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TV Guide Channel(R) Announces Eight Hours of Original Programming in Celebration of the 58th Annual Emmy(R) Awards

Posted on: Tuesday, 1 August 2006, 12:00 CDT

Joan and Melissa Rivers Headline TV Guide Channel's Emmy Coverage

With Their Landmark 1000th Interview Live on the Red Carpet

TV Guide Channel(R), a leading entertainment destination channel available in 80 million homes nationwide, will premiere over eight hours of programming dedicated to the upcoming 58th Annual Primetime Emmy(R) Awards. The centerpiece of TV Guide Channel's Emmy programming will be five hours of live coverage from the Red Carpet on Sunday, August 27, 2006 from 3:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. ET/PT. Joan and Melissa Rivers will headline the network's live coverage during the last two hour block, which will culminate with a career milestone for the ladies - the 1000th interview on the Red Carpet.

"The Emmy Awards is television's most prestigious night, and this year, TV Guide Channel will have more live coverage leading up to the awards show than any other network," said Matthew Singerman, Senior Vice President of Programming and Production, TV Guide Channel. "Our viewers will get a front row seat at all of the Emmy Awards festivities, including the Red Carpet and after-parties."

TV Guide Channel's dedicated coverage for the 2006 Emmy Awards includes the following programming: -- JOAN AND MELISSA: CELEBRATING 1000 INTERVIEWS Premieres: Sunday, August 20 at 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. ET/PT For more than a decade, Joan and Melissa Rivers have interviewed the biggest celebrities in entertainment at the Academy(R) Awards, Emmy(R) Awards, Grammy(R) Awards and the Golden Globes(R). JOAN AND MELISSA: CELEBRATING 1000 INTERVIEWS will recount 10 memorable Red Carpet moments, as well as other special surprises. -- TV GUIDE'S COUNTDOWN TO THE EMMY(R) AWARDS Premieres: Sunday, August 27 at 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. ET/PT TV Guide Channel will kick-off its live coverage at the Emmys with Kimberly Caldwell and Rosanna Tavarez, as they warm up the mikes for the Red Carpet arrivals. -- JOAN AND MELISSA LIVE AT THE EMMY(R)AWARDS Premieres: Sunday, August 27 at 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. ET/PT A milestone not to be missed! Joan and Melissa Rivers, the original Red Carpet fashionistas, will give their 1000th interview on Emmy night. The count will begin at #982 as they speak with TV's biggest stars on the Red Carpet. Joan's first interview since teaming with daughter Melissa at the 1995 Academy(R) Awards - John Travolta - was the beginning of the Red Carpet phenomenon that has become a fixture of all major Hollywood award shows. -- EMMY(R) AWARDS FASHION WRAP WITH JOAN AND MELISSA Premieres: Monday, August 28 at 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. ET/PT The award show may be over, but the fashion talk has just begun! Joan and Melissa Rivers will dish on what TV's biggest stars were wearing on Emmy night during a one-hour special, JOAN AND MELISSA EMMY AWARDS FASHION WRAP. Viewers can catch highlights of Emmy Red Carpet fashion that everyone in America will be buzzing about. -- EMMY(R) NIGHTLIFE Premieres: Tuesday, August 29 at 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. ET/PT In the EMMY NIGHTLIFE one-hour special, viewers will get a sneak-peek behind the velvet ropes of Hollywood's most exclusive parties on Emmy night. The EMMY NIGHTLIFE special will include "V.I.P." coverage of the TV Guide Magazine party at Social Hollywood, including a special performance by Grammy(R) award winning music artist Pink. -- TV GUIDE SPOT(TM) Available On-Demand Beginning August TV Guide SPOT, a video-on-demand service available to 20 million subscribers nationwide, will get viewers ready for the Emmys starting in early August. A special Emmy-themed "Watch This" segment called "Emmy Watch" will take viewers behind-the-scenes of the Emmy-nominated shows and TV celebrities. Also available on SPOT will be highlights of TV Guide Channel's Emmy Nominations Special hosted by Joan and Melissa Rivers, who sound off on who got nominated and who got snubbed. Following the Emmy Awards, TV Guide SPOT viewers can access video highlights of TV Guide Channel's live coverage with Joan and Melissa, including their most outrageous Red Carpet moments. TV Guide SPOT is available through local cable operators and on broadband at www.tvguide.com.

About TV Guide Channel

TV Guide Channel reaches nearly 80 million homes and is the premier television entertainment network for viewers seeking the latest information on the best programs, hottest stars and latest trends on television. Headquartered in the heart of Hollywood at its TV Guide Studios, the network combines original programming with comprehensive program listings information - all of which deliver on viewers' need for an entertaining and easy guide to what's on TV. TV Guide Channel is owned and operated by TV Guide Networks, Inc., a subsidiary of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.

About Gemstar-TV Guide

Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: GMST) is a leading media, entertainment 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.

This news release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including risks and uncertainties related to the transformation of our TV Guide magazine publishing business; timely availability and market acceptance of products and services incorporating the Company's technologies and content; our investment in new and existing businesses, including TV Guide magazine, TV Guide Spot and TV Guide Mobile; 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, TV GUIDE SPOT and TV GUIDE MOBILE 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.

Source: Business Wire

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