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CTV Saves 'The Hockey Theme'; Acquires Exclusive Rights to 'Canada's Second National Anthem' TORONTO, June 9 /CNW/ - CTV Inc., together with Copyright Music &Visuals, today announced that CTV Inc. has acquired all rights to 'The HockeyTheme' in perpetuity, preserving the song's legacy and ensuring it will beheard on national television for years to come. 'The Hockey Theme' song willnow live on CTV Inc. properties TSN, RDS and across Canada on CTV duringcoverage of the upcoming Vancouver 2010 Olympics as outlined below. The deal between CTV and Copyright Music & Visuals was agreed to inprinciple after the CBC publicly announced last Friday at 5 p.m. ET that adeal could not be reached with the rights holders. Due diligence was completedearlier today. The song, which was created by Vancouver's Dolores Claman in 1968, willnow be used in NHL broadcasts on TSN and RDS beginning this Fall. In addition,CTV will utilize the song as part of its hockey coverage during the upcomingVancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. "The song has a long and storied history in Canadian sports and hasbecome ingrained in the hearts and minds of hockey fans across the country. Itis an iconic tune, embraced by Canadians everywhere, and we felt it wasimperative to save it. We know we will be in hockey forever, so there's nodoubt this acquisition will create value for us," said Rick Brace, President,Revenue, Business Planning and Sports, CTV Inc. "It's an honour and aprivilege to own such a cherished piece of Canadiana." "I am very moved by how so many Canadians have taken the hockey theme toheart. We are so pleased the song has found a new home," said Claman."Throughout our negotiations, CTV displayed a tremendous amount of respect formy family and the song. 'The Hockey Theme' means so much to Canadians, and weknow it's in good hands with CTV." The announcement complements TSN's new six-year multi-platform NHL deal,featuring more coverage of Canadian teams than ever before with at least oneCanadian team in every game. Earlier this year, RDS extended its exclusiverights agreement with the Montreal Canadiens through the 2011-12 season. CTV, together with TSN and RDS, boast the most powerful and prestigioussports programming lineup in the country featuring the NHL and Stanley CupPlayoffs, NFL games and the Super Bowl, every CFL game including the Grey Cup,International Hockey including the World Juniors, NBA, Blue Jays Baseball, allfour golf Majors, all four tennis Grand Slam events, Season of ChampionsCurling, NASCAR and F1, and this month's NBA Finals and UEFA EURO(R) 2008. About Copyright Music & Visuals ------------------------------- John Ciccone is founder of Copyright Music & Visuals (CMV), whichspecializes in copyright clearance and music consulting since 1985. Since1993, John or CMV has had the pleasure of administering the publishing andcopyright in 'The Hockey Theme', composed by Dolores Claman. About CTV --------- CTV, Canada's largest private broadcaster, offers a wide range of qualitynews, sports, information, and entertainment programming. It has thenumber-one national newscast, CTV National News With Lloyd Robertson, and isthe number-one choice for prime-time viewing. CTVglobemedia Inc. is Canada'spremier multi-media company which owns CTV Inc. and The Globe and Mail. CTVInc. also owns radio stations across the country, and leading nationalspecialty channels. Other CTVglobemedia investments include an interest inMaple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, and in Dome Productions, a North Americanleader in the provision of mobile high definition production facilities. Moreinformation about CTV may be found on the company website at www.ctv.ca. -30-/For further information: Bonnie Brownlee, CTV Inc., (416) 332-7190 orbbrownlee@ctvglobemedia.ca; Andrea Goldstein, CTV, (416) 332-7575 oragoldstein@tsn.ca/