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JumpTap Signs Deal with NBC Universal to Provide Mobile Advertising Services



    JumpTap, the leading mobile search and advertising provider, today
    announced a deal with NBC Universal to be their ad solutions provider
    for delivering and representing advertising inventory for multiple NBC
    Universal WAP sites, including NBC Entertainment, NBC Sports,
    Universal Pictures, USA Network, SCI FI Channel and Bravo. JumpTap
    will sell available NBC Universal WAP ad inventory as part of its
    mobile-specific advertising network, while NBC Universal´s ad sales
    team continues to focus on selling integrated media campaigns, which
    include TV and/or web advertising. As part of the deal, NBC Universal
    can also provide JumpTap with display ad inventory from the preeminent
    media company´s other WAP properties, in addition to the sites
    mentioned above.

    "JumpTap is playing an important role as NBC Universal builds a
    mobile advertising revenue stream," said Salil Dalvi, General Manager,
    Wireless Platform Development, NBC Universal Digital Distribution.

    "NBC Universal has some of the most recognizable film and TV
    brands, and long-standing relationships with the top advertisers,"
    said Peter Naylor, Senior Vice President, Digital Media Sales, NBC
    Universal. "We believe JumpTap´s technology, services and mobile
    advertising expertise will help us take our mobile web business to the
    next level."

    NBC Universal´s network of mobile websites includes a wide range
    of critically acclaimed programming, including NBC´s "Heroes" and "The
    Office," SCI FI Channel´s "Battlestar Galactica" and "Ghost Hunters,"
    Bravo´s "Project Runway" and "Top Chef," as well USA´s "Monk" and
    "Psych." The audience for these programs covers key demographic groups
    eagerly sought by brand advertisers and content publishers. Together
    with JumpTap´s network of carrier portal and publisher sites,
    advertisers get access to the widest range of high quality mobile
    websites. JumpTap also helps advertisers understand and meet
    objectives for their respective campaigns by offering complete
    solutions, i.e. exclusive sponsorship opportunities for banner ads,
    SMS campaigns, and text ads, JumpTap gives advertisers the solutions
    they need to manage the highly effective, targeted campaigns.

    "Mobile publishers and media companies are looking to JumpTap to
    streamline sales to brands and agencies, and maximize mobile revenue.
    We are very excited to add NBC Universal, a leader in wireless, as our
    mobile publisher," said Jorey Ramer, Founder and Vice President
    Corporate Development for JumpTap. "With JumpTap, media companies get
    a powerful means to monetize traffic and the structure to grow their
    business on mobile."

    Paran Johar, CMO for JumpTap added, "JumpTap´s monetization
    platform give publishers like NBC Universal the flexibility to grow
    their mobile business in the way that best suits their unique
    requirements, while optimizing the ad revenue potential to achieve
    their strategic goals."

    About NBC Universal Digital Distribution:

    NBC Universal Digital Distribution is a division of NBC Universal,
    one of the world´s leading media and entertainment companies in the
    development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and
    information to a global audience. NBC Universal Digital Distribution
    drives the company´s North American distribution of content across the
    Internet, wireless, set-top devices and other emerging platforms, and
    leads content strategy for offerings that include video on demand
    (VOD), electronic-sell-through (EST), interactive television, and
    wireless products and services (WAP, SMS, etc.).

    About JumpTap

    Reaching over 140 million mobile subscribers through partnerships
    with 16 mobile operators and numerous content publishers, JumpTap´s
    powerful search and advertising solutions benefit the whole mobile
    Internet ecosystem: JumpTap enables carriers to maintain a strong,
    sustainable position in the mobile marketing value chain, drives
    traffic and revenue opportunities to content publishers, and gives
    advertisers access to targeted customers. Recently awarded the best
    advertising and marketing search engine award by Visiongain and
    selected by IDC as one of the 10 emerging mobile players to watch in
    2007, JumpTap has developed the most comprehensive search and
    advertising solutions in the market. For more information, please
    visit www.jumptap.com.