JumpTV
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JumpTV Inc. is a Canadian
company, the country's largest internet television
carrier. JumpTV operates at the intersection of two growth sectors: Internet Protocol Television (IPTV
) and ethnic media services. The main concept is re-connects culturally diverse individuals with media from their native land and to others in their community.
JumpTV is limited in the services it can retransmit, namely foreign third-language services for which it has secured the necessary web rights with more than 270 television broadcasters from over 70 countries. The channels are available on the JumpTV content delivery network
(CDN)
JumpTV has offices in the United States
, Canada
, London
, Singapore
, Colombia
and Dubai
.
So far, JumpTV supports the Windows Media format only. It also has no official Macintosh support, but some users have been able to connect and view programming through Flip4Mac and Quicktime in Mac OS X. However, this seems to be limited to PowerPC based Macintoshes, as attempts at viewing with Intel-based Macs have been unsatisfactory.
G Scott Paterson, Chairman of JumpTV raised a significant amount of venture capital and started investing in upgrading the infrastructure.
On August 2006, Toronto Stock Exchange granted JumpTV application for the original listing in the Industrial category of 42,902,092 common shares.
In February 2007, JumpTV announced US$100 Million Common Share Offering of 13,043,479 common shares.
In June 2008, JumpTV announced merger with NeuLion Inc
.
Founded in 2004, NeuLion Inc
provides web-based IPTV services to leading sports customers such as the National Hockey League and the International Fight League. NeuLion Inc
also delivers a Set Top Box IPTV solution to premier international customers.
Charles Wang, the founder and former CEO of Computer Associates, owner of the New York Islanders and husband of Nancy Li – will become Chairman of the merged company. Mr. Paterson, will be Executive Vice-Chairman and Ms. Li will become CEO and a Director.
, USA which hosts the official website
s of a number of professional and college sports organizations. Among them are the Arena Football League, the University of Colorado
, Arkansas State University
and Ohio State University
. These websites also provide for live video and audio coverage.
The college sites can be accessed through the website College Sports Direct.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
company, the country's largest internet television
Internet television
Internet television is the digital distribution of television content via the Internet...
carrier. JumpTV operates at the intersection of two growth sectors: Internet Protocol Television (IPTV
IPTV
Internet Protocol television is a system through which television services are delivered using the Internet protocol suite over a packet-switched network such as the Internet, instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal, and cable television formats.IPTV services...
) and ethnic media services. The main concept is re-connects culturally diverse individuals with media from their native land and to others in their community.
JumpTV is limited in the services it can retransmit, namely foreign third-language services for which it has secured the necessary web rights with more than 270 television broadcasters from over 70 countries. The channels are available on the JumpTV content delivery network
Content Delivery Network
A content delivery network or content distribution network is a system of computers containing copies of data placed at various nodes of a network....
(CDN)
JumpTV has offices in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
and Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
.
So far, JumpTV supports the Windows Media format only. It also has no official Macintosh support, but some users have been able to connect and view programming through Flip4Mac and Quicktime in Mac OS X. However, this seems to be limited to PowerPC based Macintoshes, as attempts at viewing with Intel-based Macs have been unsatisfactory.
History
In June, 2005, 5 years after its inception, JumpTV had about 30 TV stations online, a staff of 5 which included Farrel Miller (CEO and Founder), Dan O'Hara (CTO), and Mizan Chowdhury (Technical Support Manager). For 5 years they had bootstrapped the business, building the basis for what will hopefully become a business that changes the way people around the world consume international TV.G Scott Paterson, Chairman of JumpTV raised a significant amount of venture capital and started investing in upgrading the infrastructure.
On August 2006, Toronto Stock Exchange granted JumpTV application for the original listing in the Industrial category of 42,902,092 common shares.
In February 2007, JumpTV announced US$100 Million Common Share Offering of 13,043,479 common shares.
In June 2008, JumpTV announced merger with NeuLion Inc
NeuLion Inc
NeuLion is an IPTV company headquartered in Plainview, New York, USA. The company provides an end-to-end service for the delivery of video and other multimedia content and a range of other IP based technology services.- History :...
.
Founded in 2004, NeuLion Inc
NeuLion Inc
NeuLion is an IPTV company headquartered in Plainview, New York, USA. The company provides an end-to-end service for the delivery of video and other multimedia content and a range of other IP based technology services.- History :...
provides web-based IPTV services to leading sports customers such as the National Hockey League and the International Fight League. NeuLion Inc
NeuLion Inc
NeuLion is an IPTV company headquartered in Plainview, New York, USA. The company provides an end-to-end service for the delivery of video and other multimedia content and a range of other IP based technology services.- History :...
also delivers a Set Top Box IPTV solution to premier international customers.
Charles Wang, the founder and former CEO of Computer Associates, owner of the New York Islanders and husband of Nancy Li – will become Chairman of the merged company. Mr. Paterson, will be Executive Vice-Chairman and Ms. Li will become CEO and a Director.
Sports sites
JumpTV also has a division based in Sanford, FloridaSanford, Florida
Sanford is a city in, and the county seat of, Seminole County, Florida, United States. The population was 38,291 at the 2000 census. As of 2009, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 50,998...
, USA which hosts the official website
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
s of a number of professional and college sports organizations. Among them are the Arena Football League, the University of Colorado
Colorado Buffaloes
The University of Colorado Boulder sponsors 16 varsity sports teams. Both men's and women's team are called the Buffaloes or Golden Buffaloes . "Lady Buffs" referred to the women's teams beginning in the 1970s, but was officially dropped in 1993...
, Arkansas State University
Arkansas State Red Wolves
The Arkansas State University Red Wolves is the name given to Arkansas State University's athletic teams. The university is affiliated with the Sun Belt Conference in sports and maintains NCAA Division I status.-History:...
and Ohio State University
Ohio State Buckeyes
The Ohio State Buckeyes are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of The Ohio State University, named after the state tree, the Buckeye. The Buckeyes participate in the NCAA's Division I in all sports and the Big Ten Conference in most sports...
. These websites also provide for live video and audio coverage.
The college sites can be accessed through the website College Sports Direct.