:. back to News Releases Menu For immediate release June 6, 2005 For more information, contact: Jan M. Guszynski Marketing Director Tribune Media Services (312) 222-4717 jguszynski@tribune.com Open Source Media Service Offers Richer Information, Innovative Model Chicago, IL, June 06, 2005 — Tribune Media Services (TMS) and TechnoVera, Inc. announced an agreement to offer enhanced TV listings and movie showtimes to subscribers of TechnoVera's "LxMSuite." More information is available at www.lxmsuite.com. The initial offering of the LxMSuite software is powered by the TMSDataDirect web service and includes access to TV listings, a user-friendly movie showtimes module, improved setup and new user-interface themes accessible only to LxMSuite subscribers. Planned LxMSuite enhancements include support of other digital media software solutions, a recommendations engine, and integration of additional content streams from TMS. "As Linux-Based MediaPC's take hold, we're excited to be a part of it,... a part of Your-Media... Your-Way," said Sean Kelly, President, TechnoVera, Inc. "TechnoVera brings an innovative approach to this niche market," said Jay Brodsky, Vice President of Technology at Tribune Media Services. "We are pleased to offer enhanced services to the open source community and excited to see our web services adopted by a variety of companies and applications." TechnoVera will develop enhancements during a six-month "pilot" project, during which it will return 100% of its profits to the development of open source code. TechnoVera is dedicated to the continued growth of open source media. TMSDataDirect TV and movies products are standards-based, SOAP web services that allow companies to quickly integrate entertainment data into their applications. About Tribune Media Services Entertainment Products Division Tribune Media Services (TMS) is a leading provider of print, online and on-screen entertainment listings and editorial information to newspapers and online media, cable and satellite operators, and consumer electronics companies. Offering a full line of enhanced entertainment information products and services, TMS' TV information clients include Time Warner Cable, Cablevision, New York Times, USA Today, TiVo and Microsoft. TMS collects information from more than 12,500 broadcast, cable and satellite sources worldwide. Its newspaper, cable and satellite program magazines reach more than 30 million households in over 50 major markets on a weekly and monthly basis. Additionally, TMS' passive program guide (PPG) is available in 9 million homes worldwide. TMS print and online advertising networks provide opportunities to reach nearly 70 million people, through major market newspaper TV supplements and Zap2it.com. TMS Movies collects data from more than 35,000 movie theater screens in North America to create and market print and electronic movie information products and services. TMS Movie information clients include Loews Cineplex Entertainment Corp., Clear Channel Interactive, Cox Communications, Inc., Los Angeles Times and others. TMS Movies is also the exclusive licensing agent for the Fandango Ticketing Service, the nation's largest online and phone movies ticketing service. Additionally, TMS offers Zap2it.com, a leading entertainment information website for TV and Movie listings and editorial, and information on the latest video and DVD releases. For more information about TMS, visit www.tribunemediaentertainment.com.

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