Gemstar-TV Guide International Announces Conference Call to Update Analysts and Investors

Business Wire, April 2, 2002

Business Editors

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 2, 2002

Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (Nasdaq:GMST) ("Gemstar-TV Guide" or the "Company"), announced today that it will hold a conference call with analysts and investors to discuss its recent 10-K filing. Chairman and CEO, Henry C. Yuen, will host the call.

Investors are invited to participate in the teleconference Tuesday, April 2, 2002 at 10:00 am Pacific Time or 1:00 pm Eastern Time. The dial in number is (712) 271-0346 in the U.S. and for international. The confirmation code is "Investor Update".

Those unable to participate in the call and would like to hear a rebroadcast, please call (402) 344-6832 in the U.S. and for international. The rebroadcast will be available approximately one hour following the call through 10:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time Tuesday, April 9, 2002.

About Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.

Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc., is a leading global technology and media company focused on consumer entertainment. The Company has three major business sectors: the Technology and Licensing Sector, which is responsible for developing, licensing and protecting the Company's intellectual property and technology; the Company's technology includes the VCR Plus (R) system, interactive program guide ("IPG") products and services marketed under the GUIDE Plus (R) and TV Guide Interactive(SM) brands and the electronic book ("Gemstar eBook(TM)"); the Interactive Platform Sector, which derives recurring income from advertising, interactive services, content sales and e-commerce on the Company's proprietary platforms, including IPG, tvguide.com, eBook, and skymall.com; and the Media and Services Sector, which operates the TV Guide(R) magazines, TV Guide Channel(SM), TVG Network(SM), and other television media properties, provides programming and data services, sells merchandise through the SkyMall(TM) catalog and operates a media sales group that services all of the Company's media properties.

The IPG products are integrated into various devices, including televisions, VCRs and set-top boxes (cable, satellite, telco, Internet) and can display a multi-day television program guide on the television screen from which the consumer can view, select, tune to or record programs. The Gemstar eBook is a reading device that can store tens of thousand of pages, and permits a user to purchase and receive instant delivery of any book, magazine or newspaper over a standard telephone line.

Over 100 million people in the US use the Company's media properties every week, and its products and services are available in over 60 countries worldwide.

The Company's services, technology and intellectual property are licensed to major technology, media and communication companies in the consumer electronics, Internet, personal computer, satellite, cable television and telco industries. Licensees and customers include Adelphia, AOL Time Warner, AT&T, Cablevision, Charter, Comcast, Cox, Matsushita, Microsoft, Mitsubishi, Motorola, Philips, Shaw, Sony, Thomson Multimedia, Zenith and others. The Company has more than 190 issued U.S. patents in the general area of audio-visual technologies with over 4,800 claims, over 320 issued foreign patents, and continues to actively pursue a worldwide intellectual property program and currently has roughly 350 U.S. and 1,200 foreign patent applications pending.

Except for historical information contained here, the matters discussed in this news release contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including the timely availability and acceptance of new products and services; the impact of competitive products and pricing; the management of growth; and the other risks detailed from time to time in the company's SEC reports, including the most recent reports on Form 10-K, 8-K, and 10-Q, each as it may be amended from time to time. The forward-looking statements included in this release are made only as of the date of this release and the company undertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

Note to Editors: Gemstar, TV Guide, GUIDE Plus , G-GUIDE, TV Guide Interactive, Gemstar eBook, VCR Plus , PlusCode, TVG Network, and SkyMall are trademarks of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies.