OXFORD, England, August 17 /PRNewswire/ --     PharmaTelevision(R), the authoritative channel for the pharmaceutical,
biotechnology and related industries, announced today the launch of its new
service PharmaTelevision News (PTV News), the World's first daily television
news and analysis programme for the sector.

Dr Fintan Walton, CEO of PharmaVentures - the company behind
PharmaTelevision - said, "By launching PTV News, we are bringing a dynamic
daily programme, covering the business of healthcare. This is a significant
development, especially when you need to understand the current rapid
evolution and challenges faced by our industry. Company executives and those
in government and academia crave up-to-the-minute and incisive analysis - in
a format that is accessible and convenient to them. And that's what PTV News
is all about."

Dr Walton continues, "PharmaTelevision has already established a
reputation for authoritative programming because we understand what
pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies' executives want. Many of our
viewers are C-Suite executives, and PTV News will be invaluable to them and
many others in the industry and related services."

PTV News is produced and presented by Paul Larsmon. Mr Larsmon has worked
as a broadcast television journalist for 25 years, covering general news,
business and politics. He has been both presenter and producer in several
news broadcasters, including the major British television news company ITN.
He joined PharmaTelevision as Executive Producer earlier this year and has
been responsible for getting PTV News launched. Mr Larsmon said: "This has
been an exciting project involving everything from commissioning a fantastic
set to organising a news gathering operation. We have seen a huge amount of
interest from the industry and established an excellent pool of top
commentators from around the world for the programme. I'm a news man to my
core, and I'm really looking forward to developing PTV News into the best of
its kind in business television."

PTV News is available on free trial for a limited time to viewers
subscribing to the PharmaTelevision Premium Content package. Interested
parties should contact enquiries@pharmatelevision.com, or go to the website
http://www.pharmatelevision.com. Dr Walton says, "PharmaTelevision already
addresses the current issues and future predictions of the industry,
including those of the top companies, through news, analysis, interviews,
panels and discussions. Interviewees come from leading corporations such as
Johnson & Johnson, Merck & Co., sanofi-aventis, GSK, MerckSerono, and Roche."

In addition to the News, subscribers to PharmaTelevision Premium Content
can access over 200 high quality interviews and panel discussions recorded
since June 2006, with fresh content delivered on a regular basis. Dr Walton
concludes, "Content from PTV News and other programmes from PharmaTelevision
Premium Content will be shortly available through other pay-to-view outlets.
Digital television has come of age - and we are delivering the programming
our industry needs."

About PharmaTelevision(R)

PharmaTelevision (http://www.pharmatelevision.com) is the groundbreaking
online TV channel for the pharmaceutical and biotech sector, offering
insight, featured interviews, panel discussions and company information.
Since May 2006, PharmaTelevision has rapidly grown and the channel now boasts
over 200 TV programmes with a truly global audience, 60% of whom are C-suite
executives. PharmaTelevision's TV programmes include Financial Report and the
Regional Report, giving our viewers a complete overview of industry trends,
analysis including deals, investments and strategic policies within the
sector. Now in 2009, PharmaTelevision is launching PTV News - a daily summary
and analysis of the major news headlines, ensuring that, wherever in the
world they are, our audience can stay truly informed.

Watch the PTV News trailer at

http://www.pharmatelevision.com/Video/274-PTV-News--Promo.aspx

Testimonials about the value of PharmaTelevision from industry leading
figures can be viewed online at
http://www.pharmatelevision.com/VideoHandler.aspx?ID=166&Type=flv

A promotional Video about PharmaTelevision can be viewed online at:
http://www.pharmatelevision.com/VideoHandler.aspx?ID=270

PharmaTelevision is a part of the business media division of
PharmaVentures Ltd (http://www.pharmaventures.com).

Notes to Editors:

About PharmaVentures

A leading results driven organisation, PharmaVentures (
http://www.pharmaventures.com) assists pharmaceutical and biotechnology
companies across the world in all aspects of deal making and business
intelligence. The Company provides tailored consulting and transaction
advisory services to the Life Science industry, with additional deal making
support provided through the PharmaDeals(R) range of intelligence products
that include analysis tools and reports. An innovative business,
PharmaVentures additionally provides industry insight through the world's
first dedicated online pharmaceutical television channel
http://www.pharmatelevision.com.

Now in its 17th year, PharmaVentures is based in Oxford, UK, employs over
50 people mostly educated to PhD or above, and has increased its turnover
five fold with 80% of revenues from outside the UK. With offices in the USA
and Australia, the Company works for a variety of clients from start-ups to
global corporate pharmaceutical companies.

PharmaTelevision(R) and PharmaDeals(R) are registered Trade Marks of 
PharmaVentures Ltd.



For further information, or to receive a demonstration of the new
service, please contact:

For further information about PharmaVentures, please contact:
    Lisa Holloway, Marketing
    +44(0)1865-784-177
    lisa.holloway@pharmaventures.com