Company Profile For Astral Media Inc.

Astral Media Inc. (Astral) is a Canada-based media company, reaching people through a combination of media properties in television, radio, outdoor advertising and interactive media. Its activities consist primarily of specialty, pay and pay-per-view television broadcasting, radio broadcasting and outdoor advertising. The Company is a broadcaster of English and French language pay and specialty television and operates, on its own or with partners, 20 television services, including The Movie Network / HBO Canada, Super Ecran, Family, Canal Vie, Canal D, VRAK.TV and TELETOON. It is also a radio broadcaster with 83 licensed radio stations in eight provinces, under the brands, including NRJ, RockDetente, Virgin Radio and EZ Rock. As an outdoor advertising company, it has approximately 8,000 faces located in the markets in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia. It also operates over 100 Websites with a high level of interactivity and a variety of different products and online services.

BRIEF: For the fiscal year ended 31 August 2009, Astral Media, Inc.'s revenues increased 5% to C$905.7M. Net loss from continuing operations totaled C$158M vs. an income of C$178.7M. Revenues reflect an increase in income from Television, Radio and Outdoor Advertising Segments. Net loss reflects an increase in cost of revenues, higher depreciation charges, increased amortization of intangible assets and the presence of restructuring expenses.