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@hallo open-fans


ich wollte mal einen reinen open-news-thread eröffnen wo sich interessierte schnell und übersichtlich erkundigen können was mit dieser share so vor sich geht.diskutieren ist weiterhin angesagt,allerdings bitte in einem anderen thread.ansonsten wird das ein wenig unübersichtlich hier.
hier also das neueste von der setop-boxen-front:

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OpenTV Announces 16 Million Set-Top Box Deployments by TV Operators Worldwide
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 21, 2001--OpenTV (Nasdaq:OPTV <http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=optv&d=t> - news </n/o/optv.html>; AEX:OPTV):
2.1 Million New OpenTV-Enabled Set-Top Boxes (STB) Deployed in the First Quarter of 2001.
16 Million Cumulative STB Deployed as of March 31, 2001, a 105 Percent Increase from the 7.8 million Cumulative STB Deployed as of March 31, 2000.
Second Consecutive Quarter of at Least 2 Million Deployments.
Major Contributors Included DIRECTV(TM) Latin America, EchoStar and BSkyB.
OpenTV (Nasdaq:OPTV <http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=optv&d=t> - news </n/o/optv.html>; AEX:OPTV), the world`s leading interactive television and media solutions company, today announced that its OpenTV middleware is now installed in a market-leading 16 million digital set-top boxes (STB) worldwide.
Deployment growth in the quarter included digital cable, digital satellite and digital terrestrial networks.
Deployments in the quarter ended March 31, 2001 totaled 2.1 million units, a 30 percent increase from the more than 1.6 million STB shipped in the first quarter of 2000.
``Our core platform technology is enabling both narrowband and broadband interactive television in cable, satellite and terrestrial digital TV networks, and in thin and thick set-top box architectures,`` said OpenTV Chief Executive Officer James Ackerman.
``We are now the leader in activated middleware deployments in the United States, and we continue to extend our deployments leadership outside of the U.S. We plan to continue proliferating our core platform, and build our iTV applications business upon our market-leading position in set-top boxes.``
Key events associated with first quarter 2001 STB deployments included:
Major network operator contributors in the quarter included DIRECTV Latin America, EchoStar (NasdaqISH <http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=dish&d=t> - news </n/d/dish.html> in the United States and BSkyB (NYSE:BSY <http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=bsy&d=t> - news </n/b/bsy.html> in the United Kingdom.
Network operators that began deployments in the quarter include Golden Channel in Israel and MultiChoice Hellas in Greece.
Seven set-top box manufacturers have each cumulatively shipped more than 1 million OpenTV-enabled STBs. These STB manufacturers include Amstrad (LONDON:AMT), EchoStar, Grundig, Pace (LONDON:PIC), Panasonic (NYSE:MC <http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=mc&d=t> - news </n/m/mc.html>, Sagem (EURONEXT PARIS:SAG) and UEC Technologies.


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Philips Semiconductors and OpenTV Announce Interactive Television Middleware Support for Nexperia Home Entertainment Engines

OpenTV`s Middleware to Bring Interactivity to Nexperia Home Entertainment Engine`s Single Chip Set Solutions
SILICON VALLEY, Calif., May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Philips Semiconductors, a division of Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG <http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=phg&d=t> - news </n/p/phg.html>, and OpenTV (Nasdaq: OPTV; AEX), the world`s leading interactive television and media solutions company, today announced their intention to port OpenTV`s interactive television (iTV) middleware to the Philips Semiconductors` Nexperia(TM) Home Entertainment Engine line. The integration of OpenTV`s proven iTV middleware solution with the Nexperia Home Entertainment Engine platform is expected to empower service providers to deliver interactive television applications on both today`s set-top boxes and ``next generation`` boxes.

OpenTV`s middleware is expected to enable a variety of digital subscriber services on the Nexperia Home Entertainment Engine platform, including interactive television applications, commerce, interactive games and Web browsing. The pnx8320 Nexperia Home Entertainment Engine, which supports highly interactive program material combining digital video, audio, 2-D graphics and Internet content, will be the first of the Nexperia Entertainment Engines to offer the integrated OpenTV solution.
``We believe that OpenTV`s iTV middleware solution, now deployed in 16 million set-top boxes worldwide, will provide Nexperia Home Entertainment Engines with an easy, reliable and proven solution that is capable of producing the rich and interactive content their service providers are demanding,`` said James Ackerman, CEO of OpenTV. ``We further believe that this partnership will provide substantial service deployment opportunities, on both today`s set-top boxes and tomorrow`s `next generation` set-top boxes.``

``OpenTV`s support signifies yet another milestone for the Nexperia Home Entertainment Engine platform, one that we believe will hasten mainstream deployment of digital set-top boxes with interactive services worldwide,`` said Mark Samuel, Director of Marketing, Digital Video Interactive, Philips Semiconductors. ``OpenTV`s flexibility and portability made them the natural choice to take Nexperia`s platform to the next level.``

Nexperia Home Entertainment Engine Family
The entire family of Nexperia Home Entertainment Engines represents an advanced silicon system solution based on Philips Semiconductors` Nexperia architecture -- a scaleable platform architecture that addresses a wide range of digital video applications, employing the company`s Sea-of-IP(TM) reuse methodology and standard hardware and software building blocks. Philips Semiconductors` pnx8525 is the first chip in the line targeted at advanced set-top boxes. The pnx8320 family of highly integrated, single chip solutions targets entry to midrange, advanced set-top boxes. Other leading global companies supporting the Nexperia(TM) Home Entertainment Engines include Insignia Solutions, Liberate Technologies, Micron Technology, Inc., Humax, Acer, Shenzhen DIC Information Technologies and Samsung Electronics Co. For more information about Philips Semiconductors` Nexperia(TM) Home Entertainment Engines, visit www.nexperia.com <http://www.nexperia.com>.

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Technical Breakout: OpenTV Corp.


Boston, May 23, 2001 (Midnight Trader via COMTEX) -- OpenTV (OPTV) gained more
than 30% on Tuesday after it announced after the close on Monday that its
middleware has been deployed in 16 million digital set-top boxes around the
world. The news helped the stock jump over $3 and with volume of over 10 times
the 50-day average. The jump moved the stock closer to the 50-day MA, but also
left a large gap between the $10 level and $12.75. The $10 level is reaffirmed
now as a strong support level. Some consolidation can be expected in the next
few sessions and even perhaps a move to close the gap, but as the 50-day MA
turns upward a further move higher can be expected in the mid-term. The stock
will first find resistance at $15, with stronger resistance at $20. The stock is
falling on 18,483 Island shares.

Price: 13.38, Change: -0.44, Percent Change: -3.29%




URL: http://www.Midnight-Trader.com

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Monday June 4, 4:19 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
OpenTV and Predictive Networks Partner to Manage and Deliver Targeted Advertising to Interactive Television Applications
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 2001--OpenTV (Nasdaq:OPTV <http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=optv&d=t> - news </n/o/optv.html>; AEX:OPTV), the world`s leading interactive television (iTV) and media solutions company, and Predictive Networks, creator of anonymous, behavioral models of user preferences and affinities for iTV, today announced a partnership to empower network operators, content providers and advertisers to understand and reach individual TV viewers with unprecedented levels of precision, while adhering to strict user-privacy standards.
The partnership is expected to enable the management and delivery of highly targeted and personalized advertisements into interactive applications from OpenTV and its partners.
The partnership incorporates Predictive Networks` ad management and targeted ad delivery tools to OpenTV`s Service Platform Suite, an integrated software solution designed to provide operators with the ability to manage the operational and transactional demands of a full-featured, revenue-generating interactive TV service. Predictive Networks is also developing a set of APIs for application developers to ``advertising-enable`` their applications running on OpenTV`s Service Platform Suite.
OpenTV`s Service Platform Suite offers a turnkey solution for cable, satellite or digital terrestrial network operators that want to quickly launch an iTV service with a full range of applications. Operators can deploy these services across multiple operating systems, middleware and set-top box platforms.
Who is the Viewer?
Predictive Networks` technology solves a major problem facing the iTV industry: who is the viewer -- and what do they want? As the creator of artificial intelligence-based Digital Silhouettes(TM), the company has developed more than 1 million highly detailed and accurate, yet anonymous, profiles of individuals, based on their behavior, preferences and affinities on iTV, as well as Internet and wireless networks.
Viewer privacy is protected by using only random ID numbers -- not personal information -- by discarding all clickstream data after analysis, and by advancing beyond ``opt-in`` approaches to provide viewers with complete control over their identities. The partnership between OpenTV and Predictive Networks comes at a time when many industry analysts are projecting a huge boom in iTV.
According to a report by Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown, iTV is poised for growth because:
Much of the digital broadcast infrastructure is in place, with lower server costs driving broadcasters to compete by delivering more and better content, with vastly increased choice and services
Television is the preferred platform for consumer entertainment and information, and is in much wider use and has a richer user interface for commerce than the PC
E-commerce content and infrastructure built for the Internet is largely complete, and can be easily adapted to iTV
``OpenTV`s Service Platform Suite, enhanced with Predictive Networks` solutions, provides network operators, programmers, and advertisers with the tools to understand their viewers and manage the delivery of ads through interactive television applications on a personalized basis,`` said James F. Brown, OpenTV executive vice president and general manager, OpenTV Interactive.
``This solution is a key link in the interactive TV value chain for OpenTV and is synergistic with the work we are doing with other partners such as Digital Adco`s SpotOn. With Predictive Networks` technology as part of OpenTV`s Service Platform Suite, we believe that interactive television providers will be able to easily add managed revenue-generating advertisements to their services.``
``Deployed worldwide in more than 16 million set-top boxes, and the leader in interactive television on both today`s and tomorrow`s next generation set-top boxes, OpenTV is the ideal partner for Predictive Networks as we strive to deliver technology that will help drive the business of iTV to the next level,`` said Devin Hosea, Predictive Networks president.
``We`re extremely pleased to be selected as a preferred partner for advertising and interactive media technology, and we`re looking forward to applying our technology to further enhance the OpenTV user experience.``
About OpenTV`s Service Platform Suite
OpenTV`s Service Platform Suite integrates components with the ability to create an environment for profitable, compelling interactive services, including:
E-mail, chat, SMS and other communications services
Multiple commerce applications
Targeted advertising
Publishing of Internet standard XML-based content and services in a TV-friendly format
Viewer profiling and management services
Security and privacy safeguards
Integration with multiple conditional access
Subscriber management services and VOD vendors.
About OpenTV
OpenTV is the world`s leading interactive television and media solutions company. OpenTV builds a complete software and infrastructure platform that enables digital interactive television and brings on-demand content to other digital communications devices. OpenTV solutions are crafted to meet the needs of all digital communications networks and include operating middleware, content applications, content creation tools, professional services expertise and strategic consulting.
OpenTV software has been shipped with or installed in 16 million digital set-top boxes worldwide and has been selected by 43 digital cable, satellite and terrestrial communications networks in more than 50 countries, including BSkyB in the United Kingdom; TPS and Noos in France; PrimaCom in Germany; Via Digital in Spain; Stream in Italy; DIRECTV(TM) Latin America LLC; and EchoStar`s DISH Network and USA Media in the U.S. In addition, 31 digital set-top box manufacturers have licensed OpenTV`s software, and more than 1,100 developers have joined the company`s OpenAdvantage developer program.
Worldwide headquarters for OpenTV is located in Mountain View. Information on OpenTV is available at www.opentv.com
About Predictive Networks
Predictive Networks provides network infrastructure for targeting and personalization across the Internet, interactive television and wireless networks. By combining its patent-pending, highly characterized behavioral profiles with privacy technology that empowers consumers, the company enables content providers, iTV platform providers, portals, network and service providers, and digital marketers to deliver more personalized experiences and more relevant offerings to their users, while protecting individual privacy.
Privately held and founded in 1999, Predictive Networks is backed by strategic corporate investors, including Battery Ventures, Advent, NTT, Net2Phone, NetRatings, and Unterberg Towbin. For more information, call 617/575-4700 or visit its Web site at www.predictivenetworks.com
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 statements regarding the continued proliferation of OpenTV`s core platform, the growth of OpenTV`s applications business and OpenTV`s current and future position in the marketplace. Actual results can differ materially. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, whether current demand for interactive products and services will continue, the rate at which the market for interactive products and services will continue to expand, the timely identification, development and deployment of interactive products and services, customer acceptance of those products and services and the pricing thereof, the impact of competitive products and services and the pricing of those products and services, the impact of technological constraints and changes in technology, the impact of governmental regulation, the market for targeted ad management tools, the ability of the companies to effectively integrate their products and services, and other risk factors detailed in the documents filed from time to time by OpenTV Corp. with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those risk factors detailed in Item 3.D of OpenTV Corp.`s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2001. OpenTV undertakes no obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. (c)2001 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. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners

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ACTV and Claritas Team on Interactive Advertising; Partnership Will Fuel Deployment of SpotOn(TM) in European TV Market


NEW YORK and AMSTERDAM, Jun 5, 2001 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- ACTV, Inc. and
Claritas Europe BV, a leading provider of precision marketing solutions in
Europe, today announced that they have agreed to collaborate on the development
of interactive television advertising. ACTV is teaming with Claritas through its
subsidiary Digital ADCO, a joint venture between ACTV Inc. (Nasdaq: IATV),
Motorola (NYSE: MOT) and OpenTV (Nasdaq: OPTV) that markets the SpotOn(TM)
targeted advertising product.

The partnership between Digital ADCO and Claritas Europe, a subsidiary of Dutch
media and information giant VNU, will support SpotOn(TM) as it is deployed
across Europe. Claritas` precise consumer information will allow Digital ADCO to
identify, profile and target viewers with relevant commercials. In return,
Digital ADCO will work with Claritas to evaluate viewer responses and develop
new marketing opportunities in Europe.

Claritas Europe are specialists in the use of data, technology and industry
expertise to help clients acquire and retain new customers and maximize cross-
and up-sell strategies. Providing direct marketing access to millions of
households throughout Europe, the company uses its unique segmentation system,
PRiZM, to help clients enhance, segment and understand customer data.

"We are excited to partner with Digital ADCO as they bring the benefits of
targeted advertising technology to European advertisers, programmers and
operators," said Jop Pollmann, Chief Operating Officer of Claritas Europe. "It
is our strong belief that interactive television will transform the traditional
TV advertising market, and no company is better positioned to seize that
opportunity than Digital ADCO."

"The power of interactive advertising lies in an advertiser`s ability to both
gain qualified leads and target specific audiences who would be most likely to
use the advertiser`s products and services. SpotOn(TM) enables advertisers to
achieve this objective," said James Ackerman, CEO of OpenTV. "OpenTV looks
forward to working with Digital ADCO and Claritas in enabling targeted
interactive advertising functionality to achieve this objective."

"Claritas` rich database and extensive experience in precision marketing will be
beneficial to Digital ADCO as we introduce our targeted advertising application
to the European television industry," said Gregory Lovett, Senior Vice
President, ACTV Europe. "The diverse cultural landscape of Europe is ideally
suited to SpotOn(TM), and we look forward to teaming with Claritas to deliver
greater value to both advertisers and viewers."

About DigitalADCO

Digital ADCO is a joint venture between ACTV Inc., Motorola and OpenTV. Digital
ADCO was created to achieve worldwide adoption of its targeted advertising
application, SpotOn(TM). SpotOn(TM) utilizes multiple digital channels to
deliver advertising messages that are tailored to individual household
demographics.

About Claritas Europe BV

Claritas Europe BV is the European arm of Claritas, the worldwide leader in
precision marketing solutions. Claritas` mission is to improve its clients`
sales and marketing effectiveness and overall profitability by helping them
focus on their best customers and market opportunities, formulate strategies,
implement programs, and measure results. The company does this through the
innovative application of data, technology and industry expertise.

This news release contains forward-looking statements as defined by the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include
statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or
performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements which are other
than statements of historical facts. These statements are subject to
uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to, product and service
demand and acceptance, changes in technology, economic conditions, the impact of
competition and pricing, government regulation, and other risks defined in this
document and in statements filed from time to time with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. All such forward-looking statements, whether written or
oral, and whether made by or on behalf of the companies, are expressly qualified
by the cautionary statements and any other cautionary statements which may
accompany the forward-looking statements. In addition, the companies disclaim
any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or
circumstances after the date hereof.


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CONTACT: Kim Holt of Brainerd Communicators, ACTV Media Relations,
212-986-6667 ext. 728, [e-mail], for Digital ADCO; or Ted O`Donnell,
Investor Relations of ACTV, Inc., 212-497-7000, [e-mail]; or Donna
Barradale of Claritas UK, [phone], [e-mail]

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BIs bald ilu

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Sieht doch gar nicht so schlecht aus.



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@ilu du schlawniner

dies sollte eine reiner informativ-thread sein.
naja, was soll`s, hauptsache die richtung stimmt was?
hier nochmal ein zuckerl für alle open-freunde:

Tuesday June 5, 12:00 pm Eastern Time
RESEARCH ALERT-Prudential ups OpenTV price target
NEW YORK, June 5 (Reuters) - Prudential Securities said it raised its stock price target for interactive TV software company OpenTV Corp. (NasdaqNM:OPTV <http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=optv&d=t> - news </n/o/optv.html> on Tuesday.
In a research note, it said it increased the price target to $16 from $12. OpenTV shares closed Monday on the Nasdaq at $13.49.
It noted OpenTV recently announced that its middleware was deployed in 2.1 million set-top boxes in the March quarter.
``OpenTV continues to see strong growth in royalties from its middleware as network operators are deploying interactive television services,`` the note said. ``We believe that average royalties per set-top box should trend higher as network operators begin to deploy OpenTV`s EN2 client software, which has a royalty of up to $7.00 per set-top box.``
Prudential said it forecast OpenTV revenues of $21.9 million for the June quarter.

OpenTV Gains After Prudential Raises Target
By TSC Staff <mailto:[e-mail]>


OpenTV (OPTV Nasdaq - was up 12.3% in late trading after Prudential Securities raised its price target to $16 from $12. Prudential said the interactive television software maker continues to see strong growth in its "middleware," and average royalties per set-top box should rise as network operators begin deploying OpenTV`s EN2 software.

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[germane]

@Börsenratte
lange nix gehört von dir.
Kauf Tivo denn das wird der Renner der nächsten Wochen.

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@hallo germane alter shareholder

da bist du wohl ein wenig zu früh aus open raus?sagte ich dir nicht du bist hin und wieder zu hektisch?

da hast du ne schöne performance sausen lassen mein gutster.keine zeit für tivo,schließlich habe ich eine open die noch nicht zu ende ist.schon gesehen das kein nennenswerter wiederstand bis 22€ zu sehen ist?

machs gut germane.und einen schönen grúß an die kinder!!

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tivo vor 12 wochen geschnappt LOL

meine favoriten

tivi
open tv
liberate
gemstar

gruß an alle intertTV ,ler

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Monday June 11, 8:04 am Eastern Time
OpenTV to Release Device Mosaic 5.0, Designed to Deliver the Most Advanced Embedded Web Browser Technology Available
Fully Internet Standards Compliant, Device Mosaic 5.0 Expected to Empower Next Generation Interactive Services For Interactive Television and Internet Appliances
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenTV (Nasdaq: OPTV; AEX), the world`s leading interactive television and media solutions company, today announced it will release Device Mosaic 5.0, the latest version of its embedded browser solution, in September, 2001. The new release, unveiled today at NCTA, is being designed to feature a number of improvements, including a more advanced TV-centric display formatting capability, support for Netscape plug-ins and Internet relay chat facility, reinforcing Device Mosaic`s position as the most advanced embedded browser technology available today.
``As digital set-top boxes become more powerful, demand for interactive television (iTV) with HTML-based content is growing. OpenTV`s Device Mosaic 5.0 is ideal for iTV platform developers who need a proven, widely-adopted embedded Web browser that supports the latest Internet standards. We believe that it will be the most fully-functional, stand-alone set-top browser available on the market,`` said Anup Murarka, OpenTV`s vice president of strategy and product marketing. ``With more than seven million Device Mosaic browsers currently deployed worldwide in a variety of digital set-top boxes, televisions and Internet appliance platforms, Device Mosaic offers the best combination of features, customizability, performance and customer support.``
As the availability of interactive services continues to accelerate through iTV and Internet appliances, a high-performance, proven Web browser is a critical component to support next generation products. Industry leaders such as PowerTV, Sony, Motorola, TiVo and Telecruz realize this and have adopted OpenTV`s Device Mosaic due to its mature and stable architecture, support for the latest standards, and extensibility.
Device Mosaic supports the latest Internet standards including HTML 4.0, CSS, JavaScript 1.4, SSL 2.0 & 3.0, and ATVEF 1.1. In addition, Device Mosaic`s highly tunable and customizable architecture optimizes performance on embedded devices by accommodating variances often found in CPU speeds, network transmissions and content offerings.
Device Mosaic 5.0 will mark the first major release of Device Mosaic since the merger of OpenTV with Internet industry pioneer Spyglass. With a combined development time of seven years, Device Mosaic 5.0 represents the most mature and robust embedded Web browser architecture available on the market today. Device Mail, a customizable, embedded Internet e-mail client, is offered with Device Mosaic.

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hi opener

was lieben die amis mehr als einen wahrhaftigen homerun zur absoluten marktfühererschaft?

und immer ist unsere open-tv an forderster front.

tja,billy boy,so wird geschichte geschrieben:

Fantasy Sports Hits a Home Run With OpenTV as They Partner to Provide The First-Ever U.S. Interactive Television Fantasy Baseball Series

Major League Baseball Players Association and STATS, Inc. Team-Up with OpenTV

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- ``Batter Up!`` OpenTV (Nasdaq: OPTV; AEX), the world`s leading interactive television and media solutions company, announces the first-ever interactive television (iTV) fantasy sports series with the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA), offering the estimated 30 million U.S. fantasy sports fans the opportunity to interact with their television on a whole new level. The new iTV fantasy sport games are initially intended for U.S. broadcast and will be available through OpenTV`s service providers -- including USA Media Cable Group by fall 2001.

OpenTV`s iTV fantasy sports line-up will be inaugurated with the launch of its baseball application called ``Big League TV by MLBPA.`` On cable or satellite networks, enthusiasts will use the interactive application on their set-top box to view baseball statistics, real-time scores, player profiles and relevant news and standings from STATS Inc., the nation`s leading sports information and statistical analysis company. Additionally, interactive fantasy baseball games can be played either on dedicated game channels, or while the viewer is watching a television program.

``Partnering with OpenTV literally opens up a whole new distribution outlet for the MLBPA. We`re excited to be a part of the future of fantasy sports, which we expect will be a hit among enthusiasts,`` said Judy Heeter, MLBPA`s director of licensing and business affairs. ``With TV remote-in-hand, our fans will now have real instant access and can get even closer to their favorite players.``

``Big League TV by MLBPA`` will be rolled out in three phases over the course of a year. In July 2001, viewers will be able to play interactive fantasy baseball games and retrieve statistics and information. The second phase will empower viewers to interact and compete nationally with millions of other iTV users. Finally, t-commerce functionality will be added in phase three, enabling consumers to purchase their favorite sport items through their television.

``We`re proud to be the first iTV company to launch a fantasy sport series. This further underscores OpenTV`s commitment to provide our network operators superior iTV content by creating innovative applications,`` said OpenTV CEO James Ackerman. ``Partnering with heavy-hitters like the MLBPA and STATS, Inc. that understand the rapidly evolving digital interactive marketplace demonstrates our leadership and dominance in the marketplace.``

A demonstration of the ``Big League TV by MLBPA`` application will be available at the OpenTV Booth #4740 during NCTA 2001 (McCormick Convention Center in Chicago, Illinois). Additionally, Chicago White Sox`s catcher Sandy Alomar will be on hand at the OpenTV booth on Monday, June 11, 2001 from 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. to officially kick off the OpenTV/MLBPA partnership by signing autographs

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Wednesday June 13, 10:07 AM

Linux to challenge Microsoft on TV
By Reuters
Some of the largest makers of chips and interactive television software have teamed up to design Linux-based software for set-top boxes that deliver TV programming into homes, aiming to create a lower-cost product than one from software giant Microsoft.
Motorola and Pace Micro Technology (LSE: PIC.L - news) represent the set-top box makers in the 24-member venture, dubbed TV Linux Alliance.
By creating a standardised framework for Linux-based television software, the alliance hopes to bring the technology to market more quickly and with lower development costs and fewer integration issues than by working alone. "The current operating systems were not particularly built to foresee such developments" as increased processing power and memory capacity, particularly when manufacturers begin adding more networking interfaces and peripheral devices to set-top boxes, said Mitchell Kertzman, chief executive of Liberate Technologies at a news conference.
The alliance includes Microsoft`s rivals in the interactive television market, such as Liberate Technologies, OpenTV and ACTV, in addition to chipmakers like STMicroelectronics, Conexant Systems and Broadcom.
Other participants include network computer manufacturer Sun Microsystems; personal video recorder makers TiVo and ReplayTV; high-speed Internet company ExciteAtHome, whose investors include cable operators AT&T, Comcast and Cox Communications; and Lineo, a developer of Linux operating systems.
Jerry Krasner, executive director of Electronic Market Forecasters noted that the alliance "should keep competition at the operating system layer thriving".
Microsoft, the biggest maker of personal computer software, formally launched its interactive TV software in Portugal earlier this month.

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@hier noch einmal alles in guter englischer sprache und vor allem ein wenig ausführlicher als in deutsch.

das hört sich sehr,sehr gut an in meinen augen.und wieder ein mosaik-steinchen zur vollendung des glücks.

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OpenTV to Acquire Leading iTV Media and Entertainment Company, Static

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- June 13, 2001--OpenTV

Deal is Expected to be Accretive to OpenTV`s Pro-Forma Operating Profitability by Fourth Quarter 2001.
Static Will Provide OpenTV with Immediate Recurring Revenue Streams From its Interactive Television Entertainment and Games Channel, PlayJam.
PlayJam is the World`s Most Successful iTV Entertainment and Games Channel.
Static Provides an Award-Winning Broadcast Design Team and World-Class iTV Application Development Expertise Across Multiple Platforms.

OpenTV the world`s leading interactive television (iTV) and media solutions company, today announced that it has agreed to acquire London-based Static, a privately-held leading iTV media and entertainment company.

Static provides iTV application development expertise across multiple iTV platforms, broadcast design services for TV networks, and owns and operates the world`s most successful iTV entertainment and games channel, PlayJam.
Under the acquisition agreement, OpenTV will acquire all of Static`s privately-held stock in a combined stock and cash transaction. The transaction has a net value of approximately $59 million dollars. Approximately 14 percent of the gross deal value, all in ordinary shares, has been withheld subject to certain earn-out provisions.

In aggregate, Static shareholders will receive approximately 2.6 million shares of OpenTV`s Class A ordinary shares and approximately $17 million in cash.
The acquisition of Static will provide OpenTV with immediate recurring revenue streams through PlayJam. PlayJam currently reaches more than 9.0 million homes across digital television networks in Europe, including BSkyB, ntl, Telewest, TPS and Canal Satellite. PlayJam also currently runs on several iTV platforms, including those provided by OpenTV, Vivendi`s Canal Plus Technologies
, and Liberate

``I am very excited about this acquisition, as it demonstrates OpenTV`s commitment to move up the iTV value chain,`` said OpenTV Chief Executive Officer James Ackerman. ``With the acquisition of Static, OpenTV gains the world`s most successful interactive entertainment and games channel, immediate recurring revenue streams, an award-winning broadcast design team, and a world-class iTV application development team with proven multi-platform experience.
``The iTV games category has proven to be an early `killer app` in the interactive television arena. We expect to continue distributing PlayJam through multiple iTV platforms while leveraging PlayJam and Static`s iTV expertise through OpenTV`s experienced technology and sales teams.``

Jasper Smith, chief executive officer of Static, said: ``We are very excited to join the worldwide leader in the iTV industry. By combining with OpenTV, we believe our leading PlayJam iTV entertainment and games channel and our other product and service offerings will benefit greatly from OpenTV`s iTV experience and their market-leading global customer base. We look forward to becoming an integral part of OpenTV`s complete iTV solution.``
Static`s Product and Service Offerings
Highlights of Static`s PlayJam iTV entertainment and games offerings include the following:

To date, Static has developed and offered, via PlayJam, 55 iTV games across multiple iTV platforms.
Popular iTV games include arcade-style action games, trivia, word puzzles, and sports-based games of skill such as golf and darts. PlayJam is fun and rewards players through a variety of high-value prizes.
PlayJam generates recurring revenue streams via premium-rate telephone calls that allow players to store their game points in order to vie for prizes, through advertisements placed on the games and via branded game sponsorships.
PlayJam successfully attracts the 16 to 34 year-old TV viewing demographic coveted by advertisers. During an average week, PlayJam today reaches 12 percent of the 16 to 34 year-olds that access the Sky Service, compared with the reach achieved by MTV (23 percent), VH-1 (24 percent) and UK Gold (38 percent). (Source: Broadcasters Audience Research Board)

PlayJam not only attracts TV viewers in the lucrative 16 to 34 year-old bracket, but retains them as well. During the May 21 to June 10 time period, users spent on average 33 minutes per PlayJam session on the Sky Service, compared with MTV (25 minutes), VH-1 (22 minutes) and UK Gold (49 minutes). (Source: Broadcasters Audience Research Board)
Static also provides broadcast design services that assist TV networks in strengthening their brands. Broadcast design services clients include Channel Four, The Disney Channel, FilmFour, Star TV, Sky and Universal Studio Networks.

Other Highlights

Upon closing of the acquisition, Static will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of OpenTV. Static CEO Jasper Smith and Chief Creative Officer Mark Rock will continue to head Static. Static`s Executive Director Paul Bustin will be retained by OpenTV as a consultant.

This transaction, which has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, is subject to certain closing conditions and is expected to close in early third quarter 2001.

A conference call for the investment community is scheduled to take place at 8:30 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time on Thursday, June 14 and will be Web cast on the Investor Relations section of OpenTV`s Web site at <http://www.opentv.com>.

i wish all shareholders a pretty-good-day

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es ist noch nicht zu ende.

hier ein neues upgrade von einem unserer geliebten freunde:

@open-tv upgradet by Hoak Breedlove


http://finance.yahoo.com/mru?optv


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hallo börsenratte,

dem kurs hat es gestern ja leider nicht geholfen, aber egal, wir beide sehen das sowieso längerfristig. das ist wenigsten ein wert der nicht so im mittelpunkt steht wie so manch andere share. vor allem hoffe ich, dass sich die zocker davon fernhalten.

so long

gruss ba

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Wednesday June 20, 3:16 pm Eastern Time

Press Release

OpenTV and Quanta Network Systems Partner to Provide OpenTV-Powered Set-Top Boxes to the Interactive TV Marketplace
OpenTV Fortifies Its Leadership with Asian Manufacturers
TAIPEI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2001--OpenTV

(Nasdaq:OPTV AEX:OPTV), the world`s leading interactive television and media solutions company, today announced that Quanta Network Systems has agreed to license OpenTV`s technology and will be porting OpenTV`s powerful EN2 middleware to its digital set-top box platforms.
The agreement enables Quanta Network Systems, a subsidiary of Quanta Computers, one of the worldwide leading manufacturers of notebooks and other digital hardware, to readily deploy highly-affordable digital TV set-top boxes suitable for the mass market.

When deployed, these set-top boxes will be able to convey such interactive television services as enhanced TV applications, the ordering of food items for home delivery, shopping, T-mail (e-mail on TV), interactive games and surfing the Internet -- via the TV.
``OpenTV is delighted to be associated with Quanta, one of the leading global manufacturers in the digital industry,`` said Jeff Brown, Managing Director of OpenTV Asia Pacific. ``We believe in Quanta`s ability to make cost effective, reliable set-top boxes that are affordable for the masses.``

``By porting OpenTV to our set-top box platforms, we now have access to the 43 networks throughout the world that have selected the OpenTV solution. That gives us a very large potential customer base,`` said Dennis Lai, Vice President of Marketing for Quanta Network Systems.
``OpenTV`s experience in deploying interactive TV globally, the stability of its platform and its clear commitment to industry standards such as HTML and DVB-MHP, were all key factors in our decision. Digital interactive television is a key growth market and we are proud to work with the market leader,`` said Lai.

``OpenTV continues to develop and strengthen its relationships with local companies in the Asia Pacific. Our cooperation with Quanta Network Systems is a direct reflection of OpenTV`s ongoing, long-term commitment to the region,`` said Brown.

This agreement further fortifies OpenTV`s presence in Asia where it is the leading iTV technology provider to broadcast network operators in China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and the Philippines.

About OpenTV

OpenTV is the world`s leading interactive television and media solutions company. OpenTV builds a complete software and infrastructure platform that enables digital interactive television and brings on-demand content to other digital communications devices. OpenTV solutions are crafted to meet the needs of digital communications networks and include operating middleware, content applications, content creation tools, professional services expertise, and strategic consulting. At present, OpenTV software has been shipped with or installed in more than 16 million digital set-top boxes worldwide and has been selected by 43 digital cable, satellite and terrestrial communications networks in over 50 countries, including BSkyB in the United Kingdom; TPS and Noos in France; PrimaCom in Germany; Via Digital in Spain; Stream in Italy; DIRECTV(TM) Latin America LLC; and EchoStar`s DISH Network and USA Media Group in the U.S. In addition, 32 digital set-top box manufacturers have licensed OpenTV`s software to date, and more than 1,100 developers have joined the company`s developer program. Worldwide headquarters for OpenTV is located in Mountain View, Calif. Information on OpenTV is available at www.opentv.com <http://www.opentv.com>.

About Quanta Network Systems

Quanta Network Systems Inc. (QNS) is a subsidiary of the world`s largest notebook manufacturer, Quanta Computers Inc. Staffed with a team of dedicated, experienced and innovative hard-/software developers in the technology of Integrated Receiver Decoder, or more commonly known as ``set-top-box,`` QNS was founded in early 2000. Already in collaboration with Irdeto and NDS, two of the major global total solutions providers, QNS has also gained recognition from several chip-set vendors, such as Broadcom, and STMicro.

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Ein kleines Sommerloch-Info

Die KirchGruppe sucht nach zusätzlichen Verbreitungswegen für ihr verlustreiches Pay-TV. »Wir prüfen, inwieweit wir Premiere World auf weiteren technischen Plattformen verbreiten können«, sagte ein Sprecher der KirchGruppe am Samstag in München. Es sei aber keine Ablösung des Empfangsgeräts d-box geplant.
Nach Informationen des Nachrichtenmagazins »Focus« soll die d-box, der immer wieder technische Mängel vorgeworfen wurden, jedoch mit einem neuen Betriebssystem ausgerüstet werden. Ein Premiere-Sprecher wies zurück, dass dies bereits beschlossen worden sei. »Bei Premiere World sind keine Entscheidungen über neue Boxen oder Betriebssysteme gefallen.« Dem »Focus«-Bericht zufolge soll sich die Kirch-Führung für das Betriebssystem OpenTV ausgesprochen haben. Ab 1. Oktober sollten über die d-box auch interaktive Dienste wie E-Mail oder Filmbestellung angeboten werden. Das bisherige, von der Kirch-Firma Beta Research entwickelte Betriebssystem solle nicht mehr zum Einsatz kommen, hieß es.
In der vergangenen Woche hatten die KirchGruppe und die Deutsche Telekom ihre Allianz-Pläne fürs Internet und Kabelfernsehen aufgegeben. Die Telekom wollte ursprünglich 51 Prozent von Beta Research übernehmen. Der Kaufpreis sollte laut Medienberichten bei einer Milliarde DM liegen. Diese Zahl wurde von der KirchGruppe nicht bestätigt. Die Telekom begründete die Änderung der Absichten mit dem anstehenden vollständigen Verkauf ihres Kabelnetzes. Der Kirch- Sprecher sagte, das Ende der Allianz-Pläne und der fehlende Verkaufserlös beeinträchtigten das Geschäft der KirchGruppe und die weitere Entwicklung des Pay-TV nicht.
Nach Informationen der »Süddeutschen Zeitung« sucht die KirchGruppe nun nach neuen Partnern für Beta Research und die d-box. Gespräche mit dem Medienunternehmer Rupert Murdoch, dem Software-Riesen Microsoft und dem Elektronik-Konzern Motorola hätten bisher aber noch zu keinem Ergebnis geführt. Den Bericht wollte der Kirch-Sprecher auf Nachfrage nicht bestätigen. Die KirchGruppe könne sich aber vorstellen, bei Beta Research mit anderen Gesellschaftern zusammenzuarbeiten. Dies sei bei solchen Firmen international üblich.


Tschüß ilu

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@hi ilu_

logo nimmt kirch open-software.wäre ja blöd wenn nicht.schließlich braucht er das beste und am weitesten verbreitete produkt.läßt sich ja gut an was?

schöne woche noch wünsche ich dir

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Und noch né Kleinigkeit

OPENTV: OpenTV and ACTV complete integration of software for interactive applications: ACTV`s Interactive TV products available on OpenTV enabled set-top boxes

TARGET=_blank>http://prophetfinance.com/tradequest/stocknews.asp?symbol=OP…


Tschau ilu

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@hi ilu

na mal schauen ob wir das besser können

http://prophetfinance.com/tradequest/stocknews.asp?symbol=OP…

viel spaß noch ilu

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@all

habe zwar gerade selbst keine open-shares
aber service wird bei uns hier großgeschrieben.deshalb hier mal der obenstehende link in orginalform:

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OPENTV: OpenTV and ACTV complete integration of software for interactive applications: ACTV`s Interactive TV products available on OpenTV enabled set-top boxes

London, Jun 27, 2001 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- OpenTV (Nasdaq and AEX:
OPTV), the world`s leading interactive television and media solutions company,
and ACTV Inc. (Nasdaq: IATV), a digital media company specialising in
interactive television and enhanced media technologies, announced today that
ACTV`s proprietary technology has been integrated into OpenTV`s interactive
television platform.

OpenTV`s interactive television middleware for both today`s and tomorrow`s next
generation set-top boxes is expected to include support for SpotOn(tm), the
targeted advertising solution that is jointly marketed by ACTV, OpenTV and
Motorola through ACTV`s Digital ADCO subsidiary; One to One TV, ACTV`s
individualised programming technology; and HyperTV(, ACTV`s system for
synchronising television programming with online content.

The integration provides ACTV`s enhanced TV and individualised programming
solutions to be available through digital set-tops that use the OpenTV
middleware. The initial integration effort is on the Pace Set-Top Box, and the
companies plan to integrate their combined technologies on additional set-top
boxes over the next several months. OpenTV`s interactive television middleware
is currently deployed in more than 16 million cable, satellite, and digital
terrestrial set-top boxes, and enjoyed by over 40 million viewers worldwide,
including subscribers of EchoStar in the U.S., BSkyB in the United Kingdom, ntl
in France, and DIRECTV Latin America.

The integration of ACTV technology is expected to create new revenue-generating
opportunities for service providers. For example, with SpotOn(tm) targeted
advertising, advertisers can target messages seamlessly to individual set-top
boxes, allowing viewers to watch television commercials that match their needs.
Neighbours watching the same programme can see different commercials based on
their demographic information.

"As a longtime partner providing interactive TV solutions, we are excited to
include the innovative technology of ACTV in our current and future OpenTV
platforms," said James Ackerman, CEO of OpenTV. "We believe that SpotOn(tm), One
to One TV and HyperTV( solutions will prove to quickly create greater value for
OpenTV customers."

"OpenTV`s established leadership position worldwide will allow us to capitalise
on the current population of digital set-top boxes while positioning us for
growth on future interactive platforms," said ACTV President and CEO David
Reese. "We look forward to promoting SpotOn(tm) and One to One TV across
OpenTV`s customer base while pursuing new broadband opportunities for HyperTV(."

About ACTV, Inc.

ACTV, Inc. (Nasdaq: IATV) is a digital media company providing proprietary
products, tools, and technical and creative services for interactive TV
advertising, personalised programming applications and enhanced media.

Based in New York City, ACTV`s brands include SpotOn(tm), One to One TV,
Advision, Intellocity, HyperTV( with Livewire and BottleRocket. For more
information, visit http://www.actv.com.

SpotOn(tm) is a subsidiary of Digital ADCO, a joint venture between ACTV Inc.,
Motorola and OpenTV. Digital ADCO was created to achieve worldwide adoption of
its targeted advertising application, SpotOn(tm). SpotOn(tm) utilises multiple
digital channels to deliver advertising messages that are tailored to individual
household demographics.

greetings

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Tuesday June 26, 8:31 am Eastern Time

Press Release
OpenTV and Tencent Partner to Develop Instant Messaging Services Over Interactive TV in China
Partnership Expected to Combine Interactive Television With Multi-Platform Instant Messaging Technology in China
SHENZHEN, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2001-- OpenTV (Nasdaq and AEX: OPTV), the world`s leading interactive television and media solutions company, and Tencent, the service provider behind China`s most popular instant messaging service, ``QQ,`` are joining forces to develop interactive TV and instant messaging services to be delivered to TV network operators and their subscribers in China.

The solution to be developed by OpenTV and Tencent is expected to provide TV network operators the option of launching a service that will allow subscribers to send and receive messages between televisions and other devices such as mobile phones, PCs and wireless pagers. Once developed, this solution would give TV network operators in China an opportunity to allow viewers to access instant messaging services from the TV set and thereby enable a more interactive program viewing experience.

``As a communication tool, instant messaging has grown at a considerable pace in China. By linking this growing market with the television, we believe we can offer network operators an important new value-add application with the ability to attract and retain new subscribers and generate new revenues,`` said James Ackerman, CEO of OpenTV.

Pony Ma, CEO of Tencent, said, ``QQ is growing rapidly and we continuously explore ways to better serve our customers. Tencent is now developing technology and services to allow QQ to be accessed across multiple platforms, including the PC, mobile and, now, television environments. We believe that partnering with OpenTV, the global leader in providing interactive television solutions, will allow us to more rapidly extend our instant messaging service to television sets in China and strengthen our partnerships with Chinese cable television network operators and consumers.``

Tencent is China`s leading instant messaging services provider, with its QQ platform serving over 18 million active users. Over 500 million messages are currently delivered across the QQ platform on a daily basis. OpenTV has been building up partnerships in Asia Pacific since 1998 and is the most widely deployed interactive television solution in the region. OpenTV currently has 12 cable, satellite, digital terrestrial and ADSL network partners in Asia.

``We are bringing together two industry leaders who, using their combined skills and product offerings, have the potential to provide a compelling proposition to China`s network operators and consumers,`` said Ackerman.

About OpenTV

OpenTV is the world`s leading interactive television and media solutions company. OpenTV builds a complete software and infrastructure platform that enables digital interactive television and brings on-demand content to other digital communications devices. OpenTV solutions are crafted to meet the needs of digital communications networks and include operating middleware, content applications, content creation tools, professional services expertise and strategic consulting.

At present, OpenTV software has been shipped with or installed in more than 16 million digital set-top boxes worldwide and has been selected by 43 digital cable, satellite and terrestrial communications networks in over 50 countries, including BSkyB in the United Kingdom; TPS and Noos in France; PrimaCom in Germany; Via Digital in Spain; Stream in Italy; DIRECTV(TM) Latin America LLC; and EchoStar`s DISH Network and USA Media Group in the U.S.

In addition, 32 digital set-top box manufacturers have licensed OpenTV`s software to date, and more than 1,100 developers have joined the company`s developer program. Worldwide headquarters for OpenTV is located in Mountain View, Calif. Information on OpenTV is available at www.opentv.com.

About Tencent

Tencent Computer System Co., based in Shenzhen, China, is the founder of the QQ mobile instant messaging service. Its symbol is a penguin wearing a red scarf. According to China Mobile and China Unicom, the mobile QQ service is the country`s most popular instant messaging service. QQ is cheaper than phone calls and quicker than email. More and more people are using QQ as a regular daily communication tool. ``What is your QQ number?`` has become a modern topic. Currently, mobile QQ services are available in more than 10 provinces and cities in China, including Beijing, Guangdong, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Liaoning.

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 statements regarding the availability and capability of the joint instant messaging / iTV products and services to be developed by OpenTV and Tencent, and OpenTV`s current and future position in the marketplace. Actual results can differ materially. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, whether the current demand for interactive television and instant messaging products and services will continue, the rate at which the interactive television and instant messaging markets will continue to expand, the ability of OpenTV and Tencent to develop joint instant messaging / iTV products and services in a timely manner, customer acceptance of those products and services and the pricing thereof, the impact of competitive products and services and the pricing of those products and services, the impact of technological constraints and changes in technology, the impact of governmental regulation, and other risk factors detailed in the documents filed from time to time by OpenTV Corp. with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those risk factors detailed in Item 3.D of OpenTV Corp.`s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2001. OpenTV undertakes no obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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OpenTV and Pace Micro Technology Extend Global Agreement
OpenTV Technology Selected for High-End Broadband Cable Home Gateway
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & WEST YORKSHIRE, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- June 28, 2001--Pace Micro Technology (PIC:L), the world`s largest dedicated developer of digital home gateway technology, and OpenTV (Nasdaq and AEX: OPTV), the world`s leading interactive television and media solutions company, have signed an agreement to jointly develop high-end digital cable technology worldwide.
Pace will port OpenTV`s industry leading broadband offering onto its advanced Di4000 cable home gateway, which is fast becoming the de facto digital cable platform in Western Europe. OpenTV`s broadband portfolio includes its interactive TV Middleware, EN2, integrated with Device Mosaic(TM), a standards-based HTML browser specifically developed for the TV market and already deployed in more than 7 million television receivers worldwide.
OpenTV`s EN2 Middleware enables full two-way connectivity between a network operator and the viewer`s set-top box. EN2 has already been selected by eight broadband cable TV networks worldwide. Device Mosaic(TM) enables Internet on TV and allows system operators and/or their developers to produce simple iTV applications in HTML that can be delivered either over the open Internet or in an Intranet-based Walled Garden.
The Pace Di4000 offers cable operators the ability to provide many advanced interactive TV services, including video on demand, high-speed Internet service, and Voice over IP (VoIP). The Di4000 represents the latest broadband generation of Pace`s successful Di1000/2000 product series, as deployed in the UK by NTL and Telewest.
``Pace is leveraging its proven OpenTV expertise by porting OpenTV`s broadband technology onto Pace`s Di4000 -- the world-leading cable home gateway. By selecting Pace, OpenTV has again allied itself with the industry leader and shown that its technology is suitable for both satellite and cable broadband networks,`` said Neil Gaydon, Pace Micro Technology director of sales.
Pace and OpenTV have worked together since 1996, creating home gateway solutions for network operators and broadcasters worldwide. OpenTV also utilizes Pace home gateway technology for its OpenTV Target Decoder, the programming reference for OpenTV developers worldwide.
James Ackerman, OpenTV`s CEO, said, ``We have a long-term relationship with Pace. This new partnership will see us work together to develop new high-end digital cable television products. OpenTV middleware is already being used in 16 million set-top boxes worldwide. This new broadband platform allows us to integrate our market-leading HTML technology, which has already been deployed on 7 million set tops as a standalone browser. The combined offering is expected to be the most advanced broadband set top solution we`ve offered to the market. We look forward to extending our leadership position by making advanced interactive TV services a reality on any network.``
The Di4000 will support both NTSC and PAL broadcast standards, has a 175 MIPS processor, an integrated DOCSIS cable modem, USB and Ethernet connectivity and will offer a pioneering interactive remote control support.
About Pace Micro Technology
Pace Micro Technology plc is a pioneer of digital technology for the home and has helped build the global market for pay television services. Using this expertise, Pace is evolving the set-top box into a sophisticated home gateway to enable revenue-generating services for TV and the networked home. In this networked home, the Pace home gateway is the portal for entertainment and interactive communications around the home and with the outside world.
Pace analogue and digital technology has been installed in more than 13 million homes worldwide since it was founded in 1982. The company is now actively involved in all digital platforms -- satellite, terrestrial, cable, wireless and xDSL -- through relationships with broadcasters, network operators and technology partners in the UK, U.S., Europe, Latin America, Australasia and the Far East. These achievements were made possible through the commitment of Pace`s 1,300 strong workforce, over a third of whom are research and development engineers, dedicated to the development of digital technology for the home and small and home office markets.
Pace`s head office is in Shipley West Yorkshire, with further offices in Bracknell, Cambridge, the U.S. and Hong Kong. The company`s shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange (PIC). Visit Pace`s web site at <http://www.pace.co.uk>.

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Monday July 2, 9:34 pm Eastern Time

Press Release

OpenTV Completes Acquisition of Static
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 2, 2001-- OpenTV Corp. (Nasdaq and AEX: OPTV), the world`s leading interactive television (iTV) and media solutions company, today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Static 2358 Holdings Limited (``Static``), a privately held leading iTV media and entertainment company.

Static`s shareholders and optionholders are receiving an aggregate of 2,719,048 OpenTV Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares and approximately US$13.105 million in cash in connection with completion of the acquisition. The cash component includes approximately US$1.104 million in termination payments being made to certain senior Static personnel who are being terminated in connection with the transaction and excludes certain taxes being withheld in respect of payments made to Static optionholders in exchange for the surrender of their Static options.

In addition, pursuant to certain earn-out provisions contained in the Static acquisition agreements, the principal shareholders of Static may receive additional consideration of up to 626,872 OpenTV Corp. Class A Ordinary Shares and approximately US$3.675 million in the aggregate in the event Static meets certain performance criteria during the quarterly periods ending Sept. 30, 2001, and Dec. 31, 2001.

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Tuesday July 17, 3:00 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
OpenTV`s Second-Quarter 2001 Financial Results Conference Call
(BUSINESS WIRE)--
WHO: OpenTV (NASDAQ and AEX: OPTV)

WHAT: Second-quarter 2001 financial results conference call

WHEN: Thursday, July 26 at 2 p.m. PDT

Conference dial-in numbers:
Domestic: 888/469-1067
International: 773/756-4711
Confirmation code: OPTV

Playback numbers:
Domestic: 888/568-0719
International: 402/998-1485
Confirmation code: OPTV

Playback of the conference call will be available
through Thursday, Aug. 2, 2001

This conference call can also be heard live on the
Internet at 2 p.m. PDT on Thursday, July 26, 2001.
To listen to the call, visit
<http://www.opentv.com/about/investors/>." target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://www.opentv.com/about/investors/>.
About OpenTV
OpenTV is the world`s leading interactive television and media solutions company. OpenTV builds a complete software and infrastructure platform that enables digital interactive television and brings on-demand content to other digital communications devices. OpenTV solutions are crafted to meet the needs of all digital communications networks and include operating middleware, content applications, content creation tools, professional services expertise, and strategic consulting.

OpenTV software has been shipped with or installed in 16 million digital set-top boxes worldwide and has been selected by 43 digital cable, satellite and terrestrial communications networks in more than 50 countries, including BSkyB in the United Kingdom; TPS and Noos in France; PrimaCom in Germany; Via Digital in Spain; Stream in Italy; DIRECTV(TM) Latin America LLC; and EchoStar`s DISH Network and USA Media in the U.S. In addition, 32 digital set-top box manufacturers have licensed OpenTV`s software, and more than 1,100 developers have joined the company`s OpenAdvantage developer program.
Worldwide headquarters for OpenTV is located in Mountain View, Calif. Information on OpenTV is available at www.opentv.com <http://www.opentv.com>.

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Monday July 23, 8:09 am Eastern Time
Press Release

OpenTV Delivers the Most Robust Interactive TV Service to Date on the Most Widely Deployed Digital Set Top Box in North America

Deployment in Northern California Features 29 Interactive Applications on Motorola DCT-2000 Boxes
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 2001-- OpenTV (NASDAQ:OPTV - news; Euronext Amsterdam:OPTV), the world`s leading interactive television and media solutions company, and USA Media Group today announced the deployment of the most in-depth interactive TV (iTV) content package available to U.S. cable operators using the Motorola DCT-2000 set-top box.

USA Media Group`s iTV deployment in Half Moon Bay, Calif. features 29 interactive applications including e-mail, instant messaging, shopping, nine games, news, weather and sports all running on today`s most widely deployed digital set-top box.

``OpenTV has taken everything it has learned from delivering interactive television to more than 16 million satellite and cable set tops worldwide and applied that expertise to squeeze enough power out of the DCT-2000 to deploy a broad suite of interactive content that includes all the major elements of a mature iTV solution,`` said OpenTV CEO James Ackerman. ``Until now, many believed that sophisticated interactive content was possible only on advanced set tops. This deployment should dispel that belief. In light of the fact that more than 14 million DCT-2000 boxes have already been deployed, OpenTV has now demonstrated the ability of our software to support a full market roll out of interactive television to the North American cable market.``

OpenTV`s interactive television content package for Half Moon Bay includes a wide range of interactive services. USA Media Group will be the first U.S. MSO offering Static`s Playjam, the world`s most successful iTV entertainment and games channel. The OpenTV platform features nine games including a fun children`s game, `Nutz,` and `Headfunk,` a game of strategy and memory as well as other games from LudiTV.

In addition to playing games, a viewer will be able to send instant messages and e-mails to friends while watching TV. That same viewer can order pizza from a local pizzeria or CDs from e-tailer The CD Store. Local weather, stock quotes and stock portfolio information is available at the touch of a button. Children can learn about Stegosaurus while watching Discovery Network`s `Walking with the Dinosaurs,` and parents can play along with `Hollywood Showdown,` from the Game Show Network.

``This is the most sophisticated package of interactive programming options for customers deployed on a DCT-2000 anywhere in the U.S.,`` said Jim Faircloth, president and COO of USA Media Group. ``Our customers are very discriminating shoppers, and it is more important than ever to give them unique and compelling entertainment options. Since we were able to do this using our existing set tops, interactive television became a very strong business proposition for us.``

Full Line of iTV Applications on the DCT-2000

OpenTV`s full service of 29 iTV applications on the DCT-2000 in Half Moon Bay include a variety of interactive games from Static 2358`s Playjam and LudiTV. Along with `Headfunk` and `Nutz,` the other Static games are `Big Night Out,` which tests your skills at maneuvering a character on the screen, and `Push My Buttons,` a pop culture trivia game.

Featured games from LudiTV are `Solitaire,` popular arcade games `Bowling` and `Bomber,` `Mike the Flea,` which challenges your memory skills, and a game of hoops with `Dunk.`

In addition to the enhanced TV content with Discovery Networks and the Game Show Network, cable viewers will also have on-demand access to local movie listings, a dining guide of regional restaurants, an events calendar of what`s happening around their community, local weather and the California Lottery.

Instant access to the latest business and sports news is also available through Reuters, Accuweather, Bloomberg News and Big League TV. Shopping is just a click away for CDs or pizza from Straw Hat Pizza. A viewer can chat or send e-mail or instant messages to friends and neighbors inviting them over for pizza to watch `Walk with Dinosaurs` on the Discovery channel. Additional entertainment features include daily horoscopes on Astrology.com, TV trivia and celebrity bios on Gist Communications` TV Scoop, Mean Screen`s Gossip by Veronica and Top Seven, an entertaining collection of top seven lists. For more information on OpenTV`s iTV house or to view the iTV applications, go to www.opentv.com/itvhouse.

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Thursday July 26, 4:52 pm Eastern Time
Press Release

OpenTV Delivers Strong Second Quarter With 102% Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 2001--OpenTV Corp.

Signed 3 New Network Operators Including Shanghai Cable, OpenTV`s 14th Cable Win.
Delivered Another Profitable Quarter in the Core Platform Line of Business.
Increased OpenTVi Line of Business Revenue 107% From the Prior Quarter.
Developed a Comprehensive Suite of iTV Applications That Run on the DCT-2000, the Dominant U.S. Cable Set-Top Box.
Announced the Acquisition of Static, a Leading iTV Media and Entertainment Applications Company.

OpenTV Corp. ; Euronext Amsterdam:OPTV), the world`s leading interactive television and media solutions company, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2001.
Financial Highlights
For the quarter ended June 30, 2001, OpenTV`s revenues were $22.8 million compared to $11.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2000. Second quarter 2000 results exclude the impact of OpenTV`s acquisition of Spyglass, which closed on July 24, 2000.
The Company`s pro-forma(1) operating expenses for the quarter ended June 30, 2001 totaled $29.5 million compared to $17.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2000.
OpenTV`s pro-forma net loss was $4.1 million, or $0.06 per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2001 compared to a pro-forma net loss of $3.3 million, or $0.07 per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2000. On a reported basis, the Company`s net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2001 was $120.2 million, or $1.82 per share, compared to a reported net loss of $7.8 million, or $0.17 per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2000. Included in the second quarter 2001 reported net loss was $106.0 million of non-cash operating expenses related to the amortization of: goodwill, other acquisition-related intangible assets, and share-based compensation.
As of June 30, 2001, OpenTV had cash, cash equivalents and marketable debt securities of $217.1 million.
``I am pleased to announce another successful quarter for our Company,`` said OpenTV CEO James Ackerman. ``Our core platform line of business delivered another profitable quarter, signed three new network operator customers and reported more than two million set-top box deployments. Our OpenTVi line of business more than doubled its revenue versus last quarter and delivered a comprehensive suite of iTV applications that are currently available in Half Moon Bay, California on the Motorola DCT-2000. To further position the Company for future growth, we announced our acquisition of Static, a leading iTV media and entertainment applications company whose operations include PlayJam, the most widely-distributed iTV games channel in the world.``
Ackerman continued, ``I firmly believe this quarter demonstrates our continued success in growing our market-leading core platform business, as well as our ability to move up the iTV value chain through the expansion of our iTV applications business.``
Lines of Business Reporting
Starting with its first quarter 2001 results, OpenTV began providing financial results separately for its two major lines of business: core platform and OpenTVi.
Core Platform Business Highlights
For the quarter ended June 30, 2001, OpenTV`s core platform business generated revenues totaling $20.6 million and pro-forma operating profit of $1.8 million. These results reflect both the strong deployment of OpenTV solutions and the continued growth in OpenTV`s professional services organization. Highlights for the quarter included

In May, OpenTV extended its market leadership position in iTV platform deployments, announcing that its middleware solution was deployed in 2.1 million additional set-top boxes during the quarter ended March 31, 2001. Through March 2001, 16.0 million OpenTV-enabled set-top boxes have been shipped to network operators throughout the world.
During the quarter, OpenTV increased its global, market- leading network operator customer base to 44, adding one broadband cable network and two satellite networks. OpenTV signed an agreement with Shanghai Cable - the largest cable TV network in China with 3.2 million total subscribers and 1.0 million digital cable subscribers - to provide core platform products, professional services and applications. Shanghai Cable is OpenTV`s 14th cable network operator customer win. OpenTV also signed an agreement with satellite network operator Philippine Multi-Media System Inc. (PMSI) and, today, announces it has signed an agreement with South African satellite network operator Sentech. OpenTV is providing its core platform products to both PMSI and Sentech.
During the quarter, OpenTV expanded its partnerships with digital TV set-top box manufacturers. OpenTV`s set-top box manufacturer partner base now totals 33, as Quanta Network Systems of Taiwan announced it intends to port OpenTV`s middleware to its digital set-top box platforms. OpenTV also announced extended partnerships with Pace Micro Technology and Philips Semiconductor. Pace intends to port OpenTV to its advanced Di4000 cable home gateway, and Philips intends to port OpenTV to its Nexperia Home Entertainment Engine line.

OpenTVi Business Highlights

For the quarter ended June 30, 2001, OpenTVi generated applications-related revenues of $2.2 million, an increase of 107% from the prior quarter. Applications-related revenues include application license revenue, revenue-sharing agreements and professional services revenue related to application development, customization and integration for network operator customers. OpenTVi`s pro-forma operating loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2001 was $8.5 million, reflecting OpenTV`s significant investment in growing its application business. Highlights for the quarter included:
On June 23, OpenTV announced that it would acquire London-based Static, a privately-held leading iTV media and entertainment applications company. Static provides multiple-platform iTV application development expertise, broadcast design services for TV networks, and owns and operates the world`s most widely-distributed iTV entertainment and games channel, PlayJam. Network operators carrying PlayJam include BSkyB, TPS, Canal Satellite, ntl, and Telewest. The acquisition closed on July 2.
This week, OpenTV announced that it has successfully launched a comprehensive suite of two-way interactive TV applications on USA Media Group`s Half Moon Bay, California network. Twenty-nine iTV applications - including commerce, email, instant messaging, interactive games, on-demand news and information, and enhanced TV - are available on the DCT-2000 set-top box, which is the most widely-deployed digital TV set-top box in the U.S. cable industry. The applications utilize the network`s existing back-channel infrastructure while delivering rich, two-way interactivity, and many of these applications leverage Internet-based content in delivering a TV-centric interactive experience.
Recently, OpenTV and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) demonstrated the strength of viewer demand for innovative iTV content and services. Supported by OpenTV products and services, the BBC provided BSkyB digital satellite subscribers viewing the BBC`s coverage of the Wimbledon Championships, 2001 (June 25 - July 8) the ability to choose the match they wanted to watch from a selection of five courts simultaneously. The response to the BBC`s OpenTV-enabled iTV Wimbledon coverage was unprecedented, as two-thirds of all those watching Wimbledon through BSkyB accessed the interactive features during the course of the first week, and the interactive service averaged close to one million users per day throughout the tournament.
The Company`s second quarter 2001 financial results conference call can be heard live on the Internet at 2:00 p.m. PDT on Thursday, July 26. To listen to the call, visit <http://www.opentv.com/about/investors/>." target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://www.opentv.com/about/investors/>.
About OpenTV

OpenTV is the world`s leading interactive television and media solutions company. OpenTV builds a complete software and infrastructure platform that enables digital interactive television and brings on-demand content to other digital communications devices. OpenTV solutions are crafted to meet the needs of digital communications networks and include operating middleware, content applications, content creation tools, professional services expertise, and strategic consulting.
At present, OpenTV software has been shipped with or installed in more than 16 million digital set-top boxes worldwide and has been selected by 44 digital cable, satellite and terrestrial communications networks in over 50 countries, including BSkyB in the United Kingdom; TPS and Noos in France; PrimaCom in Germany; Via Digital in Spain; Stream in Italy; DIRECTV(TM) Latin America LLC; and EchoStar`s DISH Network and USA Media Group in the U.S. In addition, 33 digital set-top box manufacturers have licensed OpenTV`s software to date, and more than 1,100 developers have joined the Company`s OpenAdvantage developer program.

Worldwide headquarters for OpenTV is located in Mountain View, Calif. Information on OpenTV is available at www.opentv.com <http://www.opentv.com>.

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 statements regarding the acquisition of Static to further position OpenTV for future growth, OpenTV`s ability to further grow its market-leading core platform business, OpenTV`s ability to expand its applications business and move up the iTV value chain, and the intention of Quanta, Pace and Philips to port OpenTV`s middleware. Actual results can differ materially. Risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, whether current demand for interactive television will continue, the rate at which the interactive television market will continue to expand, the risk that the OpenTV and Static businesses will not be integrated successfully and unanticipated costs of such integration, the risk associated with failing to retain and hire key Static employees, the risk that OpenTV and Static will fail to successfully manage their changing relationships with customers, suppliers and other business partners, whether OpenTV will be able to successfully manage its expenses, whether global economic conditions will affect the business and operational decisions of OpenTV`s customers, suppliers and other business partners in a manner adverse to OpenTV, the timely identification and development of new products, applications and services, customer acceptance of those products, applications and services and the pricing thereof, the impact of competitive products, applications and services and the pricing of those products, applications and services, the impact of technological constraints and changes in technology, the impact of governmental regulation, and other risk factors detailed in the documents filed from time to time by OpenTV Corp. with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including those risk factors detailed in Item 3.D of OpenTV Corp.`s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 18, 2001. OpenTV undertakes no obligation to update or revise any such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

[ilu_de]

Cauley Geller Bowman & Coates, LLP Announces Class Action Lawsuit Against OpenTV Corp. Seeking Damages on Behalf of Investors
        TUESDAY, JULY 31, 2001 1:27 PM
 - PRNewswire

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Jul 31, 2001 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Law Firm of Cauley Geller Bowman & Coates, LLP announced today that a class action has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of purchasers of OpenTV Corp. (Nasdaq:OPTV) ("OpenTV" or the "Company") securities during the period between November 22, 1999 and December 6, 2000, inclusive (the "Class Period"). A copy of the complaint filed in this action is available from the Court, or can be viewed on the firm`s website at http://www.classlawyer.com/pr/opentv.pdf .

The complaint charges defendants OpenTV, Merrill Lynch, Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc. ("Merrill Lynch"), Goldman Sachs & Co. ("Goldman Sachs"), Jan Steenkamp and Randall S. Livingston with violations of Sections 11, 12(a) (2) and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. On or about November 22, 1999, OpenTV commenced an initial public offering of 7.5 million of its shares of common stock at an offering price of $20.00 per share (the "OpenTV IPO"). In connection therewith, OpenTV filed a registration statement, which incorporated a prospectus (the "Prospectus"), with the SEC. The complaint further alleges that the Prospectus was materially false and misleading because it failed to disclose, among other things, that (i) the Underwriter Defendants (Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs) had solicited and received excessive and undisclosed commissions from certain investors in exchange for which the Underwriter Defendants allocated to those investors material portions of the restricted number of OpenTV shares issued in connection with the OpenTV IPO; and (ii) the Underwriter Defendants had entered into agreements with customers whereby the Underwriter Defendants agreed to allocate OpenTV shares to those customers in the OpenTV IPO in exchange for which the customers agreed to purchase additional OpenTV shares in the aftermarket at pre-determined prices.

If you bought the securities of OpenTV between November 22, 1999 and December 6, 2000, inclusive, you may, no later than October 1, 2001 request that the Court appoint you as lead plaintiff. A lead plaintiff is a representative party that acts on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. In order to be appointed lead plaintiff, the Court must determine that the class member`s claim is typical of the claims of other class members, and that the class member will adequately represent the class. Under certain circumstances, one or more class members may together serve as "lead plaintiff." Your ability to share in any recovery is not, however, affected by the decision whether or not to serve as a lead plaintiff. You may retain Cauley Geller Bowman & Coates, LLP, or other counsel of your choice, to serve as your counsel in this action. If you are a member of this class, you can join this class action online at http://www.classlawyer.com/sign_up.html .

Cauley Geller Bowman & Coates, LLP has substantial experience representing investors in securities fraud class action lawsuits such as this. The firm has offices in Florida, Arkansas and California, but represents shareholders from throughout the nation. If you have any questions about how you may be able to recover for your losses, or if you would like to consider serving as one of the lead plaintiffs in this lawsuit, you are encouraged to call or e- mail the Firm or visit the Firm`s website at www.classlawyer.com .

CAULEY GELLER BOWMAN & COATES, LLP
Client Relations Department:
Jackie Addison, Sue Null or Charlie Gastineau
P.O. Box 25438
Little Rock, AR 72221-5438
Toll Free: 1-888-551-9944
E-mail: [e-mail]

[ilu_de]

Die International Business Machines Corp (IBM) und die OpenTV Corp wollen die Software für Set-Top-Boxen von OpenTV mit dem "PowerPC"-Prozessor von IBM kombinieren. Das teilten die beiden Unternehmen am Dienstag mit, ohne finanzielle Einzelheiten zu nennen.



ilu

[Taffo5]

@börsenratte und andere -
habe deine Ausführungen zu opentv verfolgt und gehe davon aus, dass du wieder investiert bist. Nun zu meinem Problem:
Habe von meiner Bank Informationen (sicherlich nicht nur ich) erhalten, wonach in den USA ein Verfahren gegen opentv beantragt wurde. Diesem Verfahren können sich alle Personen anschließen, die in der Zeit vom 22.11.99 - 06.12.2000 Aktien der opentv im Depot hatten. Da mein Englisch eher sehr schlecht ist, bitte ich um Mitteilung hier im Board, um was es sich bei der Klage eigentlich handelt. Vielleicht kann mir jemand weiterhelfen.
Vielen Dank schonmal
Taffo5

[Taffo5]

Hallo - niemand mehr hier ??
Taffo

[ilu_de]

Die OpenTV Corp., ein Hersteller von Software für interaktives Fernsehen, meldete am Montag, dass sie mit DIRECTV Latin America einen neuen eMail-Service über interaktives TV gestartet hat.

DIRECTV Latin America bedient die führenden Satelliten-TV-Dienste in Lateinamerika und wird zunächst über 400.000 Kunden in Venezuela und Brasilien zur Verfügung stehen. In anderen Regionen Lateinamerikas wird der Dienst im vierten Quartal 2001 bzw. dem zweiten Quartal 2002 verfügbar sein.

Mit dem neuen Service können Kunden Text-eMails über ihre TV-Sets an jede eMail-Adresse weltweit verschicken und empfangen.

Die Aktie von OpenTV schloss am Freitag an der Nasdaq bei 5,23 Dollar, ein Minus von 2,43 Prozent.
 
08.10.01 11:42

bis bald ilu

[ilu_de]

11:55am 10/09/01 OpenTV surges on tech deployment (OPTV) By Michael Baron
OpenTV (OPTV) is getting a boost of 51 cents, or 31.3 percent, to $5.70, after news that the company`s technology was deployed by Austar United Communications. Austar has launched the first commercial interactive TV service in Australia using OpenTV`s applications, which include an electronic program guide, information portal, news and weather services, and shopping, mail and gaming capabilities. Financial terms weren`t disclosed.

Das wars für heute
ilu

[Knulp]

Sollten gestern nicht die Q-Zahlen von open-tv kommen? Nach
der Kursentwicklung an der Nasdaq scheints ja mies zu sein. Wer weiß näheres?

Gruß Knulp

[FunArg]

Hallo Knulp,die Zahlen sind nicht so gut ausgefallen.Kannst Du nachlesen bei www.BoerseGo.de unter 26.10.Nachbörsliche Quartalszahlen III 09:33 Uhr.Ich glaube sie lagen 2 cents Verlust unter den Erwartungen.

[ilu_de]

Hallo OPTV-FAN´S

JP Morgan bewertet in der Analyse vom 18.10. die Aktien des US-amerikanischen iTV-Anbieters OpenTV Corp. mit Long-Term Buy.

Zahlreiche Anbieter, Techniken und Lösungen würden Investoren in diesem Bereich (interactive Television) zur Zeit verwirren. Aus Expertensicht könnten sich aber bloß eine Handvoll Software- und Hardwareprovider aus dem Meer von iTV-Anbietern via Digitalkabel und digitalem Satellitenfunk (DBS) absetzen. Die Analysten glauben, dass OpenTV eines dieser Unternehmen sei.

Mit über 18 Mio. Kunden und Reserven von 217 Mio. Dollar verfüge das Unternehmen über die besten Voraussetzungen, die Konkurrenz hinter sich zu lassen. iTV befinde sich noch in einer wichtigen Entwicklungsphase, daher erfordere es vor allem Geduld und Ruhe in dem Sektor. Die Kurse könnten mit dem Newsflow kurzfristig eine starke Volatilität aufweisen, bleibt eine absolute Bewertung doch eine Herausforderung. Langfristig empfehlen die Analysten aber, das Augenmerk auf die Fundamentale zu richten: solide Bilanzen, eine geringe Burn-Rate und Kooperationen mit den Netzwerk-Betreibern.

Die Analysten beginnen ihre Coverage mit der Empfehlung „Long-Term-Buy“ und setzen ein 12-Monats Kursziel von 10,00 Dollar. OpenTV werde mit einem EV/Umsatz-Verhältnis von 2,7 zur Zeit mit einem fast übertriebenen Abschlag gegenüber den Peers gehandelt, daher gehen sie von einer baldigen Annäherung an das Kursziel aus. .

Schönen Tag noch, ilu.

[ilu_de]

Wohin geht der Kurs heute?

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Nov 13, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- OpenTV (Nasdaq: OPTV chart, msgs) and (EURONEXT:OPTV), the world`s leading interactive television company, today announced that it has formed a strategic alliance with Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited, the world`s largest consumer electronics company best known outside Japan by its Panasonic brand name, to develop jointly an interactive solution that supports the current Japanese digital broadcasting standards.

Matsushita has selected OpenTV`s HTML technology, Device Mosaic, to develop a new solution-- an integrated browser comprised of HTML and BML technology-- for enhanced on demand interactive applications that are BML compliant. BML is Japan`s standards mark up language for the digital broadcast industry.

"OpenTV is honored to have been selected by Matsushita, respected around the world as a leading consumer electronics manufacturer, to develop jointly an interactive television solution for Japan that we feel will accelerate the deployment of interactive TV," said James Ackerman, OpenTV CEO. "We believe the Japanese market with 50 million television households made up of consumers who are adept at responding to new technologies will respond very positively to the opportunity to enhance their digital television viewing experience."

Mr. Fujio Nakajima, Director of the DTV Network Solution Center, AVC, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., commented, "Through this alliance, we will jointly develop software optimized for the Japanese market by integrating OpenTV`s latest HTML technology and Matsushita`s latest BML-related technology, and plan to convert industry standard technology into products ahead of other companies. This alliance builds on an existing relationship in which OpenTV and Matsushita have already joined forces in developing interactive TV solutions for UK`s BSkyB and for a DVB/MHP solution, a new digital broadcasting standard in the European market."

Jeff Brown, Asia Pacific Managing Director of OpenTV, commented, "OpenTV has been active in adapting its technology to meet Japanese standards since March 2000 when we joined ARIB. OpenTV has joined forces with Matsushita to develop a new technology based upon the HTML engine Device Mosaic. We believe this is an important first step, providing Japanese operators with our complete end-to-end iTV solution. We look forward to continuing to develop our relationship with Matsushita in Japan and throughout the world."

Through this strategic alliance, the two companies will integrate OpenTV`s latest HTML technology and Matsushita`s BML technology to develop jointly data broadcasting-related software, including a browser that can be used in BML digital satellite broadcasting technology stipulated by the Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB), the next 110-degree CS broadcasting technology, and the cumulative type data broadcasting offered by ep Co., Ltd. in which Matsushita has a stake. They expect to provide TV and set-top box manufacturers that produce products for digital satellite broadcasting, 110-degree CS broadcasting, and ep Co., Ltd. with software and middleware solutions by March 2002. ep Co., Ltd. is headquartered in Chuo-ward, Tokyo and is headed by President Chosaku Toda.

About Panasonic and Matsushita


Best known for its Panasonic brand products, Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Ltd. is a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of digital electronics for the home, office and in between. Based in Osaka, Japan, the company recorded sales of $63.7 billion last year. In Europe, Matsushita Electric employs some 15,000 people across the region. Panasonic European Laboratories, based in Langen, near Frankfurt, Germany, conducts advanced research into audio, video and multimedia technologies, and is a founding member of DVB and a member of the DVB Steering Board. Panasonic OWL, based in Edinburgh, UK, is carrying out research and development into middleware technologies for consumer electronics. For more information about our European operations, visit our web site: www.matsushita-europe.com

bis bald ilu

[ilu_de]

Info in deutsch

OpenTV (Nasdaq: OPTV, WKN: 929404): Die beiden Unternehmen werden gemeinsam eine interaktive Plattform für die digitale Versendung von Fernsehdaten für Japan entwickeln. Matsushita hat dafür die Technologie von OpenTV ausgewählt. Das Unternehmen bietet eine Plattform und Technologie, die die Übertragung von digitalen, interaktiven Fernsehprogrammen ermöglicht. Mithilfe dieser Technologie will Matsushita einen neuen Browser entwickeln, der sowohl mit HTML als auch BML kompatibel ist. BML ist der japanische Standard für die digitale Broadcast Industrie.

schönen Tag noch
ilu

[geldtip]

Zweitgrößter Kabelnetzbetreiber aus Österreich ordert Decoder von galaxis


Die LIWEST Kabelmedien GmbH, der zweitgrößte Kabelnetzbetreiber aus Österreich mit rund 130.000 Haushalten erweitert sein digitales TV- und Radio-Angebot im Kabel. Der Schlüssel zu der neuen digitalen Medienwelt ist eine digitale Set-Top-Box der Lübecker galaxis technology ag. Die galaxis Decoder sollen Ende November in den ersten Kabelhaushalten der LIWEST Kabelmedien GmbH angeschlossen werden. Das Digitalpaket der LIWEST Kabelmedien GmbH umfasst ein breit gefächertes Angebot an Free-TV-Programmen, sowie ein südosteuropäisches Fremdsprachenprogrammpaket. Inhaltlich spannt sich der Bogen der Programminhalte von Informations- bis hin zu Life-Style-Sendungen. In Zukunft wird LIWEST weitere Pay-TV Angebote und einen eigenen elektronischen Programmführer mit in die Angebotspalette aufnehmen. Die galaxis-Decoder arbeiten mit dem Betriebssystem Open TV und dem integrierten Verschlüsselungssystem CONAX, mit dem galaxis bereits in Deutschland, Finnland, Norwegen und Großbritannien Projekte verwirklicht hat.

Einer der Geschäftsführer der LIWEST Kabelmedien GmbH, Nicholas Sridharan, ME erklärt: "Digitales Fernsehen und Radio ist die Technik der Zukunft. In rund zehn Jahren wird es keine analogen Programme mehr geben. Immer mehr Sender stellen auf digitale Übertragungstechnik um. Noch dazu können wir unseren Haushalten ein Programmspektrum anbieten, das deutlich höher ist als bei der analogen Übertragung. Der galaxis Decoder schafft jetzt den Zugang zu dieser digitalen Programmvielfalt. Wir freuen uns, mit galaxis einen Hersteller gefunden zu haben, der uns Qualität und innovative Technik bietet."

Der Vorstand der galaxis technology ag, Winfried M. Klimek kommentiert: "Wir freuen uns, dass wir mit unserem Decoderkonzept auch international erfolgreich sind und LIWEST ein maßgeschneidertes Empfangsgerät anbieten und liefern dürfen. Die Zusammenarbeit mit LIWEST ist nach dem Auftrag von HB Multimedia nun das zweite Projekt, das wir in Österreich verwirklichen."

Auch Sat-Zuschauer aus Österreich können in Zukunft digitales Fernsehen über einen Decoder von galaxis empfangen. Ab Anfang November bietet der österreichische Fachhandel eine von galaxis entwickelte Set-Top-Box für den Empfang von ORF-Programmen an. Hierfür schloss der österreichische Distributor, HB Multimedia einen Großauftrag mit der galaxis technology ag ab.

[ilu_de]

Das Analystenhaus Merrill Lynch stuft die Aktie des Medienunternehmens OpenTV mit „Buy“ ein.

Das EBITDA im dritten Quartal des laufenden Geschäftsjahres von OpenTV sei im Vergleich zum zweiten Quartal um 31% auf 8,8 Mio. Dollar gesunken. Der Umsatz habe sich ebenfalls um 11% auf 25 Mio. Dollar verringert. Allerdings hätten die Zahlen dennoch den Markterwartungen und den Erwartungen der Analysten entsprochen.

Das vierte Quartal werde etwas schlechter verlaufen. Die Analysten haben deshalb ihre Prognosen für das Gesamtjahr etwas gesenkt. Dennoch sei das Unternehmen auf einem guten Weg: Der Vertrag mit Jupiter Telekommunications werde in Zukunft weiter für großes Wachstum sorgen. Die Analysten stufen die Aktie mit „Buy“ ein.

ilu

[suuperbua]

Wo ist eigentlich der Initiator dieses threads

BÖRSENRATTE

--Bist Du nicht mehr in der share investiert???--

grüsse
suuperbua

[ilu_de]

OpenTV bekommt Großauftrag von AT&T
17.01.2002 20:53:00
Das amerikanische High-Tech Unternehmen OpenTV hat heute einen Großauftrag von AT&T bekommen. Finanzielle Einzelheiten wurden zwar nicht bekannt, allerdings kann die OpenTV-Aktie dennoch 4,3 Prozent auf 8,42 Dollar zulegen.

Am 24. Januar wird OpenTV die Zahlen für das vierte Quartal vorlegen. Analysten erwarten einen Verlust von 4 Cents je Aktie.

Schönes Wochenende wünscht ilu

[FockeWulf190De]

DAS DING WIRD GESCHLACHTET

STRONG SELL

[MAGEMI1985]

http://quotes.freerealtime.com/rt/frt/N?symbol=OPTV&art=C200…

[ilu_de]

Liberty Media übernimmt Kontrolle bei OpenTV, OpenTV-Aktie +21%
08.05.2002 15:36:00
Die Medien-Holding Liberty Media Corp. gab am Mittwoch bekannt, dass sie für 185 Mio. Dollar in Bargeld und Aktien einen mehrheitlichen Stimmrechtsanteil an dem TV-Unternehmen OpenTV Corp. erwerben wird.

Demnach übernimmt Liberty Media einen 43 Prozent-Anteil sowie 87 Prozent der Stimmrechte an den sich im Umlauf befindlichen OpenTV-Aktien von der MIH Ltd., einem britischen Anbieter von Pay-TV-Diensten. Hierbei zahlt man 21 Prozent der Kaufpreises in bar und den Rest in Stammaktien.

Zur Verwaltung des OpenTV-Investments wird die Liberty Broadband Interactive Television Inc. gegründet, zu dessen President und CEO bereits Peter Boylan III ernannt wurde.

Die Aktie von Liberty Media schloss gestern an der NYSE bei 10,02 Dollar, die von OpenTV steigt an der NASDAQ vorbörslich aktuell 21,87 Prozent.

Tschüß ilu

[ilu_de]

Die Analysten von Thomas Weisel Partners bewerten die Aktien von OpenTV in ihrer Analyse vom 21. Mai weiterhin mit “Attractive“.

Das Unternehmen habe die Schwelle von 25 Mio. Kunden durchbrochen. Dies impliziere, dass im Märzquartal 2 Mio. Neukunden hinzugewonnen worden sein. Momentan habe man 25,5 Mio. Geräte in Betrieb. Die Kundenzahl sei im Rahmen der Erwartungen und somit überproportional zum Markt gestiegen. Die hohe Kundenbasis eröffne die Möglichkeit, eine neue Umsatzquelle durch iTV Inhalte zu generieren. Der Deal mit Liberty Media habe langfristig positive Auswirkungen

Vor dem Hintergrund der Wachstumsperspektiven bleibe die Bewertung auf dem aktuellen Kursniveau attraktiv.

ilu

[Taffo5]

hi ilu - achherje -
habe länger nicht nach meinen OPENTV geschaut (EK um die 12 E) - ob das noch mal was wird? Nachkaufen oder noch abwarten? Kannst Du sagen, wann die nächsten Zahlen kommen? Was hältst Du von TIVO?
gruß taffo

[zanker]

wo gibts eigentlich den geschäftsbericht zum downloaden!!!

zanker