FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2001

Media General Financial Services Forges Agreement with DTN Financial Services

RICHMOND, Va. — Media General Financial Services (MGFS) announced today that DTN Financial Services will redistribute MGFS financial data to its nearly 100,000 customers.

Through the agreement, DTN Financial Services (www.dtnfs.com) will redistribute MGFS's fundamental data on publicly traded companies alongside the real-time data it gathers directly from the stock exchanges. This powerful combination nearly doubles the amount of information available to DTN clients on each symbol, giving them a clearer view of potential investment targets.

"DTN is a respected leader in providing active traders and professionals with the content and technical tools they require to invest knowledgeably," notes Christian Walther, director of business development for MGFS. "With the inclusion of the MGFS data, DTN is able to introduce compelling value-added features to their multiple product lines."

DTN Financial Services distributes market data to its customers in the formats and products they want most, whether the delivery is by satellite, dedicated lines or the Internet.

"Our clients are pleased with the quality and breadth of data we have integrated from MGFS," said Barbara Keefe, vice president at DTN. "This is the perfect marriage of real-time data with the historical research that allows thorough technical and fundamental analysis of an issue. This partnership has made it easy for professionals and individuals alike to access key financial data to make intelligent investment decisions."

About DTN Financial Services
DTN Financial Services LLC is a leading vendor of fully integrated financial information in private-label, wholesale and individually packaged formats delivered via the Internet, dedicated lines or satellite. As a full-service provider, DTN Financial Services brings together a broad selection of financial information and applications to accurately cover the markets: real-time or delayed quotes (on stocks, futures, options, mutual funds, money markets, corporate bonds, treasuries, indexes, and other issues), real-time business newswires, integrated trading capabilities and content for Web sites. Products include FinWin.com, BullsEye, DTNIQ, InterQuote and DTN RealTime. DTN Financial Services partners with banks, brokerage firms, financial institutions, individual investors, stockbrokers and investment advisory services to deliver value-added services to customers through custom Web content and market data solutions. Clients can put their business name on one of DTN's immensely popular real-time stock quote products, or can use DTN's data feed to drive proprietary systems.

DTN is a portfolio company of VS&A Communications Partners III LP, the private equity affiliate of Veronis Suhler (www.veronissuhler.com). Veronis Suhler is a leading independent merchant bank dedicated exclusively to the media, communications and information industries.

About Media General Financial Services
Media General Financial Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media General (AMEX: MEG.A), builds and maintains databases of fundamental and technical information on U.S. and Canadian publicly traded companies, industry groups and major markets. Its databases contain annual and quarterly financial information, split-adjusted price and volume data, hundreds of financial and performance ratios, returns and calculations.