OpenTV Extends Integrated Browser Services for CE Manufacturers

OpenTV Extends Integrated Browser Services for CE Manufacturers

OpenTV Integrated Browser Validation Platform Enables Easier Access to Matsushita's 'Tnavi'

SAN FRANCISCO and TOKYO, July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OpenTV Corp. (NASDAQ:OPTV), a leading provider of enabling technologies for advanced digital television services, announced today the availability of the OpenTV Integrated Browser validation platform on Windows(R) XP in partnership with Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd, one of the largest electronic product manufacturers in the world.

The Tnavi(TM) digital television portal can currently be accessed from Panasonic branded televisions, which are manufactured by Matsushita, and is also now available through other digitally-capable televisions manufactured by other electronics companies. The OpenTV Integrated Browser validation platform will enable consumer electronics manufacturers to confirm that the OpenTV Integrated Browser satisfies the quality requirements for Matsushita's Tnavi and is also expected, eventually, to provide content providers with a simple reference platform for validating their Tnavi content from a standard PC.

The OpenTV Integrated Browser includes Broadcast Markup Language (BML) support, specified by ARIB for data service of digital satellite and terrestrial television services, as well as an HTML browser for Tnavi and internet access.

"This new tool now allows manufacturers to integrate the Tnavi portal easily using the familiar Windows XP system," said Arata Hirao, General Manager of OpenTV Japan K.K. "Our efforts with Matsushita have helped take OpenTV's Integrated Browser to a leadership position within the Japanese market. With this validation platform, we expect more consumer electronics manufacturers to seriously consider integrating Tnavi as a standard feature for their digital televisions or set-top boxes. Building on this foundation, we continue to assess how these technologies and platforms may find value into countries outside Japan."

OpenTV plans to offer a free three-month trial through the end of this year to any consumer electronics manufacturers that wish to use the OpenTV Integrated Browser validation platform.

About Open TV

OpenTV is one of the world's leading providers of technologies and services enabling the delivery of digital and interactive television. The company's software has been integrated in over 67 million digital set-top- boxes in 96 countries. The software enables enhanced television, interactive shopping, interactive and addressable advertising, games and gaming, personal video recording, and a variety of consumer care and communication applications. For more information, please visit www.opentv.com.

About Tnavi

Tnavi(TM) is an internet service for digital television started by Matsushita Electric Industrial CO., Ltd in May 2003. Tnavi allows users to enjoy various convenient and informative services for free of charge by just plugging-in their Tnavi-compatible digital TV or digital TV tuners to a broadband connection (ADSL, FTTH, CATV, etc). The users can access living information such as weather forecast, news, and stock market. In addition, Tnavi provides more user friendly and convenient services for free of charge such as "Tnavi(TM) Shopping" which provides on-line transaction capability and "Tnavi(TM) Mail and Photo," in which users can exchange mails and photos or can archive their photos into personal albums. (Some paid services are included). More details are available at the Tnavi Total information web site: http://www.tnavi.net/ .

Source: OpenTV Corp.

CONTACT: Reiko Obinata, +81-3-3515-1070, or marketing-j@opentv.com, or
Barbara Cassidy, +1-415-962-5055, or cassidy@opentv.com, both of OpenTV; or
Ray Yeung, yeung@braincomm.com, or Matt Hantz, hantz@braincomm.com,
+1-212-986 6667, both of Brainerd Communicators, Inc., for OpenTV

Web site: http://www.opentv.com/
http://www.tnavi.net/

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