Macrovision to Launch Multi-Room DVR Capabilities in Interactive Program Guides

Macrovision Solutions Corporation (NASDAQ:MVSN), a digital entertainment technology leader, announced today at The 2009 Cable Show the availability of multi-room DVR capabilities for its industry-leading Passport Echo 3.5 and i-Guide A28 interactive program guides (IPGs). With planned availability on Motorola's standardized MoCA�-enabled set-top boxes, Macrovision�s multi-room DVR solutions will allow DVR-recorded content to be enjoyed throughout the home network.

Macrovision�s enhanced IPGs will make DVR recordings even more convenient and accessible to viewers by allowing multiple household members to enjoy their own personal DVR experience. As DVR use continues to explode in popularity among TV viewers, cable operators can leverage Macrovision�s IPGs to add significant value to this service offering and remain at the cutting-edge of technology in today�s highly competitive digital entertainment market.

�DVRs have continued to gain traction in U.S. households, topping 31 million at the end of 2008,� said Ian Olgeirson, senior analyst with SNL Kagan. �Cable operators face an increasingly competitive environment and need to add multi-room DVRs in order to more economically satisfy demand for the time-shifting technology on additional screens in the household.�

�The game is rapidly changing in the world of digital home entertainment. Consumers now want access to all the content available on the TV that is right in front of them wherever they are in their home. Macrovision is a leader in this transformation,� said Corey Ferengul, executive vice president of product management and marketing at Macrovision. �The addition of multi-room DVR features to our Passport Echo and i-Guide IPG solutions underscores our commitment to delivering the technology that enables our MSO customers to address the evolving needs of TV viewers around the world.�

Macrovision�s multi-room DVR capability will be available on its standard, easy-to-use i-Guide IPG and its highly advanced, feature-rich Passport Echo IPG, providing Macrovision customers with different options to meet their own customer needs.

Passport and iGuide Multi-Room DVR features will include:

Start and stop a show in one room and resume play in another
View of list of my recordings from multiple locations within the home
Watch a recorded program at the same time as other family members watch the same show
Trick mode with multiple speeds for fast forward, rewind, pause, slow motion and instant replay
Play up to three HD shows on the network while recording two HD shows

Passport Echo 3.5 and i-Guide A28 with multi-room DVR features will be demonstrated at The Cable Show at NCTA (Macrovision booth # 1605) and are planned to be available in North America on Motorola MoCA-enabled STBs in Q4 2009.

Link to download graphics of Passport Echo 3.5 and iGuide A28 solutions with Multi-Room DVR features:

http://www.macrovision.com/webdocuments/PassportEchoandiGuidewithMulti-RoomDVR.zip

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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