Acorn International Sees Accelerating Sales Growth for Key Products, Strengthens E-Commerce Channel
SHANGHAI, Oct. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) ("Acorn" or the "Company") today announced that sales of its Babaka-branded posture correction products have nearly doubled in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016. First introduced in 1997...
Acorn International Announces Appointment of New Director
SHANGHAI, Sept. 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) ("Acorn" or the "Company") today announced that its board of directors has appointed Ms. Jenny Hseau-Jean Wang as a Director of the Company, effective September 13, 2017. Ms. Wang was also appointed as chair of the Aud...
Acorn International Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter and First Half of 2017
SHANGHAI, Sept. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) ("Acorn" or the "Company"), today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter and six months endedJune 30, 2017. In the second quarter of 2017, Acorn continued to focus on its business turnaround s...
Acorn International to Report Results for the Second Quarter and First Half of 2017
SHANGHAI, Sept. 7, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) ("Acorn" or the "Company") today announced that the Company will release financial results for the second quarter and six months endedJune 30, 2017 before the market opens onFriday, September 8, 2017. The Company will ...
Acorn International Appoints Pierre E. Cohade Lead Director
SHANGHAI, Aug. 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) ("Acorn" or the "Company") today announced that the Company's board ofdirectors has appointed Pierre E. Cohade as Lead Director of Acorn. Mr. Cohade was also appointed as chair of the Company's Compensation and Audit Co...
Acorn International Sells Majority Stake in HJX Business
SHANGHAI, Aug. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) ("Acorn" or the "Company") today announced that the Company recently reached an agreement to sell a majority stake in its HJX business to a third-party investor and operator. Specifically, the agreement includes the est...
Acorn International Settles Lawsuit Against Former Directors
SHANGHAI, Aug. 4, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) ("Acorn" or the "Company") today announced that it entered into a settlement agreement onJuly 28, 2017 (concluding with the related share buyback on August 3, 2017) (the "Settlement Agreement") relating to (among other t...
Acorn International Announces Changes to the Board of Directors
SHANGHAI, July 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) ("Acorn" or the "Company") today announced the resignation of two directors, David Naphtali and Cosimo Borelli, for personal reasons effective July 17, 2017. "I'd like to thank Mr. Naphtali and Mr. Borelli for their cont...
Acorn International Files 2016 Annual Report on Form 20-F
SHANGHAI, May 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) ("Acorn" or the "Company") today announced that it has filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year endedDecember 31, 2016 with the Securities and Exchange Commission onMay 15, 2017. The annual report can be...
Acorn International sues former directors, Andrew Y. Yan, Gordon Xiaogang Wang and Jing Wang for misconduct and USD43m in damages
SHANGHAI, April 19, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) ("Acorn" or the "Company") stated today that the Company continues to focus on enhancing corporate governance standards as it pursues damages claims against former directorsAndrew Y. Yan, Gordon Xiaogang Wang, and J...
Acorn International Strikes an Exclusive Partnership With Full-Service International Direct-Response Television Distributor
SHANGHAI, July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall -- Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) ("Acorn" or the "Company"), a media and branding company in China engaged in developing, promoting and selling products through extensive direct sales and distribution sales platforms, today announced that th...
Acorn's Board of Directors Recommends Rejection of Bireme's Tender Offer
Concludes That Bireme's Unsolicited Bid is Inadequate and Not in the Best Interests of Shareholders Files 14D-9 with SEC Detailing Reasons for Board's Recommendation SHANGHAI, June 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) ("Acorn" or the "Company"), a media and branding c...
Board of Directors of Acorn International Considering Tender Offer Commenced by Bireme Limited
SHANGHAI, June 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) ("Acorn" or the "Company"), a media and branding company in China engaged in developing, promoting and selling products through extensive direct sales and distribution sales platforms, today confirmed that Bi...
Acorn International Reports First Quarter 2011 Financial Results
SHANGHAI, May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) ("Acorn" or the "Company"), a media and branding company in China engaged in developing, promoting and selling products through extensive direct sales and distribution sales platforms, today announced its unaudited fin...
Acorn International to Announce First Quarter 2011 Financial Results on May 19, 2011
SHANGHAI, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) ("Acorn" or the "Company"), a media and branding company in China engaged in developing, promoting and selling products through extensive direct and distribution networks, will release its financial results for the fir...
Acorn International Files 2010 Annual Report on Form 20-F
SHANGHAI, April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) ("Acorn" or the "Company"), a leading media and branding company in China engaged in developing, promoting and selling products through extensive direct and distribution networks, today announced that it fi...
Acorn International Announces Resignation of a Director
SHANGHAI, April 21, 2010 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) ("Acorn" or the "Company"), a leading integrated multi-platform marketing company in China engaged in developing, promoting and selling consumer products through extensive direct and distribution networks, ...
Acorn International Announces Resignation of a Director
SHANGHAI, April 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) ("Acorn" or the "Company"), a leading integrated multi-platform marketing company in China engaged in developing, promoting and selling consumer products and services through extensive distribution network,...
Acorn International Announces Appointment of New Director
SHANGHAI, April 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) ("Acorn" or the "Company"), a leading integrated multi-platform marketing company in China engaged in developing, promoting and selling consumer products and services through its extensive distribution netwo...
Acorn International Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Unaudited Financial Results
SHANGHAI, March 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Acorn International, Inc. (NYSE: ATV) ("Acorn" or the "Company"), a leading integrated multi-platform marketing company in China engaged in developing, promoting and selling consumer products and services, today announced its unaudited financial results ...
