TiVo Coming To Taiwan?
I just received this tip from Dave Zatz. I’m not sure where he found it however, it looks reputable.
ALVISO, Calif., Nov. 29 — TiVo Inc.(Nasdaq: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digitalvideo recorders (DVR), and TGC, Inc., the exclusive TiVo partner in the China,Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and Macao TV entertainment markets, todayannounced the expected upcoming availability of the first DVR with TiVotechnology in Taiwan for retail purchase, where cable penetration is over 80percent.
Through TiVo’s relationship with TGC and TGC’s upcoming launch in Taiwan,TiVo is reaffirming its commitment to bring the ‘TiVo, TV Your Way’ message tothe global marketplace.
“Consumers around the world want the TiVo experience,” said TiVo CEO TomRogers. “TGC’s launch in Taiwan is yet another step in our mission to expandthe TiVo experience to high value, wired markets around the world. We arecommitted to enhancing the TiVo brand and to delivering a superior televisionviewing experience to living rooms around the world.”
“The TiVo experience has a very passionate, global following and we haveseen extensive demand for the TiVo technology throughout Asia,” said Ta-WeiChien, President and CEO of TGC. “We are excited about the upcoming launchand look forward to helping extend the TiVo brand internationally.”
TGC, Inc. is operating under an exclusive technology license from TiVo.TiVo owns a significant minority interest in TGC.
Update: More information is availble on Reuters and C|Net News.com.
December 1st, 2005 at 5:33 pm |
Bit of a funny ideao that TiVo thinks also the rest of the world is waiting for them. I’m not that familiar with the media in Taiwan and Hong Kong, so that could work out, but very sure it will not work out in mainland China. Actually, discussed as similar project with another company, we had a good laugh, a drink and decided there were more intellent ways to spend our time.
Perhaps I will allow myself a rant about this tomorrow when I have the time.