Date: 04/11/2010

Rovi and Sharp signs multi-year license agreement

Rovi Corporation has signed the multi-year license agreement for Rovi guidance solutions including Rovi TotalGuide, G-Guide and its interactive program guide (IPG) patent portfolio with Sharp Corporation.

"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.