{"id":2561,"date":"2014-05-21T18:26:31","date_gmt":"2014-05-21T18:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2014\/05\/21\/difference-capital-continues-media-investment-theme-with-thunderbird-films-placement\/"},"modified":"2014-05-21T18:26:31","modified_gmt":"2014-05-21T18:26:31","slug":"difference-capital-continues-media-investment-theme-with-thunderbird-films-placement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thunderbird.tv\/2014\/05\/21\/difference-capital-continues-media-investment-theme-with-thunderbird-films-placement\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference Capital continues media investment theme with Thunderbird Films placement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Nick Waddell \/ Cantech Letter<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Difference Capital (TSX:DCF)\u00a0believes content is king and the publicly listed merchant bank demonstrated its appetite for the media space again today.<\/p>\n<p>Difference this morning announced it had taken $2-million of an oversubscribed $11.5-million financing in Vancouver-based Thunderbird Films. The preferred shares were priced at $2.00 and pay an 8% dividend. The placement was an up round from the December 2012 placement that was priced at $1.25, of which Difference was also a participant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are pleased to increase DCF\u2019s stake in Thunderbird as this investment is a fundamental part of our media investment strategy,\u201d said Difference Capital Executive Vice-Chairman Paul Sparkes. \u201cWe are proud to align ourselves with a strong and dynamic team and believe that compelling content is the next big opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2003, Thunderbird Films owns more than 500 hours of content, including programs such as Intelligence, Endgame, and Da Vinci\u2019s Inquest.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent white paper, Difference Capital Managing Director Tom Astle\u00a0explained why the company believes so much in the media space,\u00a0where he says there are \u201cincredible\u201d investment opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first part of our thesis is that even with all this disruption, content continues to remain king and new distribution technologies only serve to enhance its power position \u2013 like Kevin Spacey\u2019s \u201cFrank Underwood\u201d, said Astle. Companies like Thunderbird Films and Blue Ant Media are taking advantage of the 50+ big media buyers out there (up from a handful a decade ago).<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026the second part of our thesis is that there is a decade long battle emerging between legacy video providers and new IP-based entrants, and investing in the technology arms dealers will show handsome returns. iPowow and QuickPlay (also DCF investment) , amongst others, are serving to disrupt how established entrants approach the market.<\/p>\n<p>At press time, shares of Difference Capital were up 2.9% to $2.10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nick Waddell \/ Cantech Letter Difference Capital (TSX:DCF)\u00a0believes content is king and the publicly listed merchant bank demonstrated its appetite for the media space again today. Difference this morning announced it had taken $2-million of an oversubscribed $11.5-million financing in Vancouver-based Thunderbird Films. 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