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Rovi Helps the World Enjoy Binge Watching the Olympics

Rovi Corporation (NASDAQ: ROVI), a global leader in entertainment discovery, today announced that its metadata for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games is available to customers worldwide. Part of Rovi Video data -- Rovi's extensive offering of rich information on TV programs, movies, celebrities and sports, covering 55 countries worldwide -- the data coverage of the games features hour-by-hour event descriptions, athlete profiles, event history, unique facts, and associated multimedia content. Updated as schedule changes require, Rovi's data includes unique identifier tags, keywords, and links throughout the data, that will help entertainment services become 'the source' for when and where Olympic events will be airing and enable consumers to discover, watch, schedule show recordings and enjoy coverage of their favorite teams, personalities and Olympic events.

"Our in-house team of sports editors have spent hours collecting and creating metadata for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games," said John Moakley, executive vice president of Data Solutions at Rovi. "We're ready for the competition to begin and, as we see star athletes and teams emerge, we will be working to capture the details of their stories as history is being made."

Rovi entertainment metadata on movies, TV programs, sports, music, books and games, comprises of more than 5 million TV programs, half a million movies, 3.2 million albums, 30 million music tracks, photos and content-related imagery. The offering is a part of, and developed to work cohesively with, Rovi's portfolio of technologies focused on the discovery and personalization of entertainment. This includes intuitive search, targeted recommendations, cross platform advanced advertising, and interactive program guides for navigating and discovering content on TVs, set-top boxes, tablets and PCs.

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