Director Appointment

2 August 2012

Media Corporation Plc

(the "Company")

Director Appointment

Media Corporation Plc, the AIM quoted digital advertising network and online gaming group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Butt, managing director of Eyeconomy, to the board of Media Corporation plc as an executive director.

In addition the Company welcomes Clive Eplett who joins as head of finance.

Phil Jackson, chairman, commented "I would like to extend a warm welcome to the board to Mark Butt, who has been with the Company as managing director of Eyeconomy since 2007. Mark's appointment to the main board gives the digital advertising business the board level recognition it deserves, and Mark the opportunity to continue to build upon the solid foundations he has created in what is an exciting period for Eyeconomy.

"I would also like to welcome to the Company Clive Eplett, who steps into a newly created role of head of finance, Clive's objectives are to oversee the outsourcing of certain aspects of our finance functionalities and support the board in delivering its financial strategy of stability and growth."

Mr Butt has over 10 years' experience within digital media and technology. Starting his digital career as a media planner and buyer he has worked with leading brands including Unicef and Readers Digest. One of his first businesses became integrated into Lastminute.com, taking on global advertising sales across 13 countries. Mark has founded a number of pioneering businesses that have been subsequently acquired as a result of their success, including Monetise Ltd to Glam Media and (in 2007) NASH Digital/Interactive Consulting Ltd to Media Corporation plc. at which point he joined Eyeconomy Ltd. Mark has transformed Eyeconomy from a SubSite business to a market leader across multiple disciplines within the online sector. In addition to securing a number of key contracts like Express Newspapers, Northern & Shell Media Group, he launched Eyeconomy's IASH Network offering and serves on the steering committee for the Digital Trading Standards Group (DTSG). Further details are set out on Mark below.

Mr Eplett trained and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1984 with Deloitte Haskins & Sells and subsequently spent two years with Coopers & Lybrand before joining SFI Group plc in 1991 where he became finance director and subsequently joint managing director overseeing several acquisitions, admission to AIM and later to the Official List. He left SFI in September 2001 since when he has focussed on acting as either part-time or interim FD usually to growing businesses but often working with those facing difficulties, such as Fish! Plc. In this time, he has worked in a range of sectors from software to music research and product development to public sector conferences.

Mark Andrew Butt (34) is, or has within the past five years been, a director or partner of the following companies/partnerships:

Current directorships

Eyeconomy Limited

Previous directorships

5625767 Limited

In 2004 Butt Media Ltd, of which Mr Butt was a director, was put into compulsory liquidation and completed in June 2005.

No further information with respect to Mark Butt is required to be disclosed in accordance with Schedule Two (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

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