UPC Joins Macrovision’s European IPG Patent Licensing Program
April 02 2009 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Macrovision Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:MVSN) announced today
that UPC Broadband, the European cable division of Liberty Global,
Inc., the world�s leading international cable operator, has entered
into a multi-year agreement to license patents for interactive
program guides (IPGs) in multiple European countries from
Macrovision.
Additionally, Macrovision has entered into a technology
relationship agreement with UPC, pursuant to which Macrovision will
receive rights to distribute certain IPG and interactive television
technologies developed by UPC to other service providers. The
technology relationship agreement also includes the potential for
the two companies to work together on other products and
technologies in the future.
�UPC is committed to connecting its customers with
state-of-the-art technologies for the digital home,� said Samir
Armaly, senior vice president, licensing at Macrovision. �We are
pleased to enter into this relationship which holds potential for
both companies to benefit from technology collaboration in the
future.�
�We are pleased about this mutually beneficial opportunity for
both companies to share each other's expertise�and intellectual
property rights�in this rapidly developing and exciting area,� said
Ton Tuijten, senior vice president�and general counsel of Liberty
Global Europe.
About UPC Broadband/Liberty Global
UPC Broadband is the European cable division of Liberty Global,
Inc., the world�s leading international cable operator. UPC brings
television, broadband internet and telephone services to
approximately 10 million customers throughout 10 European
countries.
About Macrovision Solutions Corporation
Macrovision Solutions Corporation is focused on providing a
uniquely simple digital home entertainment experience by delivering
solutions to businesses to protect, enhance and distribute digital
goods to consumers across multiple channels. 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.
Today, Macrovision provides connected middleware, media
recognition, interactive programming guides, 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.
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