Matav Fourth Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call Scheduled for March 21, 2005

Matav Fourth Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call Scheduled for March 21, 2005

NETANYA, Israel, March 16/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Matav-Cable Systems Media Ltd. (Nasdaq: MATV) announced that it will
release its fourth-quarter results on Monday, March 21, 2005, during
pre-market hours.

Following the earnings announcement, Matav will host a conference call at
10:00 a.m. EST. The call can be accessed by dialing: +1-866-860-9642 in the
United States and 011-972-3-9180610 internationally.

A replay of the call will be available beginning at approximately 13:00
p.m. EST until Wednesday, March 23, 2005 at 13:00 p.m EST. To listen to the
replay, please call +1-866-500-4964 in the United States, and
011-972-3-9255947 internationally.

Matav is one of Israel's three cable television providers,
serving roughly 25 percent of the population. Matav's investments include
approximately 5.3 percent of Partner Communications Ltd., a GSM mobile phone
company and 10 percent of Barak Ltd., one of the three providers of
international long distance telephony calls.

(This press release contains forward-looking statements with respect to
the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations. These
forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of the
management of Matav Cable only, and are subject to risk and uncertainties,
including but not limited to changes in technology and market requirements,
decline in demand for the company's products, inability to timely develop and
introduce new technologies, products and applications, loss of market share
and pressure on pricing resulting from competition, which could cause the
actual results or performance of the Company to

differ materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking
statements. The Company undertakes no

obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking
statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to
reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. For a more detailed
description of the risk and uncertainties affecting the company, reference is
made to the Company's reports filed from time to time with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.)

Contacts:

Ayelet Shiloni
Integrated Investor Relations
Tel.+972-3-6356790

Source: Matav - Cable Systems Media Ltd.

Ayelet Shiloni, Integrated Investor Relations, Tel.+972-3-6356790

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