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TiVo files new lawsuits against Comcast over Rovi patent infringement
2018-01-11 14:12:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) TiVo announced fresh patent infringement suit against Comcast, alleging its X1 TV platform infringes certain patents held by TiVo company Rovi. The company also applied for an order from the International Trade Commission to ban imports of the X1 set-top boxes in the US.
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KDDI adopts Rovi G-Guide HTML for Android TV box
2016-06-23 15:30:49| Digital TV News
Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) has announced that KDDI has selected Rovis G-Guide HTML to enable entertainment discovery on its new Android TV based IPTV set-top box (STB). This is the first product to adopt Rovi G-Guide HTML for IPTV.
Rovi and Revista Eletrônica to provide metadata for Brazil
2016-06-15 14:00:14| Digital TV News
Rovi (NASDAQ: ROVI) has announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with Brazilian metadata provider, Revista Eletrônica, to offer an advanced metadata solution targeted at pay-TV and entertainment content providers.
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Rovi buys TiVo for USD 1.1 bln
2016-05-01 23:02:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Rovi will be acquiring TiVo for USD 10.70 per share in cash and stock, translating into a total of USD 1.1 billion. The new company will continue to be led by Rovi CEO Tom Carson and upon closing of the transaction will adopt the TiVo brand as the new company name. The offer represents a premium of 40 percent over TiVo's closing price on 23 March. Rovi will finance the deal from cash on hand. The combined company will then have an estimated USD 150-270 million cash on hand at closing.
Rovi sues Comcast for patent infringement
2016-04-04 09:26:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Rovi announced that it has sued Comcast for patent infringement after numerous attempts at negotiation. Rovi's filing asserts infringement by Comcast, together with its set-top box suppliers, of fourteen US patents that together deliver the most important features to Comcast customers. These features include the way that Comcast implements remote recording, AnyRoom DVR and X1 search. Rovi seeks both an injunction barring continued infringement and damages to compensate it for the harm inflicted by that infringement.
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