SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 1, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rovi Corporation (Nasdaq:ROVI) announced today the signing of a multi-year license agreement for Rovi guidance solutions including Rovi TotalGuide™, G-Guide® and its interactive program guide (IPG) patent portfolio with Sharp Corporation, the leading consumer electronics brand in Japan, for Sharp television, players and recorders worldwide.
"We are pleased to continue our collaboration with Sharp through this licensing agreement for Rovi entertainment discovery and guidance solutions as well as our IPG patent portfolio," said Thomas Carson, executive vice president of sales and marketing, Rovi. "Our agreement with Sharp demonstrates the advanced capabilities that our technologies and intellectual property can provide to leading CE manufacturers in the digital entertainment ecosystem."
Rovi guidance solutions include TotalGuide, an advanced media guide that unifies search, discovery and recommendations to provide consumers with one destination where they can access content seamlessly from the Internet and from broadcast services. Rovi G-Guide is Rovi's electronic programming guide for Japan, covering all terrestrial and satellite data broadcasting.
About Sharp Corporation
Sharp Corporation is a worldwide developer of innovative products and core technologies that play a key role in shaping the future of electronics. As a leader in liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and digital technologies, Sharp offers one of the broadest and most advanced lines of consumer electronics, information products and electronic components, while also creating new network businesses.
Sharp Corporation employs 65,100 people in the world (as of August 31, 2011) and recorded consolidated annual sales of 3,021,973 million yen for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011.
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About Rovi Corporation
Rovi Corporation is focused on revolutionizing the digital entertainment landscape by delivering solutions that enable consumers to intuitively connect to new entertainment from many sources and locations. The company also provides extensive entertainment discovery solutions for television, movies, music and photos to its customers in the consumer electronics, cable and satellite, entertainment and online distribution markets. These solutions, complemented by industry leading entertainment data, create the connections between people and technology, and enable them to discover and manage entertainment in an enjoyable form.
Rovi holds over 5,100 issued or pending patents worldwide and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with numerous offices across the United States and around the world including Japan, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, and the United Kingdom. More information about Rovi can be found at http://www.rovicorp.com/.
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