JumpTV Partners With Canoe.TV to Provide Live International TV Channels
December 06 2007 - 2:00AM
Marketwired
TORONTO (TSX: JTV), a leader in broadcasting International
television and sports content over the Internet, has partnered with
Canoe.TV, a part of the Canoe.ca Network and owned by Quebecor Inc.
(TSX: QBR.A) (TSX: QBR.B), to broadcast selected channels on a free
to consumer, ad-supported, basis within Canada.
The Canoe Network attracts approximately 8 million unique
visitors per month in Canada and includes content sites such as
Canoe.ca, Canoe.qc.ca, La Toile du Qu�bec, Canoe Money, the TVA
network site and the LCN site.
Canoe.TV, recently launched, will initially carry five of
JumpTV's premium international television channels: MBC1 (Arabic),
CVM TV (Jamaica), AAJ TV (Pakistan), Sahara Filmy (India) and RTP
International (Portugal). The number of JumpTV channels available
to Canoe.TV users is expected to increase over the next several
months.
In addition to JumpTV's live channels, Canoe.TV will work with
independent production companies in Canada to produce exclusive
content and will also broadcast a wide selection of on-demand video
content from JumpTV as well as partners such as the CBC, House and
Home, The Fight Network and Just For Laughs, among others.
Canoe intends to sell advertising in connection with Canoe.TV
and share an amount of the advertising revenue with its content
partners including JumpTV.
"We believe there is strong consumer demand for online video and
we are excited to be entering this rapidly growing space through
our newly launched Canoe.TV. JumpTV was a natural choice when
looking to expand our offering to include television from around
the world as clearly they have the largest selection of premium
international content available on the web," said Pierre Karl
Peladeau, president and CEO of Quebecor Media Inc.
Mike JB John Baptiste, head of global distribution for JumpTV
added, "We are delighted to launch our first live free to consumer
content in Canada with Canoe. We believe that Canadian companies
active in promoting their brands online can uniquely connect with
foreign born Canadians by advertising alongside JumpTV
international television content."
"Moreover", he continued, "Canada represents a significant
market opportunity for JumpTV's international television and sports
content as cities such as Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and Quebec
City are incredibly ethnically diverse."
In the United States, JumpTV offers approximately 120 of its 300
international television channels from 75 countries on a free to
consumer, ad supported basis, with the balance of its channels
offered on a subscription basis. In all other countries, JumpTV
international channels are on a subscription basis.
JumpTV's 175 sporting properties which include approximately 135
US colleges and universities are offered worldwide on a
subscription basis for premium content with significant free to
consumer content offered as well.
About JumpTV
JumpTV (AIM: JTV) (TSX: JTV) 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.
Forward-looking statements
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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 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 and the matters discussed under "Risk Factors"
contained in the Company's final short form prospectus dated
February 19, 2007. 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.
JumpTV PR/IR Contact: G. Scott Paterson Executive Chairman
JumpTV Inc. T: 416.368.6464 Email Contact Lewis Goldberg KCSA
Worldwide T: 1.212.896.1216 Email Contact
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