SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(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
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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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Rovi Corporation
Stacey Hurwitz, +1 (617) 710-9171
[email protected]
or
Sky
Robin
Tozer
+44 (0)207 032 0620
[email protected]
Source: Rovi Corporation