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Item 1A. Risk Factors
Except as set forth below, there were no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in Part 1, Item 1A. of our Form 10-K.
We are eMacroeconomic uncertainties have in the past and may continue to adversely impact our business, results of operations, and financial condition.
Macroeconomic uncertainties, including increased inflation and interest rates, recessionary fears, financial and credit market fluctuations, changes in economic policy, bank failures, labor disputes, tariffs, reduced discretionary consumer and corporate spending, and global supply chain constraints have in the past, and may continue to, adversely impact many aspects of our business. Our success depends, in part, on the level of discretionary consumer and corporate spending. Discretionary consumer and corporate spending is affected by many factors, including economic conditions affecting disposable consumer income and corporate spending, such as the rate of inflation, risk of recession, employment status, labor disputes, and interest and tax rates. In recent years, the economy has experienced unusually high inflation, increased perceived risk of recession, and higher interest rates, which has negatively impacted, and could continue to negatively impact consumer and corporate spending. For example, in the second quarter of 2025, macroeconomic uncertainties impacted our customers in the markets in which we operate and negatively impacted our revenue and results of operations for the quarter. A decrease in discretionary consumer and corporate spending, including as a result of recessionary fears or price increases stemming from the imposition of tariffs on foreign imports, could result, in particular, in a reduction in the production or the purchases of TVs, automobiles and consumer electronic devices, and a reduction in our licensing and monetization revenue. Similar to prior economic slowdowns and recessions, current macroeconomic conditions have resulted in, and may continue to result in, reduced consumer discretionary spending and reduced advertising expenditures by corporations. Any such conditions, including a reduction in entertainment promotional spending by media and content providers, have impacted, and could continue to significantly impact, our ability to generate revenue, and thus impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The extent to which macroeconomic uncertainties may continue to impact our operational and financial performance remains uncertain and will depend on many factors outside our control. These direct and indirect impacts have affected and may continue to negatively affect our business and operating results.
In addition, a significant reduction in the supply of original entertainment content, including as a result of macroeconomic factors or labor disputes (such as the 2023 strikes called by the Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA), could in turn reduce the demand for advertising and media and entertainment promotional spending campaigns on our Media Platform solutions, and have a material adverse effect on our growth or negatively impact our results of operations.
We are exposed to the risks related to international sales and operations.
We derive a large portion of our total revenue from operations outside of the United States. Therefore, we face exposure to risks of operating in many foreign countries, including:
difficulties and costs associated with complying with a wide variety of complex laws, treaties, regulations and compliance requirements;
fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;
restrictions on, or difficulties and costs associated with, the repatriation of cash from foreign countries to the United States;
earnings and cash flows that may be subject to tax withholding requirements or the imposition of tariffs;
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political and economic instability, trade conflict and international hostilities;
unexpected changes in political or regulatory environments;
differing employment practices, labor compliance and costs associated with a global workforce;
exchange controls or other restrictions;
import and export restrictions and other trade barriers;
difficulties in maintaining overseas subsidiaries and international operations; and
difficulties in obtaining approval for significant transactions.
Any one or more of the above factors may adversely affect our international operations and could significantly affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. For example, the United States has signalindicated itsa shift intention to change U.S. its trade policy, including renegotiating or terminating existing trade agreements and leveraging tariffs. In Starting in April 2025, the United States imposed additional tariffs on imports from China, and annnounced reciprocal and sectorial tariffs on imports from other countries, and is expected to impose new reciprocal tariff rates on imports effective August 7, 2025. These additional tariffs or any future tariffs, as well as a governments adoption of buy national policies or retaliation by another government against such tariffs or policies, have introduced significant uncertainty into the market and may strain global supply chain that we depend on, and may adversely affect the prices of and demand for the products that include our technologies, which could have a negative impact on the Companys results of operations. Furthermore, a decrease in discretionary consumer and corporate spending, including as a result of price increases stemming from the imposition of tariffs on foreign imports, could result in a reduction in the purchases of TVs, automobiles and consumer electronic devices, and could cause an ensuing reduction in our monetization revenue.
Further, the results of our operations will be dependent to a large extent upon the global economy. Geopolitical factors such as terrorist activities, wars, foreign invasion or armed conflict, tariffs, trade disputes, local or global recessions, diplomatic or economic tensions (such as the tension between China and Taiwan), long-term environmental risks, climate change, or global health conditions that adversely affect the global economy may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Additionally, our business could be materially adversely affected if foreign markets do not continue to develop, if we do not receive additional orders to supply our technologies, products or services for use by international Pay-TV service providers, TV OEMs, automobile, CE and set-top-box manufacturers, PPV/VOD providers and others, or if regulations governing our international business change. Changes to the statutes or regulations with respect to export of encryption technologies could require us to redesign our products or technologies or prevent us from selling our products and licensing our technologies internationally.