Jim and all: Found this little news item on NTN, a bit of good PR never hurts.
I'm bummin though, Jury duty is keeping me away from my favorite ticker. Susan.
Tuesday December 3 9:13 AM EDT
NTN to honor 10 millionth QB1 player
CARLSBAD, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Dec. 3, 1996--
In December, one lucky football fan will become
an instant winner by logging on to NFL-licensed QB1,
the most widely distributed interactive game in the world
Within weeks, one lucky football fan will become an instant celebrity simply by logging on to QB1,
the live interactive football game produced by NTN Communications Inc .
Based on player-participation records, NTN predicts that its popular NFL-licensed game will reach
10 million players by mid-December. NTN will honor the 10 millionth QB1 player with
football-game tickets, NFL merchandise and QB1 memorabilia.
His or her name will also be announced on-screen during the football game via NTN's various
delivery platforms, including the NTN Entertainment Network -- which broadcasts to thousands of
group viewing locations such as sports bars, restaurants and military bases -- along with America
Online and CompuServe.
NTN introduced QB1 during the 1984 Super Bowl. Today, on Monday nights alone, nearly
100,000 players participate live in conjunction with televised broadcasts. This season marks the first
year that QB1 game players at hospitality sites will compete simultaneously for prizes against on-line
subscribers and computer users accessing the Internet.
The interactive game challenges players to predict which play the offense will run just prior to the
snap of the ball. Participants need not be football fanatics to win; however, more-precise answers
will earn more points.
``Now, with QB1 in its 14th season, it's evident that NTN and the NFL make a great team,'' said
Dan Downs, president of NTN Communications. ``QB1 has enjoyed an enthusiastic following by
football fans since day one ... and they're still with us, playing at more locations and on more
platforms than ever before.
``Now that virtually anyone with access to a PC can join in a QB1 game, we have the opportunity
to expose even more people to fast action football entertainment.''
Football fans at hospitality locations can enjoy a variety of related QB1 games sponsored by Miller
Lite, including, among others, the QB1 Monday Night Power Ranking, where each location is
ranked against others throughout North America; QB1/Lite League Playoffs, a single-elimination
tournament beginning Dec. 16 and concluding with the Super Bowl on Jan. 26; QB1 Monday Night
Player of the Year, which recognizes the best individual QB1 Monday Night Football players; and
QB1 Sunday Night Shoot Out, highlighting the top-scoring Sunday-night game player.
For America Online subscribers, the NTN Playbook, sponsored by the Miller Brewing Co., gives
fans a single location for six different interactive football programs, including QB1, Survivor,
Fantasy Football, Oddsmaker, Football Trivia and Football Power Polls. The NTN Sports Studio
on CompuServe offers QB1, Football Trivia and General Sports Trivia.
Carlsbad-based NTN Communications, the industry's leading producer and programmer of
two-way (interactive) television, on-line and Internet entertainment, broadcasts to a variety of
delivery platforms seven days a week, 24 hours a day.
NTN's content is among the most popular destinations on computer on-line and interactive cable
services, including America Online, CompuServe and GTE's MainStreet. The NTN Entertainment
Network also distributes programming to more than 15 million participants per month at hospitality
sites throughout North America.
Additional information is available on the NTN Communications Web site at ntn.com
This release contains forward-looking statements, including statements relating to future growth,
which are subject to risks and uncertainties including changing economic conditions, product
demand and market-acceptance risks, the impact of competitive products and pricing, the effect of
the company's accounting policy and other risk factors detailed in the company's Securities and
Exchange Commission filings, including the company's report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended Dec. 31, 1995, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its reports on Form 8-K.
CONTACT: NTN Communications Inc., Carlsbad
Dan Downs or Kristi Nichols, 619/438-7400
Judy Piercey, 619/930-3099 |
