Inside TV Names Christine Petrillo As Publisher

    Business Editors/TV/Cable Writers

    NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 2005--

Former Glamour Executive Director of Sales Development Named Publisher
    of Anticipated Weekly Publication Focused on Television Stars and
    Style

    TV Guide Publishing Group announced today that its highly anticipated new weekly publication, Inside TV(TM), has named Christine Petrillo as publisher. Ms. Petrillo - who has more than 15 years of experience as a successful media executive and magazine director - will be responsible for managing the sales and marketing teams for Inside TV and for heading the magazine's sales force. She will report directly to Scott Crystal, senior vice president and publisher of TV Guide Publishing Group. As the first television magazine created exclusively for women, Inside TV is scheduled to debut on April 21.
    Most recently, Ms. Petrillo was the executive director of sales development for Conde Nast's Glamour, where she was responsible for developing and executing high-concept solutions for some of the beauty industry's prestigious brands. Over the span of her career, Ms. Petrillo has served as advertising director of several leading consumer magazines from Hearst Publications, including Redbook, Town & Country and Corporate Sales, and acted as manager of Sunset and Traditional Home and Discover magazines. In addition to her magazine experience, Ms. Petrillo has also served as a NYSE front-line trading clerk and a media planner for Grey Advertising.
    "Christine's extensive knowledge of the publishing business, great relationships in the advertising community and track record of success with major consumer magazines positions Inside TV for an exciting future," said Mr. Crystal. "We are confident that Christine will offer strong sales leadership and creative marketing solutions that will help Inside TV resonate as a must-buy opportunity for the ad community."
    "I'm excited to help launch a publication that understands that today's woman doesn't just watch TV - she has a relationship with it," said Ms. Petrillo. "This is a great opportunity for me to put my years of experience with major advertisers to work on an exciting new title."
    Ms. Petrillo graduated with a B.A. from Marist College. She resides in New York City.

    About TV Guide magazine

    A division of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc., TV Guide(R) magazine is the most widely circulated paid weekly publication in the country with a total circulation of 9 million and readership of more than 25 million. From standard programming and interactive developments in television, to the wildly-popular DVD market and fast-growing video game industry, TV Guide magazine has every corner of the television medium covered. The premiere source for entertainment news and information and TV listings, since its debut on April 3, 1953, TV Guide magazine continues to enable readers to maximize their relationship with television and easily navigate their choices among the recent explosion of programming options and new technology.

    About Gemstar-TV Guide

    Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (the "Company") is a leading media and technology company that develops, licenses, markets and distributes technologies, products and services targeted at the television guidance and home entertainment needs of consumers worldwide. The Company's businesses include: television media and publishing properties; interactive program guide services and products; and technology and intellectual property licensing. Additional information about the Company can be found at www.gemstartvguide.com.

    Except for historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including risks and uncertainties related to declines in our magazine business; timely availability and market acceptance of products and services incorporating the Company's technologies and content; our initiatives aimed at increasing advertising revenues at the TV Guide Channel; our investment in new and existing businesses, including our new magazine and our On-Demand network; Limitations on our ability to control certain joint ventures or partnership businesses; the impact of competitive products and pricing; ongoing and potential future litigation; 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, TV Guide, TV Guide Channel, and TV Guide Interactive are trademarks or registered trademarks of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries. The names of other companies and products used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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CONTACT: TV Guide Shira Berk, 212-852-7336 shira.berk@tvguide.com or BNC Doug Piwinski, 310-854-4800 dpiwinski@bncpr.com

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