Everest Poker Secures Key Multi-year World Series of Poker(R) Agreement

High Brand Visibility at World's No. 1 Tournament

HONG KONG, March 5 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GigaMedia Limited
(Nasdaq: GIGM) announced today that its acclaimed Everest Poker offering has
secured a key multi-year promotional agreement with the world's largest and
most prestigious poker tournament -- the World Series of Poker.
The World Series of Poker (WSOP(R)) is the world's premier poker event,
with over 50,000 participants from around the world competing for a prize pool
of over US$150 million -- all in front of a broadcast audience of over 350
million households worldwide during over 2700 broadcast hours.
Everest Poker is one of the world's most popular poker sites, and was
named Poker Operation of the Year in 2007 by industry journal e-Gaming Review.
Under the terms of the deal announced today, Everest Poker will be the
sole poker related table sponsor of the WSOP and will enjoy a prominent logo
position on the "felt" on every table in the competition -- as well as
exclusive brand positioning on the coveted "inner-rung" of the championship
table.
The alliance also includes other prominent on-site visibility at the WSOP,
including hanging banners and barricade logos.
"We are very pleased to have Everest Poker join the World Series of Poker
family," said WSOP Commissioner Jeffrey Pollack. "Everest Poker is one of the
leading poker brands in Europe and around the world and will help strengthen
our own brand even further."
"We are very proud, very excited for Everest Poker to be the sole poker
related table sponsor of the World Series of Poker, one of the greatest
championship events in the world," stated GigaMedia Chief Executive Officer
Arthur Wang. "We plan to bring our large international player base to the WSOP
to make it an even greater event -- in partnership with Everest Poker."
The WSOP is operated by a subsidiary of Harrah's, the world's largest
provider of branded casino entertainment. The 2008 WSOP will start on May 30
in Las Vegas, with an exciting line-up of 55 different events. More
information on the WSOP is available at www.worldseriesofpoker.com .
Everest Poker is exclusively powered by GigaMedia software. Everest's
innovative suite of world-class poker offerings include tutorials, training
rooms and a strong support services, all fully localized in 15 languages, more
than any other offering. More information on Everest Poker is available at
www.everestpoker.com .
About GigaMedia
GigaMedia Limited (Singapore registration number: 199905474H) is a major
provider of online entertainment software and services. GigaMedia develops
and licenses software for online gaming. GigaMedia also operates online games
businesses including FunTown, a leading Asian casual games portal in Taiwan
and the world's largest online MahJong game site in terms of revenue, and
T2CN, a leading online sports game operator in China. More information on
GigaMedia can be obtained from www.gigamedia.com.tw .
The statements included above and elsewhere in this press release that are
not historical in nature are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning
of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. GigaMedia cautions readers that forward-looking statements are
based on the Company's current expectations and involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those contained in
such forward-looking statements. Information as to certain factors that could
cause actual results to vary can be found in GigaMedia's Annual Report on Form
20-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission in June
2007.
For further information contact:

Brad Miller, Investor Relations Director
Tel: +886-2-3518-1107
Email: brad.miller@gigamedia.com.tw

SOURCE GigaMedia Limited

Brad Miller of GigaMedia Limited, +886-2-2656-8016, or
brad.miller@gigamedia.com.tw