SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jun 01, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Macrovision Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:MVSN) today announced Sony has
licensed interactive program guide (IPG) technology and patents from
Macrovision. The multi-year agreement will allow Sony to continue to use
Macrovision's IPG technology and patents, under the company's Gemstar
patent portfolio, for its products.
Capabilities of home entertainment equipment, such as televisions and
recorders, have reached new heights in terms of picture quality,
clarity, and ease of use, with new features targeted at enriching the
consumer entertainment experience. Macrovision's goal is to make it
easier for consumers to find a wide range of digital media such as new
programming, view pictures and play personal content.
In addition to comprehensive program listings, Macrovision's IPGs can
take consumers to the next level of TV viewing with the ability to
manage personal profiles and deliver recommendations based on both
editorial reviews and user preferences.
"It's an exciting time for the entertainment and consumer electronics
industry. Technology advances are now coming to fruition in the living
room and will change the way that people view their TV sets and other
consumer electronic devices. We are pleased to be working with Sony to
enhance the consumer's entertainment experience," said Simon Adams,
senior vice president of marketing and sales at Macrovision.
Macrovision's IPG technology allows consumer electronics manufacturers
to integrate interactive program guide functionality directly into TVs,
DVD and Blu-ray recorders, personal video recorders, and other devices.
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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future plans, objectives, or goals, are "forward-looking statements" and
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Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking
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materially different from the historical results and/or from any future
results or outcomes expressed or implied by such forward-looking
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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.
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