Yes, this article also on Yahoo's News site has some indication of timescales:

With 2 known dates when debt falls due [March ($16.5 million) and October ($178 million)] this year, something will need to be done sooner than later to get things back on track.

This story may also explain why the story about the Pearl was published in the news - that gives investors and shareholders confidence that SB has products on the go that will help it recover from its debt mountain.

I just hope that work on stuff like the Pearl is not a little too late to save SB - and that holidays sales were strong.