NTN Sets DiTV Site Sales Record in 2004

NTN Sets DiTV Site Sales Record in 2004 CARLSBAD, Calif., Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- NTN Communications, Inc. (AMEX:NTN), a leader in interactive communications and entertainment products for the hospitality industry, announced today that it sold 1,000 new sites in its NTN iTV Network segment in 2004. Mark deGorter, President of the NTN iTV Network stated, "We are delighted that we achieved our internal goal of attaining 1,000 site sales in 2004. This was the best site sales fourth quarter and year that we have had since introducing our digital interactive television (DiTV) system in 1999. Our site sales in 2004 were up over 41% over our site sales in 2003. We were up 61% in the fourth quarter. We believe we achieved this result due to the attraction of our Texas Hold 'Em game rollout and our restructured sales force. Our site sales increased in the second, third and fourth quarters last year after we announced our intention of launching our Texas Hold 'Em games during the first quarter." About NTN Communications Based in Carlsbad, CA, NTN Communications, Inc. is the parent corporation of the NTN Hospitality Technologies segment and Buzztime Entertainment, Inc., a subsidiary. The NTN Hospitality Technologies segment, which focuses on integrated front-of-house solutions for the hospitality industry, is comprised of the NTN iTV Entertainment Network, NTN Wireless Communications, Inc., and NTN Software Solutions, Inc. NTN Hospitality Technologies provides services and products to leading restaurants such as The Cheesecake Factory, Darden Restaurants, Domino's Pizza, Gaylord Entertainment, TGI Friday's and more. For further information, please contact: James Frakes, NTN Communications, 760-438-7400 or james.frakes@ntn.com Source: NTN Communications, Inc. CONTACT: James B. Frakes, Chief Financial Officer of NTN Communications, Inc., +1-888-752-9686, ext. 1263, james.frakes@ntn.com ------- Profile: International Entertainment