TiVo Press Release: TiVo and Windstream Partner to Offer TiVo DVR & Windstream High-Speed Internet Bundle
Kind of boring but it’s news none the less….
ALVISO, Calif. and LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO - News), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), and Windstream Corporation (NYSE: WIN - News), today announced an agreement to offer bundled internet and TiVo DVR services.
Windstream customers will enjoy a differentiated video service that combines innovative broadband video content and traditional linear television through TiVo’s Emmy® award-winning user interface. The new bundled offering provides subscribers with easy access to a broad array of downloadable content via TiVoCast and TiVo’s popular Amazon Unbox(TM) service in addition to streaming access to over 4 million songs via Rhapsody. Subscribers will also receive well known TiVo features including Season Pass(TM) recordings, WishList® searches, remote scheduling capabilities, TiVoToGo(TM) transfers, and access to interactive services like weather and traffic from Yahoo! and Fandango® movie ticketing.
“Teaming up with Windstream to combine high-speed Internet and DVR into one convenient bundle unlocks a truly unique entertainment and communications experience for consumers,” said Naveen Chopra, Vice President of Corporate Development at TiVo. “We are pleased to join forces with Windstream, a provider of voice, broadband, and video services who wields a proven ability to market bundled services in conjunction with its core wireline service to over three million subscribers.”
“Combining TiVo’s best-in-class DVR experience and Windstream’s high-speed Internet service brings to our customers a comprehensive TV entertainment offering,” said Ric Crane, Chief Marketing Officer at Windstream. “Windstream now will be able to offer customers a simple-to-use integrated television experience with the ability to download on-demand movies, music and photos.”
Windstream plans to begin marketing TiVo in the first half of 2008. Specific pricing and financial terms of this agreement have not yet been disclosed.
October 31st, 2007 at 10:50 am |
[...] Check it out! While looking through the blogosphere we stumbled on an interesting post today.Here’s a quick excerptTiVo Inc. , the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders , and Windstream Corporation , today announced an agreement to offer bundled internet and TiVo DVR services. [...]
November 5th, 2007 at 6:30 am |
This kind of News really bugs me: can I get this where I am? Will it be in the Tivocast for all TIVO subscribers or only those who get their TIVO DVR from Windstream (whoever the heck THEY are!) I’m in the Northeast. Where is this happening?
November 5th, 2007 at 5:53 pm |
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