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CTC Media: Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2009

CTC Media: Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2009

MOSCOW, May 7/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CTC Media, Inc. ("CTC Media" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: CTCM), the leading independent media company in Russia, today announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009.

                                                      Three Months                                                Ended March 31,     (US$ 000's except per share data)           2008     2009    Change       Total operating revenues                  $136,746 $104,778  -23.4%                                                       Total operating expenses                   (83,714) (68,195) -18.5%       OIBDA(1)                                    55,236   39,164  -29.1%     OIBDA margin                                  40.4%    37.4%  -3.0%       Net income attributable to CTC Media,            Inc. stockholders                           41,713   23,312  -44.1%     Diluted earnings per share                   $0.26    $0.15  -42.3%  


FINANCIAL & OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS

          - Total operating revenues down 23% year-on-year to $104.8 million      - 29% negative foreign exchange rate impact on ruble denominated       advertising revenues      - Consolidated organic operating expenses down 29% year-on-year to $58.4       million      - OIBDA of $39.2 million (Q1 2008: $55.2 million), with an OIBDA margin       of 37.4% (Q1 2008: 40.4%)      - Net income of $23.3 million (Q1 2008: $41.7 million)      - Fully diluted earnings per share of $0.15 (Q1 2008: $0.26)  


Anton Kudryashov, Chief Executive Officer of CTC Media, commented: "Our first quarter revenues included the consolidation of the broadcasting businesses acquired in 2008 and the year-on-year development reflected the deterioration of the advertising markets, as well as the substantial weakening of our operating currencies against the US dollar reporting currency. However, each of our networks increased its advertising market shares year-on-year in the first quarter. Our organic advertising revenues were down 10% year-on-year in ruble terms, which compares with an estimated 20% decline in the Russian television advertising market over the same period."

"In addition, sublicensing and own production revenues now account for over 5% of total revenues following the growth in sales of in-house produced series and sitcoms to other broadcasters."

"We have also managed to keep our underlying organic operating cost base flat year-on-year in ruble terms and to substantially reduce our programming expenses. The integration of our in-house content production businesses has enabled us to adopt a more flexible and cost-efficient approach to forward planning and scheduling."

"We remain cautious in our outlook, given the adverse market conditions, but we are well-positioned to continue to outperform the Russian television advertising market in 2009. We are also continuing to work to optimize the cost bases of the organic and acquired businesses. We are generating cash with a healthy net debt free financial position and low capital investment levels."

Operating Review

Revenues(1)

                                           Three Months                                     Ended March 31,      (US$ 000's )                     2008      2009     Change        Operating revenues:      CTC Network                   $ 97,831  $ 70,555    -27.9%      Domashny Network                15,467    10,567    -31.7%      DTV Network                          -     8,667      CTC Television Station Group    19,599    10,254    -47.7%      Domashny Television Station      Group                            3,199     1,739    -45.6%      DTV Station Television Group         -       774      CIS Group                          650     2,044    214.5%      Production Group                     -       178      Total operating revenues     $ 136,746 $ 104,778    -23.4%    


Total operating revenues were down 23% year-on-year in dollar terms and included a full quarterly contribution from Channel 31 in Kazakhstan, as well as contributions from DTV Group in Russia and the Company's operations in Moldova. The acquired operations added $0.7 million of revenue in the first quarter of 2008 and $11.7 million of revenue in the first quarter of 2009. The reported decline in revenues reflected the substantial year-on-year depreciation of the Company's ruble operating currency against the US dollar reporting currency, which had a negative impact of approximately 29% on the Company's ruble denominated advertising sales.

Organic revenue, when excluding the contribution of the acquired businesses in 2008 and 2009, was down 32% year-on-year in dollar terms. This reflected the year-on-year deterioration in the Russian television advertising market, and the regional television advertising markets in particular. However, each of the Company's networks increased its advertising market shares year-on-year.

Share of Viewing in Target Demographics

                                                  Average Audience Shares (%)                                       Q1 2008        Q4 2008        Q1 2009       CTC Network (all 6-54)             11.4           12.3           11.4     Domashny Network (females      25-60)                              2.9            2.8            2.6     DTV Network (current target      demographic: all 25-54)             2.3            2.3            2.2     DTV Network (target      demographic prior to 2009:      all 18+)                            1.9            1.9            1.9     Channel 31 (all 6-54)               7.5           16.6           12.7  


The CTC flagship channel maintained its target audience share year-on-year and its position as the fourth most watched free-to-air channel in Russia. The Daddy's Girls and Ranetki formats continued to drive CTC's prime time audience share, while comedy sketch shows 6 Frames and the newly launched Go for it! proved successful with their target audience and a wider family audience on weekends. Following the launch of Kremlin Guards and a new season of Ranetki, the average target audience share in March 2009 increased to 12.5%.

Domashny's audience share declined slightly year-on-year due to the adjustment of the channel's programming grid, in order to target a higher proportion of younger and more affluent female viewers.

DTV has been refocused since January 2009 to target 25-54 year old viewers, rather than the previously wider group of viewers over 18 years old. DTV's audience share in the revised target group increased in the first quarter of 2009 and the programming schedule again featured the successful Marital Fiction and Silent Witness series, as well as other criminal investigation and action formats.

The Company estimates that the previously announced change in the audience measurement system in Russia from the beginning of 2009, following the finding in an updated census that the relative percentage of children in the overall population has decreased, adversely impacted CTC's target audience share by approximately 0.7 percentage points but did not significantly impact Domashny's or DTV's target audience shares. As stated above, CTC successfully offset the impact and maintained its target audience share.

Expenses

                                          Three Months                                    Ended March 31,     (US$ 000's)                     2008     2009    Change       Operating expenses:     Direct operating expenses      $ 7,046  $ 7,347   4.3%     Selling, general &     administrative expenses         18,818   18,322  -2.6%     Amortization of programming     rights                          54,423   36,883  -32.2%     Amortization of sublicensing     rights and own production     cost                             1,223    3,062  150.4%     Depreciation & amortization      2,204    2,581   17.1%     Total operating expenses      $ 83,714 $ 68,195  -18.5%  


Total operating expenses were reduced by 19% year-on-year in dollar terms. Organic expenses, when excluding the operations acquired since the beginning of 2008, were reduced by 29%. The acquired operations added $1.0 million of expenses in the first quarter of 2008 and $9.8 million of expenses in the first quarter of 2009.

The decrease in expenses reflected both the substantial year-on-year reduction in programming amortization expenses, as well as the depreciation of the Company's ruble operating currency against the US dollar reporting currency. The majority of CTC Media's cost base is ruble denominated. Approximately $20.8 million (31% of total operating expenses) was denominated in dollars in the first quarter of 2009, compared to approximately $18.7 million (22% of total operating expenses) in the corresponding period of 2008.

Organic direct operating expenses were down 35% year-on-year in dollar terms, while organic selling, general and administrative costs were down 15% due to the depreciation of the ruble against the US dollar, which was partially offset by a year-on-year increase in US dollar denominated stock-based compensation expenses from $3.1 million to $4.3 million. Organic programming expenses were down 37% year-on-year to represent 37% of revenues, compared to 40% in the first quarter of 2008. This decrease in programming expenses reflected the above mentioned currency effects, lower impairment charges, a change in the programming mix resulting in the broadcasting of lower cost series and shows, and the effect of a change in the Company's amortization policy for certain types of Russian-produced programming with effect from the beginning of 2009. The increase in sublicensing and own production costs was consistent with the increase in sublicensing and own production revenue, due to the growth in sales of internally produced series and sitcoms to broadcasters in Ukraine.

Consolidated OIBDA was $39.2 million for the period (Q1 2008: $55.2 million) and the Group OIBDA margin was 37.4% (Q1 2008: 40.4%). Group depreciation and amortization charges increased by 17% year-on-year and primarily reflected the consolidation of the businesses acquired since the beginning of 2008. Consolidated operating income therefore totaled $36.6 million (Q1 2008: $53.0 million).

The Company reported net interest expense of $1.1 million in the quarter (Q1 2008: net interest income of $3.8 million). The year-on-year development reflected the increase in the Company's borrowing levels during 2008. All of the Company's long-term borrowings are US dollar-denominated, as is the majority of the Company's cash deposits.

The Company's pre-tax income amounted to $31.3 million (Q1 2008: $57.9 million) in the quarter. The effective tax rate increased slightly year-on-year to 27% (Q1 2008: 26%) due to an increase in non-deductible expenses at the corporate level as a percentage of consolidated income before tax and one-off income tax benefits in respect of certain advertising expenses in the first quarter of 2008, partially offset by changes in statutory tax rates. The Company's effective tax rate has been positively impacted by the decrease in the statutory income tax rates in Russia (from 24% to 20%) and Kazakhstan (from 30% to 20%) from the beginning of 2009.

Consolidated net income attributable to CTC Media, Inc. stockholders therefore totaled $23.3 million (Q1 2008: $41.7 million) in the quarter and fully diluted earnings per share amounted to $0.15 (Q1 2008: $0.26).

Cash Flow

The Company's net cash flow from operations totaled $27.8 million (Q1 2008: $28.8 million) and reflected the net effect of lower advertising sales and lower programming investments in the first quarter of 2009.

Cash used in investing activities totaled $13.0 million (Q1 2008: $58.8 million) and included $11.0 million paid in earnouts related to the acquisitions of the Costafilm and Soho Media production companies in April 2008. Cash used in investing activities in the first quarter of 2008 included $55.0 million related to the acquisition of a 60% economic interest in the Channel 31 Group.

The Company's cash and cash equivalents therefore increased to $109.3 million at the end of the period, compared to $98.1 million at the end of 2008.

Borrowings

The Company's total borrowings and accrued interest amounted to $91.6 million (Q1 2008: $0.2 million) at the end of the reporting period, compared to $90.6 million at the end of 2008. The Company therefore had a net cash position, which is defined as cash and cash equivalents less interest bearing liabilities, of $17.7 million (Q1 2008: $287.5 million) at the end of the reporting period, compared to a net cash position of $7.5 million at the end of 2008.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss its first quarter financial results today, Thursday, May 7, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. ET, (5:00 p.m. Moscow time, 2:00 p.m. London time). To access the conference call, please dial +1-718-247-0882 (US/International) or +44(0)20-7138-0845 (UK/International). The pass code for the call is 5276460. A live webcast of the conference call will also be available via the investor relations section of the Company's corporate web site - http://www.ctcmedia.ru/investors. The webcast will also be archived on the Company's web site for two weeks.

Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement its consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with US GAAP, the Company uses the following non-GAAP financial measures: OIBDA (on a consolidated and segment basis) and OIBDA margin. The presentation of this financial information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. For more information on these non-GAAP financial measures, please see the accompanying financial tables included at the end of this release.

The Company uses these non-GAAP financial measures for financial and operational decision making and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. The Company believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding its performance and liquidity by excluding certain expenses that may not be indicative of its recurring core business operating results, meaning its operating performance excluding certain non-cash charges. These metrics are used by management to further its understanding of the Company's operating performance in the ordinary, ongoing and customary course of operations. The Company also believes that these metrics provide investors and equity analysts with a useful basis for analyzing operating performance against historical data and the results of comparable companies.

OIBDA and OIBDA margin. OIBDA is defined as operating income before depreciation and amortization (exclusive of amortization of programming rights and sublicensing rights). OIBDA margin is defined as OIBDA divided by total operating revenues. The most directly comparable GAAP measures to the non-GAAP measures of OIBDA and OIBDA margin are operating income and operating income margin, respectively. Unlike operating income, OIBDA excludes depreciation and amortization, other than amortization of programming rights and sublicensing rights. The purchase of programming rights is the Company's most significant expenditure that enables it to generate revenues and OIBDA includes the impact of the amortization of these rights. Expenditures for capital items such as property, plant and equipment have a materially less significant impact on the Company's ability to generate revenues. For this reason, the Company excludes the related depreciation expense for these items from OIBDA. Moreover, a significant portion of its intangible assets were acquired in business acquisitions. The amortization of intangible assets is therefore also excluded from OIBDA.

About CTC Media, Inc.

CTC Media is a leading independent media company in Russia. It owns and operates the CTC television network, with its signal carried by more than 350 affiliate stations, including 20 owned-and-operated stations; the Domashny television network, with its signal carried by over 250 affiliate stations, including 12 owned-and-operated stations; and the DTV television network, with its signal carried by affiliate stations including five owned-and-operated stations. CTC Media owns two TV content production companies, Costafilm and Soho Media, and operates Channel 31 in Kazakhstan and TV companies in Uzbekistan and Moldova. The company's common stock is traded on The NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "CTCM". For more information on CTC Media, please visit www.ctcmedia.ru.

Caution Concerning Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release that are not based on historical information are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements, which include, among other things, the impact the current unfavorable macroeconomic outlook in Russia may have on the size of the Russian television advertising market in 2009 and the split of advertising sales between the national and local markets, and the impact that the recent change in the Russian advertising measurement system may have on the future audience share of CTC Network, reflect the Company's current expectations concerning future results and events. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of CTC Media to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual future results to differ from those expressed by forward-looking statements include, among others, continued depreciation of the value of the Russian ruble compared to the US dollar, changes in the size of the Russian television advertising market, particularly in light of the current economic instability in Russia and globally; the Company's ability to deliver audience share, particularly in primetime, to its advertisers; free-to-air television remaining a significant advertising forum in Russia; the Company's reliance on a single television advertising sales house for substantially all of its revenues; and restrictions on foreign involvement in the Russian television business. These and other risks are described in the "Risk Factors" section of CTC Media's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 27, 2009. Other unknown or unpredictable factors could have material adverse effects on CTC Media's future results, performance or achievements. In light of these risks, uncertainties, assumptions and factors, the forward-looking events discussed herein may not occur. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. CTC Media does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements because of new information, future events or otherwise.

                              CTC MEDIA, INC, AND SUBSIDIARIES                UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME                           AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)            (in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share data)                                               Three months ended March 31,                                              2008                2009     REVENUES:     Advertising                          $ 135,056            $ 99,075     Sublicensing and own production     revenue                                  1,078               4,875     Other revenue                              612                 828     Total operating revenues               136,746             104,778     EXPENSES:     Direct operating expenses     (exclusive of amortization of     programming rights and     sublicensing rights and own     production cost, shown below,     exclusive of depreciation and     amortization of $1,419 and $2,051     for the three months ended March     31, 2008 and 2009 respectively;     and inclusive of stock-based     compensation of $213 and $213 for     the three months ended March 31,     2008 and 2009, respectively)           (7,046)             (7,347)     Selling, general and     administrative expenses     (exclusive of depreciation and     amortization of $786 and $530 for     the three months ended March 31,     2008 and 2009, respectively;     inclusive of stock-based     compensation of $3,146 and $4,077     for the three months ended March     31, 2008 and 2009, respectively)      (18,818)            (18,322)     Amortization of programming     rights                                (54,423)            (36,883)     Amortization of sublicensing     rights and own production cost         (1,223)             (3,062)     Depreciation and amortization     (exclusive of amortization of     programming rights and     sublicensing rights)                   (2,204)             (2,581)     Total operating expenses              (83,714)            (68,195)     OPERATING INCOME                        53,032             36,583     FOREIGN CURRENCY GAIN (LOSS)               678             (4,033)     INTEREST INCOME                          3,792              1,060     INTEREST EXPENSE                           (6)             (2,154)     OTHER NON-OPERATING INCOME     (LOSS), net                                 85               (220)     EQUITY IN INCOME OF INVESTEE     COMPANIES                                  293                 77     Income before income tax                57,874             31,313     INCOME TAX EXPENSE                    (15,090)             (8,499)     CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME                 42,784             22,814     LESS: (INCOME) LOSSES     ATTRIBUTABLE TO NONCONTROLLING     INTERESTS                              (1,071)                498     NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO CTC     MEDIA, INC. STOCKHOLDERS              $ 41,713           $ 23,312     Net income per share attributable     to CTC Media, Inc. stockholders -     basic                                   $ 0.27             $ 0.15     Net income per share attributable     to CTC Media, Inc. common     stockholders - diluted                  $ 0.26             $ 0.15     Weighted average common shares     outstanding - basic                152,124,975        152,155,213     Weighted average common shares     outstanding - diluted              159,227,810        155,799,555  
                               CTC MEDIA, INC, AND SUBSIDIARIES              UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS                            (in thousands of US dollars)                                                   Three months ended March 31,                                                  2008                  2009     CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:     Consolidated net income                    $42,784               $22,814     Adjustments to reconcile net income      to net cash provided by     operating activities:      Deferred tax benefit                        (4,594)                 (981)     Depreciation and amortization                2,204                 2,581     Amortization of programming rights          54,423                36,883     Amortization of sublicensing rights and      own production cost                          1,223                 3,062     Stock based compensation expense             3,359                 4,290     Equity in income of unconsolidated      investees                                     (293)                  (77)     Foreign currency (gains) losses               (678)                4,033      Changes in operating assets and liabilities:      Trade accounts receivable                  (12,925)                 (240)     Prepayments                                   (434)               (1,698)     Other assets                                (5,836)                1,292     Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     8,636                 2,095     Deferred revenue                               702                (3,912)     Other liabilities                            9,521                (7,876)     Dividends received from equity investees         -                   261     Acquisition of programming and      sublicensing rights                        (69,333)              (34,712)     Net cash provided by operating activities   28,759                27,815      CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:            -                                      Acquisitions of property and equipment      (1,272)                 (856)     Acquisitions of intangibles                 (2,388)                    0     Acquisitions of businesses, net of      cash acquired                              (55,032)              (12,145)     Other                                          (77)                    -     Net cash used in investing activities      (58,769)              (13,001)      CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:       Proceeds from issuances of common stock      1,283                     -     Decrease in restricted cash                      5                    65     Dividends paid to non-controlling interest     (18)                  (23)     Net cash provided by financing activities    1,270                    42      EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH      AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                        (3,565)                9,419     Net increase (decrease) in cash and      cash equivalents                           (19,320)               11,291     CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING      OF PERIOD                                  307,073                98,055     CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF      PERIOD                                   $ 287,753             $ 109,346  


                              CTC MEDIA, INC, AND SUBSIDIARIES                   UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS            (in thousands of US dollars, except share and per share data)                                                                                                                 December 31,    March 31,                                                         2008        2009     ASSETS     CURRENT ASSETS:     Cash and cash equivalents                         $ 98,055    $ 109,346     Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for     doubtful accounts (December 31, 2008 - $1,355;     March 31, 2009 - $1,166)                            33,670       26,595     Taxes reclaimable                                    8,171        8,766     Prepayments                                         29,005       20,853     Programming rights, net                             71,976       61,285     Deferred tax assets                                 14,166       15,027     Other current assets                                 7,720        9,880     TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS                               262,763      251,752     RESTRICTED CASH                                        210          145     PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net                         22,722       19,482     INTANGIBLE ASSETS, net:     Broadcasting licenses                              166,173      144,408     Cable network connection                            25,205       22,064     Trade names                                         17,587       15,110     Network affiliation agreements                       9,214        7,491     Other intangible assets                              1,244        1,208     Net intangible assets                              219,423      190,281     GOODWILL                                           223,027      192,967     PROGRAMMING RIGHTS, net                             48,031       51,712     SUBLICENSING RIGHTS, net                             1,221          352     INVESTMENTS IN AND ADVANCES TO INVESTEES             5,311        4,313     PREPAYMENTS                                          6,238        2,054     DEFERRED TAX ASSETS                                 15,154       12,753     OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS                             2,729        2,777     TOTAL ASSETS                                     $ 806,829    $ 728,588     LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY     CURRENT LIABILITIES:     Accounts payable                                  $ 41,025     $ 46,556     Accrued liabilities                                 41,573       27,678     Taxes payable                                       30,154       15,206     Short-term loans and interest accrued               62,165       63,220     Deferred revenue                                    14,683        5,718     Deferred tax liability                               2,778        2,747     TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES                          192,378      161,125     LONG-TERM LOANS                                     28,438       28,414     DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY                              38,943       33,981     COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 9)                   -            -     STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:     Common stock; $0.01 par value; shares authorized     175,772,173;     shares issued and outstanding 152,155,213)           1,522        1,522     Additional paid-in capital                         365,362      369,652     Retained earnings                                  232,321      255,633     Accumulated other comprehensive loss               (54,615)    (123,111)     Noncontrolling interest                              2,481        1,372     TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                         547,070      505,068     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY       $ 806,829    $ 728,588  


CTC MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(in thousands of US dollars)

                                        Three months ended March 31, 2008                Operating                  revenue                     from             Operating Depreciation           Capital                 external Intersegment  income/          and           expend-                  customers      revenue  (loss)  amortization   OIBDA    itures      CTC Network  $97,831         $198  $45,536       $(244) $45,780    $(767)     Domashny      Network       15,467            -    4,534        (172)   4,706      (56)     DTV Network        -            -        -           -        -        -     CTC             Television     Station     Group         19,599          415   10,632        (501)  11,133   (1,909)     Domashny        Television     Station     Group          3,199          250      (57)       (625)     568     (854)     DTV             Television     Station     Group              -            -        -           -        -        -     CIS Group        650            -     (368)       (131)    (237)       -     Production      Group              -            -        -           -        -        -     Corporate      Office             -            -   (7,203)       (531)  (6,672)     (74)     Business      segment     results     $136,746         $863  $53,074     $(2,204) $55,278  $(3,660)     Eliminations     and other                    (863)     (42)          -      (42)     Consolidated     results     $136,746           $-  $53,032     $(2,204) $55,236  $(3,660)  


                                        Three months ended March 31, 2008                Operating                  revenue                     from             Operating Depreciation           Capital                 external Intersegment  income/          and           expend-                 customers      revenue  (loss)  amortization   OIBDA    itures      CTC Network  $70,555         $783  $34,302       $(131) $34,433     $(64)     Domashny        Network       10,567            3    3,383        (113)   3,496       (6)     DTV Network    8,667            -    3,721        (592)   4,313     (297)     CTC             Television     Station     Group         10,254          277    5,270        (415)   5,685     (274)     Domashny       Television     Station     Group          1,739          294       77        (311)     388      (52)     DTV            Television     Station     Group            774           28   (1,193)       (720)    (473)       -     CIS Group      2,044            -   (1,362)       (222)  (1,140)    (161)     Production      Group            178        5,878      263         (12)     275      (17)     Corporate      Office             -            -   (7,856)        (65)  (7,791)     (11)     Business      segment     results     $104,778       $7,263  $36,605     $(2,581) $39,186     $(56)     Eliminations     and other          -       (7,263)     (22)         (0)     (24)       -     Consolidated      results     $104,778           $-  $36,583     $(2,581) $39,162     $(56)    
                                   CTC MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES                       RECONCILIATION OF CONSOLIDATED OIBDA TO                            CONSOLIDATED OPERATING INCOME                                                    Three months ended                                                       March 31,                                                   2008        2009                                                    In thousands of US                                                        dollars       OIBDA                                          $55,236     $39,164     Depreciation and amortization (exclusive     of amortization of programming rights,     sublicensing rights and own production     cost)                                           (2,204)     (2,581)     Operating income                               $53,032     $36,583  
                              CTC MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES                   RECONCILIATION OF CONSOLIDATED OIBDA MARGIN TO                        CONSOLIDATED OPERATING INCOME MARGIN                                                  Three months ended                                                     March 31,                                                  2008      2009       OIBDA margin                                   40.4%     37.4%     Depreciation and amortization (exclusive     of amortization of programming rights,     sublicensing rights and own production     cost) as a percentage of total operating     revenues                                       -1.6%     -2.5%     Operating income margin                        38.8%     34.9%  
                               CTC MEDIA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES             RECONCILIATION OF SEGMENT OIBDA TO SEGMENT OPERATING INCOME      Three Months Ended March 31, 2008                                               Depreciation and                                               amortization                                              (exclusive of                                            amortization of                                  OIBDA programming rights,   Operating income                                        sublicensing rights                                         and own production     (US$ 000's)                                      cost)       CTC Network                $45,780              $(244)           $45,536     Domashny Network             4,706               (172)             4,534     DTV Network                      -                  -                  -     CTC Television     Station Group               11,133               (501)            10,632     Domashny Television     Station Group                  568               (625)               (57)     DTV Television     Station Group                    -                  -                  -     CIS Group                    (237)               (131)              (368)     Production Group                 -                  -                  -     Corporate                  (6,672)               (531)            (7,203)       Business Segment     Results                    $55,278            $(2,204)           $53,074     Eliminations and     Other                         (42)                  -                (42)     Consolidated Results       $55,236            $(2,204)           $53,032  
          Three Months Ended March 31, 2009                                               Depreciation and                                               amortization                                              (exclusive of                                            amortization of                                  OIBDA programming rights,   Operating income                                        sublicensing rights                                         and own production     (US$ 000's)                                      cost)       CTC Network                $34,433              $(131)           $34,302     Domashny Network             3,496               (113)             3,383     DTV Network                  4,313               (592)             3,721     CTC Television               5,685               (415)             5,270     Station Group     Domashny Television            388               (311)                77     Station Group     DTV Television                (473)              (720)            (1,193)     Station Group     CIS Group                   (1,140)              (222)            (1,362)     Production Group               275                (12)               263     Corporate                   (7,791)               (65)            (7,856)       Business Segment           $39,186            $(2,581)           $36,605     Results     Eliminations and               (24)                   -              (24)     Other     Consolidated Results       $39,162            $(2,581)           $36,583  


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([1]) OIBDA is defined as operating income before depreciation and amortization (exclusive of amortization of programming rights and sublicensing rights). OIBDA margin is defined as OIBDA divided by total operating revenues. Both OIBDA and OIBDA margin are non-GAAP financial measures. Please see the accompanying financial tables at the end of this release for a reconciliation of OIBDA to operating income and OIBDA margin to operating income margin.

(1) Segment revenues are shown from external customers only, net of intercompany revenues of $0.8 million in the first quarter of 2008 and $7.3 million in the first quarter of 2009, most of which reated to Production Group revenues ($5.9 million) eliminated in consolidation.

For further information, please visit http://www.ctcmedia.ru or contact:

          CTC Media, Inc.      Investor Relations     Ekaterina Ostrova or     Ekaterina Tsukanova     Tel: +7-495-783-3650     ir@ctcmedia.ru      Media Relations     Ekaterina Osadchaya     Angelika Larionova     Tel: +7-495-785-6333     pr@ctcmedia.ru  

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CTC Media, Inc.. Investor Relations: Ekaterina Ostrova or Ekaterina Tsukanova, Tel: +7-495-783-3650, ir@ctcmedia.ru. Media Relations: Ekaterina Osadchaya, Angelika Larionova, Tel: +7-495-785-6333, pr@ctcmedia.ru


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