NEWS CORP./MCI ONLINE VENTURES HITS IT BIG WITH "X-FILES" WEB SITE

1.1 Million Hits Scored Through 9/25

New York, NY -- September 27, 1995 -- Fans of the "X-Files" made the Friday
series debut one of the nation's most watched, but 1.1 million hits on the
WWW made it one of the most Webbed as well.

While the "X-Files" season debut on FOX drew a 12.3 rating and 22 share,
making it the highest rated "X-Files" ever, reaching almost 30 million
viewers, hits on the "X-Files" Web site -- produced by News Corp./MCI
Online Ventures (http://www.delphi.com, http://www.internetMCI.com) --
amounted to almost 1.1 million by Monday evening. The site's official
episode guide, featuring downloadable graphics, plot synopsis, and
background information on each and every episode, registered over 500,000
hits in the historic "X-Files" weekend.

News Corp./MCI Online Venture's President and CEO, Scott Kurnit, noted; "It
is gratifying to us that 'X-Files' fans have gravitated to the site in
such great numbers, and reinforces the power of News Corp. properties
across all mediums. The 'X-Files' site is a perfect example of the manner
in which we can add new dimensions to traditional media to create
compelling interactive programming on the World Wide Web."

News Corp./MCI Online Ventures, a joint venture between News Corp. and MCI
to launch new Internet-based online services for businesses and consumers,
provides a wide range of interactive products and services including
original news programming, a comprehensive guide to the Internet, a
variety of games, an engaging online space for children, and a host of
specialized programming developed jointly with News Corp. companies, as
well as with other non-affiliated partners.
 
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