GMST Gemstar-TV Guide Intl (MM)

Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMST), a leading media, entertainment and technology company, announced today that the company has released its digital services in Germany under an agreement with Eurosport, Europe�s leading sports multimedia platform. The agreement with Eurosport allows Gemstar-TV Guide to supply data to its GUIDE Plus+� Interactive Program Guide (IPG), which is incorporated into digital recorders and televisions from leading brands including Panasonic, Philips, Sony, and Pioneer. The release of Gemstar-TV Guide�s digital terrestrial service in Germany will complement the analogue service that is already available in the German marketplace. �This agreement strengthens an already excellent multi country-relationship with Eurosport to distribute our data in Europe and will greatly contribute to the implementation and development of digital terrestrial services in Germany,� said Lydie Levy, chief operating officer for Gemstar-TV Guide�s consumer electronics business. �This agreement with Eurosport reinforces our commitment to be at the forefront of guidance technology and services as Europe transitions to a digital future.� Gemstar-TV Guide�s GUIDE Plus+ IPG is built directly into consumer electronics products, offering European consumers the industry�s most advanced interactive television program guide, with no additional subscription fee or phone connection required. Gemstar-TV Guide�s VCR+ technology is known as ShowView� in Germany About Gemstar-TV Guide Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (the �Company�) (NASDAQ: GMST) is a leading global media, entertainment, and technology company that develops, licenses, markets and distributes products and services that maximize the video guidance and entertainment experience for consumers. The Company's businesses include: television, publishing, and new media properties; interactive program guide services and products; and intellectual property licensing. Additional information about the Company can be found at www.gemstartvguide.com. This news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including risks and uncertainties related to the timely availability and market acceptance of products and services incorporating the Company's technologies and content; our investments in new and existing businesses; the impact of competitive products and services; the pending acquisition of the Company by Macrovision Corporation and events and circumstances related thereto; and the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the most recent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, each as it may be amended from time to time. The Company assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements Note to Editors: Gemstar, TV Guide, GUIDE Plus+�, ShowView� and VCR+� are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. The names of other companies, products and services used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.