At CES, ExtendMedia And SHOWTIME Preview World’s First Video Download-to-Own Service On Microsoft’s Windows Vista

Demonstrates How Windows Vista PCs are Poised to Become the Media and Entertainment Center of Choice for Today’s Consumers

January 5, 2007

SHOWTIME Networks Inc. and ExtendMedia will showcase the world’s first consumer video download-to-own service designed for Microsoft Windows Vista technology. Visitors to the Microsoft Windows Vista booth at CES in Las Vegas next week can view a pilot of what SHOWTIME and Extend are creating. Using the service, which is scheduled to be launched in late January, consumers will be able to download episodes from groundbreaking Showtime Original Series such as Weeds, The L Word, Sleeper Cell and more from the Web – and play them on their home PC, or transfer to a portable player for viewing on the go. The SHOWTIME-Extend service showcases the power and usability made possible by Windows Vista for consuming digital media content. Since Windows Vista comes packaged with Microsoft’s acclaimed Media Center Edition capabilities, Vista PCs easily become the hub of the home digital entertainment center. With fast, user-friendly click-to-download offerings, SHOWTIME’s work highlights its leading position as a programming and technology innovator. ExtendMedia’s OpenCASE software handles the video content download in the service with a Vista-compliant application, and gives SHOWTIME flexibility and control in monetizing its direct-to-consumer business. SHOWTIME and ExtendMedia are demonstrating the new service in Microsoft’s Windows Vista Booth in the Las Vegas Convention Center’s Central Plaza, booth # CP9. Executives from SHOWTIME and ExtendMedia are available for comment. WHO: Representatives of SHOWTIME and ExtendMedia WHAT: Pilot of new consumer download-to-own service designed for Microsoft’s Windows Vista that delivers hit SHOWTIME TV shows directly to consumers’ homes WHEN: Monday, January 8 thru Thursday, January 11, 2007 starting at 9 am PT (10 am PT on Monday) WHERE: CES 2007, Las Vegas Convention Center, Central Plaza Microsoft Windows Vista booth, booth # CP9 About SHOWTIME Networks, Inc. SHOWTIME Networks Inc. (SNI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of CBS Corporation, owns and operates the premium television networks SHOWTIME®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ and FLIX®, as well as the multiplex channels SHOWTIME® TOO™, SHOWTIME® SHOWCASE, SHOWTIME EXTREME®, SHOWTIME BEYOND®, SHOWTIME NEXT®, SHOWTIME WOMEN®, SHOWTIME FAMILYZONE® and TMC XTRA. SNI also offers SHOWTIME HD®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL HD™, SHOWTIME ON DEMAND™ and THE MOVIE CHANNEL ON DEMAND™. SNI is also an owner and manager of SUNDANCE CHANNEL, a venture of NBC Universal, Robert Redford and SNI. SNI also manages Smithsonian Networks, a joint venture between SNI and the Smithsonian Institution. All SNI feeds provide enhanced sound using Dolby Digital 5.1. SNI markets and distributes sports and entertainment events for exhibition to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis through SHOWTIME® PPV. About ExtendMedia, Inc. ExtendMedia delivers digital content service infrastructure solutions that provide the foundation for today’s leading content businesses. Our flagship product, OpenCASE™, is a flexible content service management platform that allows companies to swiftly provision, secure, package and monetize digital content offerings. OpenCASE’s sophisticated business rules and automation controls allow our customers to lower operational overhead and adapt to changing business needs. Its rich feature set for metadata and asset management, DRM policy, syndication, billing, and consumer profiling powers the online offerings of top-tier media companies, broadband service providers, and mobile operators. ExtendMedia brings years of content management and delivery experience to the table in solving each customer’s unique challenges. ExtendMedia’s customers include ClickStar, SHOWTIME, Cablevision, Nelvana Entertainment, Bell Canada and MTS. For more information, please visit us at www.extend.com.

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