INTERTAINER EXPANDS PROGRAMMING WITH COLUMBIA TRISTAR TELEVISION GROUP, WARNER BROTHERS AND CINAR CORPORATION

Agreements Ensure Access to More New Selections from Producers of Top Movie, Music and TV Programming via Intertainer's Broadband Network

SANTA MONICA, Calif. (January 27, 1999) -- Intertainer, Inc., the only interactive broadband network providing a full spectrum of entertainment-on-demand to both the cable and telco industries, announced today comprehensive content deals with Columbia TriStar Television Group, Warner Bros. and CINAR Corporation.

These new licensing agreements enhance the Intertainer service with guaranteed rights to new titles, such as Lethal Weapon IV, Godzilla, City of Angels, The Busy World of Richard Scarry and many others.

"Intertainer has reached the next milestone in fulfilling our vision of creating a one-stop entertainment-on-demand source for people who love movies, television and music through great companies like Warner Bros., Columbia TriStar Television Group and CINAR," said co-founder and co-chair Richard Baskin.

The Columbia TriStar Television Group, Warner Bros. and CINAR Corporation contracts provide Intertainer extensive access to first run pay-per-view and library movies, music, concerts and special-interest titles of all kinds. Both Columbia TriStar Television Group and Warner Bros. also have agreed to work with Intertainer on programming specifically for the Intertainer service. In addition, CINAR Corporation plans to work with Intertainer on unprecedented interactive educational programming.

"Warner Bros. is excited to be at the forefront of video on-demand content distribution with Intertainer. We are pleased to increase our involvement by providing concerts, movies and TV programming through the Intertainer service," said Jeff Calman, senior vice president of Pay-TV for Warner Bros.

"Intertainer offers on-demand content from top Hollywood studios, providing our subscribers the best and most interesting movies, music and television available," added Robert Kaminsky, Intertainer's senior vice president of programming and production. "Agreements like the ones announced today give Intertainer the flexibility and the inventory to keep our entertainment portfolio fresh and exciting for a long time to come."

"As a partner and content provider, Columbia TriStar Television Group continues to see a strategic fit with Intertainer. Their vision and ability to be at the forefront of convergence is phenomenal. Intertainer truly delivers interactive entertainment-on-demand," said Andy Kaplan, executive vice president of Columbia TriStar Television Group.

"CINAR is delighted to add award-winning children's educational programming to Intertainer's program line-up," said Louis Fournier, CINAR's vice president of distribution and marketing. "Once on-demand entertainment services reach households with families, it is important for children to have options too. This agreement will make it possible for parents to constantly provide educational television shows to their children."

These new contracts with Warner Bros. Domestic Pay-TV, Cable and Network Features, Columbia TriStar Television Group and CINAR complement Intertainer's current content, including television selections pending from NBC and a co-branded virtual barnesandnoble.com bookstore. Intertainer investors include major media and technology companies including Comcast, Intel, Columbia TriStar Television Group, US WEST and NBC. Partners Comcast and US WEST are currently developing commercial trials.

About Intertainer
Intertainer, Inc. (http://www.intertainer.com), a leading provider of home entertainment services on-demand, is defining the convergence of entertainment and technology. Intertainer, with its strategic partners - Comcast, U S WEST, Sony, Intel and NBC - provides customers with a personal gateway to thousands of hours of diverse movies, music, TV, shopping and information programming to the PC or TV using high speed data lines over cable or telephone connections. The company's entertainment-on-demand, e-commerce applications and targeted advertising will be the first services enabled by the popular PersonalJava language on Scientific-Atlanta's Explorer® 2000 set-top box. Intertainer also has solid relationships with leading companies in the broadband space, including Veon, Concurrent Computer Corporation, Sun Microsystems and Cisco Systems. Intertainer is a charter member of Cisco's "Built for Broadband" program.

About Columbia TriStar Television Group
Columbia TriStar Television Group is a Sony Pictures Entertainment company. SPE's global operations encompass motion picture production and distribution, television programming and syndication, worldwide channel facilities, development of new entertainment products, services and technologies and distribution of filmed entertainment in 67 countries. Sony Pictures Entertainment can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.spe.sony.com

About Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Domestic Pay-TV, Cable & Network Features is the leading supplier of programming to the cable and satellite marketplaces. It is responsible for sales, marketing and distribution of Warner Bros. already-produced feature films, television series, miniseries, television movies, classic animation, as well as, music-oriented series and specials to the pay-per-view, pay television and basic cable markets. It is also a major licensor of feature films and classic animation to the broadcast networks.

About CINAR Corporation
CINAR Corporation is an integrated entertainment and education company involved in the development, production, post-production and worldwide distribution of non-violent, quality programming and educational products for children and families. CINAR's original productions include: the Emmy Award winning ArthurTM (with WGBH Boston), The Busy World of Richard ScarryTM, Are You Afraid of the Dark?TM, Wimzie's HouseTM and LassieTM, as well as mini-series and family films, which are seen in over 150 countries. CINAR Education Inc., CINAR's educational division, focuses on producing and marketing quality educational materials and distributing them into classrooms and daycare centers across the U.S. CINAR's Web site: www.cinar.com.