9 April 2019
One Media iP
("One Media", or “OMiP” or the
"Company")
Acquisition of
Composition Catalogue – Michael William
Dulaney
One Media iP Group Plc (AIM: OMIP), the digital media content
provider that exploits intellectual property rights around music,
video and copyright technology, is pleased to announce that it has
acquired certain rights relating to the composition and writers
share of the income in the Michael Dulaney catalogue of songs, an
American country music songwriter from Nashville, Tennessee, for a total
consideration of US $850,000, to be
satisfied in cash.
The catalogue comprises 93 of Dulaney’s songs, including some of
his major successes such as; ‘Fly Over States’ ‘Tattoos on This
Town’ and ‘Night Train’ recorded by Jason
Aldean, which were all USA
Platinum Singles. Additionally, ‘Sunny & 75’ by Joe Nichols was a USA gold single and ‘Way You Love Me’ by
Faith Hill was an award-winning hit.
His highly-acclaimed records ‘Bob That Head’, ‘Things That Matter’
and ‘Close’, written for the multi award-winning American band,
Rascal Flatts, and ‘You Can’t Hide Beautiful’ written for Canadian
country musician, Aaron Lines, are
also included in the catalogue.
Michael Infante, CEO of One Media iP, commented:
“We are delighted to announce this acquisition, our second in as
many months, and to add the iconic catalogue of Michael Dulaney to
the One Media collection. Michael is an extremely talented Grammy
Nominated country music songwriter whose records have
received a number of significant accolades. The acquisition
demonstrates our focus on expanding our catalogue strategically,
and reflects the growing demand and enthusiasm for country music
globally as streaming continues to expose listeners to an
ever-increasing range of genres.
“With a strong pipeline of
opportunities still to evaluate, we now look to continue building
momentum and growing the business, both through further
acquisitions and the promotion of our existing catalogue.”
This announcement contains inside information for the purposes
of Article 7 of EU Regulation 596/2014.
One Media iP Group Plc |
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Michael Infante - Chief
Executive
Ivan Dunleavy - Chairman
www.omip.co.uk |
+44 (0)175 378 5501
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Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (Nominated
Adviser) |
+44 (0)20 7213 0880 |
Liam Murray
Jo Turner
Ludovico Lazzaretti |
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Panmure Gordon (UK) Ltd (Broker) |
+44 (0)20 7886 2500 |
James Stearns |
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Yellow Jersey PR (PR & IR) |
+44 (0)20 3004 9512 |
Georgia Colkin
Joe Burgess |
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About One Media iP Group Plc
One Media is a UK listed digital media content provider
that exploits intellectual property rights around music, video and
copyright technology. Driven by the growth in streaming, the
Company is dedicated to expanding the business through acquisition
of new content and promotion of its existing catalogue.
The Company’s consumer-led B2B operation exploits a growing
collection of music and video content by recompiling it for sale
via more than 600 digital music and video store groups across the
globe.
One Media focuses on music performed by well-known artists from
every genre, from classical through to R&B as well as stand-up
comedy and spoken word. The Company also owns the rights to Men
& Motors, available for viewing on One Media’s YouTube Channel.
One Media’s library of content is available for TV shows, movies,
adverts and websites requiring synchronised music.
Additionally, the Company has developed the Technical Copyright
Analysis Tool (“TCAT”). TCAT is a SaaS platform developed as a
means of automating the difficult and time-consuming task of
monitoring for unauthorised use of digital music releases.
For further information: www.omip.co.uk