Neil F. Budde, founder of the Wall Street Journal Online, and Philip N. Kaplan, COO of Vitalstream, join Surfline Board of Directors

HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA: June 23, 2003 - Surfline Inc., a leading action sports media company, announced the appointment of Philip N. Kaplan and Neil F. Budde to its Board of Directors.

"The addition of Mr. Budde and Mr. Kaplan to Surfline's Board of Directors ensures the company will continue to benefit from a diversity of knowledge and opinions. Philip and Neil are perfect directors because of their strong leadership skills, extensive management experience, and proven track records - especially in creating results for their media customers," said Jonno Wells, Chief Executive Officer, Surfline, Inc.

Neil F. Budde formed The Neil Budde Group after more than 25 years of working for newspapers and online services. Most recently, he was the founding Editor and Publisher of The Wall Street Journal Online, the largest paid news site on the Internet with nearly 700,000 subscribers. He also was Vice President and Chief Product Officer for Dow Jones Consumer Electronic Publishing. In 2002, Budde was named one of four finalists for the World Technology Awards in the category of Media and Journalism. In 1998, he was named Business Journalist of the Year by TJFR (a newsletter covering business journalism). Mr. Budde earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY, and an MBA from the University of Louisville in Louisville, KY.

"Neil not only founded the Wall Street Journal Online, but his stewardship of the WSJ Online dovetailed with his ability to package functionality and user experience with 'need-to-know' content," said Jeffrey Berg, Surfline's Chairman of the Board. "We look forward to the application of those skills and successes to our 'need-to-know' premium services content and business model."

Philip N. Kaplan has served as Chief Operating Officer, Secretary and Director of VitalStream, Inc. since its inception in March 2000. VitalStream Holdings, Inc. (OTC: VSTH or visit the company's website at www.vitalstream.com) is a leading provider of products and services that enable the digital broadcast of audio and video content and other communications via the Internet. VitalStream provides audio and video streaming, Web conferencing, advanced media hosting, payment processing, and consulting services. The company's unique mix of services and technology enable businesses to leverage the global reach of the Internet to distribute their media content to targeted audiences worldwide. Mr. Kaplan was also co-founder of AnaServe, Inc. where he held the position of Senior Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer from its formation in 1995 until its acquisition by Concentric Network Corporation in August 1998. Mr. Kaplan remained employed by Concentric until April 1999. Mr. Kaplan received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics with a minor in Russian language from the University of California, Davis (1989). Phil surfs and is a regular Surfline user.

"Vitalstream is a new breed of company that allows leading media companies to intelligently build video-service businesses on the web," said Berg. "We think Phil's experience in this arena and overall management and governance acumen will greatly assist Surfline's strategic growth."

These additions increase the number of Surfline directors to five. In addition to Budde and Kaplan, the members of Surfline's board include Chairman of the Board Jeffrey Berg, who is President of Matador Capital Management; Pat Ortale, a partner at Richland Ventures; and Sean Collins, President of Surfline, Inc.

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Surfline is the leading provider of surf report and forecast information to consumers, businesses and government agencies worldwide. Headquartered in Huntington Beach, California, Surfline delivers timely, accurate and comprehensive data on a daily basis via phone, fax, wireless web and the Internet. The company's world-renowned website, Surfline.com, is visited by over 50,000 unique people per day and nearly 1,000,000 per month - the largest and most loyal audience of surf and beach enthusiasts in the world. Since 1985, Surfline has merged premier surf report and forecast talent with industry-leading technology to produce "must-have" content of unparalleled quality aimed at active participants in the sports of surfing, windsurfing, bodysurfing and bodyboarding.

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