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2Q '02 Top TV and Cable Product Categories vs. Year Ago

TOTAL TELEVISION CATEGORY OVERVIEW

The Top 10 Total Television Categories for 2Q ‘02

All amounts are displayed in (000)

Rank Category 2Q ‘02 2Q ‘01 $ Change % Change
1 AUTOS, AUTO ACCESS & EQUIP $972,878.8 $1,022,570.8 -$49,692.0 -4.9%
2 MEDICINES & PROPRIETARY REMEDIES $782,852.7 $876,201.4 -$93,348.7 -10.7%
3 RESTAURANTS $496,109.8 $526,099.3 -$29,989.5 -5.7%
4 MEDIA & ADVERTISING $489,826.1 $533,880.0 -$44,053.9 -8.3%
5 FINANCIAL $462,988.9 $474,837.7 -$11,848.8 -2.5%
6 RETAIL $388,417.2 $434,112.4 -$45,695.2 -10.5%
7 TELECOMMUNICATIONS $350,484.7 $315,447.4 $35,037.3 11.1%
8 DIRECT RESPONSE COMPANIES $342,488.8 $251,095.6 $91,393.2 36.4%
9 BEVERAGES $315,248.2 $353,477.9 -$38,229.7 -10.8%
10 PERSONAL HYGIENE & HEALTH $275,607.7 $216,088.9 $59,518.8 27.5%

Highest $ Increases: All amounts are displayed in (000)
Category 2Q ‘02 2Q ‘01 $ Change
DIRECT RESPONSE COMPANIES $342,488.8 $251,095.6 $91,393.2
HOUSEHOLD SOAPS, CLEANSERS & POLISHES $168,446.8 $105,267.2 $63,179.6
PERSONAL HYGIENE & HEALTH $275,607.7 $216,088.9 $59,518.8
TELECOMMUNICATIONS $350,484.7 $315,447.4 $35,037.3
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, HOTELS & RESORTS $189,916.6 $158,537.8 $31,378.8

CABLE TELEVISION CATEGORY OVERVIEW

The Top 10 Cable Television Categories for 2Q ‘02

All amounts are displayed in (000)

Rank Category 2Q ‘02 2Q ‘01 $ Change % Change
1 AUTO, AUTO ACCESS & EQUIP $269,195.9 $308,128.1 -$38,932.2 -12.6%
2 DIRECT RESPONSE COMPANIES $246,297.6 $171,331.4 $74,966.2 43.8%
3 FINANCIAL $204,071.7 $205,317.9 -$1,246.2 -0.6%
4 MEDICINES & PROPRIETARY REMEDIES $173,882.5 $217,259.9 -$43,377.4 -20.0%
5 MEDIA & ADVERTISING $142,023.8 $149,347.9 -$7,324.1 -4.9%
6 TELECOMMUNICATIONS $128,119.9 $132,663.0 -$4,543.1 -3.4%
7 RETAIL $127,073.3 $156,441.8 -$29,368.5 -18.8%
8 PUBLIC TRANS, HOTELS & RESORTS $109,124.4 $101,798.7 $7,325.7 7.2%
9 RESTAURANTS $106,813.3 $117,731.6 -$10,918.3 -9.3%
10 INSURANCE & REAL ESTATE $78,306.8 $93,468.9 -$15,162.1 -16.2%

The following categories led the way in terms of Dollar Growth

All amounts are displayed in (000)
Rank Category 2Q ‘02 2Q ‘01 $ Change % Change
1 DIRECT RESPONSE COMPANIES $246,297.6 $171,331.4 $74,966.2 43.8%
2 HOUSEHOLD SOAPS, CLEANSERS & POLISH $49,194.0 $32,182.9 $17,011.1 52.9%
3 DEPARTMENT STORES $25,047.4 $14,959.3 $10,088.1 67.4%
4 PERSONAL HYGIENE & HEALTH $71,595.8 $62,074.3 $9,521.5 15.3%
5 AUDIO & VIDEO EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES $47,517.6 $38,064.9 $9,452.7 24.8%

CABLE TELEVISION

Listed below are the categories where share of Cable Ad Revenues increased, while Broadcast and Syndication shares decreased or remained flat.
Cable Share Broadcast Share Syndicated Share
Category 2Q ‘02 2Q ‘01 + / - 2Q ‘02 2Q ‘01 + / - 2Q ‘02 2Q ‘01 + / -
FOOD & BEVERAGES: COMB 87.4% 56.0% +31.4% 12.6% 44.0% -31.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
MISC MERCHANDISE 58.4% 52.2% +6.2% 40.4% 46.2% -5.8% 1.7% 1.2% 0.5%
AUDIO & VIDEO EQUIP & SUPP 39.8% 33.6% +6.2% 52.4% 61.3% -8.9% 4.8% 8.2% -3.4%
DIRECT RESPONSE COMPANIES 71.9% 68.2% +3.7% 12.7% 18.7% -5.9% 9.6% 20.9% -11.3%
HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES 35.3% 31.6% +3.7% 51.8% 59.0% -7.2% 8.8% 13.8% -4.9%
PETS, PET FOODS & SUPPLIES 27.0% 23.5% +3.5% 55.9% 62.4% -6.6% 14.5% 16.6% -2.2%
FOOTWEAR 24.4% 21.2% +3.2% 75.1% 77.7% -2.6% 1.1% 0.4% 0.7%
READY-TO-WEAR 38.6% 35.8% +2.8% 55.7% 64.2% -8.5% 0.0% 4.0% -4.0%

Source: CAB compilation of CMR Data

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