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NeuLion Powers 2015 Gold Cup Live Streaming for Univision Deportes

Leading Digital Video Platform Enables Live and On-Demand Coverage of CONCACAF Soccer Tournament With Fan-Centric Personalization Features for Univision Fans on Mobile and Web

PLAINVIEW, NY--(Marketwired - July 27, 2015) - NeuLion, Inc. (NLN.TO), a leading technology product and service provider specializing in the broadcasting, distribution and monetization of live and on-demand digital video content to Internet-enabled devices, today announced that it is powering live and on-demand streaming of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup matches for Univision Deportes, the sports division of Univision Communications Inc., the leading media company serving Hispanic America.

Univision Deportes has previously partnered with NeuLion to deliver major international sporting events to millions of viewers across multiple devices. Leveraging the NeuLion® Digital Platform, Univision Deportes lets subscribers watch a live stream of each Gold Cup match on mobile phones, tablets and desktop, and enjoy match commentary, in-match delivered highlight clips, live stats and social media integration throughout the tournament (July 7-27). Univision Deportes users can create a personalized experience not available on TV when they complete their fan profile by selecting favorite teams, players and games.

"NeuLion makes it possible for us to offer soccer fans live streaming access to the Gold Cup on any device," said Juan Carlos Rodriguez, president of Univision Deportes. "Not only are we delivering a personalized experience for all of our fans, but we are also doing dynamic ad insertion into the live streams on mobile devices for the first time."

Under a multi-year partnership agreement, the NeuLion Digital Platform powers the complete Univision Deportes TV Everywhere experience-from content ingestion, preparation and management to monetization, authentication and secure delivery across more than 400 device models. By offering subscribers an enhanced, over-the-top authenticated service with their Pay TV subscription, the Univision Deportes digital experience drives distribution of Univision's portfolio and adds valuable revenue with pre and mid-roll in-app advertising.

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"We're thrilled to power the Gold Cup digital experience for Univision Deportes," said NeuLion CEO Dr. Kanaan Jemili. "We have rolled out easy authentication for Univision subscribers as they connect with their pay TV providers and we also increased their available ad inventory by adding mid-roll advertising in all of our live streams."

Learn more about the Gold Cup at the dedicated Univision Deportes website: www.univisiondeportes.com/copaoro.

About NeuLion
NeuLion, Inc. (NLN.TO) offers solutions that power the highest quality digital experiences for live and on-demand content up to 4K on any device. Through its end-to-end technology platform, NeuLion enables digital content management, distribution and monetization for content owners worldwide. With the recent acquisition of DivX, LLC, NeuLion also operates a robust consumer electronics licensing business that has enabled over 1 billion devices worldwide with secure, high-quality video playback, and delivers a DivX consumer software offering that has been downloaded over 1 billion times. NeuLion's customers include major sports, entertainment and global content companies as well as major consumer electronics manufacturers and software companies. NeuLion is headquartered in Plainview, NY. For more information about NeuLion, visit www.NeuLion.com.

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Certain statements herein are forward-looking statements and represent NeuLion's current intentions in respect of future activities. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of the words "will," "expect," "seek," "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "estimate," "expect," and "intend" and statements that an event or result "may," "will," "can," "should," "could," or "might" occur or be achieved and other similar expressions. These statements, in addressing future events and conditions, involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Although the forward-looking statements contained in this release are based upon what management believes to be reasonable assumptions, NeuLion cannot assure readers that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release and NeuLion assumes no obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances, except as required by law. Many factors could cause NeuLion's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including: our ability to derive anticipated benefits from the acquisition of DivX; our ability to successfully integrate the operations of DivX; our ability to realize some or all of the anticipated benefits of our partnerships; general economic and market segment conditions; our customers' subscriber levels and financial health; our ability to pursue and consummate acquisitions in a timely manner; our continued relationships with our customers; our ability to negotiate favorable terms for contract renewals; competitor activity; product capability and acceptance rates; technology changes; regulatory changes; foreign exchange risk; interest rate risk; and credit risk. These factors should be considered carefully and readers should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements. A more detailed assessment of the risks that could cause actual results to materially differ from current expectations is contained in the "Risk Factors" section of NeuLion's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, which is available on www.sec.gov and filed on www.sedar.com.