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To: D.B. Cooper who wrote (22579)	4/12/2000 1:22:00 PM
From: gingersreisse	Respond to of 54805

Comcast and Digital IPGs Comcast cable has begun an extensive advertising blitz in NJ for digital IPG boxes, unbranded in the ads. I've seen three ads, so far. The ads focus on "your kind of TV" and show the IPG screen. The ads are running almost as frequently as the "why you don't want satellite TV" ads, about three times per hour. I'll give them a call and see whose boxes they're pushing, and also see if they'll release the digital penetration rate. GSR

To: D.B. Cooper who wrote (22579)	4/12/2000 6:40:00 PM
From: D.B. Cooper	Respond to of 54805

Wednesday April 12, 6:05 pm Eastern Time Gemstar and TV Guide say deal still on PASADENA, Calif., April 12 (Reuters) - Gemstar International Group Ltd (NasdaqNM:GMST - news) and TV Guide Inc. (NasdaqNM:TVGIA - news) said on Wednesday their merger process was on track and still expected to close by the second quarter of this year. Concerns about potential antitrust problems have been circulating on Wall Street, triggering rumours that the estimated $9.2 billion stock deal could collapse. Furthermore, Gemstar stock, which was trading around 85 when the deal was announced in October, is now at 47. ``We have been working with the Justice Department to provide them with the requested information, and we have received no indications that our previously estimated time of closing in the second quarter this year needs to be revised,' said Henry Yuen, chairman and chief executive of Gemstar. ``Although we don't comment on rumours as a matter of policy, we felt compelled to set the record straight that the concerns expressed over our merger are totally unfounded, and that we are not aware of any other reasons accounting for the activities in our stocks,' said Peter Boylan, president and chief operating officer of TV Guide Inc. Gemstar is a maker of online television guides. TV Guide is a diversified media company that operates four primary business units: TV Guide Television Group, TV Guide Interactive Group, TV Guide Magazine Group, and United Video Group. biz.yahoo.com Good Luck Don