iVillage Receives Two Distinguished Honors; Presented with Gracie Allen Award for the Second Year in a Row; Inducted into Computerworld Honors' Collection

Business Wire, May 30, 2001

Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2001

iVillage Inc. (Nasdaq: IVIL), operator of the iVillage Network, which includes iVillage.com, Lamaze Publishing, The Newborn Channel, iVillage Solutions and Astrology.com, today announced that it has received two distinguished honors for pioneering the new media industry. The Company has received the Gracie Allen Award for New Media for the second year in a row, and additionally, has been included in the 2001 Computerworld Honors' Collection.

The Gracie Allen Awards recognize exemplary programming created by women, for women, about women, as well as outstanding individual achievements in radio, television, cable, and new media. The Foundation of American Women in Radio and Television (AWRTF) gives the awards for entertainment, news, features, public service, documentary, talk show, sports and children's programming. This is the second year "New Media" has been included as a category.

iVillage receives the award in the New Media Web Site category for displaying "superior quality and stellar portrayal of the changing roles and concerns of women." The Gracie will be presented to iVillage Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief Nancy Evans at the 26th Annual Gracie Allen Awards Gala on May 31st in New York City, hosted by Anne Heche.

Separately, The Computerworld Honors' Collection acknowledges "those who use information technology to benefit society." iVillage received this distinction for the iVillage Breast Cancer center and community, which provide a convenient, free and accessible space online where breast cancer survivors share experiences, exchange information and offer support to other women. This iVillage community ensures that no breast cancer survivor, despite physical location or fear, will ever have to feel alone in this disease again. Through this effort, iVillage was singled-out as one of the leading pioneers in using technology to better mankind.

About iVillage Inc.

iVillage is a media company, which includes iVillage.com, Lamaze Publishing, The Newborn Channel, iVillage Solutions and Astrology.com. iVillage.com is a leading women's online destination providing practical solutions and everyday support for women 18 and over. Lamaze Publishing produces advertising-supported educational materials for expectant and new parents. The Newborn Channel is a satellite television network in over 1,000 hospitals nationwide.

iVillage.com is organized into branded communities across multiple topics of high importance to women and offers interactive services, peer support, content and online access to experts and tailored shopping opportunities. Content areas include Astrology, Babies, Beauty, Books, Diet & Fitness, Entertainment, Food, Games, Health, Home & Garden, Lamaze, Money, News & Issues, Parenting, Pets, Pregnancy, Relationships, Relaxation, and Work.

Established in 1995 and headquartered in New York City, iVillage Inc. (Nasdaq: IVIL) is recognized as an industry leader in developing innovative sponsorship and commerce relationships that match the desire of marketers to reach women with the needs of iVillage.com members for relevant information and services. Membership to iVillage.com is free and offers features such as e-mail, personal homepages, instant messaging and other community tools.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:

iVillage Inc. has included in this press release certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 concerning iVillage's business, operations and financial condition. The words or phrases "can be", "expects", "may affect", "may depend", "believes", "estimate", "project" and similar words and phrases are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties and iVillage cautions you that any forward-looking information provided by or on behalf of iVillage is not a guarantee of future performance. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, some of which are beyond iVillage's control, in addition to those discussed in iVillage's other press releases, public filings and statements by iVillage's management, including (i) the volatile and competitive nature of the Internet industry, (ii) changes in domestic and foreign economic and market conditions, (iii) the effect of federal, state and foreign regulation on iVillage's business, (iv) the impact of recent and future acquisitions and joint ventures on iVillage's business and financial condition, (v) iVillage's ability to establish and maintain relationships with advertisers, sponsors, and other third party providers and partners, and (vi) iVillage's ability to successfully consummate, integrate and manage its proposed acquisition of Women.com Networks, Inc. All such forward-looking statements are current only as of the date on which such statements were made. iVillage does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which any such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.