New Brand Identity Highlights the Company's Evolution and Growth as a Digital Entertainment Technology Leader
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May. 19, 2009--
Macrovision Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ: MVSN), a digital
entertainment technology leader, today announced its intention to
formally change its name to Rovi. The Rovi brand is part of the
company’s new brand identity that includes a new corporate visual
design. Macrovision will continue to operate under the Macrovision name
until the annual meeting of stockholders being held on July 15, 2009, at
which time the name change will be considered for approval. If the
stockholders approve the change of the company name, the company’s
trading symbol on the NASDAQ Global Select Market would also be changed
at that time.
“At Macrovision, we have transformed the company to be a leader in
enabling the rapid adoption of digital entertainment. We have done this
through a series of strategic acquisitions, divestitures and continued
innovation of our product portfolio, and as a result, the company is
dramatically different than it was just a year ago,” said Fred Amoroso,
President and CEO, Macrovision. “As Rovi, we will unite our technology
and people under one shared identity that speaks to who we have become
and how we will drive our strategy moving forward as a technology leader
that powers the discovery and enjoyment of digital entertainment.”
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.
Forward Looking Statements
All statements contained herein that are not statements of historical
fact, including statements that use the words “will” or “is expected
to,” or similar words that describe the Company’s or its management’s
future plans, objectives, or goals, are “forward-looking statements” and
are made pursuant to the Safe-Harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that could cause the actual results of the Company to be
materially different from the historical results and/or from any future
results or outcomes expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Such factors are further addressed in the Company’s most
recent quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2009
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
statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise
after the date of this release, except as required by law.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
MACROVISION STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT REGARDING
THE PROPOSED NAME CHANGE WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WILL
CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED NAME CHANGE.
Stockholders may obtain a free copy of the proxy statement (when
available), as well as other documents filed by Macrovision with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, at the Securities and Exchange
Commission’s Web site at http://www.sec.gov.
Stockholders may also obtain a free copy of the proxy statement directly
from Macrovision by directing a request to Macrovision Investor
Relations at 408-562-8475.
Macrovision’s directors and executive officers and other persons may be
deemed, under Securities and Exchange Commission rules, to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the
proposed name change. Information regarding Macrovision’s directors and
officers can be found in its 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on March 2, 2009. Additional information regarding the
participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct
and indirect interests in the proposed name change, by security holdings
or otherwise, will be contained in the proxy statement to be filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission when they become available.
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
