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SPEED Hit Show Unique Whips Now Available on iTunes; NY-Based Unique Autosports Customizes A-List Cars for A-List Celebrities

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--June 5, 2006--As part of a deal recently announced between Fox Entertainment Group and Apple, the first two seasons of the hit SPEED show Unique Whips is now available for purchase on the iTunes Music Store.

"Unique Whips is one of the network's most popular shows with our younger audience," said Hunter Nickell, SPEED Executive VP & General Manager. "The opportunity to make Whips available to its fan base, as well as exposing it to new audiences, is an exciting development for SPEED."

Unique Whips (Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET) features Will Castro and his crew at Long Island's Unique Autosports, as they retune, restyle and re-create luxury and exotic cars for America's top entertainers and athletes, designing personalized pieces of automotive art unlike anything seen before.

NBA greats Carmelo Anthony and Marcus Camby, NFL stars Byron Leftwich and Lavar Arrington, NASCAR champions Tony Stewart and Kevin Harvick, tennis great Jennifer Capriati, R&B legend Patti LaBelle, boxing champ Bernard Hopkins and best-selling author Tom Wolfe are among the celebrities featured on episodes of Unique Whips.

With the addition of Unique Whips and other SPEED programs, including PINKS and American Muscle Car, iTunes now offers more than 90 TV shows for $1.99 an episode for viewing on a computer or video iPod.

SPEED, celebrating its 10th Anniversary in 2006, is the nation's first and foremost cable network dedicated to motor sports and the passion for everything automotive. From racing to restoration, motorcycles to movies, SPEED delivers quality programming from the track to the garage. Now available in more than 71 million homes in North America, SPEED is among the fastest growing sports cable networks in the country and an industry leader in interactive TV, video on-demand, mobile initiatives and broadband services.