OpenTV Corp. announced that Cabovisao, Televisao por Cabo SA, a leading privately-owned cable operator in Portugal, has selected OpenTV as a key technology provider for the deployment of interactive television services on their digital cable and broadband IP television networks. Cabovisao expects to deploy OpenTV Core 2.0 on its digital cable network and on its broadband IP network in 2006. Cabovisao currently offers cable-TV, broadband Internet access and fixed telephony services to over 240,000 residential customers and 12,000 enterprises in Portugal.

"We are delighted that Cabovisao has chosen OpenTV's advanced digital television middleware for its cable and IPTV subscribers," said Ben Bennett, senior vice president and managing director for OpenTV's European operations. "This announcement demonstrates continued momentum for OpenTV's advanced digital television platform, OpenTV Core 2.0. With OpenTV, network operators such as Cabovisao can provide compelling and relevant services quickly and cost-effectively to its subscribers, with a unified user experience across its entire customer base."

"Cabovisao is pleased to announce our selection of OpenTV to power our next generation digital television services," says Paulo Queiros, group director of Cabovisao. "Over the years Cabovisao has proven to be a leader in European pay television, and with OpenTV middleware we have the foundation to continue our leadership by delivering advanced and compelling new services with a solution that grows as our business needs do."