• PowerBand Solutions recently secured a $300 million funding agreement with a national financial institution chartered with the federal government, which enabled the company to begin originating loans in Texas and Florida, with California and other states on the near horizon
• The company’s auto trading platform enables never before seen convenience for automotive dealers and consumers with seamless sales transactions that enable a variety of services including financing, inventory and inspections
• The industry and its consumers continue to respond positively to the company’s business model. After increasing revenues seven-fold to nearly $2 million in 2019, Q1 2020 total revenue increased by more than 10 percent over the same period in 2019

Disruptive fintech innovator PowerBand Solutions (TSX.V: PBX) (OTCQB: PWWBF) (FRA: 1ZVA), creator of an innovative cloud-based online platform for auto trading, is in the process of expanding its lease programs to California and other markets throughout the United States. The program began in Texas and Florida on July 13, 2020, and the company has already started generating revenue in those markets.

The auto loan program was launched after MUSA Auto Finance, LLC, PowerBand’s leasing subsidiary which enables online consumers to be approved for leases in seconds, reached a $300 million financing agreement with a federally chartered U.S. depository financial institution (http://ibn.fm/PV9DX).

PowerBand is confident that the online platform, which operates with simplicity, speed, and cost-efficiency never before seen in the virtual auto sales network, will transform the way consumers purchase vehicles for the foreseeable future.

“The Company has made considerable and carefully targeted investments in our virtual transaction platform,” CEO Kelly Jennings said (http://ibn.fm/9tppb). “I am proud that we are now offering people a way to acquire and sell a vehicle from any location, as easily as you can now buy a product from Amazon on your smart phone.”

The news provides reassurance that consumers are, in fact, investing in the automotive industry despite economic uncertainty resulting from the global pandemic. “This is the right solution at the right time, when the automotive industry and consumers are looking for innovations to overcome the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Jennings.

PowerBand’s online platform is helping buyers and sellers conduct business conveniently and safely from smart phones and digital devices during the pandemic despite shelter-in-place restrictions. PowerBand makes transactions faster, more transparent and less costly by removing unnecessary middlemen and fees from the retail experience. The virtual nature of the platform streamlines the transfer of money as well as financing, inventory paperwork, vehicle inspections and auction negotiations.

The company is positioned to leverage the digital-oriented nature of buyers and their desire for advanced technology by capitalizing on these trends and disrupting the antiquated retailmodel of the automotive industry with transparency, access to information and ease of use.

Consumers are responding positively to the platform and taking advantage of the never before available simplicity and added convenience. In 2019, the company increased revenues seven-fold to nearly $2 million. Future adoption by consumers and by the industry continues to appear promising, according to first quarter 2020 reports available under the company’s SEDAR profile (http://ibn.fm/2D3ao).

When comparing 2020 and 2019 first quarter results, the company’s total revenue is up 10 percent. Total revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 increased to $615,432, up from $554,097 for the same period in 2019.

Jennings reported that PowerBand is well positioned to achieve consistent revenue growth throughout 2020 and beyond despite the uncertainty and various market challenges presented by the global pandemic.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.PowerBandSolutions.com.

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to PWWBF are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/PWWBF

• COVID-19 outbreak has led to halt in filmmaking; report entitled ‘The Future of Film’ has suggested virtual filmmaking techniques adhere to ongoing social distancing norms
• Films such as ‘The Lion King’ or ‘Gravity’ filmed in entirely virtual sets, without need for conventional bustling movie set
• Independent filmmakers such as The Movie Studio, which have long incorporated unconventional filming techniques, are able to adopt new methods in simpler manner
• Ability to resume film production in timely manner will be crucial in driving earnings, sales going forward

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought the Hollywood movie industry to a juddering halt – with the past few days alone bringing reports of a spate of upcoming film releases being further postponed. Nonetheless, with major Hollywood studios bearing the brunt of the economic pain, smaller independent filmmakers such as The Movie Studio (OTC: MVES) stand to benefit. Published only days prior to the United Kingdom going into lockdown, a British report entitled ‘The Future of Film’ (http://ibn.fm/cT0cB) offered some suggestions on how to address the current challenges of filmmaking using a series of “virtual techniques”.

Film studios and location sets have traditionally been a hive of activity, consumed by a frenetic buzz of people and commotion; film crews and actors work in close proximity to others while hair, makeup and costume departments oblige performers to come into contact with one another. The Future of Film report sets out a template of virtual production techniques which they believe are essential practices needed to resume film productions under the required social distancing norms. While virtual techniques are difficult to employ in a full-fledged Hollywood blockbuster requiring hundreds of performers and set workers, independent filmmakers such as The Movie Studio have been using such methods for years.

The Movie Studio has adopted a unique filmmaking technique referred to as ‘fractured motion picture manufacturing’. The process consists of filming short clips of content over weekends, which are subsequently aggregated over a 10-week process to form a feature film. During the process, MVES’ MovieSodes feature, available on its widely-distributed app, features partial distribution of the films over an extended time period through the release of separate episodes – thereby generating an extended buzz around the film (http://ibn.fm/49KBJ).

The process allows for both films to be shot in a time-efficient and socially distant manner as well as enabling The Movie Studio’s online subscribers to participate in the film-making process (with MVES’ app subscribers being able to film and submit short auditions to the film’s directors for potential casting in the ongoing movie). More importantly, the experience with such filming methods has provided MVES with the tools to successfully resume filmmaking in today’s socially distant environment.

In 2019, the remake of ‘The Lion King’ film enacted a number of the suggested techniques while being filmed using an entirely virtual set. The digitalized set enabled an array of creative production personnel, ranging from the film’s directors to the performers, to view the photorealistic computer-generated imagery on screens around them prior to performing in a ‘socially-distanced’ manner within the virtual environment.

Similarly, a process called “pre-viz” – which allows for a film’s screenplay to be pre-visualized, thereby assisting the movie’s directors and producers to make the required creative and logistical decisions surrounding the film – has begun to transform the traditional film production cycle (http://ibn.fm/ra2Ya). Effectively, it means that a film production unit can now begin engaging in traditional post-production practices at the beginning of the filming process rather than at the end, with some films being made in entirely pre-visualized virtual environments.

The use of virtual production techniques means that production teams no longer have to be in the same physical space; rather, creative teams can continue to collaborate while working from remote environments. This evolution in movie-making culture bodes well for independent film companies like The Movie Studio, inviting further innovation and exploration.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.TheMovieStudio.com.

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to MVES are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/MVES

• ISWH has entered the crypto mining equipment industry via joint venture partnership with industry leader Bit5ive
• Joint venture should be “a big deal for ISWH shares,” notes report
• Strategic partnership enables ISWH to run profitable crypto mining projects, take advantage of incredible growth projected for crypto market

The turnkey crypto mining solutions revolution has arrived, according to one recent article (http://ibn.fm/CWgAe). And that couldn’t be more welcome news to ISW Holdings (ISWH), a brand-management portfolio company with diverse partnerships, including one that allows ISWH to enter this promising space.

“ISW Holdings Inc. has entered the crypto mining equipment industry by virtue of its recent joint venture partnership with Bit5ive LLC, a global top player in the space developing, running, and selling what are known as ‘turnkey mining solutions,’” stated the TradingView report. “This is really just a way of saying, ‘we make something that you just buy and sit on your property and start it up, and it will instantly turn your property into a fully-decked-out, industrial-grade cryptocurrency mining facility.’

The article concludes that the joint venture between ISWH “should be a big deal for  ISWH shares,” noting that besides the company’s considerable operations in the home healthcare space — where the company has posted five straight quarters of double-digit percentage growth on a sequential quarterly basis — the next major source of topline growth appears to be its crypto and datacenter business.

ISWH partnered with Bit5ive earlier this year (http://ibn.fm/Y5PoB), in a move that “enables us to collaborate with the experienced team at Bit5ive to innovate the infrastructure needed to run profitable, efficient crypto mining projects and to take advantage of the incredible growth projected for the crypto market,” said ISWH president and chairman Alonzo Pierce. “We are incredibly excited to expand our current portfolio and move into what we believe is a sector poised for strong technological and financial growth.”

Bit5ive is one of the largest U.S.-based companies in the cryptocurrency mining and bitcoin farm industry. The company is an official distribution partner of Bitmain, the industry-leading fabless manufacturer of computing chips and distributor of Antminers to more than 30 countries around the world. In addition, Bit5ive produces and distributes POD5 and Power Skid 2.5, recognized as the most efficient and successful infrastructure for crypto mining hardware.

“The turnkey crypto mining solutions revolution is upon us,” the TradingView article concludes. “And it couldn’t come at a more interesting time for this emerging industry — when the overall mining equipment space is looking more and more like it stands in the very early innings of a long-term growth cycle driving by product cycles, depleted supplies in secondary markets, under-revved production rates, and rapidly growing demand.”

Based in Nevada, ISW Holdings is a diversified portfolio company comprised of essential business lines that serve consumer product demands. The company’s expertise lies in strategic brand development and early-growth facilitation, as well as brand identity through its proprietary procurement process. Together with its partners, ISWH seeks to provide a structure that meets large scalability demands as well as anticipated marketplace needs. ISWH maneuvers its proprietary companies through critical stages of market development, which includes conceptualization, go-to-market strategies, engineering, product integration and distribution efficiency.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.ISWHoldings.com.

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to ISWH are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/ISWH

• Gold nearly hits ten-year high of $1921, last seen in 2011
• Investors continue shifting capital to gold due to economic effects of COVID-, other geopolitical events
• KGS increasing gold production by revitalizing historic gold mining sites, extracting remaining wealth with modern technology
• KGS recently commissioned two gold exploration programs to be completed by Burgex Inc.

As central banks continue firing up the printing presses, investors are responding by diverting large amounts of capital into safe-haven assets like gold, driving the price closer to its 10-year record high of $1921 (http://ibn.fm/RnrCe). The upending of the global economy by geopolitical events like COVID-19 continues to drive the market towards precious metals like gold, along with increasing interest in mining companies like Kingman Minerals (TSX.V: KGS). With a strategic focus on the acquisition, exploration and development of gold and silver properties in North America, Canada-based KGS is positioned to benefit from the increased shift towards gold investment through new drilling campaigns aimed at increasing production.

The price of gold continues to rally amid inflation fears, geopolitical tensions and a weakening U.S. dollar, driving investors worldwide to shift assets into gold as a defensive measure. KGS is positioned to profit from these gold price rallies through its acquisition strategy that aims to revitalize historic mining sites and extract the remaining gold left behind through the use of cost-efficient modern technology unavailable to previous generations.

Among KGS’s portfolio is the Cadillac East Property, located approximately 55 kilometers east of Val d’Or, a key mining and exploration hub located in Quebec, Canada. Following numerous geophysical and geological surveys by private companies and the government of Quebec, KGS recently acquired an interest in the property from an arm’s length vendor with an option agreement to earn 100% over three years. Consisting of 12 claims, the area includes multiple potential targets for future exploration along with additional exploration work done in 2017 that identified potential value in other metals that include silver, copper, zinc and nickel.

Another key KGS property is the Mohave Project, located in the Music Mountains region of Mohave County, Arizona. Comprising 20 lode claims, the property also includes the historic 167-hectare Rosebud Mine that was originally discovered during the famous “Gold Rush” era of the 1880s. While most of the easily-extracted gold has already been accessed using traditional manual techniques, some wealth remains, according to studies conducted in the 1980s by L.A. Bayrock Ph.D. P.Geo. on behalf of Stellar Resource Corporation (http://ibn.fm/m6Bb5).

KGS recently commissioned two gold exploration programs to be completed by Burgex Inc. (http://ibn.fm/KFKX7), a consulting services company that specializes in the analysis of abandoned mining sites throughout the western United States.

Previously known as Astorius Resources Ltd., KGS is engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of historic mining properties in North America. Based in the British Columbia province of Canada, KGS provides significant shareholder value through its strategy of developing a diverse portfolio of high-production, low-cost, lifelong assets.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.KingmanMinerals.com.

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to KGS are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/KGS

• The assay results from the final six holes of the 25 total holes recently drilled at its Bullfrog Project provided enough positive information to support the to the optimization of pit plans and their ultimate depths.
• Bullfrog Gold Corp. has commanding land and mineral positions in the prolific Bullfrog Gold District, one of the most prolific gold exploration regions in North America
• The company is positioned to reestablish the Bullfrog Gold District as a potential new, major gold production center in Nevada

Bullfrog Gold (CSE: BFG) (OTCQB: BFGC) (FSE: 11B), a Delaware corporation engaged in the acquisition, exploration, and development of gold and silver properties in the U.S., recently shared the assay results from the final six holes of the 25 total holes recently drilled at its Bullfrog Project. The news, combined with positive analyst recommendations issued recently, provides a positive outlook for Bullfrog.

According to the company, the remaining hole of the 17 holes drilled in the Mystery Hill (MH) area intercepted 35 meters of 0.44 g gold/t starting at the surface. One of the last three of six holes drilled in the Montgomery-Shoshone (“MS”) area intercepted 61 meters at 0.78 g gold/t and 7.25 g silver/t from 99 meters to 160 meters. The initial two holes drilled in the far south of the Paradise Ridge area did not discover any significant mineralization but these holes tested less than 4 percent of the entire prospective target area (http://ibn.fm/8DmM0).

“The drill assay results achieved our objectives to further define resources and ultimate limits of proposed expansions to the Bullfrog and MS pits. The program also fulfilled a final work commitment for the company to purchase a 100% interest in lands under lease from Barrick by mid-September 2020,” Bullfrog Gold CEO Dave Beling said. “The first two holes in the Paradise Ridge target did not intercept any significant mineralization, but this large undrilled area continues to be highly prospective and needs several more drill holes to fully explore and assess its potential that extends nearly 2,000 meters to the northwest.”

Currently, the project has a measured and indicated resources of 525,000 ounces of gold and 1.23 million ounces of silver at average grades of 1.02 and 2.61 grams per tonne, respectively. There is also an inferred resource of 110,000ounces of gold and 243,000 ounces of silver at similar grades.

Bullfrog Gold has commanding land and mineral positions in the prolific Bullfrog Gold District, one of the most prolific gold exploration regions in North America. The company’s current focus is on projects approximately 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada.

Bullfrog’s gold mine is located less than 4 miles from Beatty, Nevada, which is an excellent mining venue with adequate amenities and services. The mine produced more than 2.3 million ounces of gold and 2.49 million ounces of silver between 1989 and 1999.The drill has positively impacted the company’s share price and the company has received positive analyst recommendations (http://ibn.fm/5ovra).

Bullfrog raised C$2 million in January 2020 to fund the recent drill program project, perform environmental studies, and conduct bulk sampling and metallurgical testing

The company has also obtained a very large database from Barrick Bullfrog Inc., including detailed information on 250,000 meters (155 miles) of drilling in the area. The data base of 1,262 holes strongly supports the company’s resource estimates for expansions of two pits and the identification of exploration targets. These facts, combined with the company’s drilling and metallurgical testing work, are set to reestablish the Bullfrog Gold District as a potential new, major gold production center in Nevada.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.BullFrogGold.com.

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to BFGC are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/BFGC

• SGTM received IPEMA certification through wholly-owned subsidiary Mulch Manufacturing
• Certification permits entry into public playground surfacing material market worth approximately $4 billion, expected to grow to nearly $6 billion by 2026
• High profits expected from busy hurricane season predicted to include 6 major hurricanes with winds of 111 mph or higher
• First-quarter results include over $6.2 million in revenues, over $1.7 million gross profit

Sustainable Green Team (OTC: SGTM), a leading provider of solutions for tree and storm debris disposal, has just announced that it has received a certification from the International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association (“IPEMA”), allowing it to enter the lucrative public playground surfacing material market through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Mulch Manufacturing.

IPEMA is a non-profit membership and trade association that works to ensure that playground environments are safe from toxins and harmful chemicals. Through a set of environmental standards and compliance measures, IPEMA rewards suppliers with certifications attesting to the safety of their products.

The certification presents SGTM with another opportunity to fulfill its mission of keeping the environment sustainable and green through the creation of playground surfacing material made from trees broken during hurricanes that otherwise would have been destined for landfills. The public playground surfacing material market represents a new source of revenue to SGTM’s already diverse stream that includes tree removal, trimming, grapple hauling, land clearing, stump grinding, mulch processing, colorant production and packaging, transportation and distribution.

“This is a major achievement for us,” said SGTM CEO Tony Raynor in recent statements (http://ibn.fm/3kqDs). “We are now able to provide playground surfacing material through our manufactured recovered resources, further diversifying and increasing our revenue stream.”

SGTM’s impressive first-quarter financial results include revenues of over $6.2 million and gross profits of over $1.7 million (http://ibn.fm/aC1S5). These numbers are expected to grow further as the hurricane season gets underway with predictions including up to 6 major hurricanes with winds of 111 mph or higher (http://ibn.fm/dcWSt). Business activity following the IPEMA certification is expected to add considerable incremental revenue through access to the $4 billion playground surfacing materials market that is expected to increase to nearly $6 billion by 2026 (http://ibn.fm/htfXO).

SGTM operates with a mission of sustainability and commitment to the environment, prime motivating factors behind the company’s rebranding in July 2020 that included a name and ticker change from National Storm Recovery Inc. (OTC: NSRI) to Sustainable Green Team, Ltd. (OTC: SGTM). The company plans to continue driving its mission forward through synergistic and environmentally beneficial solutions to tree and storm waste disposal that transform waste into organic products for the benefit of its growing customer base, which includes governmental, residential, commercial and big-box clients.

To learn more about this company, view the investor presentation at http://ibn.fm/gms4i

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to SGTM are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/SGTM

• Mullen extends LOI with S3R3 Solutions to assemble electric vehicles, manufacture electric vehicle batteries in Washington
• Plan calls for 1.3 million square feet of assembly, manufacturing, R&D facilities
• NETE, Mullen merger will make Mullen a publicly traded company, provide access to capital

Mullen Technologies recently announced that it has extended its letter of intent for the acquisition of a 1.3-million-square-foot electric vehicle manufacturing facility. The progression of this acquisition bodes well for Net Element (NASDAQ: NETE), a company which operates a payments-as-a-service transactional and value-added services platform. NETE recently entered an agreement (subject to definitive agreement, fairness opinion, shareholder and board approval) to merge with Mullen Technologies Inc., a Southern California-based electric vehicle company and owner of the proposed plant, which is slated for construction just outside of Spokane.

The news broke with the announcement that Mullen had extended a letter of intent with S3R3 Solutions to assemble electric vehicles and manufacture electric vehicle batteries in the West Plains, WA, area (http://ibn.fm/zgqrX). The LOI outlines plans for 1.3 million square feet of assembly, manufacturing and research and development facilities.

“Mullen’s vision is to begin assembly of electric vehicles and development of its battery packs in an initial facility of 500,000 square feet and expand into an addition 800,000 square feet as its battery production expands,” the announcement stated. “The proposed site would be leased by Spokane International Airport to S3R3 who would finance and build the facility through the use of a revenue bond. Mullen anticipates meeting the requirements of the LOI by late 2020, which would allow the planning, financing, permitting and construction of the facility to initiate. Chair of the S3R3 Board and County Commissioner Al French stated ‘S3R3 Solutions has proven its ability to streamline projects. and we stand ready to deliver on the Mullen project to bring hundreds if not thousands of jobs to the Spokane region.’” S3R3 Solutions is the Public Development Authority managing development in the West Plains Airport Area of Spokane.

According to a recent “Journal of Business” article, Mullen CEO and founder David Michery says work on the facility, which could employ up to 4,000 people in the future, might start as early as September (http://ibn.fm/C8bVo). The company is currently focused on obtaining sufficient funding for the project.

As part of those efforts, the statement noted, “Mullen Technologies has agreed to merge with Net Element (NASDAQ: NETE), a publicly traded company. The reverse merger, if approved and consummated, will make Mullen a publicly traded company, which will provide access to capital per CEO of Mullen Technologies David Michery. Mullen has also recently announced the execution of a Letter of Intent with Axiom Financial for $135 million in funding to acquire an existing electric vehicle manufacturing plant and for the deposit required by the Letter of Intent with S3R3 Solutions.”

Net Element Inc. operates a payments-as-a-service transactional and value-added services platform for small to medium enterprise (“SME”) in the United States and selected emerging markets. In the U.S., NETE aims to grow transactional revenue by innovating SME productivity services using blockchain technology solutions and Aptito, its cloud-based, restaurant and retail point-of-sale solution. Internationally, Net Element’s strategy is to leverage its omni-channel platform to deliver flexible offerings to emerging markets with diverse banking, regulatory and demographic conditions. Net Element was ranked as one of the fastest-growing companies in North America on Deloitte’s 2017 Technology Fast 500(TM).

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.NetElement.com.

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to NETE are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/NETE

• TumorGenesis president Richard Gabriel selected to feature as keynote presenter at inaugural Drug Discovery & Preclinical Virtual Summit
• The summit features over 150 delegates from across bio-pharmaceutical industry coming together to market sector’s latest breakthroughs
• TumorGenesis, which specializes in creating laboratory-grown cancer cells directed towards ovarian cancer research, recently announced its first sale of cancer cell culture media to US university
• The global cell culture media market set to grow to over $2.4 billion per annum by 2024

Predictive Oncology (NASDAQ: POAI), a knowledge-driven medicine company that focuses on applying data and artificial intelligence (“AI”) to cancer personalized medicine and drug discovery, has revealed that Richard Gabriel, President of POAI’s subsidiary TumorGenesis, presented at the upcoming Precision in Drug Discovery & Preclinical Virtual Summit on July 23, 2020 (http://ibn.fm/8N14a).

TumorGenesis, which is developing a new rapid approach to growing tumors in the laboratory, announced earlier in June that the company had sold its first order of unique ovarian cancer cell culture media to a New England-based university carrying out research within the sector (http://ibn.fm/yK35y). As one of the featured keynote speakers at the upcoming conference, Richard Gabriel is expected to elaborate on the company’s ongoing breakthroughs within the field of oncological research as well as its future growth ambitions.

The inaugural Precision in Drug Discovery & Preclinical Virtual Summit, hosted by Precision Evolution Global, will serve as a unique platform for members of the bio-pharmaceutical industry to network and collaborate in an effort towards furthering their discovery and scientific strategies. Featuring over 150 attendees spread across over 25 countries, the summit is set to showcase the recent progress and research trends within the pharma-biotech and academic space, including new compounds, drug design and synthesis methods in addition to the latest technological innovations within the field.

The virtual gathering will also feature a number of notable keynote addresses while simultaneously facilitating pre-scheduled meetings between potential collaborators and a host of reliable service providers, in an attempt to assist the summit’s attendees in procuring solutions to their most pressing research challenges in 2020 and beyond.

Predictive Oncology focuses on building AI-driven predictive models of tumor drug response and outcomes from its database of drug-response and genomic profiles gathered from more than 150,000 cancer cases. The company’s wholly-owned TumorGenesis subsidiary specializes in the field of ovarian cancer, creating laboratory-grown cancer cells to be used in assisting researchers and clinicians identify which cancer cells bind to specific biomarkers. Once the biomarkers are identified, they feed into TumorGenesis’ proprietary Oncology Capture Technology Platform, which isolates and helps categorize an individual patient’s heterogeneous tumor sample, to enable the development of a patient-specific treatment plan (http://ibn.fm/6SRYp).

A recent study by MarketWatch has forecast that the global cell culture media market is expected to grow to a value of $2.36 billion by 2024, driven by an 8.4% compounded annual growth rate over the next 4 years (http://ibn.fm/L4ZVJ). TumorGenesis, which has thus far centered its focus on ovarian-specific formulations, has hopes of leveraging their current capabilities to expand the portfolio of tools and services the company can offer to cancer researchers. “We believe by helping researchers develop cells and tumors that more closely mimic cells and tumor found in patient bodies, we can help lower the cost and speed the discovery of drugs and therapies that will approve patient outcomes,” stated TumorGenesis President Richard Gabriel.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.Predictive-Oncology.com.

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to POAI are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/POAI

• MVES signs agreement with eStreamTV to integrate advertising into its VOD application
• Full launch of app expected in fall 2020, campaigns to follow on Instagram and Facebook
• Revenue strategy includes both paid membership and “free” content with advertising

As consumer preferences continue to gravitate towards Video on Demand (“VOD”), The Movie Studio (OTC: MVES), a vertically integrated motion picture production and distribution company, continues to make headway in the industry by integrating its unique revenue model with a new advertising channel agreement with eStreamTV, a provider of integrated programmatic advertising on television platforms. By combining both advertisement-based and recurring revenue models, MVES’s disruptive technology enables it to break the boundaries set by the industry, allowing the company to gain new ground lost by legacy motion picture pathways.

Based on a revenue-sharing model that features the integration of eStreamTV into MVES’s new app, the partnership between the two companies will initially focus on the insertion of advertising into the app’s advertiser video on demand (“AVOD”) component. Currently “soft” launched in the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store, the full launch of the app is expected to take place in early fall 2020 with a full integration of eStreamTV, followed by a targeted campaign on Instagram and Facebook that will focus primarily on millennials along with other key demographic audiences.

“We are extremely excited about AVOD integration into the upcoming launch of our app and OTT platform,” said MVES president and CEO Gordon Scott Venters (http://ibn.fm/CzJmn). “Upon completion, this could create a significant user subscription base as a ‘free’ movie ingestion platform and a unique brand and disruptor entering the exciting VOD space in the app OTT and smart TV universe.”

Powered by multiple advertising partners that deliver programmatic video ads, eStreamTV’s advertiser service provides professional broadcast-style ad breaks that can be adjusted to the individual content platform’s preference. Ads served to viewers are suited to their tastes and consumer preferences through the integration of programmatic ad tags that offer higher monetization potential. Through the use of a split-screen graphic interface, MVES will offer both paid membership and “free” content, with the latter driven by AVOD that will allow users to stream movies for free with advertisements incorporated approximately every 15 minutes.

“EStreamTV is pleased to announce our partnership with The Movie Studio. The caliber of content they bring is exactly what we look to monetize with our advertiser partners,” said eSteamTV president Darren Cummings. “The content is also exactly what we look for to add to our Live TV, in-home Set Top Box platform. Our legacy advertiser partners could potentially bring such companies as Verizon, AOL, Bank of America, Toyota, and many more large advertisers. The synergy of both companies is incredible.”

MVES is a first-mover digital disrupter in the VOD space that has the potential to command significant market share given the recent increase in VOD consumption along with the closure of movie theaters and other forms of on-site entertainment due to COVID-19. Through its unique business model that fuses recent consumer trends favoring VOD, novel social media strategies, and a unique advertising model, MVES is in a favorable position to emerge as a unique brand within the rapidly shifting landscape of video-based entertainment.

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.TheMovieStudio.com.

NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to MVES are available in the company’s newsroom at http://ibn.fm/MVES

• Film libraries have become increasingly valuable in recent years with hundreds of millions of dollars being paid for film assets over last 12 months
• The Movie Studio has sought to augment its film library through purchase of various motion picture films in last 5 years
• Increasingly, VOD platforms and cable tv channels are competing to license unique film, tv show assets in bid to increase subscriber base
• With movie assets commanding higher licensing fees and sale prices, MVES is poised to benefit from revaluation of its film library assets

In late October 2019, Lakeshore Entertainment, a 25-year old independent film studio, agreed to the sale of its 300-title film and TV library and international sales operations to Vine Alternative Investments for a gross monetary consideration speculated to be around the $200 million mark (http://ibn.fm/LEGSz). Similarly, The Movie Studio (OTC: MVES), an independent motion picture production company based in Florida, has long based its business model on the purchase of legacy film libraries which have been upgraded to 4K resolution along with the re-monetization of new content on popular video on demand (“VOD”) streaming platforms. With film content and distribution rights becoming increasingly valuable as streaming platforms compete to attract viewers through the provision of unique licensed films and TV shows, The Movie Studio stands to benefit from the revaluation of its media library.

The Movie Studio has been an avid purchaser of film libraries over the past decade. In 2015, the company purchased a 60% stake in the Seven Arts film library, which included films by top Hollywood stars such as John Goodman, Ving Rhames, Burt Reynolds and Tim Robbins (http://ibn.fm/QeR0E). The purchase was followed up by a subsequent acquisition in 2016, with The Movie Studio arriving at an agreement to acquire a 12 major motion picture library from the Arrowhead Target Fund, including films such as “Johnny Mnemonic” starring Keanu Reeves, “Never Talk to Strangers” featuring Antonio Banderas, and Clive Owens’ “I’ll Sleep when I’m Dead” (http://ibn.fm/QbRvC).

The proliferation of streaming outlets and television channels seeking new content has led to a virtual ‘arms race’ in terms of licensing media content. “[Film] libraries run forever,” says Scott Kennedy, president of worldwide marketing and distribution at Forrest Films (http://ibn.fm/pm2fI). “As the studios launch their own streaming services and pull their films off Netflix and Amazon, those guys are going to be even more hungry for content.”

The rapid proliferation of new VOD platforms has meant that sellers can now license their film assets on multiple occasions, with major Hollywood film studios now attributing a significant portion of their revenues through licensing deals.  “In the U.S. now, we are selling our titles by the month,” said Chris Ottinger, president of worldwide television distribution and acquisitions at MGM. Ottinger added that the studio had witnessed double-digit growth in licensing sales for its back catalog across streaming VOD, premium and cable over the last 12 months. “It’s not uncommon to do 10 to 15 different licensing deals for a single title in a single territory.”

The Movie Studio has followed this trend, with the film studio’s latest releases available on platforms such as Showtime, Comcast, Amazon Prime and Tubi TV in addition to MVES’s foreign licensing deals, which has seen it already exclusively license several of its films for the territory of Australia over the past quarter (http://ibn.fm/owEPB).

With film libraries becoming increasingly valuable in today’s content driven market – most recently shown when ViacomCBS purchased a 49% stake in Miramax’s 700 film library for a record $375 million last December (http://ibn.fm/M1zUE), the Movie Studio’s commercial strategy has the company well-positioned to benefit as VOD platforms and cable television compete for their viewers’ attention.

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