Hoofddorp, 20 November 2006 – Sanoma Uitgevers and Surf2Music.nl enter into a strategic cooperation agreement.

Sanoma Uitgevers and the recently launched music service Surf2Music.nl have closed a strategic agreement in the Netherlands. Sanoma Uitgevers will offer Surf2Music.nl to her readers and visitors of the different internet sites.

Free trial subscriptions
As of mid-November, more than one hundred thousand trial subscriptions of the music service will be offered by Surf2Music.nl as a present. This will be done via trial subscription published in weeklies as Nieuwe Revu, Yes, Viva as well as via internet sites as Nu.nl and Startpagina.nl owned by ilse media group, daughter of Sanoma Uitgevers.

Unlimited listening and downloading
Surf2Music.nl people will enable people to listen to and download music from many popular artists, Top 40 records and the Album Top 50 for a vast amount starting from € 9,95 a month. Students will receive a remarkable discount.

Dick Molman, CEO Sanoma Uitgevers: “The convenience of Surf2Music.nl, the large amount of music that is offered and the way they offer their subscriptions turns this product into a unique product that is in line with our strategy to develop more online activities aimed at our millions of readers and internet visitors.”

Frank Dros, on behalf of Surf2Music: “It is great that so shortly after the launch we closed a cooperation agreement with Sanoma Uitgevers. This way we will be able to reach al online music lovers in the Netherlands. Together with Sanoma Uitgevers, we give away more than a hundred thousand trial subscriptions to show people how Surf2Music.nl works.”

Sanoma Uitgevers
Sanoma Uitgevers is a leading Dutch magazine publisher with more than 67 consumer magazines brands among which Libelle, Margriet, VT-Wonen, Story, Nieuwe Revu and Donald Duck. Sanoma Uitgevers is also strong in consumer online operations like startpagina.nl, nu.nl and ilse.nl. During 2005 Sanoma Uitgevers generated revenues totalling EUR 540 million. Approximately 1,150 employees work at Sanoma Uitgevers.

Sanoma Uitgevers is part of Sanoma Magazines, one of the largest consumer magazine publishers in Europe.The company publishes more than 270 magazines in thirteen different countries. Apart from developing its strong portfolio of magazine brands for various reader communities, Sanoma Magazines is expanding its business to other media platforms, with a clear focus on interactivity.

For additional information (not for publication):
Trudy de Jong
Corporate Communications Sanoma Magazines
[31] (0)20-8512117
[31] (6)-27402880
T.de.Jong@sanoma-magazines.com