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Insight and TV One Announce Carriage Agreement NEW ORLEANS, May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Insight Communications and TV One announced today a corporate carriage agreement that will bring the new entertainment and lifestyle network for African American adults to customers of Insight's cable systems. Insight's Louisville, Ky. Metro/Southern Indiana cable system launched TV One on April 7 to nearly 250,000 expanded basic customers, and the MSO will make the new network available to an additional 150,000 expanded basic customers in two other markets by June 30. Insight expects to roll out TV One to a significant portion of the MSO's additional customers within the next year. "Insight is pleased to be one of the first operators to launch TV One's exciting new service," said Pam Halling, senior vice president, marketing and programming at Insight Communications. "This agreement represents Insight's continued commitment to provide our customers with the widest possible array of programming choices. "We thank Insight for their strong support of TV One and intend to provide a channel that will serve their African American adult customers' entertainment interests and reflect the breadth of their lifestyle and culture," said TV One Senior Vice President of Affiliate Sales and Marketing Bernard Bell. Launched in January 2004, TV One (http://www.tvoneonline.com/) offers a broad range of entertainment-oriented original programming, classic series, movies, fashion and music that focus on African American themes, issues culture and politics. TV One's investors include Radio One (NASDAQ:ROIANASDAQ:ROIAK); [http://www.radio-one.com]/, the largest radio company that primarily targets African American and urban listeners; Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSANASDAQ:CMCSK); [http://www.comcast.com]/, the largest cable television company in the country; Constellation Ventures; Syndicated Communications; Pacesetter Capital Group; and Opportunity Capital Partners. Insight Communications is the 9th largest cable operator in the United States, serving approximately 1.4 million customers in the four contiguous states of Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. Insight specializes in offering bundled, state-of-the-art services in mid-sized communities, delivering basic and digital video, high-speed Internet and voice telephony in selected markets to its customers. DATASOURCE: TV One CONTACT: Lynn McReynolds, +1-410-268-0275, for TV One; or Whitney Moose of Insight Communications, +1-917-286-2300 Web site: http://www.tvoneonline.com/ http://www.radio-one.com/

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