Ziaka Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 JumpTV to Offer International Television Channels to Comcast's High-Speed Internet Subscribers TORONTO--(MARKET WIRE)--Oct 16, 2006 -- JumpTV (AIM: JTV) (TSX:JTV.TO - News) (www.jumptv.com), the world's leading broadcaster of ethnic television over the Internet, announced that it is launching a pilot program with Comcast Corporation to market and promote its international television channels to Comcast's high-speed Internet subscribers through the company's portal, www.comcast.net. JumpTV's international television channels will be available to Comcast's 10 million high-speed Internet subscribers beginning in November. Comcast.net users will be able to sign up for a promotional two-week trial to JumpTV's service, free of charge. JumpTV offers more than 223 channels from more than 69 countries, including Sony Entertainment Television Asia (India), CNS (Guyan), Bandeirantes (Brazil), América TV, Canal 9 (Argentina), TV Chile and VTV Uruguay, among others. G. Scott Paterson, chief executive officer of JumpTV said, "JumpTV's primary objective is to secure exclusive worldwide Internet Protocol broadcasting rights for the leading ethnic television channels around the world with a view to marketing these channels to subscribers globally. Key to our marketing strategy is the establishment of partnerships with the world's leading media companies and we are delighted to partner with Comcast for this exciting trial." JumpTV joins a distinctive array of news, finance, sports, lifestyle and entertainment content already available on Comcast.net, which also offers a deep library of streaming video clips through the award-winning media player, the Fan . "Comcast's goal is to provide our high-speed Internet subscribers access to more value and features, including a growing inventory of premium video content," said Charlie Herrin, Senior Vice President, Product Development, Comcast Interactive Media. "With our speed advantage, we can provide a high-quality viewing experience to those users who want to stay connected with their homeland through the great selection of international programming available on JumpTV." http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/061016/0172700.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziaka Posted October 18, 2006 Author Share Posted October 18, 2006 Greek channels available on JumpTV are: Sigma TV Magic TV Kydon TV Holidays in Greece 10 Delta TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapsolas Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Lol, does anyone know what those channels are in greece? Are they local area channels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evergreen Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Greek channels available on JumpTV are: Sigma TV Magic TV Kydon TV Holidays in Greece 10 Delta TV That will be the launch of Tsoukalas' international career!!! :LOL:Who knows..he might get head-hunted by CNN or...cough... PAO fans :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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