CBS Paramount International Television Licenses VOD Rights to Rogers Cable HOLLYWOOD, CA, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CBS Paramount International Television has reached an unprecedented agreement with Rogers Cable to offer SURVIVOR: COOK ISLANDS through video on demand in Canada, marking the first major US studio VOD agreement for one of its current primetime series. The deal was announced today by Armando Nunez, Jr., President, CBS Paramount International Television. In making the announcement, Nunez commented, "CBS Paramount is pleased to partner with Rogers on this groundbreaking agreement. We are using these new platforms to give viewers additional ways to stay engaged with their favorite television show." "Rogers has reached a new milestone by adding Survivor On Demand to its On Demand service," said David Purdy, Vice President & General Manager, Television Services for Rogers Cable Inc. "Together with CBS Paramount, Rogers is giving Survivor fans first-of-its-kind access to this great show, allowing our customers instant access to Survivor episodes, and complete control so they can watch them whenever they want, as many times as they want with the ability to pause, rewind and fast-forward just like a DVD." This is the first time Canadian audiences will be able to access SURVIVOR available On Demand. Survivor On Demand will be available to Rogers Personal TV customers with a digital box beginning Friday, September 15, 2006. Each episode will be available after the broadcast on Thursday nights on Global Television in Canada. SURVIVOR: COOK ISLANDS premieres on Thursday, September 14, 2006. SURVIVOR: COOK ISLANDS is hosted by Jeff Probst and produced by SEG, Inc. Mark Burnett and Tom Shelly are the executive producers. Doug McCallie and Kevin Greene are co-executive producers. SURVIVOR: COOK ISLANDS is internationally distributed by CBS Paramount International Television. Rogers Cable Communications Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc. (TSX: RCI; NYSE: RG), a diversified Canadian communications and media company. Rogers Cable's advanced digital two-way network passes approximately 3.4 million homes in Ontario, New Brunswick and Newfoundland, with 66% basic penetration of its homes passed. Rogers Cable pioneered high-speed Internet access and now 35% of homes passed by its cable networks are Internet customers while 53% of its basic cable customers subscribe to Rogers' high-speed Internet service. With 44% digital penetration, Rogers Cable offers a leading selection of High Definition TV programming, a complete array of Rogers On Demand services (including Video on Demand (VOD), Subscription VOD, Personal Video Recorders and Timeshifting channels), and an extensive line-up of sports and multicultural programming. Rogers Cable now offers home telephone service (voice-over-cable) to approximately 90% of its cable territory and, combined with its circuit switched telephony subscribers, has nearly 550,000 local telephony customers. Rogers Cable also owns and operates 299 Rogers Video stores. CBS Paramount International Television is one of the most diverse suppliers of current and library programming to the international television marketplace featuring drama, comedy, talk, court, game shows, entertainment news, news and movies of the week from a catalog of over 70,000 hours. Programming from CPITV can be seen in over 200 countries and in more than 30 languages. Additionally, the Division supervises the development and production of television programming customized for the international marketplace and producing product with international partners. CPITV offers programming from CBS Paramount Network Television, CBS Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Productions, King World Productions, CBS News and Spelling Television. CBS Paramount International Television is a division of CBS Paramount Television, a unit of CBS Corporation. DATASOURCE: Rogers Communications Inc. CONTACT: Press Contacts: CBS Paramount International Television, Jennifer Weingroff, (323) 956-8515, ; Rogers Cable, Nancy Cottenden, (416) 935-4726,

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