Why thank you, Evolution Digital for spilling the beans. We’d previously wondered if Plex might hit TiVo … given its recent Opera TV integration. And, now, we have part of the answer. What’s not yet known if this would be a native app, like Vudu, or an app-within-an-app via Opera. What’s also not known is box support and timing. However, I can’t imagine it’ll be a long wait given Evolution’s Amazon download cessation outreach and, at the very least, we can expect Roamio to be covered. Hopefully Premiere too. Properly integrated, Plex would go a long way to shoring up TiVo’s poor support of local media and opens doors on all sorts of interesting scenarios.
Evolution Digital has worked to minimize the field impact of this change and there is no action that a Cable Operator or subscriber will have to take. TiVo will be deploying new OTT services which include:
- Vudu
- iHeartradio
- Plex video, music streaming service
(via Sam on the Investor Discussion Board)
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I really hope this offers true integration with OnePass and is a stand alone app. My gut says it will just be part of the Opera store. I have tested the various options on the TCF and my library seems to choke all of them so I still have to use Roku.
I have a hard time with them spotlighting Plex like that if it's JUST an Opera app. But TiVo markets in strange ways... Doubt we'd see OnePass integration -- that'd be real complex for a minority of customers and implies certain things they may not want to.
That's great news! I'm currently using Xbox One for Plex, but would much prefer both Plex and TiVo recordings on one input so I'm not switching back and forth. I really hope it's a native/standalone app though. The Opera apps are sooooo slow.