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Der amerikanisch-niederländische Anbieter von Software zum Betrieb von digitalen Kabelnetzen OpenTV hat seinen Umsatz im Vergleich zum Vorjahr auf 22,8 Mio.$ verdoppelt. Dabei wurde ein Verlust von 6 Cent je Aktie erzielt, was den Erwartungen des Marktes entspricht. Im Vorjahr hatte der Wert bei minus 7 Cent gelegen. Nicht eingeschlossen sind dabei Goodwill-Amortisationen, sonstige Akquisitions-bezogene Aufwendungen und andere Belastungen, die sich auf 106 Mio.$ summieren. Die liquiden Mittel kommen auf 217 Mio.$.

Chef Ackerman stellt fest: „Ich glaube fest daran, dass dieses Quartal unseren andauernden Erfolg bewiesen hat. Wie konnten unser Plattform-Geschäft ebenso entwickeln, wie unsere Präsenz bei den Anwendungen im Bereich interaktives Fernsehen ausweiten.“

Die OPTV-Aktie hält sich behauptet bei 10,27$. Der 52-Wochen-Bereich liegt zwischen 6,31 und 72,75$.

Autor: Klaus Singer (© wallstreet:online AG),17:03 27.07.2001

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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.