TiVo Renews Patent License Agreement With Samsung For Smartphones And Tablets

TiVo Corporation a global leader in entertainment technology and audience insights, today announced that Rovi Corporation, a TiVo company, has signed a new multi-year patent license agreement with Samsung for the use of Rovi’s video discovery patents and technologies across Samsung’s smartphone and tablet devices. The patent renewal encompasses Samsung mobile products sold on a worldwide basis.

“We are proud to extend our licensing agreement with Samsung and to further enhance the consumer experience,” said Arvin Patel, executive vice president and chief intellectual property officer, Rovi Corporation, a TiVo company. “Samsung is one of the most recognized and revered brands in the world. We are excited to build on our tremendous relationship with Samsung as they continue to innovate across their smartphone and tablet product lines. We look forward to continuing to add value to Samsung’s current and future product offerings, and to creating the very best multimedia experience for our customers.”

TiVo has spent decades investing in research and development to create market-leading technologies for the media and entertainment industry. TiVo’s innovative solutions touch practically every aspect of consumers’ day-to-day interaction with their entertainment, enabling customers to build customized, next-generation digital entertainment solutions for users around the globe.—BCS Bureau