PRELIMINARY REPORTING DATES Modern Times Group MTG AB, the international media group, today announced the following dates for the release of its preliminary quarterly results statements and the Annual General Meeting for 2002: Q4 2001 and Full Year Report 19 February 2002 Q1 2002 Interim Report 24 April 2002 Annual General Meeting 16 May 2002 (Stockholm) Q2 2002 Interim Report 5 August 2002 Q3 2002 Interim Report 23 October 2002 For further information, please visit www.mtg.se, email info@mtg.se, or contact: Hans-Holger Albrecht, President & CEO tel: +46 (0) 8 562 000 50 Matthew Hooper, Investor & Press Relations tel: +44 (0) 20 7321 5010 Modern Times Group MTG AB has seven business areas: Viasat Broadcasting (Free-to-air and Pay-TV channels in nine countries), Radio (seven networks in five countries), New Media (the Everyday interactive TV portal, Internet portal, Mobile portal, and teletext services), Publishing (financial news and information services), Modern Interactive (home shopping, e-commerce, and logistics), SDI Media (subtitling and dubbing services), and Modern Studios (content production and library). Modern Times Group MTG AB's class A and B shares are listed on the Stockholmsbörsen O-list (symbols: MTGA and MTGB) and ADRs are listed on the Nasdaq National Market in New York (symbol: MTGNY). ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/01/16/20020116BIT00640/bit0002.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2002/01/16/20020116BIT00640/bit0002.pdf