Rovi, Toshiba Team On DivX Plus Streaming

By Greg Tarr On May 7 2013 - 10:03am

Santa Clara, Calif. — Rovi and Toshiba are teaming up to launch a range of DTVs certified for DivX Plus Streaming content, the companies said Tuesday.

The new agreement is expected to increase the reach of Rovi's advanced adaptive streaming format and enable Toshiba DTVs to support high-quality entertainment services from such over-the-top (OTT) content providers as Knowhow Movies by Dixons Retail in the U.K.

Rovi Reports Q4 Net Profit

By Steve Smith On Feb 14 2013 - 9:51am

Santa Clara, Calif. — Rovi turned a net profit on lower sales in its fourth quarter, ended Dec. 31, 2012.

Rovi reported fourth-quarter GAAP revenue of $157 million, compared with $174.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Fourth-quarter 2012 GAAP net income was $2.1 million, compared with a GAAP net loss of $49.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2011.

Last year’s fourth quarter included a $40.6 million impairment charge to reduce the carrying value of the intangible assets of the Roxio consumer software business to fair value less costs to sell.

Rovi Switches Off OTA-Delivered Guide Service

By Greg Tarr On Nov 27 2012 - 10:53am

Santa Clara, Calif. — If you have an older television, DVD recorder or other device that incorporates an analog version of an onscreen electronic program guide (EPG) from TV Guide, GuidePlus, TV Guide Onscreen or similar service managed by Rovi, you may have noticed your program data has disappeared in recent weeks.