• NSRI reports first-quarter gross profit numbers totaling more than $1.7 million; total assets approximately $34.7 million
• CEO says NSRI is prepared to meet challenges, has planned for upcoming hurricane season
• Zoning approval, already-inked deals provide National Storm Recovery with strong position heading into busy season

National Storm Recovery (OTC: NSRI), a leading provider of environmentally beneficial solutions for tree and storm waste disposal, reports first-quarter numbers totaling more than $1.7 million in gross profit and total assets reaching more than $34.7 million.

“This year’s first quarter has been extraordinary,” said NSRI CEO Tony Raynor. “We have made major upgrades at our key production facility to increase our production. We are prepared to meet the challenges and have planned accordingly for the hurricane season, the busiest season within our industry.”

The NSRI numbers, which were for the three-month period ending March 31, 2020, totaled revenues of $6,255,262; $1,728,506 of gross profit; and $34,711,993 in total assets, including $4,303,668 of cash. The report only reflected approximately two months of post-acquisition revenue from Mulch Manufacturing, which NSRI acquired in February of this year.

National Recovery Services recently received final zoning approval for its 100-acre site in Lake County, Florida, which will serve as the company’s flagship tree-debris collection site, as well as a storehouse for NSRI’s mulch manufacturing, soil composting and production bagging. In addition to the zoning approval, the company has signed three substantial agreements for the upcoming storm season, expectations of which range from above average to record breaking regarding its potential devastation (http://ibn.fm/t7wWu).

Regardless of the severity of the season, National Storm Recovery is prepared. Through its subsidiaries, including National Storm Recovery LLC, NSRI provides tree services, debris hauling, removal and biomass recycling, manufacturing, packaging and sales of next-generation mulch products.

One of the company’s primary corporate objectives is to provide a solution for the treatment and handling of tree debris, a frequent by-product of hurricanes. Historically, such tree debris is sent to local landfills and disposal sites, creating an environmental burden and pressure on disposal sites around the nation. NSRI is committed to creating synergistic and environmentally beneficial solutions to tree and storm waste disposal.

The company’s Sustainable Green Team solutions begin with the collecting of tree debris through its tree-services division and collection sites, then recycling the debris into a feedstock that is manufactured into a variety of organic mulch products that are packaged and sold to landscapers, installers and garden centers. If the impending storm season proves to be as devastating as expected, NSRI is well positioned to provide critical support to threatened communities.

To view the company’s investor presentation, visit http://ibn.fm/7NP9t

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.CentralFloridaArborCare.com/storm-recovery.

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

• PowerBand has completed its two-year mission to offer a cloud-based platform transforming the way consumers buy, sell, lease, and finance vehicles
• D&P Holdings has invested a $6 million in PowerBand’s platform to date
• The latest investment will also help launch the Driveway app to offer consumers access to a wider vehicle auction audience
• PowerBand Solutions’ cloud-based platform offers users transparency and complete control over the purchasing process by streamlining the interactions among all participants and eliminating unnecessary middlemen

The wholly-owned subsidiary of PowerBand Solutions Inc.’s (TSX.V: PBX) (OTCQB: PWWBF) (FRA: 1ZVA), PowerBand Solutions US Inc., has accepted an additional $2.7-million investment from Texas-based D&P Holdings as it prepares for the first vehicle lease originations in the United States, according to a company press release (http://ibn.fm/Hz3UI). PowerBand has thus completed its more than two-year mission to make available a cloud-based platform that is transforming the ways in which consumers carry out vehicle transactions.

The latest investment from D&P will assist PowerBand’s U.S. leasing platform, MUSA Auto Finance LLC, to start offering leases in June 2020. This will allow platform users to access extensive funding opportunities from national financial institutions. Upon completion of these financial arrangements, consumers and auto dealers will be able to view details about the financing arrangements on smart phones and other digital devices, making the entire process of buying and leasing a car with PowerBand as easy as ordering a product on Amazon, according to PowerBand CEO Kelly Jennings.

The additional D&P Holdings investment will also help launch Driveaway, PowerBand’s consumer app enabling Americans to access virtual auctions to purchase and sell used cars directly between consumers or from dealers. The app will offer commercial partners and consumers a wider auction audience, eliminate the cost of transporting vehicles to physical auction lots and ensure the value of their vehicles is reached. Fees are only charged on successful transactions.

Developed by a team of experienced automotive, technology and finance experts, PowerBand Solutions’ platform empowers the consumer to self-direct a transaction, by streamlining the interactions among all participants and eliminating unnecessary middlemen. The platform fully caters to a growing need and demand for online auto trading alternatives as e-commerce is spreading in the automotive sector and an ever-growing number of people are looking for an enhanced and more personalized customer experience.

Additionally, social distancing rules imposed by the ongoing pandemic have increased this already significant demand for online alternatives. According to the ‘Digital Commerce 360 Online Vehicle Shopper 2019’ survey, conducted among 1,089 buyers, 49% are willing to purchase a new vehicle entirely online (http://ibn.fm/bAaJ9). According to Frost & Sullivan, consumers may purchase as many as 1.3 million vehicles annually online as soon as 2035 (http://ibn.fm/My8oz). And nearly 90% of Americans report they dislike the car dealership experience, noting they feel anxious or uncomfortable in dealership settings.

PowerBand is positioned to capitalize on these trends by disrupting the antiquated business model of the automotive industry, replacing distrust and confusion with transparency, access to information and ease of use. “This is the digital innovation solution the automotive industry desperately needs, particularly as it emerges from the retail challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Jennings added.

D&P Holdings has invested $6 million in PowerBand US to date, and remains committed to invest up to $10 million as a whole, as it strongly believes that PowerBand’s cloud-based platform will transform the way Americans buy, sell, lease, trade and finance vehicles, said John Armstrong, CEO of D&P Holdings.  As one of the largest administrators of automotive warranty and insurance products in the U.S., D&P works directly with more than 850 dealerships across the country. The company will also leverage PowerBand’s platform to offer consumers automotive insurance products, Armstrong added.

PowerBand’s innovative platform will additionally be made available by MUSA to thousands of dealerships in the United States and Canada that work with RouteOne, LLC and its footprint of more than 16,000 automotive dealers and 1,500 finance sources. PowerBand will also continue other ongoing negotiations to promote the availability of credit facilities on the PowerBand platform as it strives to become a global leader in providing online transactions for the industry.

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

• Gold prices have risen by nearly 15% in 2020, reaching levels last seen in 2011, following deluge of monetary, fiscal stimulus across globe
• During global financial crisis of 2008, gold prices rallied by 34% while index of gold mining companies saw its value rise by over 100%
• Kingman Minerals has secured 72 lode claims in area spanning nearly 1,500 acres in Arizona’s Mohave County

During a quiet summer morning in August 2011, gold prices hit their historical peak – sharply rising to $1,917.90/oz. Nine years ago, gold prices were on a tear; the precious metal had rallied by 32.3% in eight months, driven by fears that rising sovereign debt levels and unprecedented levels of monetary debasement would lead to a gargantuan spike in inflation (http://ibn.fm/jDEP8). However, it would take nearly a decade – and a global health pandemic – for gold prices to return to their former heady heights. The recent appreciation in gold prices coupled with the metal’s vast upside potential has sparked renewed investment interest in mining companies; Kingman Minerals (TSX.V: KGS), a Canadian-listed gold miner with extensive claims in key mining jurisdictions spanning the North American continent, is poised to be among the biggest beneficiaries of the trend.

In late 2007, the global economy was beginning to witness the initial fault lines of the impending downturn – however, few could have predicted the speed and ferocity of the financial crisis to come. By October of that year, the Fed had responded to the ongoing liquidity crisis by slashing the United States’ benchmark interest rate to 1% – a historic low at the time. As the US economy and equity markets were coming under near continuous onslaught, there was one corner of the market which seemed to be virtually unscathed. During one 133-day interim, while the S&P 500 index would decline by 21% prior to finally hitting its bottom, gold prices would surge by 34%, and the VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (“GDX”), an ETF tracking some of the largest gold miners on the planet, would see its value more than double (http://ibn.fm/0RcWb).

Recently, a rekindled investment interest in the yellow metal seems to point to history repeating itself—creating an advantageous position within the space for companies with proven assets. Kingman Minerals, which specializes in sourcing and developing existing, non-grass roots properties within old mining sites, announced that it had recently secured mining interests within the Music Mountains in Mohave County, Arizona, within a territory encompassing 72 lode claims and spanning nearly 1,500 acres.  The Mohave project, located 35 miles outside the town of Kingman from which the company takes its name, includes the historic Rosebud mine and has long held a well-deserved reputation for its abundant mineral resources. Gold was first discovered in the area as far back as 1879. The Rosebud mine in particular was discovered in the 1880s and mined primarily in the late 1920s and 30s, with approximately 3,000 tons of ore being removed over that interim (http://ibn.fm/KkS5D).

In 1985, a sample study was carried out at the then-shuttered Rosebud Mine by Stellar Resource Corp., which sought to derive estimates as to the potential mineral content of the mine. While the estimates and assay values could not be verified or relied upon and were not NI 43-101 compliant (http://ibn.fm/xS4Ls), the Stellar Resources’ reports suggested that the mine’s potential assets could amount to as much as 664,000 ounces of gold and 2,600,000 ounces of silver (http://ibn.fm/U980j).

Gold prices have risen by nearly 15 percent in 2020 with Goldman Sachs recently upgrading its 12-month price forecast for the metal to $2,000/oz (http://ibn.fm/m2IzB), while Bank of America has gone on record to suggest prices could rally even further, signalling $3,000/oz as a potential 18-month target (http://ibn.fm/zw3SB).

Gold mining companies have historically enjoyed a very close correlation to the price of gold. In late 2008, equity investors who were unable to physically purchase gold utilized gold mining companies as an investment proxy by which to gain exposure to the precious metal. The gold mining sector’s depressed equity valuations and elevated dividend yields only served to further heighten their appeal.

The VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (“GDX”), which famously doubled in value in the midst of the global financial crisis, has risen by 15% this year, outpacing the return offered by Kingman Minerals. However, with the company currently working on formulating the NI43-101 compliant technical report on its Mohave county assets and with equity investors increasingly looking for new avenues by which to capitalize on the ongoing gold price rally, Kingman Minerals stands to only benefit further from the investment world’s renewed interest in gold.

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

• Trxade Group Inc. facilitates the procurement and delivery of prescription drugs to a growing network of independent pharmacies, positioning them to compete with much larger national chains
• Trxade’s healthtech platform facilitates remote-access patient-provider consultations through its developing Bonum Health Hub smart technology-optimized services, which proves particularly useful during the present pandemic
• The company is slated to be included in the Russell Microcap Index when Russell’s annual index reconstitution is completed by month’s end
• Inclusion in the Russell index, as well as the recent undertaking of research report coverage by investment services firm Taglich Brothers, and the company’s uplisting to the NASDAQ market in February are helping Trxade to build its investor profile

Prescription drug procurement and healthcare services innovator Trxade Group (NASDAQ: MEDS), is celebrating another benchmark in its growth strategy following the announcement it will be included in Russell’s Microcap Index when the global index powerhouse completes the annual reconstitution of its market index measurements of the largest U.S. stocks by category following the market close on June 26, going into effect as markets open Monday, June 29 (http://ibn.fm/f2AEC).

FTSE Russell calculates thousands of indexes that measure and benchmark markets and asset classes in more than 70 countries, covering 98 percent of the investable market globally, and Russell’s indexes have been used for over 30 years by asset owners and managers to judge their investments’ performance and make investment product decisions.

Trxade Group has been nurturing a healthtech brand that values affordability, transparency and equal access to medical community patients by expanding its network of independent pharmacies and empowering them to better deliver medications through the effective use of technology.

Investment analysis media outlet Alphastreet recently noted that the rise in online pharmaceutical purchasing over the past decade and the heightened attention to remote-access medical care brought on by the present coronavirus pandemic are positioning Trxade’s independent pharmacies to compete with bigger healthcare retailers such as CVS Health or Walgreens Boots Alliance (http://ibn.fm/Ui4Yr).

After its acquisition of Internet drug outlet company Community Specialty Pharmacy, LLC, two years ago (http://ibn.fm/4cVb3), Trxade was able to advance its prescription drug distribution platform and add a “Health Hub” virtual examination platform via technology for private, secure patient-physician consultations last year (http://ibn.fm/33g9O), which helped drive the company’s stock uplisting on The NASDAQ Capital Market in February (http://ibn.fm/WI2en).

“In the retrospect, Trxade ticks three requirements that value investors look for in stocks: a comfortable balance sheet, the ability to make profits and plenty of headroom for growth,” Alphastreet stated.

Trxade’s addition to the Russell Microcap Index helps the integrated drug and healthcare platform raise its profile among the investment community, furthering its potential to generate long-term shareholder value while limiting marketing expenses.

“This marks an exciting capital markets milestone in the growth and trajectory of our company as we continue to execute upon our growth strategy and raise awareness about the Company throughout the investment community,” Trxade Chairman and CEO Suren Ajjarapu stated in the news release about the Russell listing.

About $9 trillion in assets are benchmarked against Russell’s US indexes, according to the news release.

Ajjarapu appeared in a webinar presentation June 24 to provide an overview of the company’s business model and growth initiatives. A replay of the webinar can be viewed at http://ibn.fm/Boz14 or by dialing 1-844-512-2921 within the United States, or 1-412-317-6671 from international locations, and entering replay pin number 13705066 through July 8.

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

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

• Tree and storm waste can have both immediate and long-lasting effects on economy, environment.
• NSRI focused on preventing waste from filling up landfills, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
• An estimated 80% of consumers respect, look for eco-friendly brands.

While many companies are jumping on the environmentally friendly bandwagon because it’s a trendy thing to do, Florida-based National Storm Recovery (OTC: NSRI) has been committed to providing environmentally beneficial solutions for tree and storm-waste disposal since its inception. The company’s diverse menu of eco-friendly solutions includes tree services, debris hauling, removal, biomass recycling, manufacturing, packaging and sales of next-generation mulch products.

Few people think about the effects of a fallen tree on the environment or on the value of property until the tree has fallen. Strong storms like hurricanes damage and destroy trees, and when not cleaned up and disposed of properly, the resulting waste can create both immediate and long-term problems (http://ibn.fm/d6HsN).

Initial effects, which require sufficient resources to fix, include the following:

• Damaged roads, limited access
• Drainage blockage
• Decrease in aesthetic value of property
• Safety hazard

A closer look reveals the long-term problems that directly impact the ecosystem:

• Increased risk of wildfire
• Alteration of wildlife habitats
• Increase in carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere

Through its subsidiaries and partners (Central Florida Arbor Care and Mulch Manufacturing), NSRI is doing business and providing synergistic and environmentally beneficial solutions for tree and storm waste disposal. These NSRI services prevent the waste from filling up landfills and releasing additional carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The trees are turned into mulch that is then distributed through Mulch Manufacturing.

Earlier this year, NSRI acquired Mulch Manufacturing, a 35-year-old industry leader and one of the largest producers of packaged mulch products in the country. One of the biggest struggles in the mulch industry is a consistent feedstock. Together, NSRI and Mulch Manufacturing are able to further the commitment of offering environmentally friendly products to the public while also ensuring a continuous supply of materials. Softscape, a next-generation mulch product, is an example of this combined vision. This new mulch is light, environmentally friendly, easier to spread, covers more area and is healthy for the plants.

“National Storm’s strategic partnership with one of the largest waste disposal companies in the country doesn’t just drive revenue while it secures mulch feedstock,” stated Mulch Manufacturing CEO Ralph Spencer, “the use of this feedstock has the environmental benefit of decreasing the volume of material that would otherwise continue to fill our nation’s landfills” (http://ibn.fm/P8Vs5).

By leading with high values and the desire to make a lasting impact on the environment, NSRI is able to tap into many of the benefits that companies receive when they go green. Forbes recently reported (http://ibn.fm/p7Ix9) that 80% of consumers “respect companies and brands that adopt eco-friendly practices.” NSRI isn’t working on a new initiative to reduce its footprint; rather, the company has been invested in creating a positive environmental impact since day one. Its governmental, residential, commercial, and big-box clients remain loyal customers to NSRI because they understand the impact the company has on reducing the environmental burden storms create.

To view the company’s investor presentation, visit http://ibn.fm/7NP9t

For more information, visit the company’s website at www.CentralFloridaArborCare.com/storm-recovery.

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

• Assay results for six of the 25 test holes Bullfrog Gold Corp. recently completed at the Bullfrog Project in southwestern Nevada have been announced, showing enhanced potential for expanding resources.
• The initial six hole results helped define the limits of expanding two existing open pit mines within the 5,250-acre site and achieved assays of 0.55 g/t gold and 1.95 g/t silver from 0 to 75 feet in one of the holes drilled in the bottom of a pit. Bullfrog Gold undertook the drilling program to fulfill a final work commitment that will allow the company to buy a 100 percent interest in the lands lease/optioned from Barrick Gold and where most of the known resources occur. Barrick Bullfrog Inc. produced about 1 million ounces of gold from the lands now controlled by BFGC but ceased operations in 1999 upon depletion of ore reserves.
• Measured and indicated NI 43-101-compliant resources were estimated in mid-2017 at 525,000 ounces of gold, averaging 1.02 gold g/t in base case pit plans using a $1,200 gold price and 72% heap leach recovery. Since then gold prices have increased significantly and the Company has achieved an 85% heap leach gold recovery from a finer leach feed size.

Precious metals explorer Bullfrog Gold (CSE: BFG) (OTCQB: BFGC) (FSE: 11B) announced the initial gold and silver assays on six drilled holes where the company found significant mineralization intercepts establishing enhanced prospects for expanding pit limits and resources in the historically productive Bullfrog Mining District of  southwestern Nevada (http://ibn.fm/nnU0K).

The assayed holes are part of a 25-hole strategic drilling program in the Bullfrog Project located 4 miles west of Beatty, NV and 125 mile northwest of Las Vegas. Bullfrog Gold now has the commanding land and resource positions within the Bullfrog Mining District, which is one of the most active gold exploration regions in North America. Twenty-one of the 25 holes were drilled on Barrick Bullfrog land.

Two of the holes drilled in the bottom of the Montgomery-Shoshone (“MS”) pit expanded mineralized intercepts beyond the current resource estimate. BM-20-1 delivered assays that included 0.55 g/t gold and 1.95 g/t silver from 0 to 75 feet deep and BM-20-2 intersected 0.37 g/t gold plus 1.15 g/t silver from 0 to 65 feet. A third hole higher in the MS pit had mineralization too deep to mine, but the hole did establish a limit to resource projections below this area.

The other three holes are in the Mystery Hill (“MH”) area, where intercepts are leading the company to anticipate resource additions and the expansion of the Bullfrog pit in the un-mined MH area. BH-20-4 intersected 110 feet averaging 0.274 g/t of gold and 90 feet averaging 0.58 g/t. BH-20-4 intersected 165 feet at 0.24 g/t and 110 feet at 0.58 g/t.  The third MH hole, BH 20-8, contained minor intercepts that helped to establish expansion limits to the east.

Further assay results around the two pits and the new Paradise Ridge exploration target are pending. Measured and indicated (“M&I”) NI 43-101-compliant resources have already been estimated on company lands at 525,000 ounces of gold, averaging 1.02 gold g/t in base case pit plans using a $1,200 gold price and 72 percent heap leach recovery. Inferred resources within these pit plans were estimated at 110,000 ounces of gold averaging 1.2 g/t. Recent metallurgical test programs have established that Bullfrog resources are highly amenable to producing very fine leach feeds using high pressure grinding rolls rather than conventional crushing equipment.  As a result of higher gold prices along with an 85% heap leach recovery further support the value of the Bullfrog Project.

Bullfrog Gold obtained a significant dataset from Barrick Bullfrog in 2015 (includes 155 miles of drill information) and also is enthusiastic about the Project’s potential as analysts forecast soaring gold prices will reach an all-time high above $1,900 per troy ounce this year and remain at those levels over the next few years (http://ibn.fm/8KIOi).

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

• Company subsidiary MUSA Auto Finance, LLC will enable consumers and dealers to access extensive funding facilities from national financial institutions through the platform
• The lease originations are expected to allow users to acquire virtually any vehicle from any location via a smart phone or other digital devices
• MUSA will also make PowerBand’s auto trading platform available to thousands of dealerships that work with RouteOne, LLC across Canada and the U.S.
• PowerBand Solutions’ cloud-based platform offers users transparency and complete control over the purchasing process by streamlining the interactions among all participants and eliminating unnecessary middlemen

PowerBand Solutions (TSX.V: PBX) (OTCQB: PWWBF) (Frankfurt: 1ZVA) is expected to begin lease originations in June on its proprietary cloud-based platform for consumers and auto dealers. The company plans to access this extensive lease financing via subsidiary MUSA Auto Finance, LLC, which operates PowerBand’s 60 percent controlled leasing platform in the U.S., according to a company press release (http://ibn.fm/Lha50).

Developed by a team of experienced automotive, technology and finance experts, PowerBand Solutions’ platform empowers the consumer to self-direct a transaction, by streamlining the interactions among all participants and eliminating unnecessary middlemen. The platform allows consumers to sell, buy, lease, auction and finance vehicles with never-seen-before simplicity, speed and cost-efficiency from their smart phones or other devices, irrespective of their location. PowerBand’s platform benefits key stakeholders in the automotive retail sector, including funders, OEMs and rental companies, by removing unnecessary third parties and their fees from sales transactions.

Via MUSA, users of the platform will be able to access extensive funding opportunities from national financial institutions. Upon completion of these financial arrangements, consumers and auto dealers will be able to view details about the financing arrangements on smart phones and other digital devices.

PowerBand’s CEO Kelly Jennings anticipates the platform will be originating significant lease contracts for consumers and dealers that he said will “enable people to acquire just about any vehicle – electric and non-electric – from any location using a smart phone or other digital device.”

In addition, MUSA has agreed to make PowerBand’s platform available to thousands of dealerships in the United States and Canada that work with RouteOne, LLC and its network of more than 16,000 automotive dealers and 1,500 finance sources. MUSA will continue other ongoing negotiations to promote the availability of credit facilities on the PowerBand platform as it strives to become a global leader in providing online transactions for the industry.

PowerBand aims to modernize the automotive industry by providing dealers and consumers with the most advanced digital leasing alternatives in the market. The MUSA technology can take an application, calculate the lease, auto-decision the application, provide approvals to dealer partners and accurately prefill lease contracts. The entire process happens in just a few seconds. The technology earned MUSA a contract with Tesla Motors as a leasing partner in 2018.

The automotive industry market has been in a state of flux, with every aspect experiencing disruption from driverless vehicles to artificial intelligence. Customer expectations for the market have been raised as technological innovations progress. As more customers begin to expect the same seamless and fast digital services they receive in other retail markets, the automotive industry must adapt to remain competitive and protect profits as well as finance and insurance margins. To do so, retailers must find opportunities to leverage the digital trend consumers demand and their desire for advanced technology.

PowerBand is positioned to capitalize on these trends by disrupting the antiquated business model of the automotive industry, replacing distrust and confusion with transparency, access to information and ease of use.

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

• The Movie Studio has benefitted from recent surge in demand for VOD platforms
• Launch of new streaming platforms has led to increase in demand for original content, product differentiation
• 44% of viewers are now opting to view original content unique to specific platform
• MVES has monetized its film assets across a number of VOD providers and recently expanded its distribution to foreign markets

As theaters have been shuttered across the world in the wake of COVID-19, movie studios have had to find ways to reach moviegoers at home—a move that has created a windfall for video-on-demand (“VOD”) purveyors. Original content and film producers such as The Movie Studio (OTC: MVES) have been major beneficiaries of the recent surge in demand for online content.

AMC Theaters, the world’s largest cineplex operator, recently announced that “almost all” of its locations in the United States and Britain would reopen by July (http://ibn.fm/J7Ayd). The dearth of cinematic content as well as the lengthy lock-downs prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an explosion in growth for VOD platforms, with up to 12,000 consumers a day reportedly cutting ties with their traditional satellite and cable service in favor of online platform subscriptions (http://ibn.fm/Zt6z3).

In April 2020, Netflix released its first quarter results, revealing that the streaming platform had added 15.8 million new subscribers in the first quarter of the year – up 23% year over year and, remarkably, over double the 7 million new subscribers the company had originally forecast (http://ibn.fm/bDgX9). However, the launch of a spate of new streaming platforms – including the likes of Apple TV+, Disney, Comcast’s NBCU and AT&T’s WarnerMedia, and the growing need for product differentiation has led to a rising demand for original content programming.

A 2019 study by consultancy PwC found that video-on-demand VOD viewers spent 44% of their time watching content which was original to the platform it was viewed on (http://ibn.fm/M7amL). The rise in competition as well as the difficulty in sourcing licensed content has led to a surge of investment in to original content creation. Netflix alone is forecast to spend $17.8 billion on original content production in 2020, a 157% increase on its spend only five years prior (http://ibn.fm/d8iKr).

A beneficiary of the growing need of streaming platforms to secure original content, The Movie Studio has sought to carve out a niche for its unique brand of films by creating and distributing its content on major subscription VOD platforms without the expense of using recognizable movie stars; the strategy in turn has allowed the company to focus on increasing production quality and reduced its overall capital expenditure.

Thus far the company has successfully monetized its film assets on platforms such as Amazon Prime, tubi tv, Comcast and Showtime while entering into a number of distribution agreements to further bolster its commercial efforts going forward. In addition to its existing partnership with Filmhub for the licensing and distribution of its motion pictures, The Movie Studio recently announced that it had entered into a memorandum of understanding with BINGE Networks LLC, an award-winning streaming platform which has enabled MVES to syndicate and monetize its content globally.

“We are excited to leverage a digital platform for our current and future aggregated titles and to facilitate title recognition for upcoming movies,” stated The Movie Studio president and CEO Gordon Scott Venters. “This platform allows for geo-fracturing of worldwide distribution rights, isolating our potential revenue streams and allowing for the maximization and monetization of intellectual property rights” (http://ibn.fm/jOhv5). Venters went on to elaborate on the recent monetization efforts achieved through its collaboration with BINGE Networks, “We also recently announced that The Movie Studio has licensed several films, including ‘Bad Actress’ and ‘Exposure’ for distribution in Australia.” (http://ibn.fm/9qLmW).

With worldwide subscribers expected to top 1.1 billion by 2021 (http://ibn.fm/s1GMl), the global growth of VOD platform revenue is expected to rise from $69 billion in 2018 to $129 billion by 2023 (http://ibn.fm/y5dWg). The Movie Studio’s innovative distribution model, vast film library and wide array of feature films in pre-production has optimally positioned the company to capitalize on the continued surge in global demand for original content programming going forward.

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

• Joint venture with Bit5ive represents milestone for ISWH as it marks company’s first foray into burgeoning crypto world.
• ISWH excited to expand current portfolio, move into sector poised for strong technological and financial growth.
• ISW Holdings among limited, exclusive options for equity market investors looking to capitalize.

International Spirits & Wellness Holdings (OTC: ISWH) (“ISW Holdings”), a global brand-management holdings company, has entered the cryptocurrency space via a joint agreement with Bit5ive, an official distributor of top-selling crypto mining equipment (http://ibn.fm/Fb1E8). The joint venture represents a milestone moment for ISWH as it marks the company’s first foray into a burgeoning crypto world, where the Bitcoin technology market, valued at more than $293 million in 2019, is expected to reach $477 million by 2025.

The move appears to be a strong strategic one for ISWH, which has growing businesses in multiple sectors, including renewable energy, home health care, wellness and restoration, the adult beverage industry, and operations in supply chain and logistics management. “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,” said ISWH president and chairman Alonzo Pierce (http://ibn.fm/SYUp7). “This new joint-venture agreement 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.”

The explosive potential of cryptocurrency mining should only strengthen the company’s already diverse portfolio, making it even more attractive to investors. In fact, a recent “Journal Transcript” article, titled “ISWH and Bit5ive Team Up to Conquer the Crypto Mining Capex Opportunity,” noted that “for traders and investors in the equities markets, one theme has remained extremely difficult to find in terms of portfolio exposure: cryptocurrency mining. Very few companies have genuine exposure and constructing a diversified portfolio of equities with operational ties to the crypto mining theme has remained an elusive goal. . . . But, as a result of a groundbreaking new joint venture announcement that hit the newswires in May, ISWH is now one of the most interesting new vehicles through which investors can gain exposure to the cryptocurrency capital equipment marketplace.”

As ISWH enters this growing sector, Bit5ive looks to be the ideal partner. The new partnership draws on strengths of both parties to combine global brand management with innovative crypto mining solutions.

Bit5ive is an official distribution partner of Bitmain, the industry-leading fabless manufacturer of computing chips and distributor of Antminers to more than 30 countries in Latin America, Central America, and the Caribbean. In addition, Bit5ive produces and distributes POD5 and Power Skid 2.5, recognized as the most efficient and successful infrastructure for crypto mining hardware. Bit5ive is one of the largest U.S.-based companies in the cryptocurrency mining and bitcoin farm industry, a clear an indication of increased interest in bitcoin and blockchain technologies.

“We have achieved considerable growth and hit several major milestones in the last three years, consistently growing our staff and honing our expertise along the way,” said Bit5ive CEO Robert Collazo. “It is important that we continue innovating and be over par with industry demand from every aspect.”

This new partnership should allow both companies to do exactly that. “There are very few stocks in the stock market with genuine exposure to the upside in cryptocurrency mining,” the “Journal Transcript” article concluded. “As the mining space expands in response to more demand for coins, mining equipment is likely to become a core investment theme. And now, following its partnership with Bit5ive, ISW Holdings Inc. is among a very limited and exclusive set of options for equity market investors looking to capitalize.”

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• Obstructive Sleep Apnea (“OSA”) impacts up to 1 billion people globally, including 54 million Americans
• Estimates suggest OSA costs the U.S. economy $165 billion annually
• Vivos System offers significant advantages over traditional OSA treatment approaches
• Over 4,300 healthcare professionals registered for Vivos’ education and training Summit in March 2020, with strong and growing interest in this disruptive new technology

Vivos Therapeutics’ Vivos System is the first treatment modality for mild to moderate OSA based on the ability to remodel and enhance the function, size, and shape of the human airway, in most cases avoiding the need for lifelong interventions. The system’s treatment time is a fraction of that of its alternatives, potentially relieving symptoms in a matter of 18-24 months in most cases without the need for surgery (http://ibn.fm/7opjM).

The company’s existing mRNA (Mandibular Repositioning Appliance) is an FDA cleared class II device that treats mild to moderate sleep apnea, snoring, and sleep disordered breathing in adults. This is great news for people suffering from sleep apnea, as the device for most patients can serve as a potential lasting solution to these frustrating and dangerous conditions. It is estimated that OSA affects approximately 1 billion people worldwide, of which 54 million are Americans (http://ibn.fm/jrHQ6).

Vivos created and patented its novel system to combat OSA caused by deficiencies and other tissue anomalies in craniofacial anatomy development, the main cause of 98% of OSA cases. The multidisciplinary treatment protocol is comprised of comfortable and customized oral devices as well as biofunctional therapies, such as training the tongue. Over the course of treatment, the patient’s upper airway is effectively increased and enhanced, reducing tissue obstructions causing OSA. Vivos’ technology represents the first true hope of an effective OSA solution not involving surgery or lifelong interventions (http://ibn.fm/SuE6g).

The company is also developing an mmRNA (Modified Mandibular Repositioning Appliance) device, which is currently undergoing mechanical testing. Once this has been completed, the company plans to submit a 510k to the FDA for class II clearance approval. Once they have the FDA’s 510k clearance and award letter, they will approach Medicare in hopes to have the mmRNA added to the PDAC approved oral devices to treat mild to moderate sleep apnea, snoring, and sleep disordered breathing in adults. If Medicare provides Vivos CMS PDAC approval, they can bill the mmRNA for adults 65 and up with Medicare and/or adults 18 and up with various commercial policies that do follow Medicare guidelines.

Although Vivos devices are currently cleared only for mild to moderate sleep apnea in adults, and not for severe sleep apnea, the company believes its technology represents the most important breakthrough in OSA treatment since CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure), which involves the continuous use of special face or nasal masks.

Vivos’ proprietary system is designed to promote correct growth and development of the hard and soft tissues surrounding and compromising the oral cavity, nasal cavity, upper and lower jaws, and other tissues which comprise and shape the human airway. The system uses Pneumopedics(R), the natural process induced by Vivos biomimetic technology to widen and expand the patient’s airway, allowing for proper breathing through the nose. This addresses the root cause of OSA effectively.

The Vivos System multidisciplinary treatment protocol involves collaboration between physicians, dentists who have completed advanced training in craniofacial sleep medicine, and other ancillary healthcare providers. Unlike many other approaches, it aims for a lasting resolution by targeting the root cause of sleep apnea. Vivos clinicians can now be found in almost every major city in the U.S. and in many countries.

Vivos sponsored its first online education and training Summit on March of 2020, featuring selected clinicians from the dental and medical arena. The event reached maximum capacity in just three days, with over 500 dentists in attendance. Six additional two-day encore events were quickly scheduled twice a week thereafter to accommodate the surging demand. Over 4,300 healthcare professionals concerned about sleep, breathing, and wellness, are currently registered for the innovative program (http://ibn.fm/dM8CQ).

“By going virtual with sleep/breathing education and training, we have created an opportunity for everyone to come and learn about the latest developments in currently available treatment options,” said Vivos Co-Founder and CEO R. Kirk Huntsman. ” We believe our approach and related services could make a huge difference in the lives of many.”

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

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