According to Bloomberg, TiVo has been talking with Time Warner Cable about bringing their DVR service to Time Warner’s network. Not a lot of details have been revealed however, this news makes a lot of sense considering the fact that TiVo recently won their long standing patent battle with EchoStar. As the Bloomberg article points out, TiVo will more than likely use this decision to bolster their position in the living room. Stay tuned for more info. I think this is really going to get interesting!
TiVo is in talks to provide service through Time Warner Cable Inc., the second-largest U.S. cable-TV provider, Landel Hobbs, the New York-based pay-TV service’s chief operating officer, said on a June 11 conference call. TiVo already has deals with Comcast Corp. and DirecTV, the largest U.S. pay-TV companies.
TiVo declined to comment on its discussions with pay-TV companies, said Mike Boccio, an outside spokesman. Time Warner Cable, which has 13.1 million video customers, wouldn’t elaborate on Hobbs’s comments.
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TiVo “can go around to everyone and say, ‘You have to come to terms with us, we have already taken on Dish and our patents withstood,’” said Shaw, who has represented Intel Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. “If there was an easy way around the patent, Dish would have already adopted one.
Originally spotted on ZNF’s Twitter feed.
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