Buzztime announces 4th Qtr / Year End Conference Call.

scar · **Joined:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 6:57 pm **Posts:** 2218

March 23, 2010, 10:12 a.m. EDT ·

NTN Buzztime, Inc. Announces Conference Call to Discuss Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Financial Results on March 30
CARLSBAD, Calif., March 23, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- NTN Buzztime, Inc. /quotes/comstock/14*!ntn/quotes/nls/ntn (NTN 0.47, +0.00, +0.40%) , today announced it will conduct a conference call to discuss its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 30, 2010.

Hosting the call will be CEO Terry Bateman and CFO Kendra Berger.

To access the conference call, please dial (866) 360-7027, if calling from the United States or Canada, or (706) 643-3291, if calling internationally, and use passcode 63661018.

A replay of the call will be available until April 6, 2010, which can be accessed by dialing (800) 642-1687, if calling from the United States or Canada, or (706) 645-9291, if calling internationally. Please use passcode 63661018 to access the replay.

The call will also be accompanied live by webcast over the Internet and accessible at the Company's Web site at http://www.buzztime.com.

About NTN Buzztime, Inc.

NTN Buzztime, Inc. /quotes/comstock/14*!ntn/quotes/nls/ntn (NTN 0.47, +0.00, +0.40%) is one of the most popular interactive bar and restaurant entertainment networks. Trusted for over 25 years by restaurant, bar and pub owners, Buzztime develops trivia, card and sports games and broadcasts them on the Buzztime Network to 4,000 locations throughout North America. More than 1,000,000 registered players use a blue Playmaker or their Apple iPhone(R) to compete in more than 4,500,000 games each month. Players spread the word and invite friends and family to their favorite Buzztime location to enjoy an evening of fun and competition or unwind from a hectic day. Buzztime ups the fun factor - turning visitors into regulars and attracting new players every day of the week. For the most up-to-date information on NTN Buzztime, please visit www.buzztime.com.

Buzztime is a registered trademark of Buzztime Entertainment, Inc. and Playmaker is a registered trademark of NTN Buzztime, Inc.

BUD · **Posted:** Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:21 pm

If you do decide to call in you need to tell the operator that you are a stockholder. If you say you are a player you will not be put in line to ask a question.

I happen to be a stock holder and did ask a question last time. Got a 1/2 decent answer from Mr. Bateman.

Any good question suggestions for this call? Not "why is there so much pop culture content". Something bigger picture? Maybe What are the plans for the Sports channel? or plans for going to 3 channels in the bars? or Are there any new games of substance in the works?

stevej84 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 24, 2010 2:31 pm

BUD wrote:

If you do decide to call in you need to tell the operator that you are a stockholder. If you say you are a player you will not be put in line to ask a question.

I happen to be a stock holder and did ask a question last time. Got a 1/2 decent answer from Mr. Bateman.

Any good question suggestions for this call? Not "why is there so much pop culture content". Something bigger picture? Maybe What are the plans for the Sports channel? or plans for going to 3 channels in the bars? or Are there any new games of substance in the works?

I would avoid anything specific about specific games unless they broach the subject themselves earlier in the conference

I would ask about the 3 channels of programming/2 channels of bandwidth bottleneck. It is the biggest problem facing the network right now

Falcon · **Posted:** Fri Mar 26, 2010 8:29 pm

stevej84 wrote:

BUD wrote:

If you do decide to call in you need to tell the operator that you are a stockholder. If you say you are a player you will not be put in line to ask a question.

I happen to be a stock holder and did ask a question last time. Got a 1/2 decent answer from Mr. Bateman.

Any good question suggestions for this call? Not "why is there so much pop culture content". Something bigger picture? Maybe What are the plans for the Sports channel? or plans for going to 3 channels in the bars? or Are there any new games of substance in the works?

I would avoid anything specific about specific games unless they broach the subject themselves earlier in the conference

I would ask about the 3 channels of programming/2 channels of bandwidth bottleneck. It is the biggest problem facing the network right now

Maybe, but I'm not convinced that there is enough demand for sports trivia to make that third channel (or even the third network) worthwhile. With enough prizes and promotion, enough of the regulars at a bar might play to make it look viable, but that would drop off sharply when the prizes dry up.

I think there is a need to identify more clearly the benefits to the bars and how to achieve them. Getting patrons to stay longer (where that is one) might mean changes as simple as 1) more convenient access to Playmakers, 2) taking a minute or so from the repetitive NTN ads at the end of each game to show the rankings long enough for people to read them, and add a screen showing the ranking of the local bar, even if it is not among the top 20 or 50, or 3) having more local , state, or chain-wide competitions, and 4) providing the simplest of training for bartenders and managers.

If it is to get new patrons into the bars (even once a week) who would not otherwise be there, theme nights on general knowledge themes such as natural sciences, geography, history, literature, etc., could bring in new regulars for each night as Showdown, and, to a lesser extent the entertainment theme nights (sports, Hollywood, and pop music), have done for years. Topix relating to the themes each night can help, but one half-hour is not enough to attract new patrons out regularly.

ranger · **Joined:** Tue Jan 12, 2010 12:27 am **Posts:** 630

Those are mostly good suggestions, but if they show the bar ranking, it should be REAL, not made up by the local server.

liljol · **Joined:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 8:41 pm **Posts:** 2497

Falcon wrote:

I think there is a need to identify more clearly the benefits to the bars and how to achieve them. Getting patrons to stay longer (where that is one) might mean changes as simple as 1) more convenient access to Playmakers,

IMO, this isn't an NTN Buzztime issue, rather it is an individual site issue.

Falcon wrote:

2) taking a minute or so from the repetitive NTN ads at the end of each game to show the rankings long enough for people to read them, and add a screen showing the ranking of the local bar, even if it is not among the top 20 or 50,

Certainly, for the 10Q, 15 minute games.

Falcon wrote:

or 3) having more local , state, or chain-wide competitions,

Nice idea, but from what many of us have seen, NTN Buzztime is having enough of a time running what they have now.

Falcon wrote:

and 4) providing the simplest of training for bartenders and managers.

Ah, something tells me that whatever initial training might be given is not usually given to all of a site's personnel. IMO, just as big (if not bigger) an issue is with training employees who either were not present for the initial training or were hired after the initial training.

scar · **Joined:** Sun Jan 10, 2010 6:57 pm **Posts:** 2218

Pretty frightening numbers for 2011 if you hope BT makes it.

Churned through 2.5+ million cash while equity declined by 3.1 million or roughly 33%.

Operating expenses were up a million in the fourth quarter alone, on type of a revenue decline in the quarter and YTD.

Everytime I look at their financials I am just amazed.

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