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Originally Posted by Stephen
But with VM they set the specs of the hardware and put it out to tender a contract and also have a contract with TiVo and are both actively involved in making changes and requesting changes/fixes/updates.
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Back when Virgin Media was an independent company it certainly seemed to be the case that there was a healthy relationship with TiVo. And what usually happens when one company's success is dependent on technology from another is that the former ends up taking a stake in the latter to minimise the risks and ensure their requirements are properly met. I expected that to happen with VM and TiVo - and I imagine TiVo's investors saw an eventual full buyout by VM as a potential exit for the business too. However, since the Liberty Global takeover the focus seems to have changed and the low-profit TV side in the UK has been neglected while TiVo's strategy seems to have returned to focussing on customers of their own hardware. That's why I'm doubtful of any big improvements to TV while LG continue to own the business.
I'd also agree with Muppetman that YouView has one of the better STB UIs out there.