SAN FRANCISCO -- TV Guide magazine's already fuzzy future looks even more uncertain now that the magazine is part of a proposed $2.8 billion sale to security software specialist Macrovision Corp.
Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc.'s intellectual property and interactive programming were the magnets for Macrovision's proposal Friday to buy Gemstar -- raising questions about whether there will be a place for a 54-year-old magazine that has been losing money and readers.
Macrovision Chief Executive Fred Amoroso didn't provide any definitive answers in a conference call with analysts, saying he didn't know much about publishing and needed more time to assess how TV Guide could fit into his strategy. …
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