advised Classic Media on the transaction. Significant investments include Eutelsat S., Loews
Cineplex Entertainment, MyFamily. is a private equity firm that manages over
$1. Founded in 1996, Pegasus is headquartered in Cos Cob,
Connecticut. Launched in 50 newspapers in 1989, "Dilbert " is seen by more
than 150 million people every day in more than 2,000 newspapers in 65
countries .

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P. With Random
House, also a shareholder in Classic Media, the Company owns Golden Books and
media rights in its vast publishing catalog.1 billion in assets and focuses on special situation investments in middle-
market businesses. Portfolio investments take the form
of buyouts, industry consolidations , growth capital or structured investments. "We
wanted to connect with people in a way that was interesting and humorous.

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Spectrum Equity
will become majority owner and join the Classic Media board along with the
existing investors and management, which includes Random House Ventures. "Classic's growth
strategy, which includes the acquisition of under-managed content libraries,
will ensure the company adds valuable additions to its successful portfolio of
family properties., Patriot Media and Communications ,
RiskMetrics Group, Inc., Cannondale Bicycle Company and
American Wholesale Insurance Group, Inc .com.

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About Classic Media
Classic Media, founded in May 2000 and based in New York and Los Angeles,
owns and manages some of the world's most recognizable kids' and family
properties ."
Dilbert will help business customers navigate a world of shipping and
mailing options and offer services that can help make a business more
efficient, including Carrier Pickup and Global Express Mail.

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Classic Media
Sasha Junk, 212-659-1993

Spectrum Equity Investors
Steve Lipin or Jennifer Lowney, Brunswick Group, 212-333-3810

Not to worry , though.

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Larger holdings include Coffeyville Resources, LLC, Merisant Worldwide, Inc.

'Dilbert ' 'Cathy' Help Postal Service Talk With Customers

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About Spectrum Equity Investors
Spectrum Equity Investors is a leading private equity firm specializing in
investments in the media , communications, entertainment and information and
business services industries throughout North America and Western Europe.A. The Postal Service receives no taxpayer dollars for
routine operations , but derives its operating revenues solely from the sale of
postage, products and services.

WonderCon is produced by the same people who operate Comic-Con
International each summer in San Diego.
For updated information on WonderCon, please visit http://www.

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About Pegasus Capital Advisors
Pegasus Capital Advisors, L."
The ubiquitous and universal world of cubicles and questioning bosses has
made "Dilbert" one of the most recognizable and believable comic strips
printed today. Residential
customers will receive a postcard through August. Postcards will be mailed to
business customers through the end of September. "Broken Saints" was the
winner of the 2003 Sundance Film Festival Audience Award for Online Animation.

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This extensive portfolio , coupled with the company's strong management
team, which will remain intact, made the company extremely attractive to its
new investors.
"We are thrilled to be bringing Spectrum on board as our new financial
partner. A little dramatic, perhaps.

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The Company's growing portfolio includes the UPA, Harvey
Entertainment, Golden Books, Jay Ward Productions and Big Idea entertainment
libraries .
Each month, "Keeping You Posted" will provide customers with information
about a variety of products and services, from flat-rate packaging and Click-
N-Ship to NetPost CardStore and money orders.

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Spectrum's strategy is to invest
substantial amounts of capital behind strong management teams and provide
long-term and active board-level assistance to those teams to help them create
and realize value.
She will help spread the word on products and services that may be unfamiliar
to customers, highlighting the suite of services available online through
usps.

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Classic Media also recently acquired Big Idea and the
best-selling VeggieTales brand, which has sold more than 40 million home
videos. But these are comic strips, after all. It's a dream come true for my Mom and Dad. The U. Postal Service
delivers more than 46 percent of the world's mail volume -- some 212 billion
letters, advertisements, periodicals and packages a year -- and serves seven
million customers each day at its 37,000 retail locations nationwide.

WonderCon to Host World Premiere Screenings

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The Company's
diverse collection of popular characters includes Lassie, The Lone Ranger,
Underdog , Casper the Friendly Ghost, Richie Rich, Frosty the Snowman, and
Rocky + Bullwinkle.com.

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today announced that
Spectrum Equity Investors, along with existing investors led by Pegasus
Capital Advisors , have agreed to recapitalize Classic to fund future growth
and acquisitions. Under the terms of the recapitalization, Spectrum has
invested $75 million of equity and arranged a new $100 million senior debt
facility for Classic, provided by banks led by J. The Company is the world's third largest comic books rights holder
(behind Marvel and DC), owning Harvey, Dell and Gold Key comics.

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NEW YORK, Classic Media, Inc. Pegasus has a flexible investment approach and provides creative
and value-added solutions to companies.
"We've begun a dialogue with our customers about our services , and chose
two characters everyone can relate to in helping to tell our story," said
Anita Bizzotto , USPS Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President.
The first of eight postcards directed toward business customers promotes
"My Desktop Post Office," new, downloadable software that takes users directly
to the postal transactions they use most often on usps." Based on the widely popular comics
characters, Marvel's mightiest heroes come to life in their first animated
film.
WonderCon will be held at the Moscone West convention facility in San
Francisco on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, February 10 - 12, 2006.

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Spectrum Equity Investors Takes Majority Stake in Classic Media America's Largest Independent Family Entertainment Company

"
Bear, Stearns + Co. Postal Service is on the way to save the
day. "My long-term plan is to claim credit for every package
they deliver .

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Classic Media owns and manages one of the most extensive and recognizable
libraries in family entertainment with more than 3,000 titles comprised of
movies, TV specials, live-action and animated TV series."
"Classic Media is an ideal platform for us because the company generates
strong recurring cash flow from its existing library, while offering
significant growth potential through the reintroduction of proven legacy
products and titles to new audiences," said Robert Nicholson , General Partner
of Spectrum Equity Investors. The U. Exhibit
hall hours are Friday, 12:00pm to 7:00pm; Saturday, 10:00am to 7:00pm; and
Sunday, 11:00am to 5:00pm.

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Inc., Apprise Media, LLC, CBD Media, LLC, Consolidated
Communications, Inc.
(Equal(R)), ImageSat International, N. 130 Million Postcards Will Be Mailed Monthly

WASHINGTON, Dilbert has some time -saving
information for Wally, who finds it too taxing to believe, and Cathy
encounters a little chaos trying to find stamps.S."
"Cathy" will be featured on seven postcards sent to residential customers.
"I love the Post Office and its long, rich history of connecting people,
and am so honored that my characters were chosen to help spread news about the
Post Office in 2006.
It is an independent federal agency that visits more than 144 million homes
and businesses every day and is the only service provider delivering to every
address in the nation.
This documentary includes interviews with "Firefly" and "Serenity" (the
feature film based on the series) creator Joss Whedon and cast, crew and most
importantly, the fans themselves." This
groundbreaking web series fuses anime style art, comic book lettering, music
and Flash animation into a 12-hour fantasy/horror epic , the first three
episodes of which will be screened at WonderCon.

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"We look forward to working with the company's management and Pegasus to
build upon Classic's position as a leader in family -oriented entertainment,"
added Steven Price, General Partner of Spectrum Equity.

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"This agreement will provide
us with additional capital to continue to build our business., and NEP, Inc.

Since 1775, the Postal Service and its predecessor, the Post Office
Department, has connected friends, families, neighbors and businesses by mail.

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P. Not only am I
associated with one of the great institutions of our country, but they're
guaranteed to get 7 pieces of mail from me in the near future .
The first sets of postcards are being mailed this week.S. This film documents the tireless
efforts of a group of fans of the cult hit television show "Firefly" as they
try (and succeed ) to have the television show developed into a feature film.
On Saturday, February 11, 2006, Marvel Animated Features, and Lionsgate
will hold the world premiere screening of the much-anticipated animated
feature "Ultimate Avengers: The Movie. In a special promotion, the top 25 attendees arriving to the screening
dressed as their favorite Ultimates or Avengers hero will have the opportunity
to be one of the first to own the DVD before it's released!
On Sunday, February 12, 2006, Fox Home Entertainment presents the World
Premiere Screening of the new DVD release "Broken Saints.comic-con .

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Several feature film and TV projects are in the works, including an all-
new Lassie live action movie to begin shooting on location in Ireland this
spring and a new Gerald McBoing Boing animated series, which premieres on
Cartoon Network this fall. The first postcard highlights all of the places stamps can be
purchased -- in addition to the local Post Office.
The recipient of the prestigious Reuben Award for "Outstanding Cartoonist
of the Year," Guisewite began drawing "Cathy" in 1976, focusing on the trials,
tribulations and humor in the life of American career women .
On Friday, February 10, 2006, "Done The Impossible" will screen
exclusively for attendees at WonderCon.

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Morgan.com, Inc.
"I'm trying to suck up to the Postal Service so they'll put me on a
stamp," Adams joked. SAN FRANCISCO, WonderCon (February 10 -12, 2006),
the second largest comics, and pop culture convention in California (second
only to Comic-Con in San Diego) is playing host to a trio of world premiere
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Their media and entertainment expertise and relationships, along
with a proven track record of helping companies attain their goals , make
Spectrum a perfect complement to our existing investors," said Eric
Ellenbogen, Chairman and CEO of Classic Media.V. The strip appears
in 1,400 newspapers worldwide. Adams, "Dilbert"'s creator , literally draws on years of experience
in the business world, including stints as a budget manager , strategist and
engineer. With annual revenues of $70 billion, it is
the world's leading provider of mailing and delivery services, offering some
of the most affordable postage rates in the world . Comic-Con International is a non
profit educational organization dedicated to creating awareness of and
appreciation for comics and related popular art forms primarily through the
presentation of conventions and events that celebrate the historic and ongoing
contribution of comics to art and culture.

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Founded in 1994 and based in Boston, New York and Menlo Park, Spectrum has
over $4 billion in capital under management.
Cathy Guisewite, creator of "Cathy," and Scott Adams, creator of "Dilbert"
will draw original, three-panel comic strips for a series of postcards that
are being sent to 120 million residential addresses and 10 million business
addresses.