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[ChristoC]

Hallo an alle!
Ich bin auf dem Gebiet ein Laie und bin wohl schon öfters reingefallen wie z.B. bei Adelong ,
AMX und jetzt wohl auch bei "Spyglass". Weiss irgend jemand etwas über diese Aktie denn
ich habe schon seit drei Tage keine Notierung mehr gesehen?
Ich bitte um Auskunft!


Gruß ChristoC

[fsch]

Hi ChristoC,

Spyglass ist mit OpenTV zusammengegangen.

Neues Nasdaq-Kürzel: OPTV
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OpenTV and Spyglass Merger Completed

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 24, 2000--OpenTV Corp. (Nasdaq and Amsterdam Stock Exchange:OPTV) today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Spyglass Inc. (Nasdaq:SPYG).

The combined company will continue to trade under the symbol "OPTV."

Under the terms of the merger agreement between OpenTV and Spyglass, stockholders of Spyglass Inc. will receive 0.7236 of an OpenTV Corp. Class A Ordinary Share for each share of Spyglass Inc. common stock.

The merger combines two market leaders into a premier interactive television solutions company. As an integrated entity, OpenTV will provide cutting-edge technologies and comprehensive services offering a compelling, state-of-the-art digital interactive solutions company running on multiple platforms for cable and satellite television operators, broadcasters and manufacturers around the world.

"We are combining the complementary strengths of two leading organizations," said Jan Steenkamp, president and chief executive officer of OpenTV. "OpenTV has a powerful international presence and a desire to further expand our U.S. customer base beyond the current deployment we have with the EchoStar DISH Network(TM).

"We have proven software and service solutions, while Spyglass brings Internet and broadband expertise, a strong U.S. customer base and technologies that will move the company firmly into the leadership position on all platforms in the interactive television arena."

About OpenTV

OpenTV is the leading worldwide provider of software, services and applications that enable digital interactive television (ITV). OpenTV provides a complete end-to-end solution for the development and delivery of interactive services via digital satellite, cable and terrestrial broadcast.

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 30 television network operators in over 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 U.S.

The OpenTV set-top box software is licensed to 30 digital set-top box manufacturers. Market-leading companies using Spyglass solutions include GTE, Microsoft, Motorola, NEC, Nokia, Sony, TeleCruz, Thomson Consumer Electronics, WorldGate and Xerox.

Worldwide headquarters for OpenTV is located in Mountain View, Calif. 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 unanticipated costs of such integration, the risk that the combined company will not be able to manage its growth and a larger, more geographically dispersed organization, and other risk factors detailed in OpenTV Corp.`s Registration Statements on Forms F-1 and F-4, as well as its Annual Report on Form 20-F and other documents filed from time to time by OpenTV Corp. with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

CONTACT: OpenTV Corp.
John Michaeli, 650/429-5466, media
[e-mail]
Mark Meagher, 650/429-5586, investors
[e-mail]
or
Manning, Selvage & Lee
Jackie Zide, 323/866-6008, media
[e-mail]

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Grüße, fs

[german]

Hallo,

im Internet-Board gibt es einen Thread zu Open TV. Nur keine Bange - OPTV stand bei 160 $ im März, sind jetzt unter 50 $ und werden von der Übernahme profitieren.

german