Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. develops, licenses, markets, and distributes products and services for video guidance and entertainment needs of consumers worldwide. Its Guidance Technology and Solutions segment licenses its interactive program guides to third party guide developers, such as multi-channel video service providers, consumer electronics manufacturers, set-top box manufacturers, and interactive television software and program guide providers. This segment also offers video recording technology under the VCR Plus+ brand name in North America, as well as under other brands in Europe and Japan; and provides TV guide data solutions and TV guide mobile entertainment products. The company’s Media Networks segment operates TV guide network, which offers entertainment and television guidance-related programming, localized program listings, and descriptions primarily in the United States; TVG network that provides live horse racing from various racetracks in the United States and other countries enabling viewers wagering from home via telephone, online, interactive set-top box, and WAP/Internet enabled mobile devices; online networks comprising five entertainment Web sites, which feature a combination of entertainment news, video programming, celebrity information, localized channel listings, editorial guidance, community features, and search features. It also offers TV guide broadband and TV guide SPOT that are advertiser supported and video-on-demand services. Its Publishing segment offers TV Guide magazine that targets women readers weekly content, including TV-related news, feature stories, celebrity photos, behind the scenes coverage, reviews and recommendations, and national TV listings. The company, formerly known as Gemstar International Group Limited, was founded in 1992. It changed its name to Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. in 2000. The company is based in Los Angeles, California.