Empowers Developers to Create Innovative Entertainment
   Products Featuring the Latest Codec and Streaming Technology

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 9, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IBC -- Rovi
Corporation (Nasdaq:ROVI) today announced the availability of an
updated version of its MainConcept(R) Codec SDK (Software Development
Kit). Version 9 of the SDK will enable developers to quickly take
advantage of many of the very latest codec and network streaming
technologies, providing them with what they need to integrate video and
audio compression functionality. Rovi, developer of the industry's
leading video and audio codec library, will demonstrate Codec SDK 9 in
action at IBC 2011 in Hall 5, Stand A31.

Codec SDK 9 demonstrates Rovi's breadth of entertainment offerings,
which include upstream production technology used to create and
distribute entertainment. Rovi's MainConcept technologies are used by
top production and broadcast brands across a wide range of professional
industries, from Hollywood authoring, IPTV and streaming media to
security, medical and digital signage.

New features of MainConcept SDK include:


  --  H.264/AVC Encoder Wrapper: Enables rapid H.264/AVC implementation by
      providing a single API wrapper for all H.264/AVC encoders: CUDA, OpenCL,
      Intel Quick Sync Video, and H.264/AVC Software Encoder
  --  H.264/AVC Smart Rendering: Enables fast editing, trimming, and copying
      at any frame position without requiring a complete re-encode
  --  Enhanced Network Streaming Support: Features enhanced support for
      network streaming for Flash RTMP, DLNA Media Server/Renderer/Control
      Point and SIP IP conferencing
  --  VC-3 Encoding Support: VC-3 codec support including Avid DNxHD compliant
      MXF multiplexing
  --  Fragmented MP4 Support: Enables segmented streaming of an MP4 file as
      well as the multiplexing of multiple streams with different bitrates
      into a single MP4 file, essential for streaming in conditions with
      fluctuating bandwidths
  --  Updated Runtime Requirements: Version 9 has been built with the
      following compiler tools: Visual Studio 2010, Linux Ubuntu
      4.2.4-1ubuntu3 (gcc 4.2.4) and XCode 3.1




Multiple trends are driving the demand for the new features that Rovi
delivers in its MainConcept SDK, including the need to support all of
the different hardware-accelerated encoders that have recently been
introduced, the need to enable faster AVC editing workflows with smart
rendering and the need to deliver encoded streams across a network
using a variety of different network protocols.

"We have a highly comprehensive codec library and great insight into
what development professionals need, which makes Rovi well-suited to
provide simple and helpful tools--in the form of powerful, feature-rich
SDKs--to help developers quickly deliver innovative entertainment
products to market," said Corey Ferengul, EVP Products at Rovi
Corporation. "Without the MainConcept SDKs and its one-of-a-kind
H.264/AVC wrapper, developers would be forced to implement multiple
SDKs from multiple vendors, incurring significant costs and hindering
development times."

Codec SDK 9 offers a comprehensive H.264/AVC wrapper that enables
developers to easily implement one API that works with all
hardware-accelerated H.264 encoders (CUDA, OpenCL, Intel Quick Sync
Video) as well as MainConcept's software encoder. The SDK includes
comprehensive input and output multiplexing components for a tremendous
breadth of industry formats, and it offers network streaming components
with broadcast streaming capabilities for a wide range of server
protocols -- including Adobe Flash Streaming and DLNA - enabling
developers to create complete end-to-end entertainment solutions.

Rovi's MainConcept Codec SDK 9 provides cross-platform support for
Windows, Mac and Linux. Existing users can download version 9 from the
MainConcept Customer Portal or contact a regional sales representative
for further details or to request an evaluation.

About Rovi Corporation

Rovi Corporation is focused on revolutionizing the digital
entertainment landscape by delivering solutions that enable consumers
to intuitively connect to new entertainment from many sources and
locations. The company also provides extensive entertainment discovery
solutions for television, movies, music and photos to its customers in
the consumer electronics, cable and satellite, entertainment and online
distribution markets. These solutions, complemented by industry leading
entertainment data, create the connections between people and
technology, and enable them to discover and manage entertainment in an
enjoyable form.

Rovi holds over 5,100 issued or pending patents worldwide and is
headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with numerous offices across
the United States and around the world including Japan, Hong Kong,
Luxembourg, and the United Kingdom. More information about Rovi can be
found at http://www.rovicorp.com/.

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CONTACT: Chris Taylor
         Rovi Corporation
         408-562-3077
         Chris.D.Taylor@rovicorp.com