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NBC Universal to Acquire iVillage Inc.; Top Women's Online Community to Be Centerpiece of NBCU's Digital Strategy

Business Wire, March 6, 2006

IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC

iVillage has agreed to file a proxy statement in connection with the proposed Merger, which will be mailed to the stockholders of iVillage. Investors and iVillage's stockholders are urged to read carefully the proxy statement and other relevant materials when they become available because they will contain important information about the Merger. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents (when they are available) and other documents filed by iVillage with the SEC through the web site maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by iVillage by going to the investor relations portion of iVillage's corporate website at www.ivillage.com/investor or by contacting: Corporate Secretary, iVillage Inc., 500-512 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10018, Telephone: (212) 600-6000.

iVillage and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. A description of any interests that iVillage's officers and directors have in the Merger will be available in the proxy statement. Information regarding certain of these persons and their beneficial ownership of iVillage common stock as of April 27, 2005 is also set forth in the Schedule 14A filed by iVillage on April 29, 2005 with the SEC. These documents are available free of charge at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov or by going to the investors relations portion of iVillage's corporate website at www.ivillage.com/investor.> (1)ComScore, Media Metrix, January 2006