Signs 11 New Channels
February 12 2007 - 2:23AM
RNS Non-Regulatory
JumpTV Inc.
12 February 2007
JumpTV Signs 11 New Exclusive Channels
Internet Television Broadcaster Adds Channels in Asia, the Middle East and
Sub-Saharan Africa
TORONTO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- February 12, 2007 -- JumpTV Inc. (AIM: JTV ) (TSX:
JTV) (www.jumptv.com), the world's leading broadcaster of ethnic television over
the Internet, announced today that it has signed 11 new exclusive internet
broadcast agreements with channels from Pakistan, Thailand, Lebanon, Nigeria and
Benin, expanding its network to 270 channels under license.
Channels signed include: ORTB (Benin), Channels TV, Lagos TV and MiTV (Nigeria),
Zam TV and Rung TV (Pakistan), Popper, Rak Thai TV, Panorama 07 and Thai Cable
Channel (Thailand) and Mlive (Lebanon).
The 11 new channels are expected to be individually priced at US$9.95 per month
when launched commercially, and some will become part of country/region-specific
channel bundles at later dates. The addition of the 3 Nigerian, 4 Thai and 2
Pakistani channels brings JumpTV's Nigerian, Thai and Pakistani channel lineup
to 7 channels, 9 channels and 12 channels respectively, and bundles will be
launched for each of these countries soon. The additional Lebanese channel is to
be included in JumpTV's Pan Arab Package, which currently includes 23 top Arab
channels for US$29.95 per month.
Commenting on the partnership with JumpTV, M. Julien Pierre Akpaki, general
director of ORTB said, "JumpTV is enabling ORTB to grow from a #1 national
channel that is available in Benin only to a global channel overnight. Since a
majority of our programming is in French, we believe there is a real market for
our content not only among the people of Benin, but anyone interested in West
African television."
"JumpTV is thrilled to announce the addition of 11 channels from countries like
Nigeria, Thailand, Pakistan and Lebanon," said Sila Celik, head of content
acquisition and global operations at JumpTV. "We understand that our subscribers
want an array of content from their country or region of origin and these
channels add substantially to our offerings."
Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, chief executive officer and president of JumpTV
International continued, "The first phase of JumpTV's business strategy has
always been to aggregate the most television content from around the globe. Now
with 270 channel partnerships, JumpTV continues to solidify itself as the
largest broadcaster of ethnic programming, providing its subscribers with live
television, when and where they want it."
About JumpTV
JumpTV (AIM: JTV ) (TSX: JTV) is the world's leading subscription-based
broadcaster of ethnic television over the Internet. With over 250 channels from
70+ countries, JumpTV delivers its subscribers full-screen news, sports and
entertainment content on a real-time basis from all corners of the globe. JumpTV
has subscribers from over 80 countries who view channels on the JumpTV online
network via high-speed Internet connections on their home computers, laptops,
Internet-enabled televisions and mobile phones.
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similar expressions to the extent they relate to the Company or its managements.
These statements reflect the Company's current expectations and are based on
information currently available to management. These forward-looking statements
are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors
that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current
expectations, including the matters discussed under "Risk Factors" contained in
the Company's prospectus (admission document) dated August 1, 2006. These
forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof, and the Company
assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or
circumstances.
This document is available on the KCSA Worldwide Website at www.kcsa.com
PR / IR Contacts
North America:
Lewis Goldberg / Jeff Goldberger
KCSA Worldwide
+1-212-896-1216 / +1-212-896-1249
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UK:
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Catullus Consulting
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alex.mackey@catullusconsulting.com
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