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9/26/2006
Time Warner Cable and BIAP Inc. Announce The Launch of “My Football Tracker” 2007
2006 Tracker Nominated for an Emmy Award

New York, NY & Plano TX – September 26 - Time Warner Cable and BIAP Inc. announce the launch of their interactive Fantasy Football Television Tracker called “My Football Tracker” for the 2007 football season. In nine cities Time Warner Cable will offer fantasy fans the ability to watch their favorite team play while displaying stats and news about their own fantasy teams right on their TV screen using just the digital remote.

“My Football Tracker” will be launching for the first time in Buffalo, NY; Portland, ME; and Waco, Corpus Christi and El Paso, TX, more than doubling the number of cities where Time Warner Cable was offering this interactive feature last year. They join Columbia, SC; Green Bay, WI; and Austin and San Antonio, TX which offered the service during the 2006-2007 season.

“Time Warner Cable continues to lead the industry in innovation and relevant new products,” said Tim Peters, BIAP CEO. “Buffalo is the first of many new divisions adding our applications. When we signed our long term deal with Time Warner Cable only seven short months ago we looked forward to the expansion of interactivity. Buffalo is the first new division to launch and we look forward to many more divisions joining in 2008.”

The 2007 application has all of the same features as the previous year with an upgraded graphics look. The application allows you not only to display your fantasy team’s constantly updated results while you watch any channel, but it can give you the football news and information you need to stay up to date. The application immediately sends out alerts if a member of your team scores a touchdown or accomplishes other critical milestones. Plus it has embedded in it the nearest NFL team to the viewer, so, for instance, when a Buffalo resident turns it on, they will find the latest Bills information right on the tracker.

BIAP Inc. and Time Warner Cable have received three Emmy nominations; two last year for the 2005 Fantasy Football Tracker and 2006 NBC Olympics NOW applications, and one this year for the 2006 Fantasy Football Tracker.

About Time Warner Cable

Time Warner Cable owns and manages cable systems passing approximately 26 million homes in 33 states. Headquartered in New York City, Time Warner Cable has 14.7 million customers for its various products, including video, high-speed data and residential telephone. This includes approximately 13.4 million basic video subscribers and more than 6.7 million customers who purchase more than one product. Time Warner Cable includes some of the most technologically advanced and best-clustered cable systems in the country, with nearly 85 percent of the Company’s customers located in five geographic regions: New York, Texas, Ohio, the Carolinas and southern California. It is the largest cable provider in the nation’s two largest cities, Los Angeles and New York. Leveraging its leadership in innovation and quality customer care, Time Warner Cable delivers advanced products and services such as video-on-demand, high-definition television, digital video recorders, high-speed data and Digital Phone.

About BIAP Inc.

BIAP (Broadband Interactive Applications) is a leading iTV media company with patented technology. Through its software BIAP adds value to, and generates revenue for operators’ broadband and digital services by engaging viewers, enhancing programming and enabling advertisers. Currently BIAP has a growing portfolio of active iTV customers including such leading media companies as Time Warner Cable, NBC/Universal, Hearst and eBay.

This year, BIAP, working with Time Warner Cable, deployed Fantasy Football and Baseball trackers. In addition to Fantasy Sports and eBay on TV, BIAP’s programming package includes TV Alerts, Personalized and Localized iTV and Local Search as well as advanced advertising applications. BIAP deployed the 2006 Olympics in an interactive format on six different NBC channels. BIAP is now carried in a growing number of markets across the United States and deploys numerous interactive television applications and targeted, interactive advertising features. Corporate headquarters are in Plano, Texas, with research and development in Sterling, Virginia.

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Contacts:

Ellen Cooper

BIAP Inc.

212-777-8353

ellencooper@biap.com

 

Justin Venech

Time Warner Cable

Justin.venech@twcable.com