NDS Joins Macrovision’s EPG Patent Licensing Program
April 27 2009 - 3:00AM
Business Wire
Macrovision Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:MVSN) and NDS Group
Ltd, the leading provider of technology solutions for digital
pay-TV, today announced that NDS has entered into a multi-year
license agreement for electronic program guide (EPG) patents.
The agreement provides NDS with a license to the EPG patents
under Macrovision�s Gemstar patent portfolio and allows NDS to
offer licensed EPGs to its pay-TV platform operator customers in
specified countries.
�NDS is a true innovator in digital pay-TV technology and
applications,� said Fred Amoroso, President and CEO, Macrovision.
�Customers of NDS include many of the world�s leading pay-TV
operators, and we are delighted to welcome NDS to our patent
licensing program.�
�As the market leader in digital TV solutions, NDS strives to
help its customers deliver a world-class TV experience to viewers,�
said Dr. Abe Peled, Chairman and CEO, NDS Group. �We believe
operators will benefit from having the option to license Gemstar�s
EPG patents alongside NDS� own leading technology and service
offerings. We are therefore pleased to join Gemstar�s patent
licensing program to enhance our market offering for our customers�
benefit.�
About Macrovision Solutions CorporationMacrovision
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 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.
About NDSNDS Group Ltd. creates the technologies and
applications that enable pay-TV operators to securely deliver
digital content to TV STBs (set-top boxes), DVRs (digital video
recorders), PCs, mobiles and other multimedia devices. Over 70 of
the world�s leading pay-TV platforms rely on NDS solutions to
protect and enhance their businesses. VideoGuard� is the world�s
market-leading conditional access (CA) and digital rights
management (DRM) technology, currently deployed on�104 million
active devices, and safeguarding pay-TV service revenues exceeding
$40 billion. NDS middleware, including MediaHighway� which enables
a host of advanced services for subscribers, has been deployed
on�115 million devices. NDS DVR technology, centred around XTV�,
leads the global industry with�19 million units deployed.
(Deployment figures as of 31st�March 2009).
Headquartered in the UK, NDS remains committed to investing in
R&D with over 75% of its employees dedicated to pioneering work
at development centres in China, Denmark, France, India, Israel,
Korea, UK and US. NDS has also implemented a host of initiatives
aimed at reducing its carbon footprint and helping digital TV
subscribers reduce energy consumption.
NDS Group Ltd. is a private company owned by the Permira Funds
and News Corporation. See www.nds.com for more information.
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