JumpTV Inc.
03 October 2006


JumpTV Signs Strategic Partnership With Maktoob.com -- One of the Arab World's
Largest Internet Portals

Maktoob.com's Millions of Subscribers Will Have Access to JumpTV's Middle East
Channels

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES -- (MARKET WIRE) -- October 03, 2006 -- JumpTV (AIM:
JTV) (TSX: JTV) (www.jumptv.com), the world's leading broadcaster of ethnic
television over the Internet, has signed an agreement with Maktoob.com, one of
the leading Arabic-language portals with over 4.5 million subscribers, to carry
all of JumpTV's channels on a subscription basis.

The agreement will allow Maktoob.com users access to all of JumpTV's 220+
channels, with a promotional focus on the company's 37 current Arabic-language
channels, including Aljazeera, Future TV, Dubai TV, Mehwar Channel and 2M.

"Partnering with Maktoob.com is in line with our strategy of building the
largest and highest quality Internet-television experience on the market. Since
our launch, we have developed one of the best Middle Eastern television
offerings in the world, with channel partnerships from nearly every country in
the Arab world. This partnership with Maktoob.com opens a new platform for us to
market the JumpTV experience, increase our subscriber base and further build our
brand by tapping into the millions of subscribers already part of the Maktoob
community," said Kaleil Isaza, president and chief executive officer of JumpTV
International.

Maktoob.com offers Arabic/English email service, search capabilities, blogs,
chat rooms and several other Internet services and products. The company is a
market leader in the Middle East and North Africa region providing service to
more than one-quarter of the Internet users in this area of the world.

"Maktoob was looking for a new offering that could differentiate us from the
other portals in the Middle East. Partnering with JumpTV will provide our users
with a unique Internet experience. Watching television online will allow for our
members to keep abreast of developments region-wide in a way that is new,
exciting and cost-effective. This venture with JumpTV helps cement Maktoob's
leadership position by proving to our current and future users that we are
committed to offering the best Internet-based services available," stated Ahmed
Nassef, General Manager of Maktoob.com and Vice-President of the Maktoob Group.

Amir Hegazi, JumpTV's general manager of the Middle East and North Africa group,
commented, "In addition to the 4.5 million registered users, Maktoob.com
receives almost 2 million unique visitors a month. This rapidly expanding
audience will vastly increase JumpTV's exposure throughout this region and
amongst Arabic-speaking communities across the globe."

JumpTV's streamed content will be presented through the Maktoob portal as part
of a broadband content offering, which is slated to launch by the end of 2006.
JumpTV channels will be made available to all Maktoob customers on a
subscription basis.

About Maktoob.com

Maktoob.com was founded in the year 2000 as the world's first free Arabic/
English Web-based Email service, offering users the ability to receive and
compose Email in either language, regardless of the operating system.
Maktoob.com has since grown to become the leading Arab portal offering a
full-range of communications tools and quality content offerings. Maktoob.com is
the flagship of the Maktoob Group of companies, a network that includes the
region's leading auctions marketplace, souq.com; the Middle East's electronic
payment solution, CashU.com; The region's first Arabic search engine, Araby.com;
and several other websites.

About JumpTV

JumpTV (AIM: JTV) (TSX: JTV) is the world's leading subscription-based
broadcaster of ethnic television over the Internet. With over 200 channels from
65+ countries, JumpTV delivers its subscribers full-screen news, sports and
entertainment content on a real-time basis from all corners of the globe. JumpTV
has subscribers from over 80 countries who view channels on the JumpTV online
network via high-speed Internet connections on their home computers, laptops,
Internet-enabled televisions and mobile phones.

Forward looking statement

Certain statements herein may constitute forward-looking statements, including
those identified by the expressions "may", "will", "should", "could",
"anticipate", "believe", "plan", "estimate", "potential", "expect", "intent" and
similar expressions to the extent they relate to the Company or its managements.
These statements reflect the Company's current expectations and are based on
information currently available to management. These forward-looking statements
are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors
that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current
expectations, including the matters discussed under "Risk Factors" contained in
the Company's prospectus (admission document) dated August 1, 2006. These
forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof, and the Company
assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or
circumstances.




Contact:
Lewis Goldberg / Todd Fromer
KCSA Worldwide
+1-212-896-1216 / +1-212-896-1215
lgoldberg@kcsa.com / tfromer@kcsa.com


SOURCE: JumpTV



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