For Immediate Release                                                                      Mon., May 14, 2012

ROOT SPORTS' RATINGS FOR PITTSBURGH PENGUINS BROADCASTS LEAD NATION AHEAD OF ALL U.S-BASED NHL AND NBA TEAMS

ROOT SPORTS, the exclusive rights holder of Pittsburgh Penguins regional telecasts, announced today that the network posted an 8.03 average House Hold rating for the 2011-2012 Penguins regular season.  This marks the first season that ROOT SPORTS has posted the highest local ratings of any U.S.-based NHL and NBA teams. In addition, this is the 3rd consecutive season that ROOT SPORTS Penguins Broadcasts has posted the highest local ratings of any U.S.-based NHL team.
 
Below are notable dates and ratings from the ‘11-‘12 season.

·  Two games in the ‘11-‘12 regular season brought in the 2nd and 3rd highest rated regular season telecasts in the
   network’s history, coming behind Mario Lemieux’s return on December 27, 2000, which earned a 15.90 average
   House Hold (HH) rating:

    ·  Sidney Crosby’s first return on November 21, 2011 earned a 15.36 average HH rating, now the 2nd highest
       rated regular season telecast in the network’s history.

    ·  Sidney Crosby’s second return on March 15, 2012 earned a 13.62 average HH rating, now the 3rd highest rated
       regular season telecast in the network’s history.

·  Two other games also made the top ten highest rated regular season telecasts:

   ·  The April 3rd game against the Boston Bruins brought in a 12.08 average HH rating, making it the 6th highest
      rated regular season telecast in the network’s history.

   ·  The December 1st game against the Washington Capitals brought in an 11.58 average HH rating, making it the
      10th highest rated regular season telecast in the network’s history.

·  ROOT SPORTS ratings from the second half of this season were 21% higher than last year’s second half and first
   round playoff ratings were 22% higher than last year’s first round.

·  The Penguins’ Game 5 in the first round against the Philadelphia Flyers made the top 10 highest rated playoff
   telecast in the network’s history with an impressive 20.69 average HH rating.

All ratings noted are according to Nielsen Media Research in the Pittsburgh DMA.