DIY Network`s Award Winning Interactive Home Building Series, Blog Cabin Set to Premiere Third Season on August 20 at 9 p.m. ET

One Lucky Viewer to Win "Citizen Designed" Mountainside Cabin

New Season Features Special Appearance from This Old House Host Kevin O`Connor
and Expert Hosts from DIY Network`s Newest TV Series

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
From the lot and floor plan all the way down to the bathroom tile and wall
color, millions logged on to DIYNetwork.com to participate in "citizen design"
to help create a mountainside vacation home. Built by a roster of DIY Network`s
expert hosts, the process will be documented in the third season of DIY
Network`s extremely popular series, Blog Cabin. The first-ever interactive home
building series, which was recognized by the Consumer Electronics Association
with a Global Media Award for Outstanding Platform - Interactive in 2008,
premieres August 20 at 9 p.m. ET and airs every Thursday at 9 p.m. ET and 9:30
p.m. ET.

This press release has an accompanying Smart Marketing Page providing further
details about the organization, products and services introduced below. You can
access the Smart Marketing Page via the following
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In January of this year, viewers were invited to DIYNetwork.com to vote on more
than 50 different design features for the fabulous mountainside property. With
nearly four million votes cast and thousands of bloggers participating in
ongoing interactive dialogue, DIY Network viewers can watch the walls take shape
next month in each half-hour installment of the 10-episode series, as well as
log on to DIYNetwork.com from August 14-October 2 for a chance to win the cabin,
which will be given away to one lucky sweepstakes winner in late fall.

"Blog Cabin was the first interactive, home-building show on television and we
continue to raise the bar both on-air and online," said Andy Singer, DIY
Network`s head of programming. "Since interactivity is in DIY Network's DNA,
shows like Blog Cabin are a great example of how we find innovating and exciting
ways to offer the DIY audience a rich, multiplatform experience."

Licensed contractor and home improvement expert Amy Matthews will host the third
season of Blog Cabin. Numerous DIYexpert hosts, such as landscape contractor
Ahmed Hassan (Yard Crashers, Blog Cabin Season 2) licensed contractor Jason
Cameron (Desperate Landscapes, Man Caves), licensed contractor Matt Blashaw
(Project Xtreme, Deconstruction), stone and mason craftsmen Dean Marsico and
Derek Stearns (Indoors Out, Rock Solid), tool expert Chris Grundy (Cool
Tools)project manager Matt Muenster (BATHtastic!), carpenter and electrician,
Marc Bartolomeo (Kitchen Impossible), master builder Jimmy DiResta (Against the
Grain), contractor Josh Temple (House Crashers) and Kevin O`Connor (This Old
House) will join Matthews to bring the mountainside retreat to life. DIY
Network`s expert hosts also keep bloggers and viewers up-to-date throughout the
building process with video blogs - giving a sneak peek of what`s coming up next
on the Blog Cabin series.

DIY Network`s 2009 Blog Cabin is being built in cooperation with Renaissance
Ventures, Greenstone Builders, and The Preserve Communities on a mountainside
property provided by The Preserve at Little Pine in western North Carolina`s
Blue Ridge Mountains. The series premiered in 2007 and has been a huge success
online and on-air. From September 1 to November 1, tours of this year's Blog
Cabin are open to the public.

For more information on DIY Network`s Blog Cabin and 2009 tours, visit
www.DIYNetwork.com/blogcabin. Members of the media may also obtain additional
press materials, talent bios and show images by registering at DIY Network`s
online media newsroom. Viewers can also become fans of DIY Network and interact
with other home improvement enthusiasts and do-it-yourselfers through facebook
and twitter. DIY Network is available nationwide on DISH Network Ch. 111 and
DIRECTV Ch. 230, and additional cable channel designations may be found by
checking local listings and www.DIYNetwork.com/tv.

About DIY Network

From the makers of HGTV and Food Network, DIY Network is the go-to destination
for rip-up, knock-out home improvement television. DIY Network`s programs and
experts answer the most sought-after questions and offer creative projects for
do-it-yourself enthusiasts. One of the fastest growing digital networks and
currently in 50 million homes, DIY Network`s programming covers a broad range of
categories, including home improvement and landscaping. The network`s
award-winning Web site, www.DIYNetwork.com, is a leader in the Nielsen Online
Home and Garden category and features multiple resources, including thousands of
do-it-yourself home improvement projects, expert advice, how-to videos and
images, and user-friendly reference guides with step-by-step instructions.

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DIY Network
Rob Link, 865-560-4680
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or
DIYNetwork.com:
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bliss@scrippsnetworks.com
or
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kalm@scrippsnetworks.com

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