UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2014

[   ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________

Commission File Number: 000-19644

 
YOU ON DEMAND HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
20-1778374
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
organization)

27 Union Square West, Suite 502
New York, New York 10003
(Address of principal executive offices)

212-206-1216
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes [X]      No [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes [X]      No [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “larger accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.



Large accelerated filer [   ] Accelerated filer                    [   ]
Non-accelerated filer   [   ] Smaller reporting company [X]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes [   ]      No [X]

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 16,553,022 shares as of May 15, 2014.


QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q
OF YOU ON DEMAND HOLDINGS, INC.
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2014

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I -FINANCIAL INFORMATION
     
Item 1.  Financial Statements 4
Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 28
Item 3  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 35
Item 4.  Controls and Procedures 35
     
PART II -OTHER INFORMATION
     
Item 1.  Legal Proceedings 36
Item 1A.  Risk Factors 36
Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 36
Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities 36
Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures 36
Item 5.  Other Information 36
Item 6.  Exhibits 36
Signatures 37

References

Except as otherwise indicated by the context, references in this report to (i) the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” are to the combined business of YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries; (ii) “CB Cayman” are to our wholly-owned subsidiary China Broadband, Ltd., a Cayman Islands company; (iii) “Sinotop Hong Kong” are to Sinotop Group Limited, a Hong Kong company wholly-owned by CB Cayman; (iv) “YOD WFOE” are to YOU On Demand (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd., a PRC company wholly-owned by Sinotop Hong Kong; (v) “Sinotop Beijing” or “Sinotop” are to Beijing Sino Top Scope Technology Co., Ltd, a PRC company controlled by Sinotop Hong Kong through contractual arrangements; (vi) “Zhong Hai Video” are to Zhong Hai Shi Xun Information Technology Co., Ltd., a PRC company 80% owned by Sinotop Beijing; (vii) “Hua Cheng” are to Hua Cheng Hu Dong (Beijing) Film and Television Communication Co., Ltd., a PRC company 39% owned by Sinotop Beijing and 20% owner of Zhong Hai Video; (viii) “WFOE” are to our wholly-owned subsidiary Beijing China Broadband Network Technology Co., Ltd., a PRC company, which was sold effective March 25, 2014; (ix) “Jinan Zhong Kuan” are to Jinan Zhong Kuan Dian Guang Information Technology Co. Ltd., a PRC company controlled through contractual arrangements, which was dissolved effective March 25, 2014; (x) “Jinan Broadband” are to our 51% owned subsidiary Jinan Guangdian Jia He Broadband Co. Ltd, a PRC company, effective July 31, 2013, the Company sold its 51% interest in Jinan Broadband; (xi) “Jinan Parent” are to Jinan Guangdian Jia He Digital Television Co., Ltd., a PRC Company; (xii) “SEC” are to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission; (xiii) “Securities Act” are to Securities Act of 1933, as amended; (xiv) “Exchange Act” are to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; (xv) “PRC” and “China” are to People’s Republic of China; (xvi) “Renminbi” and “RMB” are to the legal currency of China; (xvii) “U.S. dollar,” “$” and “US$” are to United States dollars; and (xviii) “VIEs” refers to either our current variable interest entity (Sinotop Beijing), to our deconsolidated variable interest entity (Jinan Zhong Kuan) or to our discontinued variable interest entity (Jinan Broadband).

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.                                                                                                                                           Financial Statements.
 
YOU ON DEMAND HOLDINGS, INC. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31, 2014

  Page
Consolidated Balance Sheets 5
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations 6
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss 7
Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Equity 8
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 9
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements 10

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YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc. and Its Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

    March 31,     December 31,  
    2014     2013  
    (unaudited)        
ASSETS            
Current assets:            
     Cash and cash equivalents $  17,954,910   $  3,822,889  
     Accounts receivable, net   186,715     175,211  
     Licensed content, current   1,070,036     428,322  
     Prepaid expenses   505,846     330,013  
     Debt issuance costs, net   -     128,879  
     Other current assets   57,683     48,928  
Total current assets   19,775,190     4,934,242  
             
Property and equipment, net   433,400     499,858  
Licensed content, noncurrent   117,414     162,646  
Intangible assets, net   2,535,825     2,621,527  
Goodwill   6,105,478     6,105,478  
Investment in unconsolidated entities   663,066     673,567  
Total assets $  29,630,373   $  14,997,318  
             
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY            
Current liabilities:            
     Accounts payable $  1,167,185   $  656,545  
     Accrued expenses and liabilities   943,453     1,046,920  
     Deferred revenue   79,791     68,969  
     Deferred license fees   998,225     1,200,764  
     Other current liabilities   6,943     29,024  
     Contingent purchase price consideration liability   1,281,870     578,744  
     Convertible promissory note   3,000,000     3,000,000  
     Warrant liabilities   3,189,273     1,344,440  
Total current liabilities   10,666,740     7,925,406  
             
Deferred tax liability   102,867     125,809  
Convertible promissory note   -     2,000,000  
Total liabilities   10,769,607     10,051,215  
             
Commitments and Contingencies            
             
Convertible redeemable preferred stock, $.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized        
     Series A - 7,000,000 shares issued and outstanding, liquidation preference of $3,500,000 at 
          March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively
  1,261,995     1,261,995  
     Series C - 87,500 shares issued and outstanding, liquidation preference of $350,000 at 
          March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively
  219,754     219,754  
     Series D 4% - 0 and 2,285,714 shares issued and outstanding, liquidation preference of 
          $0 and $4,000,000 at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively
  -     4,000,000  
             
Equity:            
     Preferred Series E stock, $.001 par value; 16,500,000 shares authorized, 14,285,714 and 0 shares issued, 
     liquidation preference of $25,000,000 and $0 at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively
  14,286     -  
             
     Common stock, $.001 par value; 1,500,000,000 shares authorized, 16,097,154 and 15,794,762 shares 
     issued at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively
  16,097     15,794  
     Additional paid-in capital   109,865,767     67,417,025  
     Accumulated deficit   (89,553,787 )   (65,856,053 )
     Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (1,324,359 )   (715,090 )
Total YOU On Demand equity   19,018,004     861,676  
Noncontrolling interests   (1,638,987 )   (1,397,322 )
             
Total equity   17,379,017     (535,646 )
             
Total liabilities and equity $  29,630,373   $  14,997,318  

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc. and Its Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     March 31,  
    2014     2013  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
             
Revenue $  137,681   $  938  
Cost of revenue   875,938     848,585  
Gross loss   (738,257 )   (847,647 )
             
Operating expense:            
       Selling, general and administrative expenses   1,640,640     1,983,736  
       Professional fees   185,484     251,434  
       Depreciation and amortization   149,960     292,833  
Total operating expense   1,976,084     2,528,003  
             
Loss from operations   (2,714,341 )   (3,375,650 )
             
Interest & other income / (expense)            
       Interest expense, net   (2,288,738 )   (29,360 )
       Change in fair value of warrant liabilities   (2,439,018 )   (25,405 )
       Change in fair value of contingent consideration   (703,126 )   (41,648 )
       Loss on investment in unconsolidated entities   (4,908 )   (2,994 )
       Gain on sale of subsidiary   755,426     -  
       Loss on dissolution of variable interest entity   (27,463 )   -  
       Other   (52,666 )   (1,181 )
             
Net loss from continuing operations            
       before income taxes and noncontrolling interest   (7,474,834 )   (3,476,238 )
             
Income tax benefit   22,942     31,140  
             
Net loss from continuing operations   (7,451,892 )   (3,445,098 )
             
Net loss from discontinued operations   -     (230,069 )
             
Net loss   (7,451,892 )   (3,675,167 )
             
Plus: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests   234,784     330,402  
             
Net loss attributable to YOU On Demand shareholders   (7,217,108 )   (3,344,765 )
Dividends on preferred stock   (16,402,161 )   -  
             
Net loss attributable to YOU on Demand common shareholders $  (23,619,269 ) $  (3,344,765 )
             
Basic loss per share            
       Loss from continuing operations $  (1.48 ) $  (0.21 )
       Loss from discontinued operations   -     (0.02 )
         Basic loss per share $  (1.48 ) $  (0.23 )
             
Diluted loss per share            
       Loss from continuing operations $  (1.48 ) $  (0.21 )
       Loss from discontinued operations   -     (0.02 )
         Diluted loss per share $  (1.48 ) $  (0.23 )
             
Weighted average shares outstanding            
       Basic   15,931,394     14,602,196  
       Diluted   15,931,394     14,602,196  

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc. and Its Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     March 31,  
    2014     2013  
Net loss $  (7,451,892 ) $  (3,675,167 )
Other comprehensive income            
 Foreign currency translation adjustments   24,715     19,061  
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest   241,665     328,072  
Comprehensive loss attributable to YOU On Demand shareholders $  (7,185,512 ) $  (3,328,034 )

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc. and Its Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014

                                        Accumulated     YOU on                
                            Additional           Other     Demand              
    Preferred     Par     Common     Par     Paid-in     Accumulated     Comprehensive     Shareholders'     Noncontrolling     Total  
    Shares     Value     Shares     Value     Capital     Deficit     Income (Loss)     Equity     Interest     Equity  
                                                             
Balance, January 1, 2014   -   $  -     15,794,762   $  15,794   $  67,417,025   $  (65,856,053 ) $  (715,090 ) $ 861,676   $  (1,397,322 ) $  (535,646 )
                                                             
Stock option compensation   -     -     -     -     188,657     -     -     188,657     -     188,657  
                                                             
Common shares issued for services   -     -     10,309     10     29,990     -     -     30,000     -     30,000  
                                                             
Preferred Series D cash dividends paid   -     -     -     -     -     (92,054 )   -     (92,054 )   -     (92,054 )
                                                             
Preferred Series E stock issued for cash   14,285,714     14,286     -     -     24,985,714     -     -     25,000,000     -     25,000,000  
                                                             
Issuance costs in connection with the issuance of Series E preferred stock   -     -     -     -     (4,552,347 )   -     -     (4,552,347 )   -     (4,552,347 )
                                                             
Valuation of warrants issued to placement agent in connection with the issuance of Series E preferred stock   -     -     -     -     2,166,296     -     -     2,166,296     -     2,166,296  
                                                             
Reversal of beneficial conversion feature previously recognized for Series D preferred stock   -     -     -     -     (182,857 )   182,857     -     -     -     -  
                                                             
Beneficial conversion feature of Series E preferred stock   -     -     -     -     16,571,429     (16,571,429 )   -     -     -     -  
                                                             
Beneficial conversion feature related to convertible note modification   -     -     -     -     2,126,301     -     -     2,126,301     -     2,126,301  
                                                             
Sale of subsidiary and dissolution of variable interest entity   -     -     -     -     -     -     (633,984 )   (633,984 )   -     (633,984 )
                                                             
Exercise of warrants   -     -     291,667     292     1,114,727     -     -     1,115,019     -     1,115,019  
                                                             
Exercise of options   -     -     416     1     832     -     -     833     -     833  
                                                             
Net loss attributable to YOU On Demand shareholders   -     -     -     -     -     (7,217,108 )   -     (7,217,108 )   (234,784 )   (7,451,892 )
                                                             
Foreign currency translation adjustments   -     -     -     -     -     -     24,715     24,715     (6,881 )   17,834  
                                                             
Balance, March 31, 2014   14,285,714   $  14,286     16,097,154   $  16,097   $  109,865,767   $  (89,553,787 ) $  (1,324,359 $ 19,018,004   $  (1,638,987 ) $  17,379,017  

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc. and Its Subsidiaries
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     March 31,  
    2014     2013  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
Cash flows from operating activities:            
     Net loss $  (7,451,892 ) $  (3,675,167 )
                 
     Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities            
           Equity securities compensation expense   138,656     351,091  
           Depreciation and amortization   149,960     656,743  
           Amortization of licensed content   37,581     37,581  
           Amortization of interest expense related to debt issuance costs   128,879     -  
           Amortization of interest expense related to beneficial conversion feature   2,126,301     -  
           Deferred income tax   (22,942 )   (37,811 )
           Gain on investment in unconsolidated entities   4,908     2,994  
           Change in fair value of warrant liabilities   2,439,018     25,405  
           Change in fair value of contingent purchase price consideration liability   703,126     41,648  
           Gain on sale of subsidiary, net of cash   (755,426 )   -  
           Loss on dissolution of variable interest entity   27,463     -  
           Other   1,372     -  
     Change in assets and liabilities,            
           Inventory   -     (26,751 )
           Accounts receivable   (21,896 )   -  
           Licensed content   (632,731 )   205,697  
           Prepaid expenses and other assets   (79,409 )   37,678  
           Accounts payable   591,927     492,066  
           Accrued expenses and liabilities   (21,439 )   (361,665 )
           Deferred revenue   11,485     61,949  
           Deferred license fee   (202,539 )   18,905  
           Other current liabilities   (13,208 )   153,297  
     Net cash used in operating activites   (2,840,806 )   (2,016,340 )
             
Cash flows from investing activities:            
     Acquisition of property and equipment   (2,530 )   (242,243 )
     Investments in intangibles   -     (20,437 )
     Cash paid for sale of subsidiary   (57,549 )   -  
Net cash used in investing activities   (60,079 )   (262,680 )
             
Cash flows from financing activities            
     Proceeds from sale of Series E preferred stock, net   16,613,949     -  
     Proceeds from the exercise of warrants and options   521,667     -  
     Preferred Series D dividends paid   (92,054 )   -  
     Convertible note interest paid   (19,508 )   -  
Net cash provided by financing activities   17,024,054     -  
             
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash   8,852     788  
             
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   14,132,021     (2,278,232 )
             
Total cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   3,822,889     4,381,043  
Less cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at beginning of period   -     1,103,152  
Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at beginning of period   3,822,889     3,277,891  
             
Total cash and cash equivalents at end of period   17,954,910     2,102,811  
Less cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at end of period   -     663,542  
Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at end of period $  17,954,910   $  1,439,269  
             
             
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:            
             
Cash paid for taxes $  -   $  -  
Cash paid for interest $  19,508   $  765  
Value of warrants issued for issuance costs in connection with Preferred Series E shares $  2,166,296   $  -  
Value of common stock issued from conversion of Preferred Series B shares $  -   $  3,223,575  
Conversion of convertible promissory note for Series E preferred stock $ 2,000,000   $ -  
Conversion of Series D preferred stock for Series E preferred stock $ 4,000,000   $ -  

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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YOU ON DEMAND HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.

Organization and Principal Activities

   

YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc. (“YOU On Demand”, “we”, “us”, or “the Company”), is a Nevada corporation that primarily operates in China through our subsidiaries and variable interest entities (“VIEs”). The Company, its subsidiaries and its VIEs are collectively referred to as YOU on Demand.

   

YOU on Demand is principally engaged in providing video on demand (“VOD”) contents through a comprehensive end-to-end secure delivery system. Our services are offered across multiple platforms, including digital cable television, IPTV (Internet Protocol Television), mobile and over-the-top (OTT) devices.

   

Prior to July 31, 2013, the Company held 51% interest in Jinan Guangdian Jia He Broadband Co. ltd. (“Jinan Broadband”), a cable broadband business based in Jinan City, China. Effective July 31, 2013, the Company sold its 51% interest in Jinan Broadband.

   
 

In the opinion of management, our Financial Statements reflect all adjustments, which are of a normal, recurring nature necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods presented in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and with the instructions to Form 10-Q in Article 10 of SEC Regulation S-X. The results of operations for the interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. These unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2014.

   

Reclassifications

   

Certain information has been retrospectively reclassified to present the results of the Company’s Jinan Broadband as discontinued operations. This reclassification has no effect on previously reported net loss. See Note 4. Certain prior year information has been reclassified to be comparable with current year presentation.

   

In presenting the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2013, we presented marketable equity securities, available for sale as a separate line item. In presenting the Company’s unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2014, we reclassified marketable equity securities, available for sale as of December 31, 2013, amounting to $1,371 to other current assets.

   

In presenting the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2013, we recorded approximately $75,000 of business related expenses to professional fees. In presenting the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014, we reclassified such business related expenses from professional fees to selling, general and administrative expense to more properly reflect fees paid for recurring operating expenses in the ordinary course of business. This reclassification has no effect on previously reported net loss.

   
2.

Going Concern and Management’s Plans

   

For the three months ended March 31, 2014, we incurred a net loss from continuing operations of approximately $7.5 million and we used cash for operations of approximately $2.8 million. We had an accumulated deficit of approximately $89.6 million at March 31, 2014.

   

The Company must continue to rely on debt and equity to pay for ongoing operating expenses in order to execute its business plan. On July 5, 2013 we completed a Series D Preferred Stock financing in which we raised $4.0 million and closed on a Bridge Loan on November 4, 2013 for $2.0 million. On January 31, 2014, we completed a Series E Preferred Share financing in which we raised an additional $19.0 million. See Note 11 for additional information.

   

In addition, we have access to additional funding through various methods including utilization of our $50 million shelf registration of which $47.3 million is remaining as well as other means of financing such as debt or private investment. However, financing may not be available to the Company on terms acceptable to us or at all or such resources may not be received in a timely manner. Further we may need approval to seek additional financing from the shareholders from the August 2012 private financing in the event we do a public financing.

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These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern and, accordingly, do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

3.

WFOE and Jinan Zhong Kuan


Effective March 25, 2014, the Company sold WFOE, our wholly-owned subsidiary and dissolved Jinan Zhong Kuan, its VIE. Both WFOE and Jinan Zhong Kuan were investment holding companies and since the Company sold its interest in Jinan Broadband, these entities were no longer required for our organizational structure. We recorded a note receivable in the amount of $50,000 for the WFOE sale which has been included in other current assets. In accordance with ASC 810-10-40, Deconsolidation of a Subsidiary , we removed the net assets associated with WFOE and Jinan Zhong Kuan and recognized a gain of $755,426 and loss of $27,463, respectively.

   
4.

Discontinued Operations

   

In order to focus on our core VOD business and help with cash flow needs, the Company decided to sell its 51% ownership of Jinan Broadband to Shandong Broadcast Networks Limited. Total consideration for the sale was RMB 29,000,000, and the sale became finalized on July 31, 2013. The Company received an initial payment of RMB 5,000,000 (approximately $811,000) in the third quarter of 2013 and the final payment of RMB 24,000,000 (approximately $3,920,000) in the fourth quarter of 2013.

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Jinan Broadband met the criteria for being reported as a discontinued operation and has been segregated from continuing operations for all periods presented. We do not have any continuing involvement with Jinan Broadband. The related gain on the sale was reported in discontinued operations during the quarter ended September 30, 2013. The following table summarizes the results from discontinued operations:


    March 31,  
    2013  
Revenue $  1,311,123  
Cost of revenue   883,915  
Gross profit   427,208  
       
Operating expense:      
         Selling, general and administrative   299,836  
         Professional fees   143  
         Depreciation and amortization   363,910  
Total operating expense   663,889  
       
Loss from operations   (236,681 )
       
Interest & other income / (expense)      
         Interest income   601  
         Interest expense   (660 )
       
Net loss before income taxes and noncontrolling interest   (236,740 )
Income tax benefit   6,671  
Net loss from discontinued operations   (230,069 )
Plus: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest   112,734  
Net loss attributable to YOU On Demand shareholders $  (117,335 )

5. VIE Structure and Arrangements
   

Sinotop Beijing

 

 

Management Services Agreement

 

 

Pursuant to a Management Services Agreement, dated March 9, 2010, between Sinotop Beijing and Sinotop Hong Kong (the “Management Services Agreement”), Sinotop Hong Kong has the exclusive right to provide to Sinotop Beijing management, financial and other services related to the operation of Sinotop Beijing’s business, and Sinotop Beijing is required to take all commercially reasonable efforts to permit and facilitate the provision of the services by Sinotop Hong Kong. As compensation for providing the services, Sinotop Hong Kong is entitled to receive a fee from Sinotop Beijing, upon demand, equal to 100% of the annual Net Profits of Sinotop Beijing during the term of the Management Services Agreement (Sinotop Hong Kong may request ad hoc quarterly payments of the aggregate fee, which payments will be credited against Sinotop Hong Kong’s future payment obligations).

 

 

The Management Services Agreement also provides Sinotop Hong Kong or its designee with a right of first refusal to acquire all or any portion of the equity of Sinotop Beijing upon any proposal by the sole shareholder of Sinotop Beijing to transfer such equity. In addition, at the sole discretion of Sinotop Hong Kong, Sinotop Beijing may be obligated to transfer to Sinotop Hong Kong or its designee any part or all of the business, personnel, assets and operations of Sinotop Beijing which may be lawfully conducted, employed, owned or operated by Sinotop Hong Kong, including:

 

 

(a) business opportunities presented to, or available to Sinotop Beijing may be pursued and contracted for in the name of Sinotop Hong Kong rather than Sinotop Beijing, and at its discretion Sinotop Hong Kong may employ the resources of Sinotop Beijing to secure such opportunities;

 

 

(b) any tangible or intangible property of Sinotop Beijing, any contractual rights, any personnel, and any other items or things of value held by Sinotop Beijing may be transferred to Sinotop Hong Kong at book value;

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(c) real property, personal or intangible property, personnel, services, equipment, supplies and any other items useful for the conduct of the business may be obtained by Sinotop Hong Kong by acquisition, lease, license or otherwise, and made available to Sinotop Beijing on terms to be determined by agreement between Sinotop Hong Kong and Sinotop Beijing;

(d) contracts entered into in the name of Sinotop Beijing may be transferred to Sinotop Hong Kong, or the work under such contracts may be subcontracted, in whole or in part, to Sinotop Hong Kong, on terms to be determined by agreement between Sinotop Hong Kong and Sinotop Beijing; and

(e) any changes to, or any expansion or contraction of, the business may be carried out in the exercise of the sole discretion of Sinotop Hong Kong, and in the name of and at the expense of, Sinotop Hong Kong;

provided, however , that none of the foregoing may cause or have the effect of terminating (without being substantially replaced under the name of Sinotop Hong Kong) or adversely affecting any license, permit or regulatory status of Sinotop Beijing.

The term of the Management Services Agreement is 20 years, and may not be terminated by Sinotop Beijing except with the consent of, or a material breach by, Sinotop Hong Kong.

Equity Pledge Agreement

Pursuant to an Equity Pledge Agreement among Sinotop Hong Kong, Sinotop Beijing and the sole shareholder of Sinotop Beijing (the “Shareholder”), dated March 9, 2010, the Shareholder pledged all of its equity interests in Sinotop Beijing (the “Collateral”) to Sinotop Hong Kong as security for the performance of the obligations of Sinotop Beijing to make all of the required management fee payments pursuant to the Management Services Agreement. The term of the Equity Pledge Agreement expires two years from Sinotop Beijing’s satisfaction of all obligations under the Management Services Agreement.

Option Agreement

Pursuant to an Option Agreement among Sinotop Hong Kong, Sinotop Beijing and the sole shareholder of Sinotop Beijing (the “Shareholder”), dated March 9, 2010, and entered into in connection with the Management Services Agreement, the Shareholder granted an exclusive option to Sinotop Hong Kong or its designee to purchase, at any time and from time to time, to the extent permitted under PRC law, all or any portion of the Shareholder’s equity in Sinotop Beijing. The aggregate purchase price of the option is equal to the paid-in registered capital of the Shareholder. The term of the agreement is until all of the equity interest in Sinotop Beijing held by the Shareholder is transferred to Sinotop Hong Kong or its designee, or until the maximum period allowed by law has run, and may not be terminated by any party to the agreement without the consent of the other parties.

Voting Rights Proxy Agreement

Pursuant to a Voting Rights Proxy Agreement among Sinotop Hong Kong, Sinotop Beijing and the sole shareholder of Sinotop Beijing (the “ Shareholder ”), dated March 9, 2010, the Shareholder granted to Sinotop Hong Kong an irrevocable proxy, for the maximum period of time permitted by law, all of its voting rights as a shareholder of Sinotop Beijing. The Shareholder may not transfer any of its equity interest in Sinotop Beijing to any party other than Sinotop Hong Kong. The Voting Rights Proxy Agreement may not be terminated except upon the written consent of all parties, or unilaterally by Sinotop Hong Kong upon 30 days’ notice.

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Jinan Broadband

Effective July 31, 2013, we have deconsolidated Jinan Broadband due to the disposition of all of our ownership. See Note 4.

The corporate structure for our broadband business consisted of:

 

a Cooperation Agreement, dated as of December 26, 2006, between CB Cayman and Jinan Parent (the “ December 2006 Cooperation Agreement ”);

     
 

a Cooperation Agreement dated as of January 2007, between Jinan Broadband and Networks Center (the “ January 2007 Cooperation Agreement ”); and

     
 

two Exclusive Service Agreements, dated December 2006 and March 2007, between Jinan Broadband, Jinan Parent and Networks Center.

Pursuant to the December 2006 Cooperation Agreement, CB Cayman and Jinan Parent set up a joint venture, Jinan Broadband. CB Cayman contributed in cash and owned a 51% controlling interest, and Jinan Parent contributed the assets in exchange of 49% ownership in Jinan broadband. Jinan Broadband is a corporate joint venture with a term of 20 years. Jinan Broadband was considered as a VIE based on ASC 810-10-25-38 due to the fact that CB Cayman had a controlling financial interest in Jinan Broadband and therefore deemed to be the primary beneficiary based on the terms stipulated in the December 2006 Cooperation Agreement below:

  CB Cayman appointed 3 directors and Jinan Parent appointed 2 directors;
  The general manager and financial manager were appointed by CB Cayman; and
  CB Cayman was entitled to receive 51% of net profit/loss of Jinan Broadband.

Pursuant to the January 2007 Cooperation Agreement, Networks Center, the PRC governmental agency which controls Jinan Parent, affirmed the arrangement set forth in the December 2006 Cooperation Agreement which provided that all of the pre-tax revenues of Jinan Broadband would be assigned to our WFOE for 20 years.

   
6.

Property and Equipment

   

The following is a breakdown of our property and equipment:


    March 31,     December 31,  
    2014     2013  
             
Furniture and office equipment $  960,882   $  965,568  
Leasehold improvements   182,587     184,129  
Total property and equipment   1,143,469     1,149,697  
Less: accumulated depreciation   (710,069 )   (649,839 )
Net carrying value $  433,400   $  499,858  

We recorded depreciation expense of approximately $65,000 and $68,000 included in our operating expense for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

   

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7.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The Company has intangible assets primarily relating to the acquisition of Sinotop Hong Kong. The Company amortizes its intangible assets that have finite lives.

A roll forward of our intangible assets activity from January 1, 2014 to March 31, 2014 is as follows:

      Balance at                 Foreign     Balance at  
      January 1,           Amortization     Currency     March 31,  
      2014     Additions     Expense     Transl Adj     2014  
  Amortized intangible assets:                              
   Charter / Cooperation agreements $  2,285,032   $  -   $  (34,448 ) $  -   $  2,250,584  
   Software and licenses   81,566     290     (19,550 )   (1,076 )   61,230  
   Website development   120,639     -     (29,908 )   (1,010 )   89,721  
   Total amortized intangible assets $  2,487,237   $  290   $  (83,906 ) $  (2,086 ) $  2,401,535  
                                 
  Unamortized intangible assets:                              
   Website name   134,290     -     -     -     134,290  
   Goodwill   6,105,478     -     -     -     6,105,478  
   Total unamortized intangible assets $  6,239,768   $  -   $  -   $  -   $  6,239,768  

In accordance with ASC 250, we recorded amortization expense related to our intangible assets of approximately $85,000 and $225,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The Company’s amortized intangible assets consisted of the following:

      March 31, 2014     December 31, 2013  
      Gross Carrying     Accumulated     Gross Carrying     Accumulated  
      Amount     Amortization     Amount     Amortization  
  Charter / Cooperation agreements $  2,755,821   $  (505,237 ) $  2,755,821   $  (470,789 )
  Noncompete agreement   -     -     3,637,512     (3,637,512 )
  Software and licenses   281,520     (220,290 )   282,399     (200,833 )
  Website development   358,894     (269,173 )   361,919     (241,280 )
  Total amortized intangible assets $  3,396,235   $  (994,700 ) $  7,037,651   $  (4,550,414 )

The following table outlines the amortization expense for the next five years and thereafter:

    Amortization  
    to be  
Years ending December 31,   Recognized  
2014 (9 months) $  216,949  
2015   158,025  
2016   153,978  
2017   138,451  
2018   138,055  
Thereafter   1,596,077  
Total amortization to be recognized $  2,401,535  

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8.

Fair Value Measurements

Accounting standards require the categorization of financial assets and liabilities, based on the inputs to the valuation technique, into a three-level fair value hierarchy. The various levels of the fair value hierarchy are described as follows:

 

Level 1 — Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted market prices for identical assets and liabilities in an active market that we have the ability to access.

     
 

Level 2 — Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or model inputs that are observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

     
 

Level 3 — Financial assets and liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement.

Accounting standards require the use of observable market data, when available, in making fair value measurements. When inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

Common stock is valued at closing price reported on the active market on which the individual securities are traded.

Annually we review the valuation techniques used and determine if the fair value measurements are still appropriate and evaluate and adjust the unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurements based on current market conditions and third party information. There were no changes in the valuation techniques during the current year.

The fair value of the warrant liabilities at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 were valued using the Monte Carlo Simulation method which incorporated the following assumptions:

    March 31,     December 31,  
    2014     2013  
Risk-free interest rate   1.112%     1.186%  
Expected volatility   70%     70%  
Expected life (years)   3.42     3.67  
Expected dividend yield   0%     0%  

The fair value of the option portion of our contingent purchase consideration liability March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 was valued using the Black-Scholes Merton model which incorporated the following assumptions:

    March 31,     December 31,  
    2014     2013  
Risk-free interest rate   1.32%     1.27%  
Expected volatility   70%     70%  
Expected life (years)   4.0     4.0  
Expected dividend yield   0%     0%  

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The following tables present the fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively:

      March 31, 2014        
      Fair Value Measurements        
      Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total Fair Value  
  Liabilities                        
  Warrant liabilities (see Note 12) $  -   $  -   $  3,189,273   $  3,189,273  
  Contingent purchase price consideration (see Note 9) $  -   $  -   $  1,281,870   $  1,281,870  

      December 31, 2013        
      Fair Value Measurements        
      Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total Fair Value  
  Assets                        
  Available-for-sale securities $  1,371   $  -   $  -   $  1,371  
                           
  Liabilities                        
  Warrant liabilities (see Note 12) $  -   $  -   $  1,344,440   $  1,344,440  
  Contingent purchase price consideration (see Note 9) $  -   $  -   $  578,744   $  578,744  

      Level 3 Assets and Liabilities  
      For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014  
            Purchases, sales     Change in        
            and issuances     Fair Value        
      1/1/2014     and settlements     (gain) / loss     3/31/2014  
  Liabilities:                        
  Warrant liabilities (see Note 12) $  1,344,440   $  (594,185 ) $  2,439,018   $  3,189,273  
  Contingent purchase price consideration (see Note 9) $  578,744   $  -   $  703,126   $  1,281,870  

    Quantitative Information about Level 3 Fair Value Measurements
    For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
    Fair Value at Valuation Unobservable  
    3/31/2014 Techniques Inputs Input
           
  Warrant liabilities $    3,189,273 Monte Carlo Simulation Method Risk-free rate of interest 1.112%
        Expected volatility 70%
        Expected life (years) 3.42
        Expected dividend yield 0%
           
           
  Contingent consideration $    1,281,870 Black-Scholes Merton Model Risk-free rate of interest 1.320%
        Expected volatility 70%
        Expected life (years) 4.00
        Expected dividend yield 0%

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s warrant liability and contingent consideration includes the risk free interest rate, expected volatility, expected life and expected dividend yield. Significant increases or decreases in any of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly different fair value measurement

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9.

Sinotop Contingent Consideration

   

In connection with the acquisition of Sinotop Hong Kong on July 30, 2010, if specified performance milestones are achieved, Weicheng Liu (“Mr. Liu” or “the Seller”) will be entitled to earn up to (i) an additional 403,820 shares of common stock of the Company, (ii) three-year warrants to purchase 571,275 shares of the Company’s common stock, equivalent to 5.0% of the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock underlying all outstanding warrants as of immediately following the closing of the July 2010 financing and (iii) a four-year option to purchase 80,000 shares of the Company’s common stock which was equal to 5% of the total number of shares of the Company’s common stock underlying all outstanding options of the Company granted to individuals employed by the Company as of September 1, 2010 (collectively, the securities referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) are referred to herein as the “Earn-Out Securities”). The milestones are as follows: Sinotop Hong Kong will ensure that (i) at the end of the first earn-out year (July 1, 2012), at least 3 million homes will have access to the Company’s VOD services, (ii) at the end of the second earn-out year (July 1, 2013), at least 11 million homes will have access to the Company’s VOD services, and (iii) at the end of the third earn-out year (July 1, 2014), at least 30 million homes will have access to the Company’s VOD services.

   

Subsequent to the acquisition of Sinotop, the Company underwent a warrant exchange that converted the three- year warrants to be potentially earned under clause (ii) above to 332,002 shares of common stock. As such, the Earn-Out Securities subject to the achievement of the specified performance milestones were 735,822 shares of common stock and a four-year option to purchase 80,000 shares of common stock.

   

The Company recorded a contingent consideration obligation related to the Earn-Out Securities at the time of acquisition which totaled $2,750,966, representing the fair value of the estimated payment of the full earn-out. The contingent consideration is classified as a liability because the Earn-Out Securities do not meet the fixed- for-fixed criteria under ASC 815-40-15 for equity classification. Further ASC 815-40-15 requires us to re- measure the contingent consideration obligation at the end of every reporting period with the change in value reported in the consolidated statements of operations and, accordingly, we reported a loss of 703,126 and $41,648, for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

   

As of the end of the second earn-out year (July 1, 2013), the second milestone was achieved with over 11 million homes having access to our VOD services. As such, we issued in total 490,548 shares of our common stock and 53,334 options to Mr. Liu for achieving the first two year milestones. As of March 31, 2014, we recorded a purchase price consideration liability in the amount of $1,281,870 related to the remaining earn-out year.

   

The following is the roll-forward of the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration obligation for the acquisition of Sinotop Hong Kong at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.


      January 1,                 March 31,  
      2014     Earned     Change in     2014  
  Class of consideration   Fair Value     Fair Value     Fair Value     Fair Value  
  Common shares $  554,319   $  -   $  649,976   $  1,204,295  
  Stock options   24,425     -     53,150     77,575  
  Total contingent consideration $  578,744   $  -   $  703,126   $  1,281,870  

The number of instruments remaining to be earned consists of 245,274 common shares and 26,666 options.

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10.

Related Party Transactions

$3.0 Million Convertible Note

On May 10, 2012, our Executive Chairman and Principal Executive Officer, Mr. Shane McMahon, made a loan to the Company in the amount of $3,000,000. In consideration for the loan, the Company issued a convertible note to Mr. McMahon in the aggregate principal amount of $3,000,000 (the “ Note ”). Upon issuance, the conversion price of the Note was equal to the price per share paid for securities by investors in the most recent financing (as of the date of conversion) of equity or equity-linked securities of the Company. Thereafter, on May 21, 2012, at the Company’s request, the Company and Mr. McMahon entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Note, pursuant to which the price per share at which the Note, or any convertible securities into which the Note is converted, may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock, shall not be less than $4.75, which amount represents the closing bid price of the Company’s common stock on the trading day immediately prior to the date of the Note in accordance with the rules and regulations of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.

On April 12, 2013, the majority shareholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Note, as amended on May 21, 2012, to remove the $4.75 floor to the conversion price of the Note and such approval and such amendment was effective following the expiration of the 20-day period mandated by Rule 14c-2.

Effective May 10, 2013, the Company and Mr. McMahon entered into Amendment No. 3 to the Note pursuant to which (i) the Note will mature on November 10, 2013, and (ii) the net proceeds of any financing of equity or equity-linked securities of the Company occurring on or before such date will be used to repay the Note until the full amount of the Note, and all accrued interest on the Note.

In connection with the Series D Amendment (as discussed below in Note 11), on November 4, 2013, the Company and Mr. McMahon entered into a waiver, pursuant to which (i) Mr. McMahon waived the Company’s obligation to repay the Note on November 10, 2013, (ii) the Company and Mr. McMahon agreed that the principal and all interest on the Note shall become due and payable on the earlier of (a) the closing of the Series E Financing, or (b) if there is no Series E Financing, the date when the Bridge Note (as discussed below in Note 11) is repaid in full or converted into shares of Series D Preferred Stock, and (iii) Mr. McMahon waived the Company’s obligation to repay the Note with the proceeds received from the issuance of the Bridge Note.

Effective on January 31, 2014, the Company and Mr. McMahon entered into Amendment No. 4 to the Note pursuant to which the Note will be, at Mr. McMahon’s option, payable on demand or convertible on demand into shares of Series E Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Series E Preferred Stock”) at a conversion price of $1.75, until December 31, 2014. As a result, the Company recognized a beneficial conversion feature discount calculated as the difference between the Series E convertible stock at its intrinsic value, which was the fair value of the common stock at the commitment date for the Series E Convertible Preferred Stock investment and the effective conversion price. As such, we recognized a beneficial conversion feature of approximately $2,126,000 which was reflected as interest expense since the note was convertible at the issuance date.

Short-term Loans

On June 10, 2013, Shane McMahon made a short-term loan in the amount of $40,000 to the Company which was repaid in full on July 11, 2013.

On June 26, 2013, at the Company’s request, Shane McMahon made a loan to the Company in the amount of $150,000 in order for the Company to make certain payments, pending consummation of the Series D investment transaction described in Note 11. In consideration for the loan, the Company issued a Promissory Note to Mr. McMahon in the aggregate principal amount of $150,000 (the “June 2013 Note”). The June 2013 Note was to mature on the earlier of the Series D investment transaction, or, if that transaction was not consummated, six months from the date of issuance. On July 11, 2013, the Company repaid all amounts owed to Mr. McMahon under the June 2013 Note.

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Video On Demand Business

Cost of Revenue

   

Zhong Hai Video paid licensed content fees of approximately $41,000 and $40,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, to Hua Cheng Hu Dong (Beijing) Film and Television Communication Co., Ltd., the minority shareholder of Zhong Hai Video.

   

Sale of WFOE

   

Effective March 25, 2014, WFOE, our wholly-owned subsidiary, was sold to Linkstar Global Investment Limited (see Note 3), whose shareholder is a family member of one of our management personnel. We recorded a note receivable in the amount of $50,000 for the WFOE sale which has been included in other current assets. Our chief executive officer, Mr. Liu Weicheng, is the legal representative of WFOE after the sale. In addition, $100,618 due from WFOE is included in our accounts receivable as of March 31, 2014.

   
11.

Series D and Series E Preferred Stock Financing and Convertible Note

Series D and Series E Preferred Stock

On July 5, 2013, we entered into a Series D Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Series D Purchase Agreement”) with C Media Limited (the “Investor” or “C Media”), pursuant to which we sold to the Investor 2,285,714 shares of Series D 4% Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock of the Company (the “Series D Preferred Stock”) for $1.75 per share, or a total purchase price of $4,000,000.

The Series D Preferred Stock and any dividends thereon may be converted into shares of our common stock at any time by the Investor at a conversion price of $1.75 per share. The dividends on the Series D Preferred Stock are payable, at our option, in cash, if permissible, or in additional shares of common stock. In the event the Series E Preferred Stock financing transaction (discussed below) is not consummated on or prior to October 31, 2013, the Series D Preferred Stock shall become immediately redeemable at the option of the Investor. The redemption may be exercised in whole or in part at $1.75 dollars per share, plus all unpaid and accrued dividends. The Investor shall have the right to vote with our stockholders in any matter. The Investor shall be entitled to one vote per common stock on an as-converted basis, based on the conversion price of $1.75 per share. Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Company, the Investor shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to the then-outstanding Series D Preferred Stock at $1.75 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends, prior to and in preference of holders of common stock or Series A, B or C preferred stock.

The Series D Preferred Stock when issued was a hybrid instrument comprised of a (i) a preferred stock and (ii) an option to convert the preferred stock into shares of our common stock (the “Conversion Option”). The Conversion Option derives its value based on the underlying fair value of the shares of our common stock as does the Series D Preferred Stock, and therefore is clearly and closely related to the underlying preferred stock. Since the Series D Preferred Stock may ultimately be redeemed at the option of the holder, the carrying value of the shares, net of unamortized discount and accumulated dividends, has been classified as temporary equity.

The Company paid issuance costs of approximately $849,000 in cash and issued warrants to the placement agent to purchase 228,571 shares of our common stock at $1.75 per share. The fair value of the warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions: expected life of 5 years, expected dividend rate of 0%, volatility of 70% and an interest rate of 1.60% . The exercise price of the warrants was $1.75. The warrants were valued at $247,995 at the date of issuance. The Series D Preferred Stock was recorded net of issuance costs of $1,097,041 at the issuance date, as a charge to additional paid-in capital, due to our deficit in retained earnings during the period ended December 31, 2013.

The Company recognized a beneficial conversion feature discount on the Series D Preferred Stock at its intrinsic value, which was the fair value of the common stock at the commitment date for the Series D Preferred Stock investment, less the effective conversion price. As such, the Company recognized approximately $183,000 of beneficial conversion feature as a deemed dividend and increase in Series D Preferred Stock on the date of issuance since these shares were convertible at the issuance date. Subsequently, the Company converted the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock to Series E Preferred Stock which was binding and legally enforceable by both parties on January 31, 2014 which established a new “commitment date” pursuant to ASC 470-20.  As such the previously recognized beneficial conversion feature of $183,000  related to our Series D Preferred Stock was reversed and the Company recognized $2,651,429 of beneficial conversion feature as a deemed dividend related to the exchange of Series D Preferred Stock to Series E Preferred Stock. Further, the Company was obligated to pay cumulative dividends of 4% per annum. In the first quarter of 2014, we paid in full the total cumulative dividends due of $92,054.

$2.0 Million Convertible Note

On November 4, 2013, the Company issued a convertible note to C Media in $2,000,000 principal amount (the “Bridge Note”). The Bridge Note has an annual interest rate of 4% and matures on January 5, 2015. Upon the closing of a financing pursuant to the terms of the Series D Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and C Media, dated as of July 5, 2013, as amended as of November 4, 2013 (as discussed below) in which C Media invests funds in the Company in exchange for shares of the Series E Preferred Stock, the principal amount and all unpaid interest of the Bridge Note shall automatically be converted into shares of Series E Preferred Stock at a conversion price equal to the per share purchase price paid for the Series E Preferred Stock by C Media. If the Bridge Note is not converted into shares of Series E Preferred Stock within 30 days following the issuance of the Bridge Note (or, in the event that all of the conditions to the Series E Financing contained in the Series E Purchase Agreement (defined below) have been satisfied except the condition set forth in Section 6.1(i)(ii) of the Series E Purchase Agreement, then, at C Media’s option, by January 31, 2014 (the “Optional Extension Date”)), the principal amount and all accrued and unpaid interest under the Bridge Note may, at C Media’s option, be converted into shares of the Company’s Series D Preferred Stock at a conversion price of $1.75 per share. In connection with the issuance of the Bridge Note, we recorded debt issuance costs of $370,008 to current assets to be amortized over the period of the earliest possible conversion date which is January 31, 2014. As such we have recorded interest expense of $128,879 and $241,129 during 2014 and 2013, respectively. The issuance costs included cash paid of $241,936 and the issuance of warrants to the placement agent to purchase 114,285 shares of common stock at $1.75 per share. The fair value of the warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions: expected life of 5 years, expected dividend rate of 0%, volatility of 70% and an interest rate of 1.36% . The exercise price of the warrants was $1.75. The warrants were valued at $128,072 at the date of issuance.

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Amendment to Series D Stock Purchase Agreement

On November 4, 2013, in connection with the issuance of the Bridge Note, the Company and C Media entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Series D Purchase Agreement (the “Series D Amendment”). Pursuant to the original Series D Purchase Agreement, dated July 5, 2013, the Company and C Media agreed, among other things, that each party would act in good faith and with fair dealing to finalize an agreement for the purchase and sale of shares of Series E Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms of a Series E Purchase Agreement on or before October 31, 2013. Pursuant to the Series D Amendment, the parties agreed that each party would act in good faith and with fair dealing to finalize the Series E Purchase Agreement on or before the 30 th day following the issuance of the Bridge Note.

Also in connection with the Series D Amendment, C Media executed a waiver and consent with the Company as of October 31, 2013 agreeing, among other things, to waive its right to redeem its Series D Shares as of October 31, 2013 until the 30 th day following the issuance of the Bridge Note or the Optional Extension Date.

On December 4, 2013, C Media exercised its Optional Extension Option which extended the date to January 31, 2014.

Conversion to Series E Preferred Stock and Conversion of $2M Convertible Note

On January 31, 2014, the Company entered into a Series E Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Series E Purchase Agreement”) with C Media and certain other purchasers (collectively, the “Investors”), pursuant to which the Company issued to the Investors an aggregate of 14,285,714 shares of Series E Preferred Stock of the Company for $1.75 per share, or a total purchase price of $25.0 million. Among the 14,285,714 shares of Series E Preferred Stock issued to the Investors, (i) 1,142,857 shares were issued upon the conversion of the Bridge Note issued to C Media in principal amount of $2,000,000, (ii) 10,857,143 shares were issued for an aggregate purchase price of $19 million, and (iii) 2,285,714 shares were issued upon the conversion of 2,285,714 shares of Series D Preferred Stock held by C Media, which constitute all of the issued and outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock, into the Series E Preferred Stock pursuant to the Series E Purchase Agreement. In connection with the issuance of the Series E Preferred Stock, we recorded issuance costs of $4,552,347 to additional paid in capital. The issuance costs included cash paid of $2,386,275 and the issuance of warrants to the placement agent to purchase 1,085,714 shares of common stock at $1.75 per share. The fair value of the warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes model with the following assumptions: expected life of 5 years, expected dividend rate of 0%, volatility of 70% and an interest rate of 1.49% . The exercise price of the warrants was $1.75. The warrants were valued at $2,166,296 at the date of issuance.

In connection with the Series E financing, a total beneficial conversion feature of $16,571,429 was recognized in Additional Paid-in Capital.

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12.

Warrant Liabilities

   

In connection with our August 30, 2012 private financing, we issued 977,063 warrants to investors and the broker. In accordance with FASB ASC 815-40-15-5, “Determining Whether an Instrument (or Embedded Feature) is Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock”, the warrants have been characterized as derivative liabilities to be re- measured at the end of every reporting period with the change in value reported in the consolidated statement of operations. On August 30, 2012, such warrants were valued at $1,525,000 utilizing a valuation model and were initially recorded as a liability. As of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the warrant liability was re-valued using a Monte Carlo valuation as disclosed in Note 8, Fair Value Measurement, and was adjusted to its current fair value of approximately $3,189,000 and $1,344,000 as determined by the Company, resulting in a loss of approximately $2,439,000 and $25,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. During the first quarter of 2014, 125,000 warrants were exercised at an exercise price $1.50 for gross proceeds received of $187,500.

   
13.

Net Loss Per Common Share

   

Basic net loss per common share attributable to YOU On Demand shareholders is calculated by dividing the net loss attributable to YOU On Demand shareholders by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares during the period. Diluted net loss per common share includes the weighted average dilutive effect of stock options, warrants and series preferred stocks. In determining the loss to common stockholders, net loss has been reduced by dividends on Series E Preferred Stock.

   

In January 2013, the remainder of our Series B Preferred Stock (7,866,800 shares) was converted to 1,048,907 common shares. In September 2013, 162,500 shares of our Series C Preferred Stock were converted to 260,000 common shares.

   

For the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, the number of securities convertible into common shares not included in diluted EPS because the effect would have been anti-dilutive consists of the following:


      March 31,     March 31,  
      2014     2013  
      (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
  Warrants   2,507,300     1,367,063  
  Options   1,896,854     1,584,501  
  Series A Preferred Stock   933,333     933,333  
  Series C Preferred Stock   140,000     250,000  
  Series E Preferred Stock   14,285,714     -  
  Convertible promissory note   1,844,102     2,030,835  
  Total   21,607,303     6,165,732  

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The Company has reserved its authorized but unissued common stock for possible future issuance in connection with the following:

      March 31,     March 31,  
      2014     2013  
      (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
  Exercise of stock warrants   2,507,300     1,367,063  
  Exercise and future grants of stock options   4,023,455     4,051,986  
  Conversion of preferred stock   15,359,047     1,333,333  
  Issuance of restricted stock grants   -     28,965  
  Contingent issuable shares in connection with Sinotop acquisition   245,274     490,548  
  Issuable shares from conversion of promissory notes payable   1,844,102     2,030,835  
  Additional common stock due to reset provision   -     436,238  
  Total   23,979,178     9,738,968  

14.

Share-Based Payments

   

As of March 31, 2014, the Company has 1,896,854 options and 2,507,300 warrants outstanding to purchase shares of our common stock.

   

The following table provides the details of the approximate total share based payments expense during the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:


   
March 31,
   
March 31,
   
   
2014
   
2013
   
   
(unaudited)
   
(unaudited)
   
Stock option amortization $  139,000   $  164,000   (a)
Stock issued for services   -     79,000   (b)
Stock warrants issued for services   -     108,000   (c)
  $  139,000   $  351,000    

  (a)

The Company accounts for its stock option awards to employees pursuant to the provisions of ASC 718, Stock Compensation . The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes Merton valuation model. The Company recognizes the fair value of each option as compensation expense ratably using the straight-line attribution method over the service period, which is generally the vesting period. There were no employee stock options granted during the first quarter of 2014 and 2013.

     
  (b)

During the first quarter of 2013, 28,390 shares were issued to certain consultants and directors for services vested. We record the common shares at the closing price on the issue date. We expensed to consulting and marketing services $79,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2013. No shares were issued for services in 2014.

     
  (c)

During the first quarter of 2013, we issued 166,677 consulting warrants and 3,333 warrants vested during the period. The fair value of the warrants was estimated on the date of grant using the Black- Scholes Merton valuation model. We expensed to marketing $44,000 and recorded $64,000 to prepaid expense to be recognized for services provided in the remainder of 2013. No warrants were issued for services in 2014.

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Effective as of December 3, 2010, Board of Directors approved the YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan (“the Plan”) pursuant to which options or other similar securities may be granted. The maximum aggregate number of shares of our common stock that may be issued under the Plan is 4,000,000 shares.

The following table summarizes the number of securities outstanding, granted and available for issuance as of March 31, 2014:

    Number of  
    Securities  
Approved plan   4,000,000  
Options granted   (2,048,569 )
Options canceled   148,504  
Restricted shares granted   (196,477 )
Options and restricted shares available for issuance   1,903,458  

Stock Options

Stock option activity for the three months ended March 31, 2014 is summarized as follows:

      Options     Weighted Average     Intrinsic  
      Outstanding     Exercise Price     Value  
  Outstanding at January 1, 2014   1,878,835   $  2.64        
  Granted   22,435     2.91        
  Exercised   (416 )   2.00        
  Canceled   (4,000 )   2.00        
  Outstanding at March 31, 2014   1,896,854   $  2.65   $  4,392,975  
                     
  Options exercisable at March 31, 2014 (vested)   1,396,441   $  2.86   $  2,952,143  

In the first quarter of 2014, the Company granted 22,435 options to board members for services provided in 2013. The weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $2.91. The total intrinsic value of options exercised during the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $1,577. There were no options granted for the same period in 2013.

The following table summarizes information concerning outstanding and exercisable options as of March 31, 2014:

          Weighted Average                    
          Remaining                    
Range of   Number     Contractual Life     Weighted Average     Number     Weighted Average  
Exercise Prices   Outstanding     (Years)     Exercise Price     Exerciseable     Exercise Price  
$1 - $2   375,000     9.51   $  1.65     46,875   $  1.65  
$2 - $3   613,854     7.04     2.03     532,122     2.04  
$3 - $5   906,667     6.55     3.38     816,111     3.35  
$5 - $74   -     -     -     -     -  
$74 - $75   1,333     3.95     75.00     1,333     75.00  
    1,896,854     7.29   $  2.65     1,396,441   $  2.86  

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The following table summarizes the status of options which contain vesting provisions:

    Number     Average  
    of     Grant Date  
    Options     Fair Value  
Non-vested at January 1, 2014   582,337   $  1.52  
Granted   22,435     2.23  
Vested   (102,443 )   1.83  
Exercised   416     1.06  
Canceled   (1,917 )   1.06  
Non-vested at March 31, 2014   500,828   $  1.48  

As of March 31, 2014, the Company had total unrecognized compensation expense related to options granted of approximately $740,000 which will be recognized over a remaining service period of 3.5 years. The total fair value of shares vested during the three months ended March 31, 2014, and 2013, was $138,657 and $163,683, respectively.

Warrants

In connection with the Company’s 2012 and 2013 financings, the Warner Brother Agreement and service agreements, the Company issued warrants to investors and service providers to purchase common stock of the Company.

As of March 31, 2014, the weighted average exercise price of the warrants was $2.11 and the weighted average remaining life was 4.05 years. The following table outlines the warrants outstanding and exercisable as of March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013:

      March 31,     December 31,              
      2014     2013              
      (unaudited)                    
      Number of     Exercise     Expiration  
                                   Warrants Outstanding   Warrants Outstanding     Price     Date  
  2011 Warner Brothers Warrants   200,000     200,000   $  6.60     05/11/16  
  2011 Service Agreement Warrants   26,667     26,667   $  7.20     06/15/16  
  2012 August Financing Warrants   852,063     977,063   $  1.50     08/30/17  
  2013 Service Agreement Warrants   -     166,667   $  2.00     02/26/18  
  2013 Broker Warrants (Series D Financing)   228,571     228,571   $  1.75     07/05/18  
  2013 Broker Warrants (Convertible Note)   114,285     114,285   $  1.75     11/04/18  
  2014 Broker Warrants (Series E Financing)   1,085,714     -   $  1.75     01/31/19  
      2,507,300     1,713,253              

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Income Taxes

   

As of March 31, 2014, the Company had approximately $23.6 million of the U.S domestic cumulative tax loss carryforwards (which excludes the NOL carryforwards of approximately $1.7 million because of the uncertainty of the position being sustained) and approximately $10.5 million of the foreign cumulative tax loss carryforwards which may be available to reduce future income tax liabilities in certain jurisdictions. These U.S. and foreign tax loss carryforwards will expire beginning year 2027 through 2034 and year 2015 to year 2019, respectively. We have established a 100% valuation allowance against our net deferred tax assets due to our history of pre-tax losses and the likelihood that the deferred tax assets will not be realizable, therefore a net deferred tax liability arises from one jurisdiction. The valuation allowance increased approximately $1.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2014.

 

We are not aware of any unrecorded tax liabilities which would impact our financial position or our results of operations.

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16.

Commitments and Contingencies

   

Severance Commitment

   

The Company has employment agreements with certain employees that provide severance payments upon termination of employment under certain circumstances, as defined in the applicable agreements. As of March 31, 2014, the Company's potential minimum cash obligation to these employees was approximately $1,923,000.

   

Operating Lease Commitment

   

The Company is committed to paying leased property costs related to our offices in New York and China through 2017 as follows:


    Leased  
    Property  
Years ending December 31,   Costs  
2014 (9 months)   596,000  
2015   814,000  
2016   715,000  
2017   63,000  
Thereafter   -  
Total $  2,188,000  

Licensed Content Commitment

The Company is committed to paying content costs through 2016 as follows:

    Content  
Years ending December 31,   Costs  
2014 (9 months)   1,072,000  
2015   2,317,000  
2016   1,052,000  
Thereafter   -  
Total $ 4,441,000  

Other

The Company is committed to paying service fees to certain consultants of $25,000 through the second quarter of 2014.

From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. However, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business. We are currently not aware of any such legal proceedings or claims that we believe will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or operating results.

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17.

Subsequent Events

   

During the second quarter of 2014, pursuant to our warrant and option agreements we issued 315,868 shares of common stock. Further, the remaining 87,500 shares of our Series C Preferred Stock were converted to 140,000 common shares.

   

On May 9, 2014, Sinotop Hong Kong effectively changed its name to YOU on Demand (Asia) Limited.

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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking” statements that involve risks and uncertainties. You can identify these statements by the use of forward-looking words such as "may", "will", "expect", "anticipate", "estimate", "believe", "continue", or other similar words. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss our future expectations, contain projections of our future results of operations or financial condition or state other "forward-looking" information. We believe that it is important to communicate our future expectations to our investors. However, these forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from the expectations that are expressed, implied or forecasted in any such forward-looking statements. There may be events in the future that we are unable to accurately predict or control, including weather conditions and other natural disasters which may affect demand for our products, and the product–development and marketing efforts of our competitors. Examples of these events are more fully described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 under Part I. Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Unless required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. However, readers should carefully review the reports and documents the Company files from time to time with the SEC, particularly its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Annual Report on Form 10-K , Current Reports on Form 8-K and all amendments to those reports.

Item 2.            Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following management’s discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes thereto and the other financial information appearing elsewhere in this report. In addition to historical information, the following discussion contains certain forward-looking information. See “Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements” above for certain information concerning those forward looking statements.

Overview

We are a multi-platform media company that principally operates in China through our subsidiaries and VIE. We provide integrated value-added service solutions business for the delivery of video on demand (“VOD”) and enhanced premium content to digital cable providers, IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) providers, Over-the-Top (“OTT”) providers and mobile manufacturers.

On July 30, 2010, we acquired Sinotop Hong Kong through our subsidiary China CB Cayman. Through a series of contractual arrangements, Sinotop Hong Kong controls Beijing Sino Top Scope Technology Co., Ltd. (“Sinotop Beijing”), a corporation established in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) which is the 80% owner of Zhong Hai Shi Xun Information Technology Co., Ltd. (“Zhong Hai Video”), our primary operating company.

Our Discontinued Broadband Business

Prior to July 31, 2013, through Jinan Broadband, we provided to our customers cable and wireless broadband services, principally internet services, Internet Protocol Point wholesale services, related network equipment rental and sales, and fiber network construction and maintenance. Jinan Broadband, which was 49% owned by Jinan Parent and 51% owned by our wholly owned subsidiary WFOE, operated in accordance with a cooperation agreement and an exclusive service agreement. Jinan Broadband operated out of its base in Shandong where it had an exclusive cable broadband deployment partnership and exclusive service agreement with Networks Center, the only cable TV operator in Jinan. Pursuant to the exclusive service agreement, Jinan Broadband, Jinan Parent and Networks Center cooperated and provided each other with technical services related to their respective broadband, cable and internet content-based businesses. Effective July 31, 2013, we sold our 51% interest in Jinan Broadband to Shandong Broadcast Network Limited. Jinan Broadband is accounted for as discontinued operations in the consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

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As discussed further below under Discontinued Operations, the operating results of Jinan Broadband have been retrospectively reclassified as discontinued operations.

Principal Factors Affecting Our Financial Performance

Our operating results are primarily affected by the following factors:

  • Our ability to adapt our product and service offerings to meet consumer demands . Our expansion prospect is dependent on continued development of our product and services. The content distribution industry in China is highly competitive and dominated by large Internet companies that have more resources than us. The growth of our business will depend on whether we can develop new services and products that can offer higher quality contents, technological innovation and unique user experience.

  • Our ability to expand our subscriber base . Our business is affected by the overall size of our user base, which in turn is determined by, among other factors, (i) user experience of our service and products, (ii) our relationship with distribution platforms such as digital cable and IPTV providers and mobile product manufacturers, (iii) expansion of our business to include increased service offering and (iv) the expansion of our subscribers beyond smartphones to mobile tablets and other Internet-enabled mobile devices.

  • Our ability to achieve revenue growth and meet internal or external expectations of future performance . In the past year, we have shifted our focus to our core VOD business and our business model is still evolving. Our financial performance is affected by, among other things, our ability to come to favorable business terms with our distribution partners, manage and procure contents in a cost-effective manner and manage our operating expenses. Overall, our operating expenses have been decreasing but we have also incurred some additional costs related our financing activities and maintaining our public company status.

  • Economic growth in the Chinese Economy . We operate in China and derive all of our revenues from sales to customers in China. Economic conditions in China, therefore, affect virtually all aspects of our operations, including the demand for our products, the availability and prices of our supplies and our operating expenses. China has experienced significant economic growth, achieving an average annual growth rate of approximately 9% in gross domestic product from 1989 through 2013. The growth of the Chinese economy is expected to continue in areas of investment and consumption, but any prolonged economic slowdown in China may cause our customers to decrease or delay their spending, which could negatively affect our ability to grow our business.

Taxation

United States

YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc. is subject to United States tax at a tax rate of 34%. No provision for income taxes in the United States has been made as YOU On Demand Holdings, Inc. had no income taxable in the United States since inception.

Cayman Islands

CB Cayman was incorporated in the Cayman Islands. Under the current law of the Cayman Islands, it is not subject to income or capital gains tax. In addition, dividend payments are not subject to withholding tax in the Cayman Islands.

Hong Kong

Our subsidiary, Sinotop Hong Kong, was incorporated in Hong Kong and under the current laws of Hong Kong, is subject to Profits Tax of 16.5% . No provision for Hong Kong Profits Tax has been made as Sinotop Hong Kong has no taxable income.

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The People’s Republic of China

Under the Enterprise Income Tax Law, our Chinese subsidiaries and VIEs are subject to an earned income tax of 25.0% .

Our future effective income tax rate depends on various factors, such as tax legislation, the geographic composition of our pre-tax income and non-tax deductible expenses incurred. Our management carefully monitors these legal developments to determine if there will be any change in the statutory income tax rate.

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Consolidated Results of Operations

Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 and 2013

    Three Months Ended              
    March 31,     March 31,     Amount     %  
    2014     2013     Change     Change  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)              
                         
Revenue $  138,000   $  1,000   $  137,000     13700%  
Cost of revenue   876,000     849,000     27,000     3%  
Gross loss   (738,000 )   (848,000 )   110,000     -13%  
                         
Operating expense:                        
Selling, general and administrative expenses   1,641,000     1,984,000     (343,000 )   -17%  
Professional fees   185,000     251,000     (66,000 )   -26%  
Depreciation and amortization   150,000     293,000     (143,000 )   -49%  
 Total operating expense   1,976,000     2,528,000     (552,000 )   -22%  
                         
Loss from operations   (2,714,000 )   (3,376,000 )   662,000     -20%  
                         
Interest & other income / (expense)                        
 Interest income   3,000     -     3,000     -  
 Interest expense   (2,292,000 )   (30,000 )   (2,262,000 )   7540%  
 Change in fair value of warrant liabilities   (2,439,000 )   (25,000 )   (2,414,000 )   9656%  
 Change in fair value of contingent consideration   (703,000 )   (41,000 )   (662,000 )   1615%  
 Loss on investment in unconsolidated entities   (5,000 )   (3,000 )   (2,000 )   67%  
 Gain on sale of subsidiary   755,000     -     755,000     -  
 Loss on dissolution of variable interest entity   (27,000 )   -     (27,000 )   -  
 Other   (53,000 )   (1,000 )   (52,000 )   5200%  
                         
Loss from continuing operations                        
 before income taxes and noncontrolling interests   (7,475,000 )   (3,476,000 )   (3,999,000 )   115%  
                         
Income tax benefit   23,000     31,000     (8,000 )   -26%  
                         
Net loss from continuing operations   (7,452,000 )   (3,445,000 )   (4,007,000 )   116%  
                         
Net loss from discontinued operations   -     (230,000 )   230,000     -100%  
                         
Net loss   (7,452,000 )   (3,675,000 )   (3,777,000 )   103%  
                         
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests   235,000     330,000     (95,000 )   -29%  
                         
Net loss attributable to YOU On Demand shareholders   (7,217,000 )   (3,345,000 )   (3,872,000 )   116%  
                         
Dividends on preferred stock   (16,402,000 )   -     (16,402,000 )   -  
                         
Net loss attributable to YOU on Demand common shareholders $  (23,619,000 ) $  (3,345,000 ) $  (20,274,000 )      

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Revenues

Revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2014, totaled $138,000, as compared to $1,000 for 2013. The increase in revenue of approximately $137,000 is attributable to the growth of our VOD business.

Gross Loss

Our gross loss for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $738,000, as compared to $848,000 during 2013. The decrease in gross loss of approximately $110,000, or 13%, is mainly due to increased revenue related to our VOD business. Our content license agreements with production companies incorporate minimum guaranteed payment levels which, as our operations are just evolving, revenues from operations do not yet meet the threshold at which they exceed those costs.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Our selling, general and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2014, decreased approximately $343,000 to $1,641,000, as compared to $1,984,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013.

Salaries and personnel costs are the primary components of selling, general and administrative expenses. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 salaries and personnel costs accounted for 67% of our selling, general and administrative expenses. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, salaries and personnel costs totaled $1,095,000, a decrease of $143,000, or 12%, as compared to $1,239,000 for the same period of 2013 due to staff reductions made as part of our cost savings initiatives.

The other major components of our selling, general and administrative expenses include technology, marketing, business development and rent expenses. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, these costs totaled $370,000, a net increase of $16,000, or 4%, as compared to $354,000 in 2013, due to increases in rent and technology expenses which are partially offset by a decrease in marketing and business development expenses.

Professional Fees

Professional fees are generally related to public company reporting and governance expenses as well as legal fees related to expansion of our VOD business. Our costs for professional fees decreased $66,000, or 26%, to $185,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014, from $251,000 during 2013. The decrease in professional fees was primarily due to a reduction in consulting and legal fees.

Depreciation and Amortization

Our depreciation expense decreased $3,000, or 4%, to $65,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2014, from $68,000 during 2013.

Our amortization expense decreased $140,000, or 62%, to $85,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2014, from $225,000 during 2013. The decrease is mainly because our non-compete agreement was fully amortized as of January 31, 2013.

Interest Expense

Our interest expense increased $2,262,000 to $2,292,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014, from $30,000 during 2013, primarily due to (1) the amortization of debt issuance costs related to the issuance of the $2.0 million convertible note and (2) the recognition of the beneficial conversion feature related to the modification of the $3.0 million convertible note as discussed in Note 10 of the consolidated financial statements included in this report.

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Change in Fair value of Warrant Liabilities

Our warrants are characterized as derivative liabilities to be re-measured at the end of every reporting period with the change in value reported in the statement of operations and, accordingly, we reported a loss of $2,439,000 and $25,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The changes are primarily due to the increase in our closing stock price.

Change in Fair Value of Contingent Consideration

Our contingent consideration related to our acquisition of Sinotop Hong Kong is classified as a liability because the earn-out securities do not meet the fixed-for-fixed criteria under ASC 815-40-15. Further, ASC 815-40-15 requires us to re-measure at the end of every reporting period with the change in value reported in the statement of operations and, accordingly, we reported a loss of $703,000 and $41,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. The changes are primarily due to the increase in our closing stock price.

Gain on Sale of Subsidiary and Loss on Dissolution of Variable Interest Entity

Effective March 25, 2014, we deconsolidated our ownership in WFOE and Jinan Zhong Kuan. As such, we recorded a gain of $755,000 on the sale of WFOE and a loss of $27,000 on dissolution of Jinan Zhong Kuan as discussed in Note 3 of our consolidated financial statements included in this report.

Discontinued Operations

Effective July 31, 2013, we sold our 51% interest in Jinan Broadband to Shandong Broadcast Network Limited in order to focus on our core VOD business and help with cash flow needs. As such, Jinan Broadband is accounted for as discontinued operations in our consolidated financial statements included in this report.

Net Loss Attributable to Non-controlling Interest

Hua Cheng is a 20% non-controlling interest in Zhong Hai Video and as such we allocate 20% of the operating loss of Zhong Hai Video to Hua Cheng. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, $235,000 of our operating loss from Zhong Hai Video was allocated to Hua Cheng, as compared to $217,000 during the same period of 2013.

49% of the operating loss of our Jinan Broadband subsidiary was allocated to Shandong Cable (previously Jinan Parent), the 49% co-owner of this business. During the three months ended March 31, 2013, $113,000 of our operating losses from Jinan Broadband was allocated to Jinan Parent. Effective July 31, 2013, the Company sold its 51% interest in Jinan Broadband. See Note 4 to our consolidated financial statements included in this report.

Dividends on Preferred Stock

For three months ended March 31, 2014, in connection with the issuance of Series E Preferred Stock, we recorded dividends of approximately $16,402,000. This amount is comprised of (1) recognition of a deemed dividend for a beneficial conversion feature discount of $16,571,000, (2) reversal of a deemed dividend for the beneficial conversion feature discount of $183,000 related to the extinguishment of the Series D Preferred Stock and (3) cash dividends paid of $14,000 for January 2014, which is part of the total cash dividend paid, amounting to $92,054, in the three months ended March 31,2014.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2014, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately $17,955,000. Approximately $16,449,000 is held in our China and Hong Kong entities. The Company has no plans to repatriate these funds. We had working capital at March 31, 2014, of approximately $9,108,000.

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The following table provides a summary of our net cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities.

    Three Months Ended  
    March 31,     March 31,  
    2014     2013  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
Net cash used in operating activities $  (2,841,000 ) $  (2,016,000 )
Net cash used in investing activities   (60,000 )   (263,000 )
Net cash provided by financing activities   17,024,000     -  
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash   9,000     1,000  
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   14,132,000     (2,278,000 )
             
Total cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   3,823,000     4,381,000  
Less cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at beginning of period   -     1,103,000  
Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at beginning of period   3,823,000     3,278,000  
             
Total cash and cash equivalents at end of period   17,955,000     2,103,000  
Less cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at end of period   -     664,000  
Cash and cash equivalents of continuing operations at end of period $  17,955,000   $  1,439,000  

Operating Activities

Cash used in operating activities increased for the three months ended March 31, 2014 compared to 2013 primarily due to increased content license payments and increased operational costs arising from our transition into our VOD business. Our content license agreements with production companies incorporate minimum guarantee payments, most of which increase year-over-year.

Investing Activities

Cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was used for (i) the sale of subsidiary of $57,000, and (ii) additions to property and equipment of $3,000. Cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2013 was used for (i) additions to property and equipment of $242,000 and (ii) investments in intangibles of $21,000.

Financing Activities

The Company must continue to rely on debt and equity to pay for ongoing operating expenses in order to execute its business plan.

In January 2014, we received investment net proceeds of approximately $16,614,000 from the sale of the Series E Preferred Stock and we received approximately $522,000 from the exercise of warrants and options from certain investors and employees.

In addition, we have the ability to raise funds by various methods including utilization of our $50 million shelf registration of which $47.3 million is remaining as well as other means of financing such as debt or private investment. However, financing may not be available to the Company on terms acceptable to us or at all or such resources will be received in a timely manner. Further we may need approval to seek additional financing from the shareholders from the August 2012 private financing in the event we do a public financing.

The fact that we have incurred significant continuing losses and continue to rely on debt and equity financings to fund our operations to date, could raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. As of March 31, 2014, the Company has an accumulated operating loss of approximately $89.6 million. The consolidated financial statements included in this report have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern and, accordingly, do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

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Effects of Inflation

Inflation and changing prices could have an effect on our business and we expect that inflation or changing prices could materially affect our business in the foreseeable future. Our management will closely monitor the price change and make efforts to maintain effective cost control in operations.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity or capital expenditures or capital resources that is material to an investor in our securities.

Seasonality

Our operating results and operating cash flows historically have not been subject to seasonal variations. This pattern may change, however, as a result of new market opportunities or new product introductions.

Critical Accounting Policies and Significant Judgments and Estimates

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operation are based upon our unaudited consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 includes a summary of our most significant accounting policies.

The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue recognition, inventories, income taxes, interest expenses, deemed dividend, stock-based compensation and contingent liabilities. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Periodically, we review our critical accounting estimates with the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are not required to provide the information under this item.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) that are designed to ensure that information that would be required to be disclosed in Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including to our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2014. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that as of March 31, 2014 and as of the date that the evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures was completed, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective to satisfy the objectives for which they are intended.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in internal control. The Company continues to invest resources in order to upgrade internal controls.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

There are no material pending legal proceedings to which we are a party or to which any of our property is subject. To the best of our knowledge, no such actions against us are contemplated or threatened.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing our Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or future results.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

There were no unregistered sales of equity securities during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2014.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

There were no defaults upon senior securities during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2014.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

See Exhibit Index.

EXHIBIT INDEX

31.1 Certification by Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Sarbanes Oxley Section 302.
   
31.2 Certification by Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Sarbanes Oxley Section 302.
   
32.1 Certification by Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
   
32.2 Certification by Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
   
101. INS Instance Document
   
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
   
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
   
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
   
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
   
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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SIGNATURES

In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized on May 15, 2014.

YOU ON DEMAND HOLDINGS, INC

  By: /s/ Marc Urbach
    Name: Marc Urbach
    Title: President and Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Accounting Officer, Principal
    Financial Officer and an Authorized Officer)

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Exhibit Index

31.1 Certification by Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Sarbanes Oxley Section 302.
   
31.2 Certification by Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Sarbanes Oxley Section 302.
   
32.1 Certification by Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
   
32.2 Certification by Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.
   
101. INS Instance Document
   
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
   
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
   
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
   
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
   
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

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