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4Q '00 Top TV and Cable Product Categories vs. Year Ago

TOTAL TELEVISION CATEGORY OVERVIEW

The Top 10 Total Television Categories for 4Q ‘00.
All amounts are displayed in (000)
Rank Category 4Q ‘00 4Q ‘99 $ Change % Change
1 AUTOS, AUTO ACCESS & EQUIP $959,721.8 $986,103.0 -$26,381.2 -2.7%
2 FINANCIAL $724,281.8 $587,773.0 $136,508.8 23.2%
3 MEDICINES & PROPRIETARY REMEDIES $684,594.2 $715,224.5 -$30,630.3 -4.3%
4 RETAIL $628,170.0 $625,961.5 $2,208.5 0.4%
5 MEDIA & ADVERTISING $600,663.7 $517,406.4 $83,257.3 16.1%
6 COMPUTERS, SOFTWARE, INTERNET $550,785.6 $322,878.5 $227,907.1 70.6%
7 GAMES, TOYS & HOBBYCRAFT $416,546.6 $452,682.6 -$36,136.0 -8.0%
8 RESTAURANTS $403,046.4 $415,135.9 -$12,089.5 -2.9%
9 DIRECT RESPONSE COMPANIES $324,456.4 $197,694.5 $126,761.9 64.1%
10 TELECOMMUNICATIONS $314,936.7 $445,342.4 -$130,405.7 -29.3%

Highest $ Increases: All amounts are displayed in (000)
CATEGORY 4Q ‘00 4Q '99 $ CHANGE
COMPUTERS, SOFTWARE, INTERNET $550,785.6 $322,878.5 $227,907.1
FINANCIAL $724,281.8 $587,773.0 $136,508.8
DIRECT RESPONSE COMPANIES $324,456.4 $197,694.5 $126,761.9
MEDIA & ADVERTISING $600,663.7 $517,406.4 $83,257.3
MISC SERVICES & AMUSEMENTS $132,086.0 $79,226.3 $52,859.7

CABLE TELEVISION CATEGORY OVERVIEW

The Top 10 Cable Television Categories for 4Q ‘00

All amounts are displayed in (000)
Rank Category 4Q ‘00 4Q ‘99 $ Change % Change
1 FINANCIAL $225,816.2 $214,999.2 $10,817.0 5.0%
2 AUTOS, AUTO ACCESS & EQUIP $218,076.4 $228,619.2 -$10,542.8 -4.6%
3 GAMES, TOYS & HOBBYCRAFT $185,757.2 $208,304.7 -$22,547.5 -10.8%
4 COMPUTERS, SOFTWARE, INTERNET $176,765.2 $105,239.4 $71,525.8 68.0%
5 RETAIL $156,960.0 $233,465.5 -$76,505.5 -32.8%
6 DIRECT RESPONSE COMPANIES $150,475.8 $127,757.5 $22,718.3 17.8%
7 MEDICINES & PROPRIETARY REMEDIES $141,968.7 $165,772.8 -$23,804.1 -14.4%
8 MEDIA & ADVERTISING $129,742.3 $139,109.5 -$9,367.2 -6.7%
9 TELECOMMUNICATIONS $87,613.0 $124,558.5 -$36,945.5 -29.7%
10 RESTAURANTS $80,753.3 $81,371.4 -$618.1 -0.8%

The following categories led the way in terms of Dollar Growth

All amounts are displayed in (000)
Rank Category 4Q ‘00 4Q ‘99 $ Change % Change
1 COMPUTERS, SOFTWARE, INTERNET $176,765.2 $105,239.4 $71,525.8 68.0%
2 DIRECT RESPONSE COMPANIES $150,475.8 $127,757.5 $22,718.3 17.8%
3 MISC SERVICES & AMUSEMENTS $70,346.0 $47,984.9 $22,361.1 46.6%
4 AUDIO & VIDEO EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES $74,489.2 $63,312.4 $11,176.8 17.7%
5 FINANCIAL $225,816.2 $214,999.2 $10,817.0 5.0%

CABLE TELEVISION

Listed below are the Categories where share of Cable Ad Revenues increased, while Broadcast and Syndication shares decreased or remained flat.

All amounts are displayed in (000)

Cable Share Broadcast Share Syndicated Share
Category 4Q ‘00 4Q ‘99 + / - 4Q ‘00 4Q ‘99 + / - 4Q ‘00 4Q ‘99 + / -
Eye Glasses/Medical Equip/Supp 77.2% 33.2% +44.0% 19.0% 57.3% -38.3% 3.8% 9.5% -5.7%
Household Furnishings/Access 60.6% 32.3% +28.3% 31.8% 53.5% -21.7% 7.6% 14.3% -6.6%
Office Machines/Furniture/Supp 39.0% 23.6% +15.4% 52.4% 65.7% -13.3% 8.6% 10.7% -2.1%
Misc Merchandise 54.8% 43.8% +10.9% 42.5% 52.7% -10.2% 2.7% 3.5% -0.7%
General 21.7% 12.3% +9.4% 75.2% 84.3% -9.1% 3.2% 3.4% -0.3%
Automotive Dealers & Services 35.8% 29.3% +6.5% 63.7% 65.7% -2.0% 0.5% 5.0% -4.5%
Schools, Camps, Seminars 75.8% 70.3% +5.5% 6.2% 9.2% -3.0% 18.0% 20.5% -2.5%
Ingredients/Mixes/Seasonings 34.5% 30.3% +4.2% 48.2% 52.3% -4.2% 17.3% 17.3% 0.0%
Sporting Goods 62.4% 58.8% +3.6% 34.9% 38.3% -3.5% 2.8% 2.9% -0.1%

Source: CAB compilation of CMR Data

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