BEIJING, May 8, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- AirMedia Group Inc.
("AirMedia" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: AMCN), a leading operator of
out-of-home advertising platforms in China targeting mid-to-high-end consumers,
today announced that Guangzhou Meizheng Advertising Co., Ltd.
("Meizheng"), one of its consolidated entities, in which
AirMedia has 54% of the equity interest, has recently won a bidding
and entered into an agreement with Guangzhou Railway (Group)
Corporation ("GRGC") to explore the opportunity of Wi-Fi services
on high-speed rail.
GRGC is the first regional railway bureau that pioneers to offer
Wi-Fi services on board high-speed trains in China. GRGC granted Meizheng the right to
build Wi-Fi system on high-speed trains under its operation
including the D-prefaced bullet trains on the lines of Beijing-Guangzhou-Shenzhen, Xiamen-Shenzhen, Guangzhou-Shenzhen, Guangzhou-Zhuhai Intercity Railway,
and Hainan Eastern Ring High-Speed Railway. Meizheng also obtained
the right to operate advertising in the aforementioned Wi-Fi
system. In addition to the Wi-Fi connectivity, AirMedia plans to
provide a digital cabin entertainment platform, which will be built
on intranet, for travelers.
Before this grant, Meizheng held the rights to install tablets
with preloaded contents and operate advertising on these tablets,
which currently have no Wi-Fi connection, on every seat in the
first-class cabin of D-prefaced bullet trains and high-speed trains
operated by Shanghai railway
bureau, Wuhan railway bureau, and
Zhengzhou railway bureau and on
all seats on board the high-speed trains on the GRGC's Wuhan-Guangzhou and Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong
Kong lines.
"We are excited about this new development in our business
transformation to build nationwide wireless coverage on airplanes
and high-speed trains to reach hundreds of millions of travelers,"
commented Mr. Herman Guo, chairman
and chief executive officer of AirMedia. "Internet has been an
integral part of people's daily life, even for travelers on the go.
We believe the huge traveler volumes by airplanes and high-speed
trains, which can be easily monetized, have great commercial value.
We intend to continue expanding our territory of in-flight and
on-train Wi-Fi network to more airlines and more railways."
About AirMedia Group Inc.
AirMedia Group Inc. (Nasdaq: AMCN) is a leading operator of
out-of-home advertising platforms in China targeting mid-to-high-end consumers.
AirMedia operates the largest digital media network in China dedicated to air travel advertising.
AirMedia operates digital frames in 31 major airports and digital
TV screens in 31 major airports, including most of the 30 largest
airports in China. In addition,
AirMedia sells advertisements on the routes operated by seven
airlines, including the four largest airlines in China. In selected major airports, AirMedia
also operates traditional media platforms, such as billboards and
light boxes, and other digital media, such as mega-size LED
screens.
In addition, AirMedia has obtained exclusive contractual
concession rights until the end of 2020 to develop and operate
outdoor advertising platforms at Sinopec's service stations located
throughout China.
For more information about AirMedia, please visit
http://www.airmedia.net.cn.
Safe Harbor Statement
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statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S.
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as
"will," "expect," "anticipate," "future," "intend," "plan,"
"believe," "estimate," "confident" and similar statements. Among
other things, the Business Outlook section and the quotations from
management in this announcement, as well as AirMedia Group Inc.'s
strategic and operational plans, contain forward-looking
statements. AirMedia may also make written or oral forward-looking
statements in its reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, in its annual report to shareholders, in press releases
and other written materials and in oral statements made by its
officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that
are not historical facts, including statements about AirMedia's
beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and
uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual
results to differ materially from those contained in any
forward-looking statement. Potential risks and uncertainties
include, but are not limited to: if advertisers or the viewing
public do not accept, or lose interest in, AirMedia's air travel
advertising network, AirMedia may be unable to generate sufficient
cash flow from its operating activities and its prospects and
results of operations could be negatively affected; AirMedia
derives most of its revenues from the provision of air travel
advertising services, and any slowdown in the air travel
advertising industry in China may
materially and adversely affect its revenues and results of
operations; AirMedia's strategy of expanding its advertising
network by building new air travel media platforms and expanding
into traditional media in airports may not succeed, and its failure
to do so could materially reduce the attractiveness of its network
and harm its business, reputation and results of operations; if
AirMedia does not succeed in its expansion into gas station,
in-flight internet services and in-air multimedia platform or other
outdoors media advertising, its future results of operations and
growth prospects may be materially and adversely affected; if
AirMedia's customers reduce their advertising spending or are
unable to pay AirMedia in full, in part or at all for a period of
time due to an economic downturn in China and/or elsewhere or for any other
reason, AirMedia's revenues and results of operations may be
materially and adversely affected; AirMedia faces risks related to
health epidemics, which could materially and adversely affect air
travel and result in reduced demand for its advertising services or
disrupt its operations; if AirMedia is unable to retain
existing concession rights contracts or obtain new concession
rights contracts on commercially advantageous terms that allow it
to operate its advertising platforms, AirMedia may be unable to
maintain or expand its network coverage and its business and
prospects may be harmed; a significant portion of AirMedia's
revenues has been derived from the six largest airports and four
largest airlines in China, and if
any of these airports or airlines experiences a material business
disruption, AirMedia's ability to generate revenues and its results
of operations would be materially and adversely affected;
AirMedia's limited operating history makes it difficult to evaluate
its future prospects and results of operations; and other risks
outlined in AirMedia's filings with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission. AirMedia does not undertake any obligation to
update any forward-looking statement, except as required under
applicable law.
Investor Contact:
Raymond Huang
Senior Director of Investor Relations
AirMedia Group Inc.
Tel: +86-10-8460-8678
Email: ir@airmedia.net.cn
SOURCE AirMedia Group Inc.