Kudelski acquires OpenTV

The Vaud-based technology company Kudelski has completed the acquisition of OpenTV, which was announced in October. Kudelski now holds a controlling stake in the California-based provider of digital television access technologies.

The Vaud-based technology company Kudelski has completed the acquisition of OpenTV announced in October. Kudelski now has a controlling stake in the Californian provider of licensing technologies for digital television, as the news agency SDA reported on Wednesday. Kudelski paid owner Liberty Media 132.12 million dollars for a 26.7 percent stake in the capital and 74.7 percent of the voting rights in OpenTV. According to earlier information, the acquisition will have a positive impact on Kudelski's profits from 2008.

More articles on the topic