In A Major U.s. Studio First, Survivor: Cook Islands Will Be Available On Pay-per-view In Canada - Cbs Paramount International Television Licenses Ppv Rights To Bell Expressvu

HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA (Friday, September 15, 2006) - CBS Paramount
International Television and Bell ExpressVu have reached an agreement to offer
SURVIVOR: COOK ISLANDS on pay-per-view in Canada, marking the first major U.S.
studio PPV agreement for one of its current primetime series. The deal was
jointly announced today by Armando Nunez, Jr., President, CBS Paramount
International Television and Gary Smith, President, Bell ExpressVu.
In making the announcement Nunez, commented, "CBS Paramount is pleased to
partner with Bell ExpressVu in this unprecedented deal. This is the first
pay-per-view deal we've announced to make SURVIVOR available on this new
platform, providing more opportunities for viewers to see and stay with the
show."
"Bell ExpressVu is proud to be the first ever to make SURVIVOR: COOK
ISLANDS available on pay-per-view," said Gary Smith, President, Bell
ExpressVu. "Working with CBS Paramount to bring this world-class show to
Canadians coast-to-coast, is another example of how Bell ExpressVu continues
to lead the industry by delivering the very best in content, choice and viewer
flexibility."
This is the first time in Canada a U.S. network television series can be
seen the next day on pay-per-view. SURVIVOR: COOK ISLANDS episodes will be
available every hour on the hour from 6 a.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday on
channel 401 following its Thursday broadcast on Global television in Canada at
8 p.m. In addition, "Survivor Rewind," which includes the most recent four
episodes, will be available back-to-back on Wednesdays all day long. ExpressVu
subscribers will be able to watch commercial-free episodes.
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.

With more than 1.7 million customers, Bell ExpressVu is Canada's largest
digital television provider, nationally broadcasting more than 400 digital
video and audio channels, including the most High Definition channels in
Canada, international programming and unique interactive TV services.

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.

About Bell Canada

Bell Canada is Canada's national leader in communications with 28 million
customer connections across the country. The company provides consumers with
simple solutions to all their communications needs, including telephone
services, wireless communications, high-speed Internet, digital television and
voice over IP. Bell also offers integrated information and communications
technology (ICT) services to businesses and governments, and is the Virtual
Chief Information Officer (VCIO) to small and medium businesses (SMBs). Bell
is proud to be a Premier National Partner and the exclusive Communications
Partner to the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Bell is
wholly-owned by BCE Inc. For information on Bell's products and services,
please visit www.bell.ca, and for corporate information on BCE,
please visit
www.bce.ca.



For further information: For media inquiries, please contact: Jennifer
Weingroff, CBS Paramount International TV, +1-323-956-8515,
jennifer.weingroff@cbsparamount.com; Paolo
Pasquini, Bell Canada, Media
Relations, (416) 581-4268, 1-888-482-0809, Paolo.pasquini@bell.ca

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