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Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
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4.   Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates
 
Principles of Consolidation
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Subsidiary for the year ended December 31, 2017 and the period from July 22, 2016 (Inception) to December 31, 2016 and that of Integrated after the Closing (see Note 2). All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and revenues and expenses for the reporting period.  Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.
 
Digital Media Content
 
The Company operates a coalition of online media channels and will provide digital media (text, audio and video) over the Internet that users may access on demand. As a broadcaster that transmits third party content owned by our channel partners via digital media, the Company applies ASC 920, “Entertainment – Broadcasters”. The channel partners generally receive variable amounts of consideration that are dependent upon the calculation of revenue earned by the channel in a given month, referred to as a “revenue share”, that are payable in arrears. In certain circumstances, there is a monthly fixed fee minimum or a fixed yield (“revenue per 1000 impressions”) based on the volume of advertising impressions served. We disclose fixed dollar commitments for channel content licenses in Note 12 Commitments and Contingencies. Channel partner agreements that include fixed yield based on the volume of impressions served are not included in Note 12 because they cannot be quantified but are expected to be significant. The expense related to channel partner agreements are reported in “Service Costs” in the Statements of Comprehensive Loss. The cash payments related to channel partner agreements are classified within “Net cash used in operating activities” on the Statements of Cash Flows.
   
Revenue Recognition
 
During the third quarter of 2017, the Company adopted ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” as the accounting standard for revenue recognition. Since the Company had not previously generated revenue from customers the Company did not have to transition its accounting method from ASC 605, “Revenue Recognition”.
 
Revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to our customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company generates all of its revenue from contracts with customers. The following is a description of the principal activities from which the Company generates revenue:
 
 
Advertising
The Company enters into contracts with advertising networks to serve display or video advertisements on the digital media pages associated with our various channels. In accordance with ASC 606 the Company recognizes revenue from advertisements at the point in time when each ad is viewed as reported by our advertising network partners. The quantity of advertisements, the impression bid prices and revenue are reported on a real-time basis. Although reported advertising transactions are subject to adjustment by the advertising network partners, any such adjustments are known within a few days of month end. The Company owes our independent publisher channel partners a revenue share of the advertising revenue earned and this is recorded as service costs in the same period in which the associated advertising revenue is recognized.
 
Membership
The Company enters into contracts with Internet users that subscribe to premium content on the digital media channels. These contracts provide Internet users with a subscription to access the premium content for a given period of time, which is generally one year. In accordance with ASC 606 the Company recognizes revenue from each membership subscription over time based on a daily calculation of revenue during the reporting period. Subscribers make payment for a subscription by credit card and the amount of the subscription collected in cash is initially recorded as deferred revenue on the balance sheet. As the Company provides access to the premium content over the subscription term the Company recognizes revenue and proportionately reduces the deferred revenue balance. The Company owes our independent publisher channel partners a revenue share of the membership revenue earned and this is initially deferred as deferred contract costs. The Company recognizes deferred contract costs over the subscription term in the same pattern that the associated membership revenue is recognized.
  
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following table provides information about disaggregated revenue by product line, geographical market and timing of revenue recognition:
 
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31, 2017
 
 
 
 
 
Advertising
Membership
Total
By Product Lines:
 
 
 
 
$62,777
$14,218
$76,995
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
Other
Total
By Geographical Markets:
 
 
 
 
$76,995
$-
$76,995
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At a Point in Time
Over Time
Total
By Timing of Revenue Recognition:
 
 
 
 
$62,777
$14,218
$76,995
  
Contract Balances
The following table provides information about contract balances as of December 31, 2017:
 
 
Advertising
Membership
Total
 
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
$52,348
$854
$53,202
 
 
 
 
Short-term contract assets (deferred contract costs)
-
$14,147
$14,147
 
 
 
 
Short-term contract liabilities (deferred revenue)
-
$31,437
$31,437
 
 
 
 
 
The Company receives payments from advertising customers based upon contractual payment terms; accounts receivable are recorded when the right to consideration becomes unconditional and are generally collected within 90 days. The Company generally receives payments from membership customers at the time of sign up for each subscription; accounts receivable from merchant credit card processors are recorded when the right to consideration becomes unconditional and are generally collected weekly. Contract assets include contract fulfillment costs related to revenue shares owed to channel partners, which are amortized to expense over the same period with the associated revenue. Contract liabilities include payments received in advance of performance under the contract and are recognized as revenue over time. The Company had no asset impairment charges related to contract assets in the period.
 
Fixed Assets
 
Fixed assets are recorded at cost. Major improvements are capitalized, while maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Gains and losses from disposition of property and equipment are included in income and expense when realized. Depreciation and amortization are provided using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives:
 
Office equipment and computers
3-5 years
Furniture and fixtures
5-8 years
Website development costs
2-3 years
 
Intangible Assets
 
The intangible assets consist of the cost of a purchased website domain name with an indefinite useful life.
 
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
 
The long-lived assets and intangible assets held and used by the Company are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. In the event that facts and circumstances indicate that the cost of any long-lived assets may be impaired, an evaluation of recoverability is performed. Management has determined that there was no impairment in the value of long-lived assets during the period ended December 31, 2017 and the period from July 22, 2016 (Inception) to December 31, 2016.
 
Website Development Costs
 
In accordance with authoritative guidance, the Company begins to capitalize website and software development costs for internal use when planning and design efforts are successfully completed and development is ready to commence. Costs incurred during planning and design, together with costs incurred for training and maintenance, are expensed as incurred and recorded in research and development expense within the consolidated statements of comprehensive loss. The Company places capitalized website and software development assets into service and commences depreciation/amortization when the applicable project or asset is substantially complete and ready for its intended use. Once placed into service, the Company capitalizes qualifying costs of specified upgrades or enhancements to capitalized website and software development assets when the upgrade or enhancement will result in new or additional functionality.
 
The Company capitalizes internal labor costs, including compensation, benefits and payroll taxes, incurred for certain capitalized website and software development projects related to the Company’s technology platform. The Company’s policy with respect to capitalized internal labor stipulates that labor costs for employees working on eligible internal use capital projects are capitalized as part of the historical cost of the project when the impact, as compared to expensing such labor costs, is material.
 
Research and Development
 
Research and development costs are charged to operations in the period incurred and amounted to $114,873 and $411,741 for the year ended December 31, 2017 and for the period from July 22, 2016 (Inception) to December 31, 2016, respectively.
 
Fair Value Measurements
 
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” clarifies that fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that is determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or a liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, FASB ASC 820 establishes a three-tier value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation methodologies in measuring fair value:
 
 
·
Level 1 - Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
 
 
·
Level 2 - Include other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace.
 
 
·
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity.
 
The fair value hierarchy also requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value.
 
The Company measures its derivative liability at fair value. The Company’s derivative liability is classified within Level 3 and are disclosed in Note 7.
 
The carrying value of other current assets and liabilities are considered to be representative of their respective fair values because of the short-term nature of those instruments.
 
Concentrations of Credit Risk
 
Cash and Restricted Cash
 
The Company maintains cash and restricted cash at a bank where amounts on deposit may exceed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation limit throughout the year. The Company has not experienced losses in such accounts and believes it is not exposed to significant credit risk regarding its cash. The following table reconciles Total cash and restricted cash at December 31:
 
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
Cash
 
$
619,249
 
 
$
598,294
 
Restricted cash
 
 
3,000,000
 
 
 
-
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total cash and restricted cash
 
$
3,619,249
 
 
$
598,294
 
 
Stock-based Compensation
 
The Company provides stock-based compensation in the form of (a) restricted stock awards to employees, (b) vested stock grants to directors, (c) stock option grants to employees, directors and independent contractors, and (d) common stock warrants to Channel Partners and other independent contractors.
 
The Company applies FASB ASC 718, “Stock Compensation,” when recording stock-based compensation to employees and directors. The estimated fair value of stock-based awards is recognized as compensation expense over the vesting period of the award. We have adopted ASU 2016-09 in 2016 with early application and account for actual forfeitures of awards as they occur.
 
The fair value of restricted stock awards by Subsidiary at Inception was estimated on the date of the award using the exchange value used by Integrated and the Subsidiary to establish the relative voting control ratio in the Recapitalization.
 
Restricted stock that was subject to an escrow arrangement and/or a performance condition in conjunction with the Recapitalization was remeasured and fair value was estimated using the quoted price of our common stock on the date of the Recapitalization. The Company used a Monte Carlo simulation model to determine the number of shares expected to be released from the performance condition escrow up to the expiration of the performance condition, which was December 31, 2017.
 
The fair value of fully vested stock awards is estimated using the quoted price of our common stock on the date of the grant. The fair value of stock option awards is estimated at grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model that requires various highly judgmental assumptions including expected volatility and option life.
 
The Company accounts for stock issued to non-employees in accordance with provisions of FASB ASC 505-50, “Equity Based Payments to Non-Employees.” Equity instruments that are issued to non-employees in exchange for the receipt of goods or services are measured at the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued, whichever is more reliability measurable. The measurement date occurs as of the earlier of (a) the date at which a performance commitment is reached or (b) absent a performance commitment, the date at which the performance necessary to earn the equity instruments is complete (that is, the vesting date). Equity grants with performance conditions that do not have sufficiently large disincentive for non-performance may be measured at fair value that is not fixed until performance is complete. The fair value of common stock warrants is estimated at grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model that requires various highly judgmental assumptions including expected volatility. The Company recognizes expense for equity-based payments to non-employees as the services are received. The Company has specific objective criteria, such as the date of launch of a Channel on the Company’s platform, for determination of the period over which services are received and expense is recognized.
 
The Company used a Monte Carlo simulation model to determine the number of shares expected to be earned by certain Channel Partners based on performance obligations to be satisfied over a defined period which will commence at the launch of a Channel on the Company’s platform up to the expiration of the performance condition, which was December 31, 2017.
 
The Company issues common stock upon exercise of equity awards and warrants.
 
Income Taxes
 
The Company recognizes the tax effects of transactions in the year in which such transactions enter into the determination of net income regardless of when reported for tax purposes. Deferred taxes are provided in the financial statements to give effect to the temporary differences which may arise from differences in the bases of fixed assets, depreciation methods and allowances based on the income taxes expected to be payable in future years. Deferred tax assets arising primarily as a result of net operating loss carry-forwards and research and development credits have been offset completely by a valuation allowance due to the uncertainty of their utilization in future periods.
 
The Company recognizes interest accrued relative to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in operating expense. During the year ended December 31, 2017 and the period from July 22, 2016 (Inception) to December 31, 2016, the Company recognized no income tax related interest and penalties. The Company had no accruals for income tax related interest and penalties at December 31, 2017.
 
On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “2017 Tax Act”) was signed into law making significant changes to the U.S. federal corporate income tax law which included a decrease in the U.S. federal corporate rate from 34% to 21%. See Note 10 Income Taxes for further discussion.
 
Basic and Diluted Loss per Common Share
 
Basic income or loss per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period and excludes any dilutive effects of common stock equivalent shares, such as options, restricted stock, and warrants. Restricted stock is considered outstanding and included in the computation of basic income or loss per share when underlying restrictions expire and the shares are no longer forfeitable. Diluted income per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and common stock equivalent shares outstanding during the period using the treasury stock method. Common stock equivalent shares are excluded from the computation if their effect is anti-dilutive. Unvested but outstanding restricted stock (which are forfeitable) are included in the diluted income per share calculation. In a period where there is a net loss, the diluted loss per share is computed using the basic share count. At December 31, 2017, potentially dilutive shares outstanding amounted to 11,865,936.
 
Risks and Uncertainties
 
The Company has a limited operating history and has not generated revenue to date. The Company’s business and operations are sensitive to general business and economic conditions in the U.S. and worldwide. These conditions include short-term and long-term interest rates, inflation, fluctuations in debt and equity capital markets and the general condition of the U.S. and world economy. A host of factors beyond the Company’s control could cause fluctuations in these conditions. Adverse developments in these general business and economic conditions could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and the results of its operations.
 
In addition, the Company will compete with many companies that currently have extensive and well-funded projects, marketing and sales operations as well as extensive human capital. The Company may be unable to compete successfully against these companies. The Company’s industry is characterized by rapid changes in technology and market demands. As a result, the Company’s products, services, and/or expertise may become obsolete and/or unmarketable. The Company’s future success will depend on its ability to adapt to technological advances, anticipate customer and market demands, and enhance its current technology under development.
 
Recently Adopted Standards
 
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09 (ASC 606) - Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”), which provides guidance for revenue recognition. This ASU supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, and most industry specific guidance. The standard’s core principle is that revenue is recognized when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To achieve that core principle, an entity should apply the following steps:
 
Step 1: Identify the contract(s) with a customer
Step 2: Identify the performance obligations in the contract.
Step 3: Determine the transaction price.
Step 4: Allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract.
Step 5: Recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
 
The guidance in ASU 2014-09 also specifies the accounting for some costs to obtain or fulfill a contract with a customer. ASC 606 requires the Company to make significant judgments and estimates. ASC 606 also requires more extensive disclosures regarding the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from contracts with customers.
 
The FASB has also issued several additional ASUs which amend ASU 2014-09. The amendments do not change the core principle of the guidance in ASC 606.
 
The Company adopted ASC 606 in the quarter ended September 30, 2017 and began recognition of revenue from contracts with customers as a result of the launch of its network operations. Since the Company had not previously generated revenue from customers the Company did not have to transition its accounting method from ASC 605, “Revenue Recognition”.
 
In November 2015, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-17 (ASU 2015-17), Income Taxes (Topic 740): Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes. ASU 2015-17 requires that deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent in a classified statement of financial position. ASU 2015-17 is effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those annual periods. The adoption of ASU 2015-17 in 2017 did not have any impact on Company’s financial statement presentation or disclosures.
 
In March 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2018-05 (ASU 2018-05), Income Taxes (Topic 740, Amendments to SEC Paragraphs Pursuant to SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (SEC Update). ASU 2018-05 provided guidance regarding the income tax accounting implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted on December 22, 2017. Management has adopted this standard in 2017 and it did not have a material effect on the financial statements and related disclosures.
 
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
 
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which supersedes all existing guidance on accounting for leases in ASC Topic 840.  ASU 2016-02 is intended to provide enhanced transparency and comparability by requiring lessees to record right-of-use assets and corresponding lease liabilities on the balance sheet.  ASU 2016-02 will continue to classify leases as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the statement of income.  ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  Early adoption is permitted.  ASU 2016-02 is required to be applied with a modified retrospective approach to each prior reporting period presented with various optional practical expedients. The Company is currently assessing the potential impact of adopting ASU 2016-02 on its financial statements and related disclosures.
 
In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments.  ASU 2016-15 refines how companies classify certain aspects of the cash flow statement in regards to debt prepayment, settlement of debt instruments, contingent consideration payments, proceeds from insurance claims and life insurance policies, distribution from equity method investees, beneficial interests in securitization transactions and separately identifiable cash flows.  ASU 2016-15 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  No early adoption is permitted.  Management is currently assessing the potential impact of adopting ASU 2016-15 on the financial statements and related disclosures.
 
In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting. This ASU provides clarity and reduces both (1) diversity in practice and (2) cost and complexity when applying the guidance in Topic 718 to a change in terms or conditions of a share-based payment award. The amendments in this ASU are effective for public entities for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The ASU should be applied prospectively on and after the effective date. The Company is evaluating the impact of this ASU.