TORONTO -- 02/20/08 --
JumpTV Inc. (TSX: JTV) (AIM: JTV), a leading
broadcaster of sports and international television over the Internet,
announced today an agreement with Club de Futbol Pachuca, also known as
"Tuzos," a top Mexican soccer team. JumpTV will stream all of Pachuca's
2008 regular season home games at
www.jumptv.com.
In the last 10 years, Pachuca has been one of the most successful soccer
clubs in Mexico, winning five national championships, two CONCACAF
Champions Cups, the 2007 Superliga and one Copa Sudamericana in 2006.
Pachuca is the oldest soccer club in Mexico and as such, it enjoys great
popularity and a vast legion of loyal fans.
Pachuca's schedule of upcoming home games to be streamed by JumpTV is as
follows:
Team 1 Team 2 Date Time (EST)
Pachuca - Cruz Azul 23-02-08 20:00
Pachuca - Veracruz 08-03-08 20:00
Pachuca - Atlante 29-03-08 20:00
Pachuca - Monterrey 12-04-08 20:00
Pachuca - Jaguares 26-04-08 20:00
Juan Carlos Estevez, vice president, international, of JumpTV's Latin
American division said, "We are excited to partner with Pachuca to bring
fans from around the world the opportunity to stay connected to their
favorite team via the Internet."
"JumpTV is focused on affording its users access to compelling top tier
sports and Latin American content. We offer over 75 Hispanic television
channels on JumpTV and a growing complement of Hispanic sports including
the Caribbean World Series of Baseball and the South American World Cup
Qualifiers which will kick-off in June," said Jordan Banks, CEO of JumpTV.
Luis Baraldi, vice president of Pachuca added, "We are delighted to partner
with JumpTV to bring our exciting team to our fans worldwide. This
partnership also affords us the opportunity to grow our fan base. We value
JumpTV's focus on sports in the Hispanic market segment as well as their
position as the world's largest broadcaster of sports over the Internet."
About JumpTV
JumpTV (www.jumptv.com, www.collegesportsdirect.com) is a world leading
broadcaster of sports and international television over the internet.
JumpTV streams over 10,000 live sports events per year in partnership with
over 175 sports properties and also streams over 250 television channels
from 70+ countries around the world. JumpTV delivers its users full-screen
sports, news and entertainment content on a real-time basis to all corners
of the globe via ordinary Internet connections on their home computers and
laptops.
About Pachuca
Club de Futbol Pachuca, also known as Pachuca was founded by English miners
in 1901. It is the oldest team in Mexico. During the Revolucion Mexicana
from 1910-1912, professional soccer in Mexico was literally demolished with
only three teams surviving. Pachuca was one of them. After facing
multiple challenges through the years the team has emerged as one of the
most successful in Mexico winning a number of championships over the last
10 years.
Contact:
Public Relations Contact
Lewis Goldberg
KCSA Strategic Communications
T: 212-896-1216
Investor Relations Contact
G. Scott Paterson
Executive Chairman
JumpTV, Inc.
T: 416-368-6464
