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TSN Broadband and BMW Canada Partner to Provide Exclusive Live Canadian Coverage of America's Cup

-- TSN to air recap of Louis Vuitton Cup semifinals/finals and America's Cup Match --

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Toronto, ON (May 28, 2007) - TSN Broadband becomes the No. 1 destination for
yachting enthusiasts, as TSN today announced a groundbreaking agreement with
BMW Canada that provides TSN Broadband with exclusive live Canadian coverage of
the world's most prestigious sailing regatta - the 32nd America's Cup, from
Valencia, Spain.

This marks the first time a Canadian sports broadband network has secured
exclusive live rights to an entire major national or international sporting
event.

TSN Broadband will provide live coverage of each race from the Louis Vuitton
Cup Final, which begins on June 1, followed by the America's Cup Match,
beginning June 23. All races begin at 8:30 a.m. ET (see broadcast schedule
below). In addition to the live coverage, each race will also be available
on-demand at www.TSN.ca on a special customized TSN Broadband player. BMW
Canada is the presenting sponsor of the coverage and fans will also be able to
access the America's Cup on TSN Broadband via www.BMW.ca.

"For TSN Broadband to be the exclusive Canadian home of a marquee international
sporting event is a testament to the growth of live sports video streaming and
the popularity and evolution of the CTV Broadband Network," said Kris Faibish,
Vice-President, CTV Digital Media. "We're thrilled to partner with BMW Canada
and provide live coverage on TSN Broadband of an event that would have
otherwise been unavailable to viewers in Canada."

TSN Broadband is also offering an on-demand collection of short sailing
features that chronicle the BMW Oracle Racing team as it tried to secure a
berth in the America's Cup Match.  Topics include the engineering/design of the
BMW Oracle boat, how the team prepares for changing weather, a look at the
individual functions on board the yacht and a brief history of the America's
Cup.

BMW played a significant role in the development of the new BMW Oracle yachts,
USA 87 and USA 98, which were used in Valencia. In addition to providing
financial and marketing support, BMW offered technological competence and
know-how, especially in the field of intelligent lightweight construction.

"The America's Cup is synonymous with challenge, innovative technology,
teamwork, tactics and elegance - attributes which are very much in line with
the BMW philosophy," said Lindsay Duffield, President and CEO, BMW Group
Canada. "Accordingly, we are pleased to present America's Cup sailing to
Canadians on TSN Broadband."

Augmenting the coverage on TSN Broadband, TSN will televise 4 hours of
highlight shows, including a pair of one-hour Louis Vuitton Cup shows recapping
the semifinals and final (June 3 at 1 p.m. ET and June 23 at 1 p.m. ET
respectively), as well as a two-hour recap of the America's Cup Match (July 15
at 11 a.m. ET).

Both the Louis Vuitton Cup Final and America's Cup Match use a best-of-9
format, with the first team to win 5 races declared the winner. The winner of
the Louis Vuitton Cup Final between Italy's Luna Rossa Challenge and Emirates
Team New Zealand becomes the "Challenger" and moves on to face Alinghi (the
"Defender" of the America's Cup) in the America's Cup Match. Each race
consists of two boats going head-to-head in an upwind/downwind course.

With its win in 2003, Alinghi became the first European team ever to win the
America's Cup. The 'Auld Mug' is the oldest trophy in international sport,
pre-dating even the modern Olympic Games by 45 years. The Swiss-based team
boasts some Canadian content, with its mid-bowman Curtis Blewett hailing from
Kelowna, B.C.

As the official new media provider for the 32nd America's Cup, Alcatel-Lucent
is enabling sailing fans around the world to watch the action live via the
Internet on media players, including TSN Broadband in Canada.

TSN Broadband's live schedule for the 32nd America's Cup is as follows (note:
all races will be available on-demand upon their completion):

Louis Vuitton Cup Final
* Race #1: Friday, June 1 at 8:30 a.m. ET
* Race #2: Saturday, June 2 at 8:30 a.m. ET
* Race #3: Sunday, June 3 at 8:30 a.m. ET
* Race #4: Tuesday, June 5 at 8:30 a.m. ET
* Race #5: Wednesday, June 6 at 8:30 a.m. ET
* Race #6 (if necessary): Friday, June 8 at 8:30 a.m. ET
* Race #7 (if necessary): Saturday, June 9 at 8:30 a.m. ET
* Race #8 (if necessary): Sunday, June 10 at 8:30 a.m. ET
* Race #9 (if necessary): Monday, June 11 at 8:30 a.m. ET
America's Cup Match
* Race #1: Saturday, June 23 at 8:30 a.m. ET
* Race #2: Sunday, June 24 at 8:30 a.m. ET
* Race #3: Tuesday, June 26 at 8:30 a.m. ET
* Race #4: Wednesday, June 27 at 8:30 a.m. ET
* Race #5: Friday, June 29 at 8:30 a.m. ET
* Race #6 (if necessary): Saturday, June 30 at 8:30 a.m. ET
* Race #7 (if necessary): Sunday, July 1 at 8:30 a.m. ET
* Race #8 (if necessary): Tuesday, July 3 at 8:30 a.m. ET
* Race #9 (if necessary): Wednesday, July 4 at 8:30 a.m. ET

BMW Group Canada, based in Whitby, Ontario, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BMW
AG and is responsible for the distribution of BMW luxury performance
automobiles, Sports Activity Vehicles, Motorcycles, and MINI. BMW Group
Financial Services Canada is a division of BMW Group Canada and offers retail
financing and leasing programs on new and pre-owned BMW and MINI automobiles,
as well as retail financing for new and pre-owned BMW Motorcycles. A total
network of 39 BMW automobile retail centres,18 BMW motorcycle retailers, and 22
MINI retailers represents the BMW Group across the country.

TSN, a division of CTVglobemedia, is Canada's Sports Leader. Setting the
Canadian sports broadcasting standard, TSN's flagship news program,
SportsCentre, was voted the number-one source for sports news by sports fans
from across the country.* TSN's comprehensive broadcast schedule also features
the NHL and first three rounds of the Stanley Cup Playoffs; Toronto Maple Leafs
hockey; International Hockey including the IIHF World Junior Championship; the
Olympic Games through 2012; CFL including Friday Night Football; NFL including
Sunday and Monday Night Football; PGA TOUR and all four golf Majors; Season of
Champions Curling; NASCAR including the Daytona 500; Formula One including the
Canadian Grand Prix; IRL including the Indy 500; Blue Jays baseball; Raptors
basketball and the NBA Finals; Tennis and all four Grand Slam events; EURO 2008
and UEFA Champions League Soccer; HBO World Championship boxing; and Figure
Skating including the national championships. TSN HD offers more sports
coverage, more hours and more events in High Definition than any other network
in Canada, reinforcing TSN's position as Canada's Sports Leader in High
Definition. TSN is available in 8.8 million households. TSN's programming and
news content is also available online at TSN.ca.
*2005/2006 Roper Canada - Winter

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For More Information:
For TSN
Andrea Goldstein - (w)416.332.7575, (c)647.224.8800, agoldstein@tsn.ca
Josh Cogan - (w)416.332.7599, (c)416.859.4738, jcogan@tsn.ca
Michelle Good - (w)416.332.7584, (c)416.459.1141, mgood@tsn.ca

For BMW Group Canada
Stacy Morris - (w)905.428.5076, (c)416.357.1728, stacy.morris@bmwgroup.ca


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