TV Guide Magazine Debuts New Weekly Column - ''Downloads'' - Highlighting the Best Television Shows Available for Download and Online Viewing

TV Guide magazine will launch a brand new weekly column called"Downloads," it was announced today by Ian Birch, the magazine'seditor-in-chief. The new column will debut in the May 1 issue (onnewsstands Thursday, April 27), and will feature information about thebest television shows available for download or online viewing eachweek.

The new column will provide guidance and "tune-in" information forviewers who want to be able to know where on the Web they can findtheir favorite programs -- so they can watch them at times, and inways, other than on first-run television or through on-demand.

"The digital age has sparked a 'time shift/place shift' phenomenonin television program viewing choices," said Mr. Birch. "Today, we allhave the ability to watch many of our favorite programs on our videoiPods, or our personal computers. Since television programs areincreasingly available and delivered to viewers in many differentways, we wanted to take the lead in providing our readers -- allenthusiastic television viewers -- the information they need tomaximize their viewing experience, wherever that experience may takeplace."

The debut "Downloads" column features a wide variety of TV Guide'srecommendations including current television shows, such as thisweek's episodes of Desperate Housewives, Commander in Chief, Lost, andthe entire season of Alias, available free on streaming video onwww.ABC.com or for $1.99 to download to a PC or an iPod on iTunes(www.Apple.com).

"Downloads" also makes recommendations for vintage televisionseries programs, such as Kung Fu, Falcon Crest, and Wonder Woman,which are all available free on streaming video ontelevision.aol.com/in2tv, and The Twilight Zone, The Brady Bunch, orMacGyver, which are available for download to a PC for $1.99 onvideo.google.com.

TV Guide magazine is a product of Gemstar-TV Guide International(NASDAQ: GMST).

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