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Der Entwickler von interaktiver Software für TV via Internet, OpenTV (OPTV), gibt die Übernahme des Internet-Pioniers Spyglass für 2,5 Mrd. Dollar in Aktien bekannt.

OpenTV will dabei 0,7236 eigene Aktien für eine ausstehende Aktie von Spyglass bieten. Damit werden die Aktien von Spyglass mit etwa 122,28 Dollar bewertet und damit 75% höher als der Schlusskurs am vergangenen Freitag.

OpenTV will mit der Übernahme von Spyglass vor allem den Bereich der drahtlosen Kommunikationstechnologien erweitern. Zugleich entwickelt und vertreibt Spyglass auch Software, womit sich Informationen aus dem Internet über set-top Boxen beziehen lassen.

Spyglass war 1994 eines der ersten Unternehmen, welche einen kommerziellen Internet-Browser entwickelt hatten (Mosaic). Das Unternehmen gilt als Pionier des Internets.

[ilu_de]

OpenTV Reports Record Second-Quarter Financial Results; Revenue Increases 83 Percent From Significant Growth in Royalties, License Fees and Services
BusinessWire
Thursday July 27 4:07pm


MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 27, 2000--OpenTV Corp. (Nasdaq:OPTV) (Amsterdam Stock Exchange:OPTV), the leading worldwide provider of software to enable digital interactive television, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2000.

"We are very pleased by our strong financial results in the second quarter," said Jan Steenkamp, chief executive officer of OpenTV. "Momentum for OpenTV continues to grow on a worldwide basis. We have extended our market leadership to the United States with our launch on EchoStar`s DISH Network, and secured new deployment commitments from four additional network operators.

"In addition, we forged a number of important strategic partnerships with interactive content and services providers and completed our merger with Spyglass. We also welcomed three exceptionally talented and seasoned executives to our senior management team. I am confident that their contributions will help us take OpenTV to greater levels of success as we expand our business worldwide."
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Financial Summary

For the second quarter of 2000, revenues were $11.3 million, an 83 percent increase from the $6.2 million reported for the second quarter of 1999. OpenTV received its first significant revenue from EchoStar during the quarter, which will be recognized on a modified subscription basis over the approximately six-year contract period.

OpenTV`s pro forma operating expenses, excluding noncash and nonrecurring expenses, were $17.2 million in the second quarter of 2000, a 131 percent increase from $7.4 million in the second quarter of 1999.

The significant growth in year-over-year operating expenses reflects the company`s investment in developing its applications business, and increased investment in sales and marketing to address the U.S. television market, both of which are expected to generate substantial revenue in future periods.

OpenTV`s pro forma net loss for the second quarter of 2000 was $3.3 million, or 7 cents per share, compared with a pro forma net loss of $1.2 million, or 3 cents per share, in the second quarter of 1999.

Including the impact of noncash and nonrecurring charges, the company reported a net loss of $7.8 million, or 17 cents per share, for the second quarter of 2000, compared with a net loss of $2.1 million, or 6 cents per share, for the second quarter of 1999.

For the six months ended June 30, 2000, OpenTV`s revenues were $22.2 million, an 85 percent increase from the first six months of 1999. The company`s pro forma net loss for the first six months of 2000, excluding noncash and nonrecurring expenses, was $5.8 million, or 13 cents per share, compared with a pro forma net loss of $2.2 million, or 6 cents per share, for the first six months of 1999.

Including the impact of noncash and nonrecurring charges, the net loss for the first six months of 2000 was $38.5 million, or 85 cents per share, compared with a net loss of $3.3 million, or 9 cents per share, in 1999.

As of June 30, 2000, OpenTV had cash and short-term investments of $152.5 million.


Financial Summary



Business Highlights


OpenTV`s results in the second quarter of 2000 included a number of significant achievements. Highlights for the quarter are as follows:


Spyglass Acquisition


On July 24, 2000, OpenTV completed its previously announced merger with Spyglass Inc. Spyglass became a wholly owned subsidiary of OpenTV Corp. in a tax-free, stock-for-stock transaction. Spyglass stockholders, option holders and warrant holders will receive approximately 14.9 million OpenTV shares and own approximately 18 percent of the combined company`s stock on a fully diluted basis.


Worldwide Network Operators


Through March 31, 2000, OpenTV software was installed in more than 7.8 million digital set-top boxes (STBs) worldwide, and more than 20 network operators had begun deploying OpenTV to their subscribers, reinforcing the company`s position as the worldwide market-share leader in digital interactive television software.

On May 1, EchoStar`s DISH Network became the first U.S. operator to begin deploying OpenTV, and OpenTV is expected to be in more than 1 million DISH Network homes by year-end.

Four additional network operators committed to deploy interactive television using OpenTV technology, bringing the total number of digital television network operator commitments to 32.

* United Broadcasting Corp. (UBC), Thailand`s leading satellite and cable TV operator, announced an agreement to deploy OpenTV`s interactive television (ITV) software to UBC`s viewers. The two companies intend to offer easy-to-use e-mail, e-commerce and Internet browsing capabilities, among many other ITV services, to a country of 60 million people where only 2 percent of the population own personal computers.
* Viasat Broadcasting, the largest satellite network operator in Scandinavia, selected the OpenTV platform for launching interactive digital TV services later this year. Viasat currently has more than 1.1 million subscribers.
* Irish Multichannel, Ireland`s largest Microwave Multipoint Distribution System (MMDS) operator and second-largest cable television operator, selected OpenTV as its software platform for digital interactive services. Currently, Irish Multichannel serves 250,000 households across the Republic of Ireland.
* Galaxy Satellite Broadcasting Ltd., a subsidiary of Television Broadcasts Ltd. (TVB), entered into an agreement to use OpenTV as its software platform to broadcast Chinese-language programming in Australia and the United States. TVB is the largest producer of Chinese-language television programs and the leading terrestrial television station in Hong Kong, capturing 80 percent market share.


OpenAdvantage Program


The OpenAdvantage developer program, which was launched in the first quarter, now includes more than 450 companies developing OpenTV applications from around the world. The expanding OpenAdvantage membership continues to drive interactive television deployment for the company, as well as generate incremental revenues from the sales of authoring tools, training and other products.


Technology Partners


OpenTV and Spyglass entered into or extended some key technology partnerships during the quarter.

* OpenTV successfully ported its digital interactive television operating system to the United States` most widely deployed digital set-top terminal, the Motorola DCT-2000. OpenTV`s software solution can be flash-downloaded to all DCT-2000s, currently in more than 5 million North American homes, without rolling a truck to a subscriber`s home or switching out a set-top terminal. Once enabled, the OpenTV/DCT-2000 set-top terminal can support multiple interactive services from electronic program guides and e-mail to e-commerce and video-on-demand.
* Personal television creator TiVo licensed Spyglass Device Mosaic 4.0 for use in its next-generation software platform and service. Spyglass Professional Services unit will port Spyglass Device Mosaic to the Linux operating system and assist in the integration of the technology with TiVo`s Linux-based platform.


Worldwide Applications Partners


OpenTV also announced several additional partnerships to develop interactive television applications or services. Under most of these agreements, OpenTV will share with its partners in the recurring revenues generated by the applications and services.

* OpenTV and DIVA announced a strategic alliance to integrate OpenTV`s software with DIVA`s Video-On-Demand and other services. In addition, OpenTV made a strategic equity investment in DIVA.
* OpenTV entered into a strategic partnership with ICTV to integrate ICTV`s interactive service with OpenTV`s platform. ICTV provides an Internet browsing solution whereby the browser resides at a cable operator`s head-end, and its solution is optimized for broadband cable networks with thin set-top boxes such as Motorola`s DCT-2000. OpenTV also made a strategic equity investment in ICTV.
* OpenTV and Wink Communications Inc. (Wink) completed an agreement to enable OpenTV`s interactive software to deliver Wink-enhanced programming and advertising to EchoStar`s DISH Network(TM) satellite TV customers nationwide.
* OpenTV signed a letter of intent to enter into the Digital ADCO joint venture with Motorola and ACTV and help drive worldwide deployment of Digital ADCO`s SpotOn(TM) service. SpotOn is a comprehensive, software-based end-to-end solution for the delivery and accounting of highly targeted interactive advertising via digital cable, satellite and broadcast television.
* OpenTV entered into an agreement with Visiware to distribute the LudiTV games channel exclusively in the Americas and Asia for the next three years. The agreement allows OpenTV to offer one of the largest catalogs of interactive television games available today to cable, satellite and terrestrial operators.
* OpenTV entered into a partnership with Lagardere to create, develop and market interactive television (ITV) programs based on content derived from Car & Driver and Woman`s Day magazines. Debut services are expected to be ready for broadcast in the United States by the end of the year. In addition, the two companies will work together to build virtual retail TV channels that encompass automotive, cooking and crafts genres.


Management Team


OpenTV undertook major strides to strengthen its management team with the addition of three senior executives:

* James Ackerman was named president and chief operating officer. Ackerman was previously president and chief executive officer of British Interactive Broadcasting, the parent company of Open Interactive, the leading interactive television portal in the United Kingdom.
* Sharon H. Brown, a veteran of cable television and new-media industries, was named chief marketing officer. Brown previously held senior management positions at TCI Music, INTRO Television, Liberty Media and Cable AdNet.
* Craig Opperman joined OpenTV as chief intellectual property officer. Opperman will manage and develop the strategy for leveraging OpenTV`s extensive portfolio of patents, trademarks and copyrights. Previously, Opperman was a partner at the leading Silicon Valley law firm of Cooley Godward.


About OpenTV



OpenTV is the leading worldwide provider of software, services and
applications that enable digital interactive television. OpenTV
provides a complete end-to-end solution for the development and
delivery of interactive services via digital satellite, cable and
terrestrial broadcast.
Through its recent acquisition of Spyglass, OpenTV is a leading
provider of strategic Internet consulting, software and professional
services that enable content providers, service operators and device
manufacturers to capitalize on the potential of the Internet as it
pertains to television and other interactive media devices.
OpenTV set-top box software has been shipped with or installed in
more than 7.8 million digital set-top boxes worldwide and has been
selected by 32 television network operators in more than 50 countries,
including BSkyB in the United Kingdom; TPS and Noos in France;
PrimaCom in Germany; Via Digital in Spain; GLA, the exclusive provider
of DIRECTV(TM) in Latin America; and EchoStar`s DISH Network(TM) in
the United States.
The OpenTV set-top box software is licensed to 29 digital set-top
box manufacturers, and OpenTV`s authoring tools are licensed to
hundreds of independent developers and content and service providers.
Worldwide headquarters for OpenTV is located in Mountain View.
Information on OpenTV is available at www.opentv.com.

Except for historical information contained herein, this news
release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those contemplated herein, including but not limited to the risk
that the OpenTV and Spyglass businesses will not be integrated
successfully and that unanticipated costs will be incurred in
connection with their integration; the risk that the combined company
will not be able to manage its growth and a larger, more
geographically dispersed organization; the risk that OpenTV-enabled
products and services will not be deployed by network operators
effectively or at all within anticipated time periods; risks related
to the timely identification, development, acceptance and pricing of
new OpenTV-enabled products and services; risks related to the impact
of competitive products and services and the pricing of those products
and services; and other risk factors detailed in the registration
statements on Forms F-1 and F-4, annual report on Form 20-F and other
documents filed from time to time by OpenTV Corp. with the Securities
and Exchange Commission. OpenTV undertakes no obligation to update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.

Note to Editors: Copyright 1999, OpenTV Inc. All rights reserved.
OpenTV, OpenAuthor, OpenTV Runtime, OpenStreamer and the OpenTV logo
are trademarks or registered trademarks of OpenTV Inc. in the United
States and other countries. Java and all Java-based trademarks and
logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems
Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.
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OPENTV CORP.
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except share and per-share amounts)

Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
1999 2000 1999 2000
Revenues:
Royalties $ 4,116 $ 7,306 $ 7,031 $ 15,011
License fees 816 1,649 1,175 2,961
Services and other 1,222 2,308 3,808 4,236
Total revenues 6,154 11,263 12,014 22,208
Operating expenses:
Services 847 1,892 2,178 3,737
Research and development 2,569 8,014 4,797 16,193
Sales and marketing 2,974 5,889 5,148 10,917
General and administrative 1,050 2,454 2,129 4,844
Amortization of intangibles 446 382 446 764
Amortization of stock-based
compensation 408 1,451 622 4,675
Noncash warrant expense -- 1,552 -- 24,908
Total operating expenses 8,294 21,634 15,320 66,038
Loss from operations (2,140) (10,371) (3,306) (43,830)
Other income/(expense), net 61 2,584 (4) 5,328
Net loss $(2,079) $(7,787) $(3,310) $(38,502)
Shares used in computing
net loss per share, basic
and diluted 36,362,176 45,599,154 35,096,379 45,417,591
Net loss per share, basic
and diluted $ (0.06) $ (0.17) $ (0.09) $ (0.85)



OPENTV CORP.
Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except share and per-share amounts)



Three Months Ended Six Months Ended

June 30, June 30,
1999 2000 1999 2000
Revenues:
Royalties $ 4,116 $ 7,306 $ 7,031 $ 15,011
License fees 816 1,649 1,175 2,961
Services and other 1,222 2,308 3,808 4,236
Total revenues 6,154 11,263 12,014 22,208
Operating expenses:
Services 847 1,892 2,178 3,737
Research and development 2,569 7,065 4,797 13,907
Sales and marketing 2,974 5,876 5,148 10,904
General and administrative 1,050 2,359 2,129 4,749
Total operating expenses 7,440 17,192 14,252 33,297
Loss from operations (1,286) (5,929) (2,238) (11,089)
Other income/(expense), net 61 2,584 (4) 5,328
Net loss $(1,225) $(3,345) $(2,242) $ (5,761)
Shares used in computing
net loss per share, basic
and diluted 36,362,176 45,599,154 35,096,379 45,417,591
Net loss per share, basic
and diluted $ (0.03) $ (0.07) $ (0.06) $ (0.13)
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Notes:

The above unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of
operations exclude the effects of the following (in thousands):

-- One-time, nonrecurring research and development fee of $2,600,
of which $1,337 and $949 were fully amortized during the quarters
ended March 31, 2000, and June 30, 2000, respectively.
-- One-time, nonrecurring sales and marketing and general and
administrative expenses related to the Spyglass acquisition, totaling
$13 and $95, respectively, for the quarter ended June 30, 2000.
-- Amortization of intangibles over five years of $446 for the
quarter ended June 30, 1999, and amortization of $382 for the quarters
ended March 31, 2000, and June 30, 2000, respectively.
-- Amortization of noncash, stock-based compensation over four
years of $214 and $408 for the quarters ended March 31, 1999, and
June 30, 1999, respectively, and amortization of $3,224 and $1,451 for
the quarters ended March 31, 2000, and June 30, 2000, respectively.
-- Additional General Instrument noncash performance warrant
expense related to the warrant`s variable accounting treatment and
quarterly amortization totaling $23,356 and $1,552 for the quarters
ended March 31, 2000, and June 30, 2000, respectively.
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OPENTV CORP.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands)

Dec. 31, June 30,
1999 2000
(Audited)(Unaudited)
Assets:
Cash and short-term investments $186,535 $152,461



Accounts receivable, net 6,234 6,210
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 1,698 3,722
Long-term marketable securities -- 2,301
Property and equipment, net 5,025 7,815
Long-term private equity investments -- 20,000
Other assets, net 7,298 13,355
Total assets $206,790 $205,864
Liabilities and stockholders` equity:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 8,665 $ 8,280
Deferred revenue 3,564 5,447
Total liabilities 12,229 13,727
Total stockholders` equity 194,561 192,137
Total liabilities and stockholders` equity $206,790 $205,864
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Contact: OpenTV Corp., Mountain View
  Randy Livingston, 650/429-5597 (investors/fin. media)
  [e-mail]
  John Michaeli, 650/429-5466 (trade/business media)
  [e-mail]
 
  or
  Kekst and Co., New York
  Michael Freitag, 212/521-4896
  [e-mail]


Source: BusinessWire


Gruß ilu

[mr.duck]

irgendwie verstehe ich das nicht....

beispiel:
ich besitze 100 Spyglass ; entspricht z.zt. ca. 4750 Euro

mit dem Faktor 0,7236 bekomme ich 72 OpenTV

bei einem Kurs bei etwa 54,50 Euro besitze ich dann 72 OpenTV im Wert von 3924 Euro

= Verlust von über 1600 DM !!!!

kann das sein?

wo doch Spyglass laut WO so hoch bewertet wurde.....

[mr.duck]

keiner da der das weiß?

[Jackman]

würde mich auch stark interessieren

Jackman

[ilu_de]

INFO

OpenTV <OPTV.O><OPTV.AS> inks DigiTurk deal


AMSTERDAM, Aug 2 (Reuters) - OpenTV, maker of software for digital interactive TV, said on Wednesday it will provide its software and services to Turkish satellite TV broadcaster DigiTurk.

No financial details were given for the deal, which will see electronic banking, commerce, games and information services offered to DigiTurk`s four million subscribers.

OpenTV is the worldwide market leader for set-top box software, with more than 7.8 million boxes running its software.



OpenTV Corp. <OPTV.O> firmed to 48-3/4 from a close of 45-63/64. OpenTV, maker of software for digital interactive TV, said on Wednesday it would provide its software and services to Turkish satellite TV broadcaster DigiTurk.

ilu

[mr.duck]

fein... das ist ja alles nichts neues...

aber wie siehts aus mit der o.g. frage?

[JogiX]

übernahme kostet mich 2000 E
vor der übernahme 5%+
nach der übernahme 22%-
beschiss oder scheiss geschäft

mfg
JogiX

[JogiX]

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[bredow]

Hallo zusammen,

wie bekommt man denn seine OpenTV Aktien. Muss man hierfuer etwas tun bzw. wann werden die denn auf meinen Depot gutgeschrieben?!

Danke.

[ilu_de]

Bei mir ist die Gutschrift schon erfolgt. Spitzenausgleich erfolgt später. Man braucht dafür nichts weiter zu tun.
ilu