March 9, 1999 (El Cerrito, CA) - Lumeria Inc., a privately-held Internet corporation, announced today its intent to acquire InterOmni Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of TV Communications Network, Inc. (OTC BB: TVCN). Lumeria and InterOmni Services are pioneers in the infomediary industry, which seeks to revolutionize the advertising and e-commerce world by transferring ownership of personal data (used for direct marketing and personalized services) to the individual.

In January 1999, InterOmni Services announced the development of the InterOmni Wallet, which will store a consumer's personal data profile including the consumer's medical and financial records, purchasing behavior and demographic data. All InterOmni Wallet technologies under development will be transferred and applied to Lumeria's SuperProfile™ technology.

"Internet time continues to astound us," says Fred Davis, President and CEO of Lumeria and a veteran of the PC and Internet industry. "This industry has only recently been christened and we're already seeing benefits from consolidation." The term infomediary, or information intermediary, was coined by John Hagel and Marc Singer in their book Net Worth, which predicts that "a dominant infomediary will generate as much as $700 million in revenue by its fifth year of existence and command over $20 billion in shareholder value by its tenth."

"We were overwhelmed with Lumeria's breadth of vision," said Jad Duwaik, President of InterOmni Services. "We are excited to be adding our piece to the SuperProfile puzzle." Lumeria's SuperProfile™ technology is based on the principles of the World Wide Web consortium's Platform for Privacy Preferences project (P3P), which allows individuals to reclaim their privacy and take control of their personal information.

Lumeria was founded to create technology, software, and services that help people securely access, organize, and selectively share their information across networks. Lumeria assures individuals that their personal information will be private, secure, and available to them anytime, anywhere. The company can be reached via its Web site at www.lumeria.com.

InterOmni Services is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TV Communications Network, Inc. (TVCN), a public company since 1987. TVCN can be reached via its Web site at www.tvcn.com. Net Worth, by John Hagel III and Marc Singer, was published by Harvard Business School Press and is available at www.amazon.com. Lumeria™ and SuperProfile™ are trademarks of Lumeria Inc. For more information on P3P see www.w3.org.