CNET sat down with TiVo VP Jim Denney for about 36 minutes of on-camera discussion. Over the years I’ve enjoyed my conversations with Jim, but there’s no way I’m sitting still long enough to take in the entire interview…. and will be outsourcing analysis to our readership. Did he say anything particularly revealing about TiVo’s roadmap?
Of course, the things I’m holding out for are a revamped multi-room viewing experience, based on streaming technologies versus file copy, and a modernized app platform with more partners. Not to mention, it’d be nice if TiVo got around to completing the HDUI and generally sped the Premiere up.
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Sigh. @25:00 - Discuss the idea of second-screen, and TiVo has no information or product ideas to share.
@30:00 - "There's a lot of work to be done" on the Premiere. No information on whether they are planning on 100% conversion of the menus.
@31:30 - "Our goal is to make it more open for developers" in reference to apps.
The only (barely) notable bullet point was that, while they weren't announcing anything, they see TV integrating with mobile/tablet devices more.
Apps were brought up and the Premiere's use of Flash enables a "more open" platform, but nothing specific.
There wasn't really much new being covered. Rafe asked some good questions about Tivo's subscriber numbers, cablecard nightmares, but the answers were sort of sterile and uninformative.
With all due respect I'm sure Jim is a good guy but where's the passion? Good lord. Didn't feel like there was much strategizin' going on from the VP of product strategy.
It was disappointing like all TiVo interviews.
It felt more like a promotional piece/infomercial rather than an interview.