Company Release - 12/23/2015 8:00 AM ET
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) today announced that Rovi has renewed
its patent license agreement with AT&T, the world’s leading provider of
premium TV entertainment. The comprehensive seven-year agreement
provides AT&T worldwide access to Rovi’s best-in-class entertainment
discovery patent portfolio. The deal also extends the existing product
agreements between the companies.
“For years, Rovi’s intellectual property has enabled some of the world’s
top pay-TV providers to deliver advanced entertainment discovery
experiences to viewers across the globe,” said Tom Carson, president and
CEO, Rovi. “Our long-term patent license renewal with AT&T is another
testament to Rovi’s market leading innovation in advancing consumers’
ability to discover, engage and enjoy entertainment content on multiple
screens.”
Rovi’s patents help consumers navigate content across multiple screens
and devices. With more than 5,000 issued or pending patents worldwide,
Rovi’s extensive entertainment discovery patent portfolio covers a wide
range of digital entertainment capabilities including interactive
program guides, search and recommendations that enable personalized
entertainment across linear, recorded and on-demand content, and
multi-screen experiences.
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.
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Rovi Corporation
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Source: Rovi Corporation