Brazil - home to one of the world's most vibrant economies and a leader
in the adoption of IPTV technology - is to host January's IPTV World
Forum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (www.iptv-latinamerica.com).

The event is being staged at The Intercontinental Hotel in Rio de
Janeiro in Brazil from the 29th to the 30th of January 2008. The show
comes at a time when the Americas are showing phenomenal IPTV growth -
up fourfold in the last two years alone*. It will explore the challenges
and the potential for IPTV in Latin America and the issues surrounding
its deployment within the region.

Exhibitors will include Verimatrix, Juniper Networks, Harris, Oracle
Communications and Telergy; with key note speeches from some of the
leading figures within the telecommunications industry including Carlos
Watanabe, Director of Business Development & Video Communication of
Brazil Telecom; Aldo Labra, Business Development Manager of Telefonica
del Sur, Chile; Juan Vasquz, Vice President of Corporate Strategy for
Marcos Mandarano, IPTV Director of Comsat International, Brazil; and
Andres Betancur, Director of IPTV for EPM Telecomunicaciones, Columbia.

"With the ever growing number of IPTV users around the globe, this event
will be crucial in determining Latin America's role within its
development" said Ian Johnson, Managing Director of Junction. "With
talks from those directly involved in local regulatory issues to
Internet Service Providers, broadcasters and major content players, this
year's event is set to furthermore increase IPTV's presence within Latin
America".

An early booking discount is still available until the 14th of December
and free exhibition passes are available by registering online.

The IPTV World Forum Latin America is part of the world series of
industry leading events run by the Junction Group.

Junction Ltd. is a leading specialist in events for the digital
technology market. Its expertise includes home networking, IPTV, digital
radio, interactive TV advertising and mobile TV.