AT&T BROADBAND'S ROB STODDARD IS ELECTED CABLE POSITIVE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDENT

CONTACT: Nancy Schadoff 212.459.1502 nancy@cablepositive.org

Stoddard Sets Goal to Increase Outreach and Fundraising Activities

NEW YORK - November 2, 2000
Cable Positive, the cable and communications industry's AIDS action organization, has elected Rob Stoddard, Senior Vice President Public Relations, AT&T Broadband, as President of the organization's Board of Directors. Stoddard, a 3-year member of the board, succeeds interim board president Dennis Mangers, Senior Vice President, California Cable Television Association, who stepped in following the departure of former President Lela Cocoros in June 2000.

Stoddard has set a goal to significantly increase outreach and fundraising activities for the organization, and to better communicate important life saving messages about HIV/AIDS to cable customers and viewers.

"It's an honor for me to serve as the President of Cable Positive's Board of Directors. Establishing this organization is one of the best things our industry has ever done. In its eight years, Cable Positive has had a significant impact on the lives of hundreds of individuals, both within and outside of the cable industry," Stoddard said. "We hope to further expand our programs and outreach to address the changing dynamics of HIV and AIDS in the world today."

Dennis Mangers will continue to serve on Cable Positive's board as Vice President. The two other newly elected officers of Cable Positive's Executive Committee are Seth Morrison, Senior Vice President Marketing, CTAM, as Secretary; and Christina Spade, Vice President Business Operations, Showtime Networks, Inc., as Treasurer.

Cable Positive's Board of Directors elected Stoddard President during the group's annual retreat on September 21, 2000 in New York City. He officially began his one-year term as president on October 1, 2000.

Cable Positive is a national non-profit organization that was founded in February 1992 by three concerned cable executives with the mission of organizing cable's resources in the fight against AIDS. Cable Positive is dedicated to unifying the talents, resources, access and influence of the communications industry to raise AIDS awareness; to fund AIDS education, research and care; and to promote a more compassionate climate for people whose lives have been affected by HIV and AIDS. Cable Positive has grown to include supporters from every major cable network, MSO, system, hardware manufacturer, trade association, media publication, and affiliated industry vendors and suppliers. For more information about Cable Positive, call 212.459.1502 or visit www.cablepositive.org.