SAN FRANCISCO, September 5 /PRNewswire/ --

- Team of Industry and Training Experts Offers Unique,
Comprehensive Educational Programs to OpenTV Customers and Partners Worldwide

OpenTV Corp. (Nasdaq: OPTV), a leading provider of solutions for the 
delivery of advanced television and cross-platform interactive services, 
announced the launch of "OpenTV Education Services", a world-class training 
group comprised of industry experts, OpenTV technical specialists, and 
learning and development professionals.

"OpenTV's Education Services Group is the first step in helping our
customers and partners deliver high quality, feature-rich applications and
services faster and more cost-effectively," said Ben Bennett, COO of OpenTV.
"The new training team will provide a comprehensive set of education and
training programs designed to meet the diverse needs of operators,
programmers, application developers, advertisers, and others who create
interactive broadcast applications and services using OpenTV products."

A full range of educational assistance for the entire OpenTV product
range will be offered to customers and partners. "Our goal is to provide
top-notch content and workshops that are tailored to job function and product
usage," said Tracy Geist, OpenTV's SVP of Market Development. "They are
presented through channels and methods that respect our customers' and
partners' time, attention, and learning style."

OES classes are designed with the relevant scenarios, information, and
learning methods applicable to each role and product usage, bringing
attendees rapidly and efficiently toward delivery and success. Because OpenTV
knows that time is valuable, it has designed an education program that
optimizes hands-on theory and practice, trains under "real world" scenarios
and speeds up the project lifecycle.

OES provides a regular schedule of classes and can work with customers
and partners to create a customized education plan specific to their needs.
For more information, please visit the OpenTV booth at IBC, contact an OpenTV
sales account manager or send your request to educationservices@opentv.com.

About OpenTV

OpenTV is one of the world's leading providers of solutions for the
delivery of advanced digital television and cross-platform interactive
services. The company's software has been integrated in more than 92 million
digital set-top boxes and televisions around the world. The software enables
enhanced program guides, video-on-demand, personal video recording, enhanced
television, interactive shopping, interactive and addressable advertising,
games and a variety of consumer care and communication applications. For more
information, please visit http://www.opentv.com.

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