Voices » Macrovision http://voices.allthingsd.com from other Web sites Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:48:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://allthingsd.com/theme/images/logo-rss.jpg All Things Digital http://allthingsd.com/ 144 22 Macrovision's Take for TV Guide: A Single Dollar http://voices.allthingsd.com/20081015/macrovisions-take-for-tv-guide-a-single-dollar/ http://voices.allthingsd.com/20081015/macrovisions-take-for-tv-guide-a-single-dollar/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:04:54 +0000 Eric Savitz http://voices.allthingsd.com/?p=4999 By Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron’s, Tech Trader Daily

Well, this would explain why they didn’t want to disclose the price.

In a filing with the SEC, Macrovision (MVSN) disclosed the price tag for the sale of TV Guide to OpenGate Capital, and it’s a stunner: a single dollar, along with the assumption of liabilities. (Like the need to fulfill current subscriptions.) Macrovision even agreed to provide the buyer with a loan of up to $9.5 million.

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Macrovision Solutions (MVSN) announced that News Corp. (NWS) has sold its 19% stake in the company to a group of new and existing institutional investors. The News Corp. position resulted from its 41% stake in Gemstar-TV Guide, which recently merged with Macrovision.

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