Ian Birch

Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc., a media, entertainment and technology company, engages in the development, licensing, marketing and distribution of products and services for television guidance and home entertainment needs of television viewers worldwide. It operates in three segments: Publishing, Cable & Satellite and Consumer Electronic Licensing. The Publishing segment consists of TV Guide magazine which focuses on television-related news, feature stories, television celebrity photos, behind the scenes coverage and reviews & recommendations. The Cable and Satellite segment comprises TV Guide Channel, an entertainment network that offers television guidance-related programming, program listings and descriptions. The Consumer Electronic Licensing segment licenses the company’s proprietary technologies and intellectual property to consumer electronics manufacturers. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Los Angeles, CA.