One Media iP

One Media iP Ltd (originally "One Media Holdings plc"), founded in 2005 by Michael Antony Infante, is an award winning digital content provider situated in Pinewood Studios, Buckinghamshire. The Group exploits mixed media intellectual property rights and specialises in obtaining and repackaging nostalgic music and TV programmes.

Company history

One Media Holdings plc announced in September 2006 that their entire issued share capital of 69,133,334 had been admitted to trading on the PLUS Market.^[1]

In July 2007 the Group announced the appointment of Scott Cohen as a non executive director,^[2] and later that month the Board of the Company announced that it had established an operating subsidiary – One Media Publishing Inc. – in North America, Montreal.^[3]

In September 2007, the Company's name changed to One Media Publishing Group Plc, as did its market symbol to "OMPP". ^[4]

In July 2008, the Group announced that Nigel Smethers F.C.A had been appointed as the Financial Director of the Company with immediate effect.^[5]

In March 2009, the Group announced the resignation of Non Executive Chairman of the Company, Paul John Evans.^[6]

In August 2009, the Group established a 'synchronisation' deal with Sony ATV, making available to them the Group's catalogue of music rights.^[7]

On 18 April 2013, the Group announced the admission of its shares to trading on the Alternative Investment Market, a sub-market of the London Stock Exchange.^[8]

In April 2014, the Group was regarded as one of the top ten IPO's on Britain's Alternative Investment Market.^[9] According to Forbes, One Media is in the Top 10 of companies that "have managed to at least double investors' money".

Music catalogues

Motorcity Records

Motorcity Records is a record label formed by producer Ian Levine in 1989 that was acquired by One Media with an exclusive digital license in June 2006. The acquisition included the Public Performing License (PPL) income associated with the MotorCity & High Energy/Northern Soul Catalogues. The deal allows One Media to collect the PPL income to over 3,000 music performances held within the catalogue. This license was originally granted for 10 years, however in 2010 this digital license was extended to 25 years.^[10]

In 2012, One Media acquired an exclusive license to exploit all video content associated with the above catalogues on YouTube and other similar digital stores. In February 2013, One Media claimed all remaining licenses and rights.

Collecting Records

The Collecting Record's catalogue was One Media's first acquisition. It was made in November 2006 with an initial consideration of GBP341,200. The Catalogue encompasses 'nostalgic' content, featuring tracks by artists from the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s.^[11]

George McCrae & Edwin Starr

In October 2007, One Media purchased exclusive rights to the George McCrae catalogue of music masters, which encompasses 111 tracks performed by George, and several by his wife Gwen McCrae. The hits include re-records of 'Rock Your Baby', 'I Can't Leave You Alone', and others. In addition, One Media acquired in perpetuity the exclusive rights to Edwin Starr's catalogue of re-recorded hits, which comprises 61 tracks and two DVD programmes.^[12]

Brian Poole

In November 2007 One Media acquired in perpetuity the publishing composition rights for the Brian Poole catalogue of music masters. The catalogue comprises 28 music masters recorded over the last three decades, including songs such as `Do You Love me', `Silence is Golden (song)' and `Twist and Shout'.^[13]

The Marmalade, Hazell Dean & Katrina Leskanich

In December 2007 One Media purchased the exclusive rights in perpetuity for music and music DVD catalogues for re-recorded hits by The Marmalade, Hazell Dean, and Katrina Leskanich.^[14]

Ike & Tina Turner

In February 2008 One Media acquired the rights to a catalogue comprising over 131 performances by Ike & Tina Turner with the payment of $17,500USD.^[15]

Songs For Children

The Songs For Children brand has provided children's music and stories since 1978. Exclusive rights to the catalogue were acquired by One Media iP in 2008, following the death of the brands founder Robin Markwell. One Media iP lead the brand to the digital market for the first time, making the content available on several digital retail stores, including Spotify, iTunes and Amazon.^[16]

Pavarotti

In May 2008 One Media signed an exclusive Pavarotti digital deal- which comprises over 124 Pavarotti classical tracks- for a recoupable advance of $25,000USD.^[17]

Point Classics

On 3 July 2014, One Media iP acquired the Point Classics library – a leading digital classical music catalogue- from Jim Long of Telos Holdings, Inc. The deal comprised over 4,000 recordings and was signed for 1,600,000 US dollars.^[18]

Alan Peters Music Master Catalogue

The acquisition of the Alan Peters Music Master Catalogue by One Media iP was made on 22 October 2015. The deal entailed the procurement of rights to hours of popular classical music including recordings by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.^[19]

Video content

Men & Motors

On 11 December 2012, One Media iP acquired Men & Motors in its entirety, including approximately 1,600 hours of video content. The company continues to re-package the content for sale across a variety of digital platforms including YouTube and the iTunes Store. All original footage from the Men & Motors Library is available to watch on the Official Men & Motors YouTube channel ^[20]

Downtime (Doctor Who)

In 2015, One Media iP acquired Downtime, a spin-off of the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who. Downtime was originally released in 1995 direct-to-video by Reeltime Pictures Ltd, and in November 2015 it was re-released by One Media iP as a 2-DVD boxset.^[21][22]

Accolades

On 26 November 2014, One Media iP Ltd was awarded second place for the European Small and Mid-Cap Awards in the category of 'Rising Star', issued by the FESE and EuropeanIssuers.^[23][24]

References

External links

• Official website
• The Orchard
• The BPI