Hurray! News
Hurray! to Establish Joint Venture
with BTV Subsidiary to Become Exclusive Wireless Value-Added Services
Provider
BEIJING, August 16, 2007 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Hurray! Holding
Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: HRAY - News), a leader in artist development,
music production, wireless music distribution, and other wireless
value-added services in China, today announced the signing of definitive
agreements to establish a joint venture with Beijing TV Media Co.,
Ltd. ("BTVM"), a subsidiary of Beijing TV station (“BTV”),
which will exclusively operate BTV’s wireless value-added services
for ten years, such as SMS, MMS, IVR, WAP, RBT, True Tone, music
video, picture downloads and other wireless value-added services.
Commenting on this announcement, QD Wang, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Hurray!, said, "We are extremely pleased to announce
this further strategic partnership with BTV in developing and delivering
wireless value-added services enabling all BTV channels and programs
to interact with TV audiences. This event further enhances us in
developing new distribution channels and gaining access to TV and
video content. It takes us one step closer toward our goal of becoming
a leading digital entertainment content production and distribution
house in China."
About Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd.
Hurray! is a leader in artist development, music production and
offline distribution in China through its record labels Huayi Brothers
Music, Freeland Music, New Run Entertainment, and Secular Bird.
Hurray! is also a leading online distributor of music and music-related
products such as ringtones, ringbacktones, and truetones to mobile
users in China through the full range of wireless value-added services
platforms over mobile networks and through the internet.
The company also provides a wide range of other wireless value-added
services to mobile users in China, including games, pictures and
animation, community, and other media and entertainment services.
The company has further expanded its reach through a new venture
with Beijing TV Media, the new media channel of Beijing TV, to provide
mobile interactive services for all Beijing TV programs.
About Beijing TV station
BTV is one of the top five TV networks in China, with a broad audience
of more than 250 million viewers. It operates one national satellite
TV channel and twelve local channels, and offers a broad range of
programs including news, TV drama, business, entertainment and sports.
About Beijing TV Media Co., Ltd.
BTVM is the new media subsidiary of BTV and owns exclusive rights
for wireless value-added services offered through all BTV programs
and channels, in addition to other new media services rights.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains statements of a forward-looking nature.
These statements are made under the "safe harbor" provisions
of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You
can identify these forward-looking statements by terminology such
as "will," "expects," "anticipates,"
"future," "intends," "plans," "believes,"
"estimates" and similar statements. The accuracy of these
statements may be impacted by a number of business risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
projected or anticipated, including: the risk that Hurray! and BTVM
may not be able to agree on the specific terms of the proposed partnership,
in which case such partnership may not be established in a timely
manner or at all; the risk that this or any future cooperation will
not create the operational and financial results that the management
and board of directors of Hurray! expect, including in particular
the risk that BTV’s programming will not continue to be able to
attract audiences in China; the risk that the popularity of BTV
program related wireless value-added services will not continue
to grow or that it may decrease; the risk that this and any future
partnership or acquisition could divert management's attention from
Hurray!'s operations, which could adversely affect its results of
operations; and the risks outlined in our filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, including our registration statement on
Form F-1. We do not undertake any obligation to update this forward-looking
information, except as required under applicable law.
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For more information, please contact:
Phoebe Meng
Investor Relations Manager
Tel: 8610-84555566 x 5532
yfmeng@hurray.com.cn
Source: Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd.
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