Macrovision's DVD Copy Protection High on Roadshow's Agenda; Leading Entertainment Company Signs...

Entertainment Editors

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--July 31, 2001

Macrovision Corp., (Nasdaq:MVSN), the world leader in video and software copy protection and digital rights management (DRM) technologies, announced today that Roadshow Home Entertainment, has signed

Roslyn Wilson, General Manager of Roadshow Entertainment said, "With the advent of DVD and the proliferation of home recording equipment, it has become increasingly important to protect our titles from unauthorized copying. Macrovision's technology helps Roadshow, as well as retailers who have made investments in rental and sell-through DVDs, obtain returns on investment."

Tom Carroux, Director of Sales at Macrovision added, "DVD's high quality is an attractive format to copy. A VHS copy of a DVD is comparable in quality to an original VHS tape distributed in retail stores. Macrovision's technology helps Roadshow offer movies on DVD without jeopardizing their VHS home video revenue."

About Roadshow Home Entertainment

Roadshow is a subsidiary of the Village Roadshow Corporation and is the most successful independent distributor in Australia.

About Macrovision

Macrovision develops and markets copy protection, digital rights management and electronic license management technologies for the home video, music, interactive consumer software and enterprise software markets. Motion picture studios, cable and satellite TV operators, consumer electronics companies and personal computer manufacturers use Macrovision's video copy protection technologies to prevent the unauthorized duplication, reception or use of copyrighted video materials.

Macrovision has its corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, with European headquarters in London and Asia-Pacific headquarters in Tokyo.

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