BROADCAST FACILITIES, Inc. SERVICES AND FACILITIES AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.2
Portions
of this Exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential
treatment filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
omissions have been indicated by asterisks (“*****”), and the omitted text has
been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
BROADCAST
FACILITIES, Inc.
This
Agreement is made as of April 1, 2008 and is by and between Broadcast Facilities
Inc., (“BFI”), a
Delaware Corporation, located at 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx
00000 and Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc. (“PEGI”), a Delaware Corporation
with offices located at 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xx., Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000,
and whose telephone and facsimile numbers are (000) 000-0000 and (000) 000-0000,
respectively (“Customer”).
RECITALS
A. Whereas,
BFI currently leases fully protected capacity on satellite transponders from
Intelsat USA Sales Corp. (“Intelsat”) and has sufficient
capacity thereon to resell to Customer transponder capacity sufficient for the
transmission of Customer’s current thirteen (13) standard definition (“SD”) television channels (the
“SD Channels”) and
currently sufficient for Customer’s high definition (“HD”) channel(s) ***** (the
“HD Channels” and
together with the SD Channels, the “Channels”) should they be
launched by Customer in the future to cable MSOs, DTH operators and SMATV
systems in North America (collectively, the “Digital Channel Services”),
all in accordance with the technical specifications set forth in Exhibit
A;
B. Whereas,
BFI operates the Andrita Studios, an integrated production, post-production,
network origination and satellite transmission facility at 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
xx Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx (“Andrita”) and BFI desires to
provide to Customer the Digital Channel Services along with certain additional
services including: (i) compression, encryption, downlinking of
Customer’s Playboy en Espanol Channel and uplinking of the SD Channels
(collectively with the Digital Channel Services and as further specified in
Section 1(a), the “Transmission
Services”), all in accordance with the details and technical
specifications set forth in Exhibits A & B; (ii) network playback of all of
the SD Channels (excluding Playboy en Espanol), including Decocast services for
four (4) of the SD Channels (as further specified in Section 1(b), the “Network Playback Services”
and, together with the Transmission Services, the “Origination Services”), all in
accordance with the technical specifications set forth in Exhibit B; (iii) a
dedicated radio studio (the “Andrita Radio Studio”), in
accordance with the technical specifications set forth in Exhibit B and as
further specified in Section 1(c); (iv) post production services that include:
one (1) dedicated Final Cut Pro editing bay and ***** dedicated Final
Cut Pro edit stations (as further specified in Section 1(d), the “Dedicated Post Production
Services”) in accordance with the technical specifications set forth in
Exhibit B; (v)
VOD
encoding, VOD concatenation and VOD propagation to cable headends, Telco systems
and DTH operators via CMC, inDemand, or direct delivery via hard drive or direct
digital file delivery via fiber circuits or the internet (the “VOD Services”) in accordance
with the technical specifications set forth in Exhibit B, and as further
specified in Section 1(e); (vi) five (5) closed offices and twenty-one (21)
office cubes including associated services such as parking, janitorial services,
security, access to common conference room facilities (all such services to be
provided at least at the same level and quality as they were provided as of the
date hereof) (the “Dedicated
Office Facilities”) in accordance with the specifications set forth in
Exhibit B and as further specified in Section 1(f); and (vii) tape vault space
for Customer’s tapes that are required for the Network Playback Services, the
Dedicated Post Production Services, the VOD Services or the Additional Services,
said tape vault to be exclusive to Customer, managed by Customer’s employees and
to only contain active tapes (the “Tape Vault
Services”). The Transmission Services, the Network Playback
Services, the Andrita Radio Studio, the Dedicated Post Production Services, the
VOD Services, the Dedicated Office Facilities and the Tape Vault Services shall
collectively be referred to as the “Dedicated BFI
Services.” In addition, BFI will have a right of first refusal
to provide Customer with physical tape duplication services and conversion
between the standards set forth on the Playboy Rate Card, provided Customer
intends to use a non-affiliated third party for these services and provided BFI
meets generally accepted industry pricing, quality and delivery standards (the
“Duplication/Conversion
Services”), as described in Section 1(h). In addition,
Customer will have the option to secure certain optional services, including but
not limited to encoding services other than the VOD Services, production
services, supplemental post-production services including additional Final Cut
Pro editing bays, audio suites, voice over booth(s), graphics bay(s), digital
archive services, IPTV services, Decocast services in addition to the four (4)
dedicated Decocast services provided in the Network Playback Services, off-air
compliance recording and fiber connectivity, all as set forth in Exhibit C
(collectively, the “Optional
Services”) and Exhibit D (the “Playboy Rate Card”) and as
further specified in Section 1(i). In addition, in the event Customer
launches HD Channel(s) during the Term, BFI will provide the HD compression, HD
uplink and HD space capacity (collectively, the “HD Transmission Services”),
and the HD network playback (the “HD Network Playback Services”)
required to originate these HD Channel(s), provided BFI has the capacity and
facilities available for the HD Channel(s) *****, all as further specified in
Sections 1(j) and 1(k). In addition to the Dedicated Office
Facilities, BFI will also provide five (5) closed offices and five (5) office
cubes including associated services such as parking, janitorial services,
security, access to common conference room facilities (all such services to be
provided at least at the same level and quality as they were provided as of the
date hereof) (the “Additional
Office Facilities”) in accordance with the specifications set forth in
Exhibit B and as further specified in Section 1(l). The Dedicated BFI
Services, the Duplication/Conversion Services, the Optional Services, the HD
Transmission Services, the HD Network Playback Service and the Additional Office
Facilities shall collectively be referred to as the “Andrita Services;”
and
C. Whereas,
Customer currently operates 13 SD Channels and manipulates and distributes the
SD Channels and additional media to multiple broadcast television platforms
including but not limited to Cable MSOs, DTH Operators, SMATV Systems, and VOD
Platforms and whereas Customer and BFI have simultaneous with the execution of
this Agreement entered into an agreement through which BFI has purchased certain
assets from
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Customer
or its affiliates necessary to provide the Andrita Services and under which
Customer has committed to enter into a service agreement to purchase the Andrita
Services from BFI under the terms and conditions contained herein during the
Term of this Agreement as defined below;
Now,
therefore, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained
herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as
follows:
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Services and
Facilities: BFI will provide Customer the following services and
facilities from and in BFI’s facilities at Andrita on the terms and
conditions set forth herein:
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(a)
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The Transmission
Services, in accordance with the details and
technical specifications set forth in Exhibits A & B, using the Galaxy
23 (“G
23”) Transponder 5, 15 and/or 23 or such
other satellite transponder(s) and/or satellite(s) that may replace
G 23 Transponder 5, 15 or 23, or their replacements due to the
failure of G 23 Transponders 5, 15 or 23 to meet technical specifications
materially equivalent to those set forth in
Exhibit A (the “BFI SD
Transponders”). The Transmission
Services will be provided for the entire Term. The Transmission
Services will initially be provided for 13 SD Channels (including Playboy
TV en Espanol). *****. The parties acknowledge that the Channel
known as Club Jenna XX.5 will terminate at midnight EST on March 27,
2008. If during the Term Customer commences the origination of
any additional SD Channel(s), Customer must utilize BFI for the
Transmission Services required to originate said additional
Channel(s) (the “Additional SD
Channel(s)”) and BFI will provide Customer
with the Transmission Services for the Additional SD Channel(s) pursuant
to this Agreement, provided BFI has the capacity and facilities available
for the Additional SD
Channel(s). Upon Customer’s reasonable request at any time,
BFI shall, within five (5) days, notify Customer of the number of
Additional SD Channel(s) for which BFI has the capacity and facilities to
provide Transmission Services at such time. BFI shall be
responsible for responding to any failure of a BFI SD Transponder and/or
G23, including providing all appropriate notices to
Customer. Customer and BFI shall reasonably cooperate with each
other in connection with the response to any such failure, including
technical communications to third parties. Customer shall be
solely responsible for providing notice of any such failure to third
parties, including but not limited to Customer’s affiliates. For all
purposes of this agreement, an “affiliate” shall mean with respect to any
“person” (which shall mean an individual,
a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association,
a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated
organization, any other business entity or a governmental
entity (or any department, agency, or political subdivision thereof)), any
other person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under
direct or indirect common control with such specified person; and for
purposes of this definition,
“control,” as used with respect to any
person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such
person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or
otherwise. For purposes of this definition, the terms
“controlling,” controlled by” and “under common control
with” shall have
correlative meanings.
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(b)
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The Network Playback Services, in
accordance with the details set forth in Exhibit B, all specifically for
creation, playback and transmission of the SD Channels and data
appurtenant thereto. The Network Playback Services will be
provided for the entire Term. The Network Playback Services
will initially be provided for 12 SD Channels (not including Playboy TV en
Espanol). *****. The parties acknowledge that the
Channel known as Club Jenna XX.5 will terminate at midnight EST on March
27, 2008. If during the Term Customer commences the origination
of any Additional SD Channel(s) pursuant to this Agreement, Customer
must utilize BFI for the Network Playback Services required to originate
said Additional SD Channels and BFI will provide the Network Playback
Services for the Additional SD Channel(s), provided BFI has the capacity
and facilities available for the
Additional SD Channel(s). Upon Customer’s reasonable request at any time,
BFI shall, within five (5) days, notify Customer of the number of
Additional SD Channel(s) for which BFI has the capacity and facilities to
provide Network Playback Services at such
time.
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(c)
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The Andrita Radio Studio (as it is
currently configured or with improvements thereto made at BFI’s sole discretion, unless Customer
requests in writing that BFI provide additional equipment, software and/or
functionality for the
Andrita Radio Studio (and upon such a request, the parties shall negotiate
in good faith regarding additional fees and charges), in accordance with
the details set forth in Exhibit B. The Andrita Radio Studio
will be provided for the first thirty-six (36) months of the Term (the
“Andrita Radio
Studio Term”). At
Customer’s option, one hundred and twenty
(120) days prior to the end of the Andrita Radio Studio Term, BFI and
Customer will commence good faith negotiations on the terms and conditions
for an extension of
the Andrita Radio Studio Term. In the event BFI and Customer
fail to reach agreement on the terms and conditions for an extension of
the Andrita Radio Studio Term prior to the end of the Andrita Radio Studio
Term, BFI shall be free from any obligation to provide Customer
with the Andrita Radio Studio facilities after the Andrita Radio Studio
Term.
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(d)
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The Dedicated Post Production
Services, in accordance with the details set forth in Exhibit
B. The Dedicated Post Production Services will be provided for the first
thirty-six (36) months of the Term (the “Dedicated Post
Production Services Term”). Customer shall have
the option to extend the Dedicated Post Production Services Term on the
then-existing terms and conditions for the remainder of the Term, provided Customer
provides BFI with written notice thereof no later than ninety (90) days
prior to the end of the Dedicated Post Production Services
Term.
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(e)
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The VOD Services including VOD
encoding, VOD concatenation and VOD propagation to cable headends, Telco systems and DTH
operators *****, all in accordance with the
details set forth in Exhibit B. The VOD Services will be
provided for the Term.
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(f)
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The Dedicated Office Facilities,
in accordance with the details set forth in Exhibit B. The
Dedicated Office
Facilities will be provided for the first thirty-six (36) months of the
Term (the “Dedicated
Office Facilities Term”). Customer shall have
the option to extend the Dedicated Office Facilities Term on the
then-existing terms and conditions for the remainder of the Term, provided
Customer provides BFI with written notice thereof no later than ninety
(90) days prior to the end of the Dedicated Office Facilities
Term.
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(g)
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The Tape Vault Services, in
accordance with the details set forth in Exhibit
B. The
Tape Vault Services shall be provided for the
Term.
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(h)
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The Duplication/Conversion
Services in accordance with the details set forth in Exhibit B and at the
rates set forth on the Playboy Rate Card shall be provided for the Term;
provided, that, if
Customer is
considering performing itself (or by its affiliates) these services, it
shall notify BFI at least ***** days in advance. If
Customer is considering using a non-affiliated third party for these
services, it may do so only if BFI is not meeting generally accepted industry pricing,
quality and delivery standards for such services. If Customer believes that BFI is not
meeting generally accepted industry pricing, quality and delivery
standards for such services, it shall notify BFI in writing, specifying
where BFI does not
meet generally accepted industry pricing, quality and delivery standards
for such services. Following its receipt of any such notice,
BFI shall have ***** to address the issues raised by
Customer (or, if new equipment is required to address the issue, such longer period
as may be reasonably required to purchase and deploy such
equipment). If, at the end of such period, Customer and BFI
agree that BFI has addressed the pricing, quality or delivery issues, then
Customer may not use a non-affiliated third party for these
services. Otherwise, Customer may use a non-affiliated third
party for these services.
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(i)
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The Optional Services, at
Customer’s option and in accordance with
and subject to the details set forth in Exhibit C and the Playboy
Rate
Card. Customer may elect to receive any of the Optional
Services at any time during the Term, subject to BFI having sufficient
capacity (as solely determined by BFI) available at the time of
Customer’s request to provide the requested
services. Exhibit D may be modified at any time
during the Term, upon mutual agreement of BFI and
Customer.
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(j)
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The HD Transmission Services, and
in accordance with the details and technical specifications set forth in
Exhibits A and Exhibit B, using the Galaxy 13 (“G
13”) Transponder 11 or 13, or such other
satellite transponder(s) and/or satellite(s) that may replace G 13
Transponder 11 or 13 or their replacements due to the failure of G 13
Transponder 11 or 13 to meet technical specifications materially
equivalent to those set forth in Exhibit A (the
“BFI HD
Transponder” and together with the BFI SD
Transponders, the “BFI
Transponders”); provided that BFI has the
capacity and facilities available to provide the HD Transmission Services
as determined on a HD Channel by HD Channel basis. The HD
Transmission Services will be provided from the date they commence for the
remainder of the Term. Customer must utilize the HD
Transmission Services for all HD Channels it launches during the Term,
*****. Upon Customer’s request at any time, BFI shall, within five (5)
days, notify Customer of the number of HD Channels for which BFI has the
capacity and facilities to provide HD Transmission Services at such
time. BFI shall be responsible for responding to any failure of
a BFI HD Transponder and/or G13, including
providing all appropriate notices to Customer. Customer and BFI
shall reasonably cooperate with each other in connection with the response
to any such failure, including technical communications to third parties.
Customer shall be solely responsible for
providing notice of any such failure to Customer’s third parties, including but not
limited to Customer’s
affiliates.
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(k)
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The HD Network Playback Services,
in accordance with the details in Exhibit B, all specifically for the
creation, playback
and transmission of HD Channel(s) and data appurtenant thereto; provided
that BFI has the capacity and facilities available to provide the HD
Network Playback Services as determined on a HD Channel by HD Channel
basis. The HD Network Playback Services will be provided from the
date they commence for the remainder of the Term. Customer must
utilize the HD Network Playback Services for all HD Channels it launches
during the Term, *****. Upon
Customer’s reasonable request at any time,
BFI shall, within
five (5) days, notify Customer of the number of HD Channels for which BFI
has the capacity and facilities to provide HD Network Playback Services at
such time.
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(l)
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The Additional Office Facilities,
in accordance with the details set forth in Exhibit B. The Additional Office Facilities
will be provided for the first forty-five (45) days of the Term (the
“Additional
Office Facilities Term”). Customer shall have
the option to extend the Additional Office Facilities Term on the
then-existing terms and conditions for the next forty-five
(45) days of the Term by providing BFI with written notice
thereof.
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(m)
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Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement, this Agreement shall only apply to content
transmitted via broadcast, cable television, DTH, SMATV or any Telco system (e.g.
Verizon, AT&T, etc.), and shall not apply to any content that is
transmitted over the Internet or any equivalent or successor technology
(including transmission via any IP or TCP/IP protocol, or any equivalent
or successor protocols), unless said Internet
transmission is incorporated in the transmissions and/or protocol utilized
by Customer’s broadcast, cable television,
DTH, SMATV, or Telco
systems.
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2.
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Customer’s
Channels.
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(a)
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Customer shall be solely
responsible for the content of the Channels and the creation and
delivery of said content to BFI, and Customer shall have the sole and
exclusive right to license the reception of the Channels. BFI
shall have no rights whatsoever to the content of the Channels except
those required to perform the Andrita Services reflected
herein as directed to do so by the Customer. BFI shall have no
right to alter in any manner the content of the Channels except as
required to perform the Andrita Services reflected herein, as directed by
Customer. Customer will be solely responsible for
all billing and collection from all persons and entities that have been
authorized to receive the Channels. BFI shall not be
entitled to any of
such sums collected.
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(b)
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Upon Customer’s request with respect to specific
Customer content, BFI
shall, at no cost to Customer, promptly delete such content from all
computer systems owned or controlled by BFI and, at Customer’s option and payment of
BFI’s current Playboy Rate Card, BFI
shall also provide Customer with a digital copy of such deleted content, in a
format reasonably acceptable to BFI. In the event BFI does not
have a rate card rate for these services, Customer and BFI shall negotiate
in good faith to establish the rates for these
services.
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(c)
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BFI shall only authorize or
de-authorize headends
(or any similar delivery mechanism) as instructed in writing by Customer,
and shall promptly do so upon its receipt of any such
instruction. BFI shall provide Customer with a list of all
Customer IRDs currently authorized by BFI’s encryption system upon
Customer’s
request.
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(d)
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From time to time during the Term,
at Customer’s request, BFI shall reasonably
cooperate with Customer in connection with additional projects involving
the Andrita Services, so long as such cooperation does not
require BFI to incur
any additional, non de minimis costs. To the extent that such
cooperation would require BFI to incur any new additional, non de minimis
costs, BFI shall notify Customer and the parties shall meet to discuss
whether to alter or continue the proposed project, and any addition
fees or charges to be paid by Customer, in good
faith.
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3.
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Term. BFI
shall commence providing the Andrita Services on the date hereof (the
“Commencement
Date”), and this Agreement shall continue for a period of sixty
(60) months from the Commencement Date (the “Initial
Term”). During the Term, BFI shall provide each Andrita
Service to Customer for the period set forth in the applicable provision
of Section 1. Customer shall have the option to extend the
Initial Term for an additional thirty-six (36) months on terms and
conditions that are substantially the same as the then-existing terms and
conditions (the “Option
Term”). Customer shall provide written notice to BFI of
its intention to exercise the Option Term no later than one hundred and
twenty (120) days prior to the expiration of the Initial
Term. The “Term” shall consist of
the Initial Term together with the Option Term and the Transition Period,
if applicable, but in any case shall end at the termination of this
Agreement if terminated earlier pursuant to the terms
hereof.
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4.
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Fees. As
full consideration for the Dedicated BFI Services, HD Transmission
Services and HD Network Playback Services, Customer shall pay to BFI per
month (prorated for partial months) the following amounts, as set forth
below (the “Monthly
Charges”), as well as any fees set forth below for
Duplication/Standards Conversion Services and/or Optional Services, as
applicable (“Additional
Charges”).
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(a)
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Subject to Section 4(b), Customer
shall remit to BFI the following
amounts:
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(i)
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The
Transmission Services:
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*****
per month per SD Channel
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(ii)
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The
Network Playback Services:
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per month per SD Channel with an annual ***** increase on each anniversary of
the Commencement Date.
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(iii)
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The
Andrita Radio Studio:
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per month with an annual ***** increase on each anniversary of the Commencement
Date.
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(iv)
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The
Dedicated Post Production Services:
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*****
per month for one Final Cut Pro edit bay with an annual ***** increase on each
anniversary of the Commencement Date.
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*****
per month for ***** Final Cut Pro work stations with an annual ***** increase on
each anniversary of the Commencement Date.
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(v)
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The
VOD Services:
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The
rates reflected in Exhibit D with an annual ***** increase on each anniversary
of the Commencement Date.
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(vi)
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The
Dedicated Office Facilities:
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*****
per square foot per month with an annual ***** increase on each anniversary of
the Commencement Date.
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(vii)
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Tape
Vault Services:
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*****
per month with an annual ***** increase on each anniversary of the Commencement
Date.
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(viii)
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Duplication/Conversion
Services:
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The
rates reflected in Exhibit D with an annual ***** increase on each anniversary
of the Commencement Date.
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(ix)
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The
Optional Services:
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The
rates reflected in Exhibit D with an annual ***** increase on each anniversary
of the Commencement Date.
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(x)
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The
HD Transmission Services:
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The
prevailing rate that BFI generally charges to third parties for substantially
equivalent HD Transmission Services at the time the Customer HD Channel is
launched. Upon
Customer’s request, BFI shall provide
Customer with a list of its
then-current rates for such services.
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(xi)
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The
HD Network Playback
Services:
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The
prevailing rate that Customer is paying for Network Playback Services for SD
Channels at the time the Customer HD Channel is launched.
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(xii)
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The
Additional Office
Facilities:
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*****
per square foot per month with an annual ***** increase on each anniversary of
the Commencement Date, if applicable.
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(b)
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The Monthly Charges (for the
Dedicated BFI Services (other than the VOD Services), HD Transmission
Services and HD Network Playback Services, as
applicable) will be paid in advance and shall be due no later than the
first day of the month in which the applicable Dedicated BFI Services are
to be rendered (the “Due
Date”). As a courtesy, BFI
shall send an invoice for the Monthly Charges thirty (30) days
prior to the Due Date, provided that Customer’s failure to receive an invoice
shall not relieve Customer of its obligation to pay the Monthly Charges by
the Due Date. To the extent that any Dedicated
BFI Services (excluding the VOD Services, the Origination Services, the HD
Network Playback Services and the HD Transmission Services) are not
provided following such advance payment, Customer shall be entitled as its
sole remedy (except only payment suspension if and as applicable under
Section 12) to a credit equal to a pro rated (per applicable Channel and
per applicable other channels) portion of the Monthly Charges for the
period and with respect to such service(s) that are not provided (in each
case, which is not also caused by any action or inaction of
Customer). In the event that Customer is entitled to suspend
payments pursuant to Section 12, below; and, if Customer so suspends, then
Customer shall not be entitled to any credit hereunder with respect to
such suspended periods; provided that, to the extent that any resumed
payment under Section 12 includes amounts paid for such suspended periods, then Customer
shall be entitled to a credit hereunder with respect to the amounts paid
for such suspended periods.
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The Additional Charges for the VOD Services, the Additional
Office Facilities, the Duplication/Conversion Services and the Optional
Services, as detailed in Exhibit C and Exhibit D, shall be invoiced after
the applicable services are rendered to Customer and payment shall be due within thirty (30)
days after Customer’s receipt of the invoice, unless
otherwise specified.
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(d)
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All payments shall be made via
electronic transfer to: BFI’s account as
follows:
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Incoming
Standard Domestic Wiring Instructions:
Pay to
Bank:
*****
Address:
*****
*****
ABA:
*****
Beneficiary:
Broadcast Facilities
Inc
0000 Xxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
Account to
Credit *****
ACH
Instructions
Same as standard domestic wiring
instructions, plus specify account type: checking
SWIFT Method
Instructions:
Bank
Name: *****
Swift
Code: *****
Account
Number: *****
Account
Name: *****
Beneficiary Customer: *****
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The Monthly Charges and Additional
Charges (as applicable) shall apply to each month, or fraction thereof
(paid on a pro-rata
basis), that the applicable Andrita Services are provided to Customer and
accrue through and include the date that any Andrita Services are
discontinued in whole or in part, as provided for herein. Each
month will be considered to have thirty (30) days for billing
purposes. Customer may dispute any or all charges after receipt
of the applicable invoice. If Customer disputes any charges,
the parties shall work together in good faith to resolve such dispute;
provided, however, if the parties do not resolve such dispute(s), then
either party may bring the matter to binding arbitration for full and
final resolution pursuant to the rules of the American Arbitration
Association in Los
Angeles and before
one arbitrator. If the resolution of such a dispute is that a party owes money to
the other party, the party that owes money shall promptly pay such money
to the other party, plus any applicable interest as set forth in the next
sentence. Any late payments of undisputed amounts due and
payable hereunder to BFI shall be with interest at
the annual rate equal to the “Prime Rate” as reported on the thirtieth day
after the date of the invoice in The Wall Street Journal (or, if such day
is not a business day, the first business day immediately after such
day) plus five percent (5%), computed
from the Due Date (with respect to Monthly Charges) or from the date that
is thirty (30) days following Customer’s receipt of the applicable
invoice for Additional Charges, continuing until the date on which payment
is made. If Customer fails to
make payment of an undisputed amount when due, then BFI shall have the
right to
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discontinue any of the Andrita
Services and/or terminate this Agreement ten (10) days following
BFI’s written notice to Customer of
such breach that is not cured by Customer within such
ten (10) day period. If BFI notifies Customer that its payment
of an undisputed amount is more than five (5) days late two (2) times or
more within any twelve (12) month period, then Customer shall deposit with
BFI an amount equal to the total Monthly
Charges and Additional Charges for the month in which the second notice
was issued as a security deposit which shall either be applied to the last
Monthly Charges and Additional Charges of the Initial Term or Option Term,
as applicable, or be returned to
Customer within ten (10) days after the termination of this Agreement by
Customer due to an uncured breach by BFI. In the event the
Agreement is terminated by BFI due to any uncured breach by Customer
(including Customer’s failure to pay any amounts due
pursuant to this Agreement and failure to cure such default within ten
(10) days after notice thereof), BFI shall be entitled to retain any
deposit hereunder in addition to any other rights or claims BFI may have
pursuant to this Agreement and/or by
law
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(f)
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Records;
Inspection and Audit Rights.
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(i)
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During the Term *****, BFI shall maintain accurate
records arising from or related to the Andrita Services provided
hereunder, including accounting records and documentation produced in
connection with the
provision of the Andrita Services; provided, that BFI shall maintain such
records for any longer duration required by any laws, statutes,
ordinances, regulations, rules, notice requirements, court decisions,
agency decisions, directives and orders of any government and any
governmental department or agency that is applicable to Customer and of
which BFI has reasonable prior notice, and Customer shall pay any
incremental, out-of-pocket, non-de minimis costs incurred by BFI in
connection with any such longer
retention.
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(ii)
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Upon reasonable written notice
from Customer (which notice may be given once per year of the Term), BFI
shall make available to Customer or its representatives reasonable access
to *****, copies of, the records with
respect to the
Andrita Services invoiced hereunder, during regular business
hours. Customer shall have the right to review and audit such
records at its sole cost and expense to verify such amounts. In
the event of any discrepancies or disputes between the amounts
charged by BFI and BFI’s records, BFI and Customer shall
work together to resolve such dispute. If the resolution of
such a dispute is that a party owes money to the other party, the party
owing such amount shall pay it to the other party within thirty
(30) days following resolution of the
dispute. *****.
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5.
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Performance
Standard. BFI shall endeavor to meet the industry
standard of 99.95% availability for the Network Playback Services, the
Transmission Services (excluding the Digital Channel Services) and the HD
Network Playback Services and the HD Transmission Services (excluding the
Digital Channel Services), should they be applicable, of the
Customer-provided media in accordance with the Customer-provided playlist
(the “Performance
Standard Services”) calculated on a Channel by Channel basis on an
annual basis during the Term of this Agreement. In the event there is a material
degradation of the Performance Standard Services ***** (unless such material degradation
is the result of the Customer-provided media, including any satellite feed
arranged by Customer, or Customer-provided playlist, or in the event that
the Customer-provided media and playlist are not delivered to BFI in
conformance with Exhibit B), such event shall be considered an
outage. If during any twelve (12) month period,
BFI’s Performance Standard Services
falls below a 99.95% availability standard on a Channel by Channel basis
(the “Performance
Standard”); then BFI shall issue a prorated
credit to Customer against the applicable
charges. In addition to the applicable
credit, should BFI fail to meet or exceed the Performance Standard, on a
Channel by Channel basis during any twelve (12) month period BFI shall be
deemed in default of the Performance Standard for the applicable
Channel. BFI shall have the right to cure said
default as follows: If during the ninety (90) days following
BFI’s default of the Performance
Standard (the “Performance Standard Cure
Period”), said Performance Standard Cure
Period to commence at 12:01 AM/ET on the morning following the day BFI defaulted
on the Performance Standard, BFI is in compliance with the Performance
Standard (as prorated over a ninety (90) day period), BFI shall be deemed
to have cured the Performance Standard default, and the Performance
Standard, as calculated on a twelve (12)
month basis, shall commence anew. Should BFI fail to meet the
Performance Standard during the Performance Standard Cure Period (the
“Cure Period
Default”), Customer may terminate the
applicable Performance Standard Services on a Channel by Channel basis
(only with respect to those Channels for which the Performance Standard
was not met) and be relieved of the charges for the Origination Services
on such Channels (on a Channel by Channel basis) going forward following
such termination as provided for herein,
provided that (i) Customer delivers written notice of its intent to terminate
the Origination Services for the Channel(s) (the “Customer Channel Performance
Termination”) no later than ***** after the occurrence of the
Cure Period Default;
(ii) Customer delivers written notice of the effective termination date,
which can be any date left in the Term (the “Customer Channel Effective
Termination Date”), to BFI within *****
after BFI’s receipt of the Customer Channel
Performance
Termination, and (iii) Customer is not delinquent in any
amounts owed under this Agreement or is not otherwise in material breach
of this Agreement either on the date of any such written notice or on the
Customer Channel Effective Termination Date. If Customer does not deliver
written notice to BFI of its intent to terminate within the specified time
periods, or is in material breach of this Agreement either on the date of
such written notice or on the date of such termination, Customer will be
deemed to have waived the Cure Period
Default, as well as Customer’s right to terminate the
Performance Standard Services, as applicable to a Channel, as a result of
such purported default; provided, however that Customer’s failure to provide BFI notice
shall not alleviate BFI of its obligation
to issue Customer a prorated credit against applicable charges as a result
of BFI’s failure to meet the Performance
Standard.
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Service
Interruptions. Notwithstanding any contrary provision
herein and except only to the extent resulting from BFI’s willful
misconduct or intentional breach of this Agreement, BFI shall not be
responsible for and shall not be in default of this Agreement as a result
of, nor shall it be held liable for any damages, claims, losses, or costs
and expenses on account of, any interruption of the Andrita Services,
including the Origination Services, to the extent that such interruption
or failure occurs due to any of the following: (i) damage to
any equipment or interruptions in the Andrita Services caused by
electrical storms, fire, weather, flood, natural disaster, national
emergency or war, sabotage, riots, governmental authority (only where such
act of government or governmental authority is not caused by BFI’s
intentional breach of its obligations under this Agreement, acts of God,
willful or criminal misconduct of third parties beyond BFI’s reasonable
control, or other forces outside the control of BFI; (ii) interference
from other communications systems, whether licensed or not, that use the
same frequency bands as the Transmission Services herein, provided, that
BFI shall use commercially reasonable efforts in its reasonable discretion
to mitigate or eliminate any such interference; (iii) any interruption or
out of specification performance of the BFI Transponder, any associated
satellite transponders; (iv) conditions, which are beyond the control of
BFI, that threaten the safety of operations and maintenance personnel; (v)
occasional interruptions due to passing of the sun within the beamwidth of
any associated BFI Transponder during the spring and fall equinox periods
beyond BFI’s reasonable control and customary care in the industry; (vi)
degradation or interruptions of the Channel due to protection switching;
(vii) outage or interruption or degradation due to atmospheric attenuation
of the Channel; (viii) such planned interruptions for testing or
maintenance as may be agreed to in advance between Customer and BFI; (ix)
any failure of Customer to fulfill an obligation hereunder where the
failure of Customer to perform such obligation causes a service
interruption; and/or (x) compliance by BFI with action by any court,
agency, legislature or other governmental authority that makes it unlawful
for BFI to provide the Andrita Services or any part thereof in accordance
with this Agreement, in each case only where such action is not caused by
BFI’s intentional breach of its obligations under this Agreement; provided that, with respect to
the VOD Services, the
Origination Services, the HD Network Playback Services and the HD
Transmission Services, Customer shall be entitled as
its sole remedy (except for the termination right as applicable under
Section 5 and in addition to payment suspension if and as applicable under
Section 12) to a credit pro rated (per applicable Channel and per
applicable other channels and with respect to the applicable
service(s)) on the
Monthly Charges and applicable Additional Charges for the period of any
such interruption in clauses (i)-(iv), (vi) and (x) (in each case, which
is not also caused by
any action or inaction of Customer) to the extent that such credit is
provided to BFI by Intelsat. In the event that Customer is
entitled to suspend payments pursuant to Section 12, below; and, if
Customer so suspends, then Customer shall not be entitled to any credit
hereunder with respect to such suspended periods; provided that, to the
extent that any resumed payment under Section 12 includes amounts paid for
such suspended periods, then Customer shall be entitled to a credit
hereunder with respect to the amounts paid for such suspended
periods. For the sake of clarity, BFI shall not be
responsible for any service interruptions for: (x) services or
facilities arranged by the Customer and not provided by BFI, (y) any feeds
into BFI provided by third parties or Customer whether arranged by BFI or
not and any interruption caused by or related to any media or playlist
provided by or on behalf of
Customer. *****.
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7.
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Representations,
Warranties and Covenants.
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(a)
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By
BFI. BFI
warrants, represents
and covenants to Customer
that:
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(i)
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it is in compliance with and will
throughout the Term continue to comply in all material respects with all
laws with respect to its rights and obligations under this
Agreement;
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(ii)
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it has the power and authority to
enter into this
Agreement and to fully perform its obligations
hereunder;
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(iii)
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it shall provide the Andrita
Services in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Agreement, and in a generally professional and workerlike
manner;
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(iv)
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it has a valid and enforceable written
agreement with Intelsat for satellite transponder capacity which extends
beyond the Term of this Agreement, such agreement as of the date hereof
provides BFI with the necessary satellite transponder capacity for and
allows BFI to provide the relevant Andrita
Services specified in this Agreement, and BFI shall maintain such
agreement in full force during the
Term;
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(v)
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subject only to paragraph 5, it
makes no representation or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding the
performance of the
BFI Transponders and/or the equipment utilized in providing the Andrita
Services, including without limitation the compression system, the encoder
and third party services, including those services and/or equipment
provided by Intelsat, utilized in the performance of the Andrita
Services, provided that BFI will take all necessary steps to enforce its
rights against Intelsat for the benefit of
Customer;
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(vi)
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it shall not use the name of or
logo of the Channels or the names, titles or logos of any of its
programs, or the
names, voices, photographs, likenesses or biographies of any individual
participant or performer in, or contributor to, any program or any
variations thereof, for any purposes other than in the provision of the
Andrita Services as expressly authorized herein, without the
express authorization to do so (except in each case for non-commercial use
permitted under applicable
law);
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(vii)
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it has obtained, and shall
maintain in full force during the Term hereof, such federal, state and
local authorizations
as are material and are necessary to operate the business it is conducting
in connection with its rights and obligations under this
Agreement;
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(viii)
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it has no knowledge of any
misrepresentation, breach of warranty or covenant made by BFI
hereunder;
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(ix)
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execution and performance of its obligations
hereunder does not constitute a breach of any other agreement to which BFI
or its controlled affiliates are a
party;
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(x)
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it will, or will cause its
affiliates to, comply in all material respects with its agreement with
Intelsat;
and
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(xi)
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execution and performance of its
obligations hereunder does not violate the rights (including patents and
patent applications; registered, unregistered and applications to register
trademarks, service marks, and other indicators of source or
origin; registered,
unregistered and applications to register copyrights; trade secrets;
know-how, inventions, processes, designs, specifications, formulas, and
all other intellectual property rights (“Intellectual
Property”)) of any person or entity,
provided that BFI
makes no representation, warranty or covenant with respect to any content
or programming included or related to the Channels or any content or
programming produced utilizing the Andrita Radio Studio (“Radio
Content”).
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(b)
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By
Customer.
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Customer warrants, represents and covenants to
BFI that:
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(i) it is in compliance with and will
throughout the Term continue to comply in all material respects with all laws
applicable to, or with respect to, the Channels and the provision of the
Channels to BFI, Radio Content produced by or for Customer, and
Customer’s rights and obligations under this
Agreement, including without limitation, Federal Communications Commission rules
and regulations governing the Channels and Radio Content, if any, all relevant
provisions of the Cable Television Consumer Protection
and Competition Act of 1992, as amended, and the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended and any regulations promulgated under any applicable law or any of the
foregoing;
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(ii) it has the power and authority to enter
into this Agreement and to
fully perform its obligations hereunder;
(iii) it shall provide the Channels to BFI at
its sole cost and expense (together with any necessary equipment as the parties
agree to be added, if any, including without limitation, backup or reserve
equipment as Customer shall
require to decode Customer-provided inbound feeds), in accordance with and
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement;
(iv) it has obtained, and shall maintain in
full force during the Term, such federal, state and local authorizations as are material
and necessary to operate the business it is conducting in connection with its
rights and obligations under this Agreement.
(v) It has obtained or will obtain at its
sole expense all rights necessary for the delivery of the Channels to BFI and for BFI to
provide the applicable Andrita Services with respect to such Channel (but
expressly excluding the intellectual property rights specifically associated
with the Andrita Services), including, without limitation, obtaining
all necessary Intellectual Property,
including without limitation, all trademarks, copyrights, licenses and any and
all other proprietary, Intellectual Property and other use rights necessary in
connection therewith, and at all times during the Term obtaining all necessary rights, title and
interest in and to the names, titles or logos of the Channels (or any successors
thereto) and Radio Content, or any of their programs, or the names, voices,
photographs, music, likenesses or biographies of any individual participant or performer in, or
contributor to, any program or Radio Content or any variations thereof and to
perform its obligations hereunder;
(vi) it shall not, without BFI’s prior written approval, use any name
or logo of BFI (including any name or logo associated with Andrita Studios) for any
purpose (except for non-commercial use permitted under applicable
law);
(vii) to Customer’s actual knowledge, there is no actual
or pending investigation involving the Channels (or any content included in the
Channels) or Radio Content
or any pending proceeding against Customer (or any of its principals or
affiliated companies) for the violation of any federal, state or local law or
regulation, as applicable;
(viii) there are no outstanding (or, to the
best of Customer’s knowledge, threatened) judgments or pending claims,
liens, charges, restrictions, or encumbrances on or related to the Channels or
any programming provided as part thereof or any Radio Content that may
materially interfere with BFI’s rights or obligations under this
Agreement;
(ix) it has no knowledge of any
misrepresentation, breach of warranty or covenant made by Customer hereunder;
and
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(x) execution and performance of its
obligations hereunder does not constitute a breach of any other agreement to
which Customer or its controlled affiliates are a party, and does
not violate the rights (including intellectual property rights) of any person or
entity.
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Insurance.
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a) Customer
will provide and maintain during the Term, the following insurance
coverages:
1. Statutory
Workers’ Compensation and Employers’ Liability insurance with a limit of
liability on the latter of not less than *****. Customer shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Workers’ Compensation carrier(s) to
waive insurer’s Right of Subrogation with respect to BFI and affiliated
companies.
2. A
Comprehensive General Liability Insurance and/or Excess Umbrella Liability
policy which shall contain coverage parts for blanket
contractual (excluding breach of contract coverage), broad form
property damage, third party property damage, severability of interest, and
primary, not contributing coverage. Customer shall provide coverage
with primary limits of liability and/or excess umbrella liability coverage with
not less than ***** combined single limit each occurrence.
3. Customer
shall waive all rights of subrogation on behalf of any insurance company
insuring their interests.
b) Prior to use
of any Andrita facilities, Customer shall cause its insurance carrier(s) to add
BFI and its respective successors, assigns, licensees, officers, agents,
directors, owners, shareholders, and employees as additional insureds as their
respective interests may appear hereunder.
c) Customer
will deliver to BFI original certificates of insurance and policy endorsements
evidencing the insurance coverage herein specified. Thirty (30) days
notice of cancellation shall be given to BFI prior to cancellation or
non-renewal. If Customer fails to deliver said insurance
certificate(s), BFI’s failure to request delivery shall in no way be construed
as a waiver of its obligation to provide the insurance coverage specified in
these paragraphs.
d) Failure by
Customer to comply with the provision of this Insurance section could result in
suspension of the use of the Andrita facilities as determined by BFI, effective
upon thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to Customer, unless the failure is
cured during such period.
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Indemnification.
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(a)
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Customer’s
Indemnification. Subject to the
limitations set forth in Section 10, Customer shall indemnify,
defend and hold harmless BFI, its successors, parents, subsidiaries,
affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees, agents and
subcontractors of all of them, from and against all claims, costs, losses,
damages and expenses (including without limitation,
reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) arising from
claims by third parties (collectively “Losses”) resulting
from: (i) the content of any Channel or Radio Content,
including without limitation, any claim for libel, slander, defamation, invasion of
privacy, violation of publicity rights, infringement of Intellectual
Property rights or violation of any other third party right; (ii) any
claim by a third party related to the failure or interruption (including
without limitation as a result of the delivery or
non-delivery) of, or defect in, the carriage or reception of any Channel
and/or any dispute between Customer and any of its systems and/or
subscribers pertaining to the Channels provided by means of the Andrita
Services, and (iii) any claim by a third party
arising from the uncured breach by Customer of any representation,
warranty, or material obligation of Customer hereunder. The
terms of this Section 8(a) shall survive the Term (or any extension
thereof), expiration or termination of the Agreement for a
period of three (3) years
thereafter.
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(b)
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BFI’s
Indemnification. Subject to the
limitations set forth in Section 10 and Customer’s indemnity under Section
8(a)(i-iv), BFI shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Customer,
its successors,
parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, and the officers, directors, employees,
agents and subcontractors of all of them, from and against all Losses
resulting from (i) any claim by a third party (to whom BFI is providing
uplinking or other similar services) relating to
BFI’s services so provided to such
third party, and (ii) any claim by a third party arising from the uncured
breach by BFI of any representation, warranty, or material obligation of
BFI hereunder. The terms of this Section 8(b) shall survive the Term (or any
extension thereof), expiration or termination of the Agreement for a
period of three (3) years
thereafter.
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Defense
of Claim. In the event of any
claim or other assertion of liability by third parties with respect to
which a party is
entitled to indemnification under the preceding section, the party seeking
indemnification (the “Indemnified Party”) shall notify the indemnifying
party (the “Indemnifying
Party”), in writing,
promptly after the Indemnified Party receives notice of such claim, and in no event later
than fifteen (15) days after receipt of a summons from or a complaint
filed in any court or other governmental agency or body; provided,
however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the rights
of the Indemnified Party hereunder except to
the extent that such failure has materially prejudiced the Indemnifying
Party’s ability to defend such
claim. The Indemnifying Party may use counsel of its own
choosing (with the Indemnifying Party remaining responsible for all costs and expenses of such
counsel).
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The Indemnifying Party may not
settle any claim hereunder for anything other than monetary damages
without the Indemnified Party’s written consent, which shall not
be unreasonably withheld. The Indemnifying Party shall keep the Indemnified
Party reasonably advised of the progress of any proceedings related to
such claim, and of any settlement discussions or proposals with respect
thereto. If the Indemnifying Party fails to defend any such
claim within a reasonable time after notice thereof or
if counsel to the Indemnified Party advises the Indemnified Party that a
conflict of interest with respect to the joint defense exist, the
Indemnified Party shall be entitled to undertake the defense, compromise
or settlement of such claim at the expense of
and for the account and risk of the Indemnifying
Party. Notwithstanding any provision in this section to the
contrary, the Indemnified Party shall have the right, at its sole expense,
to participate in, the defense, compromise or settlement of any claim
hereunder.
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Limitation
of Liability. NOTWITHSTANDING
ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY HEREIN, BFI SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO CUSTOMER AND
CUSTOMER SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO BFI, FOR ANY AMOUNTS REPRESENTING THEIR OR
THEIR CUSTOMERS’ RESPECTIVE LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF
BUSINESS, OR DIRECT OR INDIRECT SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR
PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE PERFORMANCE OR NONPERFORMANCE OF THIS
AGREEMENT, OR ANY ACTS OR OMISSIONS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH OR RELATED TO THE
USE OF ANY SERVICES FURNISHED HEREUNDER,
WHETHER THE BASIS OF THE LIABILITY IS BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING
NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT LIABILITY), STATUTE, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY AND
WHETHER ASSERTED AS INDEMNIFICATION OR
OTHERWISE.
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Force
Majeure. Except as herein specifically provided to the
contrary, neither BFI nor Customer shall have any rights against the other
party hereto for the non-operation, malfunction, or failure of facilities
or equipment or the non-furnishing of the Andrita Services by BFI or the
Channels by Customer if such non-operation, malfunction, failure or
non-furnishing is due to any cause beyond the other party’s reasonable
control, which may include: an act of God, fire, lockout,
flood, tornado, hurricane, strike or other labor dispute, riot or civil
commotion, earthquake, war, act of government or governmental
instrumentality (whether federal, state or local and in each case, only
where such act of government or governmental instrumentality is not caused
by the other party’s intentional breach of its obligations under this
Agreement, or other cause beyond such party’s reasonable control (all
together, “Force
Majeure”). For the avoidance of doubt, a “cause beyond a
party’s reasonable control” will not include occurrences arising from the
willful misconduct or negligence of the party asserting protection
hereunder. BFI shall take all reasonable actions available to
it to restore the Andrita Services following a Force Majeure event as soon
as practical. *****.
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12.
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Payment
Suspension. Customer shall be entitled to suspend
applicable payments for Monthly Charges for Origination Services and, if
and to the extent applicable, for HD Transmission Services, if the
transmission of the Channel(s) are interrupted (an “Interruption” or
“Interrupted”) due to Force Majeure, or if BFI is incapable of
providing the Andrita Services, provided, however, that such payments will
be made once the Channel(s) are no longer Interrupted and/or the Andrita
Services are resumed. Credit will be given to Customer on the
following month’s xxxx on that portion of the Monthly Charges that is
affected by any Interruption of the transmission of the Channel(s) or the
Andrita Services due to Force Majeure pursuant to the terms of Section 6,
above. Further, if and to the extent that an Interruption
occurs as a result of a
negligent, grossly negligent, or an intentional breach by BFI of its
obligations under this Agreement, then Customer shall be entitled
(as its sole remedy) to a credit on the following month’s xxxx on that
portion of the Monthly Charges that is affected by any Interruption of the
transmission of the Channel(s). In addition, Customer
shall also be entitled to a credit on and up to the applicable Monthly
Charges if a negligent,
grossly negligent, or an intentional breach by BFI of its
obligations under this Agreement has interrupted Customer’s access
to and/or use of the Dedicated Office facilities or Tape Vault
Services. Customer shall not be entitled to suspend payments
for any Monthly Charges if the Channel is interrupted due to Customer’s
failure to deliver the Channel(s) to the Andrita for any
reason.
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Termination. This
Agreement may be terminated prior to the end of the Initial Term or Option
Term, if applicable, as follows:
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(a)
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in the event of a breach
of any material term
and/or condition, representation and/or warranty contained herein (except
as otherwise provided in Section 4 (e) or Section 5), the non-breaching
party may terminate upon ***** prior written notice providing,
with reasonable specificity, the cause of such termination,
unless such breach is cured during such period or if incapable of cure
during such period then good faith efforts to cure have commenced,
providing in such case cure will be effected in no more than *****;
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(b)
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by BFI, as provided in Section 4, in the event of
a failure by Customer to make payment of the Monthly Charges and cure such
failure within ***** after notice
thereof;
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(c)
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if a Force Majeure event continues
for more than ***** and precludes a party from
performing its obligations hereunder, the other party
may terminate this Agreement upon written notice of such termination;
and
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(d)
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by Customer in part on a
Channel-by-Channel basis in the event that BFI fails to meet or exceed the
Performance Standard, as provided in Section 5 of this
Agreement.
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Transition
Period. Upon termination of this Agreement by Customer
pursuant to Section 13(a),13(c) or 13(d), or expiration of this Agreement,
BFI shall continue to provide the Andrita Services for an additional
wind-down period ***** (the “Transition Period”) to
allow Customer to transition the Andrita Services from
BFI. During such Transition Period BFI shall provide to
Customer or Customer’s designee, any transition assistance (the “Transition Assistance”)
reasonably requested to facilitate the orderly transfer of the Andrita
Services to the Customer and/or its designee. Customer shall
pay to Andrita any costs Andrita incurs to provide the Transition
Assistance. During the Transition Period, BFI shall continue to
provide all Andrita Services that have not been transitioned from BFI
pursuant to, and on the same terms and conditions (including charges and
Performance Standards) set forth in this Agreement; provided, that the
Monthly Charges shall be reduced to reflect any Andrita Services that have
been transitioned from BFI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if
Customer terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 13(d), the
Performance Standards shall not apply to the Transition Assistance, and
BFI shall only be obligated to provide the Transition Assistance at the
same level (if and only to the extent technically and reasonably
practicable and without any obligation to acquire or otherwise use new,
replacement or additional equipment or additional resources) as it was
providing the applicable services at the time Customer provided its notice
of termination. This Agreement shall terminate fully upon
Customer’s transition of all Andrita Services provided hereunder from
BFI.
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Technology and
Facilities. BFI shall, without increasing the Charges or
passing through any expenses to Customer, ensure that all material
equipment used by Customer employees, and all facilities provided by BFI
pursuant to this Agreement and in which Customer employees will be
present, to the extent necessary to provide the Andrita Services, shall be
maintained in good working order, and shall promptly repair or otherwise
correct any material errors or other issues reported by Customer or its
employees with respect to such material equipment and
facilities.
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Sarbanes
Oxley. If Customer notifies BFI that all or any material
part of the Andrita Services are, as determined by Customer’s auditors
and/or outside counsel, significant under Sarbanes Oxley to Customer’s
internal control over financial reporting, BFI shall provide Customer with
a service auditor’s report on BFI’s controls placed in operation and tests
of operating effectiveness (otherwise known as a Type II Report) as
defined in SAS No. 70; provided, that if BFI incurs any non de-minimis
costs in connection with the preparation of such report and BFI is not
already preparing such a report for another customer,
*****.
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Governing Law and
Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by and
interpreted under the laws of the State of California, without regard to
conflict of law rules. The parties agree that all litigation
related to this Agreement shall be brought in any state or federal court
in Los Angeles County and each party hereby submits itself to the
exclusive in personam jurisdiction of such court for purposes of any such
litigation. Neither party shall object to venue in any such
court on the grounds of an inconvenient forum or
otherwise.
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Assignment. Neither
party may assign this Agreement without the express written consent of the
other party, not to be unreasonably withheld, provided
that: (a) Customer may assign its rights and obligations under
this Agreement in connection with a merger or sale of all or substantially
all of Customer’s assets, or to any purchaser or transferee of some or all
of the Channels, including, but not limited to, any joint venture in which
Customer is a participant; provided that the assignee is at least as
capable as Customer in fulfilling Customer’s obligations under this
Agreement (including payment obligations) and such assignee agrees to be
bound by all of the terms and obligations of Customer pursuant to this
Agreement as reasonably determined by BFI; and (b) BFI may assign its
rights and obligations under this Agreement in connection with a merger or
sale of all or substantially all of BFI’s assets; provided that the
assignee is at least as capable as BFI of providing the services following
the transaction and such assignee agrees to be bound by all of the terms
and obligations of BFI pursuant to this Agreement as reasonably determined
by Customer; provided, further, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, BFI
may not assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder to any third
party that is a competitor of Customer or its affiliates, where such
company’s business is primarily the adult entertainment media
industry. Subject to the foregoing, it is acknowledged that
this Agreement, and the terms and conditions contained herein, shall be
binding on all successors and assigns of the
parties.
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Notices. All
notices, requests, demands, consents, directions and other communications
provided for hereunder shall be in writing and be either delivered by
facsimile transmission (“fax”), with confirmed electronic receipt, or by
means of U.S. certified mail, return receipt requested; if to BFI to 0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, *****; and if to Customer
at Customer’s address set forth on the first page of this Agreement; or,
as to each party, at such other address as shall be designated by such
party in a written notice to the other party. All notices
shall, when delivered via fax shall be deemed effective on the date
receipt of such facsimile is so confirmed, and when delivered via FedEx
Express, UPS or other overnight carrier on the earlier of the actual
delivery date or next business day.
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Confidentiality. BFI
and Customer shall hold in confidence the information contained in, or
exchanged in connection with, this Agreement, however, either BFI or
Customer may disclose the existence of this Agreement, but shall not
disclose any specific terms and/or conditions including, but not limited
to, the Monthly Charges and Additional Charges. Nothing
contained herein shall prevent Customer from disclosing such technical
information as is required for reception of the Channel to the
distribution systems. Notwithstanding the foregoing, disclosure
by either party is permitted: (a) to its principals, auditors, attorneys,
investors, lenders, insurance agents, and proposed and actual successors
in interest (in each case, who are bound by confidentiality obligations
with respect to such disclosure), and (b) only to the extent necessary to
comply with law, enforce its rights and perform its obligations under this
Agreement.
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Entire
Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire
Agreement between the parties with respect to the transactions
contemplated herein and may not be modified or changed except in writing
executed by all parties hereto. This Agreement supercedes and
merges all prior written or oral agreements, communications, commitments,
or understandings with respect to the matters provided for
herein. Each party acknowledges that it is entering into this
Agreement in reliance only upon the provisions expressly herein set forth,
and not upon any covenants, representations, warranties or other
considerations not set forth herein, and that there are no warranties,
representations or covenants which extend beyond the description of the
express provisions of this
Agreement.
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Waivers. Any
waiver of any provision of this Agreement must be in writing and signed by
the party whose rights are being waived. No waiver of any
right, obligation or breach of any provision hereof shall be or be deemed
to be a waiver of any other or similar right or obligation, or preceding
or subsequent breach of the same or any other provision of this
Agreement. The failure of Customer or BFI to enforce or seek
enforcement of the terms of this Agreement following any breach shall not
be construed as a waiver of such breach. All remedies, whether
at law, in equity or pursuant to this Agreement shall be
cumulative.
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Relationship. Nothing
in this Agreement shall be deemed to create a relationship of joint
venture, principal-agent or partnership between the parties, and neither
shall hold itself out in its advertising or in any manner that would
indicate any such relationship between the
parties.
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Taxes. Customer
shall pay, or if required BFI will collect from Customer and forward, to
the relevant taxing authority, and Customer will hold BFI harmless from
any of the following imposed on Customer or BFI by such taxing
authority: all sales, use, universal service fee, excise and
similar taxes (including, without limitation, any fees payable to local or
state franchising authorities) and any other charges now or hereafter
imposed upon Customer or the Channels or any part thereof (including,
without limitation, any tax or charge based upon goods or services
furnished to Customer by BFI, which goods or services are then passed on
by Customer).
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Severability. The
invalidity under applicable law of any provision of this Agreement shall
not affect the validity of any other provision of this Agreement, and in
the event that any provision hereof is determined to be invalid or
otherwise illegal, this Agreement shall remain effective and shall be
construed in accordance with its terms as if the invalid or illegal
provision were not contained herein; provided, however, that both parties
shall negotiate in good faith with respect to an equitable modification of
the provision held to be invalid or unenforceable and provisions logically
related to it.
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No Third Party
Beneficiaries. The provisions of this Agreement are for
the exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their permitted assigns,
and no third party shall be a beneficiary of, or have any rights by virtue
of, this Agreement.
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Attorney’s Fees and
Costs. If any legal action or other proceeding is
brought for the enforcement of this Agreement or in connection with any
other matter related to this Agreement, the successful or prevailing party
shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other
costs incurred in connection with such action or proceeding in addition to
any other relief to which such party may be
entitled.
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Non-Recourse. Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, it is expressly
understood and agreed by the parties hereto that each and every
representation, warranty, covenant, undertaking, or agreement made in this
Agreement was not made nor intended to be made as a personal
representation, warranty, covenant, undertaking, or agreement on the part
of any individual of either party, and any recourse, whether in common
law, in equity, by statue or otherwise, against any individual is hereby
forever waived and released.
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Headings. The
headings, captions and arrangements used in this Agreement are, unless
specified otherwise, for convenience of reference only and shall not be
deemed to limit, amplify or modify the terms of this Agreement nor affect
the meaning thereof.
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Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original and all such counterparts together shall constitute but
one and the same instrument. The parties also agree that this
Agreement shall be binding upon the electronic transmission by each party
of a signed signature page thereof to the other party. If such
an electronic transmission occurs, the parties agree that they will each
also immediately post, by FedEx, a fully-executed original counterpart of
the Agreement to the other party, provided that failure to do so or to
have evidence of such original signatures shall not affect the binding
nature of this Agreement on the parties
hereto.
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In Witness Whereof, the parties hereto
have entered into this Agreement as of the date first above
written.
PLAYBOY
ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title:
Vice President and
Secretary
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BROADCAST
FACILITIES, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Xxxxx
Xxx
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Name:
Xxxxx Xxx
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer and
Secretary
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