SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- OpenTV Corp. (Nasdaq: OPTV), a leading provider of advanced television and advanced advertising services, today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2008.

"OpenTV performed well in the third quarter, and we are on track with our plans for the full year," said Chief Executive Officer, Ben Bennett. "Our middleware business expanded in several important geographic markets with recent customer wins in Asia-Pacific and Europe, and we continue to invest in the roadmaps for our next-generation middleware and advanced advertising technologies. We are seeing solid acceptance of our EclipsePlus campaign management system in the cable advertising community, including recent new deals with Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications, and believe that EclipsePlus provides an important platform for the future growth of our advanced advertising business. Overall, OpenTV is highly focused on executing its businesses, both strategically as we build on our track record of innovation and leadership in serving the world's video network operators, and financially as we position the company to deliver its first profitable year in 2008."




    Key Operating Measures of Continuing Operations

    USD Millions  Three      Three  Change  Nine months   Nine months   Change
                  months     months            ended         ended
                  ended      ended          September 30, September 30,
                September  September           2008          2007
                30, 2008   30, 2007

    Revenues     $26.9m     $23.7m    14%     $87.5m         $71.7m       22%
    Adjusted
     EBITDA,
     before
     unusual
     items        $3.7m    ($3.3m)   $7.0m    $13.7m        ($3.9m)     $17.6m
    Cash, Cash
     Equivalents
     and
     Marketable
     Debt
     Securities  $98.7m     $71.3m    38%     $98.7m         $71.3m       38%

Third Quarter 2008 Results

For the quarter ended September 30, 2008, revenues were $26.9 million, an increase of 14% over revenues of $23.7 million for the third quarter of 2007. Royalties and licenses revenues increased 2% to $16.5 million. Services and other revenues increased 39% to $10.4 million. Adjusted EBITDA, before unusual items, was $3.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, compared to a loss of $3.3 million for the third quarter of 2007.

Net income for the third quarter of 2008 was $1.0 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $8.2 million, or $(0.06) per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2007.

As of September 30, 2008, the Company recorded a balance of $30.5 million in deferred revenue, compared to $24.1 million as of December 31, 2007.

As of September 30, 2008, the Company had cash, cash equivalents and short and long-term marketable debt securities totaling $98.7 million, compared to $81.8 million as of December 31, 2007.

Segment Information

Revenues

-- In the third quarter of 2008, revenues from the Middleware Solutions segment were $23.9 million, compared to $20.7 million for the same period in the prior year.

-- In the third quarter of 2008, revenues from the Advertising Solutions segment were $3.0 million, which was consistent with the same period in the prior year.




    Contribution Margin

-- In the third quarter of 2008, Middleware Solutions contribution margin increased by $4.8 million to $9.3 million, compared to $4.5 million for the same period in the prior year.

-- In the third quarter of 2008, Advertising Solutions contribution margin was a loss of $0.1 million, which was consistent with the same period in the prior year.

For the third quarter of 2008, total contribution margin from the Company's operating segments increased to $9.2 million, compared to $4.4 million in the third quarter of 2007. Unallocated corporate overhead was $5.5 million in the third quarter of 2008, representing a reduction of $2.3 million as compared to the unallocated corporate overhead of $7.7 million in the third quarter of 2007.

Adjusted EBITDA before unusual items and contribution margin are non-GAAP financial measures. Reconciliations of the differences between these non-GAAP financial measures and net income (loss), which is the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, are included at the end of this press release. Additional information regarding the derivation of Adjusted EBITDA and contribution margin and a statement of the relevance to management of this information and its possible usefulness to investors is also included at the end of this release and on the investor relations page of our Web site.

Summary of Recent Announcements

The following is a summary of key press releases issued by the Company since its last earnings announcement:

-- OpenTV announced the acquisition or Ruzz TV, a provider of turnkey software solutions for television broadcasters. Ruzz TV's key technology provides broadcasters with a platform that enables the optimization of broadcast play-out operations and the rapid deployment of highly flexible solutions across a broad range of operational areas. In addition, Ruzz is a leading developer of solutions that support content management and delivery across a wide range of platforms and formats.

-- OpenTV and Adobe Systems Inc. announced a partnership to integrate Adobe(R) Flash(R) Lite(TM) software onto OpenTV middleware, which will complement OpenTV's standard execution environment and HTML offerings, further enhance Web browsing capabilities and strengthen the development of rich applications and user interfaces in a converging digital media world.

-- OpenTV and EventIS announced the introduction of an advanced video-on- demand solution for cable operators that will allow them to differentiate their service offerings through advanced features such as high-definition, start-over TV and catch-up TV. The OpenTV and EventIS solution has already been deployed at several major cable operators around the world, including Ziggo in the Netherlands, VOO in Belgium and Starhub in Singapore.

Conference Call Details

OpenTV will conduct a conference call to discuss the Company's third quarter financial results. The details of the call are as follows:



    Date and Time:                 Thursday, November 6, 2008, at 5:00pm ET /
                                   2:00pm PT
    Dial-in number US:             866.578.5784
    Dial-in number International:  617.213.8056
    Passcode:                      50 08 54 18
    Participants:                  Ben Bennett, Chief Executive Officer
                                   Shum Mukherjee, Chief Financial Officer
                                   Mark Beariault, General Counsel

To access a live Web cast of the conference call, please go to the Investor Relations section of the OpenTV Web site at http://www.opentv.com.

The Company will also make available on the Investor Relations section of its Web site a slide presentation in PDF format containing additional information about the company that may be discussed on the conference call.

The conference call replay will be available from November 6, 2008 at 7:00pm ET / 4:00pm PT through November 20, 2008 at 11:59pm ET / 8:59pm PT.



    Replay Number US:             888.286.8010
    Replay Number International:  617.801.6888
    Passcode:                     60 49 08 06

About Segment Information

Because our business segments reflect the manner in which management reviews our business, they necessarily involve judgments that management believes are reasonable in light of the circumstances under which they are made. These judgments may change over time or may be modified to reflect new facts or circumstances. Segments may also be changed or modified from time to time to reflect technologies and applications that are newly created or that have changed, or other business conditions that evolve, each of which may result in management reassessing specific segments, the elements included therein and the methodologies used to assess segment performance.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

"EBITDA" is an acronym for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA, as used in this release, removes from EBITDA the effects of amortization of intangible assets, share-based compensation expense, other income and expense, and minority interest. "Adjusted EBITDA before unusual items" removes from Adjusted EBITDA the effects of contract amendments that mitigated potential loss positions and restructuring costs.

"Contribution margin," as used in this release, is defined by the company as segment revenues less related direct or indirect allocable costs, including headcount and headcount-related overhead costs, consulting and subcontractor costs, travel, marketing and network infrastructure and bandwidth costs. Contribution margin excludes unallocated corporate support, interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, amortization of intangible assets, share-based compensation, impairment of goodwill, impairment of intangibles, other income, minority interest, restructuring provisions, and unusual items such as contract amendments that mitigated potential loss positions. These exclusions reflect costs not considered directly allocable to individual business segments and result in a definition of contribution margin that does not take into account the substantial cost of doing business.

Management believes that "Adjusted EBITDA before unusual items" and "contribution margin" are relevant and useful measures, when considered in conjunction with the comparable GAAP measures, for use by investors in evaluating the operational performance of the company. They are some of the principal measures used by OpenTV's management to assess the financial performance of its business. OpenTV's management believes that both Adjusted EBITDA before unusual items and contribution margin provide meaningful information because each measure represents a transparent view of OpenTV's recurring operating performance and allows management to readily view operating trends, perform analytical comparisons and benchmarking between segments and identify strategies to improve operating performance. While OpenTV's management may consider Adjusted EBITDA before unusual items and contribution margin to be important measures of comparative operating performance, they should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, profit (loss) from operations, net income (loss), cash flow and other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States that are presented in the financial statements included in this press release. Additionally, OpenTV's calculation of Adjusted EBITDA before unusual items and contribution margin may be different from the calculation used by other companies and, therefore, comparability may be affected. OpenTV reconciles Adjusted EBITDA before unusual items and each reported segment's contribution margin to its consolidated net income (loss) as presented in the accompanying financial statements, because OpenTV believes consolidated net income (loss) is the most directly comparable financial measure presented in accordance with GAAP.

While OpenTV believes that the presentation of non-GAAP financial measures contained in this press release complies with the rules and guidance of the SEC, it can give no assurance that it will be able to provide the same or comparable measures in future press releases or announcements. OpenTV may, in the future, present non-GAAP financial measures other than "Adjusted EBITDA before unusual items," "Adjusted EBITDA" and "contribution margin" that it believes may be useful to investors. Any such determinations will be made with the intention of providing the most useful information to investors and will reflect the information used by OpenTV's management in assessing its business, which may change from time to time.

Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to changes in political, economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory factors. In particular, factors that could cause our actual results to differ include risks related to: delays in the development or introduction of new versions of our products; technical difficulties with networks or operating systems; deterioration of worldwide economic conditions and the potential impact of such conditions on our customer's purchasing and investment decisions; our ability to manage our resources effectively; changes in technologies that affect the television industry; and the protection of our proprietary information. These and other risks are more fully described in our periodic reports and registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and can be obtained online at the Commission's web site at http://www.sec.gov. Readers should consider the information contained in this release together with other publicly available information about our company for a more informed overview of our company. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

About OpenTV

OpenTV is one of the world's leading providers of advanced digital television solutions and is dedicated to creating and delivering compelling viewing experiences to consumers of digital content worldwide. The company's software has been integrated in more than 115 million digital set-top boxes and digital televisions around the world, and enables enhanced program guides, video-on-demand, personal video recording, enhanced television, interactive and addressable advertising, and a variety of consumer care and communication applications. For more information, please visit http://www.opentv.com.





                                 OPENTV CORP.
               UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
                     (In thousands, except share amounts)

                                                September 30,     December 31,
                                                    2008             2007*
                                     ASSETS
    Current assets:
         Cash and cash equivalents                $88,721           $58,599
         Short-term marketable debt
          securities                                7,870            20,404
         Accounts receivable, net of
          allowance for doubtful accounts
          of $542 and $565 at September
          30, 2008 and December 31, 2007,
          respectively                             27,464            16,655
         Prepaid expenses and other
          current assets                            3,810             5,465
              Total current assets                127,865           101,123

    Long-term marketable debt securities            2,150             2,811
    Property and equipment, net                     7,362             6,554
    Goodwill                                       95,247            95,082
    Intangible assets, net                          9,741            12,589
    Other assets                                    2,640             1,896
              Total assets                       $245,005          $220,055

             LIABILITIES, MINORITY INTEREST AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
    Current liabilities:
         Accounts payable                          $1,667            $2,687
         Accrued liabilities                       16,107            17,360
         Accrued restructuring                        300               883
         Deferred revenue                          17,089            14,992
              Total current liabilities            35,163            35,922

    Accrued liabilities, net of current
     portion                                        1,519             2,764
    Accrued restructuring, net of current
     portion                                        1,203             1,297
    Deferred revenue, net of current
     portion                                       13,378             9,142
              Total liabilities                    51,263            49,125

    Commitments and contingencies

    Minority interest                                 433               451

    Shareholders' equity:
         Preference shares, no par value,
          500,000,000 shares authorized;
          none issued and outstanding                 -                 -
         Class A ordinary shares, no par
          value, 500,000,000 shares
          authorized; 109,255,454 and
          109,657,613 shares issued and
          outstanding at September 30,
          2008 and December 31, 2007,
          respectively                          2,235,402         2,234,614
         Class B ordinary shares, no par
          value, 200,000,000 shares
          authorized; 30,206,154 shares
          issued and outstanding at
          September 30, 2008 and
          December 31, 2007                        35,953            35,953
         Additional paid-in capital               515,485           500,162
         Accumulated other comprehensive
          loss                                       (715)             (141)
         Accumulated deficit                   (2,592,816)       (2,600,109)
             Total shareholders' equity           193,309           170,479
    Total liabilities, minority interest
     and shareholders' equity                    $245,005          $220,055

    * The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2007 has been
      derived from the company's audited consolidated financial
      statements at that date.



                                 OPENTV CORP.
          UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
              (In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

                                Three Months Ended        Nine Months Ended
                                  September 30,             September 30,
                                2008         2007         2008         2007

    Revenues:
         Royalties and
          licenses             $16,494      $16,188      $56,911      $48,115
         Services and
          other                 10,427        7,486       30,638       23,630
          Total revenues        26,921       23,674       87,549       71,745
    Cost of revenues:
         Royalties and
          licenses               1,202        1,390        3,960        5,091
         Services and
          other                  9,106        9,910       29,185       29,119
          Total cost of
           revenues             10,308       11,300       33,145       34,210
    Gross profit                16,613       12,374       54,404       37,535
    Operating expenses:
         Research and
          development            8,031        8,716       25,769       25,042
         Sales and
          marketing              2,818        2,801        7,503        8,690
         General and
          administrative         4,121        6,629       15,030       16,750
         Restructuring and
          impairment costs          (7)         -            575          (28)
         Amortization of
          intangible
          assets                   181          412          551        1,432
          Total operating
           expenses             15,144       18,558       49,428       51,886
    Profit (loss) from
     operations                  1,469       (6,184)       4,976      (14,351)
    Interest income                514        1,161        1,866        2,406
    Other income (expense)      (1,473)         715          758          665
    Minority interest                2            9           18           26
      Income (loss) before
       income taxes                512       (4,299)       7,618      (11,254)
    Income tax expense
     (benefit)                    (445)         486          325        1,325
      Net income (loss)
       from continuing
       operations                  957       (4,785)       7,293      (12,579)
    Discontinued
     operations:
      Gain from
       discontinued
       operations, net of
       tax                         -            276          -             62
      Impairment of assets
       of discontinued
       operations, net of
       tax                         -         (3,652)         -         (3,652)
      Net loss from
       discontinued
       operations                  -         (3,376)         -         (3,590)
    Net income (loss)             $957      $(8,161)      $7,293     $(16,169)

    Net income (loss) per
     share from continuing
     operations, basic           $0.01       $(0.03)       $0.05       $(0.09)
    Net loss per share
     from discontinued
     operations, basic             -          (0.03)         -          (0.03)
    Net income (loss) per
     share, basic                $0.01       $(0.06)       $0.05       $(0.12)

    Net income (loss) per
     share from continuing
     operations, diluted         $0.01       $(0.03)       $0.05       $(0.09)
    Net loss per share
     from discontinued
     operations, diluted           -          (0.03)         -          (0.03)
    Net income (loss) per
     share, diluted              $0.01       $(0.06)       $0.05       $(0.12)

    Shares used in per
     share calculation,
     basic                 139,465,910  139,052,035  139,629,135  138,734,827
    Shares used in per
     share calculation,
     diluted               140,197,701  139,052,035  140,347,942  138,734,827



                                 OPENTV CORP.
          UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                (In thousands)

                                               Nine Months Ended September 30,
                                                     2008              2007
    Cash flows from operating activities:
    Net income (loss)                               $7,293           $(16,169)
         Less: Loss from discontinued
          operations                                   -               (3,590)
         Net income (loss) from
          continuing operations                      7,293            (12,579)
    Adjustments to reconcile net income
     (loss) to net cash provided by
     operating activities:
         Depreciation and amortization of
          property and equipment                     3,120              2,808
         Amortization of intangible
          assets                                     2,848              4,863
         Share-based compensation                    2,205              2,741
         Non-cash employee compensation                  8                 82
         Provision for (reduction of)
          doubtful accounts                            (23)               456
         Gain on sale of cost investment              (143)               (91)
         Loss (gain) on disposal of fixed
          assets                                         1                 (3)
         Minority interest                             (18)               (26)
         Changes in operating assets and
          liabilities:
             Accounts receivable                   (10,707)            (2,403)
             Prepaid expenses and other
              current assets                          (269)              (530)
             Other assets                             (716)               249
             Accounts payable                       (1,021)            (1,634)
             Accrued liabilities                    (2,799)               541
             Accrued restructuring                    (677)              (607)
             Deferred revenue                        6,333              8,903
             Net cash provided by
              operating activities of
              continuing operations                  5,435              2,770
             Net cash provided by
              operating activities of
              discontinued operations                  -                  278
             Total net cash provided by
              operating activities                   5,435              3,048

    Cash flows from investing activities:
    Purchase of property and equipment              (3,514)            (2,325)
    Cash used in acquisition, net of cash
     acquired                                          (96)               -
    Proceeds from sale of cost investment            1,882                -
    Proceeds from disposal of property
     and equipment                                     -                   27
    Proceeds from sale of marketable debt
     securities                                     18,105             11,481
    Purchase of marketable debt
     securities                                     (5,137)           (19,984)
             Net cash provided by (used
              in) investing activities of
              continuing operations                 11,240            (10,801)
             Net cash provided by (used
              in) investing activities of
              discontinued operations                  225                (20)
             Total net cash provided by
              (used in) investing
              activities                            11,465            (10,821)

    Cash flows from financing activities:
    Repurchase of employee stock options               -                 (167)
    Repurchase of restricted shares                   (454)               -
    Capital contribution                            14,333              5,395
    Proceeds from issuance of ordinary
     shares                                             17                269
             Net cash provided by
              financing activities of
              continuing operations                 13,896              5,497

    Effect of exchange rate changes on
     cash and cash equivalents of
     continuing operations                            (674)               392
    Effect of exchange rate changes on
     cash and cash equivalents of
     discontinued operations                           -                 (310)
             Total effect of exchange
              rate changes on cash and
              cash equivalents                        (674)                82

    Net increase (decrease) in cash and
     cash equivalents of continuing
     operations                                     29,897             (2,142)
    Net increase (decrease) in cash and
     cash equivalents of discontinued
     operations                                        225                (52)
    Net increase (decrease) in cash and
     cash equivalents                               30,122             (2,194)

    Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
     of period, of continuing operations            58,599             48,309
    Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
     of period, of discontinued
     operations                                        -                  307
    Cash and cash equivalents, beginning
     of period                                      58,599             48,616

    Cash and cash equivalents, end of
     period, of continuing operations               88,721             46,167
    Cash and cash equivalents, end of
     period, of discontinued operations                -                  255
    Cash and cash equivalents, end of
     period                                        $88,721            $46,422

    Supplemental disclosure of cash flow
     information:
    Cash paid for income taxes                     $(1,412)           $(1,205)

    Non-cash investing and financing
     activities:
    Conversion of exchangeable shares                   $2                $42



                                   OPENTV CORP.
               UNAUDITED SEGMENT INFORMATION AND RECONCILIATION OF
          CONTRIBUTION MARGIN AND ADJUSTED EBITDA TO NET INCOME / (LOSS)
                                  (In thousands)

                                         Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
                                            September 30,      September 30,
                                            2008     2007     2008      2007
    Revenues:
    Middleware solutions
      Royalties and licenses              $15,135  $14,863  $52,345   $44,390
      Services and other                    8,792    5,746   25,187    18,217
        Subtotal - Middleware solutions    23,927   20,609   77,532    62,607
    Advertising solutions
      Royalties and licenses                1,359    1,325    4,567     3,725
      Services and other                    1,635    1,740    5,450     5,413
        Subtotal - Advertising solutions    2,994    3,065   10,017     9,138
          Total revenues                  $26,921  $23,674  $87,549   $71,745

    Contribution margin (loss):
      Middleware solutions                 $9,324   $4,558  $30,932   $15,637
      Advertising solutions                  (117)    (139)     802    (1,000)
          Total contribution margin         9,207    4,419   31,734    14,637
    Unallocated corporate support          (5,539)  (7,728) (18,002)  (18,522)
      Adjusted EBITDA before unusual
       items                                3,668   (3,309)  13,732    (3,885)
    Restructuring and impairment costs          7      -       (575)       28
      Adjusted EBITDA                       3,675   (3,309)  13,157    (3,857)
    Depreciation and amortization          (1,044)    (937)  (3,120)   (2,808)
    Amortization of intangible assets        (798)  (1,461)  (2,848)   (4,863)
    Share-based and non-cash compensation    (364)    (477)  (2,213)   (2,823)
    Interest income                           514    1,161    1,866     2,406
    Other income (expense)                 (1,473)     715      758       665
    Minority interest                           2        9       18        26
      Income (loss) before income taxes       512   (4,299)   7,618   (11,254)
    Income tax expense (benefit)             (445)     486      325     1,325
      Net income (loss) from continuing
       operations                             957   (4,785)   7,293   (12,579)
    Discontinued operations:
      Gain from discontinued operations,
       net of tax                             -        276      -          62
      Impairment of assets of
       discontinued operations, net of
       tax                                    -     (3,652)     -      (3,652)
      Net loss from discontinued
       operations                             -     (3,376)     -      (3,590)
    Net income (loss)                        $957  $(8,161)  $7,293  $(16,169)

SOURCE OpenTV Corp.