Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) today announced that it has strengthened its next generation media guide solution for the European market with the inclusion of Internetbased content from 15 individual content providers across Germany, France and the United Kingdom. This news follows Rovi's earlier announcement today that additional digital content will be available through Rovi's TotalGuide(TM) from a number of industry leading content providers in North America (http://www.rovicorp.com/...)
"The global marketplace is growing for consumer electronic devices with direct access to media from many sources, including the Internet. The current environment is complex for consumers," said Corey Ferengul, executive vice president of product management and marketing for Rovi Corporation. "Rovi's TotalGuide can be a destination where consumers will find this confusion simplified. Consumers will be able to access media from multiple sources and devices, streamlining their digital home experience. We're excited to be able to deliver this new consumer experience by working closely with content providers."
Rovi is working with major broadcasters such as ZDF, Five, ARD-Tagesschau, Das Vierte, NRJ-12, Arte, Bibel TV; and IPbased TV services such as golfdigital.tv, Berlin Fashion TV and Freshmilk TV. For video on demand (VOD), Rovi is working with pan-European content provider Diva AG; for user generated content Rovi is working with Dailymotion; for music videos with QTom; for games with PlayJam and radio services with tunin.fm. These content providers span multiple countries, some with incountry specific content.
Rovi also announced its support for Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV), a pan-European industry initiative that provides a specification for standardizing access to new media services such as catchup TV, VOD, interactive advertising, personalization, voting, games and social networking as well as programrelated services such as digital text and program guides. By supporting HbbTV, other content and technology companies also working with the HbbTV specification will be able to readily migrate their content onto TotalGuide. HbbTV currently has support from approximately 30 digital entertainment companies including the leading broadcasters in France and Germany.
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 the Company's or its management's future plans, objectives, or goals, are "forwardlooking statements" and are made pursuant to the Safe-Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forwardlooking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from the historical results and/or from any future results or outcomes expressed or implied by such forwardlooking statements. Such factors are further addressed in the Company's most recent report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2009 and such other documents as are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time (available at www.sec.gov). The Company assumes no obligation to update any forwardlooking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release, except as required by law.
"The global marketplace is growing for consumer electronic devices with direct access to media from many sources, including the Internet. The current environment is complex for consumers," said Corey Ferengul, executive vice president of product management and marketing for Rovi Corporation. "Rovi's TotalGuide can be a destination where consumers will find this confusion simplified. Consumers will be able to access media from multiple sources and devices, streamlining their digital home experience. We're excited to be able to deliver this new consumer experience by working closely with content providers."
Rovi is working with major broadcasters such as ZDF, Five, ARD-Tagesschau, Das Vierte, NRJ-12, Arte, Bibel TV; and IPbased TV services such as golfdigital.tv, Berlin Fashion TV and Freshmilk TV. For video on demand (VOD), Rovi is working with pan-European content provider Diva AG; for user generated content Rovi is working with Dailymotion; for music videos with QTom; for games with PlayJam and radio services with tunin.fm. These content providers span multiple countries, some with incountry specific content.
Rovi also announced its support for Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV), a pan-European industry initiative that provides a specification for standardizing access to new media services such as catchup TV, VOD, interactive advertising, personalization, voting, games and social networking as well as programrelated services such as digital text and program guides. By supporting HbbTV, other content and technology companies also working with the HbbTV specification will be able to readily migrate their content onto TotalGuide. HbbTV currently has support from approximately 30 digital entertainment companies including the leading broadcasters in France and Germany.
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 the Company's or its management's future plans, objectives, or goals, are "forwardlooking statements" and are made pursuant to the Safe-Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forwardlooking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from the historical results and/or from any future results or outcomes expressed or implied by such forwardlooking statements. Such factors are further addressed in the Company's most recent report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2009 and such other documents as are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time (available at www.sec.gov). The Company assumes no obligation to update any forwardlooking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release, except as required by law.
