To: slacker711 who wrote (68985 ) 9/18/2007 9:08:48 AM From: GO*QCOM Respond to Gemstar-TV Guide Signs Patent License Agreement with MediaFLO USA for Its Mobile Interactive Program GuidesLast update: 9/18/2007 9:00:19 AMAgreement is Gemstar's First Patent License Agreement in the U.S. Mobile TV Arena LOS ANGELES, Sep 18, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (GMST), a leading media, entertainment and technology company, has signed a patent license agreement with MediaFLO USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of QUALCOMM Incorporated. The multi-year agreement includes patent license rights related to interactive program guides for MediaFLO USA's award-winning FLO TV(TM) mobile entertainment service. The agreement is TV Guide's first patent licensing agreement of its kind in the mobile TV arena in the United States. Rich Battista, Gemstar-TV Guide's chief executive officer, said, "We are very pleased that MediaFLO USA's industry-leading FLO TV mobile entertainment service will benefit from our video guidance patents. This agreement with MediaFLO USA builds on our successful mobile activities in Japan, and further signifies the value of our intellectual property to traditional and emerging platforms, including online, IPTV, and mobile." Specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed. About Gemstar-TV Guide Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (the "Company") (GMST) is a leading global media, entertainment, and technology company that develops, licenses, markets and distributes products and services that maximize the video guidance and entertainment experience for consumers. The Company's businesses include: television, publishing, and new media properties; interactive program guide services and products; and intellectual property licensing. Additional information about the Company can be found at . This news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or results and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual performance or results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including risks and uncertainties related to the timely availability and market acceptance of products and services incorporating the Company's technologies and content; our investments in new and existing businesses; the impact of competitive products and services; and the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the most recent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, each as it may be amended from time to time. The Company assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements. Note to Editors: Gemstar and TV Guide are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. The names of other companies, products and services used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. SOURCE: Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.
