Amstrad Licenses Macrovision Pay-Per-View Copy Protection.LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 1999--Macrovision U.K. Ltd., a subsidiary of Macrovision Corporation (Nasdaq:MVSN MVSN Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale (Italy) ), announced today that Amstrad plc is now licensed to include Macrovision's pay-per-view (PPV Positive predictive value (PPV) The probability that a person with a positive test result has, or will get, the disease. Mentioned in: Genetic Testing PPV porcine parvovirus. PPV Positive-pressure ventilation ) copy protection technology in its digital set-top decoders. Amstrad produces digital set-top boxes designed to BSkyB's Digibox specification, which include Macrovision copy protection capability. "We welcome Amstrad as our forty-third set-top decoder A hardware device or software that converts coded data back into its original form. See decode and MPEG decoder. manufacturer currently licensed to offer the Macrovision feature in digital receivers for pay-TV operators," said Jeremy Corcoran, director of PPV copy protection at Macrovision U.K., Ltd. "The digital broadcasting Digital broadcasting is the practice of using digital data rather than analogue waveforms to carry broadcasts over television channels or assigned radio frequency bands. It is becoming increasingly popular for television usage (especially satellite television) but is having a community is becoming increasingly aware of the benefits that copy protection can bring to PPV operators, program suppliers and consumers alike. Benefits like increased choice of programs and more repeat PPV buys of a given program." Macrovision PPV copy protection technology allows consumers to view, but not record, programs that are copy protected at the direction of system operators or program suppliers. The technology is designed to deter unauthorized consumer copying, and help copyright owners and PPV programmers maximize their PPV revenues without cannibalizing the home video business. Over 10 million households worldwide currently have copy protection capable set-top decoders. "To support the demands of the market it is extremely important for us to offer all the essential elements of today's digital television receivers and Macrovision copy protection is clearly one of the necessary features," said Simon Sugar, commercial director at Amstrad plc. About Amstrad plc Amstrad pioneered the satellite receiving equipment market across Europe, when, in partnership with Sky Television, it launched the first range of satellite receivers and dishes to become Europe's largest manufacturer. To date, over 5 million Amstrad systems have been sold primarily in the United Kingdom, but with significant sales in mainland Europe. Long known as an innovative company, Amstrad was also responsible for producing the first range of mass market personal computers, holding at one time more than 35 percent of the European market. The company also launched the world's first cellular telephone capable of operating on the international GSM system as well as in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Today the company continues to launch innovative mass market consumer electronics products, most recently in the telecommunications sector. About Macrovision Macrovision Corporation develops and markets technologies to prevent the illicit duplication, reception or use of video and audio programs and computer software. The Company provides its products and services primarily to the home video, consumer multimedia software, pay-per-view, cable, satellite, and video security markets. Macrovision has its headquarters in Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale ([sʌniveil]) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760. with subsidiaries in London and Tokyo. All statements contained herein, as well as oral statements that may be made by the Company or by officers, directors or employees of the Company acting on the Company's behalf, that are not statements of historical fact, constitute "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " and are made pursuant to the Safe-Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Such forward-looking 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 or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties are outlined in the Company's Registration statement on Form S-3 and in its reports on Form 10QSB QSB Fading QSB Qualified Small Business (IRS category) QSB Queen Street Backpackers (Auckland, New Zealand) QSB Quality System Basics QSB Qualified Supplemental Benefit QSB Quantum Singleton Bound and Form 10KSB KSB Kogod School of Business (American University) KSB Kelley School of Business (Indiana University) KSB Kantonsschule Am Brühl St. . The Company is not obligated ob·li·gate tr.v. ob·li·gat·ed, ob·li·gat·ing, ob·li·gates 1. To bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie. See Synonyms at force. 2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige. to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release. Additional background information can be obtained from Macrovision Corporation's Web Site at http://www.macrovision.com. |
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