SnapStream Extends Long-Term Deal with Tribune Media Services

SnapStream Extends Long-Term Deal with Tribune Media Services

CHICAGO, May 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Tribune Media Services (TMS) has expanded its licensing deal with SnapStream Media, Inc., a leader in digital home entertainment products.

TMS, the industry leader in providing TV information solutions, provides SnapStream with a full suite of data products that now includes digital and over-the-air channel lineups in addition to analog lineups and comprehensive television scheduling information for the U.S. and Canada.

"Our partnership with Tribune Media Services will allow our customers to stay better informed and will aid them in better navigating through the wealth of entertainment options available," said Rakesh Agrawal, CEO of SnapStream Media.

Kathy Tolstrup, General Manager of Sales and Marketing for TMS Entertainment Products said, "Our partnership with SnapStream expands the reach of TMS' comprehensive television information to a broader sector of the TV audience through their innovative PC-based product lines."

Under the agreement, TMS' TV information is available for use with a full- range of SnapStream's user-friendly products and services. Snapstream's offerings include, Beyond TV, Beyond Media, and SnapStream.net. Beyond TV is personal DVR home media software that allows users to record and replay programs and live TV. Beyond TV Link is a network client software for Beyond TV that allows users to access Beyond TV's features from any television in their home. Beyond Media allows users to harness their PC to access and enjoy DVDs, music, photos and videos. SnapStream.Net is a mobile, remote device and program guide product.

About SnapStream Media, Inc.

SnapStream Media, Inc. delivers customizable media center solutions for the PCs. Its mission is to create innovative home entertainment products that exceed expectations. SnapStream's products include, Beyond Media, a DVD, music, photos and video playback and management application, Beyond TV 3, a DVR software that was recently named "Best of 2004" in PC Magazine, and Firefly PC Remote, sleek and stylish, the only remote control you need for your home entertainment PC. Interested parties can find more information about SnapStream Media and its products at http://www.snapstream.com/ .

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 http://www.tribunemediaentertainment.com/ .

CONTACT:
Kristy Bremer
Tribune Media Services
323-660-9004
kbremer@tribune.com

Source: Tribune Media Services

CONTACT: Kristy Bremer of Tribune Media Services, +1-323-660-9004,
kbremer@tribune.com

Web site: http://www.tribunemediaentertainment.com/
http://www.snapstream.com/

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