Macrovision, which makes technology that protects videos and music against illegal copying, said on Friday it agreed to buy Gemstar-TV Guide in a cash-and-stock deal worth about $2.8 billion.

Shares of Gemstar-TV Guide International surprisingly fell 17% on Friday after Macrovision said it has agreed to acquire the programming guide firm for about $2.8 billion in cash and stock. By Paul ...

Macrovision Corporation (NASDAQ:MVSN) and Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (NASDAQ:GMST) today announced the two companies have signed a definitive agreement for Macrovision to acquire Gemstar-TV ...

Macrovision Corp. said Friday that it has completed the acquisition of Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. The new company will be known as Macrovision Solutions Corp., the Santa Clara-based software ...

I went to CES in Las Vegas last month wondering what was up with Macrovision, and more specifically the Gemstar patents that are considered vital to creating a street-legal EPG, at least for the U.S.

Macrovision Corp. said Thursday that it has agreed to sell its software business for $200 million in an effort to help fund its buyout of Los Angeles-based Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc.

The home video release of “The Matrix Reloaded” boasts all the extras expected on a blockbuster DVD, with one notable exception: an extra layer of protection against piracy. Warner Home Video, the AOL ...

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- Macrovision Corp., a maker of technology to protect against unauthorized copying of entertainment content, said Friday it would buy larger company Gemstar-TV Guide Inc. for $2 ...

Macrovision, a Silicon Valley maker of digital rights management systems used by many Hollywood studios, is paying $2.8 billion in cash and stock to acquire Gemstar-TV Guide. The company said it plans ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Macrovision Corp said on Friday it would buy Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc for $2.8 billion in cash and stock to form a broad video entertainment distributor, but investors ...