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JumpTV Inc.
25 October 2007

JumpTV Adds 9 Tier-1 Channels to Its International Television Lineup

Leading Internet Broadcaster Signs Top TV Channels From Pakistan, Indonesia and
Nigeria

TORONTO--(Marketwire - October 25, 2007) - JumpTV Inc. (AIM: JTV) (TSX: JTV)
(www.jumptv.com), a leader in broadcasting international television and sports
over the Internet, announced today that it has recently signed 9 new Internet
broadcast agreements with channels from Pakistan, Indonesia and Nigeria.

The channels signed are:

-Aag TV (Pakistan)
-Geo News (Pakistan)
-Indus TV (Pakistan)
-Indus News (Pakistan)
-Indus Music (Pakistan)
-MNC Indonesian Channel (Indonesia)
-NTA 2 (Nigeria)
-NTA International (Nigeria)
-NTA Plus (Nigeria)

Aag TV is a leading youth-oriented channel from Pakistan offering Indian and
Pakistani music videos, magazine, lifestyle and talk shows as well as sitcoms
specific to the South-Asian Youth.

Geo News is one of the most watched television channels in Pakistan specializing
in dedicated local and international news coverage, current affairs programs and
talk shows.

Indus TV, Indus News and Indus Music are leading general entertainment, news and
music-oriented channels from Pakistan, all part of the Indus Media Group, one of
the leading satellite channel groups in the country.

With the addition of these 5 Pakistani channels, JumpTV now offers the most
complete selection of live Pakistani television on the Internet -- carrying most
of the top channels from the country.

MNC Indonesia offers the best general entertainment programs from Indonesia's
Top broadcaster, MNC, including programming from 3 of their leading channels:
RCTI, Global and TPI.

Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) is one of the largest TV networks in Africa
and the #1 locally viewed channel for all programming genres in Nigeria. JumpTV
will carry all three of NTA's leading television channels including NTA
International, NTA Plus and NTA 2.

Globally, the new channels are expected to be individually priced at US$9.95 per
month and are likely to be included in future language or region-specific
channel bundles.

G Scott Paterson, Chairman and CEO of JumpTV stated, "We are delighted to add an
additional 9 top broadcasters from around the world to the JumpTV network. In
respect to our International television business, we continue to put heavy
emphasis from a content acquisition perspective on building critical mass and
adding top content that will appeal to people from around the world that have
South Asian, Hispanic and Arabic heritages plus key regions such as Africa and
areas of Europe and the Caribbean. At the same time as adding top channels, we
have, in selected cases, culled certain channels to focus our resources on our
better performing channels."

Paterson continued, "The so-called 'ethnic' television marketplace has
tremendous opportunity in the developed world enjoying a potential audience of
more than 100 million immigrants living in North America and Western Europe.
With more than 300 international channels that broadcast live 24x7, online,
JumpTV is the leader in keeping these immigrant communities connected to their
respective homelands."

About JumpTV

JumpTV is a leading distributor of live international television and sports over
the Internet. With more than 300 television channels from 75+ countries and more
than 175 partnerships with sports teams and leagues, JumpTV delivers full-screen
sports, news and entertainment content on a real-time basis from all corners of
the globe to computers, Internet-enabled television sets, IP set-top-boxes and
cell phones with browser access. For more information, visit www.jumptv.com and
collegesportsdirect.com.

Forward-looking statement

Certain statements herein may constitute forward-looking statements, including
those identified by the expressions "may," "will," "should," "could,"
"anticipate," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "potential," "expect," "intent" and
similar expressions to the extent they relate to JumpTV or its managements.
These statements reflect JumpTV'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
JumpTV's prospectus (admission document) dated August 1, 2006 and the matters
discussed under "Risk Factors" contained in JumpTV's final short form prospectus
dated February 19, 2007. These forward-looking statements are made as of the
date hereof, and JumpTV assumes no obligation to update or revise them to
reflect new events or circumstances.


JUMPTV PR / IR Contacts
North America:
Lewis Goldberg
KCSA Worldwide
+1-212-896-1216
lgoldberg@kcsa.com


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