SANTA CLARA, Calif. 4/13/2005 - Macrovision® Corporation (Nasdaq: MVSN), the world’s leading supplier of content and software value management solutions, today announced that TransACT Communications Pty Ltd., a broadband communications operator in Canberra, Australia has activated Macrovision’s content protection for Video on Demand (VOD) movies.
TransACT’s ANYTIME Movies On Demand service offers current release and classic movies from studios such as Sony Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Universal Studios and Warner Bros. TransACT’s Movies On Demand service offers interactive digital features such as the ability to pause, fast-forward and rewind movies which can be watched over and over again for 24 hours.
Macrovision’s technology is incorporated within each digital set-top box and helps prevent unauthorized copying of VOD movies on DVD recorders, hard drive recorders (DVRs), Media Centers and VCRs. Macrovision’s technology can also be used to permit secure transfer and storage of VOD movies to DVRs and portable media centers to provide more flexible viewing options for consumers.
"TransACT has partnered with leading technology companies such as Macrovision to provide consumers a state-of-the-art broadband service offering unparalleled quality and features," said Steve Peddle, Chief Technology Officer of TransACT Communications. "The use of Macrovision’s copy protection technology has helped TransACT obtain access to a greater selection and variety of VOD movies."
"By licensing and activating Macrovision’s VOD technology, TransACT is demonstrating their commitment to protecting the long-term value of movies," said Tom Carroux, Director, Entertainment Technologies Group for Macrovision.
About TransACT Communications
TransACT Communications offers a full range of communications services to homes and businesses including VOD; permanent high speed connections to the Internet; free to air and pay television services; and mobile and fixed line telephone services. TransACT Communications is committed to connecting its high capacity fibre optic network to all homes and businesses in Canberra. TransACT Communications is owned jointly by ACTEW Corporation Limited, TVG TransACT Holdings, AGL TransACT Pty Limited, Marconi Corporation plc, Australian Capital Ventures Limited, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, MTAA Superannuation Fund (TransACT) Utilities Pty Ltd and Westcheme Pty Ltd.
About Macrovision Solutions Corporation
Macrovision Solutions Corporation is focused on providing a uniquely simple digital home entertainment experience by delivering solutions to businesses to protect, enhance and distribute digital goods to consumers across multiple channels. Macrovision's technologies are deployed by companies in the entertainment, consumer electronics, cable and satellite, and online distribution markets to solve industry-specific challenges and bring greater value and a more robust user experience to their customers. The result of deploying Macrovision's solutions is a simple end user experience for discovering, managing and enjoying digital content. Today, Macrovision provides connected middleware, media recognition, interactive programming guides, copy protection and rich media, data and metadata on music, games, movies and television programming. The company also operates an entertainment portal which can be found at http://www.allmusic.com/. Macrovision holds over 4,100 issued or pending patents and patent applications worldwide.
Macrovision 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 Macrovision can be found at http://www.macrovision.com/.
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