TiVo CES 2007 - Pre-Rant

[MediaLivingRoom]

1. Introduce something new.
2. Talk about it a vague, unclear, fuzzy way.
3. Re-introduce it in CES 2008.
4. Deliver in Dec 2008.

[Seattle]

1. Introduce something new.
2. Talk about it a vague, unclear, fuzzy way.
3. Re-introduce it in CES 2008.
4. Deliver in Dec 2008.

Maybe they want a shot at the Vaporware 2007 title.

[GoHokies!]

1. Introduce something new.
2. Talk about it a vague, unclear, fuzzy way.
3. Re-introduce it in CES 2008.
4. Deliver in Dec 2008.

Are you talking about anything specific, or are you just being a sourpuss?

[SullyND]

They still have 2006 up on their website:

www.tivo.com/ces

remember the disappointment when we noticed the website and then the only thing added to it was "CES 2006 is over. See you next year!"

[ZeoTiVo]

TiVo just seems to not be on CES time with their new releases. About the only thing to have really coincided lately was the S3 and even that had its predecessors that just gave TiVo more heartburn than good by talking about it at CES.

Looking at the past year, all TiVo could do to have a smash at CES was to hold off on releasing 7 and 8x stuff like WPA support and TiVo desktop conversion to mpeg4 - keep testing away for those remaining months in 2006 and release them now. I personally like that they released them as soon as they could instead. YMMV.

[archieleach]

How about if they announce at the CES that they really messed up TiVoToGo with their new software release, but they'll have a fix date by [insert date here].

That would be awesome.

[MediaLivingRoom]

http://www.tivo.com/cms_static/press_124.html

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Me: WHEN??????

TiVo: soon....

Me: it figures...
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01/08/2007

COMCAST AND TIVO DEMONSTRATE INTEGRATED DVR SERVICE AT CES

New Service Is First to Combine TiVo's Award-winning DVR Features and Comcast's Signature ON DEMAND Service on One Set-Top Box

LAS VEGAS, NV — January 08, 2007 — Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK), the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services, and TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), the creator of and leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), are demonstrating a new TiVo® service for Comcast DVRs at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The companies began trialing the TiVo service for Comcast DVRs in late 2006.

The new service will offer consumers the ease and convenience of using a single digital cable set-top box to enjoy popular TiVo DVR features along with Comcast's innovative video-on-demand (VOD) service and the most high-definition (HD) television viewing choices for the first time. Working in concert with Comcast, TiVo has developed a software application that will enable Comcast to deploy the service for a modest monthly fee to existing set-top boxes without an additional in-home visit by a technician.

"The combination of our signature Comcast ON DEMAND and HD services with the TiVo interface will provide customers with the only integrated access to all of these outstanding services from one set-top box," said Mark Hess, Senior Vice President of Video Product Development for Comcast. "TiVo has been a great partner in developing this service, and we're proud of the work that our teams have done to deliver our customers a product that's simple, easy to use and is a great value."

"Collaborating with Comcast to make the state-of-the-art TiVo service available on their existing hardware platform is an important accomplishment for both companies," said Jeff Klugman, Senior Vice President for TiVo's Service Provider Division. "We're thrilled that the benefits of TiVo will soon be available to Comcast's millions of subscribers. Consumers know that it is not TiVo, unless it is a TiVo, and the TiVo service will enhance the cable television experience."

Comcast customers who choose the TiVo service will enjoy TiVo's Emmy Award-winning user interface and premium DVR features, smart search and discovery features including WishList® searches and TiVo Suggestions, plus improved scheduling and recording management through such features as Season Pass™ recordings. Comcast's unique service features, like the broadest selection of HD programming and more than 8,000 ON DEMAND programs each month will be fully integrated with the TiVo service, making it easy for customers to find great programming on traditional television channels and ON DEMAND.

About Comcast Cable

Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK) is the nation's leading provider of cable, entertainment and communications products and services. With 24.1 million cable customers, 11 million high-speed Internet customers, and 2.1 million voice customers, Comcast is principally involved in the development, management and operation of broadband cable systems and in the delivery of programming content.

Comcast's content networks and investments include E! Entertainment Television, Style Network, The Golf Channel, VERSUS, G4, AZN Television, PBS KIDS Sprout, TV One and four regional Comcast SportsNets. Comcast also has a majority ownership in Comcast Spectacor, whose major holdings include the Philadelphia Flyers NHL hockey team, the Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball team and two large multipurpose arenas in Philadelphia.

About TiVo Inc.

Founded in 1997, TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) pioneered a brand new category of products with the development of the first commercially available digital video recorder (DVR). Sold through leading consumer electronic retailers, TiVo has developed a brand which resonates boldly with consumers as providing a superior television experience. Through agreements with leading satellite and cable providers, TiVo also integrates its full set of DVR service features into the set-top boxes of mass distributors. TiVo's DVR functionality and ease of use, with such features as Season Pass™ recordings and WishList® searches and TiVo KidZone, has elevated its popularity among consumers and has created a whole new way for viewers to watch television. With a continued investment in its patented technologies, TiVo is revolutionizing the way consumers watch and access home entertainment. Rapidly becoming the focal point of the digital living room, TiVo's DVR is at the center of experiencing new forms of content on the TV, such as broadband delivered video, music and photos. With innovative features, such as TiVoToGo™ transfers and online scheduling, TiVo is expanding the notion of consumers experiencing "TiVo, TV your way.®" The TiVo® service is also at the forefront of providing innovative marketing solutions for the television industry, including a unique platform for advertisers and audience measurement research. The company is based in Alviso, Calif.

TiVo, 'TiVo, TV your way.' Season Pass, WishList, and the TiVo Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of TiVo Inc. and its subsidiaries worldwide. © 2007 TiVo Inc. All rights reserved

Contacts: Krista Wierzbicki Jenni Moyer

TiVo Inc. Comcast Cable

(408) 519-9438 (215) 851-3311

kwierzbicki@tivo.com jenni_moyer@comcast.com

[MediaLivingRoom]

01/08/2007

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Me: Nice when can I download it?

TiVo: soon....but....it will cost $99

Me: What?? PC users are free, Mac users pay $99???

TiVo: Yes PC is FREE and Mac is a FEE!
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TIVO AND ROXIO BRING TIVOTOGO TO THE MAC PLATFORM

Toast 8 Titanium Extends TiVo Service Capabilities for the Mac,
Allowing Subscribers to Enjoy Their Favorite Shows

On Their Mac, On DVD, and On-The-Go

LAS VEGAS, NV — January 8, 2007 — TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), in partnership with Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leaders in digital media software announced today the highly anticipated availability of TiVoToGo™ for the Macintosh platform. Through Toast® 8 Titanium, Roxio's industry-leading Mac disc burning software, TiVo subscribers with broadband connected TiVo® Series2™ DVRs will now be able to transfer their recorded shows to watch on their Mac, burn to a DVD, and enjoy on portable devices such as iPod® or PSP™.

"The demand for TiVoToGo continues to grow rapidly, especially as the use of mobile devices for viewing video becomes more pervasive. Now, through our joint alliance with Roxio, we are able to answer that strong demand by delivering TiVoToGo to the Mac platform," said TiVo's vice president of product marketing, Jim Denney. "By extending this capability to the passionate Mac community, TiVo continues to support our idea that "It's not TiVo, unless it's a TiVo."'

"We are proud to be the exclusive provider of TiVoToGo on the Mac, which continues our rich history of enabling 'firsts' and 'onlys' for the Mac platform," said Adam Fingerman, director of product management, Roxio. "Toast pioneered disc burning on the Mac, and TiVo revolutionized the way people watch TV, so we are thrilled to combine these strengths to provide new entertainment options for the Mac community."

The TiVo service with the exclusive TiVoToGo feature provides subscribers with the easiest way to place-shift their favorite television programs from their TiVo box to their computer so that they can watch what they want to watch, when they want to watch it, and wherever they go.

Roxio is the official provider of TiVoToGo for the Mac through Toast 8 Titanium, the standard for Mac disc burning. Toast 8 makes it easy to transfer shows from your TiVo DVR to your Mac, either one episode at a time or automatically as soon as the TiVo DVR has recorded them. Extending the TiVoToGo experience further, Toast 8 allows users to view shows on the Mac in windowed or full-screen mode, archive their programs to CD, DVD or Blu-ray Disc, burn programs to standard DVD, or enjoy on an iPod or PSP or other mobile devices.

For more information about TiVoToGo for the Mac OS visit www.tivo.com/mactivotogo. The suggested retail price is $99.99. Owners of previous versions may be eligible for special upgrade offers from Roxio.com or for in-box rebates. T oast 8 Titanium is available now for direct purchase and download from Roxio at www.roxio.com, and will be widely available from retailers and retail outlets later this month.

To celebrate the arrival of TiVoToGo for the Mac OS, courtesy of TiVo, customers who purchase Toast 8 Titanium either at Macworld Expo booth #314 or through www.roxio.com/macworld can receive a FREE TiVo Glo remote, a $49.99 value. This offer is for a limited time while supplies last.

About Roxio

Roxio, a division of Sonic Solutions, develops and markets the best-selling digital media software in the world. Roxio offers award-winning software products for CD/DVD burning, photo editing and video editing and has an installed base of over 350 million users. Roxio distributes its products globally through strategic partnerships with major hardware manufacturers, through leading retailers, through Internet partnerships and through direct sales at www.roxio.com . Sonic Solutions (NASDAQ: SNIC ; http://www.sonic.com ) is the leader in digital media software and provides a broad range of software tools and applications for creative professionals, business and home users, and technology partners. Sonic's products range from professional DVD authoring systems and interactive content delivery technologies that are used to produce the majority of Hollywood movies released on DVD to the award-winning Roxio- and Sonic-branded CD and DVD creation, playback and backup applications that have become the premier solutions for consumers and business users worldwide. Sonic's AuthorScript is the de facto standard for CD and DVD burning and formatting and has been licensed by major software and hardware manufacturers, including Adobe, Broadcom, Microsoft, Scientific-Atlanta, Sony, and many others. Sonic Solutions is headquartered in Marin County, California

Sonic, the Sonic logo, Sonic Solutions, Roxio, and Toast, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sonic Solutions or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. All other company or product names are trademarks of their respective owners and, in some cases, are used by Sonic Solutions under license. Specifications, pricing and delivery schedules are subject to change without notice.

About TiVo Inc.

Founded in 1997, TiVo (NASDAQ: TIVO) pioneered a brand new category of products with the development of the first commercially available digital video recorder (DVR). Sold through leading consumer electronic retailers, TiVo has developed a brand which resonates boldly with consumers as providing a superior television experience. Through agreements with leading satellite and cable providers, TiVo also integrates its full set of DVR service features into the set-top boxes of mass distributors. TiVo's DVR functionality and ease of use, with such features as Season Pass™ recordings and WishList® searches and TiVo KidZone, has elevated its popularity among consumers and has created a whole new way for viewers to watch television. With a continued investment in its patented technologies, TiVo is revolutionizing the way consumers watch and access home entertainment. Rapidly becoming the focal point of the digital living room, TiVo's DVR is at the center of experiencing new forms of content on the TV, such as broadband delivered video, music and photos. With innovative features, such as TiVoToGo™ transfers and online scheduling, TiVo is expanding the notion of consumers experiencing "TiVo, TV your way.®" The TiVo® service is also at the forefront of providing innovative marketing solutions for the television industry, including a unique platform for advertisers and audience measurement research. The company is based in Alviso, Calif.

TiVo, TiVoCast, 'TiVo, TV your way.' Season Pass, WishList, TiVoToGo, Series2, Series3 and the TiVo Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of TiVo Inc. and its subsidiaries worldwide. © 2006 TiVo Inc. All rights reserved.

Contacts: Krista Wierzbicki Sarah Duckett

TiVo Inc. Sonic Solutions/Roxio

(408) 519-9438 (408)367-4831
kwierzbicki@tivo.com sarah_duckett@roxio.com

[petew]

01/08/2007

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Me: Nice when can I download it?

TiVo: soon....but....it will cost $99

Me: What?? PC users are free, Mac users pay $99???

TiVo: Yes PC is FREE and Mac is a FEE!
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To get all the features in the Mac version you'd have to pay at least $99 on a PC. Since the Mac product includes Sonic and TivoToGo Plus.

[Arcady]

I'd pay for Toast 8 even if it didn't do any TiVo stuff. And I just did. (And I got a free TiVo remote too!)

[ZeoTiVo]

To get all the features in the Mac version you'd have to pay at least $99 on a PC. Since the Mac product includes Sonic and TivoToGo Plus.
not to mention the really nice player included in the roxio package that has the trick play interface. Something that is a serious lack on the Windows side.



Oh well. MAybe TiVo can make use of the download idea for comcast and next year we can just click a button to get all the features downloaded and setup without all this pesky waiting around.

[Khaz]

I hope they announce something about downloading shows that people actually care about over the internet. Tive needs an competitive offering similar to that of Xbox360, Vongo and soon Apple.

[eschasi]

Me: Nice when can I download it?

TiVo: soon....but....it will cost $99

Me: What?? PC users are free, Mac users pay $99???

TiVo: Yes PC is FREE and Mac is a FEE!To get all the features in the Mac version you'd have to pay at least $99 on a PC.Respectfully, that misses the point. If PC users don't want those features or prefer to use other tools for them, they pay nothing. Mac users have been told "get all features in a for-pay bundle, or get zero after years of promises."

[Stormspace]

Respectfully, that misses the point. If PC users don't want those features or prefer to use other tools for them, they pay nothing. Mac users have been told "get all features in a for-pay bundle, or get zero after years of promises."

With all due respect, if the software had been easier to write for the Mac it would have been free. It shouldn't be a surprise that they would have you pay for something that had to be outsourced to accomplish. Besides Mac users should be used to getting the shaft in having to pay more for their stuff. :)

Also, I'm here to tell you that while the PC options are free, they are hardly a tightly integrated bundle and Sonic MYDVD is the biggest PITA on the planet. For basic TiVo2go features however the plus pack is the way to go, and that is hardly a free option.

[ZeoTiVo]

For basic TiVo2go features however the plus pack is the way to go, and that is hardly a free option.
+1 I would gladly pay just to get a great player as the elGato one bundled into the roxio offering for Mac. Windows media player sucks.

[MediaLivingRoom]

Respectfully, that misses the point. If PC users don't want those features or prefer to use other tools for them, they pay nothing. Mac users have been told "get all features in a for-pay bundle, or get zero after years of promises."


Agreed. Mac must pay and PC can play.

[MickeS]

Wow, MediaLivingRoom complaining about something? That's a shocker. :D

[MediaLivingRoom]

Wow, MediaLivingRoom complaining about something? That's a shocker. :D

Hee hee :D

[MediaLivingRoom]

Comcast recorder boxes to get TiVo
MAY WONG
Associated Press
LAS VEGAS - TiVo Inc. and Comcast Corp. on Monday unveiled the long-awaited fruits of an agreement to work together: A cable box that runs TiVo's digital-video-recorder software.

The collaboration between the largest U.S. cable operator and TiVo was announced to great fanfare in March 2005 and has been considered one of the most significant deals for the DVR pioneer. TiVo has been facing tough competition against a growing number of less expensive DVRs from cable and satellite TV operators, including Comcast.

Soon, for an additional fee, Comcast subscribers will be able to add TiVo DVR features to their existing set-top boxes without a visit from a technician, Comcast said. The actual launch plans were unclear, but the companies said they have been testing the service since late 2006.

The companies also did not disclose how much more the TiVo software will cost. Comcast customers currently pay about $10 a month for a basic DVR service on top of their regular TV service charge.

The two companies plan to demonstrate the new TiVo-based service at the International Consumer Electronics Show this week.

Digital video recorders let TV watchers search for and easily record their favorite shows onto a hard drive without the hassles of video tapes. It also lets users pause live TV, do instant replays and zip past commercials.

TiVo's service is known for its slick, easy-to-use interface and advanced features such as suggesting programs a user might enjoy, the ability to transfer TiVo recordings for viewing on PCs and portable devices, and the ability to schedule last-minute recordings via the Web.

It has been challenging for the company, however, to differentiate itself.

Shares of TiVo gained 20 cents, or 3.7 percent, to $5.65 in afternoon trading, while Comcast's stock gained 19 cents to $42.74, both on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

[d_anders]

Beware... Prices can go up after your contract is done!!

You must be retired.

[Bierboy]

....Shares of TiVo gained 20 cents, or 3.7 percent, to $5.65 in afternoon trading, while Comcast's stock gained 19 cents to $42.74, both on the Nasdaq Stock Market.NO STOCK TALK allowed. :down:

[Stormspace]

It's a press release... :rolleyes:

[Bierboy]

It's a press release... :rolleyes:Doesn't make any difference....rules are rules. Masking it in a news release doesn't make it right.

[Stormspace]

Doesn't make any difference....rules are rules. Masking it in a news release doesn't make it right.

I think it was more of an overlooked type of thing... However news is news and publishing a copy of a press release isn't like leaking insider info. Lighten up. :)

[ZeoTiVo]

Doesn't make any difference....rules are rules. Masking it in a news release doesn't make it right.
I don't think he masked anything. The stock data did nothing to bolster his bitching about a solid CES presence by TiVo or new features being ready now. So why make a big deal out of a little thing.

[Bierboy]

OK....I give up... :o (I forgot my meds today)

[optivity]

Maybe they want a shot at the Vaporware 2007 title.Sorry, SED already owns that claim to fame. :D