OpenTV Chosen by TPS to Provide Latest Generation Middleware to Support High Definition TV Rollout

OpenTV Chosen by TPS to Provide Latest Generation Middleware to Support High Definition TV Rollout

French Satellite Provider to Deploy OpenTV's Latest Core Middleware and Network Package

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands (IBC Conference), Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OpenTV Corp. (NASDAQ:OPTV), a leading provider of enabling technology for advanced digital television services, announced today that TPS, a leading French digital television company, has selected OpenTV as a key technology partner for the development and deployment of its advanced set-top box platform on which TPS will launch its high definition television (HDTV)/MPEG4 satellite services. TPS expects to offer the first group of HD capable set-top boxes within a few months.

TPS's HDTV/MPEG4 satellite platform will be enabled by the latest generation of OpenTV's leading set-top box middleware, OpenTV Core 2.0. OpenTV's middleware will allow TPS to easily maintain their platform, to support multiple set-top box suppliers and facilitate rollout to other platforms including digital terrestrial television (DTT) and personal video recording (PVR).

"We are pleased to continue our relationship with TPS and to support them in deploying their new HDTV/MPEG4 technology," said Ben Bennett, senior vice president and managing director for OpenTV's European operations. "The launch of TPS's OpenTV-enabled HD set-top box platform is an extremely important project for both companies and reflects the long-standing collaborative partnership we have had with TPS over the years."

About OpenTV

OpenTV is one of the world's leading providers of technologies and services enabling the delivery of digital and interactive television. Deployed in over 57 million digital set-top-boxes in 96 countries, the company's software enables a wide array of functionality, including enhanced television, interactive shopping, interactive and addressable advertising, games and gaming, personal video recording, and a variety of consumer care and communication applications. For more information, please visit www.opentv.com.

About TPS

Launched in December 1996, TPS is the commercial satellite broadcaster and distributor of a simple and comprehensive digital offering in France. TPS is also the editor of Premium TPS STAR, movies and thematic channels (football, youth, sports, news) and interactive services on OpenTV. TPS's offering currently includes near 300 channels and services, as well as exclusive digital coverage of all the French national general-interest channels, 11 movie channels, Premier League and other sports, thematic channels, pay-per-view channels, international channels, radio stations with CD-quality sound and interactive services received by all subscribers. TPS is owned by TF1 (66%) and M6 (34%).

Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-Looking Information

The foregoing information may contain "forward-looking statements" -- that is, statements that relate, in some way, to future events or that could possibly lead a reader to infer certain facts. There are many uncertainties associated with these statements, and we do not intend to suggest any inferences based simply on the information in this release. We discuss many risks associated with our business in documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which readers are urged to obtain and review. We do not undertake to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

Source: OpenTV Corp.

CONTACT: Marc McCarthy of OpenTV, +1-415-217-9441, or mmccarthy@opentv.com; or Virginie Halleux of TPS, +33-1-41-33-88-18, or virginie.halleux@corp.tps.fr

Web site: http://www.opentv.com/

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