TV Guide Magazine Appoints Ian Birch as New Editor in Chief; Editorial Director of UK's Two Hottest Weekly Magazines Brings Fresh Perspective and Exciting New Voice to Largest Selling Weekly In the United States.

NEW YORK -- TV Guide(R) magazine, one of the most recognizable brands in the United States and the country's largest selling weekly magazine, announced today that it has named Ian Birch as its new editor in chief. He will report to John Loughlin, president of the TV Guide Publishing Group. Mr. Birch will take his new post on October 18th. TV Guide(R) is owned by Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (Nasdaq: GMST), the leader in television guidance and technology.

Mr. Birch brings more than 25 years of experience as an editor, writer and publishing executive, having launched new titles and revitalised many existing magazine brands in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Over the last four years he has been editorial director of two award-winning UK celebrity and entertainment focused weekly magazines: EMAP's heat and its sister title Closer, which together sell more than a million copies on the newsstand every week. Last year the Financial Times recognized him in their prestigious 'Creative Business 50' of the year, a list which recognises "the ability to turn strong ideas into cash."

"Ian has the credentials and creativity to move TV Guide magazine forward, adding the fresh perspective and innovative thinking that British magazines so often capture," says John Loughlin. "His experience managing the intensity and demands of producing weekly magazines, coupled with his broad universe of knowledge of what's important to today's readers, make him a wonderful choice as the next editor of TV Guide magazine."

Mr. Birch joins TV Guide(R) magazine from EMAP's lifestyle division Elan - the company's largest - where he was most recently the editorial director overseeing the development of new product and the strategic planning for all their titles, including heat and Closer. One of the UK's leading media companies, EMAP owns more than 100 top- selling consumer magazines in the UK, United States, France and around the world. He and his magazines have received numerous awards for their editorial work. In 1999 he was recognized by his peers by being elected chairperson of the British Society of Magazine Editors.

"There is no more exciting and challenging position in magazine publishing today than editor in chief of TV Guide magazine," says Ian Birch. "I feel especially atuned to television and I am delighted to join TV Guide - the most authoritative source of television information and entertainment."

Mr. Birch joined EMAP in 1993 and worked initially in a special UK joint venture set up between EMAP and the French publishing company, Hachette. There he oversaw market-leading titles like Elle and Elle Decoration and conceived the idea for Red, the glossy lifestyle monthly which became the most successful launch in its category during the Nineties. (Hachette now solely owns these three titles). In 2000, he helped re-launch heat which achieved triple digit newsstand growth within a year of his oversight. It subsequently went on to win numerous industry awards and has gained a unique status in the UK market with now regular weekly sales of over 540,000. In 2002, Mr. Birch created a sister title, Closer, which combined a new hybrid of celebrity and real-life drama, inspired by the emerging trend of reality TV. Newsstand sales of Closer have increased to a weekly rate of over 480,000 copies, an enviable 44% year on year growth, according to the latest ABC figures.

Prior to his post at EMAP, Mr. Birch spent three years as editor of Wenner Media's Us magazine. Charged with the task of taking the title from a bi-weekly to a monthly publishing schedule, Mr. Birch was at the center of transforming the entertainment book into a must-read publication for the media elite. In 1993 Media Week and Ad Week nominated him as one of the top 20 American editors of the year and described Us as 'required reading.' During his tenure, Us magazine's audience increased by more than 13 percent to more than 5 million readers and newsstand sales rose by 28 percent. Mr. Birch's first launch and first editorship was of Sky magazine, which became the UK's biggest selling style monthly. An accomplished freelance journalist, he has written for the London Sunday Times, The Observer, The Face, Time Out London and Q Magazine. He has also created and presented several radio series on popular culture for the BBC World Service.

Mr. Birch began his career at EMAP in 1984, where he held the position of assistant editor of Smash Hits, the UK's award-winning youth magazine, for three years.

About TV Guide magazine

A division of Gemstar-TV Guide International, TV Guide(R) magazine is the largest-selling weekly publication in the country with a total circulation of 9 million and readership of 28 million. From standard programming and interactive developments in television, to the wildly-popular DVD market and fast-growing video game industry, TV Guide magazine has every corner of the television medium covered. The premiere source for entertainment news and information and TV listings, since its debut on April 3, 1953, TV Guide magazine continues to enable readers to maximize their relationship with television and easily navigate their choices among the recent explosion of programming options and new technology. Additional information about the Company can be found at www.gemstartvguide.com.

About Gemstar-TV Guide

Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc., is a leading media and technology company that develops, licenses, markets and distributes technologies, products and services targeted at the television guidance and home entertainment needs of consumers worldwide. The Company's businesses include: television media and publishing properties; interactive program guide services and products; and technology and intellectual property licensing. Additional information about the Company can be found at www.gemstartvguide.com.

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