Macrovision Announces Technology Acquisition from ThoughtWorthy Media

Macrovision Solutions (NASDAQ:MVSN) announced today the acquisition of certain website and technology assets from ThoughtWorthy Media ("ThoughtWorthy"), a transaction that was previously entered into and executed by Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. in January 2008. ThoughtWorthy's technology platform allows TV viewers to identify, research, and purchase online the music, products and advertising they view on television. Macrovision plans to make use of the data across its platforms including online and mobile.

"ThoughtWorthy's technology adds another exciting dimension to our metadata offerings," said Paul Greenberg, executive vice president and general manager of TV Guide Online at Macrovision. "By enabling TV fans to go to TVGuide.com and obtain comprehensive data and purchase the music they hear on their favorite TV Shows, we are building on our vision to bring consumers a more enjoyable, fulfilling digital home entertainment experience."

"TVGuide.com is a preeminent source for entertainment news and information and we are very pleased that the ThoughtWorthy Media website is now a part of it," said Daniel P. Swartz, founder & CEO, ThoughtWorthy Media. "We look forward to working with Macrovision to integrate our technology into its network of online properties."

"After years developing our metadata platform, we are very excited both for our team and on behalf of the TV fans that will now have online access to what captured their attention on TV," said Kevin A. McGrail, president & CTO, ThoughtWorthy Media.

The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but were not material to the financial operations of Gemstar prior to its acquisition by Macrovision.

About Macrovision Solutions Corporation

Macrovision Solutions enables the digital home entertainment experience by allowing businesses to protect, enhance and distribute digital goods to consumers across multiple channels. The Macrovision Solutions 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 to their customers. The result of deploying Macrovision's solutions is a simple end user experience to discover, acquire, manage and enjoy digital content. Today, the company provides connected middleware, metadata on music, games, movies and television programming, media recognition, interactive programming guides as well as operating entertainment portals http://www.tvguide.com/ and http://www.allmusic.com/ and copyright protection. Macrovision Solutions holds over 3500 issued or pending patents and patent applications worldwide. Macrovision Solutions is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with approximately 13 offices across the United States and around the world. More information about Macrovision Solutions can be found at http://www.macrovision.com/.

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