Foxtel, a current NDS customer, is licensing Macrovision’s EPG patents under the agreement between Macrovision and NDS on EPG patents, announced in April 2009. Foxtel joins Macrovision’s existing list of leading international pay-TV operator licensees that includes British Sky Broadcasting Limited and Sky Italia.

Macrovision senior VP licensing Samir Armaly says, “Macrovision continues to make strides in furthering our relationship with the major operators worldwide. We are pleased to welcome such a well renowned system operator as Foxtel to our patent licensing program and to continue the extension of our licensing program worldwide.”