Everest Expands Sports Programming with Big Ten Network Launch
and Live Thursday & Saturday Night Football Telecasts on NFL Network

Lenexa KS

Everest announced that it has reached an agreement with Big Ten Network to carry Big Ten Conference television programming starting December 14, 2007. This gives Everest customers access to 400 live events, as well as original programming produced by the network and by the conference’s 11 member institutions.

This season, Big Ten Network has offered 41 football games, including a contest between then-top-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Wisconsin. Additionally, the network will televise more than 140 regular season men’s basketball games, more than 55 women’s basketball games, Big Ten Championships, more than 170 NCAA championship sporting events, coaches’ shows, a nightly studio show and more than 600 hours of campus programming showcasing activities and accomplishments of some of the nation’s finest universities.Big Ten Network will be carried on Everest’s Digital Tier channel 438.

Everest will also carry all eight of NFL Network’s Thursday and Saturday Night Football regular season games live beginning Thanksgiving night, Thursday, November 22. Everest is currently the only cable provider to deliver NFL Network and its regular season games to Shawnee, Lenexa, Overland Park and the Brookside, Waldo and Red Bridge areas of Kansas City. NFL Network is available on Everest’s Digital Tier channel 439.

“We are extremely pleased to have reached an agreement with Big Ten Network to offer passionate Big Ten fans who live in the Kansas City area a chance to see all the games, and to expand our partnership with NFL Network that will bring all of the live Thursday and Saturday regular season NFL games to our customers,” remarked Phil Spencer, CEO of Everest. “Kansas City has serious sports fans and we can’t wait for the games to begin!”

The live regular season NFL games on NFL Network will be great this year. Here is the Thursday & Saturday Night Football line up.

• Nov. 22 - Colts at Falcons
• Nov. 29 - Packers at Cowboys
• Dec. 6 - Bears at Redskins
• Dec. 13 - Broncos at Texans
• Dec. 15 - Bengals at 49ers
• Dec. 20 - Steelers at Rams
• Dec. 22 - Cowboys at Panthers
• Dec. 29 - Patriots at Giants

SureWest has also recently expanded its line up to include PBS Sprout, Fox Business Network, A&E HD and The History Channel HD.

PBS Sprout

PBS Sprout is the first and only 24-hour preschool network created for children ages 2-5 and their parents and caregivers. Interaction between parents and preschoolers is an important element for PBS Sprout programming. From arts and crafts projects to kid-friendly recipes, from birthday submissions to My Refrigerator page, they provide ways for families to experience Sprout together. Their programming lineup combines trusted, gold-standard shows with fresh and innovative originals. They follow the day of a preschooler from breakfast to bedtime, with daytime programming designed to get children moving and active and evening programming to help the family gently unwind at the end of the day.

Fox Business Network

Every news story on Fox Business Network has a business angle. Whether it’s a natural disaster, domestic crisis or an international event, Fox Business Network provides viewers with news behind the story and how it affects their life. Fox Business Network helps their audience make smarter financial decisions. It’s not about every tick in the market. It’s about demystifying the market and bringing everyday success to main street.

A&E HD & History Channel HD

A&E HD offers the hottest programs from hit Real-Life series such as Gene Simmons Family Jewels, and Criss Angel Mindfreak, to critically acclaimed original movies, dramatic series and some of the most successful justice shows on television – Cold Case Files and The First 48. A&E HD is also the home of the high-profile, Hi-Def, off-network series CSI: Miami and The Sopranos. The History Channel HD is the most demanded new HD network. A simulcast of The History Channel, it’s History as it’s meant to be seen – The Universe, Dogfights, Ice Road Truckers, Human Weapon, all in eye-popping true HD.

SureWest is a network-based provider of cable TV, high-speed Internet and telephone services for residences in the Kansas City area. SureWest services are presently available in Lenexa, Shawnee, Overland Park and the Brookside, Waldo and Red Bridge areas South Kansas City. SureWest Business Solutions also provides customized business solutions for the entire Kansas City metro area. This includes high-speed Internet and data access products, web hosting, local and long distance voice services and cable and other advanced service solutions. More information on SureWest is available online at www.everestkc.com.

About the Big Ten Network:

The Big Ten Network is dedicated to covering the Big Ten Conference and its 11 member institutions, and was the first national network to reach 30 million homes in its first month. The Big Ten Network provides unprecedented access to an extensive schedule of conference sports events and shows; original programs in academics, the arts and sciences; campus activities; and associated personalities. Sports programming includes live coverage of more major men’s and women’s events than ever before, along with news, highlights and analysis, all complemented by hours of university-produced campus programming. The Big Ten Network is a joint venture between subsidiaries of the Big Ten Conference and Fox Cable Networks. For more information regarding the Big Ten Network, visit www.BigTenNetwork.com.

About NFL Network:

In 2007, NFL Network will air 200 football games, including eight regular season NFL games, 52 preseason games, 98 game replays, Super Bowl and NFL Classics, plus the Insight Bowl, Texas Bowl and Senior Bowl. NFL Network airs seven days a week, 24 hours a day on a year-round basis and is the first television network fully dedicated to the NFL and the sport of football. For more information, log onto www.nfl.com/nflnetwork. NFL.com is the exclusive internet home of NFL Network. Log on to NFL.com to view the entire NFL Network television schedule.