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Overall first-year GSR results indicate that after removing students who
leave institutions while academically eligible, about three-fourths of all
Division I scholarship student-athletes graduate from the institution they
started at or where they transferred.com, Will Deploy
Latest Interactive Technology to Provide Fans With Most Personalized ,
Interactive Online Experience of Any Sporting Event

CSTV Networks (www.com, the most-trafficked college sports Web site, and its
network of 180 official athletic sites are the No.

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with Nike Inc.

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The University's
pursuit of a just society is fostered through the Athletics Department's
commitment to the highest standards of integrity, ethics, and honesty. "The combined resources and
expertise of Akamai, Entriq and The FeedRoom will result in fans
receiving a premium multimedia experience and will enable us to
smoothly handle the tremendous volume of fans attracted to the
greatest spectacle in college sports.

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BU scored a perfect 100 percent in 14 of its varsity sports in the
initial team-by-team GSR data released last month. Akamai serves as the content and
streaming distribution provider on an ongoing basis for CSTV.
College Sports TV, voted the No. It is now ESPN Classic.

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"Participation in the ACC will require us
to be much more aggressive in pursuing corporate opportunities.
The men's hockey team posted a GSR of 88, eight points higher than the sport's
national average of 80.com, a
leading Internet sports media organization and a division of CBS
Sports, has the rights to produce, host and manage the official NCAA
Championship Web site, NCAASports.

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"Beginning day one, our goal will be to introduce
prospective new corporate partners and advertisers to the rich history of BC
Athletics and the competitive strength of the ACC. This partnership will
present an opportunity to capitalize on league sponsorships, which also will
be a primary focus of initial efforts. Therefore, two-thirds of the university's teams graduated all of their
student-athletes during the time frame.
CSTV secured the exclusive video streaming rights for out of
market game coverage of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball
Championship in a multi-year agreement with CBS SportsLine. Through its numerous platforms, CSTV provides more live college
sports games, events, news, information, analysis and broadband
content, and reaches more college sports fans, than any other company.
CSTV.

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Under the leadership of Athletics Director Gene DeFilippo, Boston College
is preparing its student-athletes to compete at the highest level .
"Our new partnership with Boston College is a significant step forward for
FSG's development as we approach our first birthday," said John W. Through its offerings, the Athletics Department
plays an integral part in the personal formation and development of students,
preparing them for citizenship , service, and leadership.
The GSR is a new NCAA measurement that improves the federally mandated
graduation-rate by including transfer data in the calculation.

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ABOUT FENWAY SPORTS GROUP (FSG):
FSG, a subsidiary of New England Sports Ventures, which owns the Boston
Red Sox and the New England Sports Network (NESN), is a broad-based sports
marketing company focused on a wide range of representation, sponsorships,
marketing and broadcasting opportunities. Akamai 's technology ensures that fans will experience
high quality streaming, site reliability, and various customization
and personalization options.

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"As we prepare to enter the ACC, we recognize that this is a tremendous
opportunity to expand our business and marketing activities around our
athletic programs," DeFilippo said. Entriq's
technology ensures that NCAA(R) March Madness(R) on Demand content is
streamed in a secure manner and is viewed easily by only authorized
subscribers.
CSTV was co-founded by President and CEO Brian Bedol, Chairman
Steve Greenberg and Executive Vice President Chris Bevilacqua.

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Henry,
Principal Owner for FSG's parent New England Sports Ventures. For more information please visit
http://bceagles. Other teams include women's lacrosse, men's and
women 's cross country, men's and women's indoor and outdoor track and field,
men's swimming, wrestling , women's rowing, women's golf and women's tennis.
The FeedRoom is producing and hosting NCAA(R) March Madness(R) on
Demand in association with CSTV Networks., where he headed the company's successful foray into
the college market.

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The partnership is the first of its kind for Fenway Sports Group, which
was launched just a year ago.com) has partnered with leading technology
companies Akamai, Entriq and The FeedRoom to enhance the NCAA(R) March
Madness(R) on Demand user experience , providing fans with the most
personalized interactive online experience of any sporting event. For the second consecutive
year, The FeedRoom's custom-designed video application, combined with
live signal acquisition, high-quality content encoding services, and
pioneering back-end technologies , ensure that NCAA(R) March Madness(R)
on Demand fans will tune into a state-of-the-art online viewing
experience.

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The Atlantic Coast Conference was founded on
May 8, 1953, at the Sedgefield Inn near Greensboro, N.com and
its network of 180 official athletic sites of colleges and
conferences.

CBS SportsLine.

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Starting with the 2005-06 academic year, BC will share the playing field
with eleven other schools including: Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia
Tech, Maryland, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, University of Virginia,
Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest.com/

ABOUT BOSTON COLLEGE ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT:
Consistent with the University as a whole, the Athletics Department is
committed to the quest for excellence; to the personal formation of our
undergraduate , graduate, + professional students; and to the pursuit of a just
society.
Twenty-one of BU 's varsity sports were included in the calculation by the
NCAA.

CSTV Partners with Leading Technology Companies Akamai Entriq and The FeedRoom to Enhance The NCAA March Madness on Demand User Experience

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With NCAA(R) March Madness(R) on Demand, powered by CSTV.95.
Entriq's technology solution will handle three of the most
important considerations for companies moving high-profile content
online: content security, billing, and customer management. Bedol
and Greenberg co-founded Classic Sports Network, which they sold to
ESPN.

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"I am proud that Boston University's GSR
results accurately reflect the quality of our program and the academic
accomplishments of our student-athletes.com, will bring
college basketball fans with exclusive live streaming video of CBS
Sports telecasts of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship,
which commence Thursday, March 17.

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Fenway Sports Group, a broad-based sports marketing company and subsidiary
of New England Sports Ventures (owners of the Boston Red Sox and New England
Sports Network), will begin aggressively pursuing sponsorship , marketing and
media opportunities for Boston College Athletics as it prepares for its
official July 1, 2005 entrance into the Atlantic Coast Conference, the
country's premier college athletic league.

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com, fans
can watch the live CBS Sports broadcasts of the upcoming NCAA Men's
Division I Basketball Tournament on their computers , following the
action as it is broadcast by CBS Sports. 1 emerging cable network among
operators in a 2003 Beta research study, televises regular season and
championship event coverage from over 35 men's and women's sports
across every major collegiate athletic conference, as well as many
NCAA and NAIA Championships.

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Boston College Athletics Teams Up with Fenway Sports Group

We selected
FSG because we feel they are uniquely qualified to help us achieve our goals
and reach new heights . For more information please visit
http://www. In keeping with our
tradition as a Catholic and Jesuit university, rooted in a belief that seeks
God in all things, especially human activity, the Boston College Athletics
Department offers a broad-based program of intercollegiate athletics, as well
as intramural, recreation, and club sport opportunities. It was
developed in response to college and university presidents who wanted
graduation data that more accurately reflects the mobility among students in
today's higher education climate.com or NCAASports. Entriq gives CSTV control over how and when online
footage is accessed and geographic controls for specifying where
content is available and for how long.

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Partnership Will Showcase Boston College Athletics as a National Powerhouse in
the ACC and Boost Marketing Efforts

BOSTON, Boston College today announced it has
selected Fenway Sports Group (FSG) to develop a year-round collegiate sports
marketing and multi-media partnership program aimed at showcasing the strength
and competitiveness of BC Athletics and its upcoming membership into the
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Institutional rating of 92 a full 16 points higher than the national average

BOSTON, Boston University posted an overall score
of 92 in the Graduation Success Rate (GSR) institutional information released
today for Division I schools by the National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA).com and the
NCAA that begins with the 2005 tournament.com, as well as the Internet rights
to the Division I Men's Basketball Championship and 87 other
championships. SIRIUS College Sports Radio broadcasts a comprehensive
package of college football and basketball games from teams
representing 16 conferences, including the Big Ten, Big 12, BIG EAST,
Pac-10 and SEC, in addition to Notre Dame.

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"And I know FSG will go a long way in
making that presence known. Boston University's student-athlete graduation rate was 92 percent for
that period.
Boston University had the highest GSR (92) of any of the nine current
members of the America East conference."

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Mike Dee, president of Fenway Sports Group, said that Boston College 's
great success has created pent-up demand and tremendous potential. Through these
activities , the Athletics Department provides an educational experience that
promotes the development of the whole person intellectually, physically,
socially, and spiritually.collegesports.

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The chance to secure radio rights for
football, basketball, and hockey also is a key element of this relationship --
and is a strategic building block to construct a tier-one business plan for
the school's athletics program.C.
"BC will boost our East coast presence within the League and make it a
truly Atlantic Coast Conference from New England to Florida," said John
Swofford, Commissioner of the ACC. The University's dedication to excellence is an integral part of the
Athletics Department's goals and objectives and a primary consideration in our
service to students and the Boston College community .
Both the men's and women's basketball teams were among the 14 Terrier
sports that had a perfect GSR.CSTV.com; and the first
ever 24-hour college sports radio network, SIRIUS College Sports
Radio . 1 online source for
college sports broadband content, news, information, scores and
analysis .

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NCAA(R) March Madness(R) on Demand, powered by CSTV. NCAA(R) March Madness(R) on
Demand will offer exclusive live and on-demand streaming video of up
to the first 56 NCAA Tournament games on an out-of-market basis,
through the regional semi-finals, and will also feature streaming
video of interviews and pre-and post-game press conferences, in
addition to video highlights.
CSTV Networks is a multi-media company that consists of the
first-ever 24-hour college sports television network , College Sports
TV; the leading college sports online network, CSTV.

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Boston College
accepted an invitation to join the league, as its 12th member, on October 17,
2003.fenwaysportsgroup. The NCAA's data concluded that an
average of 76 percent of Division I student-athletes graduated during the
four-year span that encompasses the current data (entering classes from 1995-
98).
"We have brought in companies who are leaders in their respective
fields to ensure that college basketball fans have the smoothest, most
seamless NCAA(R) March Madness(R) on Demand experience," said Brian
Bedol, president and CEO, CSTV Networks.
Subscription packages are priced at $19. Fans can log on to
CSTV.
Akamai Technologies (NASDAQ: AKAM) will provide content delivery
of NCAA(R) March Madness(R) on Demand's interactive multimedia,
including streaming audio of tournament games, press conferences and
game highlights.

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The partnership will focus on acquiring new marketing agreements , driving
merchandise sales, building corporate sponsorships and new regional media
partners, while expanding the fan base of Boston College Athletics. "It is a
privilege for us to be selected to lead the school's athletic marketing
efforts at such an important and exciting time.
"As BC takes its athletics program to the next level, it is a great
opportunity to introduce the ACC to the Boston and New England business
communities," said Dee. The
Athletics Department promotes the principles of sportsmanship, fair play, and
fiscal responsibility in compliance with University , Conference, and NCAA
policies. Webcasts of games broadcast by CBS
Sports in fans' local markets will be subject to blackouts. With Entriq, CSTV also can
assign various subscription pricing models and offer e-mail and live
chat customer support.

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"At Boston University we are very proud of our heritage as a program that
fosters excellence and the development of our student-athletes in athletics,
academics and service to the community," said Mike Lynch, director of
athletics for Boston University. The FeedRoom's highly intuitive interface provides
one-click access to a wide range of tournament coverage, while live
game streams, full-screen video display, and rapid turnaround of on
demand content will keep NCAA fans glued to their PCs.