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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31,June 30, 2023
or
oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ___________ to ___________
Commission File Number 000-54887
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Bright Mountain Media, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Florida27-2977890
State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization
I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.
6400 Congress Avenue, Suite 2050, Boca Raton, FL33487
Address of Principal Executive OfficesZip Code
561-998-2440
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code
Not applicable
Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
None
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated fileroAccelerated filero
Non-accelerated filerxSmaller reporting companyx
Emerging growth companyo
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No x
As of May 10,August 11, 2023, there were 171,211,454171,281,454 shares of the issuer’s shares outstanding.


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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION

This report includes forward-looking statements that relate to future events or our future financial performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Words such as, but not limited to, “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “targets,” “likely,” “aim,” “will,” “would,” “could,” and similar expressions or phrases identify forward-looking statements. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operation, business strategy and financial needs. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about risks associated with:

our history of losses;
our dependence upon sales of equity securities and borrowings under our credit facility to fund operating capital;
our ability to detect advertising fraud;
the continued appeal of internet advertising;
our ability to manage and expand our relationships with publishers;
our dependence on revenues from a limited number of customers;
the impact of seasonal fluctuations on our revenues;
completed and proposed acquisitions;
acquisitions of new businesses and our ability to integrate those businesses into our operations;
online security breaches;
failure to effectively promote our brand and attract advertisers;
our ability to predict the impact of COVID and other future pandemics or outbreaks of disease;
our ability to protect our content;
our ability to protect our intellectual property rights;
the success of our technology development efforts;
our ability to obtain or maintain key website addresses;
our dependence on certain third-party service providers;
liability related to content which appears on our websites;
dependence on executive officers and certain key employees and consultants;
our ability to hire qualified personnel;
regulatory risks and compliance with privacy laws;
risks associated with potential litigation;
limitations from our secured indebtedness;
substantial doubts about our ability to continue as a going concern;
ongoing material weaknesses in our disclosure controls and internal control over financial reporting;
the limited public market for our common stock;
additional competition resulting from our business expansion strategy;
possible problems with our network infrastructure;
adverse impacts to the amount of our working capital as a result of the amount of cash dividends and outstanding interest we pay affiliates;
dilution to existing shareholders upon the conversion of outstanding convertible notes and/or the exercise outstanding options and warrants;
provisions of our charter and Florida law which may have anti-takeover effects;
concentration of our stock ownership and control; and
our ability to issue additional shares of preferred stock in the future.
Most of these factors are difficult to predict accurately and are generally beyond our control. You should consider the areas of risk described in connection with any forward-looking statements that may be made herein. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and readers should carefully review this report, including the Part II, Item 2, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission in their entirety. Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material
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information under the Federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report, and you should not rely on these statements without also considering the risks and uncertainties associated with these statements and our business.
OTHER PERTINENT INFORMATION
Unless specifically set forth to the contrary, when used in this report the terms “Bright Mountain”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, “our” and similar terms refer to Bright Mountain Media, Inc., a Florida corporation, and its subsidiaries. In addition, when used in this report, “first“second quarter of 2023” refers to the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, “first“second quarter of 2022” refers to the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2022, and “2022” refers to the year ended December 31, 2022. The information on, or that can be accessed through, our website at www.brightmountainmedia.com is not incorporated by reference in, or considered part of, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
BRIGHT MOUNTAIN MEDIA, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share figures)
March 31,
2023
December 31,
2022*
June 30,
2023
December 31,
2022*
(unaudited)(unaudited)
ASSETSASSETSASSETS
Current AssetsCurrent AssetsCurrent Assets
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents$784 $316 Cash and cash equivalents$3,350 $316 
Accounts receivable, netAccounts receivable, net1,264 3,585 Accounts receivable, net15,225 3,585 
Prepaid expenses and other current assetsPrepaid expenses and other current assets408 600 Prepaid expenses and other current assets1,423 600 
Total Current AssetsTotal Current Assets2,456 4,501 Total Current Assets19,998 4,501 
Property and equipment, netProperty and equipment, net38 40 Property and equipment, net214 40 
Intangible assets, netIntangible assets, net4,124 4,510 Intangible assets, net19,556 4,510 
GoodwillGoodwill19,645 19,645 Goodwill20,936 19,645 
Operating lease right-of-use assetOperating lease right-of-use asset352 367 Operating lease right-of-use asset338 367 
Other assetsOther assets187 137 Other assets187 137 
Total AssetsTotal Assets$26,802 $29,200 Total Assets$61,229 $29,200 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICITLIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICITLIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Current liabilitiesCurrent liabilitiesCurrent liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expensesAccounts payable and accrued expenses$8,835 $10,317 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$15,202 $10,317 
Other liabilitiesOther liabilities1,758 1,838 Other liabilities4,788 1,838 
Interest payable – 10% Convertible Promissory Notes– related partyInterest payable – 10% Convertible Promissory Notes– related party33 31 Interest payable – 10% Convertible Promissory Notes– related party35 31 
Interest payable – Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility – related party72 — 
Deferred revenuesDeferred revenues974 737 Deferred revenues4,863 737 
Note payable – 10.00% Convertible Promissory Notes, net of discount, related party71 68 
Note payable – 10% Convertible Promissory Notes, net of discount, related partyNote payable – 10% Convertible Promissory Notes, net of discount, related party75 68 
Note payable – Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility – related party (current portion)Note payable – Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility – related party (current portion)7,696 4,860 Note payable – Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility – related party (current portion)4,048 4,860 
Total Current LiabilitiesTotal Current Liabilities19,439 17,851 Total Current Liabilities29,011 17,851 
Note payable – Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility – net of discount, related partyNote payable – Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility – net of discount, related party24,856 25,101 Note payable – Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility – net of discount, related party53,061 25,101 
Operating lease liabilityOperating lease liability304 319 Operating lease liability276 319 
Total liabilitiesTotal liabilities44,599 43,271 Total liabilities82,348 43,271 
Commitments and Contingencies
Shareholders’ deficitShareholders’ deficitShareholders’ deficit
Convertible preferred stock, par value $0.01, 20,000,000 shares authorized:
Series A-1, 2,000,000 shares designated, no shares issued or outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022— — 
Series B-1, 6,000,000 shares designated, no shares issued or outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022— — 
Series E, 2,500,000 shares designated, no shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022; liquidation preference of $0.40 per share— — 
Series F, 4,344,017 shares designated, no shares issued or outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022— — 
Common stock, par value $0.01, 324,000,000 shares authorized, 150,634,636 and 150,444,636 issued and 149,809,461 and 149,619,461 outstanding at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively1,506 1,504 
Treasury stock, at cost; 825,175 shares at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022(220)(220)
Convertible preferred stock, par value $0.01, 20,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022Convertible preferred stock, par value $0.01, 20,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022— — 
Common stock, par value $0.01, 324,000,000 shares authorized, 172,106,629 and 150,444,636 issued and 171,281,454 and 149,619,461 outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectivelyCommon stock, par value $0.01, 324,000,000 shares authorized, 172,106,629 and 150,444,636 issued and 171,281,454 and 149,619,461 outstanding at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively1,721 1,504 
Treasury stock, at cost; 825,175 shares at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022Treasury stock, at cost; 825,175 shares at June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022(220)(220)
Additional paid-in capitalAdditional paid-in capital98,851 98,797 Additional paid-in capital101,266 98,797 
Accumulated deficitAccumulated deficit(118,065)(114,269)Accumulated deficit(124,136)(114,269)
Accumulated other comprehensive incomeAccumulated other comprehensive income131 117 Accumulated other comprehensive income250 117 
Total shareholders’ deficitTotal shareholders’ deficit(17,797)(14,071)Total shareholders’ deficit(21,119)(14,071)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficitTotal liabilities and shareholders’ deficit$26,802 $29,200 Total liabilities and shareholders’ deficit$61,229 $29,200 
*Derived from audited consolidated financial statements.
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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BRIGHT MOUNTAIN MEDIA, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except share and per share figures)
Three Months EndedThree Months EndedSix Months Ended
March 31, 2023March 31, 2022June 30, 2023June 30, 2022June 30, 2023June 30, 2022
RevenueRevenue$1,498 $3,460 Revenue$12,616 $5,717 $14,114 $9,176 
Cost of revenueCost of revenue970 1,728 Cost of revenue9,162 2,900 10,132 4,628 
Gross marginGross margin528 1,732 Gross margin3,454 2,817 3,982 4,548 
General and administrative expensesGeneral and administrative expenses3,428 3,851 General and administrative expenses7,374 3,443 10,802 7,293 
Loss from operationsLoss from operations(2,900)(2,119)Loss from operations(3,920)(626)(6,820)(2,745)
Financing income (expense)
Financing (expense) incomeFinancing (expense) income
Gain on forgiveness of PPP loanGain on forgiveness of PPP loan— 842 Gain on forgiveness of PPP loan— 296 — 1,137 
Other income (expense)278 — 
Interest expense - Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility- related party(1,163)(835)
Other incomeOther income103 39 381 39 
Interest expense - Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility - related partyInterest expense - Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility - related party(2,244)(1,160)(3,407)(1,994)
Interest expense - Convertible Promissory notes - related partyInterest expense - Convertible Promissory notes - related party(5)(5)Interest expense - Convertible Promissory notes - related party(6)(6)(11)(11)
Other interest expenseOther interest expense(6)— Other interest expense(4)(1)(10)(1)
Total financing income (expense)(896)
Total financing (expense)Total financing (expense)(2,151)(832)(3,047)(830)
Net loss before income taxesNet loss before income taxes(3,796)(2,117)Net loss before income taxes(6,071)(1,458)(9,867)(3,575)
Income tax provision (benefit)— — 
Income tax provisionIncome tax provision— — — — 
Net lossNet loss(3,796)(2,117)Net loss(6,071)(1,458)(9,867)(3,575)
DividendsDividendsDividends
Preferred stock dividendsPreferred stock dividends— (1)Preferred stock dividends— (1)— (2)
Net loss attributable to common shareholdersNet loss attributable to common shareholders$(3,796)$(2,118)Net loss attributable to common shareholders$(6,071)$(1,459)$(9,867)$(3,577)
Foreign currency translationForeign currency translation14 — Foreign currency translation119 17 133 17 
Comprehensive lossComprehensive loss$(3,782)$(2,118)Comprehensive loss$(5,952)$(1,442)$(9,734)$(3,560)
Net loss per common share:Net loss per common share:Net loss per common share:
Basic and dilutedBasic and diluted$(0.03)$(0.01)Basic and diluted$(0.04)$(0.01)$(0.06)$(0.02)
Weighted average shares outstandingWeighted average shares outstandingWeighted average shares outstanding
Basic and dilutedBasic and diluted149,708,905149,101,377Basic and diluted166,779,390149,159,461158,291,304149,130,579
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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BRIGHT MOUNTAIN MEDIA, INC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGE IN SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
For the ThreeSix Months Ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022
(unaudited)
(in thousands, except share figures)
Common StockTreasury StockAdditional
Paid-in
Capital
Accumulated
Deficit
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Total
Shareholders’
Deficit
Common StockTreasury StockAdditional
Paid-in
Capital
Accumulated
Deficit
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Total
Shareholders’
Deficit
SharesAmountSharesAmountSharesAmountAmountTotal
Shareholders’
Deficit
Balance, December 31, 2022Balance, December 31, 2022150,444,636$1,504 (825,175)$(220)$98,797 $(114,269)$117 $(14,071)Balance, December 31, 2022150,444,636$1,504 (825,175)$(220)$98,797 $(114,269)$(14,071)
Net lossNet loss— — — (3,796)— (3,796)Net loss— — — (3,796)— (3,796)
Common stock issued for services renderedCommon stock issued for services rendered190,000— 29 — — 31 Common stock issued for services rendered190,000— 29 — — 31 
Stock based compensationStock based compensation— — 25 — — 25 Stock based compensation— — 25 — — 25 
Foreign currency translation, netForeign currency translation, net— — — — 14 14 Foreign currency translation, net— — — — 14 14 
Balance, March 31, 2023Balance, March 31, 2023150,634,636$1,506 (825,175)$(220)$98,851 $(118,065)$131 $(17,797)Balance, March 31, 2023150,634,636$1,506 (825,175)$(220)$98,851 $(118,065)$131 $(17,797)
Net lossNet loss— — — (6,071)— (6,071)
Common stock issue to Center Lane PartnersCommon stock issue to Center Lane Partners21,401,993214 — — 1,712 — — 1,926 
Extinguishment of Centre Lane Credit FacilityExtinguishment of Centre Lane Credit Facility— — 670 — — 670 
Common stock issued for options exercisedCommon stock issued for options exercised70,000— — — 
Stock based compensationStock based compensation— — 33 — — 33 
Foreign currency translation, netForeign currency translation, net— — — — 119 119 
Balance, June 30, 2023Balance, June 30, 2023172,106,629$1,721 (825,175)$(220)$101,266 $(124,136)$250 $(21,119)


Preferred StockCommon StockTreasury StockAdditional
Paid-in
Capital
Accumulated
Deficit
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Total
Shareholders’
Deficit
SharesAmountSharesAmountSharesAmount
Balance, December 31, 2021125,000$149,810,383$1,498 (825,175)$(220)$98,129 $(106,144)$12 $(6,724)
Net loss— — — — (2,117) (2,117)
Series E preferred stock dividend— — — (1)— — (1)
Stock based compensation— — — 29 — — 29 
Oceanside acquisition— 174,253— 277 — — 279 
Balance, March 31, 2022125,000$149,984,636$1,500 (825,175)$(220)$98,434 $(108,261)$12 $(8,534)
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Preferred StockCommon StockTreasury StockAdditional
Paid-in
Capital
Accumulated
Deficit
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Total
Shareholders’
Deficit
SharesAmountSharesAmountSharesAmount
Balance, December 31, 2021125,000$149,810,383$1,498 (825,175)$(220)$98,129 $(106,144)$12 $(6,724)
Net loss— — — — (2,117) (2,117)
Series E preferred stock dividend— — — (1)— — (1)
Stock based compensation— — — 29 — — 29 
Oceanside acquisition— 174,253— 277 — — 279 
Balance, March 31, 2022125,000$149,984,636$1,500 (825,175)$(220)$98,434 $(108,261)$12 $(8,534)
Net loss— — — — (1,458)— (1,458)
Series E preferred stock dividend— — — (1)— — (1)
Stock based compensation— — — 30 — — 30 
Foreign currency translation, net— — — — — 17 17 
Balance, June 30, 2022125,0001149,984,636$1,500 (825,175)$(220)$98,463 $(109,719)$29 $(9,946)


See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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BRIGHT MOUNTAIN MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(unaudited)
(in (in thousands)
For the Three Months Ended March 31,
20232022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss$(3,796)$(2,117)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operations:
Depreciation
Interest paid-in kind on Centre Lane Credit Facility789 — 
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use asset14 — 
Amortization of debt discount305 280 
Amortization of intangibles386 396 
Stock based compensation25 29 
Stock compensation for Oceanside shares— 117 
Gain on forgiveness of PPP loan— (842)
Common stock issued for services rendered31 — 
(Recovery of) provision for bad debt(188)271 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable2,509 592 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets142 114 
Operating lease liability— 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses(1,471)(463)
Other liabilities(96)— 
Interest payable – Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility, related party72 557 
Interest payable – 10% Convertible Promissory note, related party
Deferred revenue237 (302)
Net cash used in operating activities(1,031)(1,363)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment(5)— 
Net cash used in investing activities(5)— 
Cash flows from financing activities:
Preference dividend payments— 
Principal payments received (funded) for notes receivable— 
Proceeds from Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility, related party1,500 1,400 
Repayments of BMLLC acquisition debt— (250)
Net cash provided by financing activities1,500 1,157 
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash— 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents468 (206)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period316 781 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$784 $575 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Interest paid-in-kind on Centre Lane Credit Facility$789 $— 
Non-cash investing and financing activities
Issuance of common shares to Oceanside to settle share liability$— $162 
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
20232022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss$(9,867)$(3,575)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operations:
Depreciation46 12 
Interest paid-in kind on Centre Lane Credit Facility2,407 — 
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use asset29 — 
Amortization of debt discount844 615 
Amortization of intangibles1,114 786 
Stock based compensation58 59 
Stock compensation for Oceanside shares— 117 
Gain on forgiveness of PPP loan— (1,137)
Common stock issued for services rendered31 — 
(Recovery of) provision for bad debt(27)222 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable3,259 (146)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets(78)324 
Operating lease liability(24)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses(2,259)(950)
Other liabilities1,496 — 
Interest payable – Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility, related party— 1,390 
Interest payable – 10% Convertible Promissory note, related party
Deferred revenue(627)(539)
Net cash used in operating activities(3,594)(2,814)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of property and equipment(4)(4)
Net cash used in investing activities(4)(4)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from stock option exercises— 
Preference dividend payments— (2)
Principal payments received for notes receivable— 
Proceeds from Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility, related party6,626 2,700 
Repayments of BMLLC acquisition debt— (250)
Net cash provided by financing activities6,627 2,454 
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash— 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents3,034 (364)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of period316 781 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$3,350 $417 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid for interest$161 $— 
Interest paid-in-kind on Centre Lane Credit Facility$2,407 $— 
Non-cash investing and financing activities
Recognition of right-of-use asset and operating lease liability$— $691 
Issuance of common shares to Oceanside to settle share liability$— $162 
Issuance of common stock for Centre Lane debt financing$1,926 $— 
Issuance of debt to finance acquisition of Big Village Entities$19,874 $— 
See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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BRIGHT MOUNTAIN MEDIA, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31,June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 – DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS AND DEVELOPMENTS.DEVELOPMENTS

Organization and Nature of Operations

Bright Mountain Media, Inc. (the “Company,” “Bright Mountain” or “we”), is a holding company which focuses on digital publishing and advertising technology. The Company is engaged in content creation and advertising technology development that helps customers connect with, and market to, targeted audiences in high quality environments using a variety of digital ad formats.

Digital Publishing

Our digital publishing division focuses on developing content that attracts an audience and monetizes that audience through advertising. The current portfolio of owned and operated websites is focused on moms, parenting, families, and more broadly, women. The portfolio consists of popular websites including Mom.com, Cafemom.com, LittleThings.com, and MamasLatinas.com. This demographic is highly sought after by brands and their advertising agencies. We use internal and external technologies to constantly improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the content we create. Our publishing division monetizes its audiences through both direct and programmatic advertising sales.

Advertising Technology

Our advertising technology division focuses on delivering targeted ads to audiences on owned and operated sites as well as third partythird-party publishers in a cost-effective manner through the deployment of proprietary technologies. By developing our own proprietary technology stack, we are able to pass along efficiencies to both the demand and supply side of the ecosystem. Our goal is to enable and support a streamlined, end-to-end advertising model that addresses both demand (buy side) and publisher supply (sell side) programmatic sales and delivery of digital advertisements using an array of audience targeting tools and advertising formats (display, audio, video, CTV, in-app). Programmatic advertising relies on artificial intelligence powered software programs that leverage data and proprietary algorithms to match the optimal selection of an ad with a bid price offered by advertisers.

The Company generates revenue through sales of advertising services which generate revenue from advertisements placed on the Company’s owned and managed sites, as well as from advertisements placed on partner websites, for which the Company earns a share of the revenue. Additionally, we also generate advertising services revenue from facilitating the real-time buying and selling of advertisements at scale between networks of buyers known as demand side platforms ("DSPs") and sellers known as supply side platforms ("SSPs").
Amendment to Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Agreement

On February 10, 2023, the Company and its subsidiaries CL Media Holdings LLC, Bright Mountain Media, Inc., Bright Mountain LLC, MediaHouse, Inc. entered into the Sixteenth Amendment to Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement (the “Sixteenth Amendment”). The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to a credit agreement between itself, the lenders party thereto and Centre Lane Partners Master Credit Fund II, L.P. as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent dated June 5, 2020, as amended (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement was amended to provide for an additional term loan amount of $1.5 million. This term loan matures on June 30, 2023.

Reduction in Work Force

On February 28, 2023, the Company reduced its headcount from 57 employees to 52 employees. There were no executive officers included in this reduction. As a result, the Company recognized a onetime severance cost of approximately $122,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2023.



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2023
(Unaudited)


Subsequent Event

Asset Purchase Agreement

On April 3, 2023, in accordance with certain procedures (the “Bidding Procedures”) adopted by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”) in In re Big Village Holding LLC, et al., jointly-administered under case No. 23-10174 (the “Bankruptcy Case”), the “Company” submitted a bid (the “Bid”) for the acquisition of certain assets of Big Village Insights, Inc., a Delaware corporation f/k/a Engine International, Inc., Big Village Agency LLC, a Delaware limited liability company f/k/a Engine USA LLC, Big Village Group Inc., a Delaware corporation f/k/a Engine Group Inc., Deep Focus, Inc., a New York corporation, EMX Digital Inc., a Delaware corporation, Balihoo, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Big Village Media LLC, a Delaware limited liability company f/k/a Engine Media LLC in the Bankruptcy Case (collectively, the “Sellers”) related to the Sellers’ Agency Business and Insights Business (as defined in the APA) (collectively, the “Business”). The Bid contemplated the payment of a deposit, a cash payment at Closing (as defined in the APA) and the assumption of certain of Sellers’ liabilities (the “Assumed Liabilities”), all as set forth in a definitive asset purchase agreement among the Sellers and the Company (the “APA”) and described below, for which the Company was successful.

In accordance with the Bidding Procedures, on April 4, 2023, the Sellers conducted an auction among qualified bidders, including the Company (the “Auction”). At the Auction, following certain negotiated modifications to the APA, the Company was declared the winning bidder with a bid of $20.0 million plus the Assumed Liabilities, in accordance with the modified APA. The Company delivered the deposit of $2.0 million to the escrow agent effective as of April 3, 2023.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)


On April 10, 2023, the Company entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement with Big Village Insights, Inc. f/k/a Engine International, Inc., Big Village Agency LLC f/k/a Engine USA LLC, Big Village Group Inc. f/k/a Engine Group Inc., Deep Focus, Inc., EMX Digital Inc., Balihoo, Inc., and Big Village Media LLC f/k/a Engine Media LLC in the Bankruptcy Case (collectively, the “Sellers”) to acquire the assets of two business units of Big Village (Big Village Insights, Inc and Big Village Agency LLC, (together, the Seller’s Agency Business and Insights Business (the “Acquisition”“Big Village Entities”).

On April 20, 2023, the Company completed the Acquisition) for approximately $20.0 million, plus assumed liabilities, in an all-cash transaction funded by a senior secured credit facility.facility (the "Big Village Acquisition"). On April 20, 2023, the Company completed the Big Village Acquisition.

As part of the Big Village Acquisition, the Company formed BV Insights, LLC ("Insights") and Big-Village Agency, LLC ("Agency") to incorporate the assets acquired in the transactions, additionally, letters of employment were extended to certain legacy employees of the Big Village Entities, resulting in a total of 203 employees accepting the offer of employment by the Company.

Insights is a global business intelligence firm providing primary research, secondary research, competitive intelligence and expert insight to address customer's strategic issues. Insights' revenue is primarily derived from providing a single integrated service for research.

Agency is a digital marking service company, providing advertising technology serving advertisers and agencies by providing access to premium inventory, leveraging data to optimize programmatic campaigns. Agency's revenue is derived from the planning and execution of creative and media marketing campaigns.

Centre Lane Senior Secure Credit Facility

The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to the Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement between itself, the lenders party thereto and Centre Lane Partners Master Credit Fund II, L.P., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (“Centre Lane Partners”), dated June 5, 2020, as amended (the “Credit Agreement”).

On April 4, 2023, the Company entered into a commitment letter (the “Commitment Letter”) with Centre Lane Solutions Partners, LP (together with any designated affiliates thereof, the “CLP Lenders”), pursuant to which CLP Lenders would provide financing in the form of a senior secured credit facility for the Big Village Acquisition.

On April 20, 2023, the Company and its subsidiaries CL Media Holdings LLC, Bright Mountain LLC, MediaHouse, Inc., Big-Village Agency LLC, and BV Insights LLC, and Centre Lane Partners entered into the Seventeenth Amendment to the Credit Agreement (the “Seventeenth Amendment”). The Credit Agreement was amended, as provided in the Seventeenth Amendment, to provide for an additional term loan amount of $26.3 million to, among other things, finance the Acquisition. This term loan, which was provided by BV Agency, LLC, (an affiliate of Centre Lane Solutions Partners, LP) matures on April 20, 2026 and was issued at a discount of 5% or $1.3 million. Interest of 15% payable under the note payable-in-kind in lieu of cash payment up to April 30, 2024, then 5% payable quarterly in cash and 10% payable-in-kind in lieu of cash payment until maturity of April 20, 2026.

Also, in connection with the Seventeenth Amendment, on April 20, 2023, the Company issued 21,401,993 shares of common stock of the Company to BV Agency, LLC, an entity beneficially owned by CLP Lenders. The issuance of the shares of common stock were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), in accordance with Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering. As of April 20,June 30, 2023, BV Agency, LLC and Centre Lane Partners Master Credit Fund II, L.P. own approximately 12.4% and 8.8% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, respectively.

See Note 21, Subsequent Events toReduction in Work Force

During the consolidated financial statements.three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company reduced its headcount by 12 and 17 employees, respectively. There were no executive officers included in this reduction. As a result, the Company recognized a onetime severance cost of approximately $114,000 and $236,000, respectively during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.

NOTE 2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation
The unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, and 2022
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)


have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and in accordance with rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, such unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary for the fair presentation of the consolidated financial position and the consolidated results of operations. The consolidated results of operations for periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or any future periods. The consolidated balance sheet information as of December 31, 2022, was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. The interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with that report.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2023
(Unaudited)


Going Concern and Liquidity
Historically, the Company has incurred losses, which has resulted in an accumulated deficit of approximately $118.1$124.1 million as of March 31,June 30, 2023. Cash flows used in operating activities were $1.0$3.6 million and $1.4$2.8 million for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. As of March 31,June 30, 2023, the Company had approximately a $17.0$9.0 million working capital deficit, inclusive of $784,000$3.4 million in cash and cash equivalents.

The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on its ability to meet its liquidity needs through a combination of factors. The Company is currently exploring all strategic alternatives, including restructuring or refinancing its debts, seeking additional debt, such as borrowings under the Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit FacilityAgreement or equity capital. The ability to access the capital market is also dependent on the stock volume and market price of the Company's stock, which cannot be assured. Other measures include reducing or delaying certain business activities, reducing general and administrative expenses, including a reduction in headcount. The ultimate success of these plans is not guaranteed.

In considering our forecast for the next twelve months, the Company's current cash and working capital, as of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company’s available cash will not be sufficient to fund its anticipated level of operations. As a result, such matters create a substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to meet its financial needs and continue as a going concern.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis and do not include any adjustments that might result from uncertainty about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less, when acquired, to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash with various commercial banks in the U.S. and other foreign countries in which the Company operates.

As of March 31,June 30, 2023, the Company exceeded the federally insured limit of $250,000 for interest and noninterest bearingnon-interest-bearing accounts. As of December 31, 2022, the Company's interest and noninterest bearingnon-interest-bearing accounts were within the federally insured.insured limit.

As of March 31,June 30, 2023, the Company had cash balances with a single financial institution in excess of the FDIC insured limitslimit by amounts of $338,000.$2.9 million.

As of December 31, 2022, the Company exceeded the insurance limit for one of its international bank accounts by $66,000.

Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank

On March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank ("SVB"), which is one of the Company's banking institutions, was shut down by its state regulator and is in receivership with the FDIC. At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, approximately $50,000 and $152,000, including a corporate credit card deposit of $50,000, was held by the bank.

Any loss incurred or a lack of access to such funds could have a significant adverse impact on the Company's financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

At March 31, 2023, and December 31, 2022, the Company had $784,000 and $316,000, respectively, in cash and cash equivalents.
Off-balance Sheet Arrangements
There are no off-balance sheet arrangements as of March 31,June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
Use of Estimates
Transaction Cost

The Company incurred significant costs directly related to the Big Village Acquisition and are recorded as an expense on the income statement. See Note 13, Business Combinations, to these consolidated financial statements for further information.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31,June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)


Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions. We believe that the estimates, judgments and assumptions upon which we rely are reasonable based upon information available to us at the time that these estimates, judgments and assumptions are made. These estimates, judgments, and assumptions can affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of our unaudited consolidated financial statements as well as reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the periods presented. Our unaudited consolidated financial statements would be affected to the extent there are material differences between these estimates and actual results. In many cases, the accounting treatment of a particular transaction is specifically dictated by GAAP and does not require management’s judgment in its application. There are also areas in which management’s judgment in selecting any available alternative would not produce a materially different result.

Significant estimates included in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include, valuation of goodwill and intangible assets, estimates of amortization period for intangible assets, estimates of depreciation period for property and equipment, the valuation of equity-based transactions, valuation of the Center Lane Senior Secured Facility carrying value regarding debt modification or extinguishment, and the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets.
Foreign Currency

We translate the financial statements of our foreign subsidiaries, which have a functional currency in the respective country’s local currency, to U.S. dollars using month-end exchange rates for assets and liabilities and actual exchange rates for revenue, costs and expenses on the date of the transaction. Translation gains and losses as a result of consolidation are included in accumulated other comprehensive loss. Transaction gains and losses are included within “general and administrative expense” on the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Concentrations of Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. We place our cash and cash equivalents with high credit-quality financial institutions. Such deposits may be in excess of federally insured limits. In addition, the Company maintains various bank accounts in Thailand and Israel, with some level of insurance. We perform periodic evaluations of the relative credit standing of the financial institutions. Any loss incurred or a lack of access to such funds could have a significant adverse impact on the Company's financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.

We perform credit evaluations of our customers’ financial condition and require no collateral from our customers. We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts receivable based upon the expected collectability of accounts receivable balances.

The Company generates revenue through salesas follows:

selling of advertising services which generate revenue from advertisements placed on the Company’s owned and managed sites, as well as from advertisements placed on partner websites, for which the Company earns a share of the revenue.revenue;

generating advertising services revenue from facilitating the real-time buying and selling of advertisements at scale between networks of buyers, known as DSPs and sellers known as SSPs;

serving advertisers and agencies by providing access to premium inventory, leveraging data to optimize programmatic campaigns, where revenue is derived from the planning and execution of creative and media marketing campaigns; and

providing primary research, secondary research, competitive intelligence and expert insight to address customer's strategic issues, where revenue is primarily derived from providing a single integrated service for research.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)



The following table provides information about concentration that exceed 10% of revenue, accounts receivable and accounts payable for the period.
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
202320222023202220232022
Revenue ConcentrationRevenue ConcentrationRevenue Concentration
Customers exceeding 10% of revenueCustomers exceeding 10% of revenue— 1Customers exceeding 10% of revenue1111
% of overall revenue% of overall revenue% of overall revenue14.2 %41.7 %12.7 %34.9 %
Customer 1— %24.3 %
Total % of revenueTotal % of revenue— %24.3 %Total % of revenue14.2 %41.7 %12.7 %34.9 %
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June 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
Accounts Receivable Concentration
Customers exceeding 10% of receivable21
% of accounts receivable33.1 %43.5 %
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2023
(Unaudited)


March 31,
2023
December 31,
2022
Accounts Receivable Concentration
Customers exceeding 10% of receivable11
% of accounts receivable11.8 %43.5 %
March 31,
2023
December 31,
2022
Accounts Payable Concentration
Vendors exceeding 10% of payable12
% of accounts payable12.3 %21.8 %
June 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
Accounts Payable Concentration
Vendors exceeding 10% of payable— 2
% of accounts payable— %21.8 %
Reclassification
During the year ended December 31, 2022, reclassification of certain accounts has been made to previously reported amounts to conform to their treatment to the current period. Specifically, the Company identified a reclassification of commissions from general and administrative expenses to cost of revenue on the consolidated statements of operations, reclassification between note receivable to prepaid expense and other current assets, website acquisition assets to intangible asset,assets, as well as a reclassification between accrued expenses to other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets. These reclassifications had no impact on the previously reported net loss for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2022.
Effective Accounting Pronouncements Adopted

In June 2016, the FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-13 (amended by ASU 2019-10), Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, regarding the measurement of credit losses for certain financial instruments, which replaces the incurred loss model with a current expected credit loss (“CECL”) model. The CECL model is based on historical experience, adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts. The Company iswas required to adopt the new guidance on January 1, 2023. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2023.

In October 2021, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)ASU No. 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers. The amendments in this update require that an entity (acquirer) recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with Topic 606. At the acquisition date, an acquirer should account for the related revenue contracts in accordance with Topic 606 as if it had originated the contracts. For public business entities, the amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments in this update should be applied prospectively to business combinations occurring on or after the effective date of the amendments. Early adoption of the amendments is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. An entity that early adopts in an interim period should apply the amendments (1) retrospectively to all business combinations for which the
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)


acquisition date occurs on or after the beginning of the fiscal year that includes the interim period of early application and (2) prospectively to all business combinations that occur on or after the date of initial application. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2023.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In August 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)ASU No. 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40). TheThis ASU simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity. The FASB reduced the number of accounting models for convertible debt and convertible preferred stock instruments and made certain disclosure amendments to improve the information provided to users. The new standard is effective January 1, 2024 (early adoption is permitted, but not earlier than January 1, 2021). The Company is currently evaluating the impact this guidance will have on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2023
(Unaudited)



NOTE 3 – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Accounts receivable, net consisted of the following:
(in thousands)(in thousands)March 31,
2023
December 31,
2022
(in thousands)June 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
Accounts receivableAccounts receivable$1,251 $3,447 Accounts receivable$11,959 $3,447 
Unbilled receivables (A)(1)
Unbilled receivables (A)(1)
388 724 
Unbilled receivables (A)(1)
3,757 724 
1,639 4,171 15,716 4,171 
Less allowance for doubtful accountsLess allowance for doubtful accounts(375)(586)Less allowance for doubtful accounts(491)(586)
Accounts receivable, netAccounts receivable, net$1,264 $3,585 Accounts receivable, net$15,225 $3,585 

(A)(1) - Unbilled receivable representsreceivables represent amounts for services rendered at the end of the period pending generation of invoice to the customer.
Bad debt (recoveries) expense was $(188,000)$161,000 and $271,000$49,000 for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, and 2022, respectively, and (recoveries) expense of $(27,000) and $222,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)


NOTE 4 – PREPAID COSTS AND OTHER ASSETS
Prepaid expenses and other assets consisted of the following:
(in thousands)(in thousands)March 31, 2023December 31, 2022(in thousands)June 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Prepaid insurancePrepaid insurance$443 $
Prepaid consulting service agreements – Spartan (1)
Prepaid consulting service agreements – Spartan (1)
190 285 
Prepaid consulting service agreements – Spartan (1)
95 285 
Prepaid softwarePrepaid software107 176 
DepositsDeposits87 137 Deposits187 137 
SubscriptionsSubscriptions638 — 
OtherOther318 315 Other140 138 
Total prepaid costs and other assetsTotal prepaid costs and other assets595 737 Total prepaid costs and other assets1,610 737 
Less: Non-current other assets – Spartan (1)
(187)(137)
Less: Non-current other assetsLess: Non-current other assets(187)(137)
Prepaid expenses and other current assetsPrepaid expenses and other current assets$408 $600 Prepaid expenses and other current assets$1,423 $600 
(1)
Spartan Capital Securities, LLC ("Spartan Capital") is a broker-dealer that has assisted the Company with a range of services including capital raising activities, M&A advisory, and consulting services. The Company has a five-year agreement with Spartan Capital commencing October 2018 for the provision of such services. During the years ended December 31, 2018 to December 31, 2020, a series of payments were made under the terms of this agreement, resulting in amounts being capitalized and amortized over the remaining life of the agreement. These amounts will be fully amortized by September 30, 2023.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2023
(Unaudited)


NOTE 5 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment consisted of the following:
(in thousands)(in thousands)Estimated
Useful Life (Years)
March 31, 2023December 31, 2022(in thousands)Estimated
Useful Life (Years)
June 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Furniture and fixturesFurniture and fixtures3-5$49 $49 Furniture and fixtures3-5$$49 
Computer equipmentComputer equipment3347 340 Computer equipment3125 340 
Computer softwareComputer software52,229 — 
396 389 2,362 389 
Less: accumulated depreciationLess: accumulated depreciation(358)(349)Less: accumulated depreciation(2,148)(349)
Property and equipment, netProperty and equipment, net$38 $40 Property and equipment, net$214 $40 
Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, and 2022 was $7,000$39,000 and $3,000,$8,000, respectively, and is$46,000 and $12,000 for the six months ended and June 30, 2023, and 2022, respectively.
The amounts are included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)


NOTE 6 – INTANGIBLES ASSETS, NET
Website acquisitions, net consisted of the following (in thousands):
March 31, 2023December 31, 2022June 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Website acquisition assetsWebsite acquisition assets$1,124 $1,124 Website acquisition assets$1,124 $1,124 
Less: accumulated amortizationLess: accumulated amortization(1,123)(1,122)Less: accumulated amortization(1,123)(1,122)
Website acquisition assets, netWebsite acquisition assets, net$$Website acquisition assets, net$$
Other intangible assets, net consisted of the following (in thousands):
As of March 31, 2023As of December 31, 2022
Weighted
Average
Useful Life
(Years)
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Carrying
Amount
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Carrying
Amount
Trade name2.0$2,759 $(1,735)$1,024 $2,759 $(1,617)$1,143 
IP/Technology7.11,983 (936)1,047 1,983 (899)1,083 
Customer relationships2.26,680 (4,646)2,034 6,680 (4,419)2,261 
Non-compete agreements0.4402 (384)18 402 (381)21 
Total3.4$11,824 $(7,701)$4,123 $11,824 $(7,316)$4,508 
March 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Website$$
Other intangibles4,123 4,508 
Total intangible, net$4,124 $4,510 
As of June 30, 2023As of December 31, 2022

Useful Life
(Years)
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Carrying
Amount
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Carrying
Amount
Trade name2 - 10$8,381 $(1,973)$6,408 $2,759 $(1,617)$1,142 
IP/technology105,821 (1,047)4,774 1,983 (899)1,084 
Customer relationships5 - 1013,380 (5,023)8,357 6,680 (4,419)2,261 
Non-compete agreements3 - 5402 (386)16 402 (381)21 
Total$27,984 $(8,429)$19,555 $11,824 $(7,316)$4,508 

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BRIGHT MOUNTAIN MEDIA, INC.During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company acquired intangible assets through the acquisition of the Big Village Entities as follows, (in thousands):
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2023
(Unaudited)
Useful Life
(Years)
Amount
Trade name7 to 10$5,622 
Developed technology103,838 
Customer relationships7 to 106,700 
Total$16,160 

June 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Website$$
Other intangibles19,555 4,508 
Total intangible, net$19,556 $4,510 

Amortization expense for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022 was approximately $386,000$728,000 and $396,000,$390,000, respectively, and $1.1 million and $786,000 for the six months ended and June 30, 2023, and 2022, respectively.

Amortization expense related to both the website acquisition costs and the intangible assets and is included in general and administrative expense in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)


As of March 31,June 30, 2023, expected remaining amortization expense of intangible assets and website acquisition by fiscal year is as follows (in thousands):
Remainder of 2023Remainder of 2023$1,157 Remainder of 2023$1,650 
202420241,542 20243,300 
20252025781 20252,539 
20262026147 20261,904 
ThereafterThereafter497 Thereafter10,163 
Total expected amortization expenseTotal expected amortization expense$4,124 Total expected amortization expense$19,556 
NOTE 7 – GOODWILL
The following table represents the allocation of Goodwillgoodwill as of March 31,June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022 (in thousands):
Owned &
Operated
Ad
Exchange
TotalOwned &
Operated
Ad
Exchange
OtherTotal
December 31, 2022December 31, 2022$9,726 $9,920 $19,645 December 31, 2022$9,725 $9,920 $— $19,645 
AdditionAddition— — — Addition— — 1,291 1,291 
March 31, 2023$9,726 $9,920 $19,645 
June 30, 2023June 30, 2023$9,725 $9,920 $1,291 $20,936 

Goodwill acquired as part of the Big Village Acquisition totals $1.3 million, and represents the value of unidentifiable intangible assets including future technology, new customer relationships and workforce. See Note 13, Business Combinations.

Goodwill is tested for impairment at least annually and if triggering events are noted prior to the annual assessment. Impairment is deemed to occur when the carrying value of the Goodwillgoodwill associated with the reporting unit exceeds the implied value of the Goodwillgoodwill associated with the reporting unit.

At December 31, 2022, an assessment was performed using a qualitative assessment which includes consideration of the economic, industry and market conditions in addition to the overall financial performance of the Company and these assets. Our qualitative assessment did not conclude that it is more likely than not that the estimated fair value of the reporting unit is greater than the carrying value, and we performed a quantitative analysis. In a quantitative test, the fair value of a reporting unit is determined based on a discounted cash flow analysis and further analyzed using other methods of valuation. A discounted cash flow analysis requires us to make various assumptions, including assumptions about future cash flows, growth rates and discount rates. The assumptions about future cash flows and growth rates are based on our long-term projections. Assumptions used in our impairment testing are consistent with our internal forecasts and operating plans. Our discount rate is based on our debt structure, adjusted for current market conditions. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying amount, there is no impairment. To the extent the carrying amount exceeds its fair value, an impairment charge of the reporting unit’s goodwill would be necessary.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31,June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)


NOTE 8 – ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES

Accounts payable and accrued expenses consisted of the following (in thousands):
March 31, 2023December 31, 2022June 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Accounts payableAccounts payable$7,660 $8,585 Accounts payable$11,139 $8,585 
Accrued wages, commissions and bonusAccrued wages, commissions and bonus389 380 Accrued wages, commissions and bonus644 380 
Publisher costPublisher cost204 559 Publisher cost763 559 
Professional feesProfessional fees413 677 Professional fees767 677 
SubcontractorSubcontractor1,270 — 
OtherOther169 116 Other619 116 
Total accounts payable and accrued expensesTotal accounts payable and accrued expenses$8,835 $10,317 Total accounts payable and accrued expenses$15,202 $10,317 
NOTE 9 – OTHER LIABILITIES

Other liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):

June 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Current portion of long term lease$57 $38 
Dividend payable692 692 
Project advance expense (1)
2,696 — 
Litigation reserves1,338 1,107 
Other current liabilities
Total other liabilities$4,788 $1,838 
(1) Represents amount advanced by customers to cover third party expenses specifically related to their project, these expenses are offset against the advance and are not part of the Company's income statement.
NOTE 910 – CENTRE LANE SENIOR SECURED CREDIT FACILITY

Effective June 1, 2020, the Company entered into a membership interest purchase agreement to acquire 100% of Wild Sky Media, a subsidiary (the “Purchase Agreement”). To finance this acquisition, the Company obtained a first lien senior secured credit facility from Centre Lane Partners Master Credit Fund II, L.P. (“Centre Lane Partners”) in the amount of $16.5 million, comprising of $15.0 million of initial indebtedness, repayment of Wild Sky’s existing accounts receivable factoring facility of approximately $900,000 and approximately $500,000 of expenses.

On April 4, 2023, the Company entered into a commitment letter (the “Commitment Letter”) with Centre Lane Partners, pursuant to which they would provide financing in the form of a senior secured credit facility for the acquisition of the Big Village Entities.

On April 20, 2023, the Company and its subsidiaries entered into the Seventeenth Amendment to the Credit Agreement (the “Seventeenth Amendment”) with Centre Lane Partners. The Credit Agreement was amended, as provided in the Seventeenth Amendment, to provide for an additional term loan amount of $26.3 million to, among other things, finance the Acquisition. This term loan, which was provided by BV Agency, LLC, matures on April 20, 2026 and was issued at a discount of 5% or $1.3 million. Interest of 15% payable under the note payable-in-kind in lieu of cash payment up to April 30, 2024, then 5% payable quarterly in cash and 10% payable-in-kind in lieu of cash payment until maturity of April 20, 2026.

As part of the Seventeenth Amendment, the Company is required to pay an amendment fee of 2% of the principal amount of the existing First Out and Last Out Terms Loans, totaling $706,000, additionally, an exit fee of $18,000 of the loan to finance the Big Village Acquisition. The outstanding principal on these at April 20, 2023 was $31.0 million and
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$4.3 million, respectively. These fees total $724,000 and are due on payable at maturity. Additionally, the maturity dates were extended to April 20, 2026.

Also, in connection with the Seventeenth Amendment, on April 20, 2023, the Company issued 21,401,993 shares of common stock of the Company to BV Agency, LLC, an entity beneficially owned by Centre Lane Partners. The shares valued $1.9 million, based on a per share price of $0.09, which was the closing price of the Company’s common stock at close of market on April 19, 2023. The issuance of the shares of common stock were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), in accordance with Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering. As of June 30, 2023, BV Agency, LLC and Centre Lane Partners own approximately 12.4% and 8.8% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, respectively.

Including the Seventeenth Amendment, Centre Lane Partners subsequently loaned the Company an additional $9.7$36.0 million to provide liquidity to fund operations beginning in April 2021 (as amended, the “Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility”). This Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility has been determined to qualify as a related party transaction as shares were issued to Centre Lane Partners as part of the transaction resulting in Centre Lane Partners owning 10% of the Company's Common Stock as of March 31, 2023.transaction. A related party is a party that can exercise significant influence over the Company in making financial and/or operating decisions.

The original note issued under the Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility initially bore interest at a rate of 6.0% per annum, and is scheduled to mature on June 30, 2025, with payments of 2.5% of outstanding principal beginning on June 30, 2023. The interest rate was increased to 10.0% pursuant to the first amendment to the Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility and interest payable under the note is payable-in-kind (“PIK Interest”) in lieu of cash payment.

Commencing with the ninth amendment, the interest rate was increased to 12% on all subsequent draws with 8% payable quarterly in cash and 4% payable-in-kind in lieu of cash payment. These draws are known as the “last in first out loans”, totaling $4.4 million inclusive of exit fees at March 31,June 30, 2023, due and payable on June 30, 2023.April 20, 2026.

There is no prepayment penalty associated with this Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility. However, partial or full prepayments of the Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility would be required in the event of certain future capital raises.
Optional Prepayment

The Company may, at any time, voluntarily prepay, in whole or in part, a minimum of $250,000 of the outstanding principal of the loans, plus any accrued but unpaid interest on the aggregate principal amount of the loans being prepaid.
Repayment of Loans

The Company is required to repay in cash to Centre Lane Partners (i) commencing with the fiscal quarter ending on June 30, 2023, in consecutive quarterly installments to be paid on the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Company, an amount equal to 2.5% of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the loansoriginal principal plus draws advanced by amendments 2 through 8 along with accrued and unpaid interest (after giving effect to capitalized PIK Interest) and (ii) on the maturity date all outstanding obligations (including, without limitation, all accrued and unpaid principal and interest on the principal amounts of the Loans (including any accrued but uncapitalized PIK Interest)) of the loan parties that are due and payable on such date. The outstanding amount for these draws at June 30, 2023 is $32.4 million, inclusive of interest paid in kind.

On June 30, 2023, the Company and its subsidiaries entered into its Eighteenth Amendment with Centre Lane Partners regarding installment payment due on June 30, 2023, to be paid in equal monthly installments on July 3, 2023, August 7, 2023 and September 5, 2023, respectively.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company paid approximately $161,000 toward outstanding interest payable, there was no payment made during the same period for 2022.

There was no payment on the principal loan balance for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022.
Fees

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There was no payment on the principal loan balance for the three months ended March 31, 2023, and 2022.
Fees

Under the terms of the Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility, the Company is also required to pay Centre Lane Partners a non-refundable annual administration fee equal to $35,000 for agency services provided under this agreement.the Credit Agreement. The Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit FacilityAgreement provides that this fee shall be in all respects fully earned, due and paid-in-kind by the Company on the effective date (“Effective Date”) of the Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit FacilityAgreement and on each anniversary of the Effective Date during the term of this agreement by adding and capitalizing the full amount of such fee to the outstanding principal balance of the loans. There was noThe accumulated administrative fee since inception of the facility is $140,000 and is included in outstanding principal. The administrative fee charged during the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022 was $35,000 and $35,000, respectively.

The below table summarizes the loan balances and accrued interest for the periods ended March 31,June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, (in thousands):
March 31, 2023December 31, 2022June 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Note payable – Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility – net of discount, related party (Current Portion)Note payable – Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility – net of discount, related party (Current Portion)$7,696 $4,860 Note payable – Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility – net of discount, related party (Current Portion)$4,048 $4,860 
Note payable – Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility – net of discount, related partyNote payable – Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility – net of discount, related party24,856 25,101 Note payable – Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility – net of discount, related party53,061 25,101 
Net principalNet principal32,552 29,961 Net principal57,109 29,961 
Add: debt discountAdd: debt discount2,921 3,148 Add: debt discount7,041 3,148 
Outstanding principalOutstanding principal$35,473 $33,109 Outstanding principal$64,150 $33,109 
The below table summarizes the movement in the outstanding principal for the three monthsperiods ended March 31,June 30, 2023, and the year ended December 31, 2022, (in thousands):
March 31, 2023December 31, 2022June 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Opening balanceOpening balance$33,109 26,334 Opening balance$33,109 26,334 
Add:Add: Add: 
DrawsDraws1,500 3,050 Draws27,816 3,050 
Exit and other feesExit and other fees75 621 Exit and other fees818 621 
Interest capitalizedInterest capitalized789 3,104 Interest capitalized2,407 3,104 
2,364 6,775 31,041 6,775 
Outstanding principalOutstanding principal$35,473 $33,109 Outstanding principal$64,150 $33,109 

Amendments to Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility

Commencing April 2021, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into various amendments to the Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement between itself and Centre Lane Partners. The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to a credit agreement between itself and Centre Lane Partners as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. The Credit Agreement was amended to provide for additional loans used for working capital. In addition, and as part of the transaction, there are Exit Fees (“the Exit Fees”exit fees (the "Exit Fees"), which will be added and capitalized to the principal amount of the original loan. As of March 31,June 30, 2023, there were sixteeneighteen amendments to the Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility.Agreement.

Consistent with FASB ASC Topic 470 Debt, (“ASC 470”), the Company is required to perform an analysis of the change in each amendment to determine whether the change is a modification or an extinguishment of debt. Under a
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modification, no gain or loss is recorded, and a new effective interest rate is established based on the carrying value of the debt and revised cash flow. If the debt is extinguished, the old debt is derecognized and the new debt is recorded as fair value, which becomes the new carrying value. A gain or loss is recorded for the difference between the net carrying value or the original debt and the fair value of the new debt. Interest expense is recorded based on the effective interest rate of the
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new debt. A debt is considered extinguished if the present value of the new cash flows under the term of the new debt is at least 10% different from the present value of the remaining cash flows under the terms of the old debt.

In connection with the Seventeenth Amendment, the Company determined that the change was an extinguishment consistent with ASC 470, Debt, the old debt of $35.5 million was derecognized and the new debt of $62.7 million was recognized at estimated fair value. A gain on extinguishment was recognized against additional paid in capital of $670,000, as Centre Lane Partners is a related party.

On June 30, 2023, the Company and its subsidiaries entered into its Eighteenth Amendment with Centre Lane Partners regarding installment payment due on June 30, 2023, to be paid in equal monthly installments on July 3, 2023, August 7, 2023 and September 5, 2023, respectively. There was no impact on principal or interest and no fees incurred by the Company for this amendment.
The below table summarizes the amendments to the Credit Agreement that impacted principal, interest and fees that were executed by the Company since the inception of the facility to March 31,June 30, 2023, (in thousands, except for share data):

Number

Number
DateDraw $’000Repayment
Date
Interest
Rate (PIK)
Interest Rate (Cash)Agency FeeExit Fee (A)Common
Stock Issued
Accounting Impact
Number
DateDraw $’000Repayment
Date
Interest
Rate (PIK)
Interest Rate (Cash)Agency FeeExit Fee (A)Common
Stock Issued
Accounting Impact
1104/26/21$— June 30, 202510 %$— $— $— 150,000 Extinguishment(B)104/26/21$— April 20, 202610 %$— $— $— 150,000 Extinguishment(B)
2205/26/211,500 June 30, 202510 %— — 750 3,000,000 Modification205/26/211,500 April 20, 202610 %— — 750 3,000,000 Modification
3308/12/21500 June 30, 202510 %— — 250 2,000,000 Modification308/12/21500 April 20, 202610 %— — 250 2,000,000 Modification
4408/31/211,100 June 30, 202510 %— — 550 — Modification408/31/211,100 April 20, 202610 %— — 550 — Modification
5510/08/21725 June 30, 202510 %— — 363 — Extinguishment510/08/21725 April 20, 202610 %— — 363 — Extinguishment
6611/05/21800 June 30, 202510 %— — 800 7,500,000 Modification611/05/21800 April 20, 202610 %— — 800 7,500,000 Modification
7712/23/21500 June 30, 202510 %— 70 500 — Modification712/23/21500 April 20, 202610 %— 70 500 — Modification
$5,125 $70 $3,213 12,650,000 $5,125 $70 $3,213 12,650,000 
8801/26/22350 June 30, 202510 %— — 350 — Modification801/26/22350 April 20, 202610 %— — 350 — Modification
9902/11/22250 June 30, 2023%%— 13 — Modification902/11/22250 April 20, 2026%%— 13 — Modification
101003/11/22300 June 30, 2023%%— 15 — Modification1003/11/22300 April 20, 2026%%— 15 — Modification
111103/25/22500 June 30, 2023%%— 25 — Modification1103/25/22500 April 20, 2026%%— 25 — Modification
121204/15/22450 June 30, 2023%%— 23 — Modification1204/15/22450 April 20, 2026%%— 23 — Modification
131305/10/22500 June 30, 2023%%35 25 — Modification1305/10/22500 April 20, 2026%%35 25 — Modification
141406/10/22350 June 30, 2023%%— 18 — Modification1406/10/22350 April 20, 2026%%— 18 — Modification
151507/08/22350 June 30, 2023%%— 18 — Modification1507/08/22350 April 20, 2026%%— 18 — Modification
$3,050 $35 $487 — $3,050 $35 $487 — 
161602/10/231,500 June 30, 2023%%— 75 — Modification1602/10/231,500 April 20, 2026%%— 75 — Modification
171704/20/2326,316 April 20, 202615 %— %35 708 21,401,993 Extinguishment(C)
$9,675 $105 $3,775 12,650,000 $35,991 $140 $4,483 34,051,993 
(A)Added and capitalized to the principal amount of the original loan and the original loan terms apply.
(B)The Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility was amended to permit the Company to raise up to $6.0 million of total cash proceeds from the sale of its preferred stock prior to December 31, 2021, without having to make a mandatory prepayment of the loans. Additionally, the Company may issue up to $800,000 in dividends from the previous limit of $500,000 per annum.
(C)15% PIK until April 20, 2024, then 5% cash and 10% PIK thereafter.

Draws advanced by amendments 2 through 8 totaling $5.5 million and exit fees totaling $3.6 million, were due for full repayment on February 28, 2022. Prior to this date, the loan agreement allowed the Company to waive the accrual of
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interest on these amounts. There was no repayment of these amounts, and as a result, on March 11, 2022, amendment 10 was executed, changing the repayment date of the outstanding principal and commencing interest accrual on the exit fees.

All amounts advanced for Amendmentsamendments 9 through 16 arewere due on June 30, 2023 along with accrued and unpaid interest.interest, however, the maturity date was changed to April 20, 2026 with amendment 17. The outstanding amount at March 31,June 30, 2023 is $4.4 million, inclusive of interest paid in kind.

CommencingAs of June 30, 2023, the Company is required to pay 2.5% of the original principal plus draws advanced by amendments 2 through 8 along with accrued and unpaid interest. The outstanding amount at March 31, 2023 is $31.1 million, inclusive of interest paid in kind.

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As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, of the Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility was $32.6$57.1 million and $30.0 million, respectively, net of unamortized debt discount of $2.9$7.0 million and $3.1 million, respectively. The discount is being amortized over the remaining life of the Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit facility using the effective interest method.

Interest expense for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, and 2022 consisted of the following (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
20232022June 30, 2023June 30, 2022June 30, 2023June 30, 2022
Interest expenseInterest expense$862 $558 Interest expense$1,707 $829 $2,570 $1,386 
AmortizationAmortization301 277 Amortization536 331 837 608 
Total interest expenseTotal interest expense$1,163 $835 Total interest expense$2,243 $1,160 $3,407 $1,994 



Subsequent Events

On April 20,July 28, 2023, the Credit Agreement was amended, to provide for an additional term loan amount of $26.3 million, this$2.0 million. This term loan matures on April 20, 2026.June 30, 2024.
See Note 21,23, Subsequent Events to the consolidated financial statements.
NOTE 1011 – OCEANSIDE SHARE EXCHANGE LOAN

On July 31, 2019, the Company executed a Share Exchange Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Oceanside Merger Agreement”) with Slutzky & Winshman Ltd., an Israeli company (“Oceanside”) and the shareholders of Oceanside (the “Oceanside Shareholders”).

The merger closed on July 31, 2019, and the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of Oceanside. Pursuant to the terms of the Oceanside Merger Agreement, the Company issued 12,513,227 shares valued at $20.0 million to owners and employees of Oceanside and contingent consideration of $750,000 paid through the delivery of unsecured, interest free, one and two-year promissory notes (the “Closing Note(s)”).
As ofOn August 15, 2020, the Company did not make payment on the one-year Closing Note and thereby defaulted on its obligation and the two-year Closing Note accelerated to become payable as of August 15, 2020. Upon default, the Closing Notes accrue interest at a 1.5% per month rate, or 18% annual rate.
On September 6, 2022, the Company’s Board of Directors (the "Board") approved a settlement with the Oceanside Shareholders providing for payment of $650,000 payable over a 50-month period commencingwhich commenced January 2023. Amount unpaid as of June 30, 2023 was $572,000.
NOTE 1112 10% CONVERTIBLE PROMISSORY NOTES

DuringOn November 30, 2018, the Company issued 10% convertible promissory notes ("Convertible Notes") in the amount of $80,000 to the Chairman of the Board, a related party. The Convertible Notes are unsecured and mature five years from issuance and are convertible at the option of the holder into shares of common stock at any time prior to maturity at a conversion price of $0.40 per share. A beneficial conversion feature exists on the date the Convertible Notes were issued whereby the fair value of the underlying common stock to which the Convertible Notes are convertible is in excess of the face value of the Convertible Notes of $80,000.
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The principal balance of these Convertible Notes payable was $80,000 at March 31,June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The total Convertible Notes payable was $71,000$75,000 and $68,000, net of discount of $9,000$5,000 and $12,000, at March 31,June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Interest expense for the Convertible Notes was $5,000$6,000 inclusive of interest of $2,000 and discount amortization of $3,000$4,000 for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, and 2022. Interest expense for the Convertible Notes was $11,000 inclusive of interest of $4,000 and discount amortization of $7,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.

The outstanding principal and interest of the Convertible Notes is due and payable November 2023.

NOTE 13 – BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

On April 20, 2023, the Company completed the Big Village Acquisition of two business units of Big Village Holding LLC for approximately $20.0 million, plus assumed liabilities, in an all-cash transaction funded by a senior secured credit facility.

As part of the Big Village Acquisition, the Company formed BV Insights, LLC ("Insights") and Big-Village Agency, LLC ("Agency") to incorporate the assets acquired in the transactions, additionally, letters of employment were extended to certain legacy employees of the Big Village Entities, resulting in a total of 203 employees accepting the offer of employment by the Company.
The purchase price has been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net assets acquired was allocated to goodwill and intangibles. The goodwill of $1.3 million recognized was attributable to assembled workforce
20
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and strategic benefits that are expected to be achieved. Identified intangibles total $16.2 million inclusive of the below, in thousands:

Useful Life
(Years)
Amount
Trade name7 to 10$5,622 
Developed technology103,838 
Customer relationships7 to 106,700 
$16,160 
The following table summarizes the allocation of the purchase price based on the estimated fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities at the date of the Big Village Acquisition, in thousands:
Purchase price consideration
Center Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility$19,874 
Fair value of assets assumed
Accounts receivable$14,872 
Intangibles16,160 
Goodwill1,291 
Prepaid and other assets795 
Property and equipment216 
33,334 
Fair value of liabilities assumed
Accounts payable and accrued expenses$7,271 
Deferred revenue4,754 
Other current liabilities1,435 
13,460 
Total fair value of assets and liabilities assumed$19,874 

We incurred costs related to the Big Village Acquisition of approximately $1.0 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. Additionally, $2.8 million in cure claims was paid to accepted vendors on the closing date and $1.2 million was subsequently paid to employees representing bonus. Amounts for cure claims and bonuses are included above as part of assumed liability. All acquisition related costs were expensed as incurred and have been recorded in general and administrative expenses in our consolidated statements of operations.

NOTE 1214 – PAYCHECK PROTECTION PROGRAM
The Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) was established by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act"), and administered by the Small Business Administration (“SBA”). During 2021 to 2022, the Company and one of its subsidiaries.subsidiaries, Wild Sky Media, entered into agreements to borrow funds under the PPP program. Under the terms of the CARES Act, PPP loan recipients could apply for and be granted forgiveness for all, or a portion of loans granted under the PPP.
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Second Bright Mountain PPP Loan
On February 17, 2021, the Company entered into a promissory note of $296,000 with Regions Bank (the “Second Bright Mountain PPP Loan”) which had a two-year term and bears interest at a rate of 1.0% per annum. This was the second tranche available under the PPP program and was forgiven as of June 15, 2022, and the Company recorded a non-cash gain of $296,000 on the PPP forgiveness during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.
Second Wild Sky PPP Loan
On March 23, 2021, Wild Sky entered into a promissory note of $842,000 with Holcomb Bank (the “Second Wild Sky PPP Loan”) which had a two-year term and bears interest at a rate of 1.0% per annum. This was the second tranche available under the PPP program and was forgiven as of March 23, 2022, and the Company recorded a non-cash gain of $842,000 on the PPP forgiveness during the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2022.
NOTE 1315 – REVENUE RECOGNITION
The following table represents our revenue disaggregated by type (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
20232022June 30, 2023June 30, 2022June 30, 2023June 30, 2022
Revenue:Revenue:Revenue:
Digital publishingDigital publishing$954 $1,625 Digital publishing$1,444 $2,364 $2,399 $3,988 
Advertising technologyAdvertising technology544 1,835 Advertising technology11,172 3,353 11,715 5,188 
Total revenueTotal revenue$1,498 $3,460 Total revenue$12,616 $5,717 $14,114 $9,176 
Geographic Information
Revenue by geographical region consistconsists of the following (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
20232022June 30, 2023June 30, 2022June 30, 2023June 30, 2022
Revenue:Revenue:Revenue:
Unites StatesUnites States$1,460 $3,066 Unites States$12,616 $5,053 $14,077 $8,108 
IsraelIsrael38 394 Israel— 664 37 1,068 
Total revenueTotal revenue$1,498 $3,460 Total revenue$12,616 $5,717 $14,114 $9,176 
Revenue by geography is generally based on the country of the Company’s contracting entity. Total United States revenue was approximately 97%100% and 89%88% of total revenue for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and 100% and 88% for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
As of March 31,June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, approximately 100% of our long-lived assets were attributable to operations in the United States. Long-lived assets include websites and other intangibles assets that are utilized in overall revenue generation.
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Deferred Revenue
The movement in deferred revenue during the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and the year ended December 31, 2022 comprised the following (in thousands):
March 31, 2023December 31, 2022June 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Deferred revenue at start of the periodDeferred revenue at start of the period$737 $1,162 Deferred revenue at start of the period$737 $1,162 
Amounts invoiced during the periodAmounts invoiced during the period410 588 Amounts invoiced during the period1,561 588 
Business combinationBusiness combination4,754 — 
Less: revenue recognized during the periodLess: revenue recognized during the period(173)(1,013)Less: revenue recognized during the period(2,189)(1,013)
Deferred revenue at end of the periodDeferred revenue at end of the period$974 $737 Deferred revenue at end of the period$4,863 $737 
NOTE 1416 – STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

On April 14, 2022, the Board and the Compensation Committee of the Board adopted and approved the 2022 Bright Mountain Media Stock Option Plan (the “Stock Option Plan”). The Stock Option Plan provides for the grant of awards to eligible employees, directors and consultants in the form of stock options. The purpose of the Stock Option Plan is to provide an incentive to attract and retain directors, officers, consultants, advisors and employees whose services are considered valuable, to encourage a sense of proprietorship and to stimulate an active interest of such persons into our development and financial success. The Stock Option Plan is the successor to the Company’s prior stock option plans (2011, 2013, 2015 and 2019 Plans) and accordingly no new grants will be made under the prior plans from and after the date of adoption of the Stock Option Plan. The Stock Option Plan has a term of 10 years and authorizes the issuance of up to 22,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. As of March 31,June 30, 2023, 15,999,84016,543,215 shares were remaining under the Stock Option Plan for the future issuance.
Options
As of March 31,June 30, 2023, options to purchase 6,500,1605,956,785 shares of common stock were outstanding under the Stock Option Plan at a weighted average exercise price of $0.13$0.14 per share.
Compensation expense recorded in connection with the Stock Option Plan was $25,000$33,000 and $29,000$30,000 for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, with $58,000 and $59,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. These amounts have been recognized as a component of general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
The following table presents the activity of the Company’s outstanding stock options of common stock for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2023:
Common Stock OptionsCommon Stock OptionsNumber of
Options
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Common Stock OptionsNumber of
Options
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Balance Outstanding, December 31, 2022Balance Outstanding, December 31, 20226,517,660$0.12 7.8$— Balance Outstanding, December 31, 20226,517,660$0.12 7.8$— 
GrantedGranted425,000$0.17 9.2$— Granted535,000$0.16 9.2$— 
ExercisedExercised(70,000)— — $— 
ForfeitedForfeited(442,500)$— — $— Forfeited(869,375)$0.01 — $— 
Balance Outstanding, March 31, 20236,500,160$0.13 8.3$— 
Exercisable at, March 31, 20231,069,295$0.50 3.9$— 
Unvested at, March 31, 20235,430,865$0.06 9.2$— 
ExpiredExpired(156,500)0.10 — — 
Balance Outstanding, June 30, 2023Balance Outstanding, June 30, 20235,956,785$0.14 8.2$— 
Exercisable at, June 30, 2023Exercisable at, June 30, 20231,835,897$0.29 6.3$— 
Unvested at, June 30, 2023Unvested at, June 30, 20234,120,888$0.07 9.0$— 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
As of March 31,June 30, 2023, there were total unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements of $200,847$167,588 to be recognized through May 2030.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2023
(Unaudited)
The following table provides the weighted average assumptions used in determining the fair value of the stock-based awards for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022:
March 31, 2023March 31, 2022June 30, 2023June 30, 2022
Expected Term (years)Expected Term (years)6.250Expected Term (years)6.256.25
Expected volatilityExpected volatility499 %— %Expected volatility499 %412 %
Risk -free interest rateRisk -free interest rate3.61 %— %Risk -free interest rate3.59 %2.70 %
Dividend yieldDividend yield— %— %Dividend yield— %— %
Expected forfeiture rateExpected forfeiture rate— %— %Expected forfeiture rate— %— %
No535,000 and 4,845,433 options were issued during the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2022 and 2022.
NOTE 1517 – FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The fair value of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities reflects management’s estimate of amounts that the Company would have received in connection with the sale of the assets or paid in connection with the transfer of the liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In connection with measuring the fair value of its assets and liabilities, the Company seeks to maximize the use of observable inputs (market data obtained from independent sources) and to minimize the use of unobservable inputs (internal assumptions about how market participants would price assets and liabilities).

The following fair value hierarchy is used to classify assets and liabilities based on the observable inputs and unobservable inputs used in order to value the assets and liabilities:

Level 1: Valuation is based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that are accessible at the reporting date. Because valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these products does not entail a significant degree of judgment.

Level 2: Valuation is determined from pricing inputs that are other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reporting date. Observable inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, and interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals.

Level 3: Valuation is based on inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable. Level 3 inputs includesinclude situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the financial instrument. The inputs into the determination of fair value generally require significant management judgment or estimation.
Fair Value Considerations

Financial instruments recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consist of cash, accounts receivable, other liabilities and accounts payable. The Company believes that the carrying value of its current financial instruments approximates their fair value due to the short-term nature of these instruments. The carrying value of the Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility and the 10% Convertible Promissory Note approximates the fair value due to their nature and level of risk.
NOTE 16 –18– COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Lease Agreements

The Company accounts for its operating lease under FASB ASC Topic 842, Leases (“ASC 842”), which requires lessees to recognize on the balance sheet at lease commencement, the lease assets and the related lease liabilities for the rights and obligations created by operating and finance leases with lease terms of more than 12 months.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31,June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)

The Company leases its corporate offices in Boca Raton, Florida under a long-term non-cancellable lease agreement that expired on October 31, 2021.2021 (as amended, the “Lease”). On June 14, 2022, the Company signed a second lease addendum (“Second(the “Second Addendum”) to the leaseLease with a lease term for five years beginning upon completion of improvements to the office space by the Landlord,landlord, which was completed on September 12, 2022. The annual base rent is $100,000, with a provision for a 3% increase on each anniversary of the rent commencement date. The Company has the option to renew the leaseLease for one additional five-year term.

At March 31,June 30, 2023 the operating lease asset was $352,000$338,000 and is included under assets on the consolidated balance sheet.

At March 31,June 30, 2023, the operating lease liability was $358,000,$333,000, including current portion of $54,000$57,000 and is included under liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.
Over the lease term, the Company is required to amortize the operating lease asset and record interest expense on the lease liability created at leaseLease commencement. Operating lease expense was approximately $40,000 and $81,000 for the three and six months ended March 31, 2023.June 30, 2023, respectively, and there was no such expense for the same period in 2022.

Rent expense prior to commencement of the leaseLease for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2022 was $48,000.$44,000 and $92,000, respectively.
The Company’s non-lease components are primarily related to property maintenance and other operating services, which varies based on future outcomes and is recognized in rent expense when incurred and not included in the measurement of the lease liability.
As of March 31,June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the right-of-use asset and lease liability for the operating lease are summarized as follows (in thousands):
March 31, 2023December 31, 2022June 30, 2023December 31, 2022
AssetsAssets  Assets  
Operating lease right-of-use assetOperating lease right-of-use asset$352 $367 Operating lease right-of-use asset$338 $367 
    
LiabilitiesLiabilities  Liabilities  
Operating lease liability, currentOperating lease liability, current$54 $38 Operating lease liability, current$57 $38 
Operating lease liability, net of current portionOperating lease liability, net of current portion304 319 Operating lease liability, net of current portion276 319 
Total operating lease liabilityTotal operating lease liability$358 $357 Total operating lease liability$333 $357 

Current portion of operating lease liability of $54,000$57,000 and $38,000 is included in other liabilities on the balance sheets at March 31,June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
Litigation

In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, the Company establishes an accrued liability for litigation and regulatory matters when those matters present loss contingencies that are both probable and estimable. In such cases, there may be exposure to loss in excess of any amounts accrued. When a loss contingency is not both probable and estimable, the Company does not establish an accrued liability. As a litigation or regulatory matter develops, the Company, in conjunction with any outside counsel handling the matter, evaluates on an ongoing basis whether such matter presents a loss contingency that is probable and estimable. If, at the time of evaluation, the loss contingency related to a litigation or regulatory matter is not both probable and estimable, the matter will continue to be monitored for further developments that would make such loss contingency both probable and estimable. When a loss contingency related to a litigation or regulatory matter is deemed to be both probable and estimable, the Company will establish an accrued liability with respect to such loss contingency and record a corresponding amount of litigation-related expense. The Company will then continue to monitor the matter for further developments that could affect the amount of any such accrued liability.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31,June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
Ladenburg

On July 11, 2023, Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Inc. (“Ladenburg”) filed an action against the Company for breach of contract in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Case No. 9:23-cv-81019-AMC. Ladenburg alleges that it entered into an Investment Banking Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Company on September 1, 2020. According to Ladenburg, that Agreement provided that Ladenburg would be the exclusive investment advisor and banker for the Company. Ladenburg alleges that the Agreement entitles them to a fee for any financing transactions (debt financing or merger and acquisition transactions) that the Company engages in during the term of the contract. In April 2023, the Company informed Ladenburg of an impending Big Village Acquisition. Ladenburg now seeks $1.5 million, plus interest, costs and attorneys’ fees and expenses as a result of that acquisition and debt financing, claiming that it is entitled to a fee. The Company disputes the allegations and disputes that Ladenburg is entitled to receive any fee since it did not perform any work pertaining to such acquisition.
Other Litigation
Other litigation is defined as smaller claims or litigation that are neither individually nor collectively material. It does not include lawsuits that relate to collections.

The Company is party to various other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business, separate from normal course accounts receivable collections matters. Due to the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of these litigations and other legal proceedings, the Company cannot predict the eventual outcome of these matters, and it is reasonably possible that some of them could be resolved unfavorably to the Company. As a result, it is possible that the Company’s results of operations or cash flows in a particular fiscal period could be materially affected by an unfavorable resolution of pending litigation or contingencies. The outcome is not determinable as of the issuance of these financial statements.
NOTE 1719 – SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
Preferred Stocks

The Company has authorized 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.01 (the “Preferred Stock”), issuable in such series and with such designations, rights and preferences as the Board may determine. The Company’s Board has previously designated five series of preferred stock, consisting of 10% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Stock”), 10% Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series B Stock”), 10% Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series C Stock”), 10% Series D Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series D Stock”) and 10% Series E Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series E Stock”) and 10% Series F Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series F Stock”).

The designations, rights and preferences of the Series F-1, Series F-2 and Series F-3 are identical, other than the dividend rate, liquidation preference and date of automatic conversion into shares of our common stock. The Series F-1 pays dividends at the rate of 12% per annum and automatically converts into shares of our common stock on April 10, 2022. The Series F-2 pays dividends at the rate of 6% per annum and automatically converts into shares of our common on July 27, 2022. The Series F-3 pays dividends at the rate of 10% per annum and automatically converts into shares of our common stock on August 30, 2022. The Series E pays dividends at the rate of 10% per annum and automatically converted into shares of our common stock on November 21, 2022.
Additional terms of the designations, rights and preferences of the Series F-1, Series F-2 and Series F-3 include:
the shares have no voting rights, except as may be provided under Florida law;
the shares pay cash dividends subject to the provisions of Florida law at the dividend rates set forth above, payable monthly in arrears;
the shares are convertible at any time at the option of the holder into shares of our common stock on a 1:1 basis. The conversion ratio is proportionally adjusted in the event of stock splits, recapitalization or similar corporate events. Any shares not previously converted will automatically convert into shares of our common stock on the dates set forth above;
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
the shares rank junior to the 10% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and our 10% Series E Convertible Preferred Stock;
in the event of a liquidation or winding up of the Company, the shares have a liquidation preference of $0.50 per share for the Series F-1, $0.50 per share for the Series F-2 and $0.40 per share for the Series F-3; and
the shares are not redeemable by the Company.

Other designations, rights and preferences of each of series of preferred stock are identical, including:
shares do not have voting rights, except as may be permitted under Florida law;
are convertible into shares of our common stock at the holder’s option on a one for one basis;
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2023
(Unaudited)
are entitled to a liquidation preference equal to a return of the capital invested; and
each share will automatically convert into shares of common stock five years from the date of issuance or upon a change in control.

Both the voluntary and automatic conversion formulas are subject to proportional adjustment in the event of stock splits, stock dividends and similar corporate events.

There arewere no shares of preferred stock issued or outstanding at March 31,June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022.

At March 31,June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, accrued unpaid preference dividend was $692,000 payable to the Company's Chairman, Mr. Kip Speyer, and is included under other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet.
Common Stocks
Shares of Common Stock under the Stock Option Plan
On April 14, 2022, the Board and the Compensation Committee of the Board adopted and approved the 2022 Bright Mountain Media Stock Option Plan (the “Stock Option Plan”). The Stock Option Plan is a term of 10 years and authorizes the issuance of up to 22,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. As of March 31,June 30, 2023, 15,999,84016,543,215 shares were remaining under the 2022 Plan for the future issuance.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
Issuance of Common Stock
During the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, the Company issued 190,000 shares of our common stock to the Board for services rendered with a fair value of $30,000.as follows (in thousands, except share data):
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30, 2023June 30, 2023
Shares (#)ValueShares (#)Value
Shares issued to Centre Lane related to debt financing21,401,993 $1,926 21,401,993 $1,926 
Common stock issued for options exercised70,000 170,000 1
Common stock issued for services rendered190,000 31
21,471,993 $1,927 21,661,993 $1,958 
During the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2022, the Company issued a net 174,253 shares of our common stock for the following concepts (in thousands, except share data):
Shares (#)Value
Shares issued to Oceanside employees per the acquisition agreement valued at $1.60174,253$279 
Total174,253$279 
Treasury Stocks

During the year ended December 31, 2021, three shareholders relinquished their Bright Mountain common stock shares. A total of 825,175 shares were acquired with a value of $220,000. The shares are being held as Treasury Stock by the Company.

Warrants
At March 31,June 30, 2023, we had 31,173,316 common stock warrants outstanding to purchase shares of our common stock with an exercise price ranging between $0.65 and $1.00 per share. A summary of the Company’s warrants outstanding as of June 30, 2023, is presented below:
Warrants as of
June 30, 2023
Exercise Price
Number
Outstanding
Gross cash proceeds
if exercised
$1.00 4,992,308$4,992 
$0.65 10,725,000$6,971 
$0.75 15,456,008$11,592 
 31,173,316$23,555 
Approximately 4,825,000 common stock warrants expired during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
At December 31, 2022, we had 35,998,316 common stock warrants outstanding to purchase shares of our common stock with an exercise price ranging between $0.65 and $1.00 per share. A summary of the Company’s warrants outstanding as of MarchDecember 31, 2023,2022, is presented below:
Warrants as of
March 31, 2023
Exercise Price
Number
Outstanding
Gross cash proceeds
if exercised
$1.00 4,992,308$4,992 
$0.65 15,550,000$10,108 
$0.75 15,456,008$11,592 
 35,998,316$26,692 
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2023
(Unaudited)

Warrants as of
December 31, 2022
Exercise Price
Number
Outstanding
Gross cash proceeds
if exercised
$1.00 4,992,308$4,992 
$0.65 15,550,000$10,108 
$0.75 15,456,008$11,592 
 35,998,316$26,692 
NOTE 1820 – LOSS PER SHARE

As of March 31,June 30, 2023, and 2022, there were 150,634,636172,106,629 and 149,984,636 shares of common stock issued, respectively, and 149,809,461171,281,454 and 149,159,461 shares of common stock outstanding, respectively. Outstanding shares as of March 31,June 30, 2023, and 2022, have been adjusted to reflect 825,175 treasury shares.

Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing the net earnings attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.

Diluted loss per share is computed by dividing net income attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have been outstanding if the dilutive potential common shares had been issued. Conversion or exercise of the potential common shares is not reflected in diluted earnings per share unless the effect is dilutive. The dilutive effect, if any, of outstanding common share equivalents is reflected in diluted earnings per share by application of the treasury stock method, and if-converted method as applicable.
The following tables reconcile actual basic and diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, and 2022 (in thousands, except per share data).
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
20232022June 30, 2023June 30, 2022June 30, 2023June 30, 2022
Loss per share:Loss per share:Loss per share:
Numerator:Numerator:Numerator:
Net lossNet loss$(3,796)$(2,117)Net loss$(6,071)$(1,458)$(9,867)$(3,575)
Preferred stock dividendsPreferred stock dividends— (1)Preferred stock dividends— (1)— (2)
Net loss available to common shareholdersNet loss available to common shareholders$(3,796)$(2,118)Net loss available to common shareholders$(6,071)$(1,459)(9,867)(3,577)
DenominatorDenominatorDenominator
Weighted-average common shares outstandingWeighted-average common shares outstandingWeighted-average common shares outstanding
Basic and dilutedBasic and diluted149,708,905149,101,377Basic and diluted166,779,390149,159,461158,291,304149,130,579
Net loss per common shareNet loss per common shareNet loss per common share
Basic and dilutedBasic and diluted$(0.03)$(0.01)Basic and diluted$(0.04)$(0.01)$(0.06)$(0.02)
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
The anti-dilutive securities excluded from the weighted-average shares used to calculate the diluted net loss per common share were as follows:
As of March 31,As of June 30,
2023202220232022
Shares unvested and subject to exercise of stock optionsShares unvested and subject to exercise of stock options6,500,1601,361,227Shares unvested and subject to exercise of stock options5,956,7856,188,660
Shares subject to warrants stock conversionShares subject to warrants stock conversion35,998,31635,823,316Shares subject to warrants stock conversion31,173,31635,823,316
Shares subject to convertible preferred stock conversionShares subject to convertible preferred stock conversion— 125,000Shares subject to convertible preferred stock conversion— 125,000
Shares subject to convertible notes stock conversionShares subject to convertible notes stock conversion200,000 200,000 Shares subject to convertible notes stock conversion200,000 200,000 
NOTE 1921 – RELATED PARTIES
Centre Lane Partners

Centre Lane Partners, Master Credit Fund II, L.P. (“Centre Lane Partners”), who sold the Wild Sky business to the Company in June 2020 has partnered and assisted the Company from a liquidity perspective during 2022 and through the
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2023
(Unaudited)
three six months ended March 31,June 30, 2023.

Additionally, in connection with the Seventeenth Amendment, on June 30, 2023, the Company issued 21,401,993 shares of common stock of the Company to BV Agency, LLC, an entity beneficially owned by Centre Lane Partners.

This relationship has been determined to qualify as a related party, asBV Agency, LLC and Centre Lane Partners owns 10%own approximately 12.4% and 8.8% of the Company's Common Stock as of March 31, 2023. Company’s outstanding common stock, respectively.

A related party is a party that can exercise significant influence over the Company in making financial and/or operating decisions. Through March 31,June 30, 2023, the Company has entered into 1618 amendments to the Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit agreementAgreement between itself and Centre Lane Partners. See Note 9 -10, Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility for more information.

The total related party debt owed to Centre Lane Partners was $35.5$64.2 million and $33.1 million as of March 31,June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. See Note 9,10, Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility, for details on this facility.
Subsequent Events
On April 20, 2023, the Credit Agreement was amended, to provide for an additional term loan amount of $26.3 million, this term loan matures on April 20, 2026. As part of this transaction, the Company issued 21,401,993 shares of common stock of the Company to BV Agency, LLC, an entity beneficially owned by CLP Lenders. As of April 20, 2023, BV Agency, LLC and Centre Lane Partners Master Credit Fund II, L.P. own approximately 12.4% and 8.8% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, respectively.
See Note 21, Subsequent Events to the consolidated financial statements.more information.
Convertible Promissory Note
As discussed in Note 11,12, 10% Convertible Promissory Note,Notes, the note payable to the Chairman of the Board amounted to $80,000 and $80,000 as of March 31,June 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively,respectively. See Note 11,12, 10% Convertible Promissory NoteNotes for further discussion on these notes payable.
Preferred Stocks
During the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, and 2022, the Company paid cash dividends on the outstanding shares of the Company’s Series E and F Preferred Stock of $0 and $1,200, respectively, held by affiliates of the Company.

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022, the Company paid cash dividends on the outstanding shares of the Company’s Series E and F Preferred Stock of $0 and $2,500, respectively, held by affiliates of the Company.
At March 31,June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, accrued unpaid preference dividend was $692,000. These amounts are payable to the Company's Chairman, Mr. Kip Speyer.
NOTE 2022 – INCOME TAXES
The Company recorded $0 tax provision for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, and 2022, due in large part to its expected tax losses for the period and maintaining a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets.
At March 31,June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits or accrued interest and penalties recorded. No interest and penalties were recognized during the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, and 2022.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June 30, 2023
(Unaudited)
NOTE 2123 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Asset Purchase Agreement

On April 3, 2023, in accordance with certain procedures (the “Bidding Procedures”) adopted by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”) in In re Big Village Holding LLC, et al., jointly-administered under case No. 23-10174 (the “Bankruptcy Case”), the Company submitted a bid (the “Bid”) for the acquisition of certain assets of Big Village Insights, Inc., a Delaware corporation f/k/a Engine International, Inc., Big Village Agency LLC, a Delaware limited liability company f/k/a Engine USA LLC, Big Village Group Inc., a Delaware corporation f/k/a Engine Group Inc., Deep Focus, Inc., a New York corporation, EMX Digital Inc., a Delaware corporation, Balihoo, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Big Village Media LLC, a Delaware limited liability company f/k/a Engine Media LLC in the Bankruptcy Case (collectively, the “Sellers”) related to the Sellers’ Agency Business and Insights Business, (as defined in the APA) (collectively, the “Business”). The Bid contemplated the payment of a deposit, a cash payment at Closing (as defined in the APA) and the assumption of certain of Sellers’ liabilities (the “Assumed Liabilities”), all as set forth in a definitive asset purchase agreement among the Sellers and the Company (the “APA”) and described below.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
March 31, 2023
(Unaudited)

In accordance with the Bidding Procedures, on April 4, 2023, the Sellers conducted an auction among qualified bidders, including the Company (the “Auction”). At the Auction, following certain negotiated modifications to the APA, the Company was declared the winning bidder with a bid of $20.0 million plus the Assumed Liabilities, in accordance with the modified APA. The Company delivered the deposit of $2.0 million to the escrow agent effective as of April 3, 2023.

On April 10, 2023, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving the sale of all of the Sellers’ right, title and interest in, to, and under the assets, rights, and properties of every nature (whether now existing or hereafter acquired and whether or not reflected on the books or financial records of Sellers) primarily used in or related to the operation or conduct of the Business (the “Acquired Assets,” and the acquisition of the Acquired Assets, the "Acquisition") to the Company in accordance with the APA, as modified at the Auction (the “Sale Order”). The APA was executed on April 10, 2023 and upon the Sale Order became a binding agreement among the parties.

On April 20, 2023, the Company completed the Acquisition acquiring two business units of Big Village for approximately $20.0 million, plus assumed liabilities, in an all-cash transaction funded by a senior secured credit facility.

Centre Lane Senior Secure Credit Facility Amendment

On April 4, 2023, the Company entered into a commitment letter (the “Commitment Letter”) with Centre Lane Solutions Partners, LP (together with any designated affiliates thereof, the “CLP Lenders”). The Commitment Letter provides that, subject to the conditions set forth therein, the CLP Lenders commit to provide financing in the form of a senior secured credit facility with a super priority first lien term loan in an aggregate principal amount of up to $26.3 million (the “SPTL Facility”) for the Acquisition, including the payment of the deposit, cash payment at Closing, the payment of cure claims related to assumed and assigned executory contracts, the payment of related transaction fees and expenses, including funding the original issue discount, and the funding of cash to the Company’s balance sheet. In connection with the SPTL Facility, the Company and its subsidiaries are required to grant to the CLP Lenders a perfected, first priority security interest in all assets and capital stock held in or by the Company and its subsidiaries.

On April 20,July 28, 2023, the Company and its subsidiaries, CL Media Holdings LLC, Bright Mountain LLC, MediaHouse, Inc., Big-Village Agency LLC, and BV Insights LLC, and Centre Lane Partners entered into the SeventeenthNineteenth Amendment to the Credit Agreement.Agreement (the “Nineteenth Amendment”). The Credit Agreement was amended, as provided in the SeventeenthNineteenth Amendment, to provide for an additional term loan amount of $26.3$2.0 million to, among other things, finance the Acquisition.integration and further growth of the Company post-Acquisition. This term loan matures on April 20, 2026.

Also, in connection with the Seventeenth Amendment, on April 20, 2023, the Company issued 21,401,993 shares of common stock of the Company to BV Agency, LLC, an entity beneficially owned by CLP Lenders. The issuance of the shares of common stock were not registered under the Securities Act, in accordance with Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act as a transaction by an issuer not involving a public offering. As of April 20, 2023, BV Agency, LLC and Centre Lane Partners Master Credit Fund II, L.P. own approximately 12.4% and 8.8% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, respectively.

The Company estimated that approximately $1.6 million in legal and other fees associated with the closing of the Acquisition.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of our operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. In addition to historical consolidated financial information, this discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed below. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include, but are not limited to, those identified below, and those discussed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and in any subsequent filing we make with the SEC.
Business Overview

Organization and Nature of Operations

Bright Mountain Media, Inc. is a holding company which focuses on digital publishing and advertising technology. The Company is engaged in content creation and advertising technology development that helps customers connect with, and market to, targeted audiences in high quality environments using a variety of digital advertising ("ad") formats.

Digital Publishing

Our digital publishing division focuses on developing content that attracts an audience and monetizes that audience through advertising. The current portfolio of owned and operated websites is focused on moms, parenting, families, and more broadly, women. The portfolio consists of popular websites including Mom.com, Cafemom.com, LittleThings.com, and MamasLatinas.com. This demographic is highly sought after by brands and their advertising agencies. We use internal and external technologies to constantly improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the content we create. Our publishing division monetizes its audiences through both direct and programmatic advertising sales.

Advertising Technology

Our advertising technology division focuses on delivering targeted ads to audiences on owned and operated sites as well as third-party publishers in a cost-effective manner through the deployment of proprietary technologies. Through acquisitions and organic software development, we have consolidated and plan to further condense key elements of the prevailing digital advertising supply chain by eliminating industry “middlemen” and/or costly redundancy of services via our ad exchange. By developing our own proprietary technology stack, we are able to pass along efficiencies to both the demand and supply side of the ecosystem. Our goal is to enable and support a streamlined, end-to-end advertising model that addresses both advertiser demand (buy side) and publisher supply (sell side) programmatic sales and delivery of digital advertisements using an array of audience targeting tools and advertising formats (display, audio, video, connected television (CTV), in-app). Programmatic advertising relies on artificial intelligence powered software programs that leverage data and proprietary algorithms to match the optimal selection of an ad with bid price offered by advertisers.

The Company generates revenue through sales of advertising services which generate revenue from advertisements placed on the Company’s owned and managed sites, as well as from advertisements placed on partner websites, for which the Company earns a share of the revenue. Additionally, weWe also generate advertising services revenue from facilitating the real-time buying and selling of advertisements at scale between networks of buyers, known as DSPs and sellers known as SSPs. Additionally, following the acquisition of Big Village’s agency and insights divisions, advertising technology is also derived from consumer insights and creative media services. Revenue is primarily derived from providing a single integrated service for research, planning and execution of creative and media marketing campaigns.
Asset Purchase Agreement

On April 20, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of two business units of Big Village (Big Village Insights, Inc and Big Village Agency LLC, (together, the “Big Village Entities”)) for approximately $20.0 million, plus assumed liabilities, in an all-cash transaction funded by a senior secured credit facility (the "Big Village Acquisition").

As part of the Big Village Acquisition, the Company formed BV Insights, LLC (“Insights”) and Big-Village Agency, LLC ("Agency") to incorporate the assets acquired in the transactions, additionally, letters of employment were extended to certain legacy employees of the Big Village Entities, resulting in a total of 203 employees accepting the offer of employment by the Company.

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Insights is a global business intelligence firm providing primary research, secondary research, competitive intelligence and expert insight to address customer's strategic issues. Insights' revenue is primarily derived from providing a single integrated service for research.

Agency is a digital marking service company, providing advertising technology serving advertisers and agencies by providing access to premium inventory, leveraging data to optimize programmatic campaigns. Agency's revenue is derived from the planning and execution of creative and media marketing campaigns.
Key FactorFactors Affecting Our Performance

Seasonal Fluctuations. Typically advertising technology companies report a material portion of their revenues during the third and fourth calendar quarter as a result of back to school and holidays related advertising spend. Our experience since transitioning to focus solely on advertising has been consistent with this trend. Because of seasonal fluctuations, there can be no assurance that the results of any particular quarter will be indicative of results for the full year or for future years or quarters.

Limited Number of Customers. During the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022 one customer represented 24.3%12.7% and 34.9% of revenue, there were no such concentration during the three months ended March 31, 2023.respectively.
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Managing Industry Dynamics. We operate in the rapidly evolving digital advertising industry. Advances in programmatic advertising technologies, which is the efficient and automated method of purchasing ads online, has enabled publishers to auction their ad inventory to more buyers, simultaneously in real time. As advertisers keep pace with ongoing changes in the way that consumers view and interact with digital media there will be further innovation. We believe our focus on our customers has allowed us to understand their needs and our ongoing innovation has enabled us to quickly adapt to changes in the industry, develop new solutions and do so cost effectively. Our performance depends on our ability to keep pace with industry changes and the evolving needs of our customers while continuing our cost efficiency.

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Additionally, companies are looking for new means to target their messaging to their desired audiences as regulatory concerns accelerate the impact on existing industry standards. Tech companies will be limited in how they monetize personal information for advertising purposes.

Two highly visible examples of Contentsthis trend are the impending degradation of Google’s third-party cookie and the data security measures embedded within Apple’s iPhone. This has created a need for companies to find new methods to better understand their target audiences, and have the tools to reach those audiences.
Key Operating and Financial Metrics

We monitor the following key financial and operational metrics to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, formulate business plans, and make strategic decisions. The following is our analysis for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
202320222023202220232022
RevenueRevenue$1,498 $3,460 Revenue$12,616 $5,717 $14,114 $9,176 
Cost of revenueCost of revenue970 1,728 Cost of revenue9,162 2,900 10,132 4,628 
Gross marginGross margin528 1,732 Gross margin3,454 2,817 3,982 4,548 
General and administrative expensesGeneral and administrative expenses3,428 3,851 General and administrative expenses7,374 3,443 10,802 7,293 
Total financing income (expense)Total financing income (expense)(896)Total financing income (expense)(2,151)(832)(3,047)(830)
Net lossNet loss$(3,796)$(2,117)Net loss(6,071)(1,458)(9,867)(3,575)
Adjusted EBITDA (1)Adjusted EBITDA (1)$(2,081)$(1,575)Adjusted EBITDA (1)$(1,856)$39 $(3,942)$(1,389)

(1) For a reconciliation of net loss to Adjusted EBITDA see “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

Revenue

The Company generates revenue through salesas follows:
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selling of advertising services which generate revenue from advertisements placed on the Company’s owned and managed sites, as well as from advertisements placed on partner websites, for which the Company earns a share of the revenue. Additionally, we also generaterevenue;

generating advertising services revenue from facilitating the real-time buying and selling of advertisements at scale between networks of buyers, known as DSPs and sellers known as SSPs.SSPs;

serving advertisers and agencies by providing access to premium inventory, leveraging data to optimize programmatic campaigns, where revenue is derived from the planning and execution of creative and media marketing campaigns; and

providing primary research, secondary research, competitive intelligence and expert insight to address customer's strategic issues, where revenue is primarily derived from providing a single integrated service for research.

Revenue decreased $2.0increased $6.9 million or 57% in121% for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022. Revenue increased $4.9 million or 54% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022. See below for a detailed analysis of revenue for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, and 2022.

Cost of Revenue

Cost of revenue includes internal labor and payment to third parties for services performed to drive revenue, which include revenue share paid for ad exchange on third party sites, advertising fees, personnel costs, technology and data related costs, fees paid for content creation, influencers, writers and sales commission.

Costs of revenue decreasedincreased approximately $758,000$6.3 million or 44%216% for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 compared to 2022. Costs of revenue increased approximately $5.5 million or 119% for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to 2022. See below for a detailed analysis of cost of revenue for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, and 2022.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of (i) personnel and related costs for our executive, finance and accounting, human resources, and, administrative personnel, including salaries, benefits, bonuses, and stock-based compensation; (ii) legal, accounting and other professional service fees; (iii) other corporate expenses; (iv) information technology costs; and (v) facility costs.

General and administrative expenses decreasedincreased approximately $423,000$3.9 million or 11%114% for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 compared to 2022. General and administrative expenses increased approximately $3.5 million or 48% for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to 2022. See below for a detailed analysis of general and administrative expenses for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022.

Results of Operations

The following is our analysis of the results of operations for the periods indicated below. This analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements that are included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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Three Months Ended March 31,June 30, 2023 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31,June 30, 2022
Net loss from operations for the quarter ended March 31,June 30, 2023 was $3.8$6.1 million as compared to a net loss of $2.1$1.5 million for the same period in 2022. The following is our analysis for the period.
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended June 30,
20232022Change% Change20232022Change% Change
      
RevenueRevenue$1,498 $3,460 $(1,961)(57)%decreasedRevenue$12,616 $5,717 $6,899 121 %increased
Cost of revenueCost of revenue970 1,728 (758)(44)%decreasedCost of revenue9,162 2,900 6,262 216 %increased
Gross marginGross margin528 1,732 (1,204)(70)%decreasedGross margin3,454 2,817 637 23 %increased
General and administrative expenseGeneral and administrative expense3,428 3,851 (423)(11)%decreasedGeneral and administrative expense7,374 3,443 3,931 114 %increased
Loss from operationsLoss from operations(2,900)(2,119)(781)37 %increasedLoss from operations(3,920)(626)(3,294)526 %increased
Financing income (expense)(896)(898)(44900)%increased
Financing (expense) incomeFinancing (expense) income(2,151)(832)(1,319)159 %increased
Net lossNet loss$(3,796)$(2,117)$(1,679)79 %increasedNet loss(6,071)(1,458)(4,613)316 %increased
Gross margin %Gross margin %35 %50 %(15)%(30)%decreasedGross margin %27 %49 %(22)%(44)%decreased

Revenue

Our revenue showed an overall increase of $6.9 million or 121% for the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 and was driven by a combination of the Big Village Acquisition offset by macroeconomics factors coupled with overall reduction in spending by some partners due to inflationary concerns, which has led to lower than normal rates. Macroeconomic impact was noted significantly by direct sales for the digital publishing customers as well as reduction in traffic. We also noted one of our partners changing its platform to favor short video and other "creator" content over news and media type content.

The Company focuses on digital publishing and advertising technology.

Digital Publishing

OurDigital publishing decreased by $895,000 or 38% for the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. Approximately $1.5 million or 12% of the Company’s revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was generated from our digital publishing division focuses on developing content that attracts an audience and monetizes that audience through advertising. The current portfolio of owned and operated websites is focused on moms, parenting, families, and more broadly, women. The portfolio consists of popular websites including Mom.com, Cafemom.com, LittleThings.com, and MamasLatinas.com. This demographic is highly sought after by brands and their advertising agencies. We use internal and external technologiescustomers compared to constantly improve$2.4 million or 41% for the effectiveness and efficiency of the content we create. Our publishing division monetizes its audiences through both direct and programmatic advertising sales.same period in 2022.

Advertising Technology

OurAdvertising technology increased by $7.8 million or 233% for the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. Approximately $11.2 million or 89% of the Company’s revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was generated from our advertising technology division focusescustomers compared to $3.4 million or 59% for the same period in 2022. The increase is attributable to the Big Village Entities which represents $9.2 million or 82% of advertising technology sales and 73% of overall revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2023.

During the three months ended June 30, 2023, approximately 100% of advertising technology revenue was generated in the U.S. and 0% was generated from our business in Israel, compared to 80%and 20% in the U.S. and Israel, respectively, for the same period in 2022. During the latter part of 2022, the Company started scaling down its operations in Israel and focusing more on delivering targeted adsits U.S. market in advertising technology to audiencescapitalize on ownedmore attractive revenue streams.
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Cost of Revenue
Three Months Ended June 30,
20232022Change% Change
Direct salaries and labor cost$2,528 $— $2,528 100 %increased
Direct project cost2,576 — 2,576 100 %increased
Non-direct project cost2,390 — 2,390 100 %increased
Revenue share1,131 1,654 (523)(32)%decreased
Content creation307 365 (58)(16)%decreased
Sales commission196 298 (102)(34)%decreased
Other34 583 (549)(94)%decreased
$9,162 $2,900 $6,262 216 %increased
Costs of revenue increased $6.3 million or 216% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the same period for 2022. Approximately $7.5 million or 82% in cost of revenue is attributable to the Big Village Entities for the three months ended June 30, 2023.
Direct Salaries and operated sitesLabor
Direct salaries and labor cost was $2.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and represents 28% of overall cost of revenue and represent salary and labor cost of employees that works directly on customer's project for the Big Village Entities.
Direct salaries and labor cost also includes approximately $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023, representing bonus paid to the employees of Big Village as well as third party publishers in a cost-effective manner through the deployment of proprietary technologies. Through acquisitions and organic software development, we have consolidated and plan to further condense key elementspart of the prevailing digital advertising supply chainBig Village Acquisition.
Direct Project Cost
Direct project cost was $2.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and represents 28% of overall cost of revenue and includes payments made to third-parties that are directly attributable to completion of project to allow for revenue recognition for the Big Village Entities.
Non-Direct Cost
Non-direct cost was $2.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and represents 26% of overall cost of revenue, these cost are overall client services that are not specifically related to a particular project.
Revenue Share
Revenue share cost represents $1.1 million or 12% and 57% overall cost of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and represents payments to media providers and website publishers.
Gross Margin
Our gross margin increased $637,000 or 23% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the same period for 2022.
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General and Administrative Expenses
Three Months Ended June 30,
20232022Change% Change
Personnel cost$2,017 $1,579 $438 28 %
Legal expense607 231 376 163 %
Professional fees2,789 665 2,124 319 %
Insurance272 152 120 79 %
Depreciation and amortization expense766 398 368 92 %
Website expense378 339 39 12 %
Other545 79 466 590 %
Total$7,374 $3,443 $3,931 114 %
    
Gross margin as a percentage of general and administrative expense47 %82 %(35)%(43)%
General and administrative expenses increased $3.9 million, or 114% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022. The reduction is primarily due to a combination of factors as discussed below.

Personnel Cost

Personnel cost increased by eliminating industry “middlemen” and/approximately $438,000 or costly redundancy of services via our ad exchange. By developing our own proprietary technology stack, we are able28% for the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared to pass along efficiencies to both the demand and supply side of the ecosystem. Our goalsame period in 2022. This change is to enable and supportmainly driven by a streamlined, end-to-end advertising model that addresses both demand (buy side) and publisher supply (sell side) programmatic sales and delivery of digital advertisements using an array of audience targeting tools and advertising formats (display, audio, video, CTV, in-app).Programmatic advertising relies on artificial intelligence powered software programs that leverage data and proprietary algorithms to match the optimal selectioncombination of an adincrease and reduction in head count.

During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company's headcount increased by 205 employees, with 203 employees attributable to the Big Village Acquisition. Personnel cost for Big Village employees are allocated between cost of revenue and general and administrative expenses depending on their contribution to certain revenue generated projects. Amount included in general and administrative expenses was $194,000 with $2.5 million included under cost of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2023.

During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company's headcount was reduced by 12 employees that were terminated as a bid price offered by advertisers.reduction in force. The Company incurred severance cost of approximately $114,000 which was paid subsequent to the quarter end.

The Company generates revenue through salesincurred severance cost of advertising services which generate revenue from advertisements placed onapproximately $29,000 associated with head count reduction during the Company’s owned and managed sites, as well as from advertisements placed on partner websites,same period for which the Company earns a share of the revenue. Additionally, we also generate advertising services revenue from facilitating the real-time buying and selling of advertisements at scale between networks of buyers known as DSPs and sellers known as SSPs.2022.

Legal Fees

Legal fees increased $376,000 or 163%, for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022. Approximately $359,000 represents cost associated with the Big Village Acquisition.

Professional Fees

Professional fees increased $2.1 million or 319%, for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022. Approximately $685,000 represents cost associated with the Big Village Acquisition.

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Financing Expense
Three Months Ended June 30,
20232022Change% Change
Interest expense$2,254 $1,167 $1,087 93 %
Gain of forgiveness of PPP loan— (296)296 (100)%
Other expense (income)(103)(39)(64)164 %
Total financing expense (income)$2,151 $832 $1,319 159 %

Financing expense increased $1.3 million or 159% for the three months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the same period 2022. This increase was largely attributable to a $1.1 million increase in interest expense related to the Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility, which reflected higher principal and fees due to the Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility amendments during the year ended December 31, 2022 and through the quarter end. This increase was offset by a reduction in the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") loan forgiveness amount, which was $296,000 in 2022.



Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Net loss from operations for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $9.9 million as compared to a net loss of $3.6 million for the same period in 2022. The following is our analysis for the period.
Six Months Ended June 30,
20232022Change% Change
Revenue$14,114 $9,176 $4,938 54 %increased
Cost of revenue10,132 4,628 5,504 119 %increased
Gross margin3,982 4,548 (566)(12)%decreased
General and administrative expense10,802 7,293 3,509 48 %increased
Loss from operations(6,820)(2,745)(4,075)148 %increased
Financing (expense) income(3,047)(830)(2,217)267 %increased
Net loss$(9,867)$(3,575)$(6,292)176 %increased
Gross margin %28 %50 %(22)%(44)%decreased
Revenue
Our revenue showed an overall reductionincrease of $2.0$4.9 million or 57%54% for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 and was driven by a combination of the acquisition of the Big Village Entities offset by macroeconomics factors coupled with overall reduction in spending by some partners due to inflationary concerns, this has led to lower than normal rates. Macroeconomic impact was noted significantly by direct sales for the digital publishing customers as well as reduction in traffic. We also noted one of our partners changing its platform to favor short video and other "creator" content over news and media type content.

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Digital publishing reduced by $1.6 million or 39% for the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. Approximately 64%$2.4 million or 17% of the Company’s revenue for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 was generated from our digital publishing customers compared to 47%$4.0 million or 43% for the same period in 2022.

Advertising Technology
During three
Advertising technology increased by $6.5 million or 126% for the six months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. Approximately $11.7 million or 83% of the Company’s revenue for the six months ended June 30,
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2023 was generated from our advertising technology customers compared to $5.2 million or 57% for the same period in 2022. The increase is attributable to the Big Village Entities which represents 79% or $9.2 million of advertising technology sales and 65% of overall revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, approximately 93%100% of advertising technology revenue was generated in the U.S. and 7%0% was generated from our business in Israel, compared to 79%and 21% in the U.S. and Israel, respectively, for the same period in 2022. During the latter part of 2022, the Company startingstarted scaling down its operations in Israel and focusing more on its U.S. market in advertising technology to capitalize on more attractive revenue streams.
Cost of Revenue
Costs
Six Months Ended June 30,
20232022Change% Change
Direct salaries and labor$2,528 $— $2,528 100 %increased
Direct project and other cost2,576 — 2,576 100 %increased
Non-direct project cost2,390 — 2,390 100 %increased
Revenue share1,617 2,447 (830)(34)%decreased
Content creation598 672 (74)(11)%decreased
Sales commission247 336 (89)(26)%decreased
Other176 1,173 (997)(85)%decreased
$10,132 $4,628 $5,504 119 %increased
Direct Salaries and Labor
Direct salaries and labor cost was $2.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and represents 25% of overall cost of revenue decreased $758,000 or 44%and represent salary and labor cost of employees that works directly on customer's project for the threeBig Village Entities.
Direct salaries and labor cost also includes approximately $1.2 million for the six months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, representing bonus paid to the employees of Big Village as part of the Big Village Acquisition.
Direct Project Cost
Direct project cost was $2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and represents 25% of overall cost of revenue and includes payments made to third-parties that are directly attributable to completion of project to allow for revenue recognition for the Big Village Entities.
Non-Direct Cost
Non direct cost was $2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and represents 24% of overall cost of revenue, these cost are overall client services that are not specifically related to a particular project.
Revenue Share
Revenue share cost represents $1.6 million or 16% and $2.4 million or 53% overall cost of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and represents payments to media providers and website publishers.
Gross Margin
Our gross margin decreased $566,000 or 12% for the six months ended June 30, 2023, compared to the same period for 2022. These costs include2022 which is consistent with the increase noted in revenue share payments to media providers and website publishers. The decreased was largely attributable to revenue share payments which decreased $307,000 or 39% and user acquisition spend which decreased to $110,000 or 82%.cost of revenue.
Gross Margin
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Our gross margin decreased $1.2 million or 70% for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to the same period for 2022.

General and Administrative Expenses
Three Months Ended March 31,Six Months Ended June 30,
20232022Change% Change20232022Change% Change
Personnel costPersonnel cost$1,745 $1,721 $24 %Personnel cost$3,762 $3,300 $462 14 %increased
Legal expense53 82 (29)(35)%
Legal feesLegal fees660 312 348 112 %increased
Professional feesProfessional fees785 751 34 %Professional fees3,574 1,416 2,158 152 %increased
InsuranceInsurance159 144 15 10 %Insurance431 296 135 46 %increased
Depreciation and amortization expense393 400 (7)(2)%
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization1,160 798 362 45 %increased
Website expenseWebsite expense309 353 (44)(12)%Website expense687 692 (5)(1)%decreased
OtherOther(16)400 (416)(104)%Other528 479 49 10 %increased
TotalTotal$3,428 $3,851 $(423)(11)%Total$10,802 $7,293 $3,509 48 %increased
         
Gross margin as a percentage of general and administrative expenseGross margin as a percentage of general and administrative expense15 %45 %(30)%(66)%Gross margin as a percentage of general and administrative expense37 %62 %(25)%(41)%decreased
General and administrative expenses decreased $423,000,increased $3.5 million, or 11%48% for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022. The reduction is primarily due to a combination of factors as discussed below.

Personnel Cost

Personnel cost increased approximately $24,000$462,000 or 1%14% for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. This change is mainly driven by a combination of reductionan increase in head count, which resultedas a result of the acquisition of Big Village Entities.
During the six months ended June 30, 2023 the Company's headcount increased by 205 employees, with 203 employees attributable to the Big Village Acquisition. Personnel cost for Big Village employees are allocated between cost of revenue and general and administrative expenses depending on their contribution to certain revenue generated projects. Amount included in general and administrative expenses was $194,000 with $2.5 million included under cost of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company's headcount was reduced by 17 employees including 12 employees that were terminated as a reduction in force. The Company incurred severance cost of approximately $122,000 for$236,000 which was paid subsequent to the three months ended March 31, 2023.quarter end.

There was noThe Company incurred severance cost of approximately $29,000 associated with head count reduction during the same period for 2022, however, subsequent reduction during the year ended 2022 impacted the cost for 2023 as shown by the reduction in headcount. We had 52 total employees as of March 31, 2023 compared to 71 total employees for the same period in 2022.

Legal Fees

Expense
Legal fees decreased $29,000increased $348,000 or 35%112%, for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022.
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Approximately $359,000 represents cost associated with the Big Village Acquisition.
Professional Fees

Professional fees increased $34,000$2.2 million or 5%152%, for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022. Approximately $685,000 represents cost associated with the Big Village Acquisition.
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Website expense

Website expense decreased $44,000 or (12)%, for the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to the same period in 2022.

Financing Expense (Income)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20232022Change% Change
Interest expense$1,174 $840 $334 40 %
Gain of forgiveness of PPP loan— (842)842 (100)%
Other expense (income)(278)— (278)100 %
Total financing expense (income)$896 $(2)$898 (44900)%

Six Months Ended June 30,
20232022Change% Change
Interest expense$3,428 $2,006 $1,422 71 %increased
Gain of forgiveness of PPP loan— (1,137)1,137 (100)%decreased
Other expense (income)(381)(39)(342)877 %increased
Total financing expense (income)$3,047 $830 $2,217 267 %increased
Financing expense increased $898,000$2.2 million or over 100%267% for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, compared to the same period 2022. This increase was largely attributable to a $334,000$1.4 million increase in interest expense related to the Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility, which reflected higher principal and fees due to the Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit FacilityAgreement amendments during the year ended December 31, 2022.2022 through the quarter end. This increase was offset by a reduction in the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") loan forgiveness amount, which was $842,000$1.1 million in 2022.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measure

Non-GAAP results are presented only as a supplement to the financial statements and for use within management's discussion and analysis based on U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). The non-GAAP financial information is provided to enhance the reader's understanding of the Company's financial performance, but non-GAAP measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP.

All of the items included in the reconciliation from net loss to EBITDA and from EBITDA to Adjusted EBITDA are either (i) non-cash items (e.g., depreciation, amortization of purchased intangibles, stock-based compensation, etc.) or (ii) items that management does not consider to be useful in assessing the Company's ongoing operating performance (e.g., M&A costs, income taxes, gain on sale of investments, loss on disposal of assets, etc.). In the case of the non-cash items, management believes that investors can better assess the Company's operating performance if the measures are presented without such items because, unlike cash expenses, these adjustments do not affect the Company's ability to generate free cash flow or invest in its business.

We use, and we believe investors benefit from the presentation of, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA in evaluating our operating performance because it provides us and our investors with an additional tool to compare our operating performance on a consistent basis by removing the impact of certain items that management believes do not directly reflect our core operations. We believe that EBITDA is useful to investors and other external users of our financial statements in evaluating our operating performance because EBITDA is widely used by investors to measure a company's operating performance without regard to items such as interest expense, taxes, and depreciation and amortization, which can vary substantially from company to company depending upon accounting methods and book value of assets, capital structure and the method by which assets were acquired.

Because not all companies use identical calculations, the Company's presentation of non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies. However, these measures can still be useful in evaluating the Company's performance against its peer companies because management believes the measures provide users with valuable insight into key components of GAAP financial disclosures.

A reconciliation of net loss before taxes to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is as follows:
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A reconciliation of net loss before taxes to non-GAAP EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA is as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended June 30,Six Months Ended June 30,
202320222023202220232022
Net loss before tax plus:Net loss before tax plus:$(3,796)$(2,117)Net loss before tax plus:(6,071)(1,458)(9,867)(3,575)
Depreciation expenseDepreciation expenseDepreciation expense39 46 12 
Amortization of intangiblesAmortization of intangibles386 396 Amortization of intangibles728 390 1,114 786 
Amortization of debt discountAmortization of debt discount305 280 Amortization of debt discount540 335 844 615 
Other interest expenseOther interest expense— Other interest expense10 
Interest expense - Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility and Convertible Promissory Notes - related partyInterest expense - Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility and Convertible Promissory Notes - related party864 559 Interest expense - Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility and Convertible Promissory Notes - related party1,709 836 2,573 1,396 
EBITDAEBITDA(2,228)(879)EBITDA(3,047)112 (5,280)(765)
Stock compensation expenseStock compensation expense25 146 Stock compensation expense33 30 58 176 
Gain on forgiveness of PPP loanGain on forgiveness of PPP loan— (842)Gain on forgiveness of PPP loan— (296)— (1,137)
Non-restructuring severance expenseNon-restructuring severance expense122 — Non-restructuring severance expense114 29 236 29 
Non-recurring professional fees Non-recurring professional fees685 164 685 308 
Non-recurring legal fees Non-recurring legal fees359 — 359 — 
Adjusted EBITDAAdjusted EBITDA$(2,081)$(1,575)Adjusted EBITDA$(1,856)$39 $(3,942)$(1,389)
Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity is the ability of a company to generate sufficient cash to satisfy its needs for cash. The following table summarizes total current assets, total current liabilities and net working capital (deficit) as of March 31,June 30, 2023, compared to December 31, 2022.
March 31, 2023December 31, 2022June 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Total current assetsTotal current assets$2,455 $4,501 Total current assets$19,998 $4,501 
Total current liabilitiesTotal current liabilities19,439 17,851 Total current liabilities29,011 17,851 
Net working capital deficitNet working capital deficit$(16,984)$(13,350)Net working capital deficit$(9,013)$(13,350)

As of March 31,June 30, 2023, we had a cash balance of $784,000$3.4 million compared with a cash balance of $316,000$0.3 million as of December 31, 2022.

During the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company received $1.5$6.6 million and $1.4$2.7 million, respectively, in debt financing from Centre Lane Partners Master Credit Fund II, L.P. (“Centre Lane Partners"). The use of the funds was for general working capital needs.needs and to fund the Big Village Acquisition. See Note 9,10, Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility for more information.
Going Concern
Going Concern and Liquidity
Historically, the Company has incurred losses, which has resulted in an accumulated deficit of approximately $118.1$124.1 million as of March 31,June 30, 2023. Cash flows used in operating activities were $1.0$3.6 million and $1.4$2.8 million for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. As of March 31,June 30, 2023, the Company had approximately a $17.0$9.0 million working capital deficit, inclusive of $784,000$3.4 million in cash and cash equivalents.

The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on its ability to meet its liquidity needs through a combination of factors. The Company is currently exploring all strategic alternatives, including restructuring or refinancing its debts, seeking additional debt, such as borrowings under the Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit FacilityAgreement or equity capital. The ability to access the capital market is also dependent on the stock volume and market price of the Company's stock, which cannot be
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In considering our forecast for the next twelve months, the Company's current cash and working capital, as of the filing of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Company’s available cash will not be sufficient to fund its anticipated level of operations. As a result, such matters create a substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to meet its financial needs and continue as a going concern.

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis and do not include any adjustments that might result from uncertainty about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Summary of Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2023 and 2022 (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31,Six Months Ended June 30,
2023202220232022
Statement of Cash Flows Data:Statement of Cash Flows Data:Statement of Cash Flows Data:
Total cash (used in) provided by:Total cash (used in) provided by:Total cash (used in) provided by:
Operating activitiesOperating activities$(1,031)$(1,363)Operating activities(3,594)(2,814)
Investing activitiesInvesting activities(5)— Investing activities(4)(4)
Financing activitiesFinancing activities1,500 1,157 Financing activities6,627 2,454 
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cashEffect of foreign exchange rates on cash— Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash— 
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalentsIncrease (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents$468 $(206)Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents3,034 (364)

Operating Activities

For the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, cash used in operating activities was $1.0$3.6 million. The primary factors affecting our operating cash flows during the period were our net loss of $3.8$9.9 million, adjusted for non-cash charges of $386,000$1.1 million for amortization of intangible assets, $305,000$844,000 of amortization of debt discount, $25,000$58,000 of stock-based compensation expense, $188,000 for the recovery of bad debt, $790,000$2.4 million in interest paid in kind on the Centre Lane Credit Facility and a $1.4$1.8 million net change in operating assets and liabilities. The primary drivers of the changes in operating assets and liabilities were a $2.5$3.3 million increase in accounts receivables a $1,000 increase in operating lease liability and a $142,000 increase in prepaid and other current assets, offset by a $1.5$2.3 million decreaseincrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses, a $72,000 decreasean increase in interest payable on Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facilityother liabilities of $1.5 million, and a $237,000 decrease$627,000 increase in deferred revenue.

For the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2022, cash used in operating activities was $1.4$2.8 million. The primary factors affecting our operating cash flows during the period were our net loss of $2.1$3.6 million, adjusted for non-cash charges of $396,000$786,000 for amortization of intangible assets, $280,000$615,000 of amortization of debt discount, $29,000$59,000 of stock-based compensation expense, $117,000 of stock compensation for Oceanside shares, $271,000$222,000 for the provision of bad debt, $842,000$1.1 million from the gain on forgiveness of PPP loan and a $500,000$88,000 net change in operating assets and liabilities. The primary drivers of the changes in operating assets and liabilities were a $592,000$950,000 increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses, a $146,000 decrease in accounts receivable, a $557,000$1.4 million increase in interest payable on Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility, and a $302,000$539,000 increase in deferred revenue, offset by a $114,000 decrease$324,000 increase in prepaid and other current assets.
Investing Activities

Cash used in investing activities of $5,0004,000 and $04,000 f foror the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, and 2022, respectively, was due entirely to the purchase of property and equipment.
Financing Activities

During the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, and 2022 the Company raised $1.5$6.6 million and $1.4$2.7 million, respectively, of debt financing from Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility, which was used primarily to fund our working capital.


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Contractual Obligations and Commitments
The Company leases its corporate offices under a long-term non-cancellable operating lease agreement that expired on October 31, 2021. On June 14, 2022, the Company signed a second lease addendum (“Second Addendum”) to the lease with a lease term for five years beginning upon completion of improvements to the office space by the Landlord, which was completed on September 12, 2022. The annual base rent is $96,000, with a provision for a 3% increase on each anniversary of the rent commencement date, the lease expires in 2027. The Company has the option to renew the lease for one additional five-year term. See Note 16,18, Commitment and Contingencies for details regarding the Company’s lease.
There were no other material changes in our contractual obligations and commitments from those disclosed above and in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of March 31,June 30, 2023, there were no off-balance sheet arrangements between us and any other entity that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenue or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to shareholders.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and related disclosures. We evaluate our estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Our estimates are based on historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Our actual results could differ from these estimates.
We believe that the assumptions and estimates associated with revenue recognition, accounts receivable allowances, income taxes, equity-based compensation, intangibles and goodwill valuation have the greatest potential impact on our consolidated financial statements. Therefore, we consider these to be our critical accounting policies and estimates. For further information on all of our significant accounting policies, see the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Business Combination
We account for acquisitions under FASB ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations, ("ASC 805"). In general, the acquisition method of accounting requires companies to record assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their respective fair market values at the date of acquisition. We primarily estimate fair value of identified intangible assets using discounted cash flow analyses based on market participant based inputs. Any amount of the purchase price paid that is in excess of the estimated fair values of net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Transaction costs, as well as costs to reorganize acquired companies, are expensed as incurred in our condensed consolidated statement of operations. The Company has allocated the purchase price based on preliminary estimates of fair value for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed using information currently available. Adjustments, if any, to the preliminary allocation are not expected to be material.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Recent accounting pronouncements are detailed in the “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in Note 2 to our unaudited consolidated financial statements.
Smaller Reporting Company Status
We are a “smaller reporting company” as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We may continue to be a smaller reporting company even after we are no longer an emerging growth company. We may take advantage of certain of the scaled disclosures available to smaller reporting companies and will be able to take advantage of these scaled disclosures for so long as the market value of our voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates is less than $250.0 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter, or our annual revenue is less than $100.0 million during the most recently completed fiscal year and the market value of our
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voting and non-voting common stock held by non-affiliates is less than $700.0 million measured on the last business day of our second fiscal quarter.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

As a smaller reporting company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, we are not required to include information otherwise required by this Item 3 to Form 10-Q.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
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The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of March 31,June 30, 2023. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that as of the period ended March 31,June 30, 2023, due to the existence of the material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting described below, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective.

Our senior management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by our Board, senior management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. We continue to review our internal control over financial reporting and may from time to time make changes aimed at enhancing their effectiveness and to ensure that our systems evolve with our business.

Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in “Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013)” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO"). As previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, because of the effect of the material weaknesses described below, management concluded that based upon this assessment that the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2022.

As set forth below, management will take steps to remediate the material weaknesses identified below. Notwithstanding the material weaknesses described below, we have performed additional analyses and other procedures to enable management to conclude that our consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, our financial condition and results of operations as of and for the quarter ended March 31,June 30, 2023.

Material Weaknesses

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal controls over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. As previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, management identified the material weakness described below:

In conducting an analysis of the Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility, errors were identified in connection with the accounting related to Amendments No. 8 – 15 of the Centre Lane Senior Secured Credit Facility, which resulted in the understatement of interest payable and interest expense for each of the interim quarterly periods ended June 30, 2022, and September 30, 2022 and the year-to-date 2022 period.
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During the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, the Company commenced its remediation plan to enhance controls relating to the accounting of its debt arrangements that includes the following:

Internal interest calculations are prepared and compared to the model provided by the external evaluators, along with outstanding principal and carrying value;

Quarterly statements are being received from Centre Lane Partners where the balances are compared to internal schedules;

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Monthly journal entries for interest expense and supporting documentation are being reviewed by an individual independent of its preparation as part of the month end close; and

Monthly reconciliations are being performed to support the month end close, which are being reviewed and evidenced by both preparer’s and reviewer’s signature to demonstrate independence and accountability.

Also, as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, management had previously identified the following material weaknesses, which caused management to conclude that as of December 31, 2021 our internal controls over financial reporting were not effective at the reasonable assurance level:

Insufficient segregation of duties, oversight of work performed and lack of compensating controls in our finance and accounting functions due to limited personnel;

The Company’s systems that impact financial information and disclosures have ineffective information technology controls;

Inadequate controls surrounding revenue recognition, to ensure that all material transactions and developments impacting the financial statements are reflected and properly recorded;

Management evaluation of (i) the disclosure controls and procedures and (ii) internal control over financial reporting was not sufficiently comprehensive due to limited personnel;

Ineffective controls and procedures in area of review and preparation of Form 10-K and other filings on a timely basis; and

Inadequate controls surrounding information provided to third party valuation reports in connection with acquisitions to ensure that the financial information is accurate and free from misstatements.

Commencing in the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company implemented a remediation plan to remediate the material weaknesses identified during the year ended December 31, 2021 as follows:

We have hired a new Chief Financial Officer with extensive knowledge of implementing procedures to remediate material weaknesses in companies.

We have expanded our finance department through the hiring of a certified public accountant with previous experience as an auditor and knowledge of SEC filings and technical issues. We believe this will strengthen our finance department as we work towards segregation of duties, strong internal controls and provide guidance to enhance our current staff. Management will further expand the accounting and finance function by hiring additional staff to ensure segregation of duties is enforced.

We no longer rely on a third partythird-party consultant to prepare our SEC filings, and this is now being done internally.

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We have engaged a third partythird-party company to assist the Company with SOX compliance.

As of our filing date, weWe are in the process of completing our information technology general controls ("ITGC") risk assessment and moving forward to document and implement controls over the revenue process.

We will continue to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting on an ongoing basis and are committed to taking further action and implementing additional enhancements or improvements, as necessary and as funds allow.

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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Other than the matters set forth above, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in management’s evaluation pursuant to Rules 13a-15(d) or 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act during the quarter ended March 31,June 30, 2023 that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures

In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and that management is required to apply judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.






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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
For a description of developments to legal proceedings during the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2023, see “Litigation” under Note 16,18, “Commitments and Contingencies” to our consolidated financial statements.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
There have been no material changes to the Risk Factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
None.
Item 5. Other Information.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
No.Exhibit DescriptionFormDate FiledNumberHerewith
2.18-K4/13/232.1
10.18-K2/10/2310.1
10.28-K2/16/2310.1
10.38-K2/16/2310.2
31.1Filed
31.2Filed
32.1*Filed
32.2*Filed
101.INSInline XBRL Instance DocumentFiled
101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema DocumentFiled
101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase DocumentFiled
101.DEFInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase DocumentFiled
101.LABInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase DocumentFiled
101.PREInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase DocumentFiled
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No.Exhibit DescriptionFormDate FiledNumberHerewith
2.18-K4/13/232.1
10.18-K4/26/2310.1
10.28-K4/26/2310.2
10.3Filed
10.58-K8/3/2310.1
10.68-K10.2
31.1Filed
31.2Filed
32.1*Filed
32.2*Filed
101.INSInline XBRL Instance DocumentFiled
101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema DocumentFiled
101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase DocumentFiled
101.DEFInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase DocumentFiled
101.LABInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase DocumentFiled
101.PREInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase DocumentFiled
104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
*    This certification is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” with the SEC for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
BRIGHT MOUNTAIN MEDIA, INC.
May 11,August 14, 2023By:/s/ Matthew Drinkwater
Matthew Drinkwater,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
By:/s/ Miriam Martinez
Miriam Martinez,
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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