TMS Entertainment Products is part of Tribune Media Services (TMS) www.tms.tribune.com, a worldwide media company that drives consumers’ entertainment choices. TMS is an innovative entrepreneurial business unit of Tribune Company and an integral and continuously evolving part of the media landscape. We have relationships with more than 4,000 customers, including AOL, DirecTV, Disney, The Washington Post, TimeWarner and TiVo.

TMS Entertainment Products specializes in aggregating and managing large content databases for major media companies and direct-to-consumer outlets. We offer TV listings, movie showtimes and entertainment-related editorial content for Web sites, newspapers, cable, satellite, telcos, set-top-box and consumer electronics manufacturers, electronic program guides and the movie industry.

 
Entertainment Information Products

TMS licenses the most comprehensive, accurate and widely used entertainment databases in the media marketplace. Serving thousands of customers in more than 20 countries with a database of TV schedules, theatrical movie showtimes, TV program and movie descriptions as well as editorial features and photos.

Program Promotion Services

TMS puts advertisers in touch with more than 27 million households each week and is the leader in local advertising sales.  TMS works with TV media networks, movie exhibitors and movie studios to promote movies and television programming in print and online.

TV and Movie Guide Products

TMS’ database of TV and movie information feed a range of consumer guide products. On-screen guides, newspaper TV and movie guide products, monthly cable and satellite print guides and Zap2it.com help consumers easily navigate their entertainment options.

Tribune Company
Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB) employs more than 24,000 people. Its holdings include 13 daily newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times, as well as 26 television stations, U.S. Superstation WGN, the Chicago Cubs baseball team and various other media-related properties.

TMS Business Development
TMS Business Development identifies and pursues strategies for growth and profit. We are looking for ways to bring more entertainment data, editorial content and advertising to larger consumer audiences. We are interested in opportunities that allow us to grow our roster of guide products. We look for ways to deliver more types of advertising in more entertainment-related media products. TMS Business Development continually evaluates innovative ways to add more TV- and movie-related data to our product offerings.

Recent transactions

• July 2003: Purchased assets of iSurfTV, an interactive program guide (IPG) software and services company serving the consumer electronics, cable & satellite, and PC markets.
• July 2003: Completed purchase of TV Data Technologies, a television listings and program-information data provider serving print, online, cable & satellite, and consumer electronics customers.