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MEDIA FAMILY TREES Top properties of the nation’s 15 largest media companies by net revenue in 2005

Time Warner Corp. Disney ABC Cable Networks Twentieth Century Fox CBS Corp. Cox Conde Nast Publications $33.73 billion net media revenue 1 $22.08 billion net media revenue 2 $2.21 billion net rev/5 networks $2.72 million net U.S. revenue $11.80 billion net media revenue 7 64% $437.9 million net/79 stations $3.40 billion net ad revenue $4.07 billion net/27 U.S. papers Includes Fox Searchlight and movies- svcs split into two companies in first-quarter 2006, NETWORK NET REVENUE Viacom and CBS Corp., to energize Viacom stock which STATION, LOCATION GROSS REVENUE TOP 10 GROSS AD REVENUE GROSS REVENUE Turner System Comcast Cable ...... $822.0 MySpace.com had been languishing since peaked in 2000. WSB AM () ...... $43.6 Vogue ...... $345.5 Times ...... $1,195.4 ABC Family ...... 424.9 WALR FM (Atlanta) ...... 22.4 Glamour ...... 270.6 Tribune ...... 846.3 $9.61 billion net revenue $21.16 billion net/23.3 million subs $175.0 million net ad revenue ...... 105.2 CBS Television Network WSB FM (Atlanta) ...... 20.7 Vanity Fair ...... 258.8 (Long Island, N.Y.) ...... 545.6 SoapNet ...... 93.2 MySpace is among multiple websites operated as part KKBQ FM (-Galveston) ...... 18.4 New Yorker ...... 215.4 South Sun-Sentinel ...... 405.5 TOP NETWORKS NET REVENUE of Fox Interactive Media $6.67 billion gross ad revenue 166.3 Dollars are in millions from Kagan Research WEDR FM () ...... 17.0 ...... The Sun ...... 320.0 TNT ...... $1,628.2 Cable Networks* 164.9 Revenue estimates are in millions from BIA. GQ ...... Revenue estimates are in millions from BIA. TBS ...... 965.9 $919.0 million net revenue CBS TV Network: Over 200 affiliates, 21 ...... 160.7 CNN and CNN Headline News ...... 915.2 $593.0 million net revenue owned and operated CBS stations Bride's ...... 151.5 ...... 481.8 NETWORKS NET REVENUE NAM’s media tally is for FSIs Self ...... 143.1 A&E Television Networks 41 142.6 Court TV* ...... 264.9 ...... $267.5 37.5% STATION, LOCATION GROSS REVENUE Cox owns 25% Discovery Communications 30 W ...... Chicago ...... 190.9 135.4 $1.09 billion net revenue WCBS () ...... $205.0 Revenue are in millions from PIB Outdoor Life ...... NBC owns 25% of A&E Weekly Standard $1.74 billion net/15 U.S. networks $24.3 million net revenue Boomerang ...... 16.6 G4TV ...... 83.9 KCBS (Los Angeles) ...... 173.8 Conde Nast absorbed Advance’s Fairchild NETWORK NET REVENUE $5.1 million net revenue KYW, () ...... 120.0 Publications and Golf Digest Cos. in Sept. 2005. Dollars are in millions from Kagan Research Dollars are in millions from Kagan Research $538.4 NETWORK NET REVENUE A&E ...... WBZ () ...... 108.0 *Liberty sold its 50% interest to TW in May 2006 474.7 Discovery ...... $616.4 *Includes all network cable including E! History Channel ...... WBBM (Chicago) ...... 107.3 Co. WGN 40.5 TLC ...... 373.8 Biography ...... Revenue estimates are in millions from BIA. $6.40 billion net media revenue 12 over 69 million homes Home Box Office E! Networks History International ...... 29.0 ...... 232.7 $2.23 billion net rev/39.9 million subs 60.5% $450.3 million net/79.3 million homes Dollars are in millions from Kagan Research ...... 163.2 NBC Universal ( Co.) Discovery Health ...... 102.4 Includes multiple HBO and channels in the U.S. Hearst owns 37.5% of A&E 31% NETWORKS NET REVENUE $12.44 billion net media revenue 5 50% CW Television Network BBC America ...... 97.9 57.0 E! Entertainment Television ...... $344.9 GE owns 80% and Universal owns 20% of launched September 2006 FitTV ...... $5.26 billion net/186 U.S. dailies $357.0 million net revenue Time Inc. Style...... 105.4 50% Lifetime Entertainment Svcs 48 NBC Universal ...... 44.3 E.W. Scripps owns 68% 43.4 $4.01 billion net revenue Dollars are in millions from Kagan Research $926.8 million net revenue CW TV Network: 175 affiliates, 11 CBS Discovery Times* ...... NEWSPAPER GROSS REVENUE Dollars are in millions from Kagan Research $663.8 Disney owns 39.5% NBC Television Network Corp.-owned and operated CW stations USA Today ...... NETWORK NET REVENUE The Republic (Phoenix) . . . .558.3

$5.81 billion gross ad revenue owns of Advance 25% Discovery See note under Liberty at far left. *New York Times Co. owns 298.1 Lifetime ...... $811.4 STATION, LOCATION GROSS REVENUE 50% of Discovery Times. The ...... Time Inc. magazines Co. 266.9 Lifetime Movie Network ...... 107.5 NBC-TV Network: Over 200 affiliates, KBCW (-Oakland) . . . .$45.2 The (Louisville) Courier-Journal . . . $5.25 billion net media revenue 14 $3.84 billion gross ad revenue $17.15 billion net media revenue 3 CBS Corp. owns 50% of CW 214.5 Lifetime Real Women ...... 7.9 14 owned and operated NBC stations WKBD () ...... 40.0 Viacom The (Nashville) Tennessean ...... Dollars are in millions from Kagan Research $8.25 billion net media revenue Revenue estimates are in millions from BIA. TOP 10 MAGAZINES GROSS AD REVENUE WPSG (Philadelphia) ...... 39.4 9 People Weekly ...... $850.4 STATION, LOCATION GROSS REVENUE WTOG (Tampa) ...... 35.0 Charter Cable Walt Disney Studios, Hearst owns 50% of Lifetime $339.1 Time ...... 631.8 WNBC (New York) ...... WUPA (Atlanta) ...... 24.0 6.2 million subscribers $3.47 billion net 272.0 Sports Illustrated ...... 623.5 KNBC (Los Angeles) ...... Gross revenue estimates are in millions from BIA and MTV Networks 143.1 USA Weekend InStyle ...... 391.1 Includes , Touchstone, movies-related services . WMAQ (Chicago) ...... represent station revenue prior to the formation of the $4.37 billion net revenue 118.0 $431.4 million gross ad revenue Fortune ...... 312.7 $12.56 billion net media revenue 4 WCAU (Philadelphia) ...... CW Network, a joint venture of Time Warner and CBS 117.8 Corp. The network was formed following the dissolution ...... 253.9 Magazines KXAS (-Fort Worth) ...... TOP 10 NETWORKS NET REVENUE of UPN and WB. Other media companies on this chart, $1,677.0 Clear Channel Communications ...... 221.0 $110.3 million gross ad revenue Revenue estimates are in millions from BIA. ...... including Tribune Co., own CW affiliates. 1,185.2 $5.02 billion net media revenue 15 Parenting* ...... 198.4 MTV ...... Gannett Broadcasting Fox Broadcasting Co. 617.9 Money ...... 171.5 TOP MAGAZINES GROSS AD REVENUE CBS Corp. owns 4 independent stations, including WSBK ...... $736.5 million net revenue 82% $4.49 billion net revenue (Boston), KTXA (Dallas), both former UPN affiliates. 501.0 Teen People ...... 66.9 FamilyFun ...... $90.7 Spike TV ...... Communications Group VH1 ...... 492.0 Revenue are in millions from PIB Disney Adventures ...... 19.6 Fox TV network: $3.57 billion gross ad revenue, STATION, LOCATION, AFFILIATE REVENUE Clear Channel Television $886.6 million gross ad revenue 62 TV Land ...... 256.3 Revenue are in millions from PIB 182 affiliates, 25 owned and operated by Fox 18% KUSA () NBC ...... $106.9 $2.68 billion net revenue *Parenting Group to be sold $557.8 million net revenue CMT ...... 153.3 Television Stations WXIA (Atlanta) NBC ...... 84.8 Telemundo Television Network: Managed by CBS Radio, content to over 7,000 stations and ...... 71.3 STATION, LOCATION, AFFILIATE REVENUE KARE (-St. Paul) NBC . . . .78.0 STATION, LOCATION, AFFILIATE REVENUE 32 affiliates, 15 owned and operated has 9 networks including CBS, CNN and NBC MTV2 ...... 59.8 $38.1 Southern Progress Corp. KTTV (Los Angeles) ...... $264.2 WUSA () CBS ...... 75.6 WKRC () CBS ...... Telemundo stations, and distribution to Nick GAS ...... 28.7 28.0 $643.6 million gross ad revenue Citadel Communications* WNYW (New York) ...... 230.1 KPNX (Phoenix) NBC ...... 75.0 WOAI () NBC ...... nearly 450 cable systems CBS Radio* Dollars are in millions from Kagan Research 24.8 52% $638.0 million net revenue WFLD (Chicago) ...... 158.8 Gross revenue estimates are in millions from BIA. KTVX () ABC ...... $2.12 billion net rev/179 stations WHAM (Rochester, N.Y.) ABC ...... 18.4 TOP MAGAZINES GROSS AD REVENUE KDFW (Dallas-Ft. Worth) ...... 124.7 STATION, LOCATION GROSS REVENUE $218.1 WTEV (Jacksonville, Fla.) CBS ...... 18.0 Southern ...... ABC Radio Networks: Provides content to WAGA (Atlanta) ...... 103.1 KVEA (Los Angeles) ...... $50.1 125.9 more than 4,600 affiliates, offers 11 Radar- TOP 5 STATIONS GROSS REVENUE Gross revenue estimates are in millions from BIA. ...... Gross revenue estimates are in millions from BIA. WSCV (Miami) ...... 39.4 67.6 BET Holdings 101.0 monitored networks including ESPN, Radio KROQ FM (Los Angeles) ...... $ Sunset ...... WNJU (New York) ...... 34.4 60.8 $460.0 million net revenue Tribune Co. 89.3 Disney and ABC News. WINS AM (New York) ...... Health ...... WSNS (Chicago) ...... 17.5 57.2 $5.39 billion net media revenue 13 41.4 WCBS AM (New York) ...... Coastal Living ...... KXTX (Dallas-Fort Worth) ...... 7.8 54.0 NETWORKS NET REVENUE 33.7 MyNetworkTV WFAN AM (New York) ...... Clear Channel Radio Southern Accents ...... STATION, LOCATION GROSS REVENUE Revenue estimates are in millions from BIA BET ...... $440.7 $39.7 launched in 2006 WFNY FM (New York) ...... 52.5 $3.53 billion net revenue Revenue are in millions from PIB WPLJ FM (New York) ...... BETJ ...... 19.3 35.6 Radio revenue estimates are in millions from BIA. KGO AM (San Francisco) ...... Dollars are in millions from Kagan Research KLOS FM (Los Angeles) ...... 35.1 MyNetworkTV: 167 affiliates, 10 owned and *Formerly known as Infinity Broadcasting Corp. $1.25 billion net rev/26 U.S. stations Radio Networks: Provides WBAP AM (Dallas-Ft. Worth) ...... 31.8 operated by Fox NBC Universal Cable content to more than 7,800 affiliates Time4Media* KQRS FM (Minneapolis-St. Paul) . . . . .25.5 $2.61 billion net revenue CBS Outdoor STATION, LOCATION, AFFILIATE REVENUE $696.7 million gross ad revenue Station revenue in millions from BIA. ABC owns 72 STATION, LOCATION, AFFILIATE REVENUE $1.27 billion net revenue Studios WPIX (New York) CW ...... $220.5 STATION, LOCATION GROSS REVENUE stations. 112.1 141.1 WWOR (New York) ...... $ NETWORKS NET REVENUE *Formerly known as Viacom Outdoor $2.56 billion net revenue KTLA (Los Angeles) CW ...... WLTW FM (New York) ...... $68.3 109.2 WGN (Chicago) CW ...... 155.6 59.3 TOP 10 MAGAZINES GROSS AD REVENUE *Formerly known as ABC Radio. Citadel KCOP (Los Angeles) ...... USA Network ...... $1,071.3 Includes DreamWorks and movies-related services KFI AM (Los Angeles) ...... 44.7 59.9 Golf Magazine ...... $178.9 Communications will be the name for ABC Radio WPWR (Chicago) ...... Sci Fi ...... 496.0 KDAF (Dallas-Fort Worth) CW ...... KIIS FM (Los Angeles) ...... 52.8 34.6 50.0 Popular Science ...... 81.2 when Disney merges at the end of this year its radio WDCA (Washington) ...... CNBC ...... 483.2 $1.21 billion net revenue/45.8 subs WPHL (Philadelphia) MyTV ...... KOST FM (Los Angeles) ...... 48.8 80.3 network and 22 stations into , 34.2 Gross revenue estimates are in millions from BIA. Field & Stream ...... KTXH (Houston-Galveston) ...... ...... 283.3 WHTZ FM (New York) ...... 47.7 64.2 ranked No. 78 among the 100 Leading Media Cos. Includes and Flix EchoStar Communications Group Yachting ...... Gross revenue estimates are in millions from BIA and MSNBC* ...... 251.4 Revenue estimates are in millions from BIA. This Old House ...... 61.0 Disney will own 52% of the merged entity. represent station revenue prior to the formation of Trio ...... 7.4 CSTV $8.05 billion net media revenue 10 Ski ...... 47.1 Fox’s MyNetworkTV network. The network was formed Dollars are in millions from Kagan Research $40.1 million net revenue WGN AM Chicago Transworld Skateboarding ...... 35.8 ABC Inc. following the dissolution of UPN and WB. Outdoor Life ...... 31.4 * Corp. owns 18% of MSNBC College Sports TV acquired by CBS January 2006 $44.5 million net revenue Clear Channel Outdoor Skiing ...... 24.7 $1.22 billion net revenue Motorboating ...... 23.9 12.04 million subscribers Revenue are in millions from PIB Fox Cable Networks Group Universal Studios ABC Television Network $3.36 billion net revenue $2.60 billion net U.S. revenue $9.09 billion net media revenue 8 *Division being sold, except Golf, This Old House and Includes movies-related services their related properties $5.05 billion net revenue NETWORK NET REVENUE HOW TO READ THE TREES Networks ...... $1,553.1 Cox Television Warner Bros., New Line ABC TV Network: $5.90 billion gross ad 610.8 Networks* ...... 56% $7.54 billion net media revenue 11 $3.60 billion net U.S. revenue revenue, 226 affiliates, 10 &O ABC stations FX Network ...... 597.0 $254.2 million net revenue $526.3 million net revenue/15 stations THE TOP 15 LEADING MEDIA COMPANIES,each rankings in ’s 100 Leading Media Includes Fine Line and movies-related services Speed Channel ...... 214.5 with U.S. media net revenue greater than $5 Cos. report. The schematics also do not 50% STATION, LOCATION GROSS REVENUE Fox Movie Channel ...... 49.5 ION Media Networks: 61 owned or billion, are shown in ranked order on this $297.0 Dollars are in millions from Kagan Research STATION, LOCATION, AFFIL GROSS REVENUE reflect all media properties (such as Web CW Television Network WABC (New York) ...... operated ION stations, plus 54 affiliates WSB (Atlanta) ABC ...... $144.0 poster. Diagrams reflect only the media sites or magazines published by cable net- KABC (Los Angeles) ...... 223.5 123.2 $2.24 billion net/25 dailies launched in 2006 184.5 KTVU (San Francisco) FOX ...... properties of these companies in addition to works). Likewise, the tabular listing by rev- WLS (Chicago) ...... STATION, LOCATION GROSS REVENUE WFTV (Orlando, Daytona Beach) ABC . . .75.0 Joint venture of Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corp. 178.5 $12.4 NEWSPAPER GROSS REVENUE their minority-held media units. enue size of media properties shown in boxes WPVI (Philadelphia) ...... 67% National Geographic Channel WPXN (New York) ...... KIRO (-Tacoma) CBS ...... 58.0 KGO (San Francisco) ...... 100.9 KPXN (Los Angeles) ...... 6.1 Star-Ledger (Newark) ...... $480.6 Media in large part are defined as infor- is not meant to be definitive. News Corp. owns 38% of DirecTV. WPXI () NBC ...... 56.0 Revenue estimates are in millions from BIA. $202.2 million net revenue WCPX (Chicago) ...... 5.9 () ...... 415.8 Gross revenue estimates are in millions from BIA. mation and entertainment distribution sys- Media measurement sources other than 84% $9.46 billion net/10.9 million subs National Geographic Television owns 33%. Operates WBPX (Boston) ...... 3.3 (Portland) ...... 350.3 under Fox Cable Networks. tems in which is a key element. Adelphia owns 16% WPXA (Atlanta) ...... 4.2 -Picayune () . . .213.5 public documents are listed in each box. Ad Liberty owns 19% of News Corp. KPXD (Dallas-Fort Worth) ...... 2.9 ...... 150.7 Typically, non-media operations of these Age includes one non-100 media company, ESPN Inc. Revenue estimates are in millions from BIA. Cox Newspapers Revenue estimates are in millions from BIA. companies include book and music publish- America Online 80% $219.4 million net revenue (bottom left), to illustrate its $4.49 billion net rev/13 networks $1.40 billion net/17 dailies ing, retail, consumer products and ad rep multiple investments and possible influence $6.32 billion net/19.5 millions subs *Formerly known as Paxson Communications Corp. Includes AOL, CompuServe and . AOL in August operations among others. Non-U.S. revenue among companies in the top 100. This poster NETWORK NET REVENUE 41% NEWSPAPER GROSS REVENUE 2006 reported it was changing its business model, sup- $3,733.9 Gemstar-TV Guide Int’l 72 iVillage Parade Publications is excluded from this report. accompanies the 100 Leading Media Cos. planting declining subscription revenue with ad dollars ESPN ...... Atlanta Journal-Constitution . . . . .$462.5 related to online video and video search. It plans to ESPN2 ...... 430.9 $461.5 million net revenue $91.1 million net revenue 198.5 $626.0 million gross ad revenue All numbers inscribed in circles represent report published Oct. 2, 2006. Liberty Liberty owns less than 1% of Time Warner Austin American-Statesman ...... cease marketing its dial-up service. 136.7 ESPN Classic ...... The Palm Beach Post ...... 192.3 ESPNews ...... 67.4 see note on Liberty ownership of Discovery ...... 145.8 Leading Media Co. Magazine Cable TV network Radio 6.1 ESPN Deportes ...... TV Guide Channel/Interactive DirecTV Group Waco Tribune-Herald ...... 27.5 American City Business Journals Dollars are in millions from KaganResearch Liberty Media $224.0 million net revenue $12.20 billion net media revenue Revenue estimates are in millions from BIA. 41 business publications 6 Movies & related Newspaper Broadcast TV Cable/satellite system Outdoor/other $7.96 billion net revenue (non-media) Hearst owns 20% of ESPN Cox Newspapers also owns 25 non-dailies Liberty Media, an investor in media companies, spun off its 50% Owns less than 100% Shows less than majority ownership and ownership between 100 leading media companies ownership in Discovery Communications to Discovery Holding ESPN The Magazine DirecTV Co., controlled by John Malone, Liberty chairman. 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NET U.S. REVENUE IN 2005 BY MEDIA FOR THE TOP FIVE TIME WARNER $33.73 BILLION COMCAST CORP. $22.08 BILLION WALT DISNEY CO. $17.15 BILLION NEWS CORP. $12.56 BILLION NBC UNIVERSAL $12.44 BILLION

Magazines Cable networks Magazines Other media Newspapers Other media $919.0 million; 4.2% $4.01 billion; 11.9% Other media $361.0 million; 2.1% $1.77 billion; 14.1% $219.0 million; 1.7% $1.19 billion; 9.6% $1.16 billion; 6.8% Broadcast TV Broadcast TV Broadcast TV $6.04 billion; 48.5% $5.05 billion; 29.5% Movies & Movies & Internet & other $715.0 million; 2.1% Movies & related services related services $10.26 billion; 30.4% $2.60 billion; 20.9% related services $2.72 billion; 21.6% Broadcast TV Cable networks $3.47 billion; 20.3% $4.49 billion; 35.8% $5.70 billion; 16.9% Movies & Radio related services $638.0 million; 3.7% $3.60 billion; 10.7% Cable networks Cable networks $3.36 billion; 26.7% $2.61 billion; 21% Cable systems Cable systems Cable networks $9.46 billion; 28.0% $21.16 billion; 95.8% $6.46 billion; 37.7%

Figures are Ad Age estimates. Percentages represent a medium’s share of the media pie, for example, in the pie above magazines at Times Warner represent 11.9% of TW’s U.S. revenue drawn from media properties.