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To: Big Dog who wrote (24424)	6/8/1998 9:54:00 AM
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NTN news - expands deal with AOL (COMTEX) NTN Signs Deal With America Online to Provide Interactive Ga NTN Signs Deal With America Online to Provide Interactive Games CARLSBAD, CALIF. (June 8) BUSINESS WIRE -June, 8, 1998-- NTN to Offer Interactive Sports and Entertainment Content Exclusively to AOL Members NTN Communications, Inc., (AMEX:NTN) today announced an expanded two-year business agreement with AOL Interactive Services, the Internet online services division of America Online, Inc., (NYSE:AOL) 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) 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. -0- ktbh/sd* sf/sd 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 KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET COMED COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com