UBS Hosts 36th Annual Global Media Conference Dec. 8-10 – “The Longest Running Show on Wall Street”

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--UBS (NYSE: UBS):

“The companies scheduled to present at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference will be discussing how their businesses are performing in this turbulent economic period. The advertising forecast for 2009, which will be released at the conference, will surely be closely monitored.”

WHAT: UBS’s 36th Annual Global Media Conference will feature presentations by senior management from more than 90 leading advertising, broadcasting, publishing, multi-channel television distribution, entertainment, telecommunication, video gaming and new media companies from around the globe. The preliminary list of presenting companies includes:

A H Belo			Interpublic Group of Companies			Rentrak
AT&T			Interpublic Group of Companies (McCann)			Rogers Communications Inc.
Belo Corp.			JCDecaux UK			Savvis
British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC			John Wiley			Scripps Networks Interactive
Cablevision			Leap Wireless			Shanda
Careerbuilder.com			Liberty Global, Inc.			SES
CBS Corporation			Liberty Media Corporation			Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc
CBS Vision			Lionsgate			Sprint Nextel Corporation
CBS Interactive			LodgeNet Interactive Corporation			SureWest Communications
Central European Media Enterprises			Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia			Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
CenturyTel, Inc.			McClatchy Company			TelX
Comcast Corporation			MDC Partners			Terremark
Cumulus Media			Media General, Inc.			Thumbplay
Digital Realty Trust			Meredith Corporation			Time Warner
Discovery Communications			MobiTV			Time Warner Cable
Dupont Fabros Technology			Move Networks			TRA
E. W. Scripps Company			MSCI Inc, USA			Ubisoft
Electronic Arts			NBC Universal			Unitymedia
Embarq Corporation			New York Times Company			Viacom
Entravision Communications			News Corporation			Virgin Media
France Telecom			Nexstar Broadcasting Group Inc			Visible World
Frontier Communications			NextWave Wireless Inc			Walt Disney Company
Gannett Co., Inc.			Nielsen			Washington Post Company
Grupo Televisa			NTELOS Holdings Corp.			Westwood One
Hulu			O3B Networks			Windstream Communications
Hughes			ORBCOMM Inc.			World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
ICO Global Communications			Pando			WPP Group
IHS			Playboy Enterprises, Inc.			Yahoo!
iMAX			Qwest			YES Network
IMG			RCN			ZenithOptimedia
Inmarsat

WHY: Media and communications companies hold a unique role in society and the economy, whether as a means of entertainment or as a tool to build consumer brands. Innovation and evolution in the sector have blurred the traditional boundaries between media and communications, leading to increased industry consolidation. As consumers change the way they get news, watch television or communicate with friends and family, this year’s conference will provide investors and media with essential information on trends in this critical sector.

Aryeh Bourkoff, Vice Chairman of Technology, Media & Telecom banking at UBS said, “The companies scheduled to present at the UBS Global Media and Communications Conference will be discussing how their businesses are performing in this turbulent economic period. The advertising forecast for 2009, which will be released at the conference, will surely be closely monitored."

The 36th Annual UBS Media Week Conference is a “must attend” event for media investors around the world.

WHEN: Monday, December 8 through Wednesday, December 10, 2008

WHERE: Grand Hyatt New York, Park Avenue at Grand Central, New York City

WEBCAST: Live audio transmissions of company presentations will be accessible via the UBS Investment Bank website at www.ibb.ubs.com when the conference opens. Replays will be available starting approximately three hours after the initial presentation and will remain accessible for four weeks.

REGISTER: Members of the media may register for the conference by contacting Doug Morris at: douglas-o.morris@ubs.com or by phone at (212) 882-5694.