Web Site Partnership is Valley's Strongest Online Multi-Media Presence

Business Wire, July 18, 2000

Business Editors

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July, 18 2000

Phoenix360.com and AccessArizona.com Take the Wait out of

Traditional Newscasts

AccessArizona.com and Phoenix360.com, today, announced a partnership that will enable users to access local video news clips anytime, throughout the day. This new partnership provides Phoenix area residents with the most credible and convenient source for local news and traffic reporting anytime.

People wanting late breaking news can link to ABC 15's site by going to AccessArizona.com's news page at www.accessarizona.com or they can go directly to the site at www.phoenix360.com. The sites feature streaming video News 15 newscasts on demand, enabling viewers with high-speed Internet access to catch the morning, noon and evening newscasts at a time that fits into their schedules.

"Combining our resources, our reach and our energies with AccessArizona.com will provide Arizona users with the premier local site on the Web," said Brad Nilsen, general manager for ABC 15. "AccessArizona.com has chosen to be at the forefront of Web development and is the perfect partner for ABC 15 and Phoenix360.com."

Additionally, AccessArizona.com is loaded with features that will appeal to every kind of interest. Besides providing video clips of the top local stories, the city site features interactive chat rooms where users can talk about the news with other concerned people. It also features Doppler and satellite weather maps and forecasts. Traffic cams and road construction reports are available as well to let people know of problem traffic areas before leaving for their daily commutes. Those users who prefer to soak in the scenery can get a panoramic view of the Valley from the Bank One Ultra cam.

"Our partnership with Phoenix 360.com adds one more element that supports our mission of helping busy people manage their lives," said John Triplett, general manager for AccessArizona.com. "Users connecting to AccessArizona.com with a high-speed modem from Cox@Home will easily find any local news story of special interest."

About AccessArizona.com

AccessArizona.com is part of a network of city sites owned by Cox Interactive Media (CIMedia). The alliance with ABC 15 is one of many strategic partnerships AccessArizona.com has formed in its effort to build a site that helps busy people manage their lives. Alliances with local businesses such as Cox Communications, the Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau, Ottawa University and KFYI-910 AM enable AccessArizona.com to provide users with news, tips, information and tools to make everyday living a lot easier.

About ABC 15

ABC 15 is owned by The E.W. Scripps Company, which operates 20 daily newspapers; 10 broadcast television stations; three TV networks, Home & Garden Television, Food Network and Do It Yourself; and a TV programmer, Scripps Productions. The company also operates United Media, a worldwide syndicator and licensor of news features and comics, and the Scripps Howard News Service. Scripps operates 31 revenue-producing Web sites, including: hgtv.com; foodtv.com; diynet.com and comics.com.

About Cox Interactive Media

Cox Interactive Media (CIMedia) has built the highest-ranked network of city sites in the U.S. reaching 29 percent of the total adult population and 41 percent of adult Internet users. The network consists of 70 local sites across the country with 24 in the top 50 U.S. markets. CIMedia (www.cimedia.com), headquartered in Atlanta, was launched in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc.

Cox Enterprises is one of the nation's leading media companies and operator of automobile auctions. In addition to CIMedia, major subsidiaries include Cox Newspapers, Inc. (newspapers, local and national direct mail advertising and customized newsletters); Cox Broadcasting, Inc., (TV, spot sales, television production, research and Cox Radio, Inc. [NYSE: CXR]); Cox Communications, Inc. ([NYSE: COX] cable distribution, programming, telephone and high-speed Internet access services); Manheim Auctions, Inc., which operates auto auctions in North America, Europe and Australia; Cox Enterprises also owns an equity stake in a range of Internet businesses, including AutoTrader.com, the world's largest source of used car listings for dealers and consumers.