TiVo has agreed to supply its’ DVR to the number one cable company Comcast (Reuters). This is obviously big news for TiVo. I’ve said a number of times (1, 2) that TiVo needed to setup a deal with a major cable company especially since their relationship with DirecTV has been shaky at best. Maybe this news will allow TiVo to reach profitability! Stay tuned for more updates.
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OMFG!!!!! This is the best news since god announced he could slice bread! But seriously, this is great great news! Now lets start a Death Watch to all the “TiVo Death Watch” posts.
Jack Mehoff
Straight from TiVo.
[...] If you follow TiVo news like I do, you probably already know that this really isn’t news. After all, DirecTV hinted at this back in November or even September of 2004. That being said, I’m a little surprised by how the market has reacted to the news. It’s almost as if Wall Street has a memory span of less of a one year old. Why has Wall Street reacted so dramatically to this news when the actual news occurred almost a year ago? Am I the only one who thinks TiVo can survive without DirecTV? Yes, DirecTV provides a lot of subscribers however; lets not forget the fact that TiVo recently established an agreement with Comcast and the National Cable Television Cooperative. [...]
[...] According to this thread on AVS forum, Comcast plans on beta testing their HD DVR with TiVo software next month! This could just be a rumor but it sounds legit since the Comcast TiVo deal has been in the open for quite some time now. [...]