Articles Database (Free subscription) | 28/09/2008
The term ‘ebook reader’ has migrated from a stand alone ebook reading device to software developed to allow the reading of ebooks to take place in a variety of portable environments. Early ebook readers like Gemstar Rocket and Franklin were designed to allow the transport of ebooks in a convenient portable microchip infused package. Once someone challenged [...]
Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
Julia Boorstin submits: News Corp's (NWS) fiscal fourth quarter earnings beat analysts estimates, thanks to strong DVD sales, higher licensing fees for cable networks and the sale of the company's stake in Gemstar - TV Guide International (GMST). Quarterly net income came in at 43 cents a share, up 27 percent from the year ago period, and 9 cents more per share than Wall Street analysts expected,...
Paidcontent (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Macrovision ( NSDQ: MVSN ) Solutions, the successor to Macrovision and Gemstar, has reported Q2 revenue of $148.6 million, up 10.7 percent compared to $133.9 million. The numbers assume that the two had been merged last year, and it excludes certain ops marked for discontinuation, like TV Guide and the games business, which has been sold. Adjusted pro-forma EBITDA ( yes, that's three layers of adjustments...
Paidcontent (Free subscription) | 13/06/2008
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 TV, like...
Paidcontent (Free subscription) | 06/06/2008
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 Corp.,...
Paidcontent (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
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 growth...
The Mayor of Television (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
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...
Consumer Electronics Daily News (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
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...
Paidcontent (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
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 reported...
Paidcontent (Free subscription) | 01/05/2008
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 resources...
Money Out Blog (Free subscription) | 29/04/2008
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...
Paidcontent (Free subscription) | 29/04/2008
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...
JupiterResearch Analyst Weblogs (Free subscription) | 29/04/2008
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...
Paidcontent (Free subscription) | 29/04/2008
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 the horseracing...
Forbes (Free subscription) | 28/04/2008
The TV Guide publisher dropped like a rock on the eve of its shareholder meeting to consider its deal with Macrovision.
