MGM Interactive and NTN Communications to deliver James Bond on-line trivia game

Business Wire, Jan 10, 1996

CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 1996--On the heels of the record-setting release of MGM/UA's new James Bond adventure Golden Eye, MGM Interactive and NTN Communications Inc. (AMEX: NTN) today announced the availability of "Bond Trivia" via America On-line and the nationwide NTN Hospitality Television Network.

MGM Interactive and NTN will jointly develop all content for "Bond Trivia," which will allow 007 fans nationwide to simultaneously match their knowledge of MGM/UA's popular 23 year-old film series.

"James Bond is one of the most popular entertainment properties in the history of Hollywood," said Ron Frankel, executive vice president and general manager of MGM Interactive. "With Bond Trivia, MGM Interactive and NTN Communications are delivering the first interactive vehicle that will allow fans from two decades to challenge their knowledge of every classic Bond film ever released."

"The addition of 'Bond Trivia' to the NTN programming lineup is a great coup," said Dan Downs, president and COO, NTN Communications. "Judging by the response to Golden Eye, we expect this game to also be a hit on-line as well as on the NTN Hospitality Television Network."

MGM Interactive, a unit of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., manages creative development and production of interactive products for a variety of multimedia platforms. MGM Inc. is actively engaged in the worldwide production and distribution of entertainment product -- motion pictures, television programming, interactive software, music, licensed merchandise, a 1,500-title film library, a 4,500-title home video library and a significant television library. Its operating units include MGM Pictures, United Artists Pictures, MGM Worldwide Television, MGM/UA Telecommunications Group, MGM/UA Distribution Co., MGM/UA Home Entertainment and MGM/UA Music.

NTN Communications Inc., is the industry's premier producer, programmer and broadcaster of interactive television games, live sports programs, customized shows, hospitality training programs and interactive special events. NTN owns and operates the only interactive television network in North America that broadcasts seven days a week, 24 hours a day, to hospitality businesses, such as restaurants, bars and hotel lounges, in the United States, Canada, Australia and South Africa. NTN's international reach will include the United Kingdom in 1996.

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