Access to Regional Portfolios

Thomson Intermedia PLC 14 June 2005 Thomson Intermedia secures exclusive access to Northcliffe and Johnston Press regional portfolios Thomson Intermedia, a leading provider of media intelligence, has secured separate deals with Northcliffe Newspaper Group ('Northcliffe') and Johnston Press plc ('Johnston') to access at least 350 regional publications. Both deals run for three years, are exclusive to Thomson Intermedia and together will significantly enhance the Company's coverage of the UK's regional newspapers. Thomson Intermedia is driving the development of information systems that provide critical data and transparency to the marketing industry. The Company has developed a revolutionary system that captures some 20,000 advertisement placements daily, across every media platform. Thomson Intermedia's Press Monitoring and Advertising Verification services enable advertisers to verify whether advertisements have run, recover lost advertising spend and analyse competitor marketing activity. These two strategically important deals with major UK media groups will enable Thomson to enhance significantly its Press Monitoring and Advertising Verification services by adding some 30% of the UK's regional newspapers to its extensive media monitoring capabilities. Thomson Intermedia, Northcliffe and Johnston Press are together working to provide greater insight and efficiency within the regional press advertising market. These contract wins will place Thomson Intermedia at the forefront of media monitoring, being the only Company to provide comprehensive, real time and in-depth analysis of the UK Advertising market place. Sarah Jane Thomson, Joint Chief Executive Officer of Thomson Intermedia, said: 'This will substantially enhance the transparency of the regional and local advertising markets for our customers and opens up opportunities for Thomson Intermedia to provide media intelligence to advertisers in the £3bn regional press market. 'The rights to this vast amount of regional media were secured through working closely with Johnston Press and Northcliffe to understand the needs of the advertising agencies and will further strengthen our position and profile in the UK media monitoring market. We are pioneers in the development of real time media information and intelligence and are focused on providing essential tools to Marketers.' Danny Cammiade, Chief Operating Officer of Johnston Press, said: 'We are pleased to be entering this agreement with Thomson Intermedia which will enable us to provide a significantly enhanced service to the advertising agencies and allow them to operate in a more cost effective and efficient manner.' Steve Anderson-Dixon, Group Advertisement Director of Northcliffe Newspapers Group, said: 'Our relationship with Thomson Intermedia will enable us to deliver information for advertisers, utilising cutting edge technology. Our belief is that such media intelligence will strengthen our position as the first choice local news and information partner in each of Northcliffe's local communities.' 14 June 2005 Enquiries: Thomson Intermedia plc 020 7549 4343 Sarah Jane Thomson, Chief Executive David Trendle, Finance Director College Hill 020 7457 2815/2077 Adrian Duffield/Tom Baldock This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange MSCGGGMVNFLGKZM