Gemstar-TV Guide Expands European Patent Licensing Through Agreement with Humax, a Leading Provider of Retail Set-Top Boxes

  
    
  
  
    
      Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (NASDAQ: GMST), a leading media, 
      entertainment and technology company, announced today that it has signed 
      a patent license agreement with Humax Co., Ltd., one of the world’s 
      leading set-top box manufacturers. The multi-year agreement includes a 
      patent license allowing Humax to incorporate interactive program guides 
      (IPGs) in retail digital set-top boxes that are distributed throughout 
      Europe. The patent license also extends to digital televisions and 
      digital recording devices deployed by Humax. Specific terms of the 
      agreement were not otherwise disclosed.
    
    
      Founded in 1989 in Korea, Humax is one of the world’s 
      leading digital set-top box manufacturers.
    
    
      “We are very pleased to have this patent 
      license in place with Humax,” said Samir 
      Armaly, executive vice president, licensing and intellectual property, 
      Gemstar-TV Guide. “This is another agreement 
      for Europe that underlines the increasing value of our intellectual 
      property in the region.”
    
    
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      (NASDAQ: GMST) is a leading global media, entertainment, and technology 
      company that develops, licenses, markets and distributes products and 
      services that maximize the video guidance and entertainment experience 
      for consumers. The Company's businesses include: television, publishing, 
      and new media properties; interactive program guide services and 
      products; and intellectual property licensing. Additional information 
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