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New Product Has Been Selected to be Launched by UPC Broadband, StarHub, and AUSTAR SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OpenTV Corp. (NASDAQ:OPTV), a leading provider of enabling technology for advanced digital television services, announced today that the latest generation of its personal video recording solution, OpenTV PVR 2.0, is now in general release for network operators and set-top box manufactures worldwide. OpenTV PVR 2.0 is a complete platform for personal video recording with support for standard and advanced features including push VOD and remote event booking. OpenTV PVR 2.0 also includes the OpenTV streaming file system, designed for PVR based usage, aimed at increasing the reliability and life span of disk drives. OpenTV PVR 2.0 provides network operators with a solution that is truly manufacturer and CA-independent. OpenTV PVR 2.0 is built on OpenTV's leading set-top box middleware, OpenTV Core 2.0, OpenTV's fourth generation of set-top middleware, with an architecture and features to support the rapidly expanding requirements of advanced digital television set-top boxes including PVR, VOD, IPTV, HDTV and home networking. Network operators UPC Broadband, StarHub and AUSTAR have recently selected OpenTV PVR 2.0 to integrate into their advanced digital platforms for the launch of their first PVR solutions. OpenTV is also working to bring OpenTV PVR 2.0 to market with a wide range of set-top manufactures including ADB, Pace, Phillips, Scientific Atlanta, Thomson and UEC, and with the leading CA vendors including Irdeto, NagraVision and Viaccess. "Network operators increasingly understand middleware's value in achieving their business goals, reducing operational costs and improving time to market of the services critical to the success of their businesses," said Tim Evard, OpenTV's senior vice president and general manager products and marketing. "OpenTV Core 2.0 and PVR 2.0 is quickly becoming the platform of choice for worldwide operators launching PVR solutions. We will be demonstrating the latest features of Core 2.0 and PVR 2.0 at the upcoming IBC conference in Amsterdam." About OpenTV OpenTV is one of the world's leading providers of technologies and services enabling the delivery of digital and interactive television. Deployed in over 57 million digital set-top-boxes in 96 countries, the company's software enables a wide array of functionality, including enhanced television, 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/. Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-Looking Information The foregoing information may contain "forward-looking statements" -- that is, statements that relate, in some way, to future events or that could possibly lead a reader to infer certain facts. There are many uncertainties associated with these statements, and we do not intend to suggest any inferences based simply on the information in this release. We discuss many risks associated with our business in documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which readers are urged to obtain and review. We do not undertake to update or revise any forward-looking statements. DATASOURCE: OpenTV Corp. CONTACT: Marc McCarthy, mobile, +1-415-217-9441, or , or Barbara Cassidy, mobile, +1-415-373-7741, or , both of OpenTV Web site: http://www.opentv.com/

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