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June 9, 2005

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TMS Launches Tribune Media Entertainment Web site

Chicago, IL, June 09, 2005 — Tribune Media Services (TMS) is launching a new Web site, TribuneMediaEntertainment.com www.tribunemediaentertainment.com to showcase its comprehensive suite of television and movie information products. The site also provides a full menu of TMS' Program Promotion services, available through its ad sales arm.

"TMS Entertainment Products drives entertainment choices with TV listings, movie showtimes and entertainment-related editorial content to meet the information needs of the media and publishing industries," said Barbara Needleman, vice president of Entertainment Products for TMS. "TribuneMediaEntertainment.com is an easy-to-navigate information resource for customers and potential customers across the diversity of industries we serve."

Needleman added: "TMS has a long-standing commitment to strategic product enhancement and new product development, and in a highly competitive environment, our Web site provides an added tool to reach out to the potential partners who share our vision of innovation."

TMS Entertainment Products specializes in aggregating and managing large content databases for major media companies and direct-to-consumer outlets. TMS offers TV listings, movie showtimes and entertainment-related editorial content for Web sites, newspapers; cable, satellite, telco operators; set-top-box and consumer electronics manufacturers; electronic program guides; and the movie industry. The new Web site provides detailed product information in the following categories:

Entertainment Information Products -- TMS licenses the most comprehensive, accurate and widely used entertainment databases in the media marketplace. Serving thousands of customers in more than 20 countries with a database of TV schedules, theatrical movie showtimes, TV program and movie descriptions as well as editorial features and photos.

Program Promotion Services -- TMS puts advertisers in touch with more than 27 million households each week and is the leader in local advertising sales. TMS works with TV media networks, movie exhibitors and movie studios to promote movies and television programming in print and online.

TV and Movie Guide Products -- TMS' database of TV and movie information feed a range of consumer guide products. On-screen guides, newspaper TV and movie guide products, monthly cable and satellite print guides and Zap2it.com help consumers easily navigate their entertainment options.

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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