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 29, 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) Not applicable.

(c) Not applicable.

(d) On June 29, 2005,  Adrian A. Pace was appointed to the Board of Directors of
the Company,  effective July 1, 2005. Mr. Pace is currently the Chief  Operating
Officer of Pace Capital  Management,  a New York based capital  management firm,
and  General  Partner  of Pace  Capital  Partners,  L.P.  Prior  to his  current
positions  with the Pace  investment  companies,  Mr. Pace served as a financial
consultant with Merrill Lynch.  He currently  serves as an advisor to Primehaven
Consulting Group, a client-focused business and technology planning company. Mr.
Pace will also serve on the Company's 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/ Andy Wrobel
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                                                Andy Wrobel
                                          Chief Financial Officer

Date:  June 30, 2005