July 21, 2004

NEW YORK, July 21, 2004 - Whether it's the national collegiate debate championships, its new, fast-paced Rush Hour live studio show or its groundbreaking Dog Days and Walk-On Tryouts specials, CSTV: College Sports Television's (www.collegesports.com) fall programming lineup is guaranteed to deliver unexpected drama, passion, intensity and heartbreak to viewers this fall.

Add Division I-A football, the new Festival of Championships featuring national collegiate championships such as marching band, a capella, karaoke, rugby, rodeo and cycling, new original series such as Primetime and CSTV U, and the most women's sports on television, and you have the recipe for college sports served up like never before.

"Viewers should 'expect the unexpected' from CSTV this fall as we provide a whole new way of experiencing college sports," said Brian Bedol, president and CEO, CSTV. "We are continuing to expand the scope of televised college sports by offering traditional and non-traditional collegiate competition that will captivate audiences with authentic human drama."

CSTV's Fall Lineup:

National Collegiate Debate Championship
It's "Top Gun for Geeks." These mental fitness wizards, from 70 teams including Harvard, Northwestern, and Cal, train thousands of hours a year to vie for the national title. The National Collegiate Debate Championship rivals any on-field competition, as the brightest and most intense competitors from colleges and universities across the country come face-to-face in one room. CSTV's hour-long documentary gives viewers total access to the super-competitive environment of training, teamwork, preparation and competitiveness. Pro: Fierce debate action. Con: Only one hour.

The One College Sports Show
The One College Sports Show is CSTV's power hour for the college sports fan. It's fast moving, spontaneous, smart and packed with scores, highlights, analysis, debate and the latest college sports buzz. Men's sports, women's sports -- at CSTV, all sports are created equal. The CSTV College cast hosts this twice-nightly show from the CSTV Fieldhouse in New York City. All the pre-action and reaction from the day's big events, as well as coast-to-coast coverage of all things college from our army of campus correspondents. If it's college sports or college life, it's on The One College Sports Show.

Dog Days
Broadcast network reality shows are for wimps. CSTV delivers the "real" in reality. August brings the end of summer, the college football pre-season and Dog Days. Join CSTV on the campuses of the top programs in the country and live the life of a student-athlete trying to make the grade and make the cut in major college football. From wake-up to bed check, Dog Days will take viewers behind-the-scenes and into the faces of the players, coaches, trainers and administrators with unprecedented access to pre-season training camps nationwide.

Walk-On Tryouts
The first and still the best! CSTV originated this concept more than a year ago, and applicants from 27 states eager to live out their dream sought to become the new voice of college sports. They came en masse -- teachers, sales clerks, construction workers, beer vendors, all with a passion for college sports. CSTV's inaugural winner, Kathryn Tappen, a recent Rutgers grad, ultimately found herself hosting numerous segments on CSTV.

Defeat The Beat: National Collegiate Band Championship
You've read about their spectacularly animated foot-stomping, high-stepping performances, and now CSTV puts you front and center as top historically black colleges go head-to-head matching precision, showmanship and originality. The action is fast and furious as bands strut their stuff and pull out all the stops with the national championship on the line. Witness bands such as Grambling, Southern, Bethune-Cookman, Howard and Florida A&M as they take to the field in all their costumed finery.

National Collegiate A Capella Championship
A capella singing has been the focal part of college life for nearly one hundred years, and the competition to be number one in the nation is extremely intense. Hundreds of college groups start out with one common objective - to make it to the championships, and they will sacrifice a tremendous amount of blood, sweat and tears to reach that goal. Collegiate a capella has a new home and a new championship on CSTV.

National Collegiate Karaoke Championship
We've all been there -- Karaoke Night, and, no, we can't sing either. Don't worry, college students aren't any better, but they boast the moxie to get on stage in front of judges and strangers in their bid to win the national college championship. While they don't experience the same adulation as their football and basketball brethren, rest assured that the desire and competitive fire burns deep within these students.

CSTV U
CSTV goes back to school with CSTV U, an unprecedented initiative featuring a "curriculum" of more than 100 new 30-minute instructional and educational shows aimed at aspiring athletes. CSTV U, which helps athletes reach their full potential through instruction, demonstration, and motivation, will also feature new installments of College Sports TV's acclaimed Nike Training Camp and Coach shows. And tuition is free! Take a front row seat this fall and learn the successful tactics of women's volleyball from Stanford's John Dunning as well as the on- and off-ice philosophy of Michigan State hockey coach Rick Comely.

The Primetime Series
This October, take a closer look at the schools around the country that are constantly at the forefront of intercollegiate athletics. Hosted by college students, this CSTV original series takes a weekly look at the players, coaches, and stories at top universities and colleges. CSTV viewers get an insider's look at Stanford water polo, Penn State women's basketball and Ohio State lacrosse.

100 Greatest Moments in College Sports
Re-live the top 100 college sports moments of all time; the plays, games and student-athletes that have made college sports so special. CSTV revisits the most magical, awe-inspiring and influential moments in all of college sports, from the days of the legendary Red Grange to North Carolina's women's soccer dynasty. Join CSTV for a look back at the players, coaches and teams responsible for these special moments.

Coach
Coach, the critically acclaimed College Sports TV original series, returns this fall to CSTV. The impact of legendary college coaches on student-athletes and their lives transcends generations. Who better to tell the story of these legends than the players who learned from them? CSTV examines the unique bonds that exist between coach and student-athlete, a relationship that often lasts a lifetime. This fall, CSTV profiles John Wooden the most successful coach in college basketball history, along with other legends of the blackboard, the court and the field.

Training Camp
How does one become a national champion? CSTV takes fans behind the scenes and reveals the best practices and "secrets of success" that build championship-caliber programs. This original series chronicles the commitment, attitude and teamwork necessary to reach the pinnacle of intercollegiate athletics. This series not only provides compelling programming, but is also an educational platform for aspiring student-athletes.

Crystal Ball Presented by XBOX
The world of college football moves fast, and CSTV presents the first look each week at the coming Saturday's on-field action and off-field storylines. The Crystal Ball ensemble cast gazes into the future and dissects all that is going down in college football each week, with highlights, commentary, analysis, news, features and special guests.

Coast2Coach
Sports Illustrated On Campus called Coast2Coach, CSTV's groundbreaking collection of coach's shows and press conferences, "A gold mine of Wayne's World-like coaches shows." CSTV prides itself on presenting college sports from every possible perspective, and Coast2Coach gives fans the unique chance to delve inside the minds of college football's best strategists and motivators.

CSTV Retrovision
Take a trip down college Memory Lane without that embarrassing hairstyle! CSTV's Retrovision takes an in-depth look at great events and great moments throughout college sports history.

Tourney Talk
This live, interactive show originates from the CSTV Fieldhouse in conjunction with national championships such as the Bowl Championship Series, the NCAA Final Four, Frozen Four and College World Series, and the NCAA Lacrosse and Softball Championships. CSTV hosts and their guests field phone calls, emails and AOL Instant Messages from fans, coaches and media throughout the country to discuss the latest tournament action and storylines. Live audio of the show is streamed on CollegeSports.com and AOL.

CSTV College Football
High-profile Division I-A match-ups Stanford-Brigham Young and Rutgers-Navy highlight CSTV's season-long football game-of-the-week schedule, which also includes The Ohio Classic pitting Grambling against archrival Bethune-Cookman, defending Division I-AA national champion and runner-up Delaware and Colgate, respectively, and the heated Pennsylvania-Princeton rivalry.

CSTV Sunday Night Spikes
CSTV's AVCA women's volleyball match-of-the-week slate features defending national champion Southern California and Top 10 teams Pepperdine, Florida, Minnesota, Kansas State, Nebraska and Utah.

CSTV Soccer Night
College's top men's and women's soccer programs take to the field this fall, including defending men's NCAA champion Indiana and 2003 women's national runner-up Connecticut. Rivalries on tap include Notre Dame-Indiana, Columbia-Brown and Portland-Santa Clara, along with the Big Ten men's and women's championships and Big East championship action.

Later this fall, CSTV will introduce its 2004-05 Friday Night Hockey game-of-the-week package, water polo and field hockey schedules crowned by their respective NCAA Championships, and extensive CSTV Hoops and CSTV Wrestling basketball and wrestling slates.

College Sports TV, the fastest-growing independent cable network, is available to more than 20 million homes nationally on cable and satellite. The network is available on Time Warner, Adelphia and Insight cable systems, among others, and is also available on DirecTV (channel 610). For information on CSTV availability in particular markets, consumers can log on to www.collegesports.com/getcstv or call their cable or satellite operator.

CSTV is comprised of two primary business units: College Sports TV and CollegeSports.com. College Sports TV televises regular season and championship event coverage from every major collegiate athletic conference, in addition to nine NCAA Championships. The network also has a programming and marketing agreement with the U.S. Olympic Committee. CollegeSports.com, the most-trafficked college sports Web site, and its network of close to 160 official athletic sites for top colleges, conferences and athletic associations, are the number one online source for college sports news, information, scores and analysis.

CSTV was co-founded by President/CEO Brian Bedol, Chairman Stephen Greenberg and Executive Vice President Chris Bevilacqua. Bedol and Greenberg co-founded Classic Sports Network, which they sold to ESPN. It is now ESPN Classic. Bevilacqua is a former senior executive with Nike Inc., where he headed the company's successful foray into the college market.