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Inaugural POP Awards To Honor Exceptional HIV/AIDS-Related Cable Programming Television Viewers to Pick "POP Celebrity
of the Year" CABLE POSITIVE'S FIRST ANNUAL POP AWARDS PRESENTED BY TV
GUIDE NEW YORK, NY -January 22, 2002 The "POP Network of the Year" category invites cable industry professionals to access www.tvguideportfolio.com/tvgas/pop_entry.asp and cast their vote from January 24 through February 4 for the cable network that has most effectively and innovatively promoted HIV/AIDS awareness, education and prevention through its original programming. The "POP Celebrity of the Year" category invites viewers to vote for the celebrity that has had the strongest impact on HIV/AIDS awareness, education and prevention through his or her appearance in and support of original cable network programming in 2001. Viewers can visit www.tvguide.com between January 24 and February 4 to select their favorite for "POP Celebrity of the Year" "TV Guide is proud to host two separate online award categories: 'POP Celebrity of the Year' on tvguide.com and 'POP Network of the Year' on tvguideportfolio.com. While both polls will run independent of each other, they will be broadcast simultaneously on each respective web site. We encourage cable industry professionals and cable viewers nationwide to log on and be part of this cable history in the making," said Kevin McAuliffe, Senior Vice President, Marketing, TV Guide Affiliate Sales, Inc. The first annual POP Awards reception will be held February 6, 2002 at The Supper Club in New York City and will honor exceptional HIV/AIDS-related original cable network programming. In addition to the new online categories, nominations have been accepted in the following categories from cable networks including A&E, BET, CNN, Discovery, E!, MTV, and Oxygen and will be judged for content accuracy, message clarity and program quality:
Steve Villano, Executive Director of Cable Positive observed, "Cable television continues to keep HIV/AIDS on the public's mind through its effective and innovative programming. We are excited to debut the 'POP Celebrity of the Year' and 'POP Network of the Year' categories to consumers and cable industry professionals so they can directly participate in giving cable television programming the recognition it deserves." Cable Positive is a national non-profit organization that was founded in February 1992 by three concerned cable executives with the mission of organizing cable's resources in the fight against AIDS. Cable Positive is dedicated to unifying the talents, resources, access, and influence of the communications industry to raise AIDS awareness; to fund AIDS education, research and care; and to promote a more compassionate climate for people whose lives have been affected by HIV and AIDS. Cable Positive has grown to include supporters from every major cable network, MSO, system, hardware manufacturer, trade association, media publication, and affiliated industry vendors and suppliers. For more information about Cable Positive, call 212.459.1502 or visit www.cablepositive.org. About Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. 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. The Company's media properties reach over 100 million people in the U.S. each 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 180 issued U.S. patents in the general area of audio-visual technologies with over 4,600 claims, nearly 200 issued foreign patents, and continues to actively pursue a worldwide intellectual property program and currently has roughly 600 U.S. and 800 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, G-GUIDE, G-GUIDE Gold, Gemstar eBook, GUIDE Plus+, TV Guide Interactive, VCR Plus+, PlusCode, TVG Network, SkyMall and skymall.com 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.
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