BRANCHEZ-VOUS! strengthens its leading position in technology and videogaming sites with Clubic.com, JeuxVideo.fr and JeuxVideo.tv
Montréal, December 17, 2007 -- Montreal, December 17, 2007 - - BRANCHEZ-VOUS! (TSX Venture : BZV) added two major sites to its advertising offering reaching tech professionals and videogame enthusiasts: Clubic.com and JeuxVideo.fr - including its JeuxVideo.tv video channel.Clubic.com is the first French-language information site for computer enthusiasts. With a continuous news coverage, numerous practical guides and a rich software download library, Clubic.com is an unparalleled source of technology news items. Approximately 500,000 French Canadians visit it on a monthly basis*.
JeuxVideo.fr is one of the main French-language information sites about video games. News, reviews, demos and videos in the JeuxVideo.tv section make this site a reference for PC and console game enthusiasts. Over 200,000 French Canadians visit it on a monthly basis*.
These sites are offered to advertisers on a specific basis as well as in combination with other sites of the BRANCHEZ-VOUS! Network.
The BV! Technology group, which now includes four sites targeting technology professionals and enthusiasts (the News/Tech BRANCHEZ-VOUS.com portal, CommentCamarche.net and the site of the Lien Multimedia industry newsletter) reached 1,167,000 French Canadians in September 2007, or exactly 25% of all French-language Internet users in Canada*. BV! Technology is, by far, the main media vehicle - all media platforms combined - reaching technology professionals and enthusiasts in Quebec.
The BV! Videogames group, which now includes five sites devoted to videogames (HardGamers.com, JeuxVideo.com, JeuxVideo.fr, JeuxVideo.tv and JOUEZ.com) reached 736,000 French Canadians in September 2007, or over 15% of all French-languages Internet users in Canada*. BV! Videogames is the main media vehicle - all media platforms combined - reaching videogames buyers and users.
"BRANCHEZ-VOUS! has always been the dominant player in the Technology segment in the French Canadian Internet advertising market", says Sébastien Goulet, Vice President, Sales, of BRANCHEZ-VOUS!. "Our BV! Technology offering is perfectly suited to tech manufacturers and service providers, as well as to advertisers targeting business people, high-income professionals and, more generally, men. As for our BV! Videogames offering, it now occupies a largely dominant position in a fast-growing segment."
(*comScore Media Metrix, French Canada, Total Audience, September 2007)
About BRANCHEZ-VOUS! inc.
BRANCHEZ-VOUS! inc. is a leading Montreal-based Internet media company. It owns and operates the BRANCHEZ-VOUS.com portal and the BRANCHEZ-VOUS! Network.
BRANCHEZ-VOUS.com is the largest independent portal in Quebec. With a news, business and technology focus, it primarily targets an audience of active adults working in and/or interested by technology and reaches over 500,000 users each month. Its technology-related content is featured on the Sympatico-MSN and AOL Canada portals and in the Metro Montreal daily newspaper.
The BRANCHEZ-VOUS! Network is the largest French-language Internet advertising network in Canada, comprised of over 150 web sites for which BRANCHEZ-VOUS! sells national advertising. It reaches approximately 3 million French Canadians each month and includes such sites as LeDevoir.com, JeuxVideo.com and the French version of Canada411.ca.
BRANCHEZ-VOUS! is listed on the TSX Venture exchange under the symbol BZV and has approximately 29.3 million shares outstanding. Additional information on the Corporation can be obtained on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and at www.branchez-vous.com/inc/english
The TSX Venture exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release.
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Contact:
Patrick Pierra
President and CEO
Phone: 514-842-3838 ext. 249
Nicholas Powell
Investment Relations consultant
Phone: 514-904-0084
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