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Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) today announced the successful completion of its cash and stock tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC). The offer expired as scheduled at one minute following 11:59 p.m., Eastern time (midnight), on February 11, 2011. Rovi expects to cause the merger to be completed within a few days, with Sonic becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rovi.
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Novato, California (February 8, 2011) - Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ:SNIC) today reported financial results for its third quarter of fiscal year 2011 ended December 31, 2010.
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San Diego, CA and Mahwah, NJ - January 26, 2011 - DivX®, a division of Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), and Sharp Electronics Corporation today announced that Sharp will add DivX Plus™ HD Certification to its new LE835 and LE830 lines of AQUOS® Quattron™ LCD TVs as well as its new line of AQUOS Blu-ray Disc™ players, providing flawless playback of DivX MKV files in 1080p. Consumers who purchase the new Sharp devices will enjoy high-quality playback of DivX Plus HD videos and Hollywood movies in the DivX format directly on the products using any optical disc or through the SD card slot.
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Santa Clara, CA (January 13, 2011) -- Roxio®, a division of Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), today released Roxio Video Lab HD, a robust high-definition video editing suite for capturing, editing, and sharing personal home movies, which now features a range of capabilities for creating 3D projects. Roxio Video Lab HD allows users to import a wide range of 3D video formats including stereoscopic content directly from 3D cameras. The software also automatically converts standard 2D content into 3D, so users can include existing standard home movies to their 3D video creations.
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San Diego, CA - January 12, 2011 - DivX®, a division of Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), and Marantz®, a world leader of advanced home entertainment solutions, today announced that Marantz will integrate DivX Plus™ HD Certification in its new line of universal media players. The integration will enable a range of advanced features, while employing an H.264 codec in the popular MKV file container with AAC audio to deliver exceptional visual quality.
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Las Vegas, NV, CES 2011 (January 6, 2011) -- Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC) today announced that RoxioNow™ will be included on a range of Dell devices as part of the Dell Stage user interface. VideoStage powered by RoxioNow will provide Dell customers with instant access to a wide array of premium Internet-streamed video, including new-release movies and hit TV shows. Initially offered on the Dell Inspiron duo convertible tablet and the Dell Streak 5, Dell's 5-inch Android-based tablet, VideoStage powered by RoxioNow will be available on a broader range of Dell products launching in 2011.
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Las Vegas, NV, CES 2011 (January 6, 2011) -- Sonic Solutions® and Film Fresh Inc. today announced a partnership to launch Film Fresh stores, powered by RoxioNow™, on an array of new consumer electronic devices. Consumers will be able to rent and purchase new and classic Hollywood, independent, and world cinema and begin watching these films immediately from the comfort of their living rooms.
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Las Vegas, NV, CES 2011 (January 6, 2011) -- Sonic Solutions®, (NASDAQ: SNIC) today announced the availability of the MainConcept® OpenCL H.264/AVC encoder SDK optimized for the immensely popular ATI FirePro™ professional graphics and AMD Radeon™ graphics from AMD (NYSE: AMD). Widely recognized as the world leader in codec development, MainConcept's new SDK dramatically improves H.264/AVC HD video encoding times by efficiently harnessing the OpenCL standard. As the most widely-used format for delivering rich multimedia content, H.264/AVC is broadly deployed in the consumer and broadcast space for over-the-air digital transmission and streaming, as well as online premium content movie download services such as RoxioNow™. Licensees of the new MainConcept SDK can be significantly more efficient than competitors in bringing the best video content to market.
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Novato, CA and Las Vegas, NV- January 6, 2011 - Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC) and Marvell, a worldwide leader in integrated silicon solutions, today announced a new strategic partnership that will expand the reach of RoxioNow™ and DivX Plus™ HD technology on connected consumer electronics devices. As part of the collaboration, RoxioNow will be integrated into HDTV and Blu-ray Disc player chipsets and DivX Plus HD Certification will be incorporated on Blu-ray Disc player system-on-a-chip (SoCs) for playback of DivX MKV video files in 1080p. Both Marvell and Sonic will be demonstrating these solutions at CES 2011.
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Novato, CA and Las Vegas, NV- January 6, 2011 - DivX®, a division of Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), today announced that LG Electronics, Inc. will adopt DivX Plus™ HD Certification worldwide in digital TVs (DTVs). LG will integrate DivX technology in its new line of 2011 DTVs, offering high-quality playback of DivX Plus HD video up to 1080p using the MKV container. The new LG DivX Plus HD Certified DTVs will join the DivX ecosystem, which now includes more than 400 million DivX devices shipped into the market worldwide.
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Las Vegas, NV, CES 2011 (January 5, 2011) - Sonic Solutions®(NASDAQ: SNIC) today announced that its RoxioNow™ entertainment platform and related technologies were selected by Intel® for Intel® Insider™ support. Shipping as part of the 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor family, Intel® Insider™ enables consumers to access and enjoy for the first time premium 1080p high-definition digital movies on the PC from leading digital download services. Through the companies' alliance, owners of PCs equipped with a 2nd generation Intel® Core™ processor will be able to rent and purchase the latest Hollywood entertainment through RoxioNow-powered online storefronts and use the integrated RoxioNow Player to enjoy movies in up to 1080p stunning high definition.
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Las Vegas, NV, CES 2011 (January 4, 2011) - Sonic Solutions®(NASDAQ: SNIC) today announced that its RoxioNow™ platform is providing video-on-demand services for ROS™, the intelligent digital home hub from Prodea Systems. The ground-breaking ROS solution will enable millions of households to enjoy a range of broadband-enabled services including video conferencing, home monitoring, eHealth, and social networking. With the inclusion of RoxioNow, ROS will also support convenient, on-demand access to the latest hit movies and TV series. Based on recent agreements with major telecommunications service providers, ROS with RoxioNow is beginning to provide on-demand services to an expanding subscriber base in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) as well as Eastern Europe, with additional markets to follow in 2011.
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San Diego, CA - December 29, 2010 - DivX®, a division of Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), today announced that Denon, one of the world's premier manufacturers of home entertainment components, has launched DivX Plus™ HD Certified Universal players throughout North America. Now available at leading retailers, these stunning new devices will enable the playback of DivX Plus HD video using the MKV container, providing consumers with the ultimate high-quality video experience at HD resolutions up to 1080p.
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Novato, CA (December 28, 2010) - Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC) today announced that RoxioNow™ platform licensee, Sears, has officially launched its online movie download service, Alphaline Entertainment http://alphaline.roxionow.com. The new service enables Sears and Kmart customers to download entertainment online, including new movies on the same day they are released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. Sonic is working with Sears on a multi-phase rollout that includes making the service available from a broad range of connected devices and ensuring compatibility with studio-supported digital programs.
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WHEN: Jan. 5-9, 2011
WHERE: 2011 International Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas Convention Center; Sonic booth at South Hall #2, MP 25144
WHAT: How to connect with Sonic at CES
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Novato, CA (December 27, 2010) -- Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC) today announced the first six Harry Potter movies from Warner Bros. Pictures, as well as extra features from these blockbuster films, are now available in the DivX® format on USB hard disk drives from Buffalo Inc. in Japan.
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SANTA CLARA and NOVATO, Calif., December 22, 2010 - Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI) and Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC) today announced that the two companies have signed a definitive agreement for Rovi to acquire Sonic in a stock and cash transaction. The enterprise value of the transaction is approximately $720 million and the per share value of Sonic common stock at signing of the agreement is $14.17, a 38.2 percent premium to Sonic's 30 day average per share closing price as of December 21, 2010. The acquisition is structured as an exchange offer for all of the outstanding shares of Sonic common stock, to be followed by a merger.
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Novato, CA (December 16, 2010) - Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC) today announced that it has received the 2011 Global Product Quality Leadership of the Year Award in Digital Media Workflow and Delivery from global research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan. Sonic was recognized for its RoxioNow™ entertainment platform, one of the largest platforms for instant access to a huge array of premium Internet-streamed video entertainment, including new-release movies and hit TV shows. An analysis accompanying the award identifies "over-the-top" (OTT) video as "the new frontier of achievement in the media and entertainment industry." RoxioNow is singled out as the sole OTT solution that integrates workflow processing, delivery, and content rights protection and for Sonic's unique rights and IP that provides consumer access to a wide range of high-quality content.
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Novato, CA (December 13, 2010) - Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC) and Allied Vaughn today announced the companies' manufacturing-on-demand (MOD) program has produced more than 1 million discs and provided content creators and distributors with a cost-effective alternative to mass replication. The MOD program, which combines Sonic's digital ingest and delivery technologies with Allied Vaughn's highly-efficient disc duplication and fulfillment systems, allows DVDs to be produced at the time of order with the same features, compatibility, and protection as discs that are mass produced. Leveraging Sonic's Dynamic Content '621 patent, titles are stored electronically, not physically, which helps eliminate inventory costs and risks, while still enabling entertainment distributors to respond rapidly to changes in consumer demand.
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San Diego, CA - December 8, 2010 - DivX®, a division of Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), today announced the launch of DivX TV™, the company's comprehensive entertainment service that enables retailers and consumer electronics manufacturers to bring a broad range of web-based content to home and mobile electronics. DivX TV offers a rapidly growing library of more than 10,000 high-quality videos and is capable of powering the distribution of any video content, including premium services. A one-stop shop for consumer electronics companies and retailers that want to provide on-demand access to popular Internet videos, original web programming, and customized content, DivX TV is easy to integrate into virtually any connected device at the chip level. The service can also be used to complement and enhance existing over-the-top content or application platforms.
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