BBTV Announces Q2 2022 Financial Results

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BBTV Holdings reported a 29% year-over-year revenue growth in its Plus Solutions segment for Q2 2022, with projected annual growth exceeding 40%. However, overall revenue decreased by 15% compared to Q2 2021, resulting in a net loss of $14.2 million, up from $4.3 million the previous year. Management anticipates monetization of YouTube Shorts could add approximately $90 million in revenue. Cost optimization measures, including a 14% headcount reduction, are expected to pave the way for profitability.

Positive

• Plus Solutions revenue grew by 29% YoY in Q2 2022.
• Projected annual growth in Plus Solutions expected to exceed 40%.
• YouTube Shorts monetization could contribute approximately $90 million in revenue.
• Management has adequate liquidity for at least the next 12 months.
• Cost optimization initiative reduced headcount by approximately 14%.

Negative

• Total revenue decreased by 15% compared to Q2 2021.
• Base Solutions revenue declined by 20% YoY.
• Net loss increased to $14.2 million, up 233% from the same quarter last year.
• Adjusted EBITDA loss of $5.7 million, an increase of 68% from Q2 2021.

Plus Solutions Revenue Grew by 29% YoY; YouTube Shorts Monetization Expected to Generate Positive Revenue Contribution

VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - BBTV Holdings Inc. (TSX: BBTV) (OTCQX: BBTVF) (the "Company"), a media tech company that uses technology enabled solutions to help content creators become more successful, today announced financial results for Q2 2022 and six month financial results for the period ended on June 30, 2022.

The Management Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A"), along with full financial statements are posted and available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. All dollar amounts are expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars except where otherwise indicated.

"Q2 2022 results show continued strong growth in higher margin Plus Solutions," said Shahrzad Rafati, Chairperson and CEO of BBTV. "Plus Solutions revenue grew 29% compared to Q2 2021 and by 46% for the first half of the year and we are reiterating our guidance for over 40% growth in that segment for 2022. Although our Base Solutions revenue remained flat sequentially and declined year-over-year, we see significant fundamental tailwinds driving revenue contribution in our business. These tailwinds include the expedited activation of YouTube Shorts monetization, which could be worth up to approximately $90 million in incremental revenue¹, and the diversification of our Base Solutions to additional platforms like Facebook. Together with our cost optimization programs, we see a clear path to Adjusted EBITDA profitability for the business."

Q2 2022 Financial Highlights:

• Plus Solutions revenue in Q2 2022 grew by 29% in comparison to the same quarter last year and in Q2 2022 represents 13% of total revenue and 30-40% of total Adjusted Gross Profit³.
• Plus Solutions revenue growth is expected to exceed 40% on an annual basis for 2022.
• The revenue from the Company's core Plus Solutions, specifically Content Management, Direct Advertising Sales and Mobile Gaming Apps, grew by a combined 41% in Q2 2022 in comparison to the same quarter last year.
• Based on forecasts and Adjusted EBITDA breakeven timelines, management is comfortable that it has adequate liquidity for at least the next 12 months.
• All shareholder margin loans secured against BBTV shares have been paid off.
• The Company undertook a cost optimization initiative where it reduced total headcount by approximately 14%.  The effects of this cost optimization initiative will be reflected in the Company's results from Q3 2022 onwards.

1 YouTube Shorts RPMs are not yet known and as a result, the YouTube Shorts monetization opportunity of approximately $90 million was calculated using current market rates for regular YouTube content as follows: Q2 2022 YouTube Shorts views of 18.55 billion multiplied by 4 quarters to estimate approximate annual views which is then multiplied by the last twelve month June 2022 RPM (excluding YouTube Shorts) of $1.22, which equals approximately $90 million in potential annual revenue.

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	Q2 2022(1)	Q2 2021(1)	$ Change	% Change	Q2 2022(1)	Q2 2021(1)	$ Change	% Change
Base Solutions revenue	$86,932	$107,997	($21,065)	(20 %)	$172,956	$206,892	($33,936)	(16 %)
Plus Solutions revenue	$12,996	$10,061	$2,935	29 %	$25,808	$17,661	$8,147	46 %
Total revenue	$99,928	$118,058	($18,130)	(15 %)	$198,764	$224,553	($25,789)	(11 %)
Gross profit (which includes PPA Amortization)	$806	$2,049	($1,243)	(61 %)	$2,497	$5,828	($3,331)	(57 %)
Gross Margin (which includes PPA Amortization)	1 %	2 %			1 %	3 %
Adjusted Gross Profit	$ 8,266	$ 9,191	($925)	(10 %)	$ 17,442	$ 18,811	($1,369)	(7 %)
Gross Margin Excluding PPA Amortization	8 %	8 %			9 %	8 %
Net loss	($14,244)	($4,274)	($9,970)	233 %	($26,783)	($13,325)	($13,458)	101 %
Adjusted EBITDA	($5,654)	($3,368)	($2,286)	68 %	($9,370)	($5,875)	($3,495)	59 %
Cash flow from (used in) operating activities	($6,361)	($10,690)	$4,329	(40 %)	($14,365)	($14,656)	$291	(2 %)

(1)

These figures are derived from the Company's IFRS financial statements.  Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures and Gross Margin Excluding PPA Amortization is a non-GAAP ratio.  These terms are defined under "Key Metric Definitions" below.  A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios are set out below under "Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Non-GAAP Ratios Reconciliation Tables".

• Adjusted Gross Profit³, which is a non-GAAP financial measure and defined as Gross Profit excluding amortization associated with the purchase price allocation ("PPA") related to the initial public offering, for Q2 2022 was $8.3 million, a 10% decrease in comparison to $9.2 million reported for the same quarter last year due to the decrease in revenue across Base Solutions.
• BBTV Share³ of revenue, which is a non-GAAP financial measure and defined as revenue less content creator and third-party platform fees, for Q2 2022 was $8.7 million, an 11% decrease compared to $9.7 million reported for Q2 2021.
• Gross Margin Excluding PPA Amortization², which is a non-GAAP ratio and defined as Adjusted Gross Profit¹ divided by revenue, was 8.3% in Q2 2022 up from 7.8% in Q2 2021 due to the higher revenue mix of Plus Solutions. Plus Solutions should continue to help contribute to further margin expansion in future quarters. Management expects Gross Profit to grow at a faster pace than the Company's top-line revenue.
• Adjusted Gross Margin², which is a non-GAAP ratio and defined as Adjusted Gross Profit³ divided by BBTV Share³, was 95.5% for Q2 2022, comparable to 94.9% reported for Q2 2021. Adjusted Gross Margin² should remain stable and above 90% for the foreseeable future.
• The current period decrease in cash outflows from operating activities over Q2 2021 was primarily due to the changes in the timing of receipts or payments of working capital items.

2 Non-GAAP Ratio. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Non-GAAP Ratios Reconciliation Tables" section below and the reconciliation to the most directly comparable IFRS measure included in this press release.
3 Non-GAAP Financial Measure. See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Non-GAAP Ratios Reconciliation Tables" section below and the reconciliation to the most directly comparable IFRS measure included in this press release.

	Three Months Ended
	Q2 2022(1)	Q1 2022(1)	$ Change	% Change
Base Solutions revenue	$86,932	$86,024	$908	1 %
Plus Solutions revenue	$12,996	$12,812	$184	1 %
Total revenue	$99,928	$98,836	$1,092	1 %
Gross profit (which includes PPA Amortization)	$806	$1,691	($885)	(52 %)
Gross Margin (which includes PPA Amortization)	1 %	2 %
Adjusted Gross Profit	$ 8,266	$ 9,176	($910)	(10 %)
Gross Margin Excluding PPA Amortization	8 %	9 %
Net loss	($14,244)	($12,539)	($1,705)	14 %
Adjusted EBITDA	($5,654)	($3,716)	($1,938)	52 %
Cash flow from (used in) operating activities	($6,361)	($8,004)	$1,643	(21 %)

(1)

These figures are derived from the Company's IFRS financial statements. Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures and Gross Margin Excluding PPA Amortization is a non-GAAP ratio.  These terms are defined under "Key Metric Definitions" below. A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures and non-GAAP ratios are set out below under "Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Non-GAAP Ratios Reconciliation Tables".

The current period decrease in cash outflows from operating activities over Q1 2022 was primarily due to the changes in the timing of receipts or payments of working capital items.

Q2 2022 Key Metrics:

	Three Months Ended
	Q2 2022	Q2 2021	Change	% Change
Views (billions)	95	111	(16)	(14 %)
RPMs (in dollars)	$0.94	$0.99	($0.05)	(5 %)
	Three Months Ended
	Q2 2022	Q1 2022	Change	% Change
Views (billions)	95	105	(10)	(10 %)
RPMs (in dollars)	$0.94	$0.82	$0.12	15 %

Revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2022 decreased by $18.1 million or 15% when compared to the same period of the prior year. This decline in revenue for the current three-month period was due to a decline in Views and RPMs, partially offset by an increase in revenue in the higher margin Plus Solutions revenue stream.

Outlook

BBTV monetization is closely tied to the performance of YouTube. Recently, YouTube's parent, Alphabet reported that YouTube revenue growth slowed sequentially and year-over-year. This is primarily due to a switch in consumer preference to micro-content (less than a minute long videos) across all major platforms. YouTube successfully introduced YouTube Shorts last year to respond to consumer preferences driven by the growth of TikTok, and this format now represents over 20% of BBTV's views. However, as the Company has stated in previous conference calls, they have yet to be monetized. Alphabet announced during their most recent earnings conference call that they are accelerating their plans to monetize YouTube Shorts, which should cascade through to BBTV. Monetization is starting ahead of expected timing. Once it becomes monetized across BBTV's entire library, revenues attributable to YouTube Shorts views could represent incremental revenue of approximately $90 million dollars annually across our Base Solutions at current market rates⁴ and we therefore expect our overall blended RPMs to trend upward

Conference Call Details:

Wednesday August 10, 2022, 2:15pm Pacific Time / 5:15pm Eastern Time.

Participant Information:

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Telephonic Replay:

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August 10, 2022 20:15 ET – August 24, 2022 23:59 ET

4 YouTube Shorts RPMs are not yet known and as a result, the YouTube Shorts monetization opportunity of $90 million was calculated using current market rates for regular YouTube content as follows: Q2 2022 YouTube Shorts views of 18.55 billion multiplied by 4 quarters to estimate approximate annual views which is then multiplied by the last twelve month June 2022 RPM (excluding YouTube Shorts) of $1.22, which equals approximately $90 million in potential annual revenue.

Income Statement:

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2022 $	2021 $	% change		2022 $	2021 $	% change
Revenue	$99,928	$118,058	(15 %)		$198,764	$224,553	(11 %)
Cost of revenue
Content creator and other fees	$91,272	$108,566	(16 %)		$180,593	$205,133	(12 %)
Amortization	$7,850	$7,443	5 %		$15,674	$13,592	15 %
Total cost of revenue	$99,122	$116,009	(15 %)		$196,267	$218,725	(10 %)
Gross profit	$806	$2,049	(61 %)		$2,497	$5,828	(57 %)
Expenses
Sales and marketing	$8,545	$7,189	19 %		$16,286	$14,477	12 %
General and administration	$4,566	$4,666	(2 %)		$8,878	$8,896	(0 %)
Research and development	$1,404	$1,146	23 %		$2,740	$2,205	24 %
Share-based compensation	$686	$398	72 %		$1,719	$662	160 %
Amortization and depreciation	$953	$1,532	(38 %)		$1,972	$3,399	(42 %)
Total operating expenses	$16,154	$14,931	8 %		$31,595	$29,639	7 %
Operating loss	($15,348)	($12,882)	19 %		($29,098)	($23,811)	22 %
Foreign exchange gain (loss)	($954)	$142	(772 %)		($355)	$254	(240 %)
Interest expense	($2,203)	($1,321)	67 %		($4,382)	($2,387)	84 %
Other (expense) income	($152)	$3,048	(105 %)		($491)	$3,004	(116 %)
Transaction-related costs	($54)	$-	NA		($539)	$-	NA
Total non-operating (expenses) income	($3,363)	$1,869	(280 %)		($5,767)	$871	(762 %)
Loss before income taxes	($18,711)	($11,013)	70 %		($34,865)	($22,940)	52 %
Recovery of income taxes	$4,467	$6,739	(34 %)		$8,082	$9,615	(16 %)
Loss	($14,244)	($4,274)	233 %		($26,783)	($13,325)	101 %
Other comprehensive loss
Exchange differences on translation of operations in currencies other than Canadian dollars	($107)	($376)	(72 %)		($500)	($556)	(10 %)
Loss and comprehensive loss	($14,351)	($4,650)	209 %		($27,283)	($13,881)	97 %
Basic and diluted loss per share (in dollars)	($0.67)	($0.21)			($1.27)	($0.65)
Weighted average number of shares outstanding Basic and diluted (in whole numbers)	21,221,283	20,551,508			21,117,461	20,532,815

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and non-GAAP Ratios Reconciliation Tables

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin

	Three months ended June 30,		Six months ended June 30,
	2022	2021	2022	2021
Net loss	($14,244)	($4,274)	($26,783)	($13,325)
Amortization and depreciation(1)	$8,803	$8,975	$17,646	$16,991
Share-based compensation	$686	$398	$1,719	$662
Unrealized and realized foreign exchange	$954	($142)	$355	($254)
Interest expense	$2,203	$1,321	$4,382	$2,387
Other expense (income)	$152	($3,048)	$491	($3,004)
Receivable factoring banking fees	$205	$141	$363	$283
Transaction-related costs	$54	$-	$539	$-
Recovery of income taxes	($4,467)	($6,739)	($8,082)	($9,615)
Adjusted EBITDA(2)	($5,654)	($3,368)	($9,370)	($5,875)
Total revenues	$99,928	$118,058	$198,764	$224,553
Adjusted EBITDA Margin(2)	(5.7 %)	(2.9 %)	(4.7 %)	(2.6 %)

(1)	Includes depreciation and amortization reported in cost of revenue and operating expenses for all periods.
(2)	Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure while Adjusted EBITDA Margin is a non-GAAP ratio. Further details on these measures are included in the "Key Metrics" section of this press release.

BBTV Share, Adjusted Gross Profit, and Adjusted Gross Margin

	Three months ended June 30,		Six months ended June 30,
	2022	2021	2022	2021
Revenue	$99,928	$118,058	$198,764	$224,553
Less: content creator and third-party platform  fees	($91,268)	($108,371)	($180,507)	($204,845)
BBTV Share(1) (A)	$8,660	$9,687	$18,257	$19,708
Gross Profit	$806	$2,049	$2,497	$5,828
Add: amortization associated with intangible assets acquired as part of the Business Combination Transaction	$7,460	$7,142	$14,945	$12,983
Adjusted Gross Profit(1) (B)	$8,266	$9,191	$17,442	$18,811
Adjusted Gross Margin(1) (B/A)	95.5 %	94.9 %	95.5 %	95.4 %

(1)	BBTV Share and Adjusted Gross Profit are non-GAAP financial measures while Adjusted Gross Margin is a non-GAAP ratio. Further details on these measures are included in the "Key Metrics" section of this press release.

Free Cash Flow

	Three months ended June 30,		Six months ended June 30,
	2022	2021	2022	2021
Cash flow from (used in) operating activities	($6,361)	($10,690)	($14,365)	($14,656)
Purchase of property and equipment	($61)	($62)	($246)	($123)
Purchase or development of intangible assets	($757)	($403)	($1,416)	($696)
Free Cash Flow(1)	($7,179)	($11,155)	($16,027)	($15,475)

(1)	Free Cash Flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. Further details on this measure is included in the "Key Metrics" section of this press release.

About BBTV

BBTV is a global media and technology company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The Company's mission is to help content creators become more successful. With creators ranging from individuals to global media brands, BBTV provides comprehensive, end-to-end Solutions to increase viewership and drive revenue powered by its innovative technology, while allowing creators to focus on their core competency – content creation. In December 2021, BBTV had the fourth most unique monthly viewers among digital platforms with more than 600 million globally, who consumed more than 35 billion minutes of video content [1]. (www.bbtv.com)

[1] Calculations and classifications made by BBTV based on data from Comscore's "Top 12 Countries = December 2021 comScore Video Metrix Media Trend – Multi-Platform – Top 100 Video Properties Report"; Top 12 countries represent ~50% of world's digital population.

Links to SEDAR filings, conference call recordings and press releases are available on the investor website at: https://investors.bbtv.com/

Key Metric Definitions

The information presented within this press release includes certain financial measures such as non-GAAP financial measures, non-GAAP ratios, and supplementary financial measures, as well as a non-financial performance measure  (collectively, "Key Metrics") to assist investors in assessing the overall operating performance of the Company. These measures are provided as additional information to complement IFRS measures by providing further understanding of our results of operations from management's perspective. Accordingly, these measures should not be considered in isolation nor as a substitute for analysis of our financial information reported under IFRS. They are not standardized measures under IFRS and do not have standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS, and might not be comparable to similar financial measures disclosed by other issuers. These Key Metrics are used to provide investors with supplemental information on our operating performance and thus highlight trends in our core business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on IFRS measures. We also believe that securities analysts, investors and other interested parties frequently use Key Metrics in the evaluation of issuers. Our management also uses Key Metrics in order to facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period, to prepare annual operating budgets and forecasts and to determine components of management compensation.

The numbers for the Company's Key Metrics and related information are calculated using external industry data sources and/or internal company data. These measures may be different from non-GAAP financial measures or ratios or other metrics used by other companies and may not be comparable to similar meanings prescribed by other companies, limiting their usefulness for comparison purposes. Moreover, some of these adjustments or measures are provided for period-over-period comparison purposes, and investors should be cautioned that the effect of the adjustments provided herein is not indicative of the actual effect on the Company's operating results.

Non-GAAP Ratios contained in this press release are:

"Adjusted Gross Margin" means Adjusted Gross Profit divided by BBTV Share; and

"Adjusted EBITDA Margin" means Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue.

"Gross Margin Excluding PPA Amortization" means Adjusted Gross Profit divided by revenue.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures contained in this press release include all financial figures with a Pro-Forma Adjustment (see Pro Forma Basis) as well as the following:

"Adjusted EBITDA" means net earnings or loss, as applicable, before finance expenses, income tax expense (recovery), amortization and depreciation, share-based compensation, unrealized and realized gains or losses due to foreign exchange, transaction-related costs, and certain other items as set out in the reconciliation table;

"BBTV Share" means revenue less content creator and third-party platform fees;

"Adjusted Gross Profit" means gross profit plus amortization associated with intangible assets acquired as part of the Business Combination Transaction;

"Free Cash Flow" means cash flows from (used in) operating activities less purchases of property and equipment and purchase or development of intangible assets;

See the financial tables above for a reconciliation of the non-GAAP ratios and non-GAAP financial measures.

Supplementary Financial Measures

Supplementary Financial Measures contained in this press release are:

"Advertising Revenue" means the revenue generated from advertising sales from the Company's owned and licensed video on demand content across digital platforms, rights management revenue from advertising sales on video on demand content, and in-app advertising on Mobile Gaming Apps.

"RPMs" or "Revenue per one thousand video Views" means the Advertising Revenues for every thousand Views generated by the Company's owned and licensed digital content. The Company does not provide a reconciliation for RPMs as there are no directly comparable IFRS measures for the components that make up RPMs.

"Gross Margin" means gross profit divided by revenue.

We monitor Advertising Revenue and RPMs to help us evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate business plans and make strategic decisions. These measures are also used to provide investors with supplemental measures of our operating performance and thus highlight trends in our core business that may not otherwise be apparent when relying solely on IFRS measures. Unless the context otherwise requires, the Company believes that readers should consider the applicable metrics to be indicative of engagement and monetization trends that are key factors that affect the Company's revenue. The Company may or may not update these metrics based on the Company's determination of applicability, circumstance, relevance or other considerations.

Non-Financial Performance Measures

Views are one of BBTV's non-financial performance measures and are defined as the number of views, in billions, of the Company's owned and licensed digital video content on various platforms, notably YouTube, for the stated period. The presentation of Views is reliant on certain third-party industry data and therefore is not comprehensive and may exclude views of the Company's content on certain platforms or in geographies whereby such data sources are unable to or do not track such information. Trends in Views affect revenue and financial results by influencing the Company's volume of salable media inventory, RPMs, as well as its product offerings, expenses and capital expenditures.

While Views are reported using reasonable judgments and estimates of the audience and its engagement with its content for the applicable period of measurement, there are certain challenges and limitations in measuring the usage of its content across its audience. Such challenges and limitations may also affect the Company's understanding of certain details of its business. For example, the methodologies used to measure the Company's Views and RPMs (see "Supplementary Financial Measures" above) may be susceptible to algorithm, calculation or other technical or human errors, and following an acquisition or strategic transaction, certain data may be, among other things, integrated, analyzed and reported differently by the Company than it was by the target or the strategic partner. Moreover, the Company's or its data provider's business intelligence tools may experience glitches or fail on a particular data backup or upload, which could lead to certain customer activity not being properly included in the calculation of Views and RPMs. Although the Company typically attempts to address and correct any such failures and inaccuracies relatively quickly, its reported Views and RPMs are still susceptible to the same and its estimations of such metrics may be lower or higher than the actual numbers.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward–looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities laws (collectively, "forward-looking information"). Forward-looking information is not information about historical facts but instead represents the Company's intentions, beliefs, plans, goals, objectives and strategies regarding future events and results, and includes certain financial outlooks.   Financial outlooks, in particular, are provided to aid in understanding management's goals and expectations regarding future financial matters, and, for all the reasons set out below, may not be achieved.  Such financial outlooks may not be appropriate for other purposes. Forward-looking information contained in this press release includes statements that we are reiterating our guidance for over 40% growth in our Plus Solutions segment for 2022; we see significant fundamental tailwinds driving revenue contribution in our business, which include the expedited activation of YouTube Shorts monetization, which could be worth approximately $90 million in incremental revenue, and the diversification of our Base Solutions to additional platforms like Facebook;  we see a clear path to Adjusted EBITDA profitability for the business; management is comfortable that it has adequate liquidity for at least the next 12 months; Plus Solutions should continue to help contribute to further margin expansion in future quarters; management expects Gross Profit to grow at a faster pace than the Company's top-line revenue; Adjusted Gross Margin² should remain stable and above 90% for the foreseeable future; Alphabet's acceleration of its plans to monetize YouTube Shorts  should cascade through to BBTV; such monetization is starting ahead of expected timing; once it becomes monetized across BBTV's entire library, it could represent incremental revenue of approximately $90 million dollars annually across our Base Solutions at current market rates and we therefore expect RPMs to trend upward. Forward-looking information is necessarily based on a number of estimates and assumptions that the Company considered appropriate and reasonable as of the date such information is given, including but not limited to the assumptions stated in footnotes 1 and 4 on pages 1 and 4, respectively, hereof, as well as the Company's assumptions that current industry growth trends will continue and the Company's growth plans will not change in any material respect; its internal financial forecasts and models, including its estimates of costs and revenue, are accurate; YouTube Shorts will be monetized as currently anticipated by Alphabet and the Company and that BBTV will immediately realize the benefit of that monetization; the Company's Plus Solutions revenue will continue to grow as expected and to show greater margins than its Base Solutions;  RPMs will increase; the Company's business will otherwise expand;  our creators and our strategic and other partners will perform as contractually required; we will be able to seamlessly enter into new markets and diversify  into new platforms; we will be able to obtain and maintain financing on acceptable terms; as well as that our assumptions regarding foreign exchange rates and other matters are correct. Forward-looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control, that may cause actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking information, including but not limited to the risk that the Company's assumptions on which its forward-looking information is based may not be accurate; the effect of competition; that the Company has a history of losses and negative cash flow; the Company's need for additional capital; the Company's significant reliance on its relationship with one digital platform; and the impact of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and of current economic uncertainty; as well as the factors discussed under "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Information Form dated March 29, 2022 filed on sedar at www.sedar.com and in the Company's other filings with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities at www.sedar.com. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward–looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as expressly required by applicable law.

Contacts:

Media Relations
Mark Funston,
Head of Marketing and PR,
778-288-4950
mfunston@bbtv.com

Investor Relations
ir@bbtv.com

Ron Shuttleworth
Partner
Oak Hill Financial Inc
(647)–500–7371
rshuttleworth@oakhillfinancial.ca

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FAQ

What were BBTV's Q2 2022 financial results?

BBTV reported a total revenue decrease of 15%, amounting to $99.9 million, with a net loss of $14.2 million.

How did Plus Solutions perform in Q2 2022?

Revenue from Plus Solutions grew by 29% year-over-year, constituting 13% of total revenue.

What is BBTV's outlook for YouTube Shorts monetization?

BBTV expects the monetization of YouTube Shorts to add approximately $90 million in annual revenue.

What are the implications of the cost optimization initiative?

The cost optimization initiative included a 14% reduction in headcount, expected to positively impact Adjusted EBITDA profitability.