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4Q '03 Top TV and Cable Product Categories vs. Year Ago

TOTAL TELEVISION PRODUCT CATEGORY OVERVIEW

THE TOP 10 TOTAL TELEVISION PRODUCT CATEGORIES FOR 4Q '03
All amounts are displayed in (000)
Rank Category 4Q '03 4Q '02 $ Change % Change
1 MEDICINES & PROPRIETARY REMEDIES $988,219.5 $700,027.2 $288,192.3 41.2%
2 AUTOS, AUTO ACCESS & EQUIP $973,262.2 $1,096,916.7 -$123,654.5 -11.3%
3 RETAIL $780,894.3 $670,442.3 $110,452.0 16.5%
4 MEDIA & ADVERTISING $610,333.1 $514,843.2 $95,489.9 18.5%
5 FINANCIAL $594,960.3 $532,832.4 $62,127.9 11.7%
6 RESTAURANTS $525,890.0 $472,128.0 $53,762.0 11.4%
7 TELECOMMUNICATIONS $504,954.0 $442,074.0 $62,880.1 14.2%
8 GAMES, TOYS & HOBBYCRAFT $478,580.9 $416,371.1 $62,209.9 14.9%
9 GOVT, POLITICS & ORGANIZATIONS $368,593.3 $366,100.8 $2,492.5 0.7%
10 AUDIO & VIDEO EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES $364,390.1 $304,056.0 $60,334.1 19.8%
THE TOP 5 HIGHEST $ INCREASES:
All amounts are displayed in (000)
Rank Category 4Q '03 4Q '02 $ Change
1 MEDICINES & PROPRIETARY REMEDIES $988,219.5 $700,027.2 $288,192.3
2 RETAIL $780,894.3 $670,442.3 $110,452.0
3 MEDIA & ADVERTISING $610,333.1 $514,843.2 $95,489.9
4 TELECOMMUNICATIONS $504,954.0 $442,074.0 $62,880.1
5 GAMES, TOYS & HOBBYCRAFT $478,580.9 $416,371.1 $62,209.9

CABLE TELEVISION PRODUCT CATEGORY OVERVIEW

THE TOP 10 CABLE PRODUCT CATEGORIES FOR 4Q '03
All amounts are displayed in (000)
Rank Category 4Q '03 4Q '02 $ Change % Change
1 GAMES, TOYS & HOBBYCRAFT $256,276.7 $213,262.5 $43,014.2 20.2%
2 AUTO, AUTO ACCESS & EQUIP $253,756.5 $271,125.0 -$17,368.6 -6.4%
3 RETAIL $233,930.5 $153,458.8 $80,471.7 52.4%
4 MEDICINES & PROPRIETARY REMEDIES $232,759.9 $165,846.4 $66,913.5 40.3%
5 FINANCIAL $227,522.1 $207,141.7 $20,380.3 9.8%
6 MEDIA & ADVERTISING $158,816.9 $146,349.3 $12,467.6 8.5%
7 TELECOMMUNICATIONS $150,722.0 $131,719.2 $19,002.8 14.4%
8 AUDIO & VIDEO EQUIP & SUPP $149,145.2 $98,976.3 $50,169.0 50.7%
9 RESTAURANTS $110,795.9 $100,539.6 $10,256.3 10.2%
10 COMPUTERS, SOFTWARE, INTERNET $108,283.3 $124,964.5 -$16,681.2 -13.3%
THE TOP 5 HIGHEST $ INCREASES:
All amounts are displayed in (000)
Rank Category 4Q '03 4Q '02 $ Change % Change
1 RETAIL $233,930.5 $153,458.8 $80,471.7 52.4%
2 MEDICINES & PROPRIETARY REMEDIES $232,759.9 $165,846.4 $66,913.5 40.3%
3 AUDIO & VIDEO EQUIP & SUPP $149,145.2 $98,976.3 $50,169.0 50.7%
4 GAMES, TOYS & HOBBYCRAFT $256,276.7 $213,262.5 $43,014.2 20.2%
5 FINANCIAL $227,522.1 $207,141.7 $20,380.3 9.8%

PRODUCT CATEGORIES WITH CABLE INCREASES
Listed below are the Product Categories where share of Cable Ad Revenues increased, while Broadcast and Syndication shares decreased or remained flat.
Cable Share Broadcast Share Syndication Share
Category 4Q '03 4Q '02 + 4Q '03 4Q '02 - 4Q '03 4Q '02 -
Bldg Materials, Equip & Fixtures 61.4% 50.1% +11.2% 34.3% 42.9% -8.6% 4.4% 7.0% -2.6%
Househld Appliances/Equip/Utensils 48.5% 38.5% +10.0% 40.3% 48.0% -7.7% 11.2% 13.5% -2.3%
Audio & Video Equipment & Supp 40.9% 32.6% +8.4% 52.3% 58.5% -6.2% 6.8% 8.9% -2.1%
Personal Hygiene & Health 28.6% 24.7% +3.9% 54.8% 59.1% -4.3% 16.6% 16.2% 0.4%
Games, Toys & Hobbycraft 53.5% 51.2% +2.3% 39.3% 41.8% -2.6% 7.2% 6.9% 0.2%
Beverages 25.9% 23.7% +2.2% 66.7% 66.8% -0.1% 7.4% 9.5% -2.1%
Auto, Auto Access & Equipment 26.1% 24.7% +1.4% 71.3% 72.0% -0.7% 2.7% 3.3% -0.6%

Source: CAB compilation of strADegy Data

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