More than Half of Argentines Online Visit Sports Sites

OLE.com.ar, Gran DT and Canchallena.com Lead as Most-Visited Sports Destinations

Buenos Aires, Argentina, July 21, 2011 - Comscore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today released a study on the online Sports category in Argentina based on data from its Comscore MMX service. The study found that Argentina ranked as the tenth largest global market by percent reach of sports sites with more than half of all online users in the country visiting a sports destination in May 2011. The study also found that OLE.com.ar ranked as the most-visited sports destination with more than 2 million visitors, followed by Gran DT and Canchallena.com.

“Argentines’ passion for sports is apparent both on the field and online,” said Sebastian Yoffe, Comscore country manager for Argentina and Uruguay. “Many fans utilize the online channel to receive instant updates on scores, matches and their favorite players and teams. These users are also highly-engaged, with an average Sports category visitor spending nearly 50 minutes a month consuming sports content online.”

Argentina Ranks among Top Markets for Sports Category Reach

Analysis of top online sports markets based on the percentage of users that visited the Sports category showed that the U.S. led markets in May 2011. During the month, 70.7 percent of U.S. online users age 15 and older visited a sports site from a home or work computer. Ireland closely followed with 70.3 percent of its online audience accessing sports sites, while 69.0 percent of New Zealander visited the category. Leading all South American countries, 61.5 percent of online users in Brazil visited sports sites during the month, while 52.7 percent of Argentina’s online population frequented the Sports category making it the tenth largest global market by percent reach.

Top Global Markets by Sports Category Percent Reach of Unique Visitors
May 2011
Total Audience, Age 15+ - Home or Work Location*
Source: Comscore MMX

% Reach

United States

70.7%

Ireland

70.3%

New Zealand

69.0%

United Kingdom

68.5%

Turkey

63.1%

Spain

62.5%

Brazil

61.5%

Canada

60.9%

South Korea

57.9%

Argentina

52.7%

*Excludes visitation from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.

OLE.com.ar Leads Sports Category in Argentina

In May 2011, nearly 6.9 million Internet users age 15 and older visited a sports site in Argentina from a home or work computer. OLE.com.ar ranked as the most-visited sports destination with 2 million visitors, reaching 15.4 percent of the entire online population in Argentina. Gran DT followed as the second largest sports site with 964,000 visitors, followed by Canchallena.com with 950,000 visitors.

Top Sports Sites by Unique Visitors
May 2011
Total Argentine Audience, Age 15+ - Home or Work Location*
Source: Comscore MMX

Total Unique Visitors (000)

% Reach

Total Internet : Total Audience

13,038

100.0%

Sports

6,874

52.7%

OLE.COM.AR

2,009

15.4%

Gran DT

964

7.4%

Canchallena.com

950

7.3%

Yahoo! Sports

845

6.5%

ESPN

804

6.2%

Terra Sports

524

4.0%

RIVERPLATE.COM

507

3.9%

TYCSPORTS.COM

438

3.4%

MUNDOD

414

3.2%

FOXSports.com on MSN

327

2.5%

*Excludes visitation from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.

Demographic Analysis of Sports Visitors

A demographic analysis of Sports category visitors in Argentina revealed that, perhaps unsurprisingly, males account for a larger share of visitors than females to the category. During the month, males accounted for 57.8 percent of category visitors, while females accounted for 42.2 percent of visitors. Males ages 15-34 accounted for not only the largest share of visitors to the Sports category (32.4 percent), but also averaged the most time on sports sites at 70 minutes per visitor in May.

Demographic Analysis of Sports Category Visitors
May 2011
Total Argentine Audience, Age 15+ - Home or Work Location**
Source: Comscore MMX

Total Audience (000)

% Composition Unique Visitors

Average Minutes per Visitor

Total Audience

6,874

100.0%

47.5

All Males

3,976

57.8%

61.7

Males: 15-24

1,221

17.8%

70.4

Males: 25-34

1,006

14.6%

69.8

Males: 35-44

739

10.8%

58.2

Males: 45-54

544

7.9%

42.6

Males: 55+

466

6.8%

48.7

All Females

2,898

42.2%

28.0

Females: 15-24

828

12.1%

27.4

Females: 25-34

691

10.1%

31.4

Females: 35-44

527

7.7%

28.7

Females: 45-54

409

6.0%

21.8

Females: 55+

441

6.4%

28.4

*Excludes visitation from public computers such as Internet cafes or access from mobile phones or PDAs.

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