Macrovision Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:MVSN) announced today that it
has now licensed its intellectual property related to its G-GUIDE Mobile
Interactive Program Guide (IPG) for One-Segment Broadcasting to Japan’s
three major phone operators. NTT DOCOMO, the most recent licensee
addition in Japan, joins major Japanese mobile phone operators and
existing licensees KDDI and SOFTBANK MOBILE. NTT DOCOMO and Macrovision
have extended their relationship to now include a new agreement with
Macrovision that incorporates One-Segment Broadcasting and related
services. Since December 2004, NTT DOCOMO has deployed Macrovision’s
G-GUIDE Mobile Interactive Program Guide (IPG) for mobile handsets.
“We are pleased to announce our continued collaboration with NTT DOCOMO,
and to expand our relationship further,” said Akitaka Nishimura, senior
vice president of Asia Pacific at Macrovision. “Our licensing agreements
with NTT DOCOMO, KDDI and SOFTBANK MOBILE are testament to the value
that G-GUIDE Mobile and our related intellectual property provide. We
remain dedicated to working with these operators to bring advanced
functionality with our guides to mobile device consumers in Japan on a
variety of emerging platforms.”
G-GUIDE Mobile is Macrovision's electronic programming guide for mobile
handsets in Japan. It enables mobile phone users to easily view and
record their favorite TV programs from their phones. Mobile operators
are able to provide comprehensive TV programming information as well as
enhanced functionality to subscribers including the ability to remotely
control TV, video and DVD players using their phones.
The G-GUIDE Mobile service started on December 1, 2004 in Japan and
reached 10 million registered users for the first two years. Since that
time, it has tripled in users to reach 30 million at the end of 2008.
86.7% of the population in Japan owns a mobile phone.*
*Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in Japan
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.
