GMST Gemstar-TV Guide Intl (MM)

Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMST), a leading media, entertainment and technology company, today announced that it has entered into its first-ever license agreement with Nintendo. Under the multi-year agreement, which is specific to the Japanese market, the G-GUIDE� Interactive Program Guide (IPG) will become available on the popular Wii� console in Japan, providing users with new television guidance options directly from their Wii console. Additional terms of the agreement were not disclosed. �We are pleased to partner with Nintendo to deliver a unique guidance experience to Wii users in Japan,� said Akitaka Nishimura, president, Gemstar Multimedia Limited. �Our G-GUIDE��guidance technology is already well established in digital recorders, televisions, mobile phones and online in Japan. This agreement with Nintendo allows us to extend the reach of G-GUIDE� to gaming consoles � an emerging platform that is increasingly becoming an important component of the digital living room experience.� In Japan, G-GUIDE� is provided by the Company through Interactive Program Guide, Inc., Gemstar � TV Guide�s joint venture with DENTSU INC. and Tokyo News Services Limited. 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 and G-GUIDE 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.