Citytv/MuchMusic Announce Partnership with America Online Inc.

Key Partner in New AOL Canada Online Service

Vienna, VA/Toronto, Canada, January 31, 1996--Citytv/MuchMusic and America
Online Inc. announced an agreement to provide innovative and alternative
Citytv/MuchMusic content to AOL subscribers in Canada on AOL Canada and
the U.S. (Keyword: MuchMusic).

In keeping with its progressive, leading edge broadcast style, Citytv/
MuchMusic content on AOL is specifically developed to give members true
interactivity. AOL members can download audio and video clips from cutting
edge bands, or submit clips of their own music. In the Speakers Corner
area, members can check out VideoBooth contributions of Citytv/MuchMusic
viewers or upload their own clips; exchange opinions or chat live with
Citytv personalities, MuchMusic VJ's, musical artists and other members.
The Citytv/MuchMusic online areas on AOL also provide daily updates from
CityPulse News, MuchMusic's Fax entertainment news, the weekly MuchMusic
Top 30 Countdown and access to online versions of trademark shows such as
The NewMusic, MediaTelevision, Electric Circus, The Wedge and Break This.
Also online is the CityStore where members can purchase Citytv/MuchMusic
merchandise.

"We're happy to have MuchMusic and Citytv contribute to the diverse
offerings on America Online," said Steve Case, Chairman and CEO of America
Online Inc. "All AOL members will have a chance to experience the rich
programming of Canada's hottest television enterprise."

"We are recognized as having been, from our very beginnings, highly
interested in interactive television", said Moses Znaimer,
President/Executive Producer, Citytv/MuchMusic/Bravo! AOL s global
audience can now experience, in the digital domain, something of the same
innovation and participatory style of television our analog audiences have
been enjoying on City/Much/Bravo!"

Citytv is an internationally renowned broadcaster and program producer
based in Toronto, Canada. Citytv has a worldwide reputation for its
groundbreaking style and uniquely branded programs such as FT-Fashion
Television, Ooh La La, MT-MovieTelevision, MediaTelevision, The NewMusic
and The Originals. To date, Citytv's programming is seen in over 100
countries worldwide.

Citytv's music programming led to the creation of the first Canadian
national music television channel MuchMusic in 1984 and two years later
its French sister station MusiquePlus, the world's only full-service
French-language music video channel. MuchMusic is involved in many
international partnerships and licensing ventures including MuchMusic in
Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Direct TV and Cablevision's Rainbow
Programming Holdings and MuchMusic in Mexico on Cablevision. Recently,
MuchMusic and Citytv entered into a unique joint venture with MTV 3 in
Finland to adapt its youth and pop culture programming for Finnish viewers
on a daily basis in a station within a station called Jyrki.

Citytv/MuchMusic are divisions of Chum Limited, one of Canada's premier
broadcasting enterprises. In addition to their international interests and
joint ventures, Chum Limited owns and operates eight television stations
and 20 radio stations across the country.

America Online, Inc., (NASDAQ symbol: AMER), based in Vienna, VA is the
largest and fastest growing provider of online services in the world with
the most active subscriber base. AOL offers its 4.5 million subscribers a
wide variety of services, including electronic mail, conferencing,
software, computing support, interactive magazines and newspapers and
online classes, as well as easy and affordable access to services of the
Internet. AOL has a global workforce consisting of more than 4,000 people.
Founded in 1985, AOL has established strategic alliances with dozens of
companies, including Capital Cities/ABC, Viacom, Bertelsmann, Hachette,
IBM, Compaq and American Express. Personal computer owners can obtain
America Online software at major retailers and bookstores, or by calling
800-827-6364.
 
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