Availability of Tivo Premiere from Comcast?

[ccoulson]

Glad to see this thread bumped up to it's own forum. My Tivo S3 just died - is there any word on when Comcast may be selling/providing the Premiere?

[bajabingo]

are they??

[enclave000]

Wish they were in huntsville

[aadam101]

Yes. They will be providing Premieres. They have not announced a date.

The last time Comcast and Tivo made a deal (2005) it took three years from the announcement until we actually saw a product (in one test market that never expanded)

I wouldn't wait around for it.

[Beryl]

Yes. They will be providing Premieres. They have not announced a date.

The last time Comcast and Tivo made a deal (2005) it took three years from the announcement until we actually saw a product (in one test market that never expanded)

I wouldn't wait around for it.

Agreed. I waited 5 years for Comcast to support moving recordings to a DVD or memory card.

[Emacee]

Here's the press release.


Biz Journal says this is similar to Tivo's agreement with Cox Cable in Atlanta.
Comcast Tivo availability will be rolled out starting with San Francisco. No word on the time table for other markets.
The Comcast Tivo will allow you to access Comcast's on-demand services. The release and news articles don't say whether you will still be able to access some or all of the (competing) on-demand services Tivo already offers.
No word on Comcast pricing.
No word on how much Comcast-Tivo will be tweaked or modified compared to unlocked Tivo boxes and whether Comcast will be able to add the cable TV version of crapware.


TiVo and Comcast Team Up to Offer the First Retail Cable Set-Top With DVR That Delivers Linear TV, Broadband Content and Xfinity On Demand Library All From One Box
Comcast to Help TiVo to Promote Solution With Retail and Marketing Support

Press Release Source: TiVo On Monday May 9, 2011, 8:30 am EDT

ALVISO, CA and PHILADELPHIA, PA--(Marketwire - 05/09/11) - TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ:TIVO - News), the creator of and a leader in television services and advertising solutions for digital video recorders (DVRs), and Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:CMCSA - News) (NASDAQ:CMCSK - News), one of the nation's leading providers of entertainment, information, and communications products and services, today announced they have entered into an agreement to enable access to Comcast's robust library of Xfinity TV On Demand content on TiVo Premiere set-top boxes sold at retail. For the first time, Comcast customers in select markets will be able to use a TiVo Premiere box to enjoy a fully integrated offering of On Demand programs, along with linear television and a range of broadband services, all accessible through TiVo's user interface and intuitive search capabilities.

Under the agreement, Comcast will make its Xfinity TV On Demand service accessible on TiVo Premiere set-top boxes in many of its largest markets, with the first expected to be the San Francisco Bay Area with a plan for additional markets to follow. In each of those markets Comcast and TiVo plan to partner on promotion of this new service in retail and other sales channels. Comcast will install TiVo Premiere set-top boxes with its cable service at no additional charge for its customers when the service is available in those markets.

"Adding Comcast's On Demand library to TiVo Premiere is a fantastic win for consumers because it will offer access to the ultimate television viewing experience with the programming viewers want. Traditional TV channels, On Demand and broadband delivered content will all be accessible with TiVo's universal search capability and TiVo's stunning HD user-interface," said Tom Rogers, President and CEO of TiVo Inc. "And, this partnership will make it easy for our mutual customers to enjoy both their TiVo service and Comcast's Xfinity TV with the more than 25,000 On Demand programs it offers along with the ease of Comcast arranged installation."

"We're pleased to combine Comcast's industry leading On Demand library with the innovative TiVo experience and provide our customers even more choice and convenience," said Marcien Jenckes, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Video Services for Comcast. "Working with TiVo to allow customers to access our Xfinity TV On Demand service complements our commitment to bring any content to any device, at any time."