Company:JumpTV
| Type | Subsidiary of NeuLion |
|---|---|
| Industry | Ethnic online television |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Defunct | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Key people | G. Scott Paterson |
Number of employees | 66[1] |
| Website | www.jumptv.com |
JumpTV Inc. is a Canada company, and the country's largest internet television carrier.
History
JumpTV was formed as an internet television company in 2000. It was limited in the services it can retransmit, namely foreign third-language services for which it has secured the necessary web rights. In June 2005, 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). Chairman G. Scott Paterson raised venture capital and started investing in upgrading the infrastructure.[citation needed]
In August 2006, the Toronto Stock Exchange granted JumpTV's application for the original listing in the Industrial category of 42,902,092 common shares.
In February 2007, JumpTV announced a US$100 million Common Share Offering of 13,043,479 common shares.[citation needed]
At itThe company now provided content from more than 270 television broadcasters from over 70 countries, with the channels being available on the JumpTV CDN.
JumpTV only supports the Windows Media format, and also has no official Macintosh support though some users have been able to connect and view programming through Flip4Mac and QuickTime in Mac OS X.[citation needed]
JumpTV has offices in the United States , Canada , London, Singapore, Colombia and Dubai.
JumpTV merged with NeuLion Inc in June 2008. Founded in 2004, NeuLion Inc provides web-based IPTV services to sports customers such as the National Hockey League and the International Fight League. [citation needed]
Charles Wang, the founder and former CEO of Computer Associates, owner of the New York Islanders was named Chairman of the merged company while Paterson was appointed its Executive Vice-Chairman and Li the CEO as well as a Director.[citation needed]
Sports sites
JumpTV also has a division based in Sanford, Florida, United States of America which hosts the official websites 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.
References
- ↑ "Company Profile for JumpTV Inc (CA;JTV)". http://zenobank.com/index.php?symbol=CA;JTV&page=quotesearch. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
- Bennett, Jessica (2006-12-25). "Taking TV to The Internet". Newsweek (MSNBC). Archived from the original on 2007-01-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20070116234022/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16241596/site/newsweek/. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
- Lieberman, David (2006-04-07). "Media tune in to ethnic audiences". USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/money/media/2006-04-07-ethnic-media-usat_x.htm. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
- "Iraqi TV shows to hit the Net". ZDNet (Reuters). 2006-01-24. Archived from the original on 2006-12-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20061209184953/http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9588_22-6030277.html. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
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