Turner Latin America, Fashion TV in New Deal

ATLANTA, January 21: Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) Latin
America has inked a long-term distribution, advertising sales and trademark
agreement with Fashion TV (FTV), a channel dedicated to fashion, beauty, design
and lifestyle.

As part of this deal, Turner Latin America will continue to
distribute Fashion TV (FTV) throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, as well
as to the Hispanic audience in the U.S. Turner will also handle advertising
sales and marketing for FTV throughout these regions.

FTV has selected RRsat Global Communications Network to
distribute its channel to Turner Latin America. RRsat will supply a broad
selection of services including playout, encryption and conversion to NTSC, as
well as uplink services to Intelsat 907, enabling the channel to be broadcast
throughout South America.

Turner Latin America and FTV will work to enrich the
programming lineup of the FTV channel in Latin America, including footage of
key global fashion shows and industry events.

“The FTV brand plus Turner’s market knowledge is a really
powerful combination,” said Whit Richardson, the senior corporate officer for
Turner International Argentina. “We look forward to building on the network’s
current distribution to create a true regional powerhouse in both the fashion
industry and the entertainment world.”

Added Michel Adam, the president and founder of FTV: “This
partnership with Turner will enable a whole new audience of trend-setters and
fashionistas throughout the region to become part of the global fashion
community, assessing the world’s most-consumed fashion medium—Fashion TV.
We are pleased to join forces with such an experienced team, and are confident
that this is a start to a relationship that will prosper in Latin America and
hopefully other territories.”

Established in 1997 in Paris, Fashion TV (FTV) is broadcast
over cable and satellite to more than 400 million households in 202 countries
and territories around the world. FTV gives viewers access to exclusive fashion
shows and parties, going behind the scenes with leading designers,
photographers, top models and celebrities through exclusive original
programming and TV specials.

—By Irene Lew