Macrovision Works With Microsoft to Deliver Over 1,000 Popular Games and Software Programs Online at Windows Marketplace
December 20, 2006. Santa Clara, CA.
Macrovision Corporation (Nasdaq: MVSN) today announced an agreement to make its Trymedia games catalog available through the Microsoft Windows Marketplace Web site.
Diner Dash®: Flo on the Go Game Now Available through Macrovision's Game Network and Trygames.com
December 4, 2006. Santa Clara, CA.
Macrovision Corporation (Nasdaq: MVSN), which operates the Trymedia game network for digital distribution of PC games, today announced the availability of Diner Dash®: Flo on the Go, the third game in the popular Diner Dash casual game franchise published by PlayFirst®, through its extensive network.
Macrovision Corporation Reports Third Quarter Financial Performance
November 2, 2006. Santa Clara, CA.
Macrovision Corporation (NASDAQ: MVSN) announced today record third quarter revenues of $58.1 million compared to $46.6 million for the third quarter of 2005. US GAAP net income was $6.4 million compared to $6.1 million for the third quarter of 2005.
Survey Shows Number of Software Publishers Offering Subscription Pricing Drops Eight Percent from Last Year
October 17, 2006. Santa Clara and Novato, CA.
Results of the 2006/2007 "Key Trends in Software Pricing and Licensing" survey, released today at the annual SoftSummit conference, reveal that the number of software vendors offering subscription-based pricing models declined from the previous year's findings, after experiencing strong growth in 2005.
Sonic and Macrovision Enter into Licensing Agreement to Enable the Custom Recording of Secure DVDs
October 9, 2006. Santa Clara and Novato, CA.
Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, and Macrovision Corporation (NASDAQ: MVSN), the leader in digital media protection, today announced a licensing agreement to provide the industry's first comprehensive content protection solution to enable the custom manufacturing of secure DVDs by retailers, e-tailers and DVD production facilities.
Macrovision and Double Fusion Partner to Offer In-Game Advertising
June 9, 2006. San Francisco, CA.
The Trymedia Games division of Macrovision® Corporation (Nasdaq: MVSN) and Double Fusion, a leading provider of in-game advertising technology and marketing solutions, today announced that they have come together to launch a new in-game advertising offering via the Trymedia Network of online portals, ISPs and e-commerce sites.
Macrovision Helps EarthLink Enhance its myEarthLink Games Channel
March 16, 2006. San Francisco, CA.
The Trymedia Games division of Macrovision® Corporation (Nasdaq: MVSN) today announced its partnership with EarthLink (Nasdaq: ELNK), the nation's next generation Internet service provider, to deploy a fully merchandised downloadable games service to EarthLink subscribers and non-subscribers.
Macrovision Appoints New Head of Trymedia Games Division
March 15, 2006. San Francisco, CA.
Macrovision has recently appointed Loren Hillberg as its General Manager of Emerging Business. In his new role, Hillberg is responsible for overseeing the company's Trymedia Games Division. He is also involved with the direction of emerging businesses at Macrovision.
GDC 06 Panels Explore Hot Topics of Digital Distribution, Content Protection and Game Advertising
March 10, 2006. San Francisco, CA.
Macrovision's Trymedia Games Division has brought together industry experts to participate in three sponsored panels slated to cover game business and technology topics at the upcoming Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Jose, California. The sessions will take place on Wednesday March 22nd and are open to all GDC attendees.
Macrovision Launches Custom Games Toolbar, Extending Trymedia Distribution Network to the Desktop
December 1, 2005. San Francisco, CA.
Macrovision Corporation (Nasdaq: MVSN) today announced the availability of an exclusive games web browser toolbar that extends the power of the world's largest online game distribution network to the desktop. The custom games toolbar, which is now available for download at www.trygames.com, will serve as a cross-promotional tool for Macrovision's portal and retail customers to reach game-oriented consumers. For consumers, the web browser toolbar offers quick access to the latest game trials, easier web searches, and a pop-up blocker.
Macrovision Deploys Downloadable Games for Yahoo! Europe
November 16, 2005. San Francisco, CA.
Macrovision® Corporation (Nasdaq: MVSN) and Yahoo! Europe today announced the re-launch of downloadable games sites across Yahoo! Europe utilising Macrovision's complete digital distribution solution. Macrovision's Trymedia division will manage the core and casual game channels for Yahoo! Germany, Yahoo! Spain, Yahoo! France, Yahoo! Italy and Yahoo! UK & Ireland.
Zylom and Hip Sign with Macrovision®'s Trymedia® Game Group
August 30, 2005. London, England.
Macrovision® Corporation's (Nasdaq: MVSN) Trymedia® Games Business Unit announced the signing of European videogame publishers Zylom and Hip Interactive Europe today. Hip and Zylom have joined Macrovision's Trymedia game distribution network to have downloadable versions of their games distributed to hundreds of Trymedia affiliates including major online destinations.
Macrovision®'s Trymedia® Group Powers Downloadable Games For
AOL Germany, 4Players.de and BigFishGames.de With Launch of German Game Storefront
August 12, 2005. Games Convention/Leipzig, Germany
Macrovision® Corporation's (Nasdaq: MVSN) Trymedia® business unit today announced the launch of a fully customizable storefront catered specifically to German game audiences. The flexible German storefront is an integrated product combining the best of Bluefish Media (www.bluefish-media.com) and Macrovision's technologies. AOL Germany is already using the new storefront in its game offering launched earlier this month. In addition, game sites www.4players.de and www.BigFishGames.de join the world's largest digital distribution network for games using their own versions of Macrovision's flexible German storefront.
Macrovision® To Acquire Trymedia® Systems
July 26, 2005. Santa Clara/San Francisco, CA.
Macrovision® Corporation (Nasdaq:MVSN), a leading provider of content value management solutions, today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Trymedia® Systems, Inc. of San Francisco, CA. Trymedia is the leading provider of secure digital distribution products and services for the video gaming industry, and operates the world's largest distribution network for downloadable PC games.
Wurld Media Signs Agreement with Trymedia Systems To Add Video Games to Legal P2P Peer Impact
July 7, 2005. Saratoga Springs, NY/San Francisco, CA.
Wurld Media and Trymedia Systems today announced an agreement to make legitimate downloadable video games available to try and buy over the legal peer-to-peer network, Peer Impact. The deal will give Wurld Media access to one of the world's largest catalogs of downloadable PC games, enabled by Trymedia's patented ActiveMARK™ digital rights management (DRM) technologies.
Trymedia Expands Digital Game Distribution with Addition of Key Publishers
May 2, 2005. San Francisco, CA.
Trymedia Systems, secure digital distribution services provider and operator of the world’s largest distribution network for downloadable games, announced today that it will offer titles from major game publishers Codemasters, Encore, a majority-owned subsidiary of Navarre Corporation, ValuSoft, a division of THQ, and Vivendi Universal Games.
Trymedia’s ActiveMARK 6 Delivers New Breakthroughs
for Secure Game Distribution
March 9, 2005. San Francisco, CA. Game Developers Conference.
Trymedia Systems, secure digital distribution services provider and operator of the world’s largest
distribution network for downloadable games, today announced ActiveMARK® version 6, a major new release
of its industry-leading technology and service solution for online and CD/DVD-ROM secure game distribution.
The company is demonstrating its technology at the Game Developers Conference Expo booth #224, being
held at San Francisco’s Moscone West Convention Center from March 9 to 11.
Consumers Play Up to 45 Minutes of Games Daily
While Commuting Reveals New Survey
March 9, 2005. San Francisco, CA. Game Developers Conference.
Almost one third of all commuters play games during their daily travel to work, according to a new survey
on game playing habits conducted by Trymedia Systems, secure digital distribution services provider and
operator of the world’s largest distribution network for downloadable games.
Trymedia Technology Now Used by All Top Casual
Game Publishers
March 8, 2005. San Francisco, CA. Game Developers Conference.
Trymedia Systems, secure digital distribution services provider and operator of the world’s largest
distribution network for downloadable games, has further bolstered its digital distribution network by
establishing new partnerships with top casual game publishers and developers Big Fish Games, FreshGames,
iWin, PlayFirst, Selecsoft and Toy Box Games.
Trymedia Delivers Over 200 Million Legitimate
Game Downloads
February 15, 2005. San Francisco, CA.
Trymedia Systems, a provider of secure digital distribution services and operator of the world’s
largest distribution network for downloadable games, announced today that over 200 million legitimate
games have been downloaded using its ActiveMARK™ technology.
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PC Gamer
“Consumer friendly copy protection is creating new ways for you to get your goods - PC Gamers own online store uses Macrovision's ActiveMARK DRM…”
Next Gen
“You can bet that over the next several years, we're going to see even more games going the secure online-distribution route.”
Next Generation
“Macrovision's Todd Basche believes all PC games will be distributed electronically, within five years. In the third part of our series on digital distribution, we hear from the e-distributors themselves.”
Next Generation
“With the recent acquisition of Trymedia as its game e-distribution arm, Macrovision is launching a new localized German storefront with portal agreements for AOL Germany, 4players.de and bigfishgames.de.”
GameDAILY BIZ
“From content protection to content distribution. With the acquisition of Trymedia Systems, a leader in digital distribution, Macrovision is planning on making itself a big player in the video game industry. The company is launching a new games business unit to offer publishers a secure way to distribute and promote their games and it will provide online retailers and portals the ability to distribute more than 1200 downloadable games.”
Forbes
“NEW YORK - Former Macrovision (nasdaq: MVSN - news - people ) Chief Executive William Krepick said his company expects to double the output of the game distribution outfit it plans to acquire. Macrovision on Tuesday announced plans to buy privately held Trymedia for $34 million, in a transaction scheduled to close July 29.”