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Rovi Sets Out TiVo Acquisition Plan

by Tom Allen

Rovi has announced an intent to buy TiVo, for a total consideration of approximately $1.1 billion. The joint company will continue to be led by Rovi CEO Tom Carson, but will adopt the TiVo …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Rovi| Tivo| Vol 23 - Issue 17

TiVo Records 27% Subscriber Growth

by Isaac Oburu

TiVo Inc. has announced that it has reached 7 million subscriptions for TiVo-enabled platforms deployed by operators in both North America and Europe, including Virgin Media, Vodafone Spain, RCN, Cogeco and Suddenlink. The growth …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| OTT Video| Tivo| Vol 23 - Issue 16

Rovi Discusses TiVo Acquisition

by Tom Allen

The New York Times says that Rovi is in ‘advanced’ talks to acquire TiVo, although, ‘it is still possible [that] a deal could falter’. Both companies are major names in digital media. The merged …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Rovi| Tivo| Vol 23 - Issue 12

Tom Rogers Ends 11 Years at TiVo

by Tom Allen

Tom Rogers is to step down from his role as CEO of TiVo on the 31st January, 2016. He will then take on a position as non-executive chairman of the board. The board has …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| People| Recruitment & Appointments| Tivo| Vol 22 - Issue 46

Multimedia Polska Chooses Cubiware

by Tom Allen

Multimedia Polska has chosen to use Cubiware (a subsidiary of TiVo)’s CubiTV hybrid middleware, for delivery of DVB via STBs and a portal server across Poland. The Cubiware STBs will enable HD video and …

Tags:Back Panel| Large Display Monitor| Poland| STBs| Tivo| Vol 22 - Issue 46

TiVo Reaches International Milestone

by Tom Allen

TiVo has passed 4 million international subscribers to its “traditional” Tivo offering.

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Tivo| Vol 22 - Issue 45| Worldwide

TiVo Adds UltraHD

by Tom Allen

TiVo’s new Bolt STB is UltraHD-capable (for Netflix and YouTube) and includes an improved ‘SkipMode’ feature to wind past adverts. The box can handle cable and Verizon’s FiOS service, but not satellite or AT&T’s …

Tags:4k| Large Display Monitor| STBs| Tivo| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 22 - Issue 39

Tivo Buys Polish Middleware Company

by Helen Vince

Tivo has acquired Cubiware, a Polish middleware and multiscreen firm for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will enable Tivo to expand its international presence in 25 countries. The company said it will also expand …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Tivo| Vol 22 - Issue 23

TiVo Looks to Failed Aereo for Inspiration

by Tom Allen

TiVo CEO Tom Rogers has said (at the Internet and TV Expo) that the company is developing an OTA service based on the Aereo (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 16) model – but “done …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Streaming Video| Tivo| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Majority of OTA Cord-Cutters Are From Satellite

by Tom Allen

A survey released by TiVo has shown that the largest group of new ‘cord cutting’ customers are former satellite subscribers. The survey, from late 2015, polled more than 500 purchasers of TiVo’s Roamio OTA …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Satellite| Tivo| Vol 22 - Issue 20

Virgin Media’s KipstR Wearable records TV if you fall asleep

by Bob Raikes

The ‘KipstR’ is a new 3D-printed wearable, created at Manchester Creative Studio by two teenage students working with Virgin Media. The band links to a TiVo box and uses a pulse-oximeter to sense whether …

Tags:Back Panel| Mobile Display Monitor| STBs| Tivo| Vol 22 - Issue 01| Wearables