MTV3 CHANNEL SIGNS THREE MAJOR PROGRAMME AGREEMENTS

ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE
8th June 1998, free for publication
MTV3 CHANNEL SIGNS THREE MAJOR PROGRAMME AGREEMENTS

MTV3 Channel has concluded three major programme purchasing
contracts which will secure the high standard of foreign films and
programme series to be shown on the channel in the years to come.

Twentieth Century Fox International has awarded MTV Oy’s MTV3
Channel the exclusive right to show Twentieth Century Fox’s films
and television series in Finland. The contract covers all the
films produced by the company between 1997 – 1999, including the
megahit Titanic and the X-Files film due to be premiered next
week, as well as its television series until the end of the 2000 –
2001 season.

“Fox and MTV3 have been doing business for more than 30 years.
This agreement ensures that Fox’s films and television series are
broadcast on Finland’s leading TV channel,” stated Marion Edwards,
Executive Vice President of Fox International Television.

The agreement is immensely important for MTV3 Channel, according
to Programme Director Tauno Äijälä, because in addition to new
films it also ensures that many series which have become brand
programmes will continue to be shown on MTV3 Channel. The
agreement covers series including X-Files, Millennium, The
Simpsons, Chicago Doctors and N.Y.P.D. Blue.

MTV Oy has made a further two major volume agreements. A contract
with BRITE (British Independent Television Enterprises), in force
until the end of September 2000, will ensure that high-quality
British drama receives prominent visibility on the channel. Also
an agreement with Southern Star in Australia gives MTV3 Channel a
solid link with the interesting and rapidly growing Australian
television industry. The Southern Star agreement remains in force
until the end of 2000.

ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION

Ahti Martikainen
Vice President, Corporate Communications

Further information: Mr Tauno Äijälä, Programme Director, MTV3,
tel. +358-(0)9-1500 234.

Distribution: Principal media
CC: Helsinki Stock Exchange

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