Reuters is running a juicy 5 minute web interview of TiVo CEO Tom Rogers. The reporter does a nice job in understanding the issues and asking Rogers the tough questions. If the business side of TiVo interests you, check it out!
Here are a few highlights…
- “Having a DVR is not having a TiVo.”
- Several new value-added features will be unveiled in the next 3-4 months to further distinguish TiVo from a generic DVR.
- DirecTV may be responsible for about 2/3 of TiVo subscribers, but 85% of their revenue comes from other sources.
- TiVo-enabled Comcast service is expected late this year.
- Existing Comcast boxes can be upgraded via a software “burst.”
- TiVo is in discussions with other cable operators.
(thanks Pete!)
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Tivo always was shit, and is still shit, and is in the pocket of Hollywood and the TV companies. Wake up! You are being fooled! Smart kids use ReplayTV.
re: rtv
Yeah right.. that is why replay does not exist anymore right? Hollywood and TV companies... WHATEVER. Did you feel better after that flame because you bought inferior hardware?
I fully agree with rtv. ReplayTV is simply a better product than TiVo. It is very sad that they were unable to gain more marketshare. Hopefully the nextgeneration HDTV version will win out. The limitations of the TiVo Hardware are simply unexceptible. I just bought a second RTV for myself off of ebay and couldn't be happier with the Hardware/Software/Service offered by ReplayTV.