TCM Available on Shaw Cable and Star Choice Today ATLANTA, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) and Shaw Communications are partnering to make Turner Classic Movies (TCM), the channel that celebrates the golden age of the movies, available to a combined 1.7 million Shaw Cable and Star Choice subscribers beginning today. TCM offers 24 hours of uncut and commercial-free movies every day of the week. From murder mysteries to musicals to vintage children's favorites, foreign and cult classics to comedies and westerns, TCM is the definitive classic movie channel available in North America. Each month, the channel also features profiles of great filmmakers and cinema stars, special thematic marathons, original programming related to classic movies, and on-air tributes. "We're thrilled to provide Shaw Communications customers with the popular, classic programming that has made TCM a favorite among viewers," said Coleman Breland, executive vice president, sales and marketing, Turner Network Sales (TNS). "Shaw Communications is a valued affiliate partner, and we will continue to support their business needs with the delivery of the strongest affiliate marketing and promotional support in the industry." "We are pleased to be able to partner with Shaw Communications in bringing Canadian viewers the best in commercial-free classic movie offerings," said Tom Karsch, executive vice president, TCM. "The combination of our film delivery along with established and popular franchises such as The Essentials and our Guest Programmer series provide a compelling and entertaining platform for enjoying the classic movie experience." "This is the most significant addition to our Full Cable Service lineup since the launch of the third tier in 1997," said Peter Bissonnette, President of Shaw Communications Inc. "We know TCM will be an instant hit with our customers and enhance the value of their cable services. We're very pleased to be the first television provider to bring this network to our customers in Canada, it's another way for us to deliver exceptional customer experiences." Turner Classic Movies, currently seen in more than 70 million homes, is a 24-hour cable network from Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company. Since its launch in 1994, TCM has presented the greatest motion pictures of all time from the largest film library in the world, the combined Time Warner and Turner film libraries, from the '20s through the '80s, commercial-free and without interruption. More information is available at the TCM website at http://www.turnerclassicmovies.com/. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, is a major producer of news and entertainment product around the world and the leading provider of programming for the basic cable industry. Shaw Communications Inc. is a diversified Canadian communications company whose core business is providing broadband cable television, Internet, Digital Phone and satellite direct-to-home ("DTH") services to approximately 3.0 million customers. Shaw is traded on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges and is a member of the S&P/TSX 60 index (NYSE:SJR) (TSE:SJR.NV.B) DATASOURCE: Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. CONTACT: Leigh Majors of Turner Network Sales, +1-404-827-3907, or ; or Jennifer Dargan of TCM, +1-404-885-4368, or ; or Peter Bissonnette of Shaw Communications, +1-403-750-4500 Web site: http://www.turner.com/ http://www.turnerclassicmovies.com/

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