SNL Financial Launches New Publication Devoted To Media & Communications

SNL Media & Communications Daily is a precursor to full sector coverage in 2007

Charlottesville, VA (Sept. 25, 2006) – SNL Financial, the leading sector-focused provider of essential business intelligence to investment banks, money managers and corporations, today releases the first issue of SNL Media & Communications Daily, a new electronic publication with timely financial news and data coverage of the telecom, cable, satellite, broadcasting, entertainment, publishing and new media industries.

SNL Media & Communications Daily will be delivered via e-mail every business morning directly to the desktops of recipients. During its startup phase, the newsletter will be available free upon request to qualified professionals who operate in or advise the media and communications sector. Like SNL's other electronic daily newsletters focused on financial services, real estate and energy, SNL Media & Communications Daily will have the backing of a dedicated news and editorial staff and SNL's comprehensive financial and market data.

In the first half of 2007, SNL will launch full-scale coverage of the media and communications sector through its SNL Interactive (SNLi) and SNLxl delivery platforms, adding a fourth vertical market to its growing coverage.

"The media and communications sector is ripe for specialized coverage in the traditional SNL, deep-dive style,” said Dan Seideman, SNL group director. "Currently, there is no comprehensive database that provides in-depth coverage of the sector using the ‘language’ of the professionals who operate in it. As a result, investment banks, mutual funds and others must collect much of the detailed, relevant information they need manually, supplementing those efforts with paid subscriptions to a number of generic information resources. By integrating all media and communications information into one database, as we do for the other sectors we cover, SNL will save clients time and expense, while delivering a valuable product with wide appeal. SNL Media & Communications Daily is the first major step toward that goal."

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SNL collects, standardizes and disseminates all relevant corporate, financial, market, and M&A data — plus news and analysis — for the Banking, Financial Services, Insurance, Real Estate, Energy and Media & Communications industries. For more information, visit www.SNL.com.