MIVA'S WOLFHART FRÖHLICH PROMOTED TO COUNTRY MANAGER, GERMANY AND SPAIN

Hamburg/Munich - 4th April 2007 - MIVA Media, a leading digital advertising network and division of MIVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIVA), has promoted Wolfhart Fröhlich, Country Manager, MIVA Germany, to the new role of Country Manager, MIVA Germany and MIVA Spain.

Wolfhart Fröhlich has been leading MIVA Germany since September 2004 and will now assume overall responsibility for the strategic development of MIVA's business in Spain. MIVA Spain, with its headquarters in Madrid, works with publishing partners including publishing houses like Grupo Zeta, Grupo Recoletos and Publicaciones Hachette Filipacchi as well as T-Online and the website of the national TV channel Telecinco.

Wolfhart, 37, has been with MIVA Germany (formerly Espotting) since the company's launch in September 2001. He joined MIVA as Director of Sales and was promoted in April 2004 to Commercial Director, responsible for sales and partner strategy. In 2004 he became Country Manage for Germany. In his new role, Wolfhart will be sharing his time between MIVA's German and Spanish offices. He will report to Brian Mukherjee, MIVA's SVP, North America and Europe.

"In Spain MIVA is one of the major players in the Pay-Per-Click-market and my role as Country Manager will be to further strengthen this position through both advertiser and partner acquisitions", explains Wolfhart Fröhlich.

Brian Mukherjee, MIVA Media's Senior Vice President added, "Wolfhart has been instrumental in building our German business over the last six years. He has an unrivalled depth of industry knowledge and a wealth of contacts from across the media community. We're confident that his expertise and proven track record will help drive continued growth in our Spanish operation." added

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