Wild Sky Media Acquisition Brings Reach to a Diverse Audience with Over 30 Million Unique Visitors per Month
BOCA RATON, FL, June 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bright Mountain Media, Inc. (OTCQB: BMTM) (“Bright Mountain Media” or the “Company”), an end-to-end digital media and advertising services platform, has acquired CL Media Holdings d/b/a/ Wild Sky Media (“Wild Sky”) from Centre Lane Credit Partners Master Credit Fund II, L.P. in a secured term loan and stock transaction. The acquisition of Wild Sky is expected to be immediately accretive to Bright Mountain Media.
Wild Sky Media, an interactive media company that offers significant global reach through its hyper-engaging content and niche audiences, has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bright Mountain Media. Wild Sky Media is the home to parenting and lifestyle brands CafeMom, Mom.com, LittleThings, Revelist, Babynamewizard, and MamasLatinas, reaching over 360 million unique and diverse users annually. In fiscal 2019, Wild Sky generated total gross revenues of approximately $22.6 million with gross margins over 50%.
The transaction was completed on a debt-free and cash-free basis, free and clear of any liens and encumbrances for a total enterprise value of $15.0 million, in addition to 2.5 million shares of common stock of Bright Mountain Media, Inc. Centre Lane funded a $15.0 million first lien senior secured term loan to Bright Mountain Media to finance the purchase price at closing.
“The Wild Sky Media team has done an incredible job developing its brand, telling unique stories to a diverse group of parents with a digital portfolio that has become a leading voice in the space,” said Kip Speyer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bright Mountain Media. “Together, we will help Wild Sky Media reach consumers more efficiently while building out our portfolio of Bright Mountain Media owned websites. We look forward to working with their team to harness our innovations in digital media and advertising services, creating sustainable, long-term value for our shareholders.”
“This merger allows us to continue executing upon our mission of building the next generation of brands that young women can identify with,” said Emily Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Wild Sky Media. “Bright Mountain’s culture and technology, including its proprietary content and ad delivery platform, allows for a strategic and effective combination. We believe this will be a seamless, positive change for our team and enable accelerated growth in the remainder of 2020 and beyond.”
Greg Peters, President and Chief Operating Officer of Bright Mountain Media, commented: “Wild Sky Media’s portfolio is highly complementary to our growing end-to-end digital media and advertising services platform. When coupled with our proprietary content and ad delivery technologies, we are confident that their highly targeted audience of over 30 million unique visitors per month will deliver clear benefits to our stakeholders.”
About Wild Sky Media
Wild Sky Media tells the unique stories of our most diverse generation, offering massive global reach through its hyper-engaging content and access to niche, multicultural audiences. Wild Sky Media brands include parenting and lifestyle brands such as CafeMom, Mom.com, LittleThings, Revelist, Babynamewizard, and MamasLatinas, reaching over 30 million unique and diverse users per month. To learn more, please visit https://www.wildskymedia.com/.
About Bright Mountain Media
Bright Mountain Media, Inc. (OTCQB: BMTM) is an end-to-end digital media and advertising services platform, efficiently connecting brands with targeted consumer demographics. Through the removal of middlemen in the advertising services process, Bright Mountain Media efficiently connects brands with targeted consumer demographics while maximizing revenue to publishers. Bright Mountain Media’s assets include the Bright Mountain, LLC ad network, MediaHouse (f/k/a NDN), Oceanside (f/k/a S&W Media) and 24 owned and/or managed websites. For more information, please visit www.brightmountainmedia.com.
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