Global AdView Confidential & Proprietary - Copyright © 2010 The Nielsen Company September 2010 Finance: +27.5% Total advertising trend Year to date 2010September % Media Types September 2010 TV: +12.0% Magazines: +5.9% Newspapers: +3.1% Radio: +9.2% +8.7% Macro - Sectors Telecom: +4.0% Auto: +23.0%FMCG: +3.4% Distrib.: +9.4%Health: +3.9% Entert.: +10.8%Media: +13.4% September 2010 For the first time in several months, all four major media types showed positive growthwhich mirrored the 8.7 percent growth experienced in September 2010 when compared with September 2009, and 7.3 percent growth YTD. As noted in 2009, ad spend in September jumped significantly from Augustfrom approximately 3.4 billion EUR to roughly 5 billion EUR for these seven major European countries. In fact, when using a month-on-month comparison, all media types except Cinema (which decreased by 0.7) experienced growth when comparing September 2010 to the same month last year. As usual, the media experiencing the highest growth were Internet (+20.7 month-on-month) and Television (+12.0), with Television continuing to hold the highest share of spend at 45.3 percent. Internet, by comparison, held 5.1 percent share of spend YTDa slight increase from its share in 2009 (4.3 percent). The macro sectors of Financial (+27.5 percent) and Automotive (+23.0) were the clear winners in September 2010 ad spend, with the usually dominant FMCG showing notably slower growth than in previous months (3.4 percent month-on-month). Industry & Services was the only macro sector to show a decline in spend (-5.1 percent) in September. Europe Media included: TV, Radio, Newspapers, Magazines, Outdoor, Cinema, Internet. Internet for UK was not included in this report, as figures were not available at time of publication. Countries included: Germany, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom.

Global AdView Confidential & Proprietary - Copyright © 2010 The Nielsen Company September 2010 Market -- Advertising Expenditure Trend (Million ) Market -- Year on year % change by month Telecom. Automotive Clothing & Access Distribution Durables Entertainment Financial FMCG Healthcare Industry & Serv. Media Sectors -- % Share of Spend -- YTD Media -- % change YTD and last month Sectors -- % change YTD and last month Europe Media -- % Share of Spend -- YTD TV Magazines Newspapers Radio Outdoor Cinema Internet Media included: TV, Radio, Newspapers, Magazines, Outdoor, Cinema, Internet. Internet for UK was not included in this report, as figures were not available at time of publication. Countries included: Germany, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom. Total advertising trend

Global AdView Confidential & Proprietary - Copyright © 2010 The Nielsen Company September 2010 Methodology notes This report is run by The Nielsen Company, Media Group, Global AdView and reports on advertising expenditure for Germany, Ireland, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom. The source of information for all data included in the report is The Nielsen Company, Media Group*. All figures are gross with the exception of Italy, for which they are estimated using the official weighting factors provided by The Nielsen Company, Media Group, Italy. Figures are reported in million Euros This report includes spend on the following media types: TV, Newspaper, Magazines, Radio, Outdoor, Cinema Macro-sectors include the following Categories: Automotive: Automotive Industry & Services: Business Services, Property, Institutions, Power & Water Clothing & Accessories: Clothing & Accessories FMCG: Cosmetics & Toiletries, Drinks, Food, Housekeeping Products, Tobacco Distribution Channels: Distribution Channels Durables: Domestic appliances, Furnishings & Decoration, Information Technology Entertainment: Entertainment, Leisure products, Transport & Tourism Financial: Financial Healthcare: Healthcare Media: Media & Publishing Telecommunications: Telecommunications * Switzerland in association with Media Focus

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