Santa Clara, Calif. - Macrovision (NASD: MVSN), a provider of anti-piracy technology and informational media databases, announced on Friday that it has acquired website and technology assets from ThoughtWorthy Media, a platform that allows TV viewers to identify, research and purchase online the music, products and advertising they see on television.

Santa Clara, Calif. - Macrovision (NASD: MVSN), a provider of copy-protection technology and informational media databases, announced on Friday that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. (NYSE: NWS) has sold all of its 19% stake in the company to several existing and new institutional investors.

Santa Clara, Calif. - Four months after first announcing plans to acquire Gemstar-TV Guide (NASD: GMST), Macrovision (NASD: MVSN), a provider of anti-piracy technology and informational databases, said that shareholders from both companies have now approved the $2.3 billion deal.

Seattle - RealNetworks (NASD: RNWK) announced on Friday that it has acquired Trymedia Systems, a provider of digital distribution services for casual games, from Macrovision (NASD: MVSN) for $4 million.

Santa Clara, Calif. - Macrovision (NASD: MVSN), a provider of anti-piracy and media delivery technologies, announced on Thursday that it has sold its software business unit to private equity firm Thoma Cressey Bravo (TCB) for around $200 million.

Santa Clara, Calif. - Macrovision (NASD: MVSN), a provider of anti-piracy technology and informational databases on various media, said on Tuesday that its proposed $2.8 billion acquisition of interactive program guide company Gemstar-TV Guide (NASD: GMST) has passed antitrust reviews by the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice.

Santa Clara, Calif. - Macrovision (NASD: MVSN), a provider of anti-piracy technologies that also recently acquired content database firm All Media Guide, announced on Thursday that it has partnered with movie and TV show download service CinemaNow, to enable video content from CinemaNow to be downloaded directly to Macrovision-enabled devices such as digital TVs, set-top boxes and network attached storage devices.

Santa Clara, Calif. - Macrovision (NASD: MVSN), a developer of media anti-piracy technology and content distribution services, announced on Friday that it has agreed to acquire Gemstar-TV Guide International (NASD: GMST), a provider of electronic program guides for digital TV services, and the publisher of TV Guide, in a transaction valued at $2.8 billion.

Santa Clara, Calif. - Macrovision (NASD: MVSN), a provider of media anti-piracy and distribution technologies, announced on Monday that it has signed an agreement to acquire Blu-ray Disc security technology from Cryptography Research, Inc. (CRI), for about $45 million.

Santa Clara, Calif. - Macrovision (NASD: MVSN), a provider of copy-protection and content distribution technologies, announced on Wednesday that it has acquired All Media Guide (AMG), a provider of informational databases on music, movies and games.

Santa Clara, Calif. - Macrovision, a provider of copy-protection and game distribution technologies, said on Tuesday that it has repurchased the remaining $50 million worth of shares under its existing $100 million buyback program, launched in August 2006. Macrovision also said that its board has authorized the company to purchase up to an additional $60 million worth of shares.

Seattle - A global survey of online gamers has found that 83% are willing to view a 30-second ad in order to play a game for free.

Santa Clara, Calif. - Macrovision, a provider of copy-protection and game distribution technologies, on Wednesday announced an agreement to digitally distribute a selection of game publisher Activision's PC titles on its games network. The deal adds Activision's "Call of Duty" series, "Gun," "The Movies" and other titles to Macrovision's 1,700-title distribution network. The company also introduced a new Game Access Control service that lets game publishers distribute copies of purchasable game trials on peer-to-peer file-sharing networks.

Santa Clara, Calif. - Macrovision, a provider of copy-protection and game distribution technologies, announced on Tuesday that the Walt Disney Internet Group has signed an agreement to distribute its casual games in Europe and Australia via Macrovision's game network. The deal includes downloadable casual PC games such as "Pirates of the Caribbean Pinball," "The Little Mermaid Pinball" and "The Lion King Grubalicious," which are available in English, Spanish, French, Italian and German.