NDTV Lumière Partners With Jaman.com to Provide Easy, Efficient and Secure Movie Downloads

MUMBAI, India - August 12th, 2008 –World cinema aficionados across India and the SAARC territories now have a chance to experience and enjoy true cinematic delights at their leisure. NDTV Lumière announced today it will go online with online entertainment portal www.jaman.com . Titles from NDTV Lumière's extensive acquisition list will be available on the site at a price of $2 per download.

World cinema enthusiasts can now choose from a wide range of highly acclaimed films that NDTV Lumière will offer on Jaman. Viewers can choose to watch films through real-time Internet streaming. Alternatively, they can download the movie on their personal computers and watch it as many times as they wish for a period of 7 days. This service will be made available across the SAARC Territories, which comprise of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Maldives.

Announcing the association with Jaman, Dhruvank Vaidya, Senior Vice President - New Ventures, NDTV Imagine, said, “This is another step taken by NDTV Lumière to ensure that the best of world cinema is accessible by audiences. After the introduction of the theatrical release of films across Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Kolkata, this association with Jaman is another step in our journey to present these wonderful films to audiences not just in India but also across the SAARC region."

Gaurav Dhillon, founder and CEO of Jaman, commented, "Jaman is very pleased to expand its library with this collection of excellent movies from NDTV Lumiere. Like NDTV Lumière, Jaman is committed to bringing quality films to new audiences around the world who discover, enjoy and share films with each other."

Log on to www.jaman.com/movies/NDTV/.


About NDTV Lumière:

NDTV Imagine is the new entertainment initiative from NDTV Ltd. Spearheaded by Sameer Nair, the company has planned strategic forays into key businesses in the media and entertainment space. Following the launch of NDTV Imagine, its Hindi general entertainment channel, the company has joined hands with Manmohan Shetty, founder of Adlabs, and Sunil Doshi, film activist, festival jurist and film producer, to launch NDTV Lumière - an initiative to bring contemporary cutting edge world cinema to India. NDTV Lumière will provide access to top quality cinema from across the world through multiple platforms such as theatrical release, home video, a 24 hours TV Channel, pay-per-view and Internet. For further information, visit www.NDTVLumiere.com .

About Jaman
Jaman.com is revolutionizing the way people discover, enjoy and share movies all over the world. The company is pioneering entertainment on the Internet by delivering high-definition films to a growing online community of fans and filmmakers.  Viewers around the globe can browse and select from Jaman library of thousands of unique films and then view these movies on their PCs, Macs, televisions and home-set-top boxes.  Jaman's popular community features provide a forum where people around the world can review, discuss and share world-class films with each other. Jaman is based in San Mateo, California and is backed by luminaries in technology and media. For more information, please visit www.jaman.com.