Ken Warun Elevated to Vice President, On-Air Promotion and Short-Form Programming at Game Show Network.

Business/Entertainment Editors & Television/Cable Writers

CULVER CITY, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2002

Game Show Network has named Ken Warun to the expanded position of vice president, on-air promotion & short-form programming. In this role, he will develop short-form programs, such as interstitial minute-long game shows, to help build the value of the Game Show Network brand, and support business goals of driving distribution, increasing ratings and attracting younger viewers and new advertisers. Dena Kaplan, senior vice president, marketing, Game Show Network, made the announcement today.

Warun's recent accomplishments for Game Show Network include the promotion of individual series and specials such as the "Let's Make a Deal-a-thon," "Game Show Network's Weird Work-a-thon" and "Scares & Dares with Elvira." In the new position, he will continue to handle the responsibilities of vice president, on-air promotion. To assist in overseeing Game Show Network's on-air branding by developing and managing the overall creative direction of all on-air strategies and campaigns for the network, Warun has named Jaime Klein, an E! Entertainment Television veteran, executive director, on-air promotions.

"Ken has been instrumental in creating and building Game Show Network's on-air brand position, image, personality and value to our viewers. He has helped develop GSN as a destination that celebrates fun, game-play entertainment," said Kaplan.

Added Bob Boden, senior vice president programming, Game Show Network, who Warun will work with on the short-form projects, "Ken's insight and creativity in the area of short-form programming are a tremendous addition to our future GSN programming efforts."

Prior to joining Game Show Network, Warun was director of on-air promotion for E! Entertainment Television. There, he created and developed numerous successful promotional strategies and campaigns and was instrumental in helping to manage the channel's on-air brand.

Warun has worked as a writer and/or producer for numerous entertainment companies including Twentieth Century Fox Television, ESPN Networks, ABC Television, Foxstar Productions, Bean Town Productions and Davis-Glick Productions. His diverse credits range from writing documentaries on Hugh Hefner and Henry Fonda for A&E's "Biography" series to writing and producing award-winning promotional campaigns for "The Simpsons," "Cops" and many others.

He has been honored with a Promax Gold Award and a CTAM Mark Award for "E! News Daily" and two Promax Silver Awards for "E! Fashion Emergency" and E!'s Summer Campaign.

The only 24-hour cable network devoted exclusively to game shows and interactive game play, Game Show Network's classic and original programming currently reaches over 40 million homes.

Game Show Network is the premier programming service exclusively dedicated to the exciting world of games, game playing and game shows. Game Show Network is jointly owned and operated by Sony Pictures Entertainment and Liberty Digital Inc. Game Show Network offers a wide array of programming including game show favorites from its diverse library, and new interactive game shows where viewers can become contestants in their own homes. Game Show Network can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.gameshownetwork.com.

Liberty Digital Inc. is a diversified new media company focused on the development of interactive television programming with interests in interactive television technology, e-commerce and content businesses. Liberty Digital's Series A common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "LDIG." For more information, visit http://www.libertydigital.com.

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