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7 Aug 2006 09:39

UBC Media Group PLC07 August 2006 UBC Media Group plc "UBC" or the "Company" UBC sign deal to extend contract with Trafficlink to 2010 7 August 2006 - UBC Media Group (LN: UBC), today announces that it has signed a3 year extension to its existing deal with Trafficlink. Trafficlink was appointed as UBC's sole supplier of traffic and travel data andbroadcast services to its network of 151 UK commercial radio stations in 2004. Since then, UBC has built the successful Network Drive advertising packagearound the Trafficlink bulletins with revenues up 48.5% in its last publishedfigures. The original contract, which was due to end in December 2007, has nowbeen extended to December 2010. UBC pioneered "Barter syndication" as a means of delivering high quality contentto commercial radio, and is now the largest independent network airtime salespoint to media agencies. Bringing together UBC's extensive experience andunrivalled contacts in this area and Trafficlink's long experience and expertisein aggregating and distributing highly comprehensive traffic and travelinformation has proved to be a hugely successful combination. UBC's syndicated programme strands are provided to commercial radio groups inexchange for airtime, creating a one-stop national advertising opportunitywithin the Trafficlink Radio bulletins. UBC currently supplies syndicatedservices including Entertainment News, Network Drive, and as announced yesterdaySky News Radio to over 250 commercial radio stations within the UK. Operating from seven regional offices across the UK, Trafficlink aggregatescongestion and incident information through a wide variety of informationsources including Police Control Rooms, 4,000 CCTV cameras, local authorities,on road speed monitors motorists and public transport operators. These extensivesources, monitored by the country's largest team of traffic and travel analysts,provides cause and effect of incidents and their likely duration. Trafficlink's information reaches in excess of 40 million people each weekacross a number of different platforms. Commenting on the deal, UBC's Chief Executive Simon Cole said: "I am delighted we have secured an extension of this contract which has provedto be hugely successful for both parties involved. We have enjoyed working withTrafficlink and have great respect for the service they provide. We lookforward to continuing to work with them going forward." John Quinn, Commercial Director at UBC said: "This is yet another positive deal for UBC's airtime sales business which hasdelivered significant growth since the initial contract was signed in 2004. TheTrafficlink contract is an important deal for us and I am very pleased to havesecured this extension and to continue working with Trafficlink." Commenting on the deal Nick Somper, Chief Executive of Trafficlink said: "The requirement to provide the UK with highly detailed and accurate traffic andtravel information continues to grow. Trafficlink's highly developedinfrastructure and complex data aggregation network together with UBC'sexpertise in network sales has enabled the partnership to meet this demand onbehalf of commercial radio. We very much look forward to working with ourcolleagues at UBC in the future." For further information, please contact: Simon Cole, CEO, UBC Media Group plc Tel: 020 7453 1600Diane Barnes or Katie Thompson, Portland Tel: 020 7404 5344 Notes to editors About UBC Media Group plc UBC is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market. The Group is the marketleader in the supply of audio content and broadcast data software to the radioindustry in the UK. In addition to the entertainment, traffic & travel andnational news services provided to commercial radio, the Group is the largestindependent producer of radio programming for the BBC and the UK's leadingsupplier of digital radio scrolling text and EPG software. The Group also hassignificant digital radio broadcasting interests including Classic Gold Digital,the nationally distributed classic hits format. It is also part of the MXRRegional Multiplex consortium. About Trafficlink Trafficlink is the UK's leading provider of real-time traffic and travelinformation to the BBC, UK commercial radio, Teletext, the AA, ITV, Governmentand the UK telematics industry. Operating from seven regional offices across the UK, Trafficlink aggregatescongestion and incident information through a wide variety of informationsources including Police Control Rooms, 4,000 CCTV cameras, local authorities,on road speed monitors motorists and public transport operators. These extensivesources, monitored by the country's largest team of traffic and travel analystsprovides cause and effect of incidents and their likely duration. Trafficlink's information reaches in excess of 40 million people each weekacross a number of different platforms. Contact: Nick Somper, CEO, Trafficlink 020 7012 3504 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange