| Business Summary | | Capital
Media
Group
Limited
(Capital
Media)
is
primarily
engaged
in
the
broadcasting
operation
of
Onyx
Television
GmbH
(Onyx),
a
music
and
entertainment
television
station
in
Germany
dedicated
to
adults.
Onyx
generates
revenues
primarily
from
the
sale
of
advertising
and
teleshopping
space.
Onyx
is
currently
broadcast
from
the
facilities
of
AB
Groupe,
the
Company's
majority
shareholder.
Capital
Media
also
owns
all
or
substantially
all
of
the
capital
stock
in
three
other
companies
comprising
the
Company's
technology
activities:
Pixel
Ltd.,
which
specializes
in
computer
graphics
and
3D
animation
for
TV
packaging,
digital
broadcasting
and
special
effects;
TopCard
SA,
a
software
development
business
focused
in
the
development
of
mass
traffic
applications
based
E-payment
technology
(including
secured
authentication
access
and
hybrid,
contactless
and
infra-red
smart-card
technology);
and
Unimedia
SA,
which
operates
as
the
holding
Company
for
Pixel
and
TopCard. | More
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| Financial Summary | | Capital
Media
Group
Limited
is
primarily
engaged
in
the
operation
of
Onyx
Television
GmbH,
an
advertiser
supported
music
television
station
in
Germany.
For
the
fiscal
year
ended
12/31/00,
revenues
rose
2%
to
$2.8
million.
Net
loss
fell
27%
to
$13.1
million.
Revenues
reflect
ongoing
changes
in
the
Onyx
programming
and
the
launch
of
the
Onyx
digital
channels.
Lower
loss
reflects
lower
interest
fees
and
lower
exchange
losses. | More
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Developments |
| Officers | | | FY1999 Pay | |
| Gilles Assouline, 44 Chairman,
Pres and CEO | $250K | Jean-Francois Klein, 34 CFO,
Director | -- | Michel Assouline, 40 COO | 200K | Dollar
amounts are as of 31-Dec-1999 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.. |
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