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Originally Posted by fox35
Indeed, in much the same way that Sky Q uses Tivo software, under license, buried deep within its own firmware operation. So, I'm guessing features which are similar on both VM and Sky boxes, such as Series Link and the Search facilities etc, are Tivo patented and used under agreement. Just a different branded UI.
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But is Sky actually licensing rights to intellectual property of the original Tivo Inc.?
Macrovision Solutions Corporation and, subsequently, Rovi Corporation licensed its own intellectual property to the industry long before it acquired Tivo Inc. renaming the merged company as Tivo Corporation.
Before assuming that Sky is using Tivo technology, it might be worth checking if Sky is actually licensing rights to the IP of the original Rovi Corporation (EPG software patents / copy protection etc).