Neo Sports & Neo Sports Plus now Available on Tata Sky

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Mumbai, September 03, 2007

Neo Sports Broadcast and Tata Sky today announced a long term agreement with Tata Sky, India’s leading DTH Platform to carry Neo Sports, India’s 1st Cricket Only TV Channel and Neo Sport Plus. The agreement commences with immediate effect.

Commenting on this development, Shashi Kalathil, Chief Executive Officer, Neo Sports Broadcast Pvt. Ltd. said, “Neo Sports’ carriage on India’s premier DTH Platform, Tata Sky, is a major and propitious announcement that we are making as an independently distributed bouquet. There are several customer interactive innovations possible around cricket and we shall be working closely with Tata Sky to bring to our viewers an unmatched viewing experience during the upcoming India Australia series.”

Vikram Kaushik, Managing Director & Chief Executive, Tata Sky added, “We are delighted that Neo Sports with their unparalleled depth of India cricket rights will now be available to our viewers on Tata Sky”.

Neo Sports Broadcast Pvt. Ltd. decided to independently distribute its TV channels 2 months back after terminating their distribution arrangement with Star India. Arun Poddar then Chief Executive of Zee Turner joined Neo to lead this initiative.

Neo Sports is on an aggressive distribution ramp up for the forthcoming October India–Australia ODI series. Kalathil further commented that Neo Sports had already signed cable distribution deals in major cities in North, Central and parts of West India. These include Delhi, Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Kanpur, Jaipur, Bhopal, Indore, Mumbai, Ahmedabad and Baroda.

For further information, please contact:

Amrita Pai

Manager – Marketing Communications

Tel: 26352000/ext: 135

Cell No: 9821872502

Email : apai@neosports.tv

Neo Sports Broadcast Pvt. Ltd.

Prachi Deshpande

Account Manager

Tel: 24450991-6

Cell No: 9967078886

Email: prachi.deshpande@cmcgindia.com

CMCG India Pvt Ltd.

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