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To: RocketMan who wrote (2355)	3/16/2000 3:41:00 PM
From: Climber	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6516

Thread: "We are on schedule to complete the merger with Gemstar International Group Limited sometime in the first half of 2000 and continue to be most excited about the future prospects this combination holds for our business," stated Joe Kiener, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "We are very pleased with the performance of our consolidated media sales force, which increased advertising revenue on the TV Guide Channel 27% over the prior year, while, at the same time, producing advertising revenues for our magazine group on the same high level as the previous year. The new look for the TV Guide Channel, rolled out nationally during the quarter, has been very well received in the market place and should help to propel additional subscriber and revenue growth in the future. Recent 24-hour ratings show a 49% overall increase, a 23% increase with adults 25-54 and a 48% increase with adults 35-49 compared to the same period last year." "We are proud to announce that we now have TV Guide Interactive available in over 3 million digital cable homes, including all of the top 10 DMA's in the United States. During the quarter we also completed a strategic alliance with Echostar for the conversion of C-band customers to the Dish Network service and are currently ahead of plan with the conversion. Additionally, we completed our third two-for-one stock split during the quarter," said Peter C. Boylan III, President and Chief Operating Officer. "We continue to make significant investments in TV Games, Interactive, International and Online and our efforts are certainly beginning to bear fruit. TV Games' signal can now be seen by more than 7 million households receiving cable or satellite signals. TV Guide Online also had a great quarter with traffic increasing to almost 50 million page views per month with visitors spending over 15 minutes per visit." tvguideinc.com TV Guide, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter and Year End 1999 Earnings (March 14, 2000) Sorry if already posted. Cheers, Climber