Related Party Transactions |
12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2023 | |
| Related Party Transactions [Abstract] | |
| Related Party Transactions | Related Party Transactions
Pursuant to his employment agreement dated December 7, 2020, Andy Heyward, the Company’s CEO, is entitled to an executive producer fee of $12,500 per one-half hour episode for each episode he provides services as an executive producer. During the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, Mr. Heyward earned and was paid $0.3 million and $0.8 million in executive producer fees, respectively. Mr. Heyward also earned his $55,000 quarterly bonus during each of the quarters in 2023 and 2022.
On August 25, 2022, Mr. Heyward’s employment agreement was amended to include assignment of music royalties to Mr. Heyward for all musical compositions in which he provides services as a composer for or on behalf of the Company, in the event that the Company acquires up to 50% of the writer's share of the royalties for that musical composition. If the Company acquires more than 50% of the writer's share of the royalties on musical compositions Mr. Heyward provided services for, he has the option to purchase the additional royalties from the Company at the price the Company paid to acquire the additional royalties. During the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, Mr. Heyward has not earned royalties from musical compositions.
On February 27, 2023, Mr. Heyward’s employment agreement was further amended to provide him a creative producer fee of $100,000 per quarter for services rendered to Wow, prorated for the first quarter. During the year ended December 31, 2023, Mr. Heyward earned and was paid $0.3 million in creative producer fees.
On July 21, 2020, the Company entered into a merchandising and licensing agreement with Andy Heyward Animation Art (“AHAA”), whose principal is Andy Heyward. The Company entered into a customary merchandise license agreement with AHAA for the use of characters and logos related to Warren Buffett’s Secret Millionaires Club and Stan Lee’s Mighty 7 in connection with certain products to be sold by AHAA. The terms and conditions of such license are customary within the industry, and the Company earns an arm-length industry standard royalty on all sales made by AHAA utilizing the licensed content. During the years ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, Mr. Heyward has not earned royalties from this agreement.
On September 30, 2021, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement and Promissory Note with POW, its joint venture partner in SLU, in the amount of $1,250,000 included within Note and Accounts Receivable from Related Party as of December 31, 2022, which was fully repaid by POW in April 2023.
On July 19, 2022, the Company entered into a Shareholder Loan Agreement with YFE in the amount of EURO 1.3 million, accruing interest at the fixed annualized rate of 5%, with successive interest periods of three months due on the last day of each calendar quarter. The principal plus interest must be repaid by no later than June 30, 2026. As of December 31, 2023, $1.4 million is included within Notes and Accounts Receivable from Related Party on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
On December 1, 2021, the Company entered into an Independent Contractor Agreement for a term of two years with F&M Film and Medien Beteiligungs GmbH (“F&M”), an Austrian company controlled by Dr. Stefan Piëch. Pursuant to the agreement, F&M received $150,000 annually, paid on a semi-monthly basis. In addition, F&M was granted 30,000 shares of common stock. During 2022, the Company entered into a sublease agreement with a related party to lease one office in the general office space at 190 N. Canon Drive, Suite 400, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. The monthly payment is $595 and recorded within Other Income (Expense), net in the Company's consolidated statements of operations.
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