UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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                                 Date of Report
                        (Date of earliest event reported)
                                  June 10, 2005

                            NTN Communications, Inc.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

        Delaware                      001-11460                    31-1103425
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)        (I.R.S. Employer
    of Incorporation or                                      Identification No.)
       Organization)

         5966 La Place Court
         Carlsbad, California                                       92008
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)

                                 (760) 438-7400
              (Registrant's telephone number, including Area Code)

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Item 5.02  Departure of Director or Principal  Officers;  Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.

     (a) Not applicable.

     (b) At a Board Meeting following the Company's Annual Shareholders' Meeting
on June 10, 2005, Robert M. Bennett,  76, and Esther L. Rodriguez,  64, informed
the Board of  Directors  of their  intention  to retire from their  positions as
Directors of the Company  effective June 30, 2005.  There were no  disagreements
with the Company on any matters related to the Company's operations, policies or
practices. In connection with the retirements,  the Board reduced the authorized
number of directors from eight members to seven members.

     (c) Not applicable.

     (d) On June 10, 2005 and  effective  on June 30,  2005,  Kendra  Berger was
appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company to fill a vacancy left by the
retirement of Robert M. Bennett.  Ms. Berger is currently the Executive Director
of Finance and  Controller of Stressgen  Biotechnologies,  Inc. and formerly was
the Vice President,  Finance and Controller of Discovery Partners International,
Inc. Both Stressgen Biotechnologies,  Inc. and Discovery Partners International,
Inc.  are  publicly  traded  companies.  Prior  to  joining  Discovery  Partners
International,  Inc. in 2001, Ms. Berger was the chief financial  officer of the
Company.  She is a licensed  CPA. Ms.  Berger will be the  designated  financial
expert for the Company and Chair of the Audit Committee.

                                    SIGNATURE

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

                                            NTN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

                                            By:     /s/ James B. Frakes
                                               _______________________________
                                                     James B. Frakes
                                                 Chief Financial Officer

Date:  June 14, 2005