NTN COMMUNICATIONS INC
10-Q, 1995-11-28
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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                                   FORM 10-Q

          [X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
               THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1995


                         Commission file number 1-11460

                            NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             Delaware                                    31-1103425
     (State of incorporation)               (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


           The Campus 5966 La Place Court, Carlsbad, California  92008
                 (Address of principal executive offices)      (Zip Code)

                                 (619) 438-7400
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
filing requirements for the past 90 days.

YES     X               NO
    -----------            ------------        

  Number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common
stock, as of August 7, 1995: 19,920,554 shares of common stock, $.005 par value.
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                         PART I--FINANCIAL INFORMATION
                         -----------------------------

               Item 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

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                   NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                          Consolidated Balance Sheets
                June 30, 1995 (Unaudited) and December 31, 1994

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                   September 30,  December 31,
                                                   -------------  -------------
                 Assets                                1995           1994
                 ------                            -------------  -------------
<S>                                                <C>            <C>
Current assets:
 Cash and cash equivalents                          $ 2,185,000     2,429,000
 Marketable securities - available for sale             370,000     1,000,000
 Interest-bearing security deposits                   1,388,000     1,225,000
 Accounts receivable - trade, net                     4,703,000     5,881,000
 Accounts receivable - officers and directors           100,000       100,000
 Accounts receivable - other                          1,850,000       600,000
 Notes receivable - officers and directors            3,318,000     3,262,000
 Software development costs, net                      1,312,000     1,212,000
 Inventories                                          5,555,000     4,628,000
 Prepaid expenses and other current assets            3,025,000     1,769,000
                                                    -----------    ----------
 
          Total current assets                       23,806,000    22,106,000
 
Fixed assets, net                                     1,763,000     1,405,000
Interest-bearing security deposits                    1,875,000     1,975,000
Software development costs, net                       3,262,000     2,193,000
Other assets                                          4,863,000     3,560,000
                                                    -----------    ----------
 
          Total assets                              $35,569,000    31,239,000
                                                    ===========    ==========
 
                                                                     (Continued)
</TABLE>

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                   NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     Consolidated Balance Sheets, Continued
                June 30, 1995 (Unaudited) and December 31, 1994
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
 
                                             September 30,   December 31,
                                             --------------  -------------
  Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity            1995           1994
  ------------------------------------       --------------  -------------
<S>                                          <C>             <C>

Current liabilities:
 Accounts payable and accrued                    
  liabilities                                    3,556,000      2,744,000
 Current portion of long-term debt               2,582,000        468,000
 Deferred revenue                                  983,000        740,000
 Customer deposits                               1,161,000      1,006,000
                                               -----------    -----------
 
          Total current liabilities              8,282,000      4,958,000
 
Deferred revenue                                   886,000        816,000
Long-term debt, excluding current portion           11,000          8,000
                                               -----------    -----------
 
          Total liabilities                      9,179,000      5,782,000
                                               -----------    -----------
 
Shareholders' equity (notes 7, 8 and 9):
 10% Cumulative convertible preferred stock, 
  $.005 par value, 10,000,000 shares   
  authorized; issued and outstanding 162,612 
  in 1995 and 197,612 in 1994                        1,000          1,000
 Common stock, $.005 par value, 50,000,000 
  shares authorized; shares issued and 
  outstanding 19,878,554 in 1995 and
  19,178,060 in 1994                                99,000         96,000
 Additional paid-in capital                     47,301,000     44,599,000
 Accumulated deficit                           (21,011,000)   (19,239,000)
                                               -----------    -----------
 
          Total shareholders' equity            26,390,000     25,457,000
                                               -----------    -----------
 
          Total liabilities and                
           shareholders' equity                $35,569,000     31,239,000
                                               ===========    ===========
 
See Accompanying Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.
</TABLE>

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                   NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     Consolidated Statements of Operations
            Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 1995 and 1994
                                  (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Three Months   Three Months  Six Months   Six Months
                                             -------------  ------------  -----------  ----------
                                               June 30,       June 30,     June 30,     June 30,
                                             -------------  ------------  -----------  ----------
                                                 1995           1994         1995         1994
                                             -------------  ------------  -----------  ----------
 
<S>                                          <C>            <C>           <C>          <C>
Broadcast and production services              $3,782,000      2,543,000   7,734,000    4,821,000
Product sales                                     626,000        982,000   1,139,000    1,571,000
Equipment sales                                 1,528,000      1,041,000   2,584,000    1,707,000
License fees and royalties                         88,000        554,000     281,000      838,000
Other revenue                                     209,000        216,000     233,000      688,000
                                               ----------     ----------  ----------   ----------
 
          Total revenues                        6,233,000      5,336,000  11,971,000    9,625,000
                                               ----------     ----------  ----------   ----------
 
Cost of services - broadcast and            
 production services                            1,861,000      1,210,000   3,529,000    2,146,000 
Cost of sales - product sales                     241,000        261,000     494,000      400,000
Cost of sales - equipment                         924,000        686,000   1,559,000    1,111,000
                                               ----------     ----------  ----------   ----------
 
          Total cost of sales                   3,026,000      2,157,000   5,582,000    3,657,000
                                               ----------     ----------  ----------   ----------
 
          Gross profit                          3,207,000      3,179,000   6,389,000    5,968,000
                                               ----------     ----------  ----------   ----------
 
Operating expenses:
 Selling, general and administrative            2,473,000      2,454,000   6,010,000    4,540,000
 Legal and professional services                  201,000         54,000   1,405,000      254,000
 Research and development                         341,000        305,000     735,000      564,000
                                               ----------     ----------  ----------   ----------
 
          Total operating expenses              3,015,000      2,813,000   8,150,000    5,358,000
                                               ----------     ----------  ----------   ----------
 
Operating income (loss)                           192,000        366,000  (1,761,000)     610,000
 
    Interest income (expense), net                (67,000)       102,000     (11,000)     250,000
                                               ----------     ----------  ----------   ----------
 
Earnings (loss) before income taxes               125,000        468,000  (1,772,000)     860,000
 
Income taxes                                            0         64,000           0       67,000
                                               ----------     ----------  ----------   ----------
 
          Net earnings (loss)                  $  125,000        404,000  (1,772,000)     793,000
                                               ==========     ==========  ==========   ==========
 
Net earnings (loss) per share                  $     0.01           0.02       (0.09)        0.04
                                               ==========     ==========  ==========   ==========
 
Weighted average number of shares              
 outstanding                                   20,949,026     20,640,486  19,458,938   21,073,906
                                               ==========     ==========  ==========   ========== 
 
See Accompanying Notes to Unadited Consolidated Financial Statements.
</TABLE>

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                   NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                     Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
            Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 1995 and 1994
                                  (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Three Months   Three Months   Six Months   Six Months
                                               June 30,       June 30,      June 30,     June 30,
                                                 1995           1994          1995         1994
                                             -------------  -------------  -----------  -----------
<S>                                          <C>            <C>            <C>          <C>
    Cash flows from (used for)
     operating activities:
      Net earnings (loss)                    $    125,000        404,000   (1,772,000)     793,000
      Adjustments to reconcile net
       earnings (loss) to net cash
       provided by (used in) operating
       activities:
               Depreciation and                  
                amortization, net                (342,000)      (141,000)    (244,000)     (74,000)
               Provision for doubtful                                                             
                accounts                           67,000         45,000      120,000      107,000
               Gain on sale and                                                                   
                leaseback transactions           (463,000)      (176,000)    (639,000)    (308,000)
               (Increase) decrease in:
                    Accounts receivable         1,351,000     (2,128,000)    (192,000)  (1,694,000)
                    Software                    
                     development costs,
                     net                        1,054,000       (320,000)     866,000     (552,000) 
                    Inventories, net             (304,000)       171,000     (927,000)    (179,000)
                    Prepaid expenses           
                     and other assets          (3,395,000)    (1,093,000)  (2,559,000)  (1,297,000)
               Increase (decrease) in:
                    Accounts payable              
                     and accrued 
                     liabilities                  443,000        457,000      812,000     (239,000)
                    Deferred revenue              165,000         12,000      343,000      (87,000)
                    Customer deposits              84,000         43,000      155,000      126,000
                                               ----------     ----------   ----------   ----------
 
                    Net cash used for          
                     operating                 
                     activities                (1,215,000)    (2,726,000)  (4,037,000)  (3,404,000)
                                               ----------     ----------   ----------   ---------- 
    Cash flows from (used for)
     investing activities:
       Capital expenditures                      (316,000)      (212,000)    (570,000)    (384,000)
       Software development costs, net         (1,453,000)      (414,000)  (2,035,000)    (899,000)
       Notes receivable - officers and           
        directors                                (175,000)      (720,000)     (56,000)    (800,000)
       Proceeds from marketable securities
        - available for sale                      130,000      2,554,000      630,000    2,554,000
 
      Proceeds from lease transactions          1,250,000      1,762,000    2,250,000    1,750,000
      Deposits related to lease                
       transactions                               187,000        (64,000)     (63,000)    (700,000)
                                               ----------     ----------   ----------   ---------- 

             Net cash provided by              
              investing activities               (377,000)     2,906,000      156,000   1,,521,000
                                               ----------     ----------   ----------   ----------
</TABLE> 
 
                                                                     (Continued)

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                   NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, Continued
           Three Months and Six Months Ended Juner 30, 1995 and 1994
                                  (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                             Three Months   Three Months   Six Months   Six Months
                                               June 30,       June 30,      June 30,     June 30,
                                                 1995           1994          1995         1994
                                             -------------  -------------  -----------  -----------
<S>                                          <C>            <C>            <C>          <C>
     Cash flows from (used for)
      financing activities:
       Principal payments on debt              $  442,000       (736,000)      (7,000)    (208,000)
       Proceeds from issuance of debt             879,000       (750,000)   2,124,000            0
       Purchase of equipment related to
        sale and leaseback transactions          (675,000)      (447,000)  (1,185,000)    (845,000)
 
       Proceeds from issuance of common
        stock, less issuance costs paid         
        in cash                                 2,376,000         37,000    2,705,000       60,000
                                               ----------     ----------   ----------   ----------
 
               Net cash provided by
                (used for) financing            
                activities                      3,022,000     (1,896,000)   3,637,000     (993,000)
                                               ----------     ----------   ----------   ---------- 
 
     Net increase (decrease) in cash            
      and cash equivalents                      1,430,000     (1,716,000)    (244,000)  (2,876,000)
 
     Cash and cash equivalents at              
      beginning of period                         755,000      6,048,000    2,429,000    7,208,000
                                               ----------     ----------   ----------   ----------

     Cash and cash equivalents at end          
      of period                                $2,185,000      4,332,000    2,185,000    4,332,000
                                               ==========     ==========   ==========   ==========
 
     Supplemental disclosures of cash
      flow information:
         Cash paid during the period for: 
          Interest                             $   44,000         13,000       66,000       25,000
                                               ==========     ==========   ==========   ==========
 
          Income taxes                         $        0        154,000            0      392,000
                                               ==========     ==========   ==========   ==========
</TABLE> 
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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                   NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                         Notes to Financial Statements
                                  (Unaudited)

            1.  General.
                ------- 

            Management has elected to omit substantially all notes to the
         Company's financial statements. Reference should be made to the
         Company's Form 10-K filed for the year ended December 31, 1994, which
         report incorporated the notes to the Company's year-end financial
         statements.


            2.  Unaudited Information.
                --------------------- 

            The June 30, 1995 and 1994 information furnished herein was taken
         from the books and records of the Company without audit.  However, such
         information reflects all adjustments (consisting only of normal
         recurring adjustments) that are, in the opinion of management,
         necessary to reflect properly results of the interim periods presented.
         The results of operations for the period ended June 30, 1995 are not
         necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the fiscal
         year ending December 31, 1995.


            3.  Business Segment Data.
                --------------------- 

            The Company operates primarily in the interactive television
         entertainment and software development and distribution industries.
         Business segment information for the three and six months ended June
         30, 1995 and 1994 and as of June 30, 1995 and December 31, 1994 is as
         follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          Software
                                         Interactive     Development
                                          Television         and
                                        Entertainment   Distribution      Total
                                        --------------  -------------  -----------
<S>                                     <C>             <C>            <C>
         Three months ended June 30,
             1995
             ----
         Revenue                          $ 5,460,000        773,000    6,233,000
         Operating Income (Loss)              223,000        (31,000)     192,000
         Net Earnings (Loss)                  349,000       (224,000)     125,000
 
             1994
             ----
         Revenue                          $ 4,250,000      1,086,000    5,336,000
         Operating Income                      89,000        277,000      366,000
         Net Earnings                         189,000        215,000      404,000
 
         Six months ended June 30,
             1995
             ----
         Revenue                          $10,492,000      1,479,000   11,971,000
         Operating Income (Loss)           (1,239,000)      (522,000)  (1,761,000)
         Net Earnings (Loss)               (1,057,000)      (715,000)  (1,772,000)
 
             1994
             ----
         Revenue                          $ 7,677,000      1,948,000    9,625,000
         Operating Income                     327,000        283,000      610,000
         Net Earnings                         574,000        219,000      793,000
 
             June 30, 1995
             -------------
         Total Assets                      31,331,000      4,238,000   35,569,000
         Current Assets                    20,426,000      3,380,000   23,806,000
         Total Liabilities                  8,080,000      1,099,000    9,179,000
 
             December 31, 1994
             -----------------
         Total Assets                      26,383,000      4,856,000   31,239,000
         Current Assets                    17,820,000      4,286,000   22,106,000
         Total Liabilities                  4,552,000      1,230,000    5,782,000
</TABLE>

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             4.  Earnings per Share.
                 ------------------ 

             Earnings per share amounts are computed by dividing net earnings
         increased by preferred dividends resulting from the assumed exercise of
         stock options and warrants and the assumed conversion of convertible
         preferred shares, and the resulting assumed reduction of outstanding
         indebtedness, by the weighted average number of common and common
         equivalent shares outstanding during the period.  Common stock
         equivalents represent the dilutive effect of the assumed exercise of
         certain outstanding options and warrants and preferred stock.

             Earnings per-share amounts are based on 19,458,938 common shares
         for the six months ended June 30, 1995.  The impact of the common stock
         equivalents would have had an antidilutive effect for the six months
         ended June 30, 1995 due to the reported loss and accordingly have not
         been included in the computation.

             Earnings per-share amounts are based on 20,640,486 and 21,073,906
         common and common equivalent shares for the three and six months ended
         June 30, 1994 respectively and 20,949,026 for the three months ended
         June 30, 1995.  These amounts include the dilutive effect of common
         stock equivalents.


 
         Item 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
                  AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

         General
         -------

              The Company uses existing technology to broadcast two-way
         interactive live events.  The Company's principal sources of revenue
         from broadcast activities are derived from (a) broadcast fees in the
         United States; (b) advertising fees in the Unites States, (c) broadcast
         fees from foreign licensees; (d) sales of interactive equipment; (e)
         licensing fees from foreign licensees; (f) royalties and sale of
         equipment to educational institutions and (g) the licensing of the
         Company's technology and interactive equipment sales to other users.

              The Company also develops and publishes interactive entertainment
         software and video games for general consumer use on a variety of home
         personal computers and console entertainment systems.  The principal
         sources of revenue from software and video game activities are derived
         from (a) domestic retail sales sold through mass merchants, warehouse
         clubs, general retailers and mail order catalogues; and (b) license
         fees and royalties from international licensees who translate and
         publish in over a dozen countries around the world.

              The Company has capitalized qualifying software development costs
         in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  However,
         through 1992, the Company expensed all of its development costs,
         charging such expenses as they were incurred.  These significant
         charges represent the technology and know-how that the Company has
         developed and put into use in its daily operations and may well be its
         most valuable asset.  However, the significant costs of developing the
         Company's key technological assets are not fully presented on the
         Company's balance sheet as an asset.

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         Material Changes in Results of Operations
         -----------------------------------------

         Three month periods ended June 30, 1995 and June 30, 1994

              The Company recognized net earnings of $125,000 for the three
         months ended June 30, 1995 compared to $404,000 for the three months
         ended June 30, 1994.  The decline in total net earnings in 1995 is
         attributed to an increase in legal expenses, additional costs of
         developing new products and services, and increased marketing
         expenditures.  For the current quarter, total revenues increased 17%
         from $5,336,000 to $6,233,000.  This increase is the result of growth
         in many of the Company's principal revenue activities.

              The most significant increase resulted from a 49% growth in
         Broadcast and Production Services from $2,543,000 to $3,782,000.  The
         increase in broadcast revenue is primarily due to an equivalent
         expansion in the number of subscriber locations contracting for
         broadcast services from the Company.

              Equipment Sales increased 47% from $1,041,000 to $1,528,000.
         Equipment sales in the current quarter include both sale and leaseback
         transactions and direct sales to the Company's customers.  Equipment
         sales have been highly volatile in the past and are expected to remain
         so, as they are dependent on the Company's ability to engage in lease
         financing, the timing of expansion plans of the Company's foreign
         licensees and, its educational subscribers.  As of June 30, 1995, the
         Company had sold and leased back subscriber systems in place at a
         majority of the United States subscriber locations.  The Company's
         ability to make more such sales will be dependent on increases in the
         number of subscriber locations, as to which there can be no assurance.

              Product Sales related to video and computer games decreased 36%
         from $982,000 to $626,000.  Sales of video and computer game products
         are typically seasonal and will vary with the number of products
         released in any period.

              License Fees decreased 84% from $554,000 in 1994 to $88,000 in
         1995.  In 1994 the Company issued a license for the development and
         broadcast of interactive programs in South Africa for $450,000.  There
         was no similar item in 1995.  Licensing arrangements are not dependent
         upon seasonal forces and will vary from period to period.

              Cost of Services-Broadcast and Production Services, which
         increased 54% from $1,210,000 in the prior year's quarter to
         $1,861,000, in the current year's quarter, reflects increased costs for
         equipment leases and increased sales commissions due to the rise in the
         number of subscribers.  Cost of Sales - Product Sales relates to the
         Company's video game products decreased from $261,000 to $241,000 in
         the current quarter or 8%.  These costs vary depending upon the timing
         of products released, the volume of products sold, the complexity of
         the games and the underlying costs associated with each product.  The
         gross margin on product sales decreased from 73% to 62% as the result
         of amortizing deferred development costs related to specific products
         sold in the current quarter.  The increase in Cost of Sales-Equipment
         from $686,000 to $924,000, an increase of 35%, is due to the increase
         in equipment sales, which can vary from period to period.  The
         Company's gross margin on equipment sales rose from 34% to 40%,
         primarily due to decreases in the cost of certain equipment.  Overall,
         the gross profit margin decreased from 60% to 51% as a result of the
         lower license fees and royalty revenues and higher costs associated
         with broadcast services and product sales.

              Operating Expenses rose from $2,813,000 in the prior years quarter
         to $3,015,000 in the current years quarter, an increase of 7%.  Legal
         and Professional Services increased 272% from $54,000 to $201,000 due
         to legal expenses incurred relative to litigation and other legal
         matters.  Selling, General and Administrative expenses increased
         slightly from $2,454,000 to $2,473,000 due to management's efforts to
         control operating expenses.  Research and Development expense increased
         from $305,000 to 

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         $341,000, or 12% as the Company continued its exploration of new
         technical platforms and interactive services.

              Net Interest Income decreased from $102,000 to $(67,000) as a
         result of decreased interest-bearing investments and the addition of
         new debt.  Income Tax expense decreased from $64,000 to zero in 1995
         due to year-to-date operating losses.  The Company currently has
         available approximately $12,000,000 of net operating loss carryovers
         for federal tax purposes.


         Six month periods ended June 30, 1995 and June 30, 1994
 
              The Company recognized a net loss of $1,772,000 for the six months
         ended June 30, 1995 compared to net earnings of $793,000 for the three
         months ended June 30, 1994.  The loss in 1995 is attributed to a
         substantial increase in legal expenses, additional costs of developing
         new products and services, and increased marketing expenditures.  Total
         revenues increased 24% from $9,625,000 to $11,971,000.  This increase
         is the result of growth in many of the Company's principal revenue
         activities.

              The most significant increase resulted from a 60% growth in
         Broadcast and Production Services from $4,821,000 to $7,734,000.  The
         increase in broadcast revenue is due to an equivalent expansion in the
         number of subscriber locations contracting for broadcast services from
         the Company.

              Equipment Sales increased 51% from $1,707,000 to $2,584,000.
         Equipment sales include both sale and leaseback transactions and direct
         sales to the Company's customers.  Equipment sales have been highly
         volatile in the past and are expected to remain so, as they are
         dependent on the Company's ability to engage in lease financing, the
         timing of expansion plans of the Company's foreign licensees and, its
         educational subscribers.  As of June 30, 1995, the Company had sold and
         leased back subscriber systems in place at a majority of the United
         States subscriber locations.  The Company's ability to make more such
         sales will be dependent on increases in the number of subscriber
         locations, as to which there can be no assurance.

              Product Sales related to video and computer games decreased 27%
         from $1,571,000 to $1,139,000.  Sales of video and computer game
         products are typically seasonal and will vary with the number of
         products released in any period.

              License Fees and Royalties relate to both the interactive
         television entertainment segment as well as the software development
         and distribution segment.  License Fees and Royalties decreased 66%
         from $838,000 in 1994 to $281,000 in 1995.  In 1994 the Company issued
         a license for the development and broadcast of interactive programs in
         South Africa for $450,000.  There was no similar item in 1995.
         Licensing arrangements are not dependent upon seasonal forces and will
         vary from period to period.

              Other Revenue decreased from $688,000 to $233,000 in the current
         year's period.  Other Revenue in 1994 primarily consisted of inventory
         transferred to the Company by its United Kingdom licensee in exchange
         for release from a license agreement.  Other Revenue has historically
         varied widely.

              Cost of Services-Broadcast and Production Services, which
         increased 54% from $2,146,000 in the prior year's period to $3,529,000,
         in the current year's period, reflects increased costs for equipment
         leases and increased sales commissions due to the rise in the number of
         subscribers.  Cost of Sales - Product Sales relates to the Company's
         video game products increased from $400,000 to $494,000 year to date or
         24%.  These costs vary depending upon the timing of products released,
         the volume of products sold, the complexity of the games and the
         underlying costs associated with each product.  The gross margin on
         product sales decreased from 75% to 57% as the result of amortizing
         deferred development costs related to specific products sold in the
         current period.  The increase in Cost of Sales-Equipment from
         $1,111,000 to $1,559,000, an increase of 40%, is due to the increase in
         equipment 

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         sales, which can vary from period to period. The Company's gross margin
         on equipment sales rose from 35% to 40%, primarily due to decreases in
         the cost of certain equipment. Overall, the gross profit margin
         decreased from 62% to 53% as a result of the lower license fees and
         royalty revenues and higher costs associated with broadcast services
         and product sales.

              Operating Expenses rose from $5,358,000 in the prior year period
         to $8,150,000 in the current year period, an increase of 52%.  Legal
         and Professional Services increased 453% from $254,000 to $1,405,000
         due to substantial legal expenses incurred relative to litigation and
         other legal matters.  Selling, General and Administrative expenses
         increased 32% from $4,540,000 to $6,010,000 due to a large increase in
         the number of employees hired to develop and produce new products and
         services and a considerable increase in marketing activities.  Research
         and Development expense increased from $564,000 to $735,000, or 30% as
         the Company continued its exploration of new technical platforms and
         interactive services.

              Net Interest Income decreased from $250,000 to $(11,000) as a
         result of decreased interest-bearing investments and the addition of
         new debt.  Income Tax expense decreased from $67,000 to zero in 1995
         due to year to date operating results.  The Company currently has
         available approximately $12,000,000 of net operating loss carryovers
         for federal tax purposes.


         Material Changes in Financial Condition
         ---------------------------------------

             The following analysis compares information as of the most recent
         unaudited balance sheet date of June 30, 1995 to the prior year-end
         audited balance sheet dated December 31, 1994.

             Total assets increased 14% from $31,239,000 to $35,569,000 from
         December 31, 1994 to June 30, 1995.  Cash and Marketable Securities -
         Available for Sale decreased from $3,429,000 to $2,555,000 at June 30,
         1995.  The decrease reflects the use of cash to fund operations and to
         invest in the development of future products and services for the NTN
         Network and video game products.

             Accounts Receivable - Trade decreased 20% from $5,881,000 to
         $4,703,000 at June 30, 1995, as the Company stepped up its collection
         efforts.  Accounts Receivable - Other increased from $600,000 to
         $1,850,000, the result of an equipment sale transaction late in the
         quarter.  The increase in Inventory from $4,628,000 to $5,555,000 is
         primarily the result of purchasing inventory assets in anticipation of
         higher sales later in the year.  Software Development Costs increased a
         total of $1,169,000 as the Company continued expansion of programs and
         new products.  Other Assets increased from $3,560,000 to $4,863,000 as
         a result of investments made in pension assets and in a partnership
         that acquired the headquarters of the Company.

             The increase in Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities from
         $2,744,000 to $3,556,000 reflects the overall growth of the Company.
         The increase in aggregate Deferred Revenue (long-term and current) from
         $1,556,000 to $1,869,000 reflects additional deferred gains on the sale
         of the assets involved in lease transactions.  Deferred gains are
         amortized to revenue over three-year periods.  Long-term Debt (long-
         term and current) increased from $476,000 to $2,593,000 as a result of
         additional borrowings to augment working capital needed for operational
         expenses, new software and product development, marketing of services
         and purchase of broadcast-related equipment.

             Overall, the Company's working capital decreased $1,624,000 from
         December 31, 1994 to June 30, 1995, primarily as a result of cash used
         to fund operations and develop new products and services.  The Company
         may continue to require additional working capital for operating
         expenses, new services development, marketing of services and purchase
         of the hardware components used in reception of its services.  There
         can be no assurance that the Company's currently available resources
         will be sufficient to allow the Company to support its operations until
         such time, if any, as its internally generated cash flow is able to
         sustain the Company.

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             In the past, the Company has been able to fund its operations and
         improve its working capital position by sales of Common Stock upon
         exercise of warrants and options, by leasing transactions for equipment
         in use at subscriber locations, and by licensing its technology to
         foreign licensees.  The Company is exploring additional alternative
         capital financing possibilities which may include (i) licensing and
         related royalties of the Company's technology and products; (ii)
         borrowing arrangements under fixed and revolving credit agreements; or
         (iii) sale of additional equity securities.  In the second quarter, the
         Company issued approximately 700,000 shares of equity securities
         including the exercise of warrants and options for net proceeds of
         $2,705,000.  The Company will continue to negotiate for additional
         lease and debt financing and additional foreign licensing, however, the
         extent to which any of the foregoing may be effected cannot be
         predicted at this time.


         PART II  OTHER INFORMATION
                  -----------------

             Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.


              The description of certain legal proceedings contained in the
         Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
         1994 under the caption "Legal Proceedings", is incorporated herein by
         reference.  An update of events subsequent to that Report follows.

              On April 18, 1995, a class action lawsuit was filed in the United
         States District Court for the Southern District of California.  The
         lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and alleges violations of securities
         laws based upon the Company's projections for the fourth quarter of
         1994 and for fiscal year 1994, and further alleges that certain
         insiders sold stock on information not generally known to the public.

              The Company has denied liability based upon the allegations
         contained in the complaint which does not contain any statement or
         demand for a specific amount of damages.  At this time, the Company
         intends to vigorously contest the matter.

              On July 3, 1995, a separate action was filed by a single
         shareholder in the United States District Court for the Northern
         District of Texas, based upon substantially the same allegations as
         those set forth in the April, 1995 class action suit against the
         Company.  The Company has just recently filed its response and
         counterclaim to the action and intends to vigorously defend against
         this claim.

              In May of 1994, Interactive Network filed a lawsuit in the United
         States District Court for the Northern District of California claiming
         that the Company's proprietary interactive boxing game, "Uppercut"
         infringed upon its patent.  The Court granted summary judgment in favor
         of the Company, and the Company was successful in recovering
         approximately $57,000 in attorneys' fees from IN.  IN voluntarily
         dismissed its appeal of the Court's ruling.


             Item 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON REPORT 8-K.


              None.

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                                   SIGNATURES
                                   ----------



             Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
         1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
         behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                           NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.



         Date:  August 10, 1995            By:  /s/RONALD E. HOGAN
                                              --------------------
                                              Ronald E. Hogan,
                                              Chief Financial Officer

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