CSTV and the mtn. to Launch on Cox Digital Cable in San Diego & Las Vegas

CSTV and the mtn. to Launch on Cox Digital Cable in San Diego & Las Vegas

Sports networks to carry SDSU Aztecs & UNLV Rebels programming

SAN DIEGO and LAS VEGAS, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- CSTV Networks, Inc. and the mtn. (MountainWest Sports Network) today announced that CSTV and the mtn. will be available in Cox Communications' San Diego and Las Vegas markets beginning this Friday, December 22.

The networks will be available on Cox Digital Cable's Sports and Information tier, a highly penetrated package of more than a dozen digital networks consisting primarily of a mixture of national, regional, and specialty sports-themed channels.

CSTV, the leader in college sports, will be shown on channel 319 in San Diego and channel 333 in Las Vegas. The mtn., the first network dedicated solely to an intercollegiate athletic conference, will be shown on channel 320 in San Diego and channel 334 in Las Vegas.

"The combination of CSTV and the mtn. will provide sports fans in Las Vegas and San Diego the most in-depth coverage ever available of the teams and sports they care about most," said Brian Bedol, President and CEO, CSTV Networks, Inc. "Through our agreement with the Mountain West Conference, we will continue to work for the schools in the conference to provide support, creative new media platforms and promotion."

Kim Carver, vice president and general manager of the mtn., said, "I'm thrilled to welcome Cox to our growing list of distribution partners and look forward to serving sports fans in San Diego and increasing our presence in Las Vegas. In less than four months the mtn. has developed an aggressive schedule of high-quality sports programming and has now reached agreements with 17 separate providers reaching MWC fans in eight states. We have made tremendous progress and our growth continues."

"Cox has been a long-time supporter of both San Diego State University and University of Nevada, Las Vegas. We sponsor arenas at both schools, are extremely proud to be community partners with them, and are happy to deliver these networks for fans of the SDSU Aztecs and UNLV Rebels," said Bob Wilson, Senior Vice President of Programming.

CSTV is a 24-hour network devoted exclusively to men's and women's college sports, including football, basketball, baseball, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, wrestling and volleyball. The network carries regular-season and championship events for 35 men's and women's college sports as well as classic games, studio shows and features.

The mtn. launched on September 1, and is bringing viewers MWC athletics across multiple sports. This year's preliminary schedule includes 165 games, including 30 football games, 75 men's basketball games, 23 women's basketball games, conference championships and men's and women's Olympic sports. Fans can also see coaches' shows, pre- and post-game analysis, and news about conference teams, players and more. The mtn. is jointly owned by Comcast and CSTV and managed by Comcast SportsNet. For further information visit http://www.themtn.tv/.

The MWC is one of the top collegiate conferences in the college sports arena, comprised of nine Division I-A institutions: Air Force Academy, Brigham Young University, Colorado State University, San Diego State University, TCU, UNLV, University of New Mexico, University of Utah and University of Wyoming.

About CSTV Networks

CSTV Networks, Inc., now part of the CBS Corporation, is the leading digital and cable programming company dedicated to college sports. Connecting more fans to more college sports than any other company, its many platforms for programming distribution include CSTV: College Sports TV, televising regular-season and championship events for 35 men's and women's college sports; CSTV.com and its network of nearly 250 official athletic sites; CSTV All Access, broadband services providing live audio and video of more than 10,000 events annually; as well as satellite television and radio, in-flight entertainment, wireless networks and more. Further information is available at http://www.cstv.com/.

Source: Comcast SportsNet

CONTACT: CSTV: Keith Marder, +1-212-342-8743, kmarder@cstv.com; The
mtn.: Tim Fitzpatrick, +1-215-952-7086, tfitzpatrick@comcastsportsnet.com

Web site: http://www.themtn.tv/
http://www.cstv.com/

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