MarketWatch.comMarketWatch.com

#1 Financial Media Company#1 Financial Media Company

$4 Billion Advertising Market$4 Billion Advertising Market

Proven Track RecordProven Track Record

Strong, Supportive PartnersStrong, Supportive Partners

Pathway to ProfitabilityPathway to Profitability

#1 Financial Media Company#1 Financial Media Company

$4 Billion Advertising Market$4 Billion Advertising Market

Proven Track RecordProven Track Record

Strong, Supportive PartnersStrong, Supportive Partners

Pathway to ProfitabilityPathway to Profitability

#1 Financial Media Company#1 Financial Media Company#1 Financial Media Company#1 Financial Media Company

All Active

Public Investors Traders

Newspapers 24% 26% 21%

TV 37 30 24

Radio 4 4 1

Magazines 2 3 2

INTERNET 21 28 45

Other 7 8 7

Don’t Know 5 1 *Source: Pew Research

Center

Main Source For Stock Market Updates

Financial News hits the ‘net

News Coverage That Never News Coverage That Never StopsStops

• 24/7 staffed coverage on: Internet, television and radio

• Over 85 full-time journalists

• 20 free-lance contributors

• Bureaus in Tokyo, Hong Kong, London, New York, Washington, Chicago, Dallas, Boston, San Francisco and Los Angeles

• The Evening News

• Weekend TV Shows on 130+ Stations

• 24/7 Radio Network on 154 Stations

• Reporters on CBS News Shows

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Our ‘Secret Sauce’Our ‘Secret Sauce’

1999 BigCharts Acquisition – A Smart 1999 BigCharts Acquisition – A Smart BuyBuy1999 BigCharts Acquisition – A Smart 1999 BigCharts Acquisition – A Smart BuyBuy

•Immediate ReturnImmediate Return

•Diversified RevenueDiversified Revenue

•Increased ReachIncreased Reach

•Technical ExpertiseTechnical Expertise

• Exploding Exploding European European MarketMarket

• Replicating Replicating SuccessSuccess

• Expanding Expanding Global ReachGlobal Reach

European JV with Financial TimesEuropean JV with Financial Times European JV with Financial TimesEuropean JV with Financial Times

Bringing It All To Bringing It All To BroadbandBroadband

• Broadband Studios in SF, NYC, DC

• Major Provider For AOL-Plus Service

• Content To Yahoo! Finance Vision

• A quarter million downloads a month

Key Content DealsKey Content Deals

• Extend Brand Extend Brand AwarenessAwareness

• Drive Traffic Drive Traffic and Users to and Users to SitesSites

• Generate Generate Additional Additional RevenuesRevenues

• Extend Brand Extend Brand AwarenessAwareness

• Drive Traffic Drive Traffic and Users to and Users to SitesSites

• Generate Generate Additional Additional RevenuesRevenues

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Competitive Competitive LandscapeLandscape

Traditional Media Companies:Traditional Media Companies:Dow Jones, Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, Business Week, MoneyDow Jones, Bloomberg, CNBC, CNN, Business Week, Money

Portal Sites:Portal Sites:AOL, Excite, GO, Lycos, AOL, Excite, GO, Lycos, MSN, Netscape, Yahoo!MSN, Netscape, Yahoo!

Niche Sites:Niche Sites:Briefing.com, Briefing.com, Motley FoolMotley Fool

TheStreet.comTheStreet.com

Our Advantage:Our Advantage:

Focus & contentFocus & content

BreadthBreadth

Net-centricNet-centric

Online Brokers:Online Brokers:Fidelity, Schwab, E*TradeFidelity, Schwab, E*Trade

UnbiasedUnbiased

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Proven Track RecordProven Track RecordProven Track RecordProven Track Record

Significant Revenue IncreasesSignificant Revenue Increases

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•Licensing Revenue $5.2 Million in Q4

•100% Retention of 20 Largest Clients in Last Year

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Strong, Supportive PartnersStrong, Supportive PartnersStrong, Supportive PartnersStrong, Supportive Partners

Leveraging Our PartnersLeveraging Our PartnersLeveraging Our PartnersLeveraging Our Partners

• CBS ‘Eye’ Brought Quick RecognitionCBS ‘Eye’ Brought Quick Recognition

• DBC Technology/Infrastructure DBC Technology/Infrastructure

Shortened Time to MarketShortened Time to Market

• Broadcast Support Saved CapitalBroadcast Support Saved Capital

• FT Opened European DoorFT Opened European Door

• $86 Million Infusion Provides Funding $86 Million Infusion Provides Funding to Profitabilityto Profitability

Looking AheadLooking AheadLooking AheadLooking Ahead

Grow FT JV Site in Grow FT JV Site in EuropeEurope

Expand Broadband Expand Broadband & Wireless & Wireless

Continue B2B Continue B2B GrowthGrowth

Increase Global Increase Global Editorial StaffEditorial Staff

Why MarketWatch.com Why MarketWatch.com

#1 Financial Media Company#1 Financial Media Company

$4 Billion Advertising Market$4 Billion Advertising Market

Proven Track RecordProven Track Record

Strong, Supportive PartnersStrong, Supportive Partners

Pathway to ProfitabilityPathway to Profitability

#1 Financial Media Company#1 Financial Media Company

$4 Billion Advertising Market$4 Billion Advertising Market

Proven Track RecordProven Track Record

Strong, Supportive PartnersStrong, Supportive Partners

Pathway to ProfitabilityPathway to Profitability

Why MarketWatch.com Why MarketWatch.com

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