Greetings HHSE Friends & Longs - Happy pre-Thanksgiving week. Although there will be significantly more information provided in filings and releases in the works for this week, here is a quick summary of some key items that various shareholders have written about:
1). VODWIZ - yes, we successfully closed a participation agreement with a major theatrical distributor last week in Los Angeles; with the credibility of these higher-profile titles, we feel the launch to consumers will be well-received. Although the total quantity of titles already available to VODWIZ will place the site among the top echelon for programming, we have felt that the caliber of the initial slate needed some theatrical visibility to generate the greatest consumer enthusiasm and response. We have also initiated a plan for an "advertising-based" model as an option for VODWIZ users (ala the "Hulu" model). Details of this variation on the pay-per-transaction model are still being formulated.
2). FORM 4 FILINGS - In Mid-September, Parkinson and Shefte each made the commitment to buy shares directly from the Company, which transaction required the filing of a Form 4 Statement with the S.E.C. However, in lieu of accepting delivery of the shares immediately, both purchasers agreed to accept an irrevocable assignment letter from the Company and Transfer Agent, allowing the shares to be issued upon demand. Counsel for the Company's Transfer Agent would not approve the irrevocable authorization letters until after the Form 4's were published. Shefte's was published by the S.E.C. on Sept. 30, and Parkinson's was published on Oct. 10 (due to a conflicting filing number relating to Parkinson's prior status as C.E.O. of Hemdale Communications, Inc., NASDAQ). Within one week of both transactions being published, the authorization letters were approved, thus completing the "equitable" consideration exchange for the transactions to be recorded. Under S.E.C. Edgar Rules, Form 4's must be filed within 2-days following the closure of a transaction but may be filed sooner.
3). ON ANY SUNDAY: THE NEXT CHAPTER - The film's theatrical release took it to the # 1 spot for top grossing Motorcycle Docs of all time (source: BoxOfficeMojo), and it continues to play in theatres (dates set through Dec. 18). The home video release is set for Feb. 10, 2015, with commitments already received from Walmart, Target, Best Buy and Netflix.
More to follow...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
LENNON BERMUDA - Amazon Dec. CD promo pick~!
Our biggest order ever for Amazon.com will ship out next week to fill the December CD Holiday Picks promo placement of LENNON BERMUDA via Amazon.com! With only fifty titles selected, we feel that this designation is a great honor - and we're cautiously optimistic that the consumer response will exceed the large inventory build-up for this item! CD Promo runs Dec. 12 - Dec. 20 - as details are posted onto Amazon.com, we'll update this blog. GO HHSE!
Monday, November 17, 2014
"ON ANY SUNDAY" - already the # 1 Motorcycle Film of All Time!
Greetings HHSE Friends & Shareholders - with second weekend grosses moving the total box office up to $474,000, "ON ANY SUNDAY: THE NEXT CHAPTER" has become the top grossing motorcycle film of all time (rankings through Box Office Mojo). The film is closing in on the grosses of "Dust to Glory" (at $640,013) which is currently the # 1 "Motor-SPORTS" film of all time.
The release is a resounding success by all measures of: 1). the genre, 2). the theatrical exhibitors and 3). the expectations of both Hannover House, Inc. and Redbull Media House. The Redbull Media House division - formed several years ago to help promote the Redbull branding through motorsports and extreme sports programming - is enjoying their first significant box office success; the national USA theatrical release is driving their international licensing of the film, and current theatrical releasing milestones have hit the achievement levels necessary for a major Netflix Subscription Video-On-Demand placement. Although neither HHSE nor Redbull will be releasing any "projections" for the anticipated home video and V.O.D. revenues (streeting on Feb. 10, 2015), the historic results for similarly themed programming are very good.
BEST BUY - if you get a chance, swing by your local Best Buy location to see the Robby Maddison extreme motorcycle-jump clip (from "ON ANY SUNDAY") on all the monitors (wow, amazing PR placement!), along with a teaser for the DVD and Blu-Ray of "ON ANY SUNDAY: THE NEXT CHAPTER." This Best Buy clip will run on the monitors program at all Best Buy locations through Friday, Nov. 21st.
Redbull is an amazing organization - a tightly run ship and a hugely successful (purportedly a $6-Billion Dollar) private company! Their annual advertising, PR and branding budgets each year are not publicly released, but are believed by media insiders to be in the range of $800-million. A major project like "ON ANY SUNDAY: THE NEXT CHAPTER" is viewed largely through the lens of marketing and branding, and as such, receiving BACK quite a bit of money from distribution is a beautiful thing. HHSE has enjoyed our relationship with Redbull and looks forward to future opportunities together.
The release is a resounding success by all measures of: 1). the genre, 2). the theatrical exhibitors and 3). the expectations of both Hannover House, Inc. and Redbull Media House. The Redbull Media House division - formed several years ago to help promote the Redbull branding through motorsports and extreme sports programming - is enjoying their first significant box office success; the national USA theatrical release is driving their international licensing of the film, and current theatrical releasing milestones have hit the achievement levels necessary for a major Netflix Subscription Video-On-Demand placement. Although neither HHSE nor Redbull will be releasing any "projections" for the anticipated home video and V.O.D. revenues (streeting on Feb. 10, 2015), the historic results for similarly themed programming are very good.
BEST BUY - if you get a chance, swing by your local Best Buy location to see the Robby Maddison extreme motorcycle-jump clip (from "ON ANY SUNDAY") on all the monitors (wow, amazing PR placement!), along with a teaser for the DVD and Blu-Ray of "ON ANY SUNDAY: THE NEXT CHAPTER." This Best Buy clip will run on the monitors program at all Best Buy locations through Friday, Nov. 21st.
Redbull is an amazing organization - a tightly run ship and a hugely successful (purportedly a $6-Billion Dollar) private company! Their annual advertising, PR and branding budgets each year are not publicly released, but are believed by media insiders to be in the range of $800-million. A major project like "ON ANY SUNDAY: THE NEXT CHAPTER" is viewed largely through the lens of marketing and branding, and as such, receiving BACK quite a bit of money from distribution is a beautiful thing. HHSE has enjoyed our relationship with Redbull and looks forward to future opportunities together.
Friday, November 14, 2014
ON ANY SUNDAY is the Nation's # 1 Independent Release!
Dear HHSE Friends - as we enter into the second weekend of theatrical promotions for "ON ANY SUNDAY: THE NEXT CHAPTER" - it's exciting to note that the film is both the # 1 Documentary in the Nation... AND the # 1 Highest Grossing Indie Studio Release!
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/
Thursday results were also strong, and we are seeing solid tracking for this weekend as well.
In only 5-days, "ON ANY SUNDAY: THE NEXT CHAPTER" surpassed the Company's previous top box office title ("Turtle: The Incredible Journey")... and with Thanksgiving weekend only 13 days away, it seems likely that the film will enjoy theatrical revenues all the way into December.
As for the Home Video and Video-On-Demand releases in February, it's too early to make any predictions as to likely commercial receptivity. Generally speaking, the longer a film plays in theatres and the higher it's box office gross, the easier it is to obtain multiple-facings of DVDs and BluRays at the major chains (as opposed to single facing sku's). The traffic for streaming and Video-On-Demand is also driven by a correlation to box office results. SO - with the title performing to SOLID results at theatres, and HOLDING-OVER at the best locations - the mood is incredibly positive at Hannover House!
ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND - WE KNOW THAT HHSE WILL!
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/
Thursday results were also strong, and we are seeing solid tracking for this weekend as well.
In only 5-days, "ON ANY SUNDAY: THE NEXT CHAPTER" surpassed the Company's previous top box office title ("Turtle: The Incredible Journey")... and with Thanksgiving weekend only 13 days away, it seems likely that the film will enjoy theatrical revenues all the way into December.
As for the Home Video and Video-On-Demand releases in February, it's too early to make any predictions as to likely commercial receptivity. Generally speaking, the longer a film plays in theatres and the higher it's box office gross, the easier it is to obtain multiple-facings of DVDs and BluRays at the major chains (as opposed to single facing sku's). The traffic for streaming and Video-On-Demand is also driven by a correlation to box office results. SO - with the title performing to SOLID results at theatres, and HOLDING-OVER at the best locations - the mood is incredibly positive at Hannover House!
ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND - WE KNOW THAT HHSE WILL!
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Corporate Counselors for HHSE
Dear HHSE Friends & Shareholders - We regret to inform you that one of the company's primary attorneys and advisors, Charles Kester, Esq., passed away recently from a pulmonary embolism related to a hiking injury. Charles was in his mid-'50's and in great health otherwise, so his sudden death came as quite a shock.
In updating the OTC Markets contacts of for HHSE, we deleted Charles Kester and moved James Scheltema into this primary position. Oddly, the opposite occurred when the updates were finally published (Scheltema was removed and Kester remained). This will be corrected. We note that the additional of James Hinds for transactional advice did properly get added.
In updating the OTC Markets contacts of for HHSE, we deleted Charles Kester and moved James Scheltema into this primary position. Oddly, the opposite occurred when the updates were finally published (Scheltema was removed and Kester remained). This will be corrected. We note that the additional of James Hinds for transactional advice did properly get added.
SWEET! Top 70 Locations "Hold-Over" ON ANY SUNDAY!
Dear HHSE Friends & Shareholders - Key movie exhibition chains extended a tremendous vote of confidence to "ON ANY SUNDAY: THE NEXT CHAPTER" by holding-over the film in the top SEVENTY (70) locations where it opened last weekend! These 70 locations comprised an impressive 73% of all gross revenues ($251,850! / $3,598 per-screen average!)... with the remaining (bottom) 161 locations that are final as of Thursday collectively contributing only $93,150 for the weekend (an unimpressive $578 per screen average for these locations).
So with weak locations pruned, the per-screen averages will increase and the prospects of a lengthy box office engagement improve. Both HHSE and Redbull would rather be in a smaller number of locations that are doing SOLID business, than to be spread out into markets with limited interest (i.e., South Florida was a bust?! Guess motorsports is not the preferred entertainment of the retirement communities!).
Mid-Week Grosses have also been strong! Monday generated another $27,819 and Tuesday added $30,899. Current box office gross is $379,702. We're hoping to add another $20,000 today and $20,000 tomorrow to lead us into a great Second Weekend Run!
Here's the locations where the film can be seen, holding through Thursday, Nov. 20 (and maybe beyond?).
So with weak locations pruned, the per-screen averages will increase and the prospects of a lengthy box office engagement improve. Both HHSE and Redbull would rather be in a smaller number of locations that are doing SOLID business, than to be spread out into markets with limited interest (i.e., South Florida was a bust?! Guess motorsports is not the preferred entertainment of the retirement communities!).
Mid-Week Grosses have also been strong! Monday generated another $27,819 and Tuesday added $30,899. Current box office gross is $379,702. We're hoping to add another $20,000 today and $20,000 tomorrow to lead us into a great Second Weekend Run!
Here's the locations where the film can be seen, holding through Thursday, Nov. 20 (and maybe beyond?).
| HOLDOVERS - For Nov. 14 - 20 | ||||||
| (Updated 1:00 pm Pacific Time - Tuesday, Nov. 11) | ||||||
| DMA | ||||||
| Name (City, State) | COC ID | Circuit | DMA | Rank | City | State |
| Carmike Muvico Thousand Oaks 14 + MUVIXL (Thousand Oaks, CA) | CARM | Carmike | Los Angeles | 2 | Thousand Oaks | CA |
| Long Beach Stadium 26 with IMAX (Long Beach, CA) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Los Angeles | 2 | Long Beach | CA |
| Ontario Palace Stadium 22 & IMAX & RPX (Ontario, CA) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Los Angeles | 2 | Ontario | CA |
| Parkway Plaza Stadium 18 + IMAX (El Cajon, CA) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | San Diego | 23 | El Cajon | CA |
| West Village Stadium 12 (Lakewood, CO) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Denver | 18 | Lakewood | CO |
| Greenwood Plaza 12 (Englewood, CO) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Denver | 18 | Englewood | CO |
| Folsom 14 (Folsom, CA) | CNMK | Cinemark | Sacramnto-Stkton-Modesto | 17 | Folsom | CA |
| Lloyd Center 10 Cinema + IMAX (Portland, OR) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Portland, OR | 22 | Portland | OR |
| Brea Stadium 22 (Brea, CA) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Los Angeles | 2 | Brea | CA |
| Irvine Spectrum 21 + IMAX & RPX (Irvine, CA) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Los Angeles | 2 | Irvine | CA |
| Boise Stadium 21 + IMAX (Boise, ID) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Boise | 106 | Boise | ID |
| Century Clackamas Town Center + XD (Portland, OR) | CNMK | Cinemark | Portland, OR | 22 | Portland | OR |
| River Park Square 20 with IMAX (Spokane, WA) | AMC | AMC | Spokane | 75 | Spokane | WA |
| BLVD Cinemas (Lancaster, CA) | SAGE | Sagewood Cinema Ventures | Los Angeles | 2 | Lancaster | CA |
| Corona Crossing Stadium 18 & RPX (Corona, CA) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Los Angeles | 2 | Corona | CA |
| Northeast Mall 18 + XD (Hurst, TX) | CNMK | Cinemark | Dallas-Ft. Worth | 5 | Hurst | TX |
| Henrietta Cinema Stadium 18 (Rochester, NY) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Rochester, NY | 80 | Rochester | NY |
| Forum 30 with IMAX (Sterling Heights, MI) | AMC | AMC | Detroit | 12 | Sterling Heights | MI |
| Riverside Plaza Stadium 16 (Riverside, CA) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Los Angeles | 2 | Riverside | CA |
| Albuquerque Rio 24 + XD (Albuquerque, NM) | CNMK | Cinemark | Albuquerque-Santa Fe | 45 | Albuquerque | NM |
| North Valley 16 | HARK | Harkins | Phoenix (Prescott) | 11 | Phoenix | AZ |
| West Olive 16 DIT (Creve Coeur, MO) | AMC | AMC | St. Louis | 21 | Creve Coeur | MO |
| Village Park Cinema Stadium 17 (Carmel, IN) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Indianapolis | 28 | Carmel | IN |
| Renaissance Stadium 14 + IMAX (Alhambra, CA) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Los Angeles | 2 | Alhambra | CA |
| Berkeley 7 (Berkeley, CA) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | San Francisco-Oak-San Jose | 6 | Berkeley | CA |
| Studio 28 KC DIT with IMAX (Olathe, KS) | AMC | AMC | Kansas City | 33 | Olathe | KS |
| Orange Stadium Promenade 25 + XD (Orange, CA) | CNMK | Cinemark | Los Angeles | 2 | Orange | CA |
| Brooklyn Center Stadium 20 (Brooklyn Center, MN) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Minneapolis-St. Paul | 14 | Brooklyn Center | MN |
| Opry Mills Stadium 20 + IMAX & RPX (Nashville, TN) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Nashville | 30 | Nashville | TN |
| Cinemark Draper + XD (Draper, UT) | CNMK | Cinemark | Salt Lake City | 26 | Draper | UT |
| Promenade Palace Stadium 12 (Tulsa, OK) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Tulsa | 60 | Tulsa | OK |
| Bricktown 16 (Oklahoma City, OK) | HARK | Harkins | Oklahoma City | 47 | Oklahoma City | OK |
| Oceanside Stadium 16 (Oceanside, CA) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | San Diego | 23 | Oceanside | CA |
| Town Center Stadium 16 - Kennesaw & RPX (Kennesaw, GA) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Atlanta | 9 | Kennesaw | GA |
| Transit Center Stadium 18 + IMAX (Williamsville, NY) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Buffalo | 54 | Williamsville | NY |
| Knoxville Center Stadium 10 (Knoxville, TN) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Knoxville | 61 | Knoxville | TN |
| Sandy Union Heights 16 (Sandy, UT) | CNMK | Cinemark | Salt Lake City | 26 | Sandy | UT |
| Carmike Muvico Parisian 20 + IMAX (West Palm Beach, FL) | CARM | Carmike | West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce | 39 | West Palm Beach | FL |
| Parkway Plaza Stadium 12 (Tukwila, WA) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Seattle-Tacoma | 13 | Tukwila | WA |
| Stonybrook 20 IMAX (Louisville, KY) | CARM | Carmike | Louisville | 51 | Louisville | KY |
| Ballston Common Stadium 12 (Arlington, VA) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Washington, DC (Hagrstwn) | 7 | Arlington | VA |
| Dole Cannery 18 with IMAX & RPX (Honolulu, HI) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Honolulu | 62 | Honolulu | HI |
| Metropolitan Stadium 14 (Austin, TX) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Austin | 46 | Austin | TX |
| Hollywood Stadium 27 & RPX - Nashville (Nashville, TN) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Nashville | 30 | Nashville | TN |
| Century Sea Tac Mall 16 (Federal Way, WA) | CNMK | Cinemark | Seattle-Tacoma | 13 | Federal Way | WA |
| Desert Star 15 (Lake Delton, WI) | AMC | AMC | Madison | 89 | Lake Delton | WI |
| Cinemark 15 (Macedonia, OH) | CNMK | Cinemark | Cleveland-Akron (Canton) | 19 | Macedonia | OH |
| Carmike Muvico Centro Ybor 20 (Tampa, FL) | CARM | Carmike | Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota) | 15 | Tampa | FL |
| Winter Park Village Stadium 20 & RPX (Winter Park, FL) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn | 20 | Winter Park | FL |
| Countryside Stadium 20 (Sterling, VA) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Washington, DC (Hagrstwn) | 7 | Sterling | VA |
| Cinemark 12 (Greeley, CO) | CNMK | Cinemark | Denver | 18 | Greeley | CO |
| Village Square Stadium 18 (Las Vegas, NV) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Las Vegas | 38 | Las Vegas | NV |
| College Station Stadium 14 (Springfield, MO) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Springfield, MO | 77 | Springfield | MO |
| Pointe Orlando Stadium 20 + IMAX (Orlando, FL) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn | 20 | Orlando | FL |
| Playhouse 7 (Pasadena, CA) | LAEM | Laemmle | Los Angeles | 2 | Pasadena | CA |
| Tinseltown 17 (Layton, UT) | CNMK | Cinemark | Salt Lake City | 26 | Layton | UT |
| Carmike Movies 400 (Cumming, GA) | CARM | Carmike | Atlanta | 9 | Cumming | GA |
| Showplace 16 Indianapolis with IMAX (Indianapolis, IN) | AMC | AMC | Indianapolis | 28 | Indianapolis | IN |
| Grand Rapids 18 (Grand Rapids, MI) | AMC | AMC | Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B.Crk | 40 | Grand Rapids | MI |
| Carmike Muvico Broward 18 (Pompano Beach, FL) | CARM | Carmike | Miami-Ft. Lauderdale | 16 | Pompano Beach | FL |
| Carmike 10 (Colorado Springs, CO) | CARM | Carmike | Colorado Springs-Pueblo | 91 | Colorado Springs | CO |
| Kansas City Stadium 18 Cinemas (Kansas City, MO) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Kansas City | 33 | Kansas City | MO |
| Shiloh Crossing Stadium 18 (Avon, IN) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Indianapolis | 28 | Avon | IN |
| HW Connection 15 (West Valley City, UT) | CARM | Carmike | Salt Lake City | 26 | West Valley City | UT |
| Regency East Hills Mall (Bakersfield, CA) | RGCY | Regency Theatres | Bakersfield | 103 | Bakersfield | CA |
| Grande Stadium 16 (Greensboro, NC) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Greensboro-H.Point-W.Salem | 50 | Greensboro | NC |
| Maya Bakersfield 16 (Bakersfield, CA) | TSU | Theatre Svc Unlmtd | Bakersfield | 103 | Bakersfield | CA |
| Georgesville Square Stadium 16 (Columbus, OH) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Columbus, OH | 34 | Columbus | OH |
| The Wharf 15 (Orange Beach, AL) | CARM | Carmike | Mobile-Pensacola (Ft Walt) | 59 | Orange Beach | AL |
| Hollywood Stadium 18 - Huntsville (Huntsville, AL) | REG | Regal Ent Grp | Huntsville-Decatur (Flor) | 81 | Huntsville | AL |
| NEWLY ADDED LOCATIONS: | ||||||
| Promenade 18 | CNMK | Cinemark | Los Angeles | 2 | Los Angeles | CA |
| Metro 4 | CTRN | Metropolitan | Santa Barbara | 108 | Santa Barbara | CA |