NTN Buzztime Hires Strategic Sourcing Partner to Implement Expense Reduction Strategies

NTN Buzztime Hires Strategic Sourcing Partner to Implement Expense Reduction Strategies

Profit Recovery Partners, LLC to Assist in Reducing Company Expenditures

CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- NTN Buzztime, Inc. (AMEX:NTN), a leading developer and distributor of Play Along TV(R) entertainment and technology, announced today that Profit Recovery Partners, LLC (PRP) has been retained to assist in reducing spend levels for products and services consumed by the company.

Profit Recovery Partners will work with NTN Buzztime to review spend categories including office equipment and supplies, telecommunication, overnight delivery, and outside printing, among others. PRP will use their sourcing expertise to renegotiate contracts, work with existing and new vendors, and analyze usage to find methods to cut expenses while maintaining and/or increasing vendor service levels.

"While our primary business priority at NTN Buzztime is top line growth, we are also focused on taking unnecessary costs out of the business," said Dario Santana, Chief Executive Officer. "By taking advantage of PRP's sourcing expertise and $1 billion in annual purchasing power, we expect to reduce our spending without sacrificing quality or timely delivery of the goods and services we consume."

The service provided by PRP extends beyond analysis and into implementation and maintenance of the recommended programs. PRP is not affiliated with any particular vendors.

About NTN Buzztime, Inc.

Based in Carlsbad, CA, NTN Buzztime, Inc. has been a leader in interactive television entertainment for over 20 years and distributes its Play Along TV games and technology through numerous platforms including its own Buzztime iTV Network, which is available on TVs in over 4,000 restaurants, sports bars and pubs throughout North America and the United Kingdom, as well as cable TV, satellite TV, mobile phones, electronic games and books. For more information, please see www.buzztime.com.

About Profit Recovery Partners, LLC

Profit Recovery Partners (PRP) is a national consulting organization headquartered in Irvine, California specializing in the development, implementation, and support of administrative expense reduction solutions for Fortune 1000 companies. Since its inception, PRP has served its clients by applying proprietary procurement management methodologies, and by leveraging unique vendor knowledge and purchasing power. For more information, please see www.prpllc.com.

NTN Buzztime cautions you that statements included in this press release that are not a description of historical facts are forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors, which if they do not materialize or prove correct, could cause NTN Buzztime's results to differ materially from historical results or those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These statements may include, among others, plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements regarding proposed new products or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or financial or operating performance; statements of belief, and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual growth and results to differ materially include, but are not limited to: the rapidly changing and competitive nature of the interactive entertainment and game industry, as well as the wireless paging and software applications industries, customer acceptance and adoption of the company's products and technology, unfavorable legislative and regulatory changes in the laws and regulations that govern games of skill and chance, risks related to ownership and enforcement of intellectual property, changes in domestic and international market and political conditions, and other risks and uncertainties more fully described in NTN Buzztime's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, available at www.sec.gov. NTN Buzztime, Inc. does not undertake to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date on which it was made, even if experience or future changes show that the indicated results or events will not be realized.

Source: NTN Buzztime, Inc.

CONTACT: Kendra Berger, Chief Financial Officer of NTN Buzztime, Inc.,
+1-760-438-7400, Kendra.Berger@ntn.com

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

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

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