680News, Toronto installs Burli
February 12, 2002

Canada's most listened-to radio station moves to Burli's Newsroom Computer System

Toronto and Vancouver, Canada -- Burli Software Inc. is pleased to announce that 680News (CFTR-AM 680), Canada’s leading all-news radio station has installed Burli's newsroom computer system. With the transition to Burli, the station - already a leader in newsroom technology - has taken another significant step into the future of fully-digital, paperless newsrooms.

680News’ team of more than 50 editors, anchors and reporters now use Burli to produce almost 170 hours of live news each week from a state-of-the-art broadcast centre in downtown Toronto and three bureaus across the city.

The newsroom’s switch to Burli comes after three years of research by station management, comparing major news production systems. Senior newsroom staff traveled to Europe and across the United States, comparing editing systems used in other major newsrooms. The Toronto station’s always-live operation demanded a solution that could manage huge volumes of text and audio data, but which was still easy for journalists to use. They chose Burli.

“Burli is brilliant in its simplicity,” says Stephanie Smyth, News Director at 680News. “It elegantly marries the two critical elements of radio news.”

Smyth expects Burli to streamline the news production process, allowing her journalists more time to focus on the news. “Ultimately,” Smyth says, “that makes our product stand out.”

The installation at 680News is also a notable step for Burli - all of Canada’s five 24-hour news radio stations are now using Burli to produce their broadcasts.

“Our installation at 680News consolidates our reputation as a leader in mission-critical news delivery,” says Stefan Ellis, President of Burli Software Inc. “We are excited to have the enthusiastic support of both engineers and journalists in the most demanding newsroom setting.”

Montreal all-news stations 940 News and French-language Info 690 have used Burli for more than two years. Vancouver 24-hour news operations News 1130 and NW2 installed Burli in 2001.

Many of Canada’s major news/talk stations also use Burli in markets including Vancouver, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Halifax.

About 680News

680News, CFTR-AM 680, is Canada’s most listened to radio station (BBM, Fall 2001) with an audience of more than a million listeners. It has been broadcasting all-news since 1993. 680News is owned and operated by Rogers Media Inc. a division of Rogers Communications Inc. (Toronto: RCI.A and RCI.B; NYSE; RG). Rogers Media has 30 AM and FM radio licences across Canada as well as regional and national television properties.

About Burli

Burli is a news editing system that runs on Windows computers. It allows journalists to capture news wire feeds, write scripts, organize run-downs, digitally record and edit radio news reports, plan news assignments and much more at their desks. Burli also harnesses the latest mobile networking technology to create virtual newsrooms across the world. Reporters anywhere can use Burli to connect to their main newsroom, file stories, and access the industry-leading editing tools they have on their desktops.

Burli Software Inc. is a private software company with headquarters in Vancouver, Canada. Burli's newsroom editing software is used by journalists in about a dozen different languages across Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

For more information, contact:

BURLI

Ian Gunn, Director of Communications

Tel: +1.604.684.3140 (ext 244)

E-mail: communications@burli.com

Web: www.burli.com

680NEWS

Stephanie Smyth, News Director

Tel: +1.416.935.8468

Web: www.680news.com

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