OpenTV Signs Integration Agreement With Gemstar-TV Guide
March 31 2005 - 10:01AM
PR Newswire (US)
OpenTV Signs Integration Agreement With Gemstar-TV Guide Gemstar-TV
Guide's Newest Interactive Program Guide to be Made Available on
World's Most Widely Deployed Middleware SAN FRANCISCO, March 31
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OpenTV Corp. (NASDAQ:OPTV), one of the
world's leading interactive television companies, announced today
that it has entered into an agreement with TV Guide Interactive,
Inc., an affiliate of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc., the
developer of the cable industry's most widely-distributed
interactive program guide (IPG), pursuant to which Gemstar-TV
Guide's newest IPG, i-Guide(TM), will be integrated with OpenTV's
middleware. This deal will allow network operators to choose both
the leading IPG and the world's most broadly deployed middleware
solution. With this integrated solution, OpenTV and Gemstar-TV
Guide will be able to provide network operators with a broader
choice of subscriber applications and services, shorter test and
launch windows, and a flexible IPG solution that can work with
different set-top boxes and platforms. Upon completion of the
integration, it is expected that Gemstar-TV Guide will market
i-Guide through its sales and marketing staff, and that it will be
offered worldwide on set-top boxes (STB) enabled with OpenTV Core
middleware. It is anticipated that the integrated version of
i-Guide will operate on set-top boxes enabled with OpenTV Core
middleware including Motorola and Scientific-Atlanta boxes. i-Guide
features fast, intuitive navigation to advanced interactive
services such as on demand, HDTV and dual-tuner DVR options and,
like other TV Guide-branded products, makes it easier and more
enjoyable for consumers to find out "what's on" among an expanding
number of choices. "We are excited to partner with such a respected
brand as Gemstar-TV Guide to integrate their IPG with OpenTV's
industry-leading middleware," said James A. Chiddix, OpenTV's
chairman and CEO. "This agreement signals a new chapter in iTV
deployment by opening up platforms worldwide and by enabling
network operators to build and launch applications without having
to do native TV Guide integration." OpenTV will present a
demonstration of i-Guide on a Motorola set-top box at its booth
(#6174) during the upcoming National Cable & Television
Association's (NCTA) 2005 National Show from April 3 - 4 at the
Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, California
(http://www.ncta.com/). About OpenTV OpenTV is one of the world's
leading interactive television companies. Deployed in approximately
50 million digital set-top-boxes in 96 countries, the company's
software enables a wide array of functionality, including enhanced
television, a full-featured IPTV solution, interactive shopping,
interactive and addressable advertising, games and gaming, personal
video recording, and a variety of consumer care and communication
applications. For more information, please visit
http://www.opentv.com/. DATASOURCE: OpenTV Corp. CONTACT: Marc
McCarthy of OpenTV Corp., +1-415-962-5111, or Web site:
http://www.opentv.com/
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