Roomie International is a lifestyle content platform focused on themes around creating a comfortable and personalized living space and builds on the success of Roomie Japan, one of the Company's popular Japanese media properties. Roomie International publishes in Mandarin and is tailored to the global Mandarin language market, which is a very large and active market and one of the Company's key focus areas for readership growth. In its first year of operation, Roomie International has scaled its readership and traffic metrics quickly, showcasing the strength, adaptability and demand for the Company's existing media properties and ability to tailor them to additional language markets quickly and effectively via the Company's multilingualization strategies.
Roomie International is just one of the Company's 25 media properties housed in the Media & Branded Content business unit; a business unit that contributed approximately $13.7m to FY2024 Revenue at a growth rate of 41% and comprised approximately 28% of total FY2024 Company Revenue. The Media & Branded Content business unit was a key contributor to the Company's strong FY2024 performance of consolidated revenue of $48.5 million, gross profit of $17.7 million, near break-even Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS of negative $0.035 per share and is also a key driver of to the Company's leading market positions in Japan and Taiwan. The Company's diverse, high-quality and popular content drives 45+ million monthly unique users*1 and 189+ million monthly digital footprints*2 which creates strong demand for advertising spend from a prestigious client base of 850+ clients that includes leading multinational companies and strong regional players.
"We see tremendous potential in cultural convergence and digital growth across Asian markets. Japan is a market that is considered a leader in Asia in terms of culture and lifestyle offerings, and we are finding that there is a lot of demand for our Japanese media content in additional language markets in Asia. Our success with Roomie International highlights this demand and our ability to roll out our existing content to new language markets quickly and effectively. We often speak of our multilingualization strategies, and this is exactly what we are referring to. This milestone with Roomie International affirms that our strategic direction is on the right track and demonstrates our ability to execute" Co-Founder & CEO Joey Chung commented.
"Surpassing one million pageviews within a year with Roomie International is an exciting milestone for us. Roomie Japan has been a key media property for us for some time now in Japan with strong traffic and engagement and was therefore a natural choice for us to build out further into a new language market through Roomie International. The Mandarin language market is a large market with a lot of potential and is a key growth area for us, and there are also others as well. We have a lot of great Japanese media properties that we are seeing demand for outside of Japan and we are excited to bring them to new language markets" Co-Founder & President Motoko Imada added.
The Company plans continued targeted investment in localized content development and diversified media partnerships across regions, accelerating the internationalization of Asia's content industry through data and community-driven operations.
*1 Monthly unique users comprised of the average monthly unique users of owned sites and Social platforms (YouTube + TikTok) based on the Company data for the twelve months ended March 31, 2025
*2 Digital footprint comprised of average monthly views during the most recent available Company data for the twelve months ended March 31, 2025.
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About Roomie International
Launched in Taiwan in June 2024 by TNL Mediagene, Roomie International carries forward the spirit of the original Japanese media property Roomie Japan with the concept of "beauty that extends from the home." The platform focuses on themes of living, aesthetics, and everyday details, covering curated lifestyle products, interior inspiration, appliance reviews and home habits. With an emphasis on both practicality and style, Roomie International offers tasteful and thoughtful proposals that resonate with modern living. Through in-depth visual storytelling and active social engagement, Roomie International has attracted an audience that values quality of life and has gradually built its influence as a lifestyle platform. By continuing to deliver high-quality original content, it seeks to inspire more people to rediscover the beauty in everyday life and aims to become a heartfelt lifestyle media brand rooted in Asia.
https://www.roomie.tw/
About TNL Mediagene
Headquartered in Tokyo, TNL Mediagene was formed in May 2023 through the merger of Taiwan's The News Lens Co. and Japan's Mediagene Inc., two of the region's leading independent digital media groups. The company's operations span original and licensed media brands in Japanese, Chinese, and English, covering topics such as news, business, technology, science, food, sports, and lifestyle. It also offers AI-driven advertising services, marketing technology platforms, e-commerce, and innovative solutions tailored to the needs of advertising agencies. Known for its political neutrality, appeal to younger audiences, and high-quality content, TNL Mediagene has approximately 500 employees across Asia, with offices in Japan, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.
https://www.tnlmediagene.com/
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