ADDING MULTIMEDIA Gemstar-TV Guide Announces Formation of New Cross-Platform Product Development and Technology Group

In a move to significantly enhance the company's productdevelopment and technology efforts, Gemstar-TV Guide International,Inc. (NASDAQ: GMST), a leading media, entertainment and technologycompany, announced today the formation of a new, cross-platformProduct Development and Technology group. The mandate of the groupwill be to enhance existing product plans at the company and todevelop new products and services to further Gemstar-TV Guide'sstrategy to be the leader in television guidance across multiple mediaplatforms. The group's particular focus will be on product innovationfor digital platforms and on integrating the company's technologyresources across businesses.

Joining the company to head up this important new group are SteveShannon, who has been named executive vice president and generalmanager, Product Development and Michael Starkenburg, who has beennamed senior vice president, Technology. Under Steve and Mike, theProduct Development group will work closely with all of the company'sdivisions to expand efforts to develop innovative guidance products inall arenas.

Mr. Shannon has a long history and demonstrated track record ofdeveloping, launching and managing innovative, leading-edge products.He joins Gemstar-TV Guide from Akimbo Systems, Inc., a company hefounded as an Internet-delivered video-on-demand service designed forviewing on televisions. Mr. Shannon was the co-founder of Replay TV,which introduced the world's first digital video recorder; and, atMacromedia, Inc., he conceived of and developed Dreamweaver, ahighly-successful professional web authoring tool. He has an extensivebackground in software development and has held a variety of positionsat such companies as Paramount Pictures, Coopers & Lybrand, MGM/UA,and Capitol Records.

Mr. Starkenburg joins the company after spending the past twoyears running the Starkenburg Group, which provided strategic andoperational technology advice to venture funds and early-stagecompanies. Prior to that, he was a technology partner at The SproutGroup, a $1.6 billion technology and health care venture fund inSilicon Valley. He has a long history of successfully managingtechnology resources at a diverse group of companies includingTickets.com, Cyberian Outpost and America Online. He has also servedas a technology and networking consultant to a variety of clientsincluding the International Monetary Fund, the National Academy ofSciences, the U.S. Department of Housing and the InformationalTechnology Association of America.

Rich Battista, Gemstar-TV Guide's chief executive officer said,"The formation of this group and the appointments of Steve and Mikeare important steps in executing our new strategic plan for thecompany. We will benefit greatly from their combined years ofexperience in cutting-edge companies, developing and advancing productdevelopment and technology innovations. Under their leadership we planto further our position as the leading company developing guidanceproducts and technological advancements for the television vieweracross multiple media platforms."

Mr. Shannon said, "I'm very excited about the possibilities thatexist at Gemstar-TV Guide. Rich has assembled a great team andoutlined a very logical strategy for the company. In line with thatstrategy, we plan to strengthen some of the great product plans thatalready exist across the company and to develop other world-class,progressive product innovations that will help viewers navigate whathas become an increasingly complex media world."

Mr. Starkenburg said, "Gemstar-TV Guide is a technology-richcompany with great assets and our future plans call for exciting newproducts and initiatives. We are in a unique position to radicallychange the consumer experience by applying cutting-edge technologiesacross our many product offerings. I look forward to helping maximizeour technology resources across all of the company's platforms."

About Gemstar-TV Guide

Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ:GMST) is a leading media, entertainment and technology company thatdevelops, licenses, markets and distributes technologies, products andservices targeted at the television guidance and home entertainmentneeds of consumers worldwide. The Company's businesses include:television media and publishing properties; interactive program guideservices and products; and technology and intellectual propertylicensing. Additional information about the Company can be found atwww.gemstartvguide.com.

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involverisks and uncertainties, including risks and uncertainties related tothe transformation of our TV Guide magazine publishing business;timely availability and market acceptance of products and servicesincorporating the Company's technologies and content; our investmentin new and existing businesses, including TV Guide magazine and TVGuide Spot; the impact of competitive products and pricing; ongoingand potential future litigation; and the other risks detailed fromtime to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the most recentreports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, each as it may be amended fromtime to time. The Company assumes no obligation to update theseforward-looking statements.

Note to Editors: Gemstar and TV Guide are trademarks or registeredtrademarks of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. and/or itssubsidiaries. The names of other companies and products used hereinare for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of theirrespective owners.