SAN FRANCISCO - September 5 - CMP Media, Inc., today announced that the circulation of Digital Video (DV) magazine increased from 60,000 to 80,000 professionals involved in digital video production, postproduction, and delivery, giving DV the fastest growing circulation among all professional-level video publications. In addition, CMP announced that DV's share of the advertising pages in its category has grown more than that of any other professional-level video publication this year.

DV augmented its qualified circulation beginning with its July 2000 issue in order to more adequately meet the exploding demand for objective, practical information on digital video tools and technologies. "More and more video professionals are taking advantage of the recent spate of low cost digital video tools that are more powerful than ever," explains Dominic Milano, Editorial Director of the CMP DV Media Group. "Now they need to know how to use these tools most effectively," Milano adds.

DV is distributed to qualified broadcast, video, and film professionals in independent production and postproduction houses and in corporate, educational, and marketing organizations.

Even with its increased circulation, DV remains the only video publication of which all of the qualified non-paid subscribers have specifically requested the magazine within the last year. This gives DV the cleanest circulation of the publications in its category. "The circulation of some video publications includes numerous individuals who requested the magazine two or three years ago, and it's likely that many of those recipients have changed locations or jobs during that time," explains Scott Gentry, Publisher and Group Director of the CMP DV Media Group.

"DV has the most cost-efficient circulation," Gentry reports. "This, along with its highly trusted editorial content, makes the publication an excellent choice for advertisers trying to reach the leading-edge digital video community," he adds.

About CMP DV Media Group Consisting of DV.com, DV magazine, DV Web Video magazine, DV Expo and Web Video Expo, the CMP DV Media Group serves professionals involved in digital video and Web video production, postproduction and delivery. Each component of the CMP DV Media Group helps these professionals select the best tools for their projects and use those tools most effectively. For more information, visit www.dv.com.

About CMP Media
CMP Media Inc. (www.cmpnet.com) is a leading high-tech media company providing essential information and marketing services to the entire technology spectrum-the builders, sellers and users of technology worldwide. Capitalizing on its editorial strength, CMP is uniquely positioned to offer marketers comprehensive, integrated media solutions tailored to meet their individual needs. Its diverse products and services include newspapers, magazines, Internet products, research, direct marketing services, education and training, trade shows and conferences, custom publishing, testing and consulting.