PhotoChannel Releases 2nd Quarter Financials

Record Revenue for the 6 months ending March 31, 2007

VANCOUVER, BC – May 30, 2007, PhotoChannel Networks Inc. (TSX – V: PN; OTCBB: PNWIF) (“PhotoChannel” or the “Company”), the leading innovator in online media solutions for retailers, reports its financial results for the six month period ending March 31, 2007. The following discussion is qualified in its entirety by reference to the company’s financial statements and accompanying management discussion and analysis for the six months ended March 31, 2006, which are accessible on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

During the first six months, the Company saw continued year over year growth from its retail partners’ online photofinishing offerings. The Company believes this will continue throughout 2007, as retailers attempt to maintain and increase their market share in this new consumer offering. The marketplace, where PhotoChannel provides one of the dominant online solutions for photofinishers, continues to accelerate rapidly. The unique features of the new PNI Digital Media Platform, such as the up-sell to higher margin items, is providing retailers with opportunities to expand their service capabilities to their consumers.

“PhotoChannel is pleased to report the strongest six months in its history, as we continue to experience triple digit transaction revenue growth year over year” states Peter Fitzgerald, Chairman and CEO of PhotoChannel. “During the first six months the Company invested, both time and money, on the development of the new PNI Digital Media platform, which now can offer both a best in class photo and music site experience for our retailers and their customers. With this new platform we continue to be fully committed to our photo offering and customer base, as we recognize that we can now compete with anyone in the world. We hope with the launch of our new music offering that we will further differentiate ourselves from our competition with the ease and ability to offer other forms of digital content. We are looking forward to the continued growth of revenues from both existing and new retailers.”

Fiscal Highlights

For Q2 – FY07 PhotoChannel reports:

  • Record revenues for the Company’s first six months of fiscal 2007 (the period ended March 31, 2007) of $2,839,185, up 107% or $1,465,326 over the corresponding period of 2006.
  • Revenues were driven by an increase in transaction fees, which increased by 224% for the six month period ended March 31, 2007 over the corresponding period of fiscal 2006. Professional, membership and installation fees also showed continued growth of 121%, 42% and 14%, respectively, over the corresponding six month period of fiscal 2006
  • Organic transactional growth, from retailers using the PhotoChannel solution for over twelve (12) months, grew 139% during the second quarter of fiscal 2007 versus the corresponding quarter of fiscal 2006.
  • Signed an agreement with Sears Holdings Corporations’ Kmart division and has launched Kmart’s online photo service, located at www.kmart.com.
  • Launched its integration with Windows Vista Online Print Wizard. The new service is currently live for all 6,000 plus CVS locations.
  • Partnered with Wal-Mart to launch the latest version of Wal-Mart Canada’s marketing-leading online photo service located at www.walmartphotocentre.ca.
  • Partnered with PhotoTHIS to launch a new photo gifting site for Red Hat Society, www.redhatsociety.com. The new Online Photo Gifting website is located at www.redhatsocietystore.com.
  • Announced a private placement of 4.4 million Units at a price of US$3.40 per Unit for total gross proceeds of US$15,064,000. Each such Unit comprising one common share of the Company and one common share purchase warrant (“Warrant”). Each warrant entitling the purchase of one additional common share (“Warrant Share”) of the Company at a price of US$4.00 per share for a period of two years from the date of close. The Warrants include an acceleration provision pursuant to which, if the volume weighted average price of the common shares over a period of 30 consecutive trading days exceeds US$6.00 per share, the Company will have the right to accelerate the expiry of the Warrants to a date which is 20 business days after the date the Company provides written notice of the acceleration of the Warrant and on the Accelerated Expiry Date (i) the Warrants have been outstanding for at least four months and (ii) the Warrant Shares are the subject to a four month hold period in Canada which expires on July 31, 2007.

Subsequent Events

  • On April 25, 2007, it has reached an agreement with the board of director of Pixology PLC (“Pixology”) on a recommended all cash offer by the Company for all of the issued shares of Pixology for 40.0 pence per Pixology share (approximately Cdn$0.90 per Pixology share).
  • Eastman Kodak and CVS/pharmacy announced on May 22, 2007, that Kodak Gallery is now offering customers the ease and convenience of ordering digital prints through Kodak Gallery for same-day printing and pick-up at CVS/pharmacy locations nationwide. This new service is enabled by the PhotoChannel Network solution.

About PhotoChannel

Founded in 1995, PhotoChannel operates PNI Digital Media to provide services for major retailers, wireless carriers and content providers. The PNI Digital Media Platform connects consumer ordered digital content with retailers that have on demand manufacturing capabilities for the production of merchandise. Currently PNI Digital Media generates transactions for retailers and their thousands of locations across North America, including Wal-Mart Canada, CVS/pharmacy, Eckerd Drugs and Costco Canada. For more information please visit www.photochannel.com.

WARNING: The TSX Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the information contained in this release. PhotoChannel relies upon litigation protection for "forward-looking" statements.

Caveat

The statements that are not historical facts contained in this release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. PhotoChannel’s actual results could differ materially for those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, changes in technology, employee retention, inability to deliver on contracts, failure of customers to continue marketing the online solution, competition, general economic conditions, foreign exchange and other risks detailed in the Company’s annual report and other filings. Additional information related to the Company can be found on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

 

For Financial Information, Contact:
Robert Chisholm, CFO
(604) 893-8955 ext. 224
rchisholm@photochannel.com
Investor Information: (800) 261-6796

For Media Inquiries, Contact:
Niti Maini
(604) 893-8955 ext. 313
nmaini@photochannel.com