France Pay-TV Operator Licenses EPGs Under NDS Agreement
Macrovision Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:MVSN), a digital entertainment
technology leader, today announced that CANAL+ Group, a leading pay-TV
operator in France, has signed a multi-year licensing agreement for
Macrovision’s electronic program guide (EPG) patent portfolio.
CANAL+ Group joins pay-TV operators globally that are licensing
Macrovision’s technology under the NDS and Macrovision agreement (see
NDS Joins Macrovision Patent Licensing Program) on EPG patents. The
multi-year agreement allows CANAL+ Group to use Macrovision’s licensed
intellectual property in its EPGs deployed on its various platforms.
“This agreement is another important example of the value that our
intellectual property brings to pay-TV operators and the subscribers
they serve,” said Samir Armaly, senior vice president, licensing,
Macrovision. “CANAL+ Group joins a growing list of leading pay-TV
operators worldwide that have elected to take a license under our EPG
patent portfolio.”
CANAL+ Group joins Macrovision’s existing list of licensed pay-TV
operators that include British Sky Broadcasting Limited, FOXTEL,
Portugal Telecom, SKY Italia and UPC Broadband.
About CANAL+ Group
Canal+ Group is France’s leading pay-TV operator and a major player in
the programming and production of premium and special-interest channels,
the broadcasting of pay-TV services, and a pioneer in the development of
new television services. At year-end 2008, Canal+ Group had 10.6 million
subscriptions to its different product offerings. CANAL+ Group runs
pay-TV operations in Poland and in French-speaking countries around the
world via Canal Overseas.
CANAL+ GROUP is also a European leader in the financing, acquisition and
distribution of feature films through its affiliate StudioCanal.
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.
