Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia and Alliance Atlantis Communications Announce Partnership to Bring Martha to Canada

    NEW YORK, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Martha Stewart Living
 Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE:   MSO) and Alliance Atlantis Communications, Inc. (AAC)
 today announced a partnership that will bring Martha, MSLO's new syndicated
 television show, to AAC's Life Network in Canada.  Martha will broadcast daily
 beginning September 12. In addition, the agreement provides for MSLO's new
 13-part original home improvement series to air on HGTV Canada in 2006, and
 MSLO's popular new cooking show, Everyday Food, to launch on Food Network
 Canada in the fall 2005.
     "We are very pleased that Martha and Everyday Food will be available to
 Canadian viewers this fall," said Susan Lyne, President and CEO, Martha
 Stewart Living Omnimedia. "Our relationship with Alliance Atlantis gives us
 the opportunity to expand distribution of our signature 'how-to' programming
 to new markets and audiences."
     Martha, scheduled to launch September 12, 2005, in more than 96 percent of
 the U.S., will also begin airing the same day on Life Network in Canada. The
 hour-long show is taped live with a studio audience and programming format
 that allows audience members and special guests to participate and interact
 with Martha Stewart, the host of the show. Viewers will learn new ways to
 enhance their lives as audience members and even celebrity guests help Martha
 unveil great ideas and new projects -- from cooking and entertaining, to
 decorating and home renovating, and more. The segments will be engaging,
 illuminating and fun, appealing to a broad audience of viewers.
     HGTV Canada will air MSLO's new 13-part original home improvement series,
 which focuses on six women in transition.  The women, coming off welfare
 programs, recovering from bankruptcy or getting out of rehab, will be
 partnered with a mentor from a renovation and design team selected by Martha
 Stewart Living staff.  From shingling a roof to wiring a house for electricity
 to painting and decorating every room, these women will transform an old house
 while learning important home building, design and renovation skills that will
 help each stand on their own and begin the next chapter of their lives. MSLO
 will begin production on the series in the fall and it is scheduled to air on
 HGTV in Canada in 2006.
     Martha Stewart, MSLO's Founder, said, "Over the years, we have created
 many informative, beautifully crafted segments in Canada, a country I so very
 much enjoy. I am especially pleased to share our new daily show and award-
 winning programming with Canadian audiences this fall. Our new show will
 feature an involved audience, interesting guests and our trademark 'how-to'
 programming. Our new home improvement series will also inspire and inform
 viewers, while mentoring and teaching the participating women useful
 lifeskills, such as flooring, painting, and installing kitchens and bathrooms,
 to help them get back on their feet."
     "We are very proud to be the destination for viewers of Martha Stewart
 Living Omnimedia programming in Canada," said Kirstine Layfield, Senior Vice
 President Lifestyle Programming, Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. "Martha
 Stewart is synonymous with high-quality, engaging programming that attracts a
 loyal audience, and we are thrilled to offer Martha everyday of the week in
 Canada. We are also eager to offer viewers MSLO's successful Everyday Food
 cooking program, as well as their upcoming home improvement series, which is
 sure to provide a revolutionary experience for participants and viewers
 alike."
     "AAC and their television networks are the ideal partners for our brands
 of lifestyle programming," said Heidi Diamond, President of Television at
 MSLO. "Canadian audiences have been passionate Martha fans, and it is
 wonderful to be able to bring our new show and our other popular programming
 to Canadian viewers this fall."
 
     Everyday Food
     Everyday Food, which will air on Food Network Canada, was launched as the
 survival guide for home cooks in a digest size publication, and then developed
 into a show bearing the same name. Featuring a cast of professionals who have
 cooked in the Martha Stewart kitchens, each half-hour episode of Everyday Food
 provides useful information and answers to the challenges of everyday cooking.
 The five Everyday Food cooks show viewers simple, time-saving recipes along
 with tips and techniques for making healthy, delicious meals.
 
     International Distribution
     Selections of MSLO's television library are available to viewers in select
 parts of the world. Last month, Foodies TV, a cable channel in Japan, through
 its partnership with MSLO began distributing the Martha Stewart Living
 television program to viewers across the country. Programming from MSLO's
 library is available in South America on MGM's Casa Club channel.
 
     About Alliance Atlantis Communications
     In 2005, Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc. celebrates its 10th
 anniversary as a leading specialty broadcaster, continuing to offer Canadians
 recognizable, high-quality brands boasting targeted, high-quality programming
 across 13 specialty channels. The Company co-produces and distributes a
 limited number of television programs in Canada and internationally, including
 the hit CSI franchise, and holds a 51% limited partnership interest in Motion
 Picture Distribution LP, Canada's leading motion picture distribution
 business. The Company's common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange
 -- trading symbols AAC.A, AAC.NV.B. The Company's Web site is
 http://www.allianceatlantis.com.
 
     About Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.
     Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (MSLO) is a leading provider of
 original "how-to" information, inspiring and engaging consumers with unique
 lifestyle content and high-quality products. MSLO is organized into four
 business segments: Publishing, Television, Merchandising, and Internet/Direct
 Commerce. Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. is listed on the New York
 Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol MSO.
 
     We have included in this press release certain "forward-looking
 statements," as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation
 Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are not historical facts
 but instead represent only our current beliefs regarding future events, many
 of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of our
 control. These statements can be identified by terminology such as "may,"
 "will," "should," "could," "expects," "intends," "plans," "anticipates,"
 "believes," "estimates," "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these
 terms or other comparable terminology. The Company's actual results may differ
 materially from those projected in these statements, and factors that could
 cause such differences include: adverse reactions to publicity relating to
 Martha Stewart by consumers, advertisers and business partners; an adverse
 resolution to the pending SEC enforcement proceeding against Ms. Stewart
 arising from her personal sale of non-Company stock; adverse resolution of
 some or all of the Company's ongoing litigation; downturns in national and/or
 local economies; shifts in our business strategies; a loss of the services of
 Ms. Stewart; a loss of the services of other key personnel; a softening of the
 domestic advertising market; changes in consumer reading, purchasing and/or
 television viewing patterns; unanticipated increases in paper, postage or
 printing costs; operational or financial problems at any of our contractual
 business partners; the receptivity of consumers to our new product
 introductions; and changes in government regulations affecting the Company's
 industries. Certain of these and other factors are discussed in more detail in
 the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, especially
 under the heading "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
 and Results of Operations", which may be accessed through the SEC's World Wide
 Web site at http://www.sec.gov. The Company is under no obligation to update
 any forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
 
 

SOURCE  Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia