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JumpTV Signs Content Distribution Agreement With Arab Telemedia Services
Internet Television Broadcaster to Carry Over 4,000 Hours of Top-Rated Arabic TV Series and Dramas on an Exclusive Basis Globally
| Source: JumpTV
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES--(Marketwire - June 12, 2007) - JumpTV Inc. (AIM : JTV ) (TSX : JTV ) (www.jumptv.com), the world's leading broadcaster of ethnic television over the Internet, has
signed a three-year exclusive agreement with Arab Telemedia Services
(www.arabtelemedia.net) (ATS) of Jordan to carry its entire library and new
productions of leading
Arabic-language content on a video on demand (VoD) basis.
The agreement provides JumpTV the exclusive IPTV rights to stream ATS'
television programming 24 hours after initial broadcast to viewers
globally.
With a library of over 4,000 hours, ATS owns one of the largest independent
collections of Arabic-language programming in the Middle East. Key titles
include the well-known "Road to Kabul," "Scheherazade," "Hajjaj," "Abna
Al-Rasheed," "Thee Qar" and other award-winning television series. This
content will also be widely available through JumpTV on official JumpTV
distribution partner platforms such as Joost, MSN Arabia, Terra Networks,
Maktoob and others.
"We selected JumpTV as our exclusive IPTV partner due to their unique
ability to cross-promote our content with their extensive portfolio of live,
Arabic channels. Most importantly, JumpTV has proven an ability to
draw viewers on a frequent and recurring basis through the www.JumpTV.com
site and their network of official distribution partners," said Talal A.
Awamleh, chief executive officer of Arab Telemedia Services.
"Video on demand is a booming category in the television industry in
general and for JumpTV in particular, and we believe that this partnership
reinforces JumpTV's leadership in bringing
Arabic-language programming on a VoD basis to a global audience," said
Kaleil Isaza, president and chief operating officer of JumpTV. "There is a
proven market for short-term rentals of individual shows and given ATS'
quality of programming, we expect to see a great deal of interest in this
offering."
"There are over 250 million Arabic-speaking individuals worldwide and 30
million living in OECD countries, where broadband adoption is widespread
yet access to Arabic content is limited. Collectively, Arabs are the
largest consumers of international cable and satellite channels in the
United States after Latin Americans, providing JumpTV with a large
potential market for ATS content on both a subscription and ad-supported
basis," said Bassam Hajawi, chairman of JumpTV's Middle East & North Africa
group.
Content from the ATS library will be available via JumpTV as single
programs for a 24-hour rental, monthly packages and as complementary
content in bundles with JumpTV's 50+ live Farsi and Arabic channels.
About JumpTV
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JumpTV (AIM : JTV ) (TSX : JTV ) is the world's leading distributor of live Internet television. With over 290
TV channels from 75+ countries, JumpTV delivers full-screen news, sports
and entertainment content on a real-time basis from all corners of the
globe to computers, Internet-enabled TV sets, IP set-top-boxes and cell
phones with browser access.
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About Arab Telemedia Services
Arab Telemedia Services (ATS) is one of the largest independent TV
production companies in the Middle East. Since 1983, ATS has produced more
than 4,000 hours of drama and other well-known programs such as "Road to
Kabul," "Scheherazade," "Hajjaj," "Ors al Saqer," "Sham Sharif," and "Akher
Ayam al tout."
In 2004, ATS completed a purpose-built facilities and executive offices
centre fully equipped with state-of-the-art technology enabling it to offer
a "one stop shop" to producers and broadcasters from around the world. ATS
can now cater to producers' needs every step of the way; from the initial
research and script-writing through shooting, editing, dubbing,
subtitling... to duplication of final transmission tapes. The company can
offer a full spectrum of program production, studio broadcasting services,
post-production adaptation/dubbing/subtitling and management consultancy.
The company retains full-time research teams with in-depth knowledge of the
region, bilingual scriptwriters in both English and Arabic, video crews,
editors, fully equipped dubbing suites, and a fully equipped studio of 400
m2 at the headquarters building. Fortified with these resources, ATS can
provide a diversified bouquet of works such as historical, social, Bedouin
and dubbed dramas, comedies, animations, documentaries, religious and
children's programs.
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