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Originally Posted by muppetman11
What I'm meaning to say is TIVO are finding it difficult in the US due to the cable and satellite companies having products as good. Like Mersey70 says you wouldn't even know Comcast had a deal with TIVO on looking at there site.
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Tivo are probably finding it difficult worldwide because around 10 years ago it was unique, it isn't anymore. Things could change f they win their court cases but they have been going on for donkeys years.
And any features that are unique are probably not needed by the average subscriber and certainly not at a price. The shocking churn figures would indicate this, to me anyway.
Smallworld (the little cable co in Scotland/Northern England) are launching a new 1 TB box soon that has many of Tivo's features including YouTube and also Flickr and Shoutcast with 45,000 radio stations, an excellent feature and with more to come. If they can do it imagine what the US cablecos can come up with, the US is their bread and butter but I think they are smart to move here given those numbers.
Their best hope is those court cases, I hope they win if they deserve to.
http://www.smallworldcable.com/Boxes...ld-HD--1TB-Box.
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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic
When TiVo becomes the standard box on VM, then they are on to a winner. TiVo is becoming VM's sole provider of EPG / DVR software.
This is where TiVo's future should be, let the platforms make the STB's then licence/manage the software.
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Let's hope Tivo are around then, that's my concern.