Gemstar-TV Guide Signs Patent License Agreement with MediaFLO USA for Its Mobile Interactive Program Guides.Agreement is Gemstar's First Patent License Agreement in the U.S. Mobile TV Arena LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Gemstar-TV Guide International Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. is a media company that licenses interactive program guide technology to multichannel operators, such as cable and satellite television providers, and consumer electronics manufacturers, video recorder scheduling code under brands such as VCR , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : GMST GMST Greenwich Mean Sidereal Time GMST General Military Subjects Test GMST Genov Modified Stroop Test ), a leading media, entertainment and technology company, has signed a patent license agreement with MediaFLO USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of QUALCOMM Incorporated. The multi-year agreement includes patent license rights related to interactive program guides for MediaFLO USA's award-winning FLO See MediaFLO. TV[TM] mobile entertainment service. The agreement is TV Guide's first patent licensing agreement of its kind in the mobile TV arena in the United States. Rich Battista, Gemstar-TV Guide's chief executive officer, said, "We are very pleased that MediaFLO USA's industry-leading FLO TV mobile entertainment service will benefit from our video guidance patents. This agreement with MediaFLO USA builds on our successful mobile activities in Japan, and further signifies the value of our intellectual property to traditional and emerging platforms, including online, IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. , and mobile." Specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed. 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 The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and 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; 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 and TV 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. |
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