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Exhibit 99.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in PRIMEDIA Inc.'s Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-113742 on Form S-4 and Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-113741 on Form S-3 of our reports dated February 27, 2004 (September 13, 2004 as to Notes 4 and 28) (which report on the consolidated financial statements expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph referring to the Company's adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," as amended, effective January 1, 2001, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets," effective January 1, 2002, the recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," as amended, effective January 1, 2003, and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 150, "Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity," effective July 1, 2003), appearing in this current report on Form 8-K of PRIMEDIA Inc.
New York, New York
September 13, 2004
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM