New Agreements Expected to Drive Significant Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth in 2020
Boca Raton, FL, Dec. 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- Grom Social Enterprises, Inc. (OTCQB: GRMM) (Grom the “Company”, "we", "us", or "our"), the developer of Grom Social, a leading social media platform for kids and original children’s entertainment content provider, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Top Draw Animation, celebrated its 20th anniversary by announcing new contract commitments for 2020 totaling $3.4 million, including the production of two high profile movies for a leading, global entertainment company. Due to confidentiality, the partner’s and project’s names cannot be disclosed.
Total revenue for 2020 from Grom’s animation subsidiary stands at $7.0 million, and places it well ahead of the same period in the previous year. Unused capacity remains for the second half of the year and there are ongoing discussions for new and additional projects.
“This significantly expands Grom’s overall revenue projections for 2020,” said Darren Marks, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Grom Social Enterprises, “and is testament to the quality and reliability of all our platforms and to the success of our universal strategies in the kids space.”
Marks continued: “The overall strength of our subsidiaries continues to provide a meaningful revenue base with attractive gross margins as we begin to market our exciting COPPA-compliant kids app, Grom Social, that offers solutions to many of today’s on-line issues plaguing Facebook, Snapchat and TikTok, among others. Given these challenges, we believe there is a significant opportunity to accelerate our user growth and efficiently monetize the platform in the near-term, while ultimately, driving long-term, sustainable value for our shareholders.”
About Top Draw Animation, Inc.
TDA is an award-winning producer of top-quality 2D animation for television markets around the world and for leading companies such as Disney Television Animation, DreamWorks Television and Nickelodeon. The company employs over 500 artists in its 30,000 square feet, state-of-the-art studios in Manila, the Philippines and has accumulated an impressive portfolio of TV animation totaling more than 2,000 half hours. For more information please visit our website at www.topdrawanimation.com
About Grom Social Enterprises, Inc.
Grom Social Enterprises, Inc. (OTCQB: GRMM) is a leading social media platform and original content provider of entertainment for children 13 years and under; providing safe and secure digital environments for kids that can be monitored by their parents or guardians. The Company has several operating subsidiaries, including Grom Social, which delivers its content through mobile and desktop environments (web portal and apps) that entertain children, let them interact with friends, access relevant news, and play proprietary games, while teaching them about being a good digital citizen. The Company owns and operates Top Draw Animation, Inc., which produces award-winning animation content for some of the largest international media companies in the world. Grom Social Enterprises also includes Grom Educational Services, which has provided web filtering services for K-12 schools, government and private business. For more information, please visit gromsocial.com.
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