NTN
Monday June 8, 8:40 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
NTN Signs Deal With America Online to
Provide Interactive Games
NTN to Offer Interactive Sports and Entertainment Content
Exclusively to AOL Members
CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June, 8, 1998-- NTN
Communications, Inc., (AMEX:NTN - news) today announced an
expanded two-year business agreement with AOL Interactive Services,
the Internet online services division of America Online, Inc., (NYSE:AOL
- news) under which AOL will become the exclusive home for NTN's
interactive sports and entertainment related trivia and games on online
and Internet services. NTN's content can be found throughout AOL in the
Games, Sports, Kids, Entertainment, Digital City and Personal Finance
Channels.
The online division of NTN Communications, NTN Studio, is a leading
games provider on AOL with more than 30 NTN-branded interactive
products on the AOL Games Channel (keyword: ntn). In 1995, NTN
launched its first product on AOL, the NFL-licensed QB1, a football
strategy game, when AOL had just over one million members. Today,
AOL has more than 12 million members worldwide. NTN has been the
recipient of four consecutive America Online Members' Choice Awards,
which honor 50 of the most popular programming sites on AOL for
excellence and originality.
''An exclusive agreement with America Online is the logical result of our
successful three-year relationship,'' said Dan Purner, vice president of
business development for NTN Communications. ''AOL is far and above
number one in terms of members, as well as the extent and quality of
content they offer. We believe NTN's unique interactive entertainment
belongs side by side with the best.''
''NTN has been one of our most popular areas for interactive content,
featuring games that have generated a loyal following among AOL
members,'' said Rob Jennings, vice president of programming for
America Online. ''NTN is a valuable player in our continuing
commitment to deliver quality entertainment.''
In addition to its own branded products, NTN produces interactive
content for 17 AOL content partners, including ABC Online, MTV
Networks, Hecklers Online, Nickelodeon and The New York Times. This
agreement with AOL will also enable NTN to promote the NTN Network,
which offers consumers at hospitality venues such as bars, restaurants
and hotels the opportunity to compete with each other, via satellite, in live
trivia and sports-related game shows.
NTN Communications, Inc., (AMEX:NTN - news) is a leading producer
and programmer of interactive television, online and Internet
entertainment. Based in Carlsbad, Calif., the company broadcasts to a
variety of delivery platforms 24 hours a day, providing multi-player
sports and trivia games. The NTN Network distributes programming to
more than 15 million consumers per month throughout North America
through hospitality locations such as bars, restaurants and hotels. An
additional 12 million users are exposed to NTN through America Online
(keyword: ntn) and the Internet. The company's Web site is located at
www.ntn.com.
Contact:
GCI Group (Press Contact)
Steve Honig, 213/930-0811 x112
shonig@gcila.com
OR
NTN Communications Inc. (Investor Relations)
Jon Williams, 760/438-7400
jonw@ntn.com
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