TechniSat Incorporates Macrovision's Digital Pay-Per-View Copy Protection in Its Set-top Boxes

Business Wire, Sept 12, 2000

Business & Entertainment Editors

LONDON--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000

Macrovision UK Ltd., a subsidiary of Macrovision Corporation (NASDAQ:MVSN) in Sunnyvale, Calif., announced today that TechniSat Digital GmbH, Germany's leading satellite receiving equipment manufacturer is now licensed to include Macrovision's digital pay-per-view (PPV) copy protection technology in its digital set-top boxes.

"We are delighted to welcome TechniSat to our growing list of Macrovision-licensed digital receiver manufacturers. TechniSat is now able to offer Macrovision's copy protection technology to pay-per-view operators around the world," said David Simmons, managing director, Macrovision UK Ltd. "More and more system operators are realizing the value of copy protection in their PPV business model. This, coupled with rights holders' desires to protect their intellectual property from unauthorized copying, means that set top box manufacturers offering copy protection have a competitive advantage in the market."

Macrovision PPV copy protection technology allows consumers to view, but not record, programs that are copy-protected at the direction of pay TV operators or program suppliers. The technology is designed to deter unauthorized home taping of digitally delivered programs. This allows copyright owners to minimize cannibalization of their home video revenues while maximizing PPV system operator revenues. Over 40 million Macrovision-enabled digital set top boxes have been shipped since 1995, comprising approximately 90% of all digital set top boxes shipped worldwide. Since 1996, over 45 million PPV and VOD buys have been copy protected, helping drive new and repeat buys.

"This important agreement will allow us to meet the increasing demand for copy protection from pay-TV operators," said Friedhelm Flamm, managing director of TechniSat Digital GmbH. "Copy protection will encourage more recent movie releases on pay-per-view services and this is what consumers want."

About TechniSat Digital GmbH

TechniSat (www.technisat.de) is one of the leading manufacturers of satellite reception products throughout Europe. With the expansion of its product range, TechniSat is now offering high-quality TV-sets, car radios, Hi-Fi products, PC-cards and digital satellite receiving equipment. TechniSat sets great store on development and production of all products in Germany. TechniSat products are MADE IN GERMANY and reflect highest quality. This is confirmed by outstanding test results for years. All TechniSat products tested by Stiftung Warentest (an independent, non-commercial testing magazine) in 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 received the best mark "GOOD". Also other testing organizations constantly confirm the high quality of TechniSat products with first-class awards. As leading manufacturer of satellite products and television sets TechniSat secures more than 600 jobs in Europe. TechniSat products are manufactured in three mills: TechniSat Elektronik Thueringen GmbH (Dippach/Eisenach/Thuringia), TechniSat Vogtland GmbH (Schoeneck/Saxony) and TechniSat-TV Stassfurt AG (Stassfurt/Saxony-Anhalt). Research and development center of the TechniSat group is located at TechniSat Digital GmbH (Dresden/Saxony).

About Macrovision

Macrovision Corporation develops and markets content copy protection and rights management technologies to prevent the unauthorized duplication, reception or use of video and audio programs and computer software. The Company provides its products and services primarily to the home video, consumer multimedia software, digital pay-per-view, cable, satellite and video security markets. Macrovision has its headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., with subsidiaries in London and Tokyo.

All statements contained herein, as well as oral statements that may be made by the Company or by officers, directors or employees of the Company acting on the Company's behalf, that are not statements of historical fact, constitute "forward-looking statements" and are made pursuant to the Safe-Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results of the Company to be materially different from the historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties are outlined in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for 1999 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company is not obligated to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.

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