Hurray! News
Hurray! Enters into Framework
Contract with Beijing TV Subsidiary
BEIJING, April 4, 2007/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Hurray! Holding Co.,
Ltd. (Nasdaq: HRAY - News), a leader in wireless music distribution
and other wireless value-added services, artist development and
music production, and wireless value-added services management software
in China, today announced the signing of a framework contract with
Beijing TV Media Co., Ltd. ("BTVM") to establish an exclusive
partnership in developing and delivering wireless services enabling
all Beijing TV’s (“BTV”) channels and programs to interact with
TV audience. The detailed terms and conditions of the partnership
will be set forth in definitive agreements to be agreed by the parties.
BTV is one of top five TV networks in China. 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. BVTM 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.
Commenting on this announcement, QD Wang, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Hurray!, said, "We are extremely pleased to announce
the framework contract for this strategic partnership with BTV,
one of the major TV networks in China, with a broad audience of
more 250 million viewers. This event is a breakthrough for 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 leading provider of music and music-related products
such as ringtones, ringback tones, and truetones to mobile users
in China through SMS, IVR, RBT, WAP, MMS and Java 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.
In addition, Hurray! is a leader in artist development, music production
and offline and online distribution in China through its majority
controlled record labels Huayi Brothers Music and Hurray! Freeland
Music.
Hurray! also designs, develops, sells and supports a service provisioning
and management software for mobile operators in China to manage
wireless value-added services.
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.
For more information, please contact:
Phoebe Meng
Investor Relations Manager
Tel: 8610-84555532
yfmeng@hurray.com.cn
SOURCE: Hurray! Holding Co., Ltd.
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