David Payne joins CNN/Sports Illustrated Interactive as Senior Vice President and General Manager.

Business Editors

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 2000

David Payne has been named to the new position of senior vice president and general manager of CNN/Sports Illustrated Interactive, it was announced today by Jim Walton, president of CNN/Sports Illustrated. Payne will oversee all business activity of CNN/Sports Illustrated Interactive, which includes the 24-hour sports Web site CNNSI.com. Payne is based in Atlanta and reports to Walton.

&uot;We are extremely pleased to have David join CNN/Sports Illustrated Interactive,&uot; said Walton. &uot;He has been the driving force behind many key business negotiations for Turner Sports and is uniquely qualified to lead CNN/Sports Illustrated Interactive as we expand our position as the primary source for online sports information.&uot;

&uot;Sports Illustrated is excited by the growth of our online partnership with CNN and we are confident that David's appointment will speed the continued development of the site and our businesses,&uot; said Mike Klingensmith, president of Sports Illustrated. &uot;He will be a tremendous asset.&uot;

Payne joined Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. in 1993 as counsel to Turner Entertainment Company, serving most recently as vice president of business affairs for Turner Sports and vice president and team counsel for the Atlanta Braves, Hawks and Thrashers. Over the past five years, Payne has been instrumental in negotiating Turner Sports television agreements, such as the NBA on TBS Superstation and TNT, the Braves on TBS Superstation and NASCAR, as well as Turner Sports broadcast talent deals and team television, radio and sponsorship agreements. He was actively involved in the development of Philips Arena, as well as the acquisition and start-up of the Atlanta Thrashers franchise.

Prior to joining TBS, Payne served a three-year appointment as an assistant United States attorney in Washington, D.C., where he prosecuted criminal cases.

Payne earned a bachelor of arts degree in public policy studies from Duke University, where he graduated cum laude, and graduated with honors from Duke University School of Law in 1988.

CNNSI.com is Time Warner Inc.'s sports Web site, the home of Sports Illustrated on the Web and the sports site for CNN.com and CNN/Sports Illustrated, the sports news network. The site features up-to-the minute scores, news, statistics and analysis of domestic and international sports, as well as free fantasy sports, live streaming video and a local sports section for more than 150 cities. The site features the renowned journalism and photography of Sports Illustrated and content from CNN/Sports Illustrated, as well as Turner Sports' NBA, golf and motor sports coverage.