But other big players are digging in:The set-top box makers Scientific-Atlanta and Pioneer and the satellite provider EchoStar lobbed antitrust actions against Gemstar after Yuen had hit them with patent suits.
Lillian disliked and was embarrassed by both the book and the film, not least because they ignore the fact that, during those years, she ran a business, became the first pioneer of scientific management to earn a doctorate, and wrote many books.
Time Warner Cable, the U.S.' second-largest operator, says it has no plans to switch to TV Guide Interactive from the Scientific-Atlanta and Pioneer guides it now uses even though its parent AOL is in the middle of a long-term license agreement with Gemstar.