Sky Renews License for Rovi Entertainment Discovery Patent Portfolio
October 13 2015 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) today announced the extension of
a multi-year, multi-territory patent license agreement with Sky,
Europe’s leading entertainment company serving 21 million
customers. The renewal extends Sky’s previous license agreement and
offers the provider continuous access to Rovi’s entertainment
discovery patent portfolio.
“Our customers want to quickly and easily find programming that
interests them,” said Alun Webber, Managing Director, Product
Design and Development, Sky. “Our long-standing relationship with
Rovi helps us to bring intuitive and personalized user experiences
to our subscribers.”
“It is increasingly important for businesses to provide their
customers with the latest innovations in entertainment search and
guidance,” said Samir Armaly, executive vice president,
intellectual property and licensing, Rovi. “We are very pleased to
continue working with Sky. This renewal further reinforces the
enormous value of Rovi’s patent portfolio in bringing the latest
capabilities to pay-TV homes across Europe, where Sky customers can
look forward to a state-of-the-art service from a trusted
provider.”
About Sky
Sky is Europe’s leading entertainment company, serving 21
million customers across five countries: UK, Ireland, Germany,
Austria and Italy. We offer the best and broadest range of content,
deliver market-leading customer service and use innovative new
technology to give customers a better TV experience, whenever and
wherever they choose. Sky has annual revenues of over £11 billion
and is Europe’s leading investor in television content with a
combined programming budget of £4.9 billion. The group employs
30,000 people and is listed on the London Stock Exchange (SKY). For
more information visit www.sky.com/corporate.
About Rovi Corporation
Rovi is leading the way to a more personalized entertainment
experience. The company’s pioneering guides, metadata and
recommendations continue to drive program search and navigation on
millions of devices across the globe. With a new generation of
cloud-based discovery capabilities and emerging solutions for
interactive advertising and audience analytics, Rovi is enabling
premier brands worldwide to increase their reach, drive consumer
satisfaction and create a better entertainment experience across
multiple screens. Rovi holds over 5,000 issued or pending patents
worldwide and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. Discover
more about Rovi at Rovicorp.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements contained herein that are not statements of
historical fact, including statements that use the words “will” or
“is expected to,” or similar words that describe Rovi Corporation’s
or its management’s future plans, objectives or goals, are
“forward-looking statements” and are made pursuant to the
Safe-Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the
actual results of Rovi Corporation to be materially different from
the historical results and/or from any future results or outcomes
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such
factors are further addressed in Rovi Corporation’s most recent
report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2015, and such
other documents as are filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission from time to time (available at www.sec.gov). Rovi
Corporation assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may
arise after the date of this release, except as required by
law.
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