WITH MORE THAN 120,000 MEMBERS “LIL’ HEROES” DISCORD COMMUNITY IS ALREADY IN THE TOP 10, WITH STAR COLLECTORS INCLUDING GLOBAL MUSIC ICON J BALVIN

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The mint date for the “Lil’ Heroes” NFT collection from Exile Content Studio, artists Edgar Plan and Curatible, is this Sunday, January 16, it was announced today by Daniel Eilemberg, Exile’s President of Content. The “Lil’ Heroes” collection of 7,777 NFTs, is, according to the industry site MintyScore, one of the “top five hottest upcoming NFT collections to launch,” and the “Lil’ Heroes” Discord community has grown in just 15 days to more than 120,000 members, placing it in the top 10 communities based on number of members.

Eilemberg said, “We, along with our partners Edgar Plans and Curatible, are delighted by the tremendous excitement our launch of the ‘Lil’ Heroes’ NFT collection has generated in such a short amount of time, along with the very positive reaction we’ve gotten from the NFT community.”

Among the “Lil’ Heroes” Discord community members are top celebrities, including award-winning international musical artist J Balvin, who’s one of the first collectors to own a unique “Lil’ Heroes” NFT, which Edgar Plans custom designed for the music icon.

“I’ve been a longtime fan of Edgar’s art and friend of Exile,” said J Balvin, adding “I am thrilled to support their entry into the NFT space and the Lil’ Heroes community.”

Fifty unique “one of one” NFTs will be minted based on the greatest heroes of all time, remarkable people who have gone above and beyond to make the world a better place.

The “Lil’ Heroes” collectors’ community will have exclusive access to events, custom merchandise and previews of the coming series.

ABOUT THE “LIL’ HEROES ENTERTAINMENT FRANCHISE

The Lil’ Heroes entertainment franchise, from Exile Content Studio, Artist Edgar Plans, and Curatible, will have multiple components, including an animated TV series, a virtual metaverse experience, consumer products, and publishing. Lil’ Heroes is a new way of building an engaged community around an entertainment franchise, while rewarding early fans with real value and ownership. Building this franchise not just for, but with the community is a new way to think about the relationship between a studio and its audience, and one Exile is excited to explore.

ABOUT EXILE CONTENT STUDIO

Exile Content Studio creates content in Spanish and English for a global audience across multiple platforms — TV, Film, Audio and Digital. It recently co-produced Todo Va A Estar Bien with Diego Luna as showrunner for Netflix and docu-series Un Sueño Real, about Real Madrid’s women’s Football team for HBO with journalist Ana Pastor. Exile’s team has led content for the largest media companies in Spanish in the world with responsibility for the film studio, OTT service, broadcast and cable networks, music, news and digital. Their current slate includes Oscar winners and talent across genres and formats. The studio not only understands global trends – it shares and creates culture with content that generates buzz and breaks through the noise. To stay up to date with Exile’s upcoming projects, follow along at @ExileContent.

Kathy Saldivar
kathy@hm-com.com

Mr. Levy most recently Served as Vice Chairman of Archie Comics, the Globally Renowned Publishing House Behind the Iconic Brand

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thunderbird Entertainment Group Inc. (TSXV: TBRD, OTCQX: THBRF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Jérôme Levy to the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") as the newest independent member, effective today. The appointment furthers the strategic alignment of the Board and management team to become the next major global studio under the guidance of seasoned media and industry experts.

"It is with great excitement that we begin 2022 with the addition of Jérôme Levy to our Board. He offers a tremendous wealth of media and entertainment industry operating, investment banking and capital markets knowledge, which will enhance our Board as we collectively support Thunderbird’s execution of the Company’s long-term growth plan,” said Marni Wieshofer, Interim Board Chair. “I had the privilege of partnering with Jérôme at MESA and Houlihan Lokey and I am thrilled to be working with him again.”

Mr. Levy was recently Vice Chairman of Archie Comics Publications (“Archie”), the company behind the comic book series of the same name as well as Netflix television series Riverdale and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. At Archie, Mr. Levy oversaw aspects of TV and Film production, publishing, digital, international expansion, licensing and merchandising. He also negotiated production and licensing deals with Warner Brothers, Netflix and Spotify among others. Prior to joining Archie, Mr. Levy was a Managing Director of Houlihan Lokey’s Technology, Media & Telecom Group. Mr. Levy joined Houlihan Lokey after its acquisition of MESA, a boutique advisory firm specializing in digital and traditional media transactions, where he was a Co-Founder and Managing Partner. There, he spearheaded an array of investment banking, strategy and capital raising engagements for companies throughout the entertainment space including Endemol, Banijay and Tinopolis. Before co-founding MESA, Mr. Levy worked in business development at Canal Plus, a division of Vivendi Universal, responsible for managing acquisitions in the fields of video, music publishing and production. Mr. Levy began his career at Goldman Sachs International in London, where he worked on privatizations and M&A transactions. Mr. Levy holds a B.A. from Northwestern University and an MBA from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

Thunderbird CEO and Board Director Jennifer Twiner McCarron added, “Our teams are focused on producing quality programming and global brands, while investing in owned-IP and exploring strategic M&A opportunities. We welcome Jérôme to the team and look forward to his valuable contributions to our Board and Company.”

Thunderbird’s diverse and gender-balanced Board is comprised of five independent directors as well as the Company’s CEO. With 120+ years of combined industry-specific experience, five Board members have significant industry pedigree, and all directors are recognized as leaders within their respective fields.

Thunderbird Board Overview

Interim Board Chair – Marni Wieshofer
Ms. Wieshofer previously served as the CFO and EVP of Corporate Development at Lionsgate Entertainment where she oversaw the company’s U.S. IPO, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and other strategic financial initiatives and as SVP Corporate Development and M&A at Media Rights Capital. More recently she was Managing Director, Head of Media in Houlihan Lokey’s TMT Corporate Finance Group, based out of Los Angeles, providing M&A, capital markets, financial restructuring and financial advisory services and was a Managing Director and Partner at MESA. Ms. Wieshofer is a member of the Board of Directors at Organigram Inc. (NASDAQ: OGI, TSX: OGI) and Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: HYMC). Ms. Wieshofer also sits on several private institution boards of directors including Acceso Impact, Inc. and the Dean’s Advisory Board at the Rotman School of Management.

Directors

Frank Giustra
Mr. Giustra’s entrepreneurial success extends to both his established works within the natural resource industry and the film industry. He is President and CEO of Fiore Financial Corporation and Co-Chair of the International Crisis Group. In 1997, he founded Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. Mr. Giustra worked with current Thunderbird Interim Chair Ms. Wieshofer while at Lions Gate Entertainment. Mr. Giustra is also a global philanthropist working in the areas of refugee resettlement, poverty alleviation, conflict prevention, food security and education.

Linda Michaelson
Ms. Michaelson is a Partner and a Practice Group Leader for the Corporate and Securities Practice at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP, based in Los Angeles. Ms. Michaelson brings with her a broad range of experience in the public and private sectors, with a focus on companies primarily in the entertainment and digital media, technology, and fashion industries. Among her many accomplishments, she has been recognized multiple years as a Top Entertainment Lawyer in Variety’s Dealmakers Impact Report (most recently in 2021 for deals involving Lions Gate Entertainment and Sony Pictures), and as a Best Lawyer in Entertainment Law - Motion Pictures & Television in Best Lawyers of America (2018 and 2022). In 2020, she was recognized in Daily Journal’s Top Women Lawyers listing, and in 2021, was recognized in Women of Influence: Attorneys in the Los Angeles Business Journal. Michaelson also serves on the board and executive committee of the non-profit legal services organization, Bet Tzedek.

Azim Jamal
Mr. Jamal is the CEO and Founder of Pacific Reach, a diversified investment company. He has extensive experience managing and overseeing investments in several industries, including real estate, hospitality, healthcare and private equity. In addition to his responsibilities with the Pacific Reach group, Mr. Jamal oversees the creative direction and strategy for the company’s Hospitality and Entertainment Division. Mr. Jamal is a member of the Young Presidents’ Organization and a recipient of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Jennifer Twiner McCarron
Ms. Twiner McCarron is an award-winning producer and has been the CEO of Thunderbird Entertainment Group since 2018. Having joined Atomic Cartoons (Thunderbird’s Kids and Family division) as the Head of Production in 2011, Ms. Twiner McCarron was promoted to its chief executive in 2016, and under her leadership the studio grew from 25 artists to more than 1,200 today. She continues to hold both CEO roles, overseeing Thunderbird’s overall business as well as a team of more than 1,400 people across Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa and Los Angeles.

Grant of Stock Options

Thunderbird’s Board of Directors has authorized the grant of an aggregate of 40,000 stock options to Mr. Levy in accordance with the terms of the Company’s stock option plan. The options are exercisable at a price of $4.27 per share and have a seven-year term, subject to vesting provisions.

For information on Thunderbird and to subscribe to the Company’s investor list for news updates, go to www.thunderbird.tv.

ABOUT THUNDERBIRD ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
Thunderbird Entertainment Group is a global award-winning, full-service multiplatform production, distribution and rights management company, headquartered in Vancouver, with additional offices in Los Angeles, Toronto, and Ottawa. Thunderbird creates award-winning scripted, unscripted, and animated programming for the world’s leading digital platforms, as well as Canadian and international broadcasters. Thunderbird’s vision is to produce high quality, socially responsible content that makes the world a better place. The Company develops, produces, and distributes animated, factual, and scripted content through its various divisions, including Thunderbird Kids and Family (Atomic Cartoons), Thunderbird Factual (Great Pacific Media) and Thunderbird Scripted. Productions under the Thunderbird umbrella include The Last Kids on Earth, Molly of Denali, Highway Thru Hell and Kim’s Convenience, among others. The Company also has a division dedicated to global distribution and consumer products. Thunderbird is on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @tbirdent. For more information, visit: www.thunderbird.tv.

Neither the TSX-V nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX-V) accepts responsibility of the adequacy or accuracy of this release, which has been prepared by management.

Investor Relations:
Glen Akselrod, Bristol Capital
+1 905.326.1888 ext 1
glen@bristolir.com

Media Relations:
Julia Smith, Finch Media
+1 604.803.0897
julia@finchmedia.net

The Industry-First Report Uncovers An Overlooked Hurdle at Checkout: Only 52% of Desktop Shoppers and 42% of Mobile Shoppers That Proceed to Checkout Actually Complete Their Purchase

AUSTIN, Texas & WINNIPEG, Manitoba--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bold Commerce, the ecommerce technology company that powers checkout and subscription experiences for the world’s leading retailers and emerging DTC brands, today released The Checkout Benchmark. The new benchmark research reveals that nearly half (48%) of shoppers that initiate the checkout process on an ecommerce site are abandoning before completing their purchase. And on mobile, the number is even higher: 58% abandon their purchase after proceeding from cart to checkout, but before completing their order. The inaugural report explores shopper dropoff that occurs specifically during checkout, exposing key reasons shoppers abandon at this critical stage, including friction and poor user experience related to payment options, shipping and device experience.

Retailers have long focused on cart abandonment, due in large part to the 70% of shoppers that abandon their cart before making it to checkout to purchase. The industry’s laser focus on cart abandonment has built an assumption that if retailers can get shoppers from cart to checkout, they’ll complete the purchase. It’s for this reason that checkout abandonment is often an unrecognized hurdle for retailers.

The Checkout Benchmark establishes the industry’s first series of metrics for brands to measure their checkout performance compared to other retail brands. The research analyzed data from 3 million checkout sessions, generating $138M in revenue across 80+ retailers to uncover the true story of checkout performance and variables impacting checkout completion rate.

Other key findings from The Checkout Benchmark include:

• Shoppers often need to edit details such as delivery, shipping, and quantity during checkout, and drop off when they’re not able to. The Checkout Benchmark reveals that mobile shoppers who convert to buyers are 41% more likely to review or edit their checkout. This behavior reveals that checkout experiences must be flexible enough to allow shoppers to review and revise in the final moments leading up to conversion.
• Different device types benefit from different checkout experiences. Retailers have long tried to crack the code of optimizing the number of clicks and pages in checkout to maximize conversion, but The Checkout Benchmark reveals there is no one-size-fits-all answer. For example, across devices single-page checkouts convert at 48.4%--a rate nearly identical to progressive or multi-page checkouts (47.5%). But on mobile, single-page scrolling checkouts actually see lower checkout completion rates (41.6%) than progressive multi-page checkouts, which deliver 44.7% checkout completion.
• As shipping fees increase, checkout completion goes down. Intuitively it makes sense that increasing shipping fees raises the barrier to purchase. The Checkout Benchmark begins to quantify this impact for brands to consider in setting shipping fee thresholds. With zero shipping fees, checkout completion rates are at 56% (desktop) and 45% (mobile). As shipping fees increase by 10%, checkout completion rates fall 6% on desktop and nearly 4% on mobile.
• PayPal remains a top digital payment choice for shoppers. Even with the proliferation of payment methods including digital wallets and Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) solutions, Paypal remains a top payment option for shoppers. The Checkout Benchmark found that PayPal was the digital payment choice for 38.7% of all orders. Shoppers’ preference of PayPal’s one-click to purchase will continue to gain traction with similar easy-to-purchase options vying for market share in the coming years.

“We see retail brands pouring over details like colors, product images and descriptions, loyalty tactics and other elements that influence whether shoppers make it to checkout, but then foregoing customization of the checkout itself, ” said Yvan Boisjoli, CEO of Bold Commerce. “This checkout experience gap is a wake-up call to retailers. If the checkout isn’t optimized, it doesn’t matter whether shoppers get there–they simply won’t complete their purchase.”

The Checkout Benchmark is based on Bold Commerce-powered checkout sessions from July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. You can find Bold Commerce’s full Checkout Benchmark here.

The Checkout Benchmark: Methodology

The Checkout Benchmark is a set of aggregated and anonymized insights focused on the checkout metrics within ecommerce sites. Strict aggregation measures are employed to ensure brand/, retailer, and shopper anonymity. These measures include requirements on analysis set size, diversity, and consistency, in order to present credible and reliable information that is insulated from concentration risk. To qualify for inclusion in the analysis set, each site must have transacted throughout the entire analysis period, in this case July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. Additional data hygiene factors are applied to ensure accurate metric calculation.

The Checkout Benchmark is not directly indicative of the operational performance of Bold Commerce or its reported financial metrics. The performance metrics shared within this report are calculated based on the analysis set, and should not be taken as a guarantee of site or checkout performance.

About Bold Commerce

Bold Commerce is powering anywhere commerce for brands by delivering high-converting, customizable checkout experiences. The company works with leading omnichannel retailers like Vera Bradley, Harry Rosen, and Staples Canada, and emerging DTC brands, such as Pepsi’s Mountain Dew and Game Fuel, and Mars Petcare, to reimagine commerce. Its proprietary suite of modular checkout, subscriptions and price rules solutions is compatible with multiple ecommerce platforms and headless architectures. Bold Commerce has been named to Deloitte’s Tech Fast 50, E&Y’s Entrepreneur of the Year, and CBInsights’ Retail Tech 100.

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Kieran Powell
Kieran.powell@channelvmedia.com

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$READ #cdntech--Legible Inc. (CSE: READ) (FSE: D0T) ("Legible” or the “Company”), a browser-based, mobile-first, globally accessible online eBook reading and publishing platform, is pleased to announce that the Company’s common shares commenced listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (“FSE”) under the trading symbol D0T (D/zero/T).

“Listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is an important milestone for Legible as it provides us with the ability to increase our investor base, improve our liquidity, and more broadly introduce our unique global eBook marketplace to the European financial community,” stated Kaleeg Hainsworth, CEO of Legible. “We want to attract investors globally as we fulfill Legible’s vision to become the Internet for Books,” Hainsworth added.

The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is one of the world’s largest trading centres for securities and the largest stock exchange in Germany. It facilitates advanced electronic trading, settlement and information systems enabling it to meet the growing requirements of cross-border trading. The FSE is considered an international trading centre for investors.

Investors can visit the FSE website here: https://www.deutsche-boerse.com/dbg-en/our-company/frankfurt-stock-exchange.

About Legible Inc.

Legible is a new browser-based eBook reading platform that is revolutionizing how readers, publishers, and authors connect. Founded by a team of authors, digital eBook publishers, designers, and book publishing industry insiders, Legible’s strategy is to offer readers around the globe open access to millions of books on any internet-connected device. Legible’s core values—accessibility, sustainability, beauty, and integrity—inform its ongoing commitment to, and active engagement in, promoting literacy, justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and a climate-conscious future worldwide.

Visit Legible.com and discover the place where eBooks come to life!

Readers are invited to visit Legible’s continually evolving curated Staff-Picks Bookshelf: https://legible.com/ca/list/staff-picks

Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements and are prospective in nature. Forward-looking ‎statements are not based on historical facts, but rather on current expectations and projections about future events, many ‎of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company’s control and are therefore subject to risks ‎and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by the ‎forward-looking statements. These statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “may”, “should”, “will”, “could”, “intend”, “estimate”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “believe” or “continue”, or the negative ‎thereof or similar variations. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, information ‎concerning the listing of the common shares on the FSE. ‎Those assumptions and factors are based on information currently available to the Company. Although management of the ‎Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained ‎in forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as ‎anticipated, estimated or intended. Among the key factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those ‎projected in the forward-looking information and statements are the following: changes in general economic, business and political conditions, ‎including changes in the financial markets; changes in applicable laws; ‎and the diversion of management time. Should one or more of these risks, uncertainties or ‎other factors materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking information or statements prove incorrect, ‎actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or ‎expected. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events ‎could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-‎looking statements and forward-looking information. The forward-looking information contained in this release is made as of ‎the date hereof and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements or forward-‎looking information that are incorporated by reference herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or ‎otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws. The foregoing statements expressly qualify any forward-looking ‎information contained herein. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking information and statements attributable to the ‎Company or persons acting on its behalf is expressly qualified in its entirety by this notice.‎

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Kaleeg Hainsworth
Chief Executive Officer

Daniela Trnka
Head of Investor Relations

Phone: 1 (672) 514-2665
Email: invest@legible.com
Website: Legible.com

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--St. Paul, Minnesota-based The Vomela Companies today announced that it has acquired the assets of Gillespie Graphics of Portland, Oregon. The acquired company will roll its operations into the Vomela Transportation Group division of Vomela.

Vomela President and CEO Mark Auth stated, “As a full-service provider of fleet, transit and OEM graphics, Gillespie’s capabilities align well with our current transportation offerings and strengthen our nationwide footprint.”

“Our strong, loyal customer base has added value to the Gillespie family brand for over 100 years,” stated Kerry Gillespie, Gillespie President and Owner. “We look to The Vomela Companies to continue providing the same service, along with the added benefits that can only be provided by a strong network like Vomela.”

Paul Graefen, Vomela Transportation Group, Vice President and General Manager added, “This is a natural fit; we service many of the same markets and work with many of the same vendors.”

The Vomela Companies

The Vomela Companies are a full-service specialty graphics provider capable of producing a wide variety of promotional, store décor, event, fleet, OEM, commercial, and transportation graphics. The company employs more than 1,400 people in 23 cities across the U.S. and Canada.

Teri Mascotti
The Vomela Companies
teri.mascotti@vomela.com
651-523-9673

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Legible Inc. (CSE: READ) (“Legible”), a browser-based, mobile-first, globally accessible online eBook reading and publishing platform, has announced today that it has retained Red Cloud Securities Inc. (Red Cloud) to initiate its market making service and provide market making services to Legible in compliance with the policies and guidelines of the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE), and other applicable regulations.

Red Cloud will trade shares of Legible on the CSE on a best-efforts basis for the purposes of maintaining a reasonable and consistent bid and offer spread and board lot size for Legible’s common shares for the majority of the daily trading hours on the CSE, and to supply liquidity as needed.

The agreement provides that Legible will pay Red Cloud $5,000 per month, payable quarterly in advance. The engagement may be terminated by either party with written or verbal notice. Legible and Red Cloud act at arm’s length, but Red Cloud may provide investment banking services to Legible and/or its clients may have an interest, directly or indirectly, in securities of Legible.

The agreement is principally for the purposes of maintaining market stability and liquidity for Legible’s common shares and is not a formal market making agreement. There are no performance factors contained in the agreement between Red Cloud and Legible, and Red Cloud will not receive any shares or options from Legible as compensation for services it will render.

About Legible Inc.

Legible is a new browser-based eBook reading platform that is revolutionizing how readers, publishers, and authors connect. Founded by a team of authors, digital eBook publishers, designers, and book publishing industry insiders, Legible’s strategy is to offer readers around the globe open access to millions of books on any internet-connected device. Legible’s core values—accessibility, sustainability, beauty, and integrity—inform its ongoing commitment to, and active engagement in, promoting literacy, justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and a climate-conscious future worldwide.

Visit Legible.com and discover the place where eBooks come to life!

Readers are invited to visit Legible’s curated Staff-Picks Bookshelf:
https://legible.com/ca/list/staff-picks

About Red Cloud Securities Inc.

Red Cloud Securities Inc. is a IIROC regulated broker dealer offering corporate issuers a wide breadth of advisory, investment banking, research, and distribution services.

Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements contained in this news release constitute "forward-looking information" and ‎‎"forward looking statements" as such terms are used in applicable Canadian securities laws. ‎Forward-looking statements and information are based on plans, expectations and estimates of ‎management at the date the information is provided and are subject to certain factors and ‎assumptions, including, among others, that Legible’s financial condition and development ‎plans do not change as a result of unforeseen events, and Legible’s ability to execute on ‎its business plans. Specifically, this news release contains forward-looking statements relating ‎to Legible’s agreement with Red Cloud Securities Inc.

Forward-looking statements and information are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties ‎and other factors that could cause plans, estimates and actual results to vary materially from ‎those projected in such forward-looking statements and information. Factors that could cause ‎the forward-looking statements and information in this news release to change or to be ‎inaccurate include, but are not limited to, the risk that any of the assumptions referred to prove ‎not to be valid or reliable, that occurrences such as those referred to above are realized and ‎result in delays, or cessation in planned work, that Legible’s financial condition and ‎development plans change, as well as the other risks and uncertainties applicable to the industry in which Legible operates, and as set forth in Legible’s public documents available under Legible’s profile at www.sedar.com.‎

The above summary of assumptions and risks related to forward-looking statements in this ‎news release has been provided in order to provide shareholders and potential investors with a ‎more complete perspective on Legible's current and future operations and such ‎information may not be appropriate for other purposes. There is no representation by Legible that actual results achieved will be the same in whole or in part as those referenced ‎in the forward-looking statements and Legible does not undertake any obligation to ‎update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result ‎of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable ‎securities law.‎

Kaleeg Hainsworth
Chief Executive Officer

Daniela Trnka
Head of Investor Relations

Phone: 1 (672) 514-2665
Email: invest@legible.com
Website: Legible.com

Agreement will provide readers access to hundreds of publishers, millions of books

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$READ #cdntech--Legible Inc. (CSE: READ) (“Legible”), a browser-based, mobile-first, globally accessible online eBook reading and publishing platform, is delighted to announce that it is working with one of the largest digital asset management and distribution platforms in the world, CoreSource®, from Ingram Content Group (“Ingram”).

Ingram will provide millions of new titles from hundreds of international publishers to Legible’s transformational reading and publishing platform, significantly bolstering the depth, breadth, and richness of Legible’s eBook catalogue.

Legible’s use of the CoreSource platform unlocks Legible’s key marketing abilities through the dual offering of an international catalogue and an unparalleled selection of the most compelling content in the world. One of Legible’s core business strategies is to provide highly curated and merchandised storefront content; this partnership will provide its teams expanded reach to curate dedicated lists for readers such as holiday, seasonal, award winners, new and noteworthy, sustainable living, mystery, sci-fi, young adult, and other popular topics and themes, while greatly enhancing Legible’s bespoke AI and recommendation system, the Librarian™.

“We are extremely pleased to work with Ingram Content Group as Legible continues to expand globally,” said Kaleeg Hainsworth, Legible’s CEO. “Ingram’s digital platform is a benchmark within our industry, empowering the digital growth of publishers and authors in the 21st century.” Legible’s browser-based technology opens markets that were previously unavailable to publishers, significantly increasing market reach for the multi-billion dollar publishing industry by making books accessible to anyone anywhere while harnessing the full power of the latest code-bases to enable multimedia books, children’s books, and textbooks to be rendered more beautifully and accessibly than ever before.

“Working with Ingram connects Legible with hundreds of publishers with millions of titles, further unlocking Legible’s ability to connect readers from around the world with diverse and engaging content,” added Legible’s Chief Publishing Officer, Cameron Drew.

Legible currently offers eBooks for purchase and is developing additional ways to provide eBooks to readers, including through subscription and sponsored-reading models. By combining one of the world’s largest suppliers of digital content with its uniquely positioned business model and its team of globally respected publishing insiders, Legible is ready for the next phase of its global expansion and looks forward to sharing this success with Ingram’s publishers.

Established in early 2020, Legible’s easily accessible online browser-based, mobile-first publishing and reading platform offers book publishers and authors unprecedented global audience reach. Legible’s platform brings eBooks to anyone with an internet-enabled device, allowing readers to stream their eBooks and read them in their browser. Through Legible.com, content providers, both big and small, including global publishers, independent publishers, and authors, can offer their eBooks to readers around the world, including to disadvantaged or under-valued communities.

About Legible Inc.

Legible is a new browser-based eBook reading platform that is revolutionizing how readers, publishers, and authors connect. Founded by a team of authors, digital eBook publishers, designers, and book publishing industry insiders, Legible’s strategy is to offer readers around the globe open access to millions of books on any internet-connected device. Legible’s core values—accessibility, sustainability, beauty, and integrity—inform its ongoing commitment to, and active engagement in, promoting literacy, justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and a climate-conscious future worldwide.

Visit Legible.com and discover the place where eBooks come to life!

Readers are invited to visit Legible’s curated Staff-Picks Bookshelf: https://legible.com/ca/list/staff-picks

About Ingram Content Group

The world is reading, and Ingram Content Group (“Ingram”) connects people with content in all forms. Providing comprehensive services for publishers, retailers, libraries and educators, Ingram makes these services seamless and accessible through technology, innovation, and creativity. With an expansive global network of offices and facilities, Ingram’s services include digital and physical book distribution, print-on-demand, and digital learning. Ingram Content Group is a part of Ingram Industries Inc. and includes Ingram Book Group LLC, Ingram Publisher Services LLC, Lightning Source LLC, Ingram Library Services LLC, Tennessee Book Company LLC, Ingram Content Group UK Ltd. and Ingram Content Group Australia Pty Ltd.

Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements contained in this news release constitute "forward-looking information" and "forward looking statements" as such terms are used in applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking statements and information are based on plans, expectations and estimates of management at the date the information is provided and are subject to certain factors and assumptions, including, among others, that Legible’s financial condition and development plans do not change as a result of unforeseen events, and Legible’s ability to execute on its business plans. Specifically, this news release contains forward-looking statements relating to Legible’s use of the CoreSource platform from Ingram Content Group.

Forward-looking statements and information are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause plans, estimates and actual results to vary materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements and information. Factors that could cause the forward-looking statements and information in this news release to change or to be inaccurate include, but are not limited to, the risk that any of the assumptions referred to prove not to be valid or reliable, that occurrences such as those referred to above are realized and result in delays, or cessation in planned work, that Legible’s financial condition and development plans change, as well as the other risks and uncertainties applicable to the industry in which Legible operates, and as set forth in Legible’s public documents available under Legible’s profile at www.sedar.com.

The above summary of assumptions and risks related to forward-looking statements in this news release has been provided in order to provide shareholders and potential investors with a more complete perspective on Legible's current and future operations and such information may not be appropriate for other purposes. There is no representation by Legible that actual results achieved will be the same in whole or in part as those referenced in the forward-looking statements and Legible does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable securities law.

Legible Inc. Contact:

Kaleeg Hainsworth
Chief Executive Officer

Daniela Trnka
Head of Investor Relations

Phone: 1 (672) 514-2665
Email: invest@legible.com
Website: Legible.com

Ingram Content Group Contact:

Zach Hunt
The Strategy Group
Phone: 1 (615) 321-3110
Email: zach@tsgnashville.com
Website: Ingram Content Group

MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Valnet Inc. (or “Valnet”) has successfully completed the acquisition of SimpleFlying.com (the “Company”), the leading online destination for aviation enthusiasts. The Company is a reference in the aerospace industry, providing the latest news and information on aircraft, airlines, airports, passenger experience, and other aspects of commercial aviation. In 2021, the Company also co-hosted its first ever Future Flying Forum, an industry-focused event for aviation professionals and enthusiasts alike.

As per Simple Flying Founder and CEO, Arran Rice:

“Simple Flying has been an incredible journey, from what started out as a personal passion for airlines and the commercial aviation industry has turned into a platform read and loved by millions. I would like to personally thank everyone who has been involved and made Simple Flying possible, both past and present. This acquisition marks an exciting next step in Simple Flying's journey and I'm excited for the future of the platform.”

Valnet is looking forward to integrating Simpleflying.com within its portfolio of brands and build upon the Company’s strong foundations - loyal readers, quality publishing and brand authority. This acquisition further strengthens Valnet’s position as the leading digital content investor that aligns itself with market-leading digital publishers.

About Valnet Inc.

Driven by passion and performance, Valnet’s overarching goal is to create and distribute content to millions of users daily across our brands. With more than 3 billion web sessions and 20 billion Youtube views, Valnet is the leading digital content investment company that owns and operates a diversified portfolio of premier publishing and studio assets.

About Simple Flying

Simpleflying.com has been online since 2018, making it one of the fastest-growing digital publishers in the commercial aviation vertical. The site served over 7 million unique monthly visitors in November 2021.

Rony Arzoumanian
Head of M&A
Contact: rony.a@valnetinc.com | 514-497-7787
Website: valnetinc.com

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Union Digital, Inc., a leading provider of digital solutions and next-generation communications software for unions, today announced that John Camilleri has been named as its President.

Mr. Camilleri has 25 years of leadership experience in the labour movement with the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE). He spent over 20 years with CUPE Local 1 in a leadership capacity, including President. John served on a number of National Committees, he also served as third Vice President at CUPE Ontario.

“John is the right leader at the right time for Union Digital, as the company ramps up its next-gen communications platform for the Canadian Labour Industry,” said Tim Hirasawa, Chief Financial Officer. “John’s extensive background and leadership skills will help Union Digital strengthen partnerships, develop strategic alliances and expand our National presence. We are confident his leadership experience will drive our growth efforts and increase the bargaining unit of CUPE 5277.”

“I am very excited to be joining Union Digital,” said John Camilleri. “I believe Union Digital has unparalleled industry innovation for enabling effective, user-friendly and functional communication between Unions, their members and the communities they serve.”

Camilleri's predecessor Shy Jacoby, who helped build the company to-date, will focus on opportunities within the International labour markets. “John Camilleri is a recognized leader in the labour movement and I am thrilled that John will lead Union Digital with the same integrity and passion he has demonstrated for over three decades in Canada’s labour movement,” said Mr. Jacoby on the appointment of his successor.

About Union Digital Inc.

Union Digital Inc. is committed to helping unions build strong relationships with union members and their employers, while gaining positive public support from communities across Canada. Union Digital's purpose-built ‘member engagement platform’ offers user-friendly membership databases, grievance tracking, and communications. The production side of Union Digital specializes in high quality print & promotional products, creative design, copywriting, as well as digital and conventional media - all within a unionized facility.

For additional information, please visit Union Digital Inc. website at uniondigital.ca

Adam Chow
Creative Director
Tel : 416.829.5958
Email: adamc@uniondigital.ca

Newly combined solution further enhances RevSpring's value proposition that no two consumers are alike—all engagement is designed for each individual, to ensure a better experience and superior results

NEW YORK & NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#accessibiledigital--T-Base Communications, the leading global provider of technology-enabled digital and print accessibility solutions, announced today that it has partnered with RevSpring—the leading provider of intelligent consumer engagement and payment solutions for healthcare and accounts receivables management markets.

The new partnership enables RevSpring to deliver fully accessible consumer engagement, including billing information, across digital and print channels for visually and cognitively impaired patients and consumers, as well as those with auditory requirements.

T-Base's revolutionary approach to accessibility solutions ensures seamless inclusivity for all with disabilities. The company provides fast, secure delivery of accessible communications in various formats including accessible PDF, e-Text, HTML, audio, braille, and reflowed large print.

RevSpring will integrate T-Base’s accessible PDF, braille, and reflowed large print capabilities into its omnichannel suite of engagement solutions to provide enhanced service to its healthcare and financial services markets. RevSpring's healthcare services focus on the patient's journey from pre-care to post-care while delivering a positive patient experience. Additionally, the company’s financial services provide consumer financial engagement and payment solutions for accounts receivables management organizations and other industries.

"At RevSpring, we believe that the unique characteristics and situation of each consumer and patient contribute to the way they interact with and respond to communications," said Scott MacKenzie, CEO of RevSpring. "That vision and philosophy are without exclusion, which is why we are thrilled to now offer our clients the ability to provide the personalized and accessible engagement experiences consumers deserve, regardless of physical impairments."

"We are thrilled to be the accessibility solutions provider of choice for RevSpring," commented Ariel Kunar, Chief Executive Officer of T-Base Communications. "RevSpring is a rare breed of company, one that continually works towards improving the human-centric experience for its customers. The addition of fully accessible print and digital options for those with impairments is a testament to RevSpring's dedication to a more inclusive environment for all."

For more information regarding RevSpring, and how the company improves communications and billing solutions to increase consumer engagement and payment rates, visit www.revspringinc.com.

For information regarding T-Base Communications and its comprehensive suite of Accessibility Solutions, please visit www.tbase.com.

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RevSpring
Kellie Kennedy
The Harbinger Group
312.933.4903
kelliek@theharbingergroup.com

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Scott Williams
info@tbase.com
613.755.2272

Redgol awards 10 exclusive honors to Chile’s top women’s soccer players, head coach, and media members at a red carpet event following the conclusion of the 2021 Chilean women's soccer championship

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#Media--Playmaker Capital Inc., the digital sports media company that delivers authentic content experiences through its portfolio of sports media and technology brands, announced today that Redgol, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company in Latin America, successfully launched and hosted Chile’s first-ever women’s soccer award ceremony, Premios Contragolpe 2021 (2021 Counterattack Awards), at House of Culture of Ñuñoa in Chile on December 9.

The red carpet ceremony recognizing and celebrating the top female soccer players in Chile was exclusively livestreamed via Redgol and Contragolpe. In partnership with a number of Redgol’s prime sponsors, including adidas, EstelarBet, and Budweiser, the ceremony saw 10 exclusive honors awarded to Chile’s topflight women’s soccer league players, head coach and media members following the conclusion of 2021’s Primera División de fútbol femenino de Chile (Chilean women's soccer championship).

“We are proud of the great work done by the teams at Futbol Sites Chile and Redgol,” said Federico Grinberg, CEO of Futbol Sites, a Playmaker Brand. “Our goal is to regionalize these events and provide more support to women's football throughout Latin America and in the US Hispanic market. We are proud of the fact that our properties have managed to transcend the digital world and create a real impact on local communities across these regions.”

“Premios Contragolpe 2021 exemplifies the commitment of Redgol, Futbol Sites and Playmaker to the advancement of women’s soccer in Chile and Latin America,” commented Paulina Agüero, Futbol Sites Chile Head of Sales. “To be able to host a ceremony to celebrate Chile’s top female soccer performers is a fitting tribute to the growth of the sport in our country and the potential our soccer league, players and coaches have. This is only the beginning of a prosperous relationship between Redgol and Chile’s elite women’s soccer community.”

Renowned Chilean sports journalists, Grace Lazcano and Rodrigo Herrera, hosted the awards, welcoming a plethora of Chile’s women's football championship players, journalists, club members and executives. The complete list of winners for the inaugural edition of Premios Contragolpe included:

• Best goalkeeper: Natalia Campos (Universidad de Chile)
• Best defender: Carla Guerrero (Universidad de Chile)
• Best midfielder: Yessenia López (Universidad de Chile)
• Best forward: Javiera Grez (Colo Colo)
• Best head coach: Carlos Véliz (Universidad de Chile)
• Best revelation player: Sonya Keefe (Universidad de Chile)
• Best career trajectory: Carla Guerrero (Universidad de Chile)
• Best goal: María José Urrutia (Colo Colo)
• Best women’s soccer journalist: Grace Lazcano (Históricas)
• The Best 2021: Karen Araya (Santiago Morning)
• Best XI: Natalia Campos (Universidad de Chile); Su Helen Galaz (Santiago Morning), Carla Guerrero (Universidad de Chile), Fernanda Ramírez (Universidad de Chile), Daniela Ceballos (Universidad de Concepción); Karen Araya (Santiago Morning), Nicol Sanhueza (Colo Colo), Yessenia López (Universidad de Chile); Rebeca Fernández (Universidad de Chile), María José Urrutia (Colo Colo), Javiera Grez (Colo Colo). – head coach: Carlos Véliz (Universidad de Chile).

Playmaker’s continuous efforts to elevate sports in Latin America are exemplified through Redgol’s key role with Premios Contragolpe 2021. Additionally, early in November, 2021, Playmaker announced the acquisition of leading Brazilian media company Grupo SuperPoker, as well as the acquisition of Varsky Sports and the associated partnership with renowned Argentinian sports journalist Juan Pablo Varsky.

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$READ #cdntech--Legible Inc. (CSE: READ), a browser-based, mobile-first, globally distributed eBook reading and publishing platform, is excited to welcome Wai-Ming Yu as Legible Inc.’s new Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Ms. Yu will begin on January 4, 2022.

An accomplished senior executive with over twenty-six years of global experience in profitably building, growing, and running multi-million-dollar businesses, Ms. Yu brings a strong track record of achieving profitable growth through business, digital, and technology transformations; product innovations that deliver delightful customer experiences; and high value sales, branding and marketing strategies.

“On behalf of our entire Legible team, I am both excited and honored that Wai will be joining us as our new CRO,” said Legible’s CEO, Kaleeg Hainsworth. “Wai’s extensive experience in both marketing strategy and in driving profitable business growth, as well as Wai’s understanding of Legible’s business, our values, and our brand, will allow us to accelerate our vision of becoming the Internet of Books.”

Ms. Yu has previously served as a Partner/Managing Director of Accenture, as the Chief Digital, Product, and Marketing Officer at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, as the Chief Revenue Officer at PureFacts Financial Solutions, and as the President and CEO of ALVALUE Consulting where she advised various organizations on their growth journeys.

“I’m thrilled to join the Legible team of deeply talented digital technologists, publishers, authors, and book lovers,” said Ms. Yu. “This is a team of people with a common cause, which is to spread the magic of knowledge, the excitement of new adventures, and to enable human connection through beautifully written words. A company is a living organism with a heart. At the heart of Legible are people with integrity that embody its mission and values—to make beautiful digital books that are globally accessible and sustainable for our earth. This is a mission that I connect with, and I’m delighted to be part of.”

“Books are a uniquely portable magic” - Stephen King

Legible was created to usher in the future era of eBook reading and publishing through its browser-based, mobile-first, globally distributed eBook platform available to book lovers all over the world.

About Wai-Ming Yu:

Wai-Ming Yu is a seasoned Chief Revenue Officer, deeply skilled in developing go-to-market strategies, with an execution bias, and a track record of achieving and exceeding growth expectations. Over the course of a successful career spanning twenty-six years, Ms. Yu served as Partner/Managing Director of Accenture Inc.; Chief Digital, Product, and Marketing Officer at the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation; Chief Revenue Officer at PureFacts Financial Solutions; and as the President and CEO of ALVALUE Consulting. Ms. Yu is a business and technology savvy strategic leader. She is a veteran business development, sales, marketing, and customer success executive, who is resourceful, outcomes focused, and committed to delivering meaningful business value.

About Legible Inc.

Legible is a new browser-based eBook reading platform that is revolutionizing how readers, publishers, and authors connect by presenting books the way they were meant to be enjoyed. Founded by a team of authors, digital eBook publishers, designers, and book publishing industry insiders, Legible’s strategy is to offer readers around the globe open access to millions of books on any internet-connected device. Legible’s core values—accessibility, sustainability, beauty, and integrity—inform its ongoing commitment to, and active engagement in, promoting literacy, justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and a climate-conscious future worldwide.

Investors are invited to visit Legible’s Investor Relations Website at: www.investors.legible.com

Investors are also invited to enjoy one of Legible’s many eBooks or curated eBookshelves, such as our Staff-Picks Bookshelf here:

https://legible.com/bookshelf?bookshelfId=26b31d56-e75d-414e-99ae-8852d1990010.

Visit Legible.com and discover the place where eBooks come to life!

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Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements and are prospective in nature. Forward-looking ‎statements are not based on historical facts, but rather on current expectations and projections about future events, many ‎of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company’s control and are therefore subject to risks ‎and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by the ‎forward-looking statements. These statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “may”, “should”, “will”, “could”, “intend”, “estimate”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “believe” or “continue”, or the negative ‎thereof or similar variations. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, information ‎concerning the listing of the Common Shares. ‎Those assumptions and factors are based on information currently available to the Company. Although management of the ‎Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained ‎in forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as ‎anticipated, estimated or intended. Among the key factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those ‎projected in the forward-looking information and statements are the following: ability to obtain requisite regulatory approvals ‎and the satisfaction of other conditions to the listing of the Common Shares; changes in general economic, business and political conditions, ‎including changes in the financial markets; changes in applicable laws; ‎and the diversion of management time. Should one or more of these risks, uncertainties or ‎other factors materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking information or statements prove incorrect, ‎actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or ‎expected. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events ‎could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-‎looking statements and forward-looking information. The forward-looking information contained in this release is made as of ‎the date hereof and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements or forward-‎looking information that are incorporated by reference herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or ‎otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws. The foregoing statements expressly qualify any forward-looking ‎information contained herein. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking information and statements attributable to the ‎Company or persons acting on its behalf is expressly qualified in its entirety by this notice.‎

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Legible Inc.
Daniela Trnka
Head of Investor Relations
Phone: 1.672.514.2665
Email: invest@legible.com
Website: www.investors.legible.com

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Postmedia Network Inc. (“Postmedia”) is pleased to announce Jessica Mundie as the recipient of this year’s Michelle Lang Fellowship in Journalism. Starting December 6, 2021, Ms. Mundie will spend her first six months working at the National Post in Toronto, after which she will move to the Calgary Herald for the next six months of her fellowship.

With an Honours Bachelor of Journalism degree from Carleton University in Ottawa, and a Master of Science degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City, Ms. Mundie most recently interned at Religion News Service, where she covered the intersection of religion and popular culture. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, Associated Press, Manhattan Times and Columbia News Service. She has covered topics including representation of indigenous video gamers on streaming platforms, and the lack of accessibility in outdoor dining in New York City. Ms. Mundie is originally from Ottawa, Ontario.

“The Michelle Lang Fellowship celebrates Michelle’s passion for journalism and we are proud to continue honouring that by welcoming Jessica as this year’s fellowship recipient,” said Rob Roberts, Editor in Chief of the National Post. “We look forward to Jessica working with the National Post’s award-winning journalists to continue Michelle’s legacy with stories that engage, include and educate.”

Michelle Lang, an award-winning Calgary Herald journalist, died in December 2009 while on assignment in Kandahar, Afghanistan. She was the first Canadian journalist killed while reporting on the Afghan war.

Ms. Mundie is the ninth recipient of this fellowship, which began in 2010. Michelle Lang fellows engage in daily journalism and also work on an investigative project. Ms. Mundie will explore how children’s education in rural and low-income communities has been affected during the pandemic by the lack of dependable internet access.

“I am so excited to begin this fellowship," said Ms. Mundie. "I am honoured to carry on Michelle Lang's legacy and report on stories that impact all Canadians."

The Michelle Lang Fellowship in Journalism is a national fellowship awarded annually to a recent Canadian graduate from any discipline for the chance to apply his or her passion for writing and interest in current events. This fellowship includes a salary for the year, plus funding for a special project, as chosen by the fellow, on a topic of social significance inspired by Michelle Lang’s own portfolio of work. Funding for the fellowship is provided by the Calgary Herald and Postmedia Network, as well as the Michelle Lang Trust, with the fellow’s special project funded exclusively by the Michelle Lang Trust.

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About Postmedia Network Inc.:

Postmedia Network Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Postmedia Network Canada Corp. (TSX:PNC.A, PNC.B), is a news media company representing more than 120 brands across multiple print, online, and mobile platforms. Award-winning journalists and innovative product development teams bring engaging content to millions of people every week whenever and wherever they want it. This exceptional content, reach and scope offer advertisers and marketers compelling solutions to effectively reach target audiences.

Phyllise Gelfand
Vice President of Communications
Postmedia Network
(647) 273-9287
pgelfand@postmedia.com

Airship’s survey exposes key shifts in consumer behavior with greater expectations for personalized controls and value exchanges enabled by mobile apps

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#CX--Increasing data privacy regulations and changes from Apple and Android give consumers greater transparency and control over the personal information they share with brands, which predictably is resulting in the demise of third-party data. To help companies transition to direct customer relationships where first-party and zero-party data improve customer understanding and provide more opportunity to create greater mutual benefit, the mobile app experience company Airship today published a report, “The Mobile Customer Imperative.” Based on a survey of more than 9,000 consumers across seven countries, including the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Australia, Singapore and India, the report spotlights new consumer behaviors and expectations for digital communications along with recommendations for how companies can gain greater value while enhancing the customer experience.

A few key findings include:

• More than three-quarters of consumers (78%) ignore or delete emails from brands they’ve subscribed to half of the time or more. Younger generations are more likely to rarely check their email as well as use anonymous or fake email addresses
• Consumers are least likely to share information from their social profiles across 15 types of information, but many more will share their social values relating to environmental, moral, political and religious views
• “Personalized offers based on behaviors” is one of the least likely motivators for consumers to opt in to smartphone communications, though “information not relevant/personalized to my needs” is the second most common reason for opting out
• More than half of U.S. consumers (52%) will share their mobile phone number for text messages, but only 37% will share it for phone calls

Survey results show a strong and growing consumer preference for mobile apps, with most app categories trending towards 75% of respondents using them more or about the same since the pandemic began — highlighting the opportunity to establish positive feedback loops between brands and customers. Now, brands are better able to engage customers wherever they are, while app users benefit from sharing their preferences and affinities for more personalized service, with greater control over their data and the ability to easily shut down brands that aren’t meeting their needs.

The full report is available for download here, with details on regional and generational splits across the following topics:

• The reasons consumers opt in or out of brand communications
• Consumer preferences regarding the timing and frequency of receiving brand messages
• What personal information consumers are willing to share with brands, and for what reasons
• Why and how consumers are increasingly ignoring emails from brands
• Consumer demand to meld digital and physical experiences.

Considered together, these topics offer a more nuanced understanding of consumer behaviors and expectations. For example, while “personalized offers based on behavior/past purchases'' doesn't motivate the initial opt-in, both “interests relevant to a brand” and “what they’ve browsed on a brand’s app or website” are among the top five items consumers are willing to share with brands for personalized interactions and special incentives. In addition, more than 40% of respondents are more likely to continue receiving brand communications if they are given controls over purpose, frequency and channel of communication. These specific preferences are the fourth-most-likely item consumers are willing to share with brands — ahead of more traditional information like postal address or demographics.

“Data privacy remains a key issue for consumers. Companies must go far beyond targeting ‘eyeballs’ and delivering one-way messaging and brand-centric campaigns to succeed in the customer-first digital future,” said Brett Caine, CEO and president, Airship. “To gain the insights necessary to meet today’s expectations, brands must provide a more robust mobile app experience with individualized control to reach much deeper into the hearts and minds of their customers.”

Methodology
The survey was conducted by Sapio Research on behalf of Airship in September 2021. Respondents included 9,143 consumers in seven countries who were asked a variety of questions about their experiences, expectations and desires in interacting with brands digitally. At an overall level, the survey’s results are accurate to ±1% at 95% confidence level.

About Airship
No one knows more, does more, or cares more when it comes to helping brands master mobile app experiences than Airship. From the beginning of apps, we powered the first commercial messages and then expanded our data-led approach to all re-engagement channels (mobile wallet, SMS, email), app UX experimentation, proactive in-app conversations and now rich in-app experiences that business users can create and adapt on their own — with no ongoing developer support or app update required.

From the trillions of mobile app interactions we’ve powered for thousands of global brands, we’ve been there, and done that, lending our solutions and expertise to help apps become the pinnacle of elegant customer experiences and winning brand loyalty strategies.

For more information, visit www.airship.com, read our blog or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.

Media Contacts:

North America:
Corey Gault
Airship
+1 503-206-9164
corey@airship.com

Kristen Caron
Aircover Communications
978-407-9283
kristen.caron@aircoverpr.com

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--$READ #cdntech--Legible Inc. (CSE: READ), a browser-based, mobile-first, globally distributed eBook reading and publishing platform, today announced that it will be presenting at the SNN Network Canada Virtual Event 2021 on Wednesday, December 8 at 8:30 AM EST.

Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Kaleeg Hainsworth and Chief Financial Officer, Helena Patience, will be hosting the presentation and answering questions from investors.

To access the live presentation, please use the following information:

Legible was created to usher in the future era of eBook reading and publishing through its browser-based, mobile-first, globally distributed eBook platform available to book lovers all over the world.

NOTE: Investors are also invited to watch our interview with SNN, “Legible Describes Browser-based eBook Reading Platform with Goal to be “Internet for Books”, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwKfVkVpcTg.

“Books are a uniquely portable magic” - Stephen King

About Legible Inc.

Legible is a new browser-based eBook reading platform that is revolutionizing how readers, publishers, and authors connect by presenting books the way they were meant to be enjoyed. Founded by a team of authors, digital eBook publishers, designers, and book publishing industry insiders, Legible’s strategy is to offer readers around the globe open access to millions of books on any internet-connected device. Legible’s core values—accessibility, sustainability, beauty, and integrity—inform its ongoing commitment to, and active engagement in, promoting literacy, justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and a climate-conscious future worldwide.

Investors are invited to visit Legible’s Investor Relations Website at: www.investors.legible.com

Investors are also invited to enjoy one of Legible’s many eBooks or curated eBookshelves, such as our Staff-Picks Bookshelf here: https://legible.com/bookshelf?bookshelfId=26b31d56-e75d-414e-99ae-8852d1990010.

Visit Legible.com and discover the place where eBooks come to life!

Forward Looking Information

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements and are prospective in nature. Forward-looking ‎statements are not based on historical facts, but rather on current expectations and projections about future events, many ‎of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company’s control and are therefore subject to risks ‎and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by the ‎forward-looking statements. These statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “may”, “should”, “will”, “could”, “intend”, “estimate”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “believe” or “continue”, or the negative ‎thereof or similar variations. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, information ‎concerning the listing of the Common Shares. ‎Those assumptions and factors are based on information currently available to the Company. Although management of the ‎Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained ‎in forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as ‎anticipated, estimated or intended. Among the key factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those ‎projected in the forward-looking information and statements are the following: ability to obtain requisite regulatory approvals ‎and the satisfaction of other conditions to the listing of the Common Shares; changes in general economic, business and political conditions, ‎including changes in the financial markets; changes in applicable laws; ‎and the diversion of management time. Should one or more of these risks, uncertainties or ‎other factors materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking information or statements prove incorrect, ‎actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or ‎expected. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events ‎could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-‎looking statements and forward-looking information. The forward-looking information contained in this release is made as of ‎the date hereof and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements or forward-‎looking information that are incorporated by reference herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or ‎otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws. The foregoing statements expressly qualify any forward-looking ‎information contained herein. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking information and statements attributable to the ‎Company or persons acting on its behalf is expressly qualified in its entirety by this notice.‎

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Legible Inc.
Daniela Trnka
Head of Investor Relations
Phone: 1.672.514.2665
Email: invest@legible.com
Website: www.investors.legible.com

TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Messagepoint announced today that it has entered into a global OEM partnership with Sefas. Messagepoint will leverage Sefas Designer’s communications composition capabilities in Messagepoint Composer, a new add-on module to the Messagepoint platform. In addition, the enterprise communications processing (ECP) capabilities available in the Sefas Harmonie Communications Suite and the digital archive product will be offered through an add-on module called Messagepoint ECP to provide communications processing, delivery, tracking and archiving capabilities.

Messagepoint is an AI-powered content hub that enables non-technical business users to author and manage complex customer communications, eliminating their reliance on IT teams to program layouts, content and data feeds in legacy customer communications management (CCM) solutions. With the introduction of Messagepoint Composer, Messagepoint seamlessly adds powerful composition capabilities to its platform and empowers those non-technical business users with control over the composition template. Messagepoint Composer not only simplifies and accelerates the process of bringing critical customer communications to market, it also reduces the cost and complexity of managing these powerful systems.

“Through the OEM partnership with Sefas, Messagepoint now offers best of breed capabilities to support the entire customer communications lifecycle from content migration, optimization, authoring and management to communications composition, production and post-production,” said Steve Biancaniello, CEO of Messagepoint. “The combination of Sefas’ high performance, enterprise-class solutions with Messagepoint’s market-leading content hub is a game-changer for the CCM market. Now organizations needing a CCM system can turn to one powerful solution and, in doing so, increase their agility and responsiveness to customers while reducing cost and complexity.”

Bruno Henry, president of Sefas North America, said, “We are excited about offering the market a totally integrated solution through this partnership with Messagepoint. Together we offer the most complete solution in the CCM market.”

Messagepoint is used by leading brands in financial services, insurance and healthcare sectors to manage personalized, and often regulated, customer communications. Messagepoint ECP leverages Sefas’ high-performance production, orchestration and post-composition solutions. These capabilities give customers control and visibility across the process of generating communications and into what is being delivered to whom, via which channels and when, while also keeping an archive to meet regulatory requirements.

Messagepoint also offers connectors to leading CCM and digital delivery solutions, including Quadient Inspire, OpenText Exstream, Doxee and Salesforce Marketing Cloud. In providing these connectors, Messagepoint helps its customers leverage existing investments in legacy CCM software and communications management tools while still taking advantage of Messagepoint’s powerful content hub and enterprise communications processing capabilities.

Messagepoint Composer and Messagepoint ECP are now generally available. For more information, contact Messagepoint at sales@messagepoint.com.

About Messagepoint

Messagepoint is a leading provider of customer communications management software. Only Messagepoint harnesses AI-powered Content Intelligence to automate and simplify the process of migrating, optimizing, authoring and managing complex customer communications for non-technical (business) users. Customers rely on its award-winning platform to consistently deliver exceptional, highly personalized customer communications across all platforms and channels. For more information, visit www.messagepoint.com.

Patricia Kilgore
Sterling Kilgore
630-964-8500
pkilgore@sterlingkilgore.com

Vidyard recognized in Salesforce Partner Innovation Awards

KITCHENER, Ontario--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vidyard, a leading video platform for businesses, today announced that it has helped Corporate Traveler transform its business by pioneering a new approach to video selling that resulted in $42 million of new business in six months.

For this innovative work, Vidyard has been named a recipient of the Salesforce Partner Innovation Award in the Travel, Transportation and Hospitality category. Using the Salesforce integration, Vidyard helped Corporate Traveler reduce sales turnaround time and the number of interactions needed to secure meetings with new prospects by more than 60%.

Comments on the News

• “Business travel came to a halt last year, but we were able to help Corporate Traveler quickly adjust their sales tactics through engaging, relevant video,” said Tyler Lessard, Chief Video Strategist and VP of Marketing, Vidyard. “Our continued innovation with Salesforce enables us to help users engage with prospective customers virtually. We’re grateful to Salesforce for recognizing our work and ingenuity with this award.”
• “Salesforce Partner Innovation Award winners such as Vidyard work relentlessly to enable their customers’ success,” said Tyler Prince, Executive Vice President, Alliances & Channels, Salesforce. “Vidyard’s initiative and ability to deliver results illustrates how Salesforce partners are integral to creating value and enabling digital transformation in our new work-from-anywhere world.”

Salesforce partners such as Vidyard are part of the growing Salesforce economy, which according to a new study by IDC*, is projected to produce more than 9 million new jobs and $1.6 trillion in new business revenue by 2026. The study finds that Salesforce is driving massive gains for its partner ecosystem, which will see $6.19 in gains for every $1 Salesforce makes by 2026.

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*​​IDC White Paper, sponsored by Salesforce, “The Salesforce Economic Impact,” doc #US48214821, September 20, 2021

About Vidyard

Vidyard helps businesses and professionals connect with their audiences in a whole new way through engaging, personalized, and measurable video experiences. Through its global video hosting and analytics platform, Vidyard empowers companies like LinkedIn, Zycus, League, Stanley Black & Decker, and others to transform their approach to marketing, sales, and corporate communications. Vidyard helps any business professional create and share custom videos to deliver their message in a more personal and impactful way through its free and pro tools. Thousands of businesses and millions of people around the world rely on Vidyard for their video needs. Sign up for Vidyard for free: https://www.vidyard.com/free.

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Josh Swarz, Big Valley Marketing for Vidyard - press@vidyard.com
Sarah Duckett, Public Relations & Communications, Vidyard - sarah.duckett@vidyard.com

Whitley to lead branding, strategic partnerships, and digital growth

ADA, Okla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPLSI, the parent company of LegalShield and IDShield, and a champion of equal access to justice and security, names Cara Whitley as the company’s new Chief Marketing Officer. In her role, Whitley will oversee marketing and advertising creative, media planning and buying, and will work across departments to develop new product benefits and features for members and customers. Whitley will also oversee LegalShield’s first brand marketing campaign, expected to launch the first half of 2022.

Whitley comes to the company with more than two decades of professional experience across a variety of industries with a focus on marketing, branding, strategic partnerships, and business development. Most recently, Whitley was the Global Chief Marketing Officer for Century 21 Real Estate, where she led a global and award-winning rebranding campaign across 85 countries.

“Cara brings a tremendous digital, loyalty, and retention acumen and her brand work in revitalizing Century21 is proof of her extraordinary capabilities,” said Jeff Bell, CEO of PPLSI. “We are proud to have her join our leadership team and lead us through a continued marketing and brand transformation.”

Aside from her most recent role at Century 21, Whitley has held executive positions at several major corporations including Hilton Hotels, Epsilon and American Express. She is a graduate of the University of Miami where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Communication with a concentrated focus in advertising and graphic design.

“I’m very excited to join the PPLSI brand and be a part of a growing company that is expanding products and services to serve a great mission. I look forward to collaborating with the highly talented team to strengthen the brand and have a positive impact for all stakeholders,” said Whitley.

About PPLSI

A champion of equal access to justice and security, PPLSI has provided individuals, families, businesses, and employers with the tools and services needed to live a just and secure life for 49 years. Under PPLSI, our consumer brand, LegalShield, is disrupting the legal services industry by giving everyone the resources and tools to affordably find their justice. We are transforming the traditional way of receiving legal guidance and services and providing qualified, trusted attorneys and law firms in the palm of your hands. Our security brand, IDShield, specializes in privacy and reputation management and protects your online data and information. To learn more about PPLSI and our brands and products that currently improve and empower 4.5 million individuals and 140,000 businesses across North America, visit PPLSI.com, LegalShield.com and IDShield.com.

Hollon Kohtz, Director of Publicity, LegalShield
hollonkohtz@legalshieldcorp.com
317.847.5658 (Cell)

Not for Distribution to United States Newswire Services or for Dissemination in United States

VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--#browserbased--Legible Inc., formerly Twenty20 Investments Inc. (the “Company” or “Legible”), is pleased to announce that it has completed its previously announced transaction (the “Transaction”) with Legible Media Inc. (“Legible Media”), whereby the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding securities of Legible Media.

Pursuant to the Transaction, the Company changed its name to “Legible Inc.”, and Legible Media became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. Upon completion of the Transaction, the Company has 62,800,000 Common Shares outstanding, approximately 7.3% that are held by the former shareholders of Twenty20 and approximately 92.7% that are held by the former shareholders of Legible Media.

Full details for the Company, including the Transaction, will be set out in the Company’s listing statement ‎dated on or around November 26, 2021 (the “Listing Statement”). A copy of the Listing Statement will be available under the Company’s ‎profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.‎

Kaleeg Hainsworth, CEO of the newly combined entity Legible Inc., stated, “On behalf of Legible Media shareholders I’d like to say how thankful and excited we are in closing this Transaction with Twenty20. I would also like to thank all Legible Media and Twenty20 employees and shareholders, especially all those who worked tirelessly on completing this Transaction, as well as legal counsel of Legible Media, DLA Piper (Canada) LLP., financial advisor of Legible Media, Merchant Equities Capital Corp. and legal counsel of Twenty20, EnerNext Counsel, for their guidance and support in ensuring the successful closing of this Transaction.”

Pursuant to the Transaction, Kaleeg Hainsworth, the CEO and a director of Legible acquired 17,000,700 Common Shares (representing 27.07% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares). Prior to the ‎closing of the Transaction, Mr. Hainsworth did not hold any securities of the Company. Mr. Hainsworth may increase or ‎decrease his investment in Legible depending on market conditions or any other relevant factors. The ‎head office address for Legible is 2230 Ontario Street, Vancouver, BC V5T 2X2. The address for Mr. Hainsworth is 2230 Ontario Street, Vancouver, BC V5T 2X2.‎

The CSE (operated by CNSX Markets Inc.) has in no way passed upon the merits of the Transaction and has neither ‎approved nor disapproved of the contents of this press release.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of any of the securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”), or the securities laws of any state of the United States and may not be offered or sold within the United States (as defined in Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act) unless registered under the U.S. Securities Act and applicable state securities laws or pursuant to an exemption from such registration requirements.‎

About Legible Inc.:

Legible is a new browser-based eBook reading platform that is revolutionizing how readers, publishers, and authors connect by presenting books the way they were meant to be enjoyed. Founded by a team of authors, digital eBook publishers, designers, and book publishing industry insiders, Legible’s strategy is to offer readers around the globe open access to millions of books on any internet-connected device. Legible’s core values—accessibility, sustainability, beauty, and integrity—inform its ongoing commitment to, and active engagement in, promoting literacy, justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and a climate-conscious future worldwide.

Investors are invited to visit Legible’s curated Staff-Picks Bookshelf: https://legible.com/bookshelf?bookshelfId=26b31d56-e75d-414e-99ae-8852d1990010.

Visit Legible.com and discover the place where eBooks come to life!

Forward Looking Information

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements and are prospective in nature. Forward-looking ‎statements are not based on historical facts, but rather on current expectations and projections about future events, many ‎of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company’s control and are therefore subject to risks ‎and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from the future results expressed or implied by the ‎forward-looking statements. These statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “may”, “should”, “will”, “could”, “intend”, “estimate”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “expect”, “believe” or “continue”, or the negative ‎thereof or similar variations. Forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, expectations for the effects of the Transaction or the ability of the combined company to ‎successfully achieve business objectives, and expectations for other economic, business, and/or competitive factors. ‎Those assumptions and factors are based on information currently available to the Company. Although management of the ‎Company has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained ‎in forward-looking statements or forward-looking information, there may be other factors that cause results not to be as ‎anticipated, estimated or intended. Among the key factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those ‎projected in the forward-looking information and statements are the following the potential impact of the ‎announcement of the consummation of the Transaction on relationships, including with regulatory bodies, ‎employees, suppliers, customers and competitors; changes in general economic, business and political conditions, ‎including changes in the financial markets; changes in applicable laws; ‎and the diversion of management time on the Transaction. Should one or more of these risks, uncertainties or ‎other factors materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking information or statements prove incorrect, ‎actual results may vary materially from those described herein as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or ‎expected. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events ‎could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-‎looking statements and forward-looking information. The forward-looking information contained in this release is made as of ‎the date hereof and the Company assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements or forward-‎looking information that are incorporated by reference herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or ‎otherwise, except as required by applicable securities laws. The foregoing statements expressly qualify any forward-looking ‎information contained herein. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking information and statements attributable to the ‎Company or persons acting on its behalf is expressly qualified in its entirety by this notice.‎

Legible Inc.
Daniela Trnka
Head of Investor Relations
1.672.514.2665
invest@legible.com
www.legible.com

Szafron’s The Green Scene Podcast rebrands as Investor Scene, joins GloBull media network

VANCOUVER, B.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Investor Scene, a financial insights and media company, today announced their emergence from stealth mode with 221,000 unique visitors in the last 120 days and an email and text subscriber base of 64,754.

Investor Scene was previously operating as The Green Scene Podcast, which was acquired in 2021 by GloBull, a media holding company. The podcast was run and hosted by former on-air business journalist Jeremy Szafron, who launched The Green Scene in 2018 and grew it to more than 350,000 subscribers with 400,000 weekly downloads.

The newly launched Investor Scene covers announcements and trends from cannabis, clean and renewable technology, food technology, life sciences, and cryptocurrency companies listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), as well as conducts one-on-one interviews with executives at a variety of publicly traded companies.

“Investor Scene is frankly for retail investors like me who get tired of hearing about companies by the time they are close to being household names,” said Jeremy Szafron, CEO of Investor Scene. “My years spent as a business and entertainment journalist made me curious about household names — people and companies — and the fascinating stories behind them. This essentially led me to the idea for Investor Scene where people could read and learn about smaller size, yet promising, North American companies that could very well be the household names of tomorrow. We have a great audience so far, and we continue to grow our editorial capacity and offerings.”

Jeremy Szafron has been in the public eye since 2005, starting his career as the on-air Entertainment Reporter for CTV, in Montreal. He remained in broadcast journalism for more than a decade, eventually becoming a regular live TV reporter, commentator, and personality for Bell Media, Canada’s leading content creation company across television, radio, and digital. Jeremy reported on and interviewed celebrities such as Justin Bieber, the Kardashians, and Madonna, as well as political figures such as Al Gore and Justin Trudeau.

In 2007, Szafron became an on-air Business Reporter and Analyst for Bell Media, where he made regular appearances on BBN Bloomberg as well as on multiple Canadian television and radio stations. After his time at Bell Media, where he was featured as a business reporter on regular National CTV News programs, Jeremy became the Host and Producer of Spotlight, an online current affairs show from PressReader. The show reached more than 30 million individual subscribers across multiple global markets.

Jeremy has since advised small-cap companies on public financing and corporate governance, investor relations, and marketing, and he has hosted multiple TedX events throughout Canada.

Investor Scene’s editorial coverage is being led by editorial director Jeff Brokaw, an award-winning expert in innovative design, marketing, and launching successful business ventures and startups through technological media. He is a co-founder and board member at several rapid-growth startups, including those in the e-sports, fintech, and coworking industries, as well as an advisor, consultant, and more for companies across the globe. He currently sits on the Digital Marketing Advisory Council at The George Washington University School of Business.

Jeff and his editorial team focus on telling stories about the most promising small-cap companies in North America. Using Investor Scene’s proprietary 40-point analysis, Jeff provides Investor Scene readers with premium access to industry-specific news and trending insights that help retail investors stay informed and ahead of the investing curve.

All company press releases may be sent to jeremy@investorscene.com for editorial consideration, and sponsorship and advertising inquiries may be sent to jeff@investorscene.com.

About Investor Scene
Investor Scene is a financial media company that tells stories about small-cap companies listed on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) and Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). It is led by former business journalist and on-air personality Jeremy Szafron. Learn more at: www.investorscene.com

Jon Amar
jon@onwordstrategic.com

WEBTOON hits Tower of God by SIU and True Beauty by Yaongyi will be among the first graphic novels published by WEBTOON Unscrolled

WEBTOON Unscrolled marks one of the first major publishing ventures from Wattpad WEBTOON Studios since launching in June 2021, and joins a growing roster of imprints from the Wattpad WEBTOON Book Group

TORONTO & LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wattpad WEBTOON Studios, the fan-driven global entertainment and publishing arm for WEBTOON and Wattpad, today announced WEBTOON Unscrolled, a new graphic novel imprint to bring WEBTOON hits to bookshelves. Dedicated to publishing high-quality graphic novels from WEBTOON, the world’s largest digital comics platform, WEBTOON Unscrolled will debut under the Wattpad WEBTOON Book Group alongside the Wattpad Books, W by Wattpad Books, and Frayed Pages x Wattpad Books imprints. WEBTOON Unscrolled’s debut list will hit shelves in Fall of 2022, including international WEBTOON sensations like Tower of God by SIU and True Beauty by Yaongyi.

Bobbie Chase will join WEBTOON Unscrolled as Executive Editor. Chase was previously Vice President of Global Publishing Initiatives & Digital Strategy at DC Entertainment, where she launched the company’s graphic novel imprint aimed at middle grade and YA readers. Chase has also worked with industry giants Marvel and Disney.

With 72 million passionate readers around the world on the WEBTOON platform, WEBTOON-originated TV and film adaptations on screens, and a growing international fandom for digital comics, WEBTOON Unscrolled will bring works from WEBTOON creators to bookshelves everywhere.

WEBTOON Unscrolled continues to build on the Wattpad WEBTOON Studios verticalization model, creating monetization opportunities for creators across a variety of adaptation formats. With Wattpad WEBTOON Studios’ unmatched expertise in digital comics and fandoms, along with a roster of leading comics creators, WEBTOON Unscrolled will create a best-in-class experience for artists and a product fans will love.

The WEBTOON Unscrolled editorial teams will select titles from some of the most successful and promising digital comics on WEBTOON, with built-in audiences and established fandoms.

Ken Kim, Chief Executive Officer, WEBTOON Entertainment said, “WEBTOON has transformed the comics landscape, helping creators find new fans all over the world. As the global leader in digital comics and IP, WEBTOON’s storytelling technology and creators are fueling a Literary Creator Economy, ushering in a new era of publishing and entertainment. With WEBTOON Unscrolled, we’ll bring some of the biggest names and undiscovered talent from WEBTOON to bookshelves.”

Ashleigh Gardner, SVP, Publishing at Wattpad WEBTOON Studios said, “The Wattpad WEBTOON Book Group is building the future of publishing, with diverse new voices and genres that have established fandoms all over the world. At WEBTOON Unscrolled, we have the best WEBTOON artists on the planet and a world-class team dedicated to creator success. With WEBTOON Unscrolled we’re going to bring more WEBTOON artists to bookshelves faster than ever. Our creators are already famous around the world and I can’t wait to see them thrive on bookshelves.”

Readers can look forward to novels in both the adult and children's categories across a wide range of genres, from action adventure to romance and everything in between. WEBTOON Unscrolled plans to release 12 titles per year.

The Wattpad WEBTOON Book Group will continue to partner with Macmillan in the U.S and Canada for sales distribution.

The first full slate of graphic novels from WEBTOON Unscrolled is as follows:

Tower of God by SIU - 2.9 million subscribers on WEBTOON
What do you desire? Money and wealth? Honor and pride? Authority and power? Revenge? Or something that transcends them all? Whatever you desire—you can find it here, at the Tower. When Bam’s best friend Rachel declares she’s going to climb the mysterious Tower, he is devastated, and decides to try and make the climb after her in order to see her again, risking death and much, much worse.

Tower of God is a global phenomenon on WEBTOON, where it has more than 4.5 billion reads from fans around the world. WEBTOON and Crunchyroll recently co-produced a hit anime adaptation, available on Crunchyroll and HBO Max.

True Beauty by Yaongyi - 6.5 million subscribers on WEBTOON
True Beauty, a smash hit webcomic from Korea, follows the story of a high schooler named Im Ju Yeong who sees her social standing skyrocket when she masters the art of makeup from YouTube. But will her elite status be short-lived? How long can she keep her real self a secret? And what about that cute boy, Lee Su Ho who knows her secret?

True Beauty is a global sensation, with 5.1 billion reads on WEBTOON. The digital comic has been adapted into a hit series, and a feature film based on the story is also in development.

Doom Breaker by Blue-Deep - 441k subscribers on WEBTOON
Zephyr is the last human fighting evil in a world abandoned by the gods. When he is killed in battle by Tartarus, the god of destruction, all hope for humanity seems lost. But Zephyr’s fate is not sealed -- the gods who find his battles entertaining have gifted him a second chance at life, as he is sent ten years into the past, back to when he was a slave instead of the most powerful human alive. Can Zephyr get his revenge against Tartarus and save the woman he loves, or is he doomed to repeat the past?

Doom Breaker is a growing hit around the world online. The digital comic entered the top of the daily originals within a month of opening on WEBTOON in Korea.

Cursed Princess Club by LambCat - 2 million subscribers on WEBTOON
Meet Gwendolyn – living proof that princesses don’t always have it all. See, although she lives in a castle and her father is the King, Gwendolyn isn’t like a movie princess, or even a fairy-tale princess. She’s got a big heart, but isn’t particularly attractive and doesn’t have a Disney-quality singing voice. But one night, she accidentally stumbles upon the twisted world of the Cursed Princess Club, and her life will never be the same. Hexed and cast out, the ladies of the club are just the people Gwendolyn needs to show her that just because she doesn’t “fit the mold” does not mean she’s any less of a princess.

Boyfriends. by Refrainbow - 1.5 million subscribers on WEBTOON
A graphic novel about getting yourself a boyfriend... or multiple boyfriends! Four college students begin a polyamorous relationship and navigate the adventure that is their dating life!

Everything Is Fine by Mike Birchall - 790.9k subscribers on WEBTOON
Sam and Maggie are a normal couple, in a normal house, in a normal neighborhood. There is nothing strange about their heads, their neighbors or their sweet little dog. Everything is Fine.

WEBTOON Unscrolled is one of the first major publishing ventures from Wattpad WEBTOON Studios. WEBTOON Unscrolled arrives as digital and print comics, along with graphic novels, continue to grow in prominence among consumers, publishers, and entertainment companies. WEBTOON-originated digital comics and IP have become a global force in publishing and entertainment: Rachel Smythe’s Harvey-award winning WEBTOON phenomenon Lore Olympus was recently published by Penguin Random House. The digital comic was previously nominated for an Eisner Award and is in development as an animated series from Wattpad WEBTOON Studios and The Jim Henson Company. Miriam Bonastre Tur’s WEBTOON Hooky was published by HMH in September 2021 and has since become a New York Times Bestseller. Other popular WEBTOON adaptations include the Netflix hit Sweet Home, and Noblesse, an anime co-production between WEBTOON and Crunchyroll.

About WEBTOON Unscrolled
WEBTOON Unscrolled publishes graphic novels from some of the biggest names and undiscovered talent on WEBTOON, the world’s largest digital comics platform. WEBTOON Unscrolled leverages the growing international fandom for digital comics and WEBTOON’s 72 million passionate readers online to bring the most exciting new voices in comics to bookshelves everywhere.

WEBTOON Unscrolled – scrolling not required.

About Wattpad WEBTOON Studios

Wattpad WEBTOON Studios brings together technology, a diverse new generation of creators, and passionate global fandoms to create data-backed, audience-driven TV shows, films, and books. Leveraging incredible stories and insights from WEBTOON and Wattpad’s combined audience of more than 166 million people, Wattpad WEBTOON Studios has pioneered a bold, global, fan-first approach to entertainment. Wattpad WEBTOON Studios has worked with Netflix, Sony Pictures Television, Crunchyroll, The Jim Henson Company, Vertigo Entertainment, Constantin Film, Penguin Random House, and many other leaders in entertainment and publishing.

Crystal McCoy, Publicity Manager, Wattpad WEBTOON Book Group
crystal@wattpad.com