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OpenTV Launches System Integrator Partner Program

Thursday 10 September 2009

OpenTV Partners With Trusted Group of Skilled Porting and Integration Experts for the Integration and Deployment of OpenTV's Advanced Digital Television Solutions.

IBC 2009, Amsterdam, September 10^th, 2009 - OpenTV Corp. (NASDAQ: OPTV), a leading software and technology provider of advanced digital television solutions, announced today the creation of a new System Integrator Partner Program (SIPP) designed to provide trusted partners utilizing OpenTV solutions with the necessary tools and knowledge to deliver state-of-the-art solutions to OpenTV's worldwide customer base. Members include Corpus Media Labs, Orange Business Services, S3 and Triple Play Integration. The initiative further extends OpenTV's commitment to its customers in deploying robust and compelling solutions and complements the company's existing relationship with partners such as Cisco, Irdeto and Nagravision.

"Our business is expanding rapidly and it is important for us to leverage our partnerships with the industry's leading system integrators to meet and surpass our customers' needs and expectations," said Tracy Geist, SVP Business Development. "Through this new program, we're combining our middleware expertise with the finest skills in porting and system integration to deliver robust solutions with the best viewing experiences possible to our customers and viewers worldwide."

"With our advanced set-top box solutions and OpenTV's Core middleware, S3 is well positioned to deliver advanced solutions to our existing and new customers," said Philip Brennan, VP TV Technology at S3. "We are very pleased to be one of the first integration partners in this program, as we can now provide our global clients with even greater levels of service and support."

OpenTV's System Integrator Partner Program offers its trusted partners a thorough and reciprocated approach to an operator's integration needs allowing them to work independently or jointly with OpenTV to create solutions around the OpenTV platform. The new program has many benefits for both parties, including:

• The licensing of OpenTV's middleware technology at no cost to trusted partners;
• No reliance on outside parties which emphasizes the importance of both partnership and autonomy;
• Freedom for partners to develop their own solutions;
• Behind the scenes visibility on upcoming developments at OpenTV.

"OpenTV's System Integrator Partner Program will enable us to meet our customers' desire for fully integrated and tested software solutions that allow them to accelerate the delivery of complete products," said Mark Huttemann, CEO of Triple Play Integration. "With this program, TPI can continue to deliver our set-top box solutions with all the latest features provided by OpenTV's Core middleware."

OpenTV will be available to discuss its new System Integrator Partner Program at IBC 2009 taking place at the RAI in Amsterdam, September 11-15, 2009.

About OpenTV

OpenTV is one of the world's leading providers of advanced digital television solutions dedicated to creating and delivering compelling viewing experiences to consumers of digital content worldwide. The company's software has been integrated in more than 133 million devices around the world, and enables advanced program guides, video-on-demand, personal video recording, interactive and addressable advertising and a variety of enhanced television applications. For more information, please visit www.opentv.com.

Contacts

Christine Oury
OpenTV
+1-415-962-5433
coury(at)opentv.com

Jennifer Hicks or Alex Crabb
ink Communications for OpenTV
+31-611-278-358 or +1-617-956-2214
jennifer(at)theinkstudio.com or alex(at)theinkstudio.com

Fiona D’Arcy
S3 (Silicon & Software Systems Ltd.)
Tel: 408 236 7900
fiona.darcy(at)s3group.com

 

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