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Macrovision Acquires Assets From ThoughtWorthy Media For TV Search And Metadata (Paidcontent)

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:53:06 GMT

A small deal for Macrovision… the company says it has acquired technology and the website of ThoughtWorthy Media, a vertical, TV-related search engine. The agreement was entered into back in January by Gemstar (though unannounced until now), now part of Macrovision ( NSDQ: MVSN ). The ThoughtWorthy site (which just redirects now to TVGuide.com ) allowed users to search for content found on...

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News Corp. Sells Macrovision Stake; Puts A Bad Investment Behind It (Paidcontent)

Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:22:35 GMT

This isn't a surprise, since News Corp ( NYSE: NWS ). was a key agitator of Gemstar's sale to Macrovision… the company has sold its 19 percent stake in the company, Macrovision ( NSDQ: MVSN ) confirmed this morning. The buyers were new and existing institutional investors, which should reduce the impact of a large chunk of shares hitting the market. Thus ends a terrible investment for News...

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Earnings: Macrovision Solutions Q1 Revs Down 12 Percent; Sees $50 Million Merger Savings In '08 (Paidcontent)

Wed, 07 May 2008 20:24:03 GMT

For its last full quarter without Gemstar, Macrovision ( NSDQ: MVSN ) Solutions (new name) had revenue of $32.2 million, a 12 percent decline from $36.6 million in the year-ago quarter. Net income slipped to $7.3 million ($.13 per share) from $7.6 million ($.14 per share). The company attributed the decline to ongoing weakness in its "legacy" analog solutions business, but it claimed strong...

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TV Guide: 1953-2008? (The Mayor of Television)

Mon, 05 May 2008 19:37:30 GMT

George Costanza's father's collection of TV Guides may be nearly complete: After last week's hatchet jobs on the magazine's editors, there's a sense the print edition is not long for this world. Macrovision bought Gemstar, TV Guide's owner, mainly for...

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Macrovision Closes Gemstar-TV Guide Acquisition (Consumer Electronics Daily News)

Fri, 02 May 2008 21:42:09 GMT

Macrovision Corporation has completed its acquisition of Gemstar-TV Guide, a global leader in video and entertainment guidance technology and services. Combining Gemstar-TV and Macrovision technologies positions the company as a key enabler of the digital home entertainment experience, according to...

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TVGuide No More: Macrovision's Acquisition Of Gemstar Complete; To Be Called Macrovision Solutions (Paidcontent)

Fri, 02 May 2008 18:17:19 GMT

TV Guide's fate still hangs in balance, as Macrovision's ( NSDQ: MVSN ) acquisition of Gemstar-TV Guide completed today...the new resulting company will be called Macrovision Solutions Corp. No added word about what will happen to the TV Guide side of the business (print and TV channels), but it is clear Macrovision wants to retain the TVGuide.com site and its sister online sites (as we first...

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Gemstar-TVGuide Sale To Macrovision Means Layoffs; F+W Publications Cuts Staff By 30 (Paidcontent)

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:10:52 GMT

TV Guide is laying off staff following shareholder approval of the $2.8 billion merger of Gemstar-TVGuide with Macrovision ( NSDQ: MVSN ), according to Folio. The deal is expected to close Friday. A TV Guide spokesperson confirmed the layoffs to Folio but sans number or title. Folio also reported today about a round of layoffs at F+W Publications , where 30 jobs were cut as the company shifts...

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Macrovision-Gemstar deal approved (Money Out Blog)

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:35:16 GMT

Macrovision Corp. said Tuesday that its $2.1 billion merger with Gemstar-TV Guide had been approved by shareholders from both companies. The deal was widely panned at the time it was...

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Macrovision Shareholders Approve Gemstar Buy (Paidcontent)

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:20:37 GMT

It's time to put theory into practice: Despite some initial skepticism (that never really went away) Macrovision ( NSDQ: MVSN ) shareholders have approved the company's poorly understood acquisition of Gemstar. A statement put out this evening didn't specify the vote tally, but despite some initial loud objections, opposition never really materialized. With the agreement, Macrovision also announced...

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TV Guide Talks Online Video Guide Strategy (JupiterResearch Analyst Weblogs)

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:49:29 GMT

PaidContent is wisely wondering about TVGuide.com's future if the proposed merger of TV Guide/Gemstar and Macrovision goes through, especially since Macrovision hinted it might unload the magazine. Meanwhile, among other things, TVGuide.com is attempting to establish itself as the guide to (professional) video content online. There'll be a lot of competition for that role . Some things TVGuide.com...

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TVGuide.com's Strange Ways: To Be Retained By Macrovision? (Paidcontent)

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:55:30 GMT

So Macrovision's ( NSDQ: MVSN ) buyout of Gemstar-TVGuide will go up for approval before shareholders tomorrow. As we reported before, the deal is expected to go through, as some of the shareholder opposition fizzled away . Macrovision has indicated that it is looking to sell off the publishing and cable assets, which include TV Guide magazine, TV Guide channel and the TVG Network (which is...

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Gemstar Multi-Faceted New Deal (Forbes)

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:09:20 GMT

While the share price dive makes sense, the timing does not. "For some reason it didn't correct until today," said Todd Mitchell, an analyst at Kaufman Brothers. Mitchell speculated that after Gemstar's debt was downgraded on Friday investors realized that those who would have taken the $6.35 per share in cash from the deal had done so, leaving the investors left who would let their shares be...

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Why Gemstar Shares Are Tumbling Ahead of Merger Vote Tomorrow (Seeking Alpha)

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:54:24 GMT

Eric Savitz (Barron's) submits: Gemstar-TV Guide (GMST) shares are down sharply this morning ahead of the company's shareholder meeting tomorrow to vote on the company's proposed merger into Macrovision (MVSN). Complete Story »

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All Signals Go For Macrovision-Gemstar; Shareholder Opposition Fails To Materialize (Paidcontent)

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:09:24 GMT

When Macrovision ( NSDQ: MVSN ) announced its intent to acquire Gemstar last December for $2.8 billion, there were considerable doubts as to whether the deal would ever happen—not that Gemstar, 41 percent controlled by News Corp. ( NYSE: NWS ), would approve the deal, but Macrovision shareholders weren't seeing the "vision." The stock instantly tanked on the news, and since then it's...

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In the News & Blogsphere (White Collar Crime Prof Blog)

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 05:32:37 GMT

SEC Press Release - SEC Action Returns Former Gemstar CEO's Pending Severance Payment to Company and Shareholders - The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a court ruling that successfully concludes its effort to stop a $29.5 million severance package...

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SEC blocks Gemstar ex-CEO's severance pay (LA Times)

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:00:18 GMT

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said it had stopped a $29.5-million severance package from being paid to Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc.'s former chief executive, who was charged with securities fraud.

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Severance Severed for ex-Gemstar Chief (CFO)

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:02:18 GMT

The company gets back $29.5 million that was held in escrow under a provision of Sarbanes-Oxley pending a final court ruling in a fraud case.

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SEC Action Returns Former Gemstar CEO's Pending Severance Payment To Company And Shareholders (Mondo Visione)

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:36:11 GMT

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a court ruling that successfully concludes its effort to stop a $29.5 million severance package from being paid to the former CEO of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Henry C. Yuen, who committed securities fraud before leaving his position at the Pasadena, Calif.-based company. The funds were previously set aside in an escrow account that...

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TiVo gets TV Guide license for international market (BetaNews)

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:51:55 GMT

TiVo has announced its deal with Gemstar-TV Guide to allow international TiVo deployments to offer Gemstar's interactive program guide.

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Gemstar-TV, TiVo Partner for International Deployments of TiVo Services (Consumer Electronics Daily News)

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:52:15 GMT

Gemstar-TV Guide and TiVo Inc. have signed a patent license agreement for retail products and certain service provider deployments of the TiVo service in international markets. The move expands the existing relationship between the companies, which previously included a patent...

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