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Macrovision Guides Vizio HDTVs

Deal Allows Vizio to Incorporate IPG Into Future Products

Todd Spangler -- Multichannel News, 5/4/2009 1:23:49 PM

Macrovision Solutions signed a multiyear patent-licensing agreement with HDTV manufacturer Vizio for Macrovision's interactive program guide technologies.

The deal gives Vizio the option to incorporate Macrovision's IPG technologies into future products to provide on-screen navigation, sorting and scheduling of TV programming. Macrovision acquired Gemstar-TV Guide International last year.

"We recognize that consumers today have an unprecedented amount of content to choose from across a growing number of digital channels and sources," Vizio vice president of products Matthew McRae. "Simplifying that user experience is a critical part of our design philosophy, as we continue to develop innovative new ways of bringing value to the Vizio customer."

Macrovision's other IPG licensees include Sony, Samsung, Panasonic, Sharp, Hitachi, Motorola and Scientific Atlanta (now Cisco Systems).

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• Glad they are getting this guide, looks like it is easy to use. Hopefully it will be on their new VL32, been needing to update my old panny and this Vizio looks like it would work for my apartment

  
  Danny - 5/4/2009 6:16:35 PM EDT
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