JumpTV Inc.
18 December 2006


JumpTV Signs Partnership With SPORTFIVE -- Europe's Leading Sports Marketing
Agency


Partnership Covers More Than 200 Qualifying Matches for Euro2008


TORONTO -- (MARKET WIRE) -- December 18, 2006 -- JumpTV Inc. (AIM: JTV) (TSX:
JTV), the world's leading broadcaster of ethnic television over the Internet,
announced that it entered into a four year partnership with SPORTFIVE, the
European leader in sports rights marketing, to exploit their sporting properties
via www.JumpTV.com and JumpTV's dedicated Hispanic sports portal,
www.SportsYa.com. The key component of the partnership provides JumpTV the
rights to market Internet broadcasts for almost 200 qualifying matches for
UEFA's Euro2008 soccer tournament. For approximately half of the matches JumpTV
is the exclusive marketing partner for Internet broadcasting.


SPORTFIVE markets the rights of more than 250 individual football clubs, 30
football associations and several international leagues. The company is the
exclusive marketer of the European TV rights to the UEFA EURO 2008TM and does
business in international handball and rugby.


"Since its founding, SPORTFIVE has been on the cutting edge of sports marketing.
We decided very early to exploit the Euro2008 qualifier matches on the Internet
and it was apparent that we needed a top-shelf Internet-broadcast partner.
JumpTV has a widely recognized leadership position in the international
Internet-television marketplace, and we are confident they will enable us to tap
into a large global audience for these events," said Robert Muller von Vultejus,
executive vice president of the SPORTFIVE Group.


"JumpTV is focused on securing the IPTV rights to the most compelling television
content for our target expat audience. Euro2008 qualifier matches will be among
the most watched sporting events of the year, and we are thrilled to partner
with SPORTFIVE to bring these exciting games to a global Internet-television
audience," said Mark David, managing director of JumpTV International.


David continued, "SPORTFIVE has a proven track record of marketing many of the
most watched and profitable sporting events from Europe. The fact that we have
secured exclusivity for a significant portion of the games illustrates
SPORTFIVE's belief in our ability and expertise in marketing to targeted
diaspora communities."


Subscribers will be able to buy each game live on a pay-per-view basis. The
Euro2008 qualifier matches will begin streaming through JumpTV and SportsYa
portals in March, 2007.


Kaleil Isaza Tuzman, president and chief executive officer of JumpTV
International commented, "The value of sports broadcast on television cannot be
underestimated. Last week, JumpTV unveiled its dedicated sports content strategy
through the acquisition of Sports International Group. We plan to secure the
exclusive Internet rights to as many expat-oriented, leading sporting events as
possible. We are confident that these events will be a great draw both on
pay-per-view basis and for converting them to long-term subscribers. JumpTV
believes that the partnership with SPORTFIVE and securing the Internet-broadcast
rights for Euro2008 qualifier matches represents a watershed moment in the
lifecycle of our company."


A sample of matches that will be featured on Jumptv.com and SportsYa.com
include:

Date               Team 1       Team 2

March 24, 2007     Greece       Turkey

March 28, 2007     Turkey       Norway

June 2, 2007       France       Ukraine

September 8, 2007  Portugal     Poland

November 17, 2007  Israel       Russia



About JumpTV


JumpTV (AIM: JTV) (TSX: JTV) is the world's leading subscription-based
broadcaster of ethnic television over the Internet. With over 230 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.


About SPORTFIVE


SPORTFIVE, Europe's leading sports marketing group, covers the full range of the
sports rights business, from stadium advertising and hospitality programmes to
shirt sponsorships, stadium consulting and the sale of international TV rights.
Football being the focus of the business of SPORTFIVE, the group markets the
rights of more than 250 individual clubs, 30 football associations and several
international leagues. In addition to the core business football, SPORTFIVE
markets the image rights of the two heavyweight boxers Vitali and Wladimir
Klitschko andand does business in international handball and rugby as well. For
more information click on www.sportfive.com.


About Euro2008


The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as Euro 2008,
will take place in Austria and Switzerland, from 7 June to 29 June 2008. It is
the second successful joint bid in the competition's history, alongside the 2000
European Football Championship, hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands. Austria
and Switzerland will automatically qualify as hosts. The remaining 14 teams will
be determined in a qualifying tournament that started in August 2006. For more
information click on www.euro2008.com


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.


This document is available on the KCSA Worldwide Website at www.kcsa.com.




Contact:

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

Alex Mackey
Catullus Consulting
+44 20 7736 2938
alex.mackey@catullusconsulting.com


SOURCE:  JumpTV Inc.


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