Comcast and TiVo have teamed up and recently demonstrated 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.
This is great news for consumers who, like me, would love to only have one set-top box that can handle both cable and the great service TiVo provides. The collaboration between the two companies will allow subscribers to use a single digital cable set-top box to enjoy TiVo DVR features along with Comcast's video-on-demand (VOD) service and the most high-definition (HD) television viewing choices for the first time. Together with Comcast, TiVo has developed a software application that will enable Comcast to deploy the service for a monthly fee to existing set-top boxes without an additional in-home visit by a technician.
"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."
"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."
For more details on the collaboration, check out the press release Comcast and TiVo Demonstrate Integrated DVR at CES.
