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HUBPAGES PARTNERS WITH CBS TELEVISION AND MARK BURNETT PRODUCTIONS TO OFFER A ROLE ON REALITY TV SHOW "SURVIVOR"

LOS ANGELES, California (April 1, 2009) - Utilizing the leading online publishing platform to broaden the reach of television broadcasting, CBS Television and Mark Burnett Productions today announced an agreement with HubPages to immediately launch "The HubPages Challenge" where one winning writer on the HubPages site will participate as a contestant on "Survivor: Minna Island" for the chance to win one million dollars.

Mark Burnett is responsible for some ot TV's biggest reality hits including "Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader", "The Celebrity Apprentice", and "Rock Band" (based on the popular video game). CBS Television is America's leading national television network and a fixture in American homes for more than half a century. HubPages is the most read online publishing ecosystem which allows its writers to earn according to the populartity of their articles, or "Hubs".

"This is a milestone deal that we believe affirms the viability of blending online publishing with reality television programming," offered Emmy winner Mark Burnett. "The writer who is able to gain the most readers with an article entitled 'Why I Want To Be On Survivor' will join the cast of 'Survivor: Minna Island' on the remote South Pacific location in July, 2009, and compete for the grand prize of one million dollars."

"The HubPages Challenge" has a deadline of May 31, 2009 and is open to any HubPages writer. Full details of the contest wil be published on HubPages on April 7, 2009.

With a goal to expand into a breadth of future broadcast-internet synergies with HubPages, CBS Television and Mark Burnett are also discussing the development of further collaborations with the online publisher with the goal of merging internet writing with reality television.

"I expect The HubPages Challenge to be a highlight of the "Survivor: Minna Island" series which will premiere on CBS Television in February, 2010," Mark Burnett added. "America should be very interested in seeing how an online writer is going to be able to cope with the difficult task of surviving on one of the South Pacific's most inhospitable islands. The success of this unique crossover concept will be critical in determining the future of internet - television confluence."