"Rovi is helping our customers and companies in the entertainment industry bring a variety of products for the connected digital entertainment experience," said Corey Ferengul, EVP of product management and marketing at Rovi Corporation. "We're collaborating with industry leaders to help them innovate and design solutions that meet consumer demand for a better way to find and access entertainment content."
Rovi announced that it is collaborating with Trident Microsystems, Inc., a leading provider of set-top box and TV semiconductor solutions, to deliver Rovi TotalGuide to the Trident platforms. The integrated solution will enable consumer electronics manufacturers to quickly incorporate TotalGuide, an advanced media guide that combines access to broadcast, broadband and personal content on one user interface, on TVs and set-top boxes using Trident chips.
"As a leading provider of DTV semiconductor solutions today, Trident can bring the Rovi TotalGuide service to millions of users worldwide," said Dirk Wieberneit, senior vice president and general manager of the TV Business unit for Trident Microsystems, Inc. "Consumers will benefit from having a completely interactive and immersive media guide that enhances their overall TV viewing experience."
In addition, Rovi announced that DENSO Corporation, one of Japan's biggest automotive audio system OEMs and one of the world's leading suppliers of automotive systems, has signed a license to use the Rovi Automotive Solution in DENSO's Car Infotainment Systems. The agreement between Rovi and DENSO permits the deployment of Rovi media recognition capabilities and entertainment metadata in DENSO's Car Infotainment Systems to major automobile manufacturers.
For more information on Rovi technology to be showcased at CES, please contact linda.quach@rovicorp.com, (408) 562-8504.
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