January 31, 2006
For Immediate Release

The merger of New Times Media, LLC and Village Voice Media, LLC was completed today, combining the nation’s two leading alternative media companies. The new company is called Village Voice Media and will publish free weekly newspapers and Web sites in seventeen of the nation’s largest markets.

For further information contact:
Scott Spear
Senior Vice President
Village Voice Media
602-271-0040
scott.spear@villagevoicemedia.com