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JumpTV to Stream Top Mexican Soccer Team Pachuca Games Worldwide
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TORONTO, Feb 20 (MARKET WIRE) --
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
partnerwith JumpTV to bring our exciting team to our fans worldwide. This
partnership also affords us the opportunity to grow our fan base. We
valueJumpTV'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
minersin 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
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