Buzztime(R) Launches New Single-Player Games in Four Cable TV Systems

Buzztime(R) Launches New Single-Player Games in Four Cable TV Systems

Expanding the Buzztime Game Service beyond Trivia Game Shows is Expected to Broaden Buzztime's Cable TV Audience

CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Buzztime Entertainment, Inc., a subsidiary of NTN Communications, Inc. (AMEX:NTN), announced today that its "Buzztime Single-Player Games" package is now installed and available for play in four U.S. cable systems. These offerings expand the Buzztime Network game service on each of these four systems, all of which already offer the Buzztime Trivia Channel, the only U.S. interactive television game channel that enables real-time multi-player game competitions.

"We are very pleased that cable systems are expanding their Buzztime Network offerings with our new games," said Tyrone Lam, president of Buzztime Entertainment. "Our plan is continue to add fun, TV-centric games to the Buzztime Network in order to expand our audience of players within the cable system".

The first six Buzztime games deployed are: Poker, Checkers, Hexagone(TM), Jungle-Bop(TM), Memory and Solitaire. Like the Buzztime Trivia Channel, these single-player games are being provided for free by cable operators to all of their digital cable subscribers. Buzztime has an inventory of over 50 additional single-player games to add to its iTV games package.

"The addition of single-player games is part of an aggressive strategy to expand both content and distribution of our Buzztime Network across all interactive platforms, including cable TV, satellite TV, mobile phones, retail games and our own hospitality network of nearly 4,000 sites across North America," said Stanley Kinsey, Chairman and CEO of NTN Communications.

In addition, two more Buzztime "multi-player" games, Buzztime Texas Hold'em and Buzztime Billiards, are being considered by cable operators for potential installations. These new multi-player games feature another iTV industry first for Buzztime, allowing players from all Buzztime Network systems to compete against other players in real-time virtual game rooms. Buzztime believes its continued growth of game content offerings will create an increasingly compelling Buzztime Network offering for consumer play in cable systems, helping to reduce churn and increase digital cable penetration.

For more information on the Buzztime games for cable TV, go to http://www.buzztime.com/.

About Buzztime Entertainment

Buzztime Entertainment, Inc., a subsidiary of NTN Communications, Inc. (AMEX:NTN), develops and distributes multiplayer games for television. Buzztime's trivia and play-along sports games have been available to millions of players in restaurants and sports bars via the NTN iTV Network for almost 20 years. The company owns one of the world's largest databases of iTV trivia and operates an interactive broadcast studio where it produces multiplayer trivia game shows, live sports prediction games -- such as QB1(R) Predict the Play(R) football -- popular arcade and classic games across iTV, mobile and PC platforms. Buzztime Entertainment has agreements with Media General, Inc., Comcast Cable, ICTV, Cadaco, Airborne Entertainment, DTI Software, Square One Publishers and the National Football League. Buzztime Entertainment's iTV studio and broadcast operations center are headquartered in Carlsbad, California. The company website is located at http://www.buzztime.com/.

This release contains forward-looking statements which reflect management's current views of future events and operations. These statements are all based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include the risk of changing economic conditions, failure of product demand or market acceptance of both existing and new products, delays in closing of sales or agreements, unforeseen and uncontrollable increases in expenses or costs and the impact of competitive products and pricing. Other important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements are discussed in the "Risk Factors" section and other sections of NTN's Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2004, which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements included in this release are based on information available to us on the date hereof. These statements speak only as of the date hereof, and NTN does not undertake to publicly update or revise any of its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes show that the indicated results or events will not be realized.

CONTACT: Andy Wrobel Chief Financial Officer NTN Communications, Inc. (888) 752-9686 andy.wrobel@ntn.com

Source: Buzztime Entertainment, Inc.

CONTACT: Andy Wrobel, Chief Financial Officer of NTN Communications, Inc., 1-888-752-9686, andy.wrobel@ntn.com

Web site: http://www.buzztime.com/

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