Macrovision's IPG Technologies Help Consumers Navigate and More Easily Enjoy the Growing Universe of Digital Entertainment Options
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 4, 2009--
Macrovision Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:MVSN), a digital entertainment
technology leader, announced today that it has signed a multi-year
technology and patent licensing agreement with VIZIO, Inc., America’s
HDTV and Consumer Electronics Company, for Macrovision’s interactive
program guide (IPG) technologies. The agreement will enable VIZIO to
incorporate Macrovision’s IPG technologies into future products to help
consumers navigate, sort, select and schedule television programming.
“We recognize that consumers today have an unprecedented amount of
content to choose from across a growing number of digital channels and
sources,” said Matthew McRae, VIZIO VP of Products. “Simplifying that
user experience is a critical part of our design philosophy, as we
continue to develop innovative new ways of bringing value to the VIZIO
customer. We’re pleased to be working with Macrovision to enhance our
customers’ digital home entertainment experience.”
“VIZIO is committed to offering its customers the best technologies on
the market for their HDTVs and other consumer electronics devices, which
includes making it seamless for them to discover digital content right
from their TV screen,” said Tom Carson, executive vice president, sales
and services. “VIZIO’s licensing agreement for our IPG technologies
underscores the importance that manufacturers place on helping their
customers find, manage and enjoy the plethora of digital content that is
available to them. We’re excited to be working with VIZIO on bringing
value-add solutions that simplify and personalize the consumer
experience for its high-volume home entertainment products.”
In today’s digital lifestyle, consumers have access to a nearly infinite
source of digital media that is available via the television.
Macrovision’s IPG technologies provide CE manufacturers with
interactive, on-screen listings to help viewers access the entertainment
that matters to them most.
About Macrovision Solutions Corporation
Macrovision Solutions Corporation is focused on powering the discovery
and enjoyment of digital entertainment by providing a broad set of
integrated solutions that are embedded in our customers’ products and
services and used by end consumers to simplify and guide their
interaction with digital entertainment. Macrovision's technologies are
deployed by companies in the entertainment, consumer electronics, cable
and satellite, and online distribution markets to solve
industry-specific challenges and bring greater value and a more robust
user experience to their customers. The result of deploying
Macrovision's solutions is a simple end user experience for discovering,
managing and enjoying digital content. Macrovision provides interactive
programming guides, connected middleware, media recognition, copy
protection and rich media, data and metadata on music, games, movies and
television programming. The company also operates an entertainment
portal which can be found at http://www.allmusic.com.
Macrovision holds over 4,000 issued or pending patents and patent
applications worldwide.
Macrovision is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with numerous
offices across the United States and around the world including Japan,
Hong Kong, Luxembourg, and the United Kingdom. More information about
Macrovision can be found at www.macrovision.com.
©Macrovision 2009. Macrovision is a registered trademark of Macrovision
Solutions Corporation. All other brands and product names and trademarks
are the registered property of their respective companies.
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Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking
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results or outcomes expressed or implied by such forward-looking
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recent annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2008
and such other documents as are filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission from time to time (available at www.sec.gov).
The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking
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Source: Macrovision Solutions Corporation
Text 100 Public Relations for Macrovision
Starlayne Meza,
415-593-8431
starm@text100.com
or
Macrovision
Linda
Quach, 408-562-8504
lquach@macrovision.com
or
Noyd
Communications for VIZIO
Jim Noyd, 310-951-3768
jim.noyd@noydcom.com
