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Mediabase and USA TODAY Form Unprecedented Partnership

Tuesday 29. April 2008 - USA TODAY Debuts Airplay Charts Tomorrow

Mediabase and USA TODAY have partnered on an innovative, multi-platform initiative that will bring music charts to consumers nationwide. Debuting tomorrow, the first weekly “USA TODAY Airplay Charts compiled by Mediabase” will run in the LIFE section of the newspaper as well as on its website, USATODAY.com. New charts will be published every Tuesday.

In addition, the weekly USA TODAY Airplay Charts will be used by more than 500 radio stations and music industry websites, as well as nationally syndicated radio shows such as American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest, American Top 10 (and 20) with Casey Kasem and The Jeff Foxworthy Countdown.

Mediabase President Rich Meyer stated, “This partnership is a crowning achievement of Mediabase’s growth over the past two decades. To be aligned with such a credible, reliable and well-known source as USA TODAY, underscores our commitment to excellence. The USA TODAY Airplay Charts will quickly establish themselves as the gold standard to the consumer.”

“We are excited to partner with Mediabase on these airplay charts. They are a terrific complement to our popular Tuesday music feature Listen Up and we think readers will enjoy this great addition to our music coverage,” said Craig Moon, president and publisher of USA TODAY.