Hurray! News
Hurray! to Release Zhang Liangying’s
first digital EP with Yahoo! China
BEIJING, January 12, 2006/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Hurray! Holding
Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: HRAY - News), a leader in advanced wireless value-added
services, digital music production and distribution, and mobile
telecommunication network software in the People’s Republic of China,
today announced that it jointed forces with Yahoo! China for the
release of the first EP “Jane -- Love” from the “Super Girl”, Zhang
Liangying. This release will occur simultaneously over Yahoo! China’s
Internet and Hurray!’s mobile platforms.
Hurray! has exclusively distributed songs from Zhang Liangying’s
first EP via its WAP, color ring back tone (CRBT), interactive voice
response (IVR) and multimedia messaging services (MMS), short messaging
services (SMS) and other wireless value-added services before Zhang’s
EP is publicly launched.
Commenting on this event, Hurray!’s Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, QD Wang, said “This is the first EP after Zhang Liangying
signed with Hurray! and the first release from our strategic investment
in Huayi Brothers Music Co., Ltd. We expect many more exciting releases
will be brought to Liangying’s loyal fans and Hurray!’s customers
in the future.” Mr. Wang continued, “We are pleased to partner with
Yahoo! China, a leading global Internet brand. This is a new multi-channel
focused business model that uses the combine power of the Internet,
mobile Internet and traditional EP/CD version for music release.
We believe that this business model will not only help us effectively
control the piracy problems, but also promote the digital entertainment
in China.”
About Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd.
Hurray! provides wireless value-added services such as ringtones,
picture downloads, community and entertainment services to mobile
users in China. The company is one of the market leaders in providing
these services using wireless application protocol, commonly referred
to as WAP, in China. WAP services are offered through the advanced
2.5G mobile networks, the most advanced broadly available mobile
networks deployed in China. Hurray! also offers these services through
2G mobile networks. In addition, Hurray! focuses on digital music
production and distribution.
Hurray! also designs, develops, sells and supports a service provisioning
and management software that is used by China Unicom, one of the
two principal mobile operators in China, to support its 2.5G services
platform.
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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 risks related to: Hurray!'s ability to maintain its leading
position in the market for wireless value-added services in China,
including its ability to anticipate or address changes in technologies
and user preferences in an effective and timely manner; the risk
that Hurray's profitability may be adversely affected in future
periods for a variety of reasons, many of which may be beyond management's
control; the state of Hurray!'s relationships with China's mobile
operators; and other risks outlined in Hurray!'s filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, including its registration statement
on Form F-1, as amended. Hurray! does not undertake any obligation
to update this forward-looking information, except as required under
applicable law.
For more information, please contact:
Phoebe Meng
Investor Relations Manager
Tel: 8610-6518-8989 x 6806
yfmeng@hurray.com.cn
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