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To: BillyG who wrote (30008)	2/27/1998 2:17:00 PM
From: John Rieman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 50808

Expressvu uses the LSI/EchoStar box, but Divicom does the headends. This contract is worth about $15M in 1998.................... dbsdish.com Attention News Editors: COUNTDOWN: 200 DAYS TO 200 CHANNELS - EXPRESSVU INC. BLASTS OFF AT MONTREAL HOME SHOW MONTREAL, Feb. 27 /CNW/ - The countdown to Canada's only 200 channel TV service was started today at the Montreal Home Show. Mr. Richard Bertrand, Director for Eastern Canada, ExpressVu Inc., began the official countdown to the launch of the company's high-powered direct broadcast satellite (DBS) that will offer 200 channels to ExpressVu subscribers, more than any other broat delivery service in Canada. Standing beside a 6-m (20-ft.) model rocket at the ExpressVu booth at the Home Show, Richard Bertrand proclaimed ''It's 200 days to 200 channels! The launch of this satellite in September 1998 will be the single most important event in the history of ExpressVu and a major milestone in Canadian broadcasting. Not only will ExpressVu's customers be able to use Canada's only 45-cm (18-in.) dish, but they will also have access to local channels in Canada's major markets, something which U.S. DBS companies have not been able to deliver.'' ExpressVu, Canada's fastest growing satellite TV service, currently offers Canadians up to 100 channels of the best Canadian and U.S. programming, including news from all major Canadian and U.S. networks. The move to the DBS satellite will make ExpressVu one of North America's largest multichannel television services, and larger than all other cable and DTH services in Canada. In 200 days, ExpressVu will offer consumers 200 channels of Canadian and U.S. networks, specialty and pay services, local programming, international programming, pay-per-view, radio and music stations. When the new satellite comes into service, subscribers to ExpressVu's satellite TV service will receive a free hardware upgrade without having to replace their set-top box. Visitors to the Montreal Home Show will be able to sample ExpressVu program offerings (which start from $7.95 per month) and experience the ease and convenience of its Interactive Program Guide. They will also be able to see and hear the high-quality digital images and sound that set ExpressVu's service apart from cable TV services. ''We are extremely excited about being at the Home Show because the visitors who come here love their homes and strive to make them the most comfortable and enjoyable places to live,'' remarked Richard Bertrand. ''ExpressVu shares their values, by offering outstanding choice, quality and service in home entertainment.'' ExpressVu satellite TV systems can be purchased at the Home Show and at any authorized ExpressVu agent including hundreds of independent satellite dealers and consumer electronics stores across Canada, as well as retailers such as Aventure Electronique, Bell Mobility, Bell Phone Centre stores, Future Shop, Kmart, London Drugs, The North West Company, Real Canadian Superstores, True Value Hardware Stores and Wal-Mart Canada. More information is available on ExpressVu's web site (www.expressvu.com) or by calling 1-888-SKY-DISH. Owned by BCE Inc., Cancom (Canadian Satellite Communications Inc.), and WIC (Western International Communications Ltd.), ExpressVu is licensed to provide a full range of DTH entertainment and information to Canadians in every region of the country. /NOTE TO PHOTO EDITORS: A photo accompanying this release is available on the CANAPRESS Photo Network./ -0- 02/27/98 For further information: Roch Landriault, (514) 843-2345