribution of www.TEN.com, wholesales pre-packaged content to various webmasters, and aggregates and resells adult content to wireless carriers in the United States and internationally.

Significant Accounting Policies

 
Principles Of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of New Frontier Media and its majority owned subsidiaries (collectively hereinafter referred to as “New Frontier Media” or the “Company”). All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use Of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Estimates have been made by management in several areas, including, but not limited to, the realizability of accounts receivable, accrued restructuring expenses, the valuation of chargebacks and reserves, the valuation allowance associated with deferred income tax assets and the expected useful life and valuation of our prepaid distribution rights. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying

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NEW FRONTIER MEDIA, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ materially from these estimates.

Adjustments to Financial Statements

During the period ended December 31, 2005, management determined that certain lease incentives received by the Company at the inception of two leases, having a net carrying value of approximately $756,000 at March 31, 2005, should have been recognized as an increase to leasehold improvements with a corresponding increase to deferred lease incentive liability. Both the asset and liability will be amortized on a straight-line basis, over the life of the lease as an increase to amortization expense and reduction in rent expense, respectively. The Company has adjusted the accompanying financial statements as follows to reflect the proper accounting for the lease incentives:

Furniture and equipment, net previously reported as $3,435,000 as of March 31, 2005, has been increased by $756,000. Deferred lease incentive liability, previously reported as $0 as of March 31, 2005 has been increased by $756,000. These adjustments have no impact on operating income, net income or on net cash flows from operations for the current or prior periods.

Stock-Based Compensation

In December 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation — Transition and Disclosure”, which was issued to provide alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. In addition, SFAS 148 amended the disclosure requirements of SFAS 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” to require prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the method used on reported results.

The Company applies Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”, (“APB Opinion No. 25”) and related interpretations in accounting for its plans and complies with the disclosure provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS No. 123”). Under APB Opinion No. 25, compensation expense is measured as the excess, if any, of the fair value of the Company’s common stock at the date of the grant over the amount a grantee must pay to acquire the stock. The Company’s stock option plans enable the Company to grant options with an exercise price not less than the fair value of the Company’s common stock at the date of the grant. Accordingly, no compensation expense has been recognized in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations for its stock-based compensation plans.

Pro forma information regarding net income and income per share is required by SFAS 123, and has been determined as if the Company had accounted for its employee stock options under the fair value method of SFAS No. 123. The fair value for these options was estimated at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average for the nine months ended December 31, 2005: risk free interest rate of 3.97%; dividend yield of 0%; expected lives of 4 years; and expected volatility of 66%. No options were granted during the quarter ended December 31, 2005. For the nine months ended December 31, 2004; risk free interest rate of 3.73%; dividend yield of 0%; expected lives of 2 years; and expected volatility of 78%. No options were granted during the quarter ended December 31, 2004.

For purposes of pro forma disclosures, the estimated fair value of the options is amortized to expense over the options vesting period. Adjustments are made for options forfeited prior to vesting. The effect on compensation expense, net income, and net income per common share had compensation

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NEW FRONTIER MEDIA, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

costs for the Company’s stock option plans been determined based on fair value at the date of grant consistent with the provisions of SFAS No. 123 for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 are as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

    (Unaudited)
Quarter Ended
December 31,

  (Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
December 31,

    2005

  2004

  2005

  2004

Net income

                               

As reported

      $ 2,878          $ 2,924            $ 7,982          $ 8,714  

Deduct:

                               

Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for awards granted, modified, or settled, net of tax

        (212 )          (61 )            (522 )          (260 )
         
          
            
          
 

Pro forma

      $ 2,666          $ 2,863            $ 7,460          $ 8,454  
         
          
            
          
 

Basic income per share

                               

As reported

      $ 0.13          $ 0.13            $ 0.35          $ 0.39  

Pro forma

      $ 0.12          $ 0.13            $ 0.33          $ 0.38  

Diluted income per share

                               

As reported

      $ 0.12          $ 0.13            $ 0.34          $ 0.38  

Pro forma

      $ 0.11          $ 0.13            $ 0.32          $ 0.37  

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2004, the FASB issued No. 123R, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”. This Statement supersedes APB Opinion No. 25 and its related implementation guidance and is effective as of the beginning of the first annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005. This Statement applies to all awards granted after the required effective date and to awards modified, repurchased or cancelled after that date. The cumulative effect of initially applying this Statement, if any, is recognized as of the required effective date. This Statement addresses the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. It also addresses transactions in which an entity, in an exchange for goods or services, incurs liabilities that are based on the fair value of the entity’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of those equity instruments. The Statement eliminates the ability to account for share-based compensation transactions using APB 25, and generally requires instead that such transactions be accounted for using a fair-value-based method. The Company will adopt SFAS 123R as of April 1, 2006 using the Modified Prospective Method. The Company has not yet determined what effect SFAS 123R will have on the Company’s financial statements.

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, “Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets — An Amendment of APB Opinion No. 29, “Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions.” This statement eliminates the exception from fair value measurement for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets in paragraph 21(b) of APB Opinion No. 29, and replaces it with an exception for exchanges that do not have commercial substance. The provisions of the statement are effective for fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of this statement will have a material impact on its financial statements.

In May 2005 the FASB issued SFAS No. 154 “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections” which replaced APB Opinion No. 20, “Accounting Changes” and SFAS No. 3, “Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements” and changes the requirements for the accounting for and

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NEW FRONTIER MEDIA, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

reporting of a change in accounting principle. This statement applied to all voluntary changes in accounting principles. It also applies to changes required by an accounting pronouncement in the unusual instance that the pronouncement does not include specific transition provisions. The Company has not completed its assessment of whether the adoption of this statement will have a material effect on its financial statements.

NOTE 2 — INCOME PER SHARE

The components of basic and diluted income per share are as follows (in thousands except per share data):

    (Unaudited)
Quarter Ended
December 31,

  (Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
December 31,

    2005

  2004

  2005

  2004

   Net income       $ 2,878          $ 2,924            $ 7,982          $ 8,714  
         
          
            
          
 
   Average outstanding shares of common stock         22,863            21,995              22,738            22,194  
   Dilutive effect of Warrants/Employee Stock Options         395            869              458            949  
         
          
            
          
 
   Common stock and common stock equivalents         23,258            22,864              23,196            23,143  
         
          
            
          
 
   Basic income per share       $ 0.13          $ 0.13            $ 0.35          $ 0.39  
         
          
            
          
 
   Diluted income per share       $ 0.12          $ 0.13            $ 0.34          $ 0.38  
         
          
            
          
 

Options and warrants which were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because the exercise price of the options and warrants were equal to or greater than the average market price of the common shares were approximately 1,191,000 and 487,500 for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2005, respectively; and 176,000 for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2004. Inclusion of these options and warrants would be antidilutive.

NOTE 3 — SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company has adopted SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, which establishes reporting and disclosure standards for an enterprise’s operating segments. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available and regularly reviewed by the Company’s senior management.

The Company has the following two reportable segments:

      •   Pay TV Group — distributes branded adult entertainment programming networks and Video-On-Demand (“VOD”) content through electronic distribution platforms including cable television, C-Band, and Direct Broadcast Satellite (“DBS”)

      •   Internet Group — aggregates and resells adult content via the Internet. The Internet Group sells content to monthly subscribers through its broadband site, www.ten.com, partners with third-party gatekeepers for the distribution of www.ten.com, wholesales pre-packaged content to various webmasters, and aggregates and resells adult content to wireless platforms in the United States and internationally.

The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those described in the summary of accounting policies. Segment profit is based on income before income taxes. The reportable segments are distinct business units, separately managed with different distribution channels.

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AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

    (Unaudited)
Quarter Ended
December 31,

  (Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
December 31,

    2005

  2004

  2005

  2004

NET SALES

                               
   Pay TV        $ 10,877          $ 11,278          $ 32,002          $ 33,416  
   Internet Group          647            713            1,910            2,077  
          
          
          
          
 

Total

       $ 11,524          $ 11,991          $ 33,912          $ 35,493  
          
          
          
          
 

SEGMENT PROFIT

                               
   Pay TV        $ 5,665          $ 5,669          $ 16,033          $ 16,453  
   Internet Group          88            308            280            282  
   Corporate Administration          (1,132 )          (1,421 )          (3,629 )          (3,888 )
          
          
          
          
 

Total

       $ 4,621          $ 4,556          $ 12,684          $ 12,847  
          
          
          
          
 

INTEREST INCOME

                               
   Pay TV          11                       11             
   Corporate Administration        $ 358          $ 120          $ 882          $ 235  
          
          
          
          
 

Total

       $ 369          $ 120          $ 893          $ 235  
          
          
          
          
 

INTEREST EXPENSE

                               
   Pay TV        $ 4          $ 16          $ 23          $ 62  
   Internet Group          1            2            3            11  
   Corporate Administration          4            5            12            12  
          
          
          
          
 

Total

       $ 9          $ 23          $ 38          $ 85  
          
          
          
          
 

DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION

                               
   Pay TV        $ 1,225          $ 1,387          $ 3,864          $ 4,233  
   Internet Group          76            79            207            242  
   Corporate Administration          3                       7            5  
          
          
          
          
 

Total

       $ 1,304          $ 1,466          $ 4,078          $ 4,480  
          
          
          
          
 

    (Unaudited)
December 31,
2005

  March 31, 2005

IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS

               
   Pay TV      $ 72,748        $ 57,310  
   Internet Group        14,815          14,541  
   Corporate Administration        45,675          35,670  
   Eliminations        (62,916 )        (47,237 )
        
        
 

Total

     $ 70,322        $ 60,284  
        
        
 

Expenses related to corporate administration include all costs associated with the operation of the public holding company, New Frontier Media, Inc., that are not directly allocable to the Pay TV and Internet operating segments. These costs include, but are not limited to, legal and accounting expenses, insurance, registration and filing fees with NASDAQ and the SEC, investor relation costs, and printing costs associated with the Company’s public filings.

NOTE 4 — MAJOR CUSTOMERS

The Company’s major customers (revenues in excess of 10% of total sales) are EchoStar Communications Corporation (EchoStar), Time Warner, Inc. (Time Warner) and Comcast Corporation (Comcast). EchoStar, Time Warner and Comcast are included in the Pay TV Group. Revenue from Echostar’s DISH Network, Time Warner and Comcast as a percentage of total revenue for each of the quarters and nine months ended December 31 are as follows:

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AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

      (Unaudited)
Quarter Ended
December 31,

  (Unaudited)
Nine Months
Ended
December 31,

      2005

  2004

  2005

  2004

             EchoStar            38%              34%              37%              34%  
             Time Warner            14%              17%              14%              19%  
             Comcast            12%              12%              12%              10%  

At December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2005, accounts receivable from EchoStar was approximately $4,996,000 and $4,123,000, respectively. At December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2005, accounts receivable from Time Warner was approximately $844,000 and $865,000, respectively. At December 31, 2005 and March 31, 2005, accounts receivable from Comcast was approximately $1,144,000 and $1,093,000, respectively. The loss of any of the Company’s major customers could have a materially adverse effect on the Company’s business, operating results and/or financial condition.

NOTE 5 — STOCK OPTIONS

During the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company issued 730,000 options to executives, certain employees and members of the Board of Directors from the 2000 incentive stock option plan.

NOTE 6 — FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS

During the quarter ended June 30, 2004, the company obtained a $3 million line of credit from an outside financial institution. The line of credit expired in June of 2005 and was renewed in July 2005. The line is secured by the Pay TV Group’s trade accounts receivable. The interest rate applied on the line of credit is variable based on the current prime rate. The line of credit requires that the Company maintain certain restrictive financial covenants and ratios. The Company has not drawn down on the line of credit during the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2005.

NOTE 7 — INVESTMENTS

Investments in debt securities are required to be categorized as either trading, available-for-sale or held-to-maturity. On December 31, 2005, the Company had no trading or held-to-maturity securities. Debt securities categorized as available-for-sale are reported at fair value as follows:

              Gross Unrealized

       
      Gross
Amortized
Cost

  Gains

  Losses

  Estimated
Fair Value

       Available-for-sale securities                                
      

Bank debt

         $ 490            $            $ (1)            $ 489  
      

Floating rate securities

           3,000                                        3,000  
      

Mortgage-backed securities

           10,915                           (61)              10,854  
      

Corporate debt securities

           1,994                           (46)              1,948  
      

Debt securities issued by the US Treasury

           1,046                           (6)              1,040  
      

Municipal securities

           1,756                           (7)              1,749  
              
            
            
            
 
      

Total available-for-sale securities

         $ 19,201            $            $ (121)            $ 19,080  
              
            
            
            
 

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AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

The contractual maturities of these investments as of December 31, 2005, were as follows (in thousands):

      Available-for-Sale
Securities

              Year Ended
March 31,

  Gross
Amortized Cost

  Fair Value

              2006      $ 4,441        $ 4,442  
              2007        12,789          12,698  
              2008        1,971          1,940  
          
        
 
              Total Available-for-Sale Securities      $ 19,201        $ 19,080  
          
        
 

NOTE 8 — SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN

On November 29, 2001, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted a Shareholder Rights Plan in which Rights will be distributed at the rate of one Right for each share of the Company’s common stock held by stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 21, 2001. The Rights generally will be exercisable only if a person or group acquires beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock after November 29, 2001, or commences a tender offer upon consummation of which the person or group would beneficially own 15% or more of the Company’s outstanding common stock. Each Right will initially be exercisable at $10.00 and will expire on December 21, 2011.

NOTE 9 — COMMITMENTS

During the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company renegotiated their transponder agreement with a third party. The agreement begins January 2006 and expires in December 2010.

Future minimum payments under this contract as of December 31, 2005 are as follows (in thousands):

                         Year Ended
March 31,

  Transponder Agreement

                        

2006

         $ 138  
                        

2007

           554  
                        

2008

           554  
                        

2009

           554  
                        

2010

           554  
                        

2011

           415  
                        

          
 
                        

Total Payments

         $ 2,769  
                        

          
 

NOTE 10 — LITIGATION

In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to various other lawsuits and claims. Management of the Company believes that the final outcome of these matters, either individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material effect on its financial statements.

NOTE 11 — SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In January 2006, the Company entered into an employment contract with the Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Strategy. This contract commenced January 20, 2006 and ends July 31, 2008. Yearly compensation is $306,000. A one time signing bonus and relocation assistance of $25,000 was

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AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

granted. Additionally, 125,000 stock options were issued at 110% of the closing stock price on commencement date.

On February 7, 2006, the Company announced that they had entered into a stock purchase agreement to acquire MRG Entertainment, Inc. and its affiliated companies. Under the terms of the agreement the Company has agreed to pay $15 million in cash, $5 million of New Frontier Media, Inc. common stock, as well as a three-year performance-based incentive of $2 million payable in cash in accordance with and subject to the provisions of an earnout agreement. In addition, the Company will be paying down MRG Entertainment’s line of credit which is currently estimated at $3.4 million. The Company expects to incur approximately $1.0 million of acquisition related costs.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements. These are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including those identified below, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. The words believe, expect, anticipate, optimistic, intend, will, and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: 1) our ability to retain our three major customers that account for approximately 37%, 14% and 12%, respectively, of our total revenue for the nine months ended December 31, 2005; 2) our ability to maintain the license fee structure currently in place with our customers; 3) our ability to compete effectively for quality content with our Pay TV Group’s primary competitor who has significantly greater resources than us; 4) our ability to compete effectively with our Pay TV Group’s major competitor or any other competitors that may distribute adult content to Cable MSOs, DBS providers, or to the hotel industry; 5) our ability to retain our key executives; 6) our ability to successfully manage our credit card chargeback and credit percentages in order to maintain our ability to accept credit cards as a form of payment for our products and services; and 7) our ability to attract market support for our stock. The foregoing list of important factors is not exclusive.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Our goal is to be the leading provider in the electronic distribution of high-quality adult entertainment via cable, satellite, broadband, and wireless platforms. We operate our Company in two different segments — Pay TV and Internet. Our core business resides within the Pay TV segment and this is where the majority of our financial and human resources are concentrated.

Pay TV Segment

Our Pay TV segment is focused on the distribution of its seven pay-per-view (“PPV”) networks and its Video-on-Demand (“VOD”) service to cable multiple system operators (“MSOs”) and direct broadcast satellite (“DBS”) providers. In addition, the Pay TV Group has had success in delivering its VOD service to hotel rooms through its current distribution arrangement with On Command Corporation (“On Command”) and, beginning this current fiscal quarter, with Hospitality Network. The Pay TV Group earns a percentage of revenue on each PPV, subscription, or VOD transaction related to its services. Revenue growth is expected to occur as the Pay TV Group launches its services to new cable MSOs or DBS providers, experiences growth in the number of digital subscribers for systems where its services are currently distributed (“on-line growth”), and launches additional services with its existing cable/DBS partners. Revenue growth is also expected to occur as the Pay TV Group experiences new and on-line growth for its VOD service, is able to effect increases in the retail price of its products, and is able to increase the buy rates for its products. The Pay TV Group seeks to achieve distribution averaging four services on every digital platform in the U.S. Based on the current market of 27 million DBS households (from public filings) and 27.6 million digital cable households (as of September 2005, per the National Cable Television Association (“NCTA”)), the Pay TV Group, with 89 million network households, currently has approximately 41% of its defined market share.

Pay TV Group revenue for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 was primarily impacted by:

      • Increased competition in the cable and hotel VOD market

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      • Growth in our PPV revenue primarily attributable to our most recent agreement with Cox Communications, Inc.

      • Certain cable systems removing adult from their PPV platforms in an effort to transition customers to VOD only

Revenue from the Pay TV Group’s VOD service became a significant part of its overall revenue mix during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, as cable operators upgraded their systems to deliver content in this manner. The Pay TV Group currently delivers its VOD content to 21.7 million cable network households as compared to 16.2 million a year ago, as well as to 690,000 hotel rooms through its distribution arrangement with On Command. In October we began to distribute our VOD content to Hospitality Network, which distributes content to 125,000 hotel rooms in several cities, including Las Vegas and Atlantic City.

Prior to the third quarter of our 2005 fiscal year, we were the sole provider of adult VOD content to the two largest U.S. cable MSOs. During the third quarter of our 2005 fiscal year, our primary competitor in this market was added to the Time Warner Cable (“Time Warner”) VOD adult platform. The addition of our primary competitor to this platform resulted in a 25% decline in VOD revenue from Time Warner for our quarter ended December 31, 2005 compared to the same quarter a year ago.

During the first quarter of our current fiscal year, the largest MSO in the U.S. began to transition its VOD editing standard from most edited to partially edited. At the same time, this MSO added content from two smaller competitors to its adult VOD platform. There was no material impact to our VOD revenue from this MSO as a result of the addition of competition to the VOD platform at the same time that this MSO transitioned the editing standard to partially edited. We anticipate that our largest competitor in this market will be added to this MSO’s VOD platform in the near future. At this time, we are unable to determine the magnitude of any impact to our revenue that adding another competitor to this MSO’s VOD platform will have.

We anticipate future launches of our partially edited networks with the largest MSO in the U.S. as this MSO continues to transition its entire platform (both PPV and VOD) from most edited to partially edited content. Toward the end of our current quarter, we launched our TEN service to over 1.5 million network households with this MSO. Additional launches are expected during our next fiscal year.

We are currently negotiating a long-term contract with our largest customer. We anticipate that our license fees may decline as a result of this negotiation. However, we also anticipate the launch of an additional service as well as other favorable changes to this customer’s platform that could mitigate the decline in revenue that may result from any change in our license fees.

The Pay TV Group also provides its two least-edited services to the C-Band market on a direct-to-the-consumer basis. C-Band customers contact the Pay TV Group’s in-house call center directly to purchase the networks on a one-month to three-month subscription basis. The Pay TV Group retains 100% of the revenue from these customers and over 95% of the sales are made via credit cards. This market has been declining for several years as these consumers convert from C-Band big dish analog satellite systems to small DBS dishes. The Pay TV Group has been able to decrease its transponder, uplinking and call center costs related to this business over the years in order to maintain its margins. The Pay TV Group expects continued declines in revenue from this segment of its business during our 2006 and 2007 fiscal years, but will continue to provide content to this platform until the margins erode to an unacceptable level.

Internet Segment

The Internet Group generates revenue by selling monthly memberships to its website, TEN.com, by earning a percentage of revenue from third-party gatekeepers like On Command for the distribution of TEN.com to their customer base, and by selling pre-packaged video and photo content to webmasters for a monthly fee.

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Over 85% of our revenue from the Internet Group continues to be generated from monthly memberships to TEN.com. The decline in membership revenue has slowed slightly. During the second quarter of our prior fiscal year we increased our monthly membership price from $19.95 to $29.95. This rate applies only to new members that sign up for our site since we increased the price.

We continue to experience decreases in our revenue generated from selling pre-packaged content to webmasters. This decrease in revenue from the sale of pre-packaged content is due to a softening in demand for content by third-party webmasters. Webmasters are decreasing their reliance on outside sources for content and demanding lower prices for the content that they do purchase.

During the current fiscal year, the Internet Group will be primarily focused on the development of wireless products for distribution both domestically and internationally. To date, we have launched content products such as wallpaper, ring tones, and video content, which are being sold by wireless carriers on an a la carte basis in the U.K., France, Latin America, the U.S. and various other countries. The wireless carrier bills these products directly to its customer and we earn a percentage of the retail price. Our products are currently available to approximately 190 million wireless customers worldwide, including 17.5 million in the U.S. At this time, we are unable to project the revenues associated with this distribution as these products were just recently launched and the platforms we are contracted with only provide remittance information on a quarterly basis. We do not anticipate generating any material revenue from this platform during our current fiscal year.

PAY TV GROUP

The following table outlines the current distribution environment and network households for each network:

          Estimated Network Households(2)

(in thousands)                    
       Network

       Distribution Method

  As of
December 31,
2005

  As of
December 31, 2004

  % Change

       Pleasure        Cable/DBS          7,700            8,100            (5 %)
       TEN        Cable/DBS          18,900            15,900            19 %
       TEN*Clips        Cable/DBS          17,900            16,200            10 %
       Video-On-Demand        Cable          21,700            16,200            34 %
       TEN*Blue        Cable          3,600            2,800            29 %
       TEN*Blox        Cable          7,300            5,000            46 %
       TEN*Xtsy        C-band/Cable/DBS          11,700            11,000            6 %(1)
       TEN*Max        C-band/Cable          211            300            (30 %)(1)
                
          
         
  Total Network Households          89,011            75,500          
                
          
         

(1) % change gives effect to a 44% decline in the C-band market’s total addressable households. Total addressable C-Band households declined from 261,000 as of December 31, 2004 to 145,000 as of December 31, 2005.

(2) The above table reflects network household distribution. A household will be counted more than once if the home has access to more than one of the Pay TV Group’s channels, since each network represents an incremental revenue stream. The Pay TV Group estimates its unique household distribution as 26.3 million and 21.0 million digital cable homes as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and 11.2 million and 10.5 million DBS homes as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

The following table sets forth certain financial information for the Pay TV Group for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2005 and 2004:

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    (In Millions)
Quarter Ended
December 31,

  Quarterly
Percent
Change

  (In Millions)
Year-to-Date
December 31,

  Year-to-Date
Percent
Change

    2005

  2004

  ’05 vs’04

  2005

  2004

  ’05 vs’04

Net Revenue                                                

PPV - Cable/DBS

       $ 6.2            $ 6.3              (2 %)        $ 18.3            $ 18.1              1 %

VOD - Cable/Hotel

         4.0              4.1              (2 %)          11.5              12.3              (7 %)

C-Band

         0.7              0.9              (22 %)          2.2              3.0              (27 %)
          
            
                  
            
         

Total

         10.9              11.3              (4 %)          32.0              33.4              (4 %)
Cost of Sales          3.2              3.7              (14 %)          10.0              11.1              (10 %)
          
            
                  
            
         
Gross Profit        $ 7.7            $ 7.6              1 %        $ 22.0            $ 22.3              (1 %)
          
            
                  
            
         
Gross Margin          71%              67%                    69%              67%          
          
            
                  
            
         
Operating Expenses          2.1              1.9              11 %          6.0              5.8              3 %
          
            
                  
            
         
Operating Income        $ 5.6            $ 5.7              (2 %)        $ 16.0            $ 16.5              (3 %)
          
            
                  
            
         

NET REVENUE

PPV — Cable/DBS

Our PPV-Cable/DBS revenue declined slightly year-over-year for the quarter and increased slightly for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2005. During the quarter and nine-month period ended December 31, 2005, we experienced an increase in our cable/DBS PPV revenue as a result of new launches for TEN*Blue and TEN*Blox by Cox Communications, Inc. (“Cox”). We signed a distribution agreement with Cox in March 2004, and we began to see initial launches with their affiliated systems during the quarter ended September 30, 2004. Launches with Cox affiliated systems have continued over the past twelve months.

The increase in our cable/DBS PPV revenue generated by launches with Cox affiliated systems was offset by a decline in PPV revenue earned from the largest affiliated system of Time Warner and from certain affiliated systems of Charter Communications, Inc. (“Charter”). During the past twelve months, some affiliated systems of Charter and the largest affiliated system of Time Warner removed most of their adult content from their digital PPV platforms in an attempt to transition customers from digital PPV to VOD only. However, during the current year quarter, the largest affiliated system of Time Warner re-launched our TEN*Blox network on its PPV platform in order to recapture these lost buys.

Additionally, we have experienced declines in revenue from our Pleasure network during the quarter and nine-months ended December 31, 2005 due to the largest MSO changing the editing standard of its VOD content to partially edited from most edited, thereby driving buys to its VOD platform.

Revenue generated by our three services on the DISH platform increased 5% and 3% for the quarter and nine-months ended December 31, 2005, respectively.

VOD — Cable/Hotel

The 3% and 7% decline in our VOD - cable/hotel revenue for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2005, respectively, is due to an increase in competition in both markets. Revenue from our hotel VOD service provided to On Command declined 23% and 25% for the quarter and nine-months ended December 31, 2005, respectively. This decline is a result of On Command adding content from other providers to their platform and from a decline in the number of hotel rooms to which On Command is providing in-room entertainment. We continue to provide over 60% of the adult VOD content to this platform. Revenue earned during the current quarter from Hospitality Network was nominal and is not expected to be material to this revenue stream in future quarters.

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Revenue from our cable VOD service declined 1% and 4% for the quarter and nine-months ended December 31, 2005, respectively. This decline is a result of our largest competitor being added to the Time Warner VOD platform during the third quarter of our prior fiscal year. In addition, a few smaller MSOs added adult VOD content from other competitors during the prior fiscal year. This decline in cable VOD revenue was partially offset by an increase in VOD revenue as a result of new VOD launches with Adelphia Communications Corporation and Comcast Corporation.

C-BAND REVENUE

The 22% and 27% decline in C-Band revenue for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2005, is a result of the continued decline of the C-Band market as consumers convert from C-Band “big dish” analog satellite systems to small DBS dishes. The C-Band market has decreased 44% since December 31, 2004, from 261,000 addressable subscribers to 145,000 addressable subscribers as of December 31, 2005.

Providing our two networks to the C-Band market continues to be profitable for us. We generated operating margins of 56% and 58% for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2005, respectively, as compared to 49% for both the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2004, respectively. We will continue to closely monitor this business and discontinue providing our content to this platform if margins erode to an unacceptable level. Currently, we anticipate that we will continue to provide content to this platform through our 2007 fiscal year.

COST OF SALES

Our cost of sales consists of expenses associated with our digital broadcast facility, satellite uplinking, satellite transponder leases, programming acquisition and conforming costs, VOD transport costs, amortization of content licenses, and our in-house call center operations related to our C-Band business.

The 14% and 10% decline in our cost of sales year-over-year for the quarter and nine months, respectively, is primarily related to a 26% and 25% decline in our transponder and uplinking costs for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2005, respectively, due to the renegotiation of our contracts for these services; a 21% and 32% decrease in our call center costs for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2005, respectively, which we utilize for our C-Band services; a 66% and 51% decline in depreciation and operating lease costs for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2005, respectively, as equipment and operating leases reached end of life; and a 27% and 11% decline in VOD transport costs for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2005, respectively, due to the utilization of a new vendor for these services. Beginning with our current year fiscal fourth quarter, we expect to save approximately $0.3 million annually due to the renegotiation of our monthly digital transponder lease.

OPERATING INCOME

Operating income declined 2% for the quarter ended December 31, 2005 as a result of a 14% decline in cost of sales, which only partially offset a decline in revenue of 4%. Gross margin for the quarter increased to 71% from 67% for the quarter a year ago due to the decline in cost of sales. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenue increased to 19% for the current year quarter from 17% for the quarter a year ago as a result of an 11% increase in operating expenses and a 4% decline in revenue for the quarter.

Operating expenses increased 11% from the quarter a year ago primarily due to an increase in sales commissions accrued for the addition of over 6 million new network households during the quarter ended December 31, 2005, as well as sales commissions accrued on other miscellaneous revenue streams.

Operating income declined 3% for the nine months ended December 31, 2005 as a result of a 4% decline in net revenue, which was only partially offset by a 10% decline in cost of sales. Gross margin

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increased to 69% for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2005, from 67% for the same period a year ago. Operating expenses as a percentage of revenue increased to 19% for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2005, from 17% for the same period a year ago.

The 3% increase in operating expenses for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2005 is primarily related to an increase in sales commissions accrued for activity during the period and an increase in payroll and benefit costs of our in-house promotions department, which creates the interstitial and branding elements for our seven networks and VOD services. This increase in operating costs was partially offset by a decline in operating lease costs and a decline in amortization expense related to a fully amortized intangible asset.

INTERNET GROUP

The following table sets forth certain financial information for the Internet Group for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2005 and 2004:

    (In Millions)
Quarter Ended
December 31,

  Quarterly
Percent
Change

  (In Millions)
Year-to-Date
December 31,

  Year-to-Date
Percent
Change

    2005

  2004

  ’05 vs’04

  2005

  2004

  ’05 vs’04

Net Revenue                                                

Net Membership

       $ 0.6            $ 0.6              0 %        $ 1.7            $ 1.8              (6 %)

Sale of Content

         0.1              0.1              0 %          0.2              0.3              (33 %)
          
            
                  
            
         

Total

         0.7              0.7              0 %          1.9              2.1              (10 %)
Cost of Sales          0.3              0.3              0 %          0.8              0.9              (11 %)
          
            
                  
            
         
Gross Profit        $ 0.4            $ 0.4              0 %        $ 1.1            $ 1.2              (8 %)
          
            
                  
            
         
Gross Margin          57%              57%                    58%              57%          
          
            
                  
            
         
Operating Expenses          0.3              0.3              0 %        $ 0.9            $ 1.1              (18 %)

Restructuring Reserve Recovery

         0.0              (0.1 )            100 %          0.0              (0.1 )            (100 %)
          
            
                  
            
         
Operating Income        $ 0.1            $ 0.2              (50 %)        $ 0.2            $ 0.2              0 %
          
            
                  
            
         

NET REVENUE

Net membership revenue was flat to slightly down for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2005, as we continue to experience the erosion of the sale of monthly memberships to our website, www.ten.com. We are experimenting with different pricing points and methods of billing for our membership website. During the quarter ended September 30, 2004, we increased the price of our website from $19.95 per month to $29.95 per month. At the same time, we began to offer a three-month membership for $74.95. These new price points, which apply only to new members, have helped to stabilize our revenue even as traffic to our site continues to decline.

Revenue from the sale of content was flat to slightly down for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2005, due to a continued softening in demand for content by third-party webmasters. We are experimenting with alternative billing methods for our content products as well, allowing webmasters to pay for the content based on the amount of bandwidth utilized as opposed to a flat monthly fee. We are also working to encode our video library within a digital rights management package, which will allow us to provide our video library to webmasters on a pay-per-view and pay-per-minute basis.

To date, we have not generated any material revenue related to the distribution of our content to domestic or international wireless platforms, nor do we anticipate that any material revenue will be generated from the delivery of our content to wireless platforms during our current fiscal year.

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COST OF SALES

Cost of sales consists of fixed and variable expenses associated with the processing of credit cards, bandwidth, traffic acquisition costs, content costs and depreciation of assets related to our Internet infrastructure.

Costs of sales were flat to slightly down for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2005. Costs related to bandwidth, traffic acquisition costs, and depreciation all declined year-over-year both for the quarter and nine month period. The decline in these costs was only slightly offset by an increase in costs related to additional content acquired for use in our wireless products.

RESTRUCTURING RESERVE RECOVERY

As part of the Internet Group restructurings that were completed during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2002 and 2003, we had accrued approximately $1.6 million for excess office space in Sherman Oaks, California. During the quarter ended December 31, 2004, we reached a final settlement with the landlord on this space. As part of the settlement, we paid $375,000 to the landlord and we were released from any ongoing obligations for this space. Approximately $0.1 million accrued for the rent restructuring reserve was reversed into income during the quarter ended December 31, 2004.

OPERATING INCOME

Operating income declined 50% year-over-year for the quarter due to the release of the restructuring reserve into income during the prior year quarter. Excluding this non-recurring reserve release, operating income would have been flat year-over-year for the quarter.

Our operating expenses were flat year-over-year for the quarter. We did experience a decline in our legal costs and web development costs during the quarter. However, the decline in these costs was offset by an increase in costs related to the development and distribution of content to wireless platforms.

Operating income was flat year-over-year for the nine months ended December 31, 2005 due to the release of the restructuring reserve into income during the prior year. Excluding this non-recurring reserve release, operating income would have increased 50% for the nine months ended December 31, 2005 due to an 18% decline in operating expenses. The decline in operating expenses is related to a $0.2 million non-recurring charge for the settlement of a lawsuit incurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2004 and a decline in web development costs. The decline in these costs was partially offset by an increase in costs related to the development and distribution of content to wireless platforms.

CORPORATE ADMINISTRATION

The following table sets forth certain financial information for our Corporate Administration expenses for the quarter and nine months ended December 31, 2005 and 2004:

    (In Millions)
Quarter Ended
December 31,

  Quarterly
Percent
Change

  (In Millions)
Year-to-Date
December 31,

  Year-to-Date
Percent
Change

    2005

  2004

  ’05 vs’04

  2005

  2004

  ’05 vs’04

Operating Expenses        $ (1.5 )          $ (1.5 )            0 %        $ (4.5 )          $ (4.1 )            10 %
          
            
                  
            
         

Expenses related to corporate administration include all costs associated with the operation of the public holding company, New Frontier Media, Inc., that are not directly allocable to the Pay TV and Internet operating segments. These costs include, but are not limited to, legal and accounting expenses, insurance, registration and filing fees with NASDAQ and the SEC, investor relations costs, and printing costs associated with the Company’s public filings.

Corporate administration expenses were flat year over year for the quarter. Accounting fees, bank service fees and outside services declined from the prior year quarter. Accounting fees declined due to

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lower costs incurred during the current year quarter related to our continued compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Bank service fees declined due to a change in our banking relationship, which resulted in lower fees. Outside services declined due to lower fees in the current year quarter related to audits of our MSO contracts. These declines were offset by an increase in Board of Director fees, consulting fees, and payroll costs. Board fees increased because we had one additional Board meeting during the current year quarter as compared to the quarter a year ago. The increase in consulting fees over the prior year quarter is related to fees paid to an investment-banking firm hired by our Board during the current fiscal year to analyze strategic alternatives. Payroll costs increased due to increases in the annual salaries of our executives.

The 10% increase in corporate administration expenses for the nine months ended December 31, 2005 is primarily related to an increase in legal fees, consulting fees and payroll costs. Legal fees increased due to a lawsuit that went to trial during the quarter ended September 30, 2005. We prevailed in the lawsuit and there are no further expenses related to this lawsuit expected during the current fiscal year. The increase in consulting fees is related to the investment banking firm that our Board hired during the year to analyze strategic alternatives for the Company. The increase in payroll costs is due to additional accounting personnel hired during the prior year and increases in the annual salaries of our executives. The increase in these expenses was partially offset by a decline in accounting fees, as the costs to continue to comply with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act are less than the initial implementation costs incurred during the prior year.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash Flows From Operating Activities And Investing Activities:

Our statements of cash flows are summarized as follows (in millions):

      Nine Months Ended
December 31,

      2005

  2004

                Net cash provided by operating activities          $ 10.3            $ 13.7  
              
            
 
                Cash flows used in investing activities:                
            

Purchases of equipment and furniture

           (0.6 )            (1.0 )
            

Purchase of investments

           (35.5 )            (17.5 )
            

Sale/Redemption of investments

           30.0              5.9  
              
            
 
                Net cash used in investing activities          $ (6.1 )          $ (12.6 )
              
            
 

The decrease in cash provided by operating activities year-over-year for the nine-month period is primarily related to a decline in profits for the nine months ended December 31, 2005 as compared to December 31, 2004. The following items also impacted our cash flows from operations for the nine months ended December 31, 2005:

      • Accounts receivable increased by $1.2 million

      • Prepaid distributions rights (content licensing) increased by $2.5 million

The decrease in cash used in investing activities year-over-year for the nine-month period is related to lower net purchases of investments. We started to invest our excess cash balances in marketable securities and certificates of deposit during the prior fiscal year. Since the prior fiscal year was the first year we started to employ this strategy, we had higher net investment purchases in order to invest the initial balances. Capital expenditures of $0.6 million for the nine months ended December 31, 2005, were related to the purchase of software for our wireless platform, editing equipment, descrambling equipment necessary for new cable launches, and miscellaneous computers, servers and software. During the nine months ended December 31, 2004, we purchased $1.0 million in equipment, which were related to the final improvements made to our broadcast facility and the purchase of servers, computers, conforming and broadcast equipment.

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Cash flows provided by financing activities

Our cash flows provided by financing activities are as follows (in millions):

      Nine Months Ended
December 31,

      2005

  2004

                Cash flows provided by financing activities:                
            

Payments on capital lease obligations

         $ (0.1 )          $ (0.3 )
            

Decrease in notes payable

           0.0              (0.4 )
            

Issuance of Common Stock

           0.7              1.9  
            

Decrease in other financing obligations

           (0.3 )            (0.2 )
              
            
 
                Net cash provided by financing activities          $ 0.3            $ 1.0  
              
            
 

During the nine months ended December 31, 2004 we repaid our $0.4 million secured note payable that was due to an unrelated third party. Our remaining debt is primarily related to capital lease obligations and other financing obligations. Interest expense is expected to be immaterial during the current fiscal year.

We currently have a $3 million line of credit available with a bank that expires in July 2006. The interest rate applied to the line of credit is variable based on the current prime rate. The balance on the line of credit is $0. The line of credit is secured by the Pay TV Group’s trade account receivables and requires that we comply with certain financial covenants and ratios.

If we were to lose our three major customers that account for 37%, 14% and 12% of our revenue for the nine months ended December 31, 2005, respectively, our ability to fund our operating requirements would be severely impaired.

We will be a full taxpayer during our current fiscal year and anticipate that our effective rate will be approximately 37%.

Our Pay TV Group executed a new agreement for our digital satellite transponder lease during the quarter ended September 30, 2005. This contract commits us to $2.8 million over 60 months beginning January 2006. We entered into a new employment contract with our Vice President of Corporate Marketing and Strategy in January 2006. This employment contract commits us to $0.8 million over 30 months beginning January 20, 2006.

We recently announced the acquisition of MRG Entertainment, Inc. and its affiliated companies. The purchase price for this acquisition is $15 million in cash, $5 million of New Frontier Media, Inc. common stock, as well as a three-year performance incentive of $2 million payable in cash. In addition, we will be paying down MRG Entertainment’s line of credit which is currently estimated at $3.4 million and we expect to incur approximately $1.0 million of acquisition related costs.

During the current quarter, our Board of Directors approved a stock repurchase plan to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of our stock over 30 months. At our current stock price, this would require a use of cash of approximately $13 million over the next 30 months.

We believe that our current cash balances and cash generated from operations will be sufficient to satisfy our operating requirements, and we believe that any capital expenditures that may be incurred can be financed through our cash flows from operations. We anticipate total capital expenditures for the current fiscal year to be less than $1.0 million and content licensing expenditures to be approximately $3.0 million.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In December 2004, the FASB issued No. 123R, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”. This Statement supersedes Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (“APB 25”), and its related implementation guidance and is effective as of the beginning of the first annual reporting period that begins after June 15, 2005. This Statement applies

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to all awards granted after the required effective date and to awards modified, repurchased or cancelled after that date. The cumulative effect of initially applying this Statement, if any, is recognized as of the required effective date. This Statement addresses the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. It also addresses transactions in which an entity, in an exchange for goods or services, incurs liabilities that are based on the fair value of the entity’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of those equity instruments. The Statement eliminates the ability to account for share-based compensation transactions using APB 25, and generally requires instead that such transactions be accounted for using a fair-value-based method. The Company will adopt SFAS 123R as of April 1, 2006 using the Modified Prospective Method. The Company has not yet determined what effect SFAS 123R will have on the Company’s financial statements.

In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, “Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets — An Amendment of APB Opinion No. 29, “Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions.” This statement eliminates the exception from fair value measurement for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets in paragraph 21(b) of APB Opinion No. 29, and replaces it with an exception for exchanges that do not have commercial substance. The provisions of the statement are effective for fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company does not anticipate that the adoption of this statement will have a material impact on its financial statements.

In May 2005 the FASB issued SFAS No. 154 “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections” which replaced APB Opinion No. 20, “Accounting Changes” and SFAS No. 3, “Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements” and changes the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle. This statement applied to all voluntary changes in accounting principles. It also applies to changes required by an accounting pronouncement in the unusual instance that the pronouncement does not include specific transition provisions. The Company has not completed its assessment of whether the adoption of this statement will have a material effect on its financial statements.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market Risk. The Company’s exposure to market risk is principally confined to cash in the bank, money market accounts, and notes payable, which have short maturities and, therefore, minimal and immaterial market risk.

Interest Rate Sensitivity. As of December 31, 2005, the Company had cash in checking and money market accounts, certificates of deposits, and marketable securities. Because of the short maturities of these instruments, a sudden change in market interest rates would not have a material impact on the fair value of these assets. Furthermore, the Company’s borrowings are at fixed interest rates, limiting the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk. The Company does not have any foreign currency exposure because it currently does not transact business in foreign currencies.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company, under the supervision and with the participation of its management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely making known to them material information related to the Company and the Company’s consolidated subsidiaries required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act. There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2005, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

During the current quarter, the Company announced its intention to complete a 2.0 million-share buy back of its stock over the next 30 month. No repurchases of stock were made during the quarter ended December 31, 2005.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

a) Exhibits

31.01      Certification by CEO Michael Weiner pursuant to U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.02      Certification by CFO Karyn Miller pursuant to U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.01      Certification by CEO Michael Weiner pursuant to U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.02      Certification by CFO Karyn Miller pursuant to U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
10.01      Employment Agreement dated January 20, 2006 between New Frontier Media, Inc. and Ira Bahr

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed in its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

NEW FRONTIER MEDIA, INC.

 
 
Karyn L. Miller
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)

Dated: February 9, 2006

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