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For
Immediate Release
May 29, 2007
OMT SELLS RETAIL PREVIEW
BUSINESS OF INTERTAIN
DIVISION
Winnipeg, MB -- OMT Inc. (TSXV:OMT):
Marieke Wijtkamp, President
of OMT Inc. and Intertain
Media Inc., announced today
that Intertain has entered
into a binding Purchase
Agreement to sell the Retail
Preview business assets and
operations to Farr Media
Corporation (“FMC”). FMC is
a corporation owned and
controlled by OMT’s past
President & CEO, Scott Farr.
Retail Preview is a service
offered to media retail
stores to enable the preview
of CDs, DVDs and video game
content prior to making a
final purchase decision.
OMT will realize a gain from
this transaction, which will
be recorded in the second
quarter financial
results.
In addition, Intertain is
entitled to receive
quarterly royalties
beginning January 1, 2008
and ending December 31, 2011
on any ongoing subscription
revenues from the current
customers of Retail Preview.
The company intends to use
the proceeds for continued
strategic
investments in its
core product suites, market
growth initiatives and
ongoing operations.
“The retail sale of music
CDs and video DVDs continues
to undergo an accelerated
transition with the
availability of competing
online services. As a
result, Retail Preview was
viewed as a non-strategic
asset
for OMT going forward. OMT’s iMediaTouch and Retail
Radio product suites
currently enjoy a strong
market position with
continued growth prospects,
and therefore are better
aligned with the strategic
vision of our company. We
see this transaction as an
important step in enhancing
our focus on our higher
potential and well
positioned core products”,
stated Marieke Wijtkamp.
The sale of Retail Preview
to FMC allows for a smooth
transition for Retail
Preview’s customers, as
Scott Farr has been
previously involved with
this service during his past
role with OMT Intertain.
Scott Farr will cease to be
employed by OMT and shall be
involved on a full time
basis with FMC and Retail
Preview.
About OMT
OMT Inc. (TSXV:OMT) is an
entertainment technology and
content delivery provider to
the broadcast and related
industries. Intertain Media,
the digital entertainment
division, and iMediaTouch,
the radio broadcast solution
group, distribute audio
content that is heard by
millions of people worldwide
every day through
television, radio,
satellite, cable and
Internet broadcasts. To
learn more about the
Company, its products and
services visit its web site
at www.omt.net or
www.intertainmedia.com.
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The TSX Venture Exchange has
neither approved nor
disapproved the contents of
this press release.
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