NEW YORK – Aug. 10, 2009—TouchTunes Corporation has announced the appointment of James Sura to the newly created position of vice president and general manager, PlayPorTT Division. Mr. Sura was formerly with Bell Canada, where he was vice president, small and medium business. He will report directly to Charles Goldstuck, president and CEO, TouchTunes.

In his new capacity, Mr. Sura will be responsible for all business aspects of the PlayPorTT portable music and games product, and will be leading efforts to grow TouchTunes’ games business overall. He will also handle TouchTunes’ business in Canada and Mexico.

TouchTunes’ PlayPorTT is a wireless, portable tabletop system that’s gaining rapid acceptance across the country. Customers can take PlayPorTT to their table and play music and games, enhancing their in-restaurant dining experience. PlayPorTT also delivers engaging interactive promotional, advertising and marketing features.

Mr. Sura will oversee the national roll out for PlayPorTT at Buffalo Wild Wings locations, one of the nation’s fastest growing restaurant chains. Mr. Sura will also manage the expansion of PlayPorTT into new national and regional restaurant locations.

“I’ve hand-picked Jamie to execute our long-term business plan for PlayPorTT,” said Mr. Goldstuck. “He understands the value PlayPorTT brings to leading restaurant and entertainment brands, as well our intended migration strategy from a closed to an open platform environment."

“I look forward to building PlayPorTT into an increasingly significant part of the TouchTunes network,” said Mr. Sura. “Operators know PlayPorTT is a great product – in fact they just ranked it first in an industry poll."  

Additionally, Mr. Sura will work closely with Francois Guy, director, mobile platform development, TouchTunes and Steve Birrell, vice president, sales and general manager, national accounts, TouchTunes, to deliver the PlayPorTT business plan.

While at Bell Canada, Mr. Sura was responsible for driving the successful transformation of the company’s $450 million mid-market business. Prior to his time there, he was vice president, sales and marketing, Snap-on Tools. His experience includes 10 years at IBM in sales and marketing roles, as well as time at several technology start-up businesses.

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About TouchTunes Corporation
TouchTunes Corporation is the largest out-of-home interactive entertainment network in North America.  TouchTunes provides entertainment and marketing solutions to more than 38,000 bars, restaurants, and retailers.  TouchTunes delivered more than 700 million songs in 2008 alone. Since TouchTunes introduced the world’s first digital downloading, pay-per-play jukebox in 1998, the network now offers a growing library of more than three million licensed music tracks; and plays more than 1.7 million songs every day. Barfly by TouchTunes delivers a unique, on-location interactive television experience with a screen-within-a-screen for scheduled programming, custom advertising and social networking opportunities.  PlayPorTT by TouchTunes is a rapidly expanding wireless tabletop system that plays music and games to enhance the in-restaurant dining experience, plus delivers promotional and interactive marketing features.  TouchTunes is a privately held U.S. corporation with offices in New York City, Lake Zurich, Illinois and Montreal, Canada.  For further information please visit www.touchtunes.com.

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