nTouchTV Joins Forces with NeuLion for Romanian Broadcast Television Service in North America

nTouchTV Joins Forces with NeuLion for Romanian Broadcast Television Service in North America

IPTV Leader NeuLion to Deliver Live and On-Demand Network

PLAINVIEW, N.Y. and TORONTO, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- JumpTV Inc. (TSX/AIM: JTV) and NeuLion Inc., leading providers of live and on-demand international and sports programming over the Internet, announced today a new partnership with nTouchTV. NeuLion is now extending its unique service to Romanian audiences in North America. nTouchTV will be providing Romanian content to consumers' televisions through NeuLion's set-top-box technology.

In response to the rapid expansion of the Romanian community in North America, nTouchTV has partnered with NeuLion to meet the growing demand for Romanian-language content. The service is now available throughout the United States and Canada catering to over 1.7 million people of Romanian descent living in North America.

The initial service delivers 12 live channels, plus an extensive video on demand library offering hundreds of hours of current and classic Romanian movies. Programming includes: entertainment, news, business, religious, music, sports, drama, talk shows, and more. nTouchTV aims to grow the number of channels in the near future.

As an end-to-end service, NeuLion will also provide nTouchTV with complete subscriber management services, set-top boxes, technical support, encoding, streaming and a host of additional back end support.

"nTouchTV speaks the language of its customers and understands their need for quality entertainment. We chose to partner with NeuLion because of reliability of service, ability to create an experience better than cable or satellite for the consumer, and NeuLion's proven, pre-existing IPTV networks in production with sizable consumer bases," said Iosef Emil, vice president of nTouchTV.

"With millions of Romanian speakers living outside of Romania, we are delighted to be an integral part of providing the technology platform that delivers Romanian live channels and on-demand content anywhere, anytime," said Richard N. Yelen, vice president and managing director of NeuLion.

About NeuLion:

NeuLion is an IPTV service provider that builds broadcasting networks operating over the Internet. By using the public Internet, content can reach viewers anywhere in the world. NeuLion customers are interested in reaching specific markets with a broadcast television and video streaming service or are broadband providers looking for new applications. NeuLion offers an end-to-end service that delivers content directly to the TV, PC or a variety of other consumer devices. Programming carried by NeuLion includes sports, religious networks, broadcast television from international providers and others. The technology used by NeuLion allows streaming video to be delivered at lower bandwidths than cable and satellite television signals without sacrificing picture quality. NeuLion's service also allows Customers to have their own network. To learn more visit www.neulion.com. On June 27, 2008 NeuLion signed a definitive agreement to merge with publicly traded JumpTV (TSX/AIM: JTV), a leading provider of live and on-demand sports and international programming over the Internet. Visit www.jumptv.com.

About nTouchTV:

nTouchTV is the nation's first IPTV service provider to bring the largest selection of Romanian TV. It delivers high quality broadcast of over 12 Romanian TV channels throughout the United States and Canada at a very low cost. This advanced IPTV technology allows Romanians to personalize their TV viewing of Romanian news, movies, and other entertainment programs to fit each individual's schedule. Viewers all over North America can now not only enjoy the most popular news, sports, music, and Christian channels on their TV screens, but also stay in touch with their home country. nTouchTV gives the greatest value for the lowest price. Visit www.ntouchtv.com to learn more.

Source: NeuLion Inc.

CONTACT: Jennifer Powalski of NeuLion Inc., +1-516-622-8334,
jennifer.powalski@neulion.com; or Iosef Emil of nTouchTV, 1-877-nTouchTV,
1-877-686-8248, ovidiu@ntouchtv.com

Web site: http://www.neulion.com/
http://www.jumptv.com/
http://www.ntouchtv.com/

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