By Glen Dickson -- Broadcasting & Cable, 4/21/2008 11:15:00 AM EDT
Electronic-program-guide giant Gemstar-TV Guide International and digital-video-recorder supplier Digeo reached a multiyear patent-license agreement and settled outstanding litigation between the two firms, Gemstar-TV Guide announced Monday.
Under the deal, Gemstar TV-Guide is providing Digeo -- based in Kirkland, Wash., and backed by Paul Allen -- with a patent license to cover Digeo’s currently deployed interactive program guides on its Moxi DVRs.
The patent agreement also covers IPGs Digeo plans to deploy with service providers and through consumer-electronics devices and PCs.
Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
MSNBC launches in high definition June 29 following major overhauls to its New York City control room and Washington D.C. studio. View images of the new control room and screenshots of the new HD picture for dayside programming. (Photos courtesy of NBC Universal)
In this week's edition of B&C TechTalk, senior editor Glen Dickson discusses the announcement that digital video recorder supplier Digeo is being acquired by cable transmission and video-on-demand supplier Arris Group, in a deal expected to close in the fourth quarter.
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