BNET Industries
Market Cap:$4.4M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$32.0M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Holding Company; Owner & Operator of Broadcast Television Stations
Chairman & CEO
Jamie KellnerNumber of Employees 141
Contact Information
2101 E 4th St Ste 202
Santa Ana, California 92705-3825
(714) 245-9499
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Television Broadcasting: 515120
Recent Events
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ACME Communications Q3 net loss widens
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ACME Communications, Inc. F3Q08 (Quarter End 9/30/08) Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from Michael Kupinski – Noble Financial. Michael Kupinski – Noble Financial We’re starting to see some cancellations of shows from the networks now and I was just wondering if you can give some insight about some of...
ACME Communications Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Certainly, sir. Operator Instructions And our first question comes from Eric Vonderporten from Leeward Investments, please go ahead. Eric Vonderporten – Leeward Investments Thank you; a couple here. On Daily Buzz, can you tell us how it performed with the cash flow for...
ACME Communications Inc Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question is coming from Nelson Obus of Wynnfield. Please go ahead. Nelson Obus - Wynnfield Partners You said on the call that we have no debt. Do we have any cash balance at the end of the year. Doug Gealy A...
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Acme Communications, Inc. is a pioneer in the field of web based professional services including Intranet, Extranet, and Web-enabling solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises. We are headquartered in Rockville, MD and also have part of our technical development team in Bangalore, India, which enables us to service quick turn-around...
GE Commercial Finance Global Media & Communications Provides $30 Million in Senior Secured Financing to ACME Communications, Inc
NORWALK, Conn. -- GE Commercial Finance Global Media & Communications announced that it has provided $30 million in senior secured financing to ACME Communications, Inc.
ACME Communications, Inc. Schedules Second Quarter 2002 Earnings Release and Teleconference; Thursday, August 1st, 2002 at 11:00 a.m. ET - 10 a.m. CT -
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ACME Communications, Inc. Schedules First Quarter 2002 Earnings Release and Teleconference
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Media Companies Likely to Pursue More Mergers Due to Recent Court Rulings.
By Christopher Carey, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 22--Media companies emboldened by two appellate court rulings this week might embark soon on a new round of industry consolidation. "This will likely lead to an explosion of mergers among...
ACME Communications, Inc. Schedules Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2001 Earnings Release and Teleconference
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ACME Communications Inc. Second Quarter 2001 Earnings Release and Conference Call Announcement
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Douglas Gealy | President & Coo |
| Robby Wells | Chief Strategy Officer |
| Tom Allen | Cfo & Executive Vice President |
| Brent Stephenson | Vice President, Engineering & FCC Compliance |
| Jamie McDowell | Vice President, Promotion |
| John Greenwood | Vice President & General Manager |
| Mike Mingroni | Vice President, Graphics |
| Robert Shaw | Vice President, Programming |
| Sandi Gehring | Vice President & General Manager |
| Sharon Weiler | Vice President & Director, Sales |
| Steve Bailey | Vice President, Promotions |
| Sandra Yost Gehring | General Manager, the Daily Buzz |
| Chantre Randolph | Manager, Dev |
| Jutta Gebauer | Acting Controller |
| Andrea Jackson | Managing Editor, Daily Buzz |
| Frederick G. Wasserman | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Jamie Kellner | Chairman & CEO |
| Doug Gealy | Board of Directors |
| John E. Conlin | Board of Directors |
| Michael G. Corrigan | Board of Directors |
| Thomas Embrescia | Board of Directors |
Jamie Kellner is a founder of ACME and has served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board since 1997. Mr. Kellner was also a founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the WB Network from 1993 to 2004. Additionally, from March 2001 through March 2003, Mr. Kellner served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AOL Time Warner's Television Networks division. Previously, Mr. Kellner was President of Fox Broadcasting Company since its inception in 1986 to 1993.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Time Warner Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Founder | Former |
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acme Communications, Inc. | President & Coo | Current |
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Chief Strategy Officer | Current |
Since 1997, Mr. Allen has been executive vice president and chief financial officer of Santa Ana, California-headquartered ACME Communications, Inc. ("ACME"), a television broadcasting group he co-founded and for which he also serves on the board of directors. Prior to that, from 1993 to 1996, Mr. Allen served as chief operating and chief financial officer of Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc. Additionally, he was Fox Broadcasting Company's initial chief financial officer from 1986 through 1993. Mr. Allen has served as an advisor to the Rentrak board since 2004.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Rentrak Corporation | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Cfo & Executive Vice President | Current |
| Acme | Board of Directors | Current |
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Rentrak Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
| Fox Broadcasting Company | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Co-Founder | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Engineering & FCC Compliance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Promotion | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Vice President & General Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Graphics | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Programming | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Vice President & General Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Vice President & Director, Sales | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Vice President, Promotions | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acme Communications, Inc. | General Manager, the Daily Buzz | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Manager, Dev | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Acting Controller | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Managing Editor, Daily Buzz | Current |
Doug Gealy is a founder of ACME and has served as our President and Chief Operating Officer and as a member of our Board since 1997. Since December of 1996, Mr. Gealy has been involved in development activities for ACME. Before founding ACME, Mr. Gealy served for one year as Executive Vice President of Benedek Broadcasting Corporation. From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Gealy was a Vice President and General Manager of WCMH and its local marketing agreement, WWHO, both in Columbus, Ohio, and following the acquisition of these stations by NBC, served as President and General Manager of these stations.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Acme Communications, Inc. | President & COO | Former |
Mr. Wasserman is currently a financial management consultant. Until December 31, 2006, Mr. Wasserman was the Chief Operating/Financial Officer of Mitchell & Ness Nostalgia Co., a privately-held manufacturer and distributor of licensed sportswear and authentic team apparel. Prior to Mitchell & Ness, Mr. Wasserman served as the President of Goebel of North America, a U.S. subsidiary of the German specialty gift maker, from 2001 to 2005. Mr. Wasserman also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Goebel of North America in 2001. Mr. Wasserman also serves as a director of Acme Communications, Inc., TeamStaff, Inc. and Allied Defense Group, Inc.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Breeze Eastern | Director Nominee | Current |
| The Allied Defense Group, Inc. | Self, Employed Financial Consultant | Current |
| The Allied Defense Group, Inc. | Director | Current |
| TeamStaff, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Gilman Ciocia Inc | Director | Current |
| Breeze-Eastern Corporation | Director | Current |
| Crown Crafts, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Aftersoft Group, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Breeze Eastern | Board of Directors | Current |
| Mitchell & Ness | Chief Operating, Financial Officer | Former |
| Most, LLC | Former | |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | BS In Economics | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Michael Corrigan was appointed to the Board in April, 2004. Mr. Corrigan is a principal of Shelbourne Capital Partners, LLC, ("Shelbourne"), a company which he co-founded in 1999. Shelbourne is a financial advisory and merchant banking firm that focuses on media, entertainment and early stage software companies. Prior to forming Shelbourne, he was a private investor. From 1997 to 1998, Mr. Corrigan served as Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. Before that, Mr. Corrigan, from 1978 to 1997, held various positions in a 19-year career with the international accounting firm, Price Waterhouse LLP, including senior partner in the firm's Entertainment, Media and Communications practice. Mr. Corrigan is also an investor in, and acting chief financial officer, of Goldhil Entertainment, a privately held home entertainment distributor.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acme Communications, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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