Pixar Investor Relations

Buena Vista International Television Licenses "Classic Treasures" for Broadcast on Terrestrial Television in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore

EMERYVILLE, CA, October 9, 2002 - Buena Vista International Television has licensed the 'Classic Treasures' package - a unique collection of Disney and Disney/Pixar animated features - to a number of key broadcasters across the Asia Pacific region for telecast on terrestrial television for the first time. These landmark agreements have been signed with the Seven Network in Australia, TVNZ in New Zealand and with the Media Corp-owned Channel 5 in Singapore. The announcement was made today by Doug Miller, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Walt Disney Television International, Asia Pacific.

Viewers in these territories will be able to enjoy some of the most popular animated movies ever: A Bug's Life, Mulan, Pocahontas, Toy Story and Toy Story 2. These titles combined have grossed over $2 billion at worldwide box offices.

Miller said, "As the box-office figures have proved, these films have been immensely popular with kids and their families around the world. I am delighted that for the first time in the Asia Pacific region, viewers will now be able to enjoy these classic films on terrestrial television."

"The Classic Treasures package combines classic story-telling with ground-breaking animation, and is the perfect formula to drive appointment viewing," added Steve Macallister, Vice President and General Manager of BVI-TV (AP). "It provides broadcasters with a unique opportunity to create event programming, which will appeal to families, children and adults alike."

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Pixar Animation Studios (Nasdaq: PIXR, http://www.pixar.com) combines creative and technical artistry to create original stories in the medium of computer animation. In partnership with Disney, Pixar has created four of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time: Academy Award^®-winning Toy Story (1995); A Bug's Life (1998); Golden Globe-winner Toy Story 2 (1999); and the Academy Award^®-winning Monsters, Inc. (2001). These four films have earned more than $1.7 billion at the worldwide box office to date. The Northern California studios' next three film releases are Finding Nemo (summer 2003), The Incredibles (holiday 2004) and Cars (holiday 2005).