GMST Gemstar-TV Guide Intl (MM)

Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMST), a leading media, entertainment and technology company, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with KDDI Corporation, expanding its relationship in Japan with this leading information and communications company, which provides comprehensive fixed and mobile communications services. Since 2006, KDDI has been deploying Gemstar-TV Guide�s G-GUIDE� Mobile Interactive Program Guide (IPG) for mobile handsets. Today, Gemstar-TV Guide and KDDI are extending their relationship and expanding the license granted to KDDI to include 1-seg, a mobile terrestrial digital video broadcasting service in Japan. Under this new license agreement, KDDI and Gemstar-TV Guide intend to work to integrate 1-seg services with the G-GUIDE� Mobile IPG. Specific terms of the agreement were not otherwise disclosed. �We remain focused on broadening the relevance and reach of our guidance technology and services, particularly to emerging platforms such as mobile, IPTV and broadband,� said Mike McKee, chief operating officer and president, Interactive Program Guides, Gemstar-TV Guide. �We�re very excited to expand our relationship with KDDI and look forward to working with them on further deployment of not only our G-GUIDE� Mobile IPG, but on other guidance services in Japan.� Gemstar-TV Guide's G-GUIDE� Mobile IPG is adapted specifically for the Japanese market. It is built directly into mobile devices, offering Japanese consumers the industry's most advanced interactive television program guide. 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.