<s>
TiVo	B-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
digital	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
(	O
DVR	O
)	O
developed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Xperi	O
(	O
previously	O
by	O
TiVo	B-Application
Corporation	O
and	O
TiVo	B-Application
Inc	O
.	O
)	O
and	O
introduced	O
in	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
provides	O
an	O
on-screen	O
guide	O
of	O
scheduled	O
broadcast	O
programming	O
television	O
programs	O
,	O
whose	O
features	O
include	O
"	O
OnePass	O
"	O
schedules	O
which	O
record	O
every	O
new	O
episode	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
WishList	O
"	O
searches	O
which	O
allow	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
record	O
shows	O
that	O
match	O
their	O
interests	O
by	O
title	O
,	O
actor	O
,	O
director	O
,	O
category	O
,	O
or	O
keyword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
also	O
provides	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
features	O
when	O
the	O
TiVo	B-Device
DVR	I-Device
is	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
home	O
network	O
,	O
including	O
film	O
and	O
TV	O
show	O
downloads	O
,	O
advanced	O
search	O
,	O
online	O
scheduling	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
one	O
time	O
,	O
personal	O
photo	O
viewing	O
and	O
local	O
music	O
playback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
launch	O
in	O
its	O
home	O
market	O
of	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
TiVo	B-Application
has	O
also	O
been	O
made	O
available	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
Mexico	O
,	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
Puerto	O
Rico	O
,	O
Sweden	O
,	O
Taiwan	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newer	O
models	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
have	O
adopted	O
the	O
CableCARD	B-Application
standard	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
only	O
deployed	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
which	O
limits	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
certain	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Jim	O
Barton	O
and	O
Mike	O
Ramsay	O
through	O
a	O
corporation	O
they	O
named	O
"	O
Teleworld	B-Application
"	O
which	O
was	O
later	O
renamed	O
to	O
TiVo	B-Application
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
they	O
originally	O
intended	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
home	O
network	O
device	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
redesigned	O
as	O
a	O
device	O
that	O
records	O
digitized	O
video	O
onto	O
a	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
began	O
the	O
first	O
public	O
trials	O
of	O
the	O
TiVo	B-Application
device	O
and	O
service	O
in	O
late	O
1998	O
in	O
the	O
San	O
Francisco	O
Bay	O
Area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
exhibiting	O
at	O
the	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
in	O
January	O
1999	O
,	O
Mike	O
Ramsay	O
announced	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
that	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
TiVo	B-Application
digital	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
would	O
ship	O
"	O
In	O
Q1	O
"	O
,	O
(	O
the	O
last	O
day	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
March	O
31	O
)	O
despite	O
an	O
estimated	O
4	O
to	O
5	O
months	O
of	O
work	O
remaining	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
blue	O
moon	O
,	O
the	O
engineering	O
staff	O
code-named	O
this	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
TiVo	B-Device
DVR	I-Device
"	O
Blue	O
Moon	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
TiVo	B-Device
DVR	I-Device
digitized	O
and	O
compressed	O
analog	O
video	O
from	O
any	O
source	O
(	O
antenna	O
,	O
cable	O
or	O
direct	O
broadcast	O
satellite	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
also	O
integrated	O
its	O
DVR	O
service	O
into	O
the	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
of	O
satellite	B-Application
and	O
cable	O
providers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2000	O
,	O
Philips	O
Electronics	O
introduced	O
the	O
DSR6000	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
DirecTV	O
receiver	O
with	O
an	O
integrated	O
TiVo	B-Device
DVR	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
device	O
,	O
nicknamed	O
the	O
"	O
DirecTiVo	B-Device
"	O
,	O
stored	O
digital	O
signals	O
sent	O
from	O
DirecTV	O
directly	O
onto	O
a	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2000	O
,	O
TiVo	B-Application
partnered	O
with	O
electronics	O
manufacturer	O
Thomson	O
Multimedia	O
(	O
now	O
Technicolor	O
SA	O
)	O
and	O
broadcaster	O
British	O
Sky	O
Broadcasting	O
to	O
deliver	O
the	O
TiVo	B-Application
service	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
ended	O
UK	O
unit	O
sales	O
in	O
January	O
2003	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
continued	O
to	O
sell	O
subscriptions	O
and	O
supply	O
guide	O
data	O
to	O
existing	O
subscribed	O
units	O
until	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
branded	O
products	O
returned	O
to	O
the	O
UK	O
during	O
2010	O
under	O
an	O
exclusive	O
partnership	O
with	O
cable	O
TV	O
provider	O
Virgin	O
Media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
in	O
Australia	O
in	O
July	O
2008	O
by	O
Hybrid	O
Television	O
Services	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
owned	O
by	O
Australia	O
's	O
Seven	O
Media	O
Group	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
's	O
TVNZ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
Australia	O
also	O
launched	O
a	O
TiVo	B-Application
with	O
a	O
320Gb	O
hard	B-Device
Drive	I-Device
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
Australia	O
also	O
launched	O
Blockbuster	O
on	O
demand	O
and	O
in	O
December	O
2009	O
launched	O
a	O
novel	O
service	O
called	O
Caspa	O
on	O
Demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
also	O
went	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
New	O
Zealand	O
on	O
6	O
November	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Janet	O
Jackson	O
's	O
Super	O
Bowl	O
halftime	O
show	O
incident	O
on	O
February	O
1	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
set	O
a	O
record	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
most	O
watched	O
,	O
recorded	O
and	O
replayed	O
moment	O
in	O
TiVo	B-Application
history	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
baring	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
Jackson	O
's	O
breasts	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
her	O
duet	O
with	O
Justin	O
Timberlake	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
a	O
flood	O
of	O
outraged	O
phone	O
calls	O
to	O
CBS	O
,	O
was	O
replayed	O
a	O
record	O
number	O
of	O
times	O
by	O
TiVo	B-Application
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
audience	O
reaction	O
charts	O
looked	O
like	O
an	O
electrocardiogram.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
Rovi	O
acquired	O
TiVo	B-Application
for	O
$1.1	O
billion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
TiVo	B-Application
would	O
merge	O
with	O
Xperi	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
TiVo	B-Device
DVR	I-Device
serves	O
a	O
function	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
videocassette	O
recorder	O
(	O
VCR	O
)	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
both	O
allow	O
a	O
TV	O
viewer	O
to	O
record	O
programming	O
for	O
viewing	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
time	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
time	B-Device
shifting	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
a	O
videocassette	O
recorder	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
removable	O
magnetic	O
tape	O
cartridges	O
,	O
a	O
TiVo	B-Device
DVR	I-Device
stores	O
TV	O
programs	O
on	O
an	O
internal	B-Device
hard	I-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
much	O
like	O
a	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
TiVo	B-Device
DVR	I-Device
also	O
automatically	O
records	O
programs	O
that	O
the	O
user	O
is	O
likely	O
to	O
be	O
interested	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Device
DVRs	I-Device
also	O
implement	O
a	O
patented	O
feature	O
that	O
TiVo	B-Application
calls	O
"	O
trick	O
play	O
"	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
viewer	O
to	O
pause	O
live	O
television	O
and	O
rewind	O
and	O
replay	O
up	O
to	O
30	O
minutes	O
of	O
recently	O
viewed	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Device
DVRs	I-Device
can	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
computer	O
local	O
area	O
network	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
TiVo	B-Application
device	O
to	O
download	O
information	O
,	O
access	O
video	B-Application
streaming	I-Application
services	O
such	O
as	O
Netflix	O
or	O
Hulu	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
music	O
from	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Device
DVRs	I-Device
communicate	O
with	O
TiVo	B-Application
's	O
servers	O
on	O
a	O
regular	O
basis	O
to	O
receive	O
program	O
information	O
updates	O
,	O
including	O
description	O
,	O
regular	O
and	O
guest	O
actors	O
,	O
directors	O
,	O
genres	O
,	O
whether	O
programs	O
are	O
new	O
or	O
repeats	O
,	O
and	O
whether	O
broadcast	O
is	O
in	O
High	O
Definition	O
(	O
HD	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OnePasses	O
can	O
also	O
"	O
bookmark	O
"	O
shows	O
from	O
internet	O
streaming	B-Application
video	I-Application
services	O
and	O
show	O
a	O
combined	O
view	O
of	O
recordings	O
and	O
bookmarks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Device
DVRs	I-Device
with	O
multiple	O
tuners	O
simultaneously	O
record	O
the	O
top	O
priority	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
pioneered	O
recording	O
programs	O
based	O
on	O
household	O
viewing	O
habits	O
;	O
this	O
is	O
called	O
TiVo	B-Application
Suggestions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
user	O
ratings	O
are	O
combined	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
recommendation	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
what	O
TiVo	B-Application
users	O
with	O
similar	O
viewing	O
habits	O
watch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
if	O
one	O
user	O
likes	O
American	B-Device
Idol	I-Device
,	O
America	O
's	O
Got	O
Talent	O
and	O
Dancing	B-Application
with	I-Application
the	I-Application
Stars	I-Application
,	O
then	O
another	O
TiVo	B-Application
user	O
who	O
watched	O
just	O
American	B-Device
Idol	I-Device
might	O
get	O
a	O
recommendation	O
for	O
the	O
other	O
two	O
shows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
amount	O
of	O
storage	O
capacity	O
for	O
programs	O
is	O
dependent	O
upon	O
the	O
size	O
of	O
the	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
inside	O
the	O
TiVo	B-Application
;	O
different	O
models	O
have	O
different	O
sized	O
hard	B-Device
drives	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
space	O
is	O
full	O
on	O
the	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
the	O
oldest	O
programs	O
are	O
deleted	O
to	O
make	O
space	O
for	O
the	O
newer	O
ones	O
;	O
programs	O
that	O
users	O
flag	O
to	O
not	O
be	O
deleted	O
are	O
kept	O
and	O
TiVo	B-Application
Suggestions	O
are	O
always	O
lowest	O
priority	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
recording	O
capacity	O
of	O
a	O
TiVo	B-Application
HD	O
DVR	O
can	O
be	O
expanded	O
with	O
an	O
external	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
which	O
can	O
add	O
additional	O
hours	O
of	O
HD	O
recording	O
space	O
and	O
standard	O
definition	O
video	O
recording	O
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
VCRs	O
,	O
TiVo	B-Application
can	O
record	O
and	O
play	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
DVRs	O
,	O
TiVo	B-Device
DVRs	I-Device
are	O
easily	O
connected	O
to	O
home	O
networks	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
schedule	O
recordings	O
on	O
TiVo	B-Application
's	O
website	O
(	O
via	O
TiVo	B-Application
Central	O
Online	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
transfer	O
recordings	O
between	O
TiVo	B-Application
units	O
(	O
Multi-Room	O
Viewing	O
(	O
MRV	O
)	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Former	O
and	O
now	O
discontinued	O
features	O
included	O
the	O
ability	O
transfer	O
recordings	O
to	O
and	O
from	O
a	O
home	O
computer	O
(	O
TiVoToGo	O
(	O
TTG	O
)	O
transfers	O
)	O
,	O
play	O
music	O
and	O
view	O
photos	O
over	O
the	O
network	O
,	O
and	O
access	O
third-party	O
applications	O
written	O
for	O
TiVo	B-Application
's	O
Home	O
Media	O
Engine	O
(	O
HME	O
)	O
API	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
added	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
broadband	O
features	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
offered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Integration	O
with	O
Amazon	O
Video	B-Application
on	I-Application
Demand	I-Application
,	O
Jaman.com	O
and	O
Netflix	O
Watch	O
Instantly	O
,	O
offering	O
users	O
access	O
to	O
thousands	O
of	O
movie	O
titles	O
and	O
television	O
shows	O
right	O
from	O
the	O
comfort	O
of	O
their	O
couch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
broadband	O
connected	O
to	O
TiVo	B-Application
boxes	O
can	O
access	O
digital	O
photos	O
from	O
Picasa	O
Web	O
Albums	O
or	O
Photobucket	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
popular	O
feature	O
is	O
access	O
to	O
Rhapsody	O
music	O
through	O
TiVo	B-Application
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
listen	O
to	O
virtually	O
any	O
song	O
from	O
their	O
living	O
room	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
also	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
One	O
True	O
Media	O
to	O
give	O
subscribers	O
a	O
private	O
channel	O
for	O
sharing	O
photos	O
and	O
video	O
with	O
family	O
and	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2008	O
TiVo	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
availability	O
of	O
YouTube	O
videos	O
on	O
TiVo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
7	O
June	O
2006	O
,	O
TiVo	B-Application
began	O
offering	O
TiVoCast	O
,	O
a	O
broadband	O
download	O
service	O
that	O
initially	O
offered	O
content	O
from	O
places	O
such	O
as	O
Rocketboom	O
or	O
,	O
The	O
New	O
York	O
Times	O
;	O
now	O
there	O
are	O
over	O
70	O
TivoCast	O
channels	O
available	O
for	O
TiVo	B-Application
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
is	O
expanding	O
media	O
convergence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2005	O
,	O
TiVoToGo	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
allowing	O
transfer	O
of	O
recorded	O
shows	O
from	O
TiVo	B-Application
boxes	O
to	O
PCs	O
,	O
was	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
partnered	O
with	O
Sonic	O
in	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
MyDVD	O
6.1	O
,	O
software	O
for	O
editing	O
and	O
converting	O
TiVoToGo	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
TiVoToGo	O
was	O
extended	O
to	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
with	O
Toast	O
Titanium	O
8	O
,	O
Roxio	O
software	O
for	O
assembly	O
and	O
burning	O
digital	O
media	O
on	O
CD	O
and	O
DVD	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2005	O
,	O
TiVo	B-Application
rolled	O
out	O
"	O
TiVo	B-Application
Desktop	O
"	O
allowing	O
moving	O
MPEG2	B-Algorithm
video	I-Algorithm
files	O
from	O
PCs	O
to	O
TiVo	B-Application
for	O
playback	O
by	O
DVR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
TiVo	B-Application
stopped	O
distributing	O
the	O
free	O
version	O
of	O
TiVo	B-Application
Desktop	O
for	O
PC	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
selling	O
TiVo	B-Application
Desktop	O
Plus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
who	O
previously	O
downloaded	O
the	O
free	O
version	O
of	O
TiVo	B-Application
Desktop	O
can	O
continue	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
software	O
without	O
paying	O
a	O
fee	O
for	O
the	O
Plus	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
KidZone	O
(	O
later	O
removed	O
in	O
the	O
Premiere	O
and	O
Roamio	O
devices	O
)	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
give	O
parents	O
greater	O
control	O
over	O
what	O
their	O
children	O
see	O
on	O
television	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
KidZone	O
provides	O
a	O
customized	O
Now	O
Playing	O
List	O
for	O
children	O
that	O
displays	O
only	O
pre-approved	O
shows	O
,	O
keeping	O
television	O
as	O
safe	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
information	O
that	O
a	O
TiVo	B-Device
DVR	I-Device
downloads	O
regarding	O
television	O
schedules	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
software	O
updates	O
and	O
any	O
other	O
relevant	O
information	O
is	O
available	O
through	O
a	O
monthly	O
service	O
subscription	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
different	O
model	O
applies	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
TiVo	B-Application
media	O
device	O
is	O
bought	O
for	O
a	O
one-off	O
fee	O
,	O
without	O
further	O
subscription	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
satellite-enabled	O
TiVo	B-Device
DVRs	I-Device
,	O
the	O
lifetime	O
subscription	O
remains	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
account	O
is	O
active	O
;	O
the	O
subscription	O
does	O
not	O
follow	O
a	O
specific	O
piece	O
of	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
satellite	B-Application
lifetime	O
subscription	O
cannot	O
be	O
transferred	O
to	O
another	O
person	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toshiba	O
and	O
Pioneer	O
TiVo	B-Application
DVD	O
recording	O
equipped	O
units	O
include	O
a	O
"	O
Basic	O
Lifetime	O
Subscription	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
Full	O
Lifetime	O
,	O
except	O
only	O
three	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
program	O
guide	O
are	O
viewable	O
;	O
and	O
search	O
and	O
Internet	O
capabilities	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
,	O
or	O
at	O
least	O
are	O
limited	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
units	O
(	O
except	O
satellite	B-Application
but	O
including	O
DVD	O
units	O
)	O
can	O
have	O
"	O
Product	O
Lifetime	O
Subscription	O
"	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
TiVo	B-Application
service	O
,	O
which	O
covers	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
TiVo	B-Device
DVR	I-Device
,	O
not	O
the	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
subscriber	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Product	O
Lifetime	O
Subscription	O
accompanies	O
the	O
TiVo	B-Device
DVR	I-Device
in	O
case	O
of	O
ownership-transfer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
makes	O
no	O
warranties	O
or	O
representations	O
as	O
to	O
the	O
expected	O
lifetime	O
of	O
the	O
TiVo	B-Device
DVR	I-Device
(	O
aside	O
from	O
the	O
manufacturer	O
's	O
Limited	O
Warranty	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
past	O
TiVo	B-Application
has	O
offered	O
multiple	O
"	O
Trade	O
Up	O
"	O
programs	O
where	O
you	O
could	O
transfer	O
the	O
Product	O
Lifetime	O
Subscription	O
from	O
an	O
old	O
unit	O
to	O
a	O
newer	O
model	O
with	O
a	O
fee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
TiVo	B-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
without	O
a	O
service-agreement	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
will	O
act	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
VCR	O
in	O
that	O
you	O
can	O
only	O
perform	O
manual	O
recordings	O
and	O
the	O
TiVo	B-Application
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
TiVo	B-Application
service	O
for	O
local	O
time	O
,	O
program	O
guide	O
data	O
,	O
software	O
updates	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
or	O
TiVo	B-Application
will	O
shut	O
down	O
the	O
recording	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TiVo	B-Application
service	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
Mexico	O
,	O
Spain	O
and	O
Taiwan	O
at	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
the	O
years	O
since	O
its	O
initial	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
TiVo	B-Application
Series1	O
and	O
Series2	O
DVRs	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
modified	O
by	O
end	O
users	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
Brazil	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
and	O
South	O
Africa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
went	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
New	O
Zealand	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
November	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TiVo	B-Application
Service	O
came	O
to	O
an	O
end	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
31	O
October	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
electronic	O
programming	O
guide	O
and	O
TiVo	B-Application
recording	O
features	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
,	O
thus	O
making	O
all	O
TiVo	B-Application
machines	O
in	O
Australia	O
virtually	O
useless	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TiVo	B-Application
service	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
in	O
the	O
autumn	O
of	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thomson	O
,	O
makers	O
of	O
the	O
only	O
UK	O
TiVo	B-Application
box	O
,	O
abandoned	O
it	O
in	O
early	O
2002	O
after	O
BSkyB	O
launched	O
its	O
Sky+	O
integrated	O
"	O
set-top	O
"	O
decoder	O
and	O
DVR	O
,	O
which	O
dominated	O
the	O
market	O
for	O
DVRs	O
in	O
homes	O
subscribing	O
to	O
BSkyB	O
's	O
paid-for	O
satellite	B-Application
television	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
manufacturers	O
,	O
including	O
Thomson	O
have	O
launched	O
integrated	O
decoder	O
boxes/DVRs	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
for	O
other	O
digital	O
platforms	O
,	O
including	O
free	O
satellite	B-Application
,	O
terrestrial	B-Device
,	O
cable	O
and	O
IPTV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
technical	O
issue	O
caused	O
TiVo	B-Application
Suggestions	O
to	O
stop	O
recording	O
for	O
S1	O
UK	O
TiVo	B-Application
customers	O
in	O
late	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
fixed	O
in	O
late	O
January	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
UK	O
TiVo	B-Application
units	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
already	O
on	O
an	O
active	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
or	O
lifetime	O
subscription	O
could	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
re-activated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BSkyB	O
who	O
were	O
operating	O
the	O
support	O
for	O
TiVo	B-Application
no	O
longer	O
had	O
full	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
TiVo	B-Application
systems	O
to	O
activate	O
accounts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TiVo	B-Application
S1	O
subscription	O
service	O
was	O
maintained	O
for	O
both	O
lifetime	O
and	O
monthly	O
subscriptions	O
until	O
1	O
June	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
24	O
November	O
2009	O
,	O
cable	O
television	O
provider	O
Virgin	O
Media	O
entered	O
into	O
a	O
strategic	O
partnership	O
with	O
TiVo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Under	O
the	O
mutually	O
exclusive	O
agreement	O
,	O
TiVo	B-Application
developed	O
a	O
converged	O
television	O
and	O
broadband	O
interactive	O
interface	O
to	O
power	O
Virgin	O
Media	O
's	O
next	O
generation	O
,	O
high	O
definition	O
set	O
top	O
boxes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
will	O
become	O
the	O
exclusive	O
provider	O
of	O
middleware	O
and	O
user	O
interface	O
software	O
for	O
Virgin	O
Media	O
's	O
next	O
generation	O
set	O
top	O
boxes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virgin	O
Media	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
exclusive	O
distributor	O
of	O
TiVo	B-Application
services	O
and	O
technology	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Virgin	O
Media	O
released	O
its	O
first	O
TiVo	B-Application
co-branded	O
product	O
in	O
December	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
12	O
February	O
2015	O
,	O
Virgin	O
Media	O
has	O
2	O
million	O
TiVo	B-Application
customers	O
,	O
50%	O
of	O
their	O
TV	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TiVo	B-Device
DVR	I-Device
was	O
designed	O
by	O
TiVo	B-Application
Inc.	O
,	O
which	O
currently	O
provides	O
the	O
hardware	O
design	O
and	O
Linux-based	O
TiVo	B-Application
software	O
,	O
and	O
operates	O
a	O
subscription	O
service	O
(	O
without	O
which	O
most	O
models	O
of	O
TiVo	B-Application
will	O
not	O
operate	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
units	O
have	O
been	O
manufactured	O
by	O
various	O
OEMs	O
,	O
including	O
Philips	O
,	O
Sony	O
,	O
Cisco	O
,	O
Hughes	O
,	O
Pioneer	O
,	O
Toshiba	O
,	O
and	O
Humax	O
,	O
which	O
license	O
the	O
software	O
from	O
TiVo	B-Application
Inc	O
.	O
To	O
date	O
,	O
there	O
have	O
been	O
six	O
"	O
series	O
"	O
of	O
TiVo	B-Application
units	O
produced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Device
DVRs	I-Device
are	O
based	O
on	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
(	O
Series1	O
)	O
or	O
MIPS	B-Device
(	O
Series2	O
)	O
processors	O
connected	O
to	O
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
encoder/decoder	O
chips	O
and	O
high-capacity	O
IDE/ATA	B-Protocol
hard	B-Device
drives	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Series1	O
TiVo	B-Application
units	O
used	O
one	O
or	O
two	O
drives	O
of	O
13	O
–	O
60	O
GB	O
;	O
Series2	O
units	O
have	O
drives	O
of	O
40	O
–	O
250	O
GB	O
in	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
has	O
also	O
partnered	O
with	O
Western	O
Digital	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
external	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
the	O
My	O
DVR	O
Expander	O
,	O
for	O
TiVo	B-Application
HD	O
and	O
Series3	O
Boxes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
plugs	O
into	O
the	O
TiVo	B-Application
box	O
using	O
an	O
eSATA	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
TiVo	B-Application
users	O
have	O
found	O
many	O
ways	O
to	O
expand	O
TiVo	B-Application
storage	O
,	O
although	O
these	O
methods	O
are	O
not	O
supported	O
by	O
TiVo	B-Application
,	O
and	O
may	O
void	O
the	O
warranty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
recent	O
models	O
manufactured	O
by	O
Toshiba	O
,	O
Pioneer	O
,	O
and	O
Humax	O
,	O
under	O
license	O
from	O
TiVo	B-Application
,	O
contain	O
DVD-R/RW	O
drives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
models	O
can	O
transfer	O
recordings	O
from	O
the	O
built-in	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
to	O
DVD	O
Video	O
compliant	O
disc	O
,	O
playable	O
in	O
most	O
modern	O
DVD	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
standalone	O
TiVo	B-Device
DVRs	I-Device
have	O
coax/RF	O
-in	O
and	O
an	O
internal	O
cable-ready	O
tuner	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
analog	O
video	O
input	O
—	O
composite/RCA	O
and	O
S-Video	O
,	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
an	O
external	O
cable	O
box	O
or	O
satellite	B-Application
receiver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TiVo	B-Application
unit	O
can	O
use	O
a	O
serial	O
cable	O
or	O
infrared	O
blasters	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
external	O
receiver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	O
2006	O
,	O
standalone	O
TiVo	B-Application
systems	O
could	O
only	O
record	O
one	O
channel	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
though	O
a	O
dual-tuner	O
Series2DT	O
(	O
S2DT	O
)	O
box	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
April	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S2DT	O
has	O
two	O
internal	O
cable-ready	O
tuners	O
and	O
it	O
supports	O
a	O
single	O
external	O
cable	O
box	O
or	O
satellite	B-Application
receiver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
S2DT	O
is	O
therefore	O
capable	O
of	O
recording	O
two	O
analog	O
cable	O
channels	O
,	O
one	O
analog	O
and	O
one	O
digital	O
cable	O
channel	O
,	O
or	O
one	O
analog	O
cable	O
and	O
one	O
satellite	B-Application
channel	O
at	O
a	O
time	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
correct	O
programming	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
due	O
to	O
an	O
FCC	O
mandate	O
that	O
all	O
devices	O
sold	O
after	O
March	O
2007	O
with	O
an	O
NTSC	O
tuner	O
must	O
also	O
contain	O
an	O
ATSC	B-Device
tuner	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
therefore	O
had	O
to	O
choose	O
between	O
adding	O
ATSC	O
support	O
,	O
or	O
removing	O
NTSC	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
S2DT	O
they	O
opted	O
to	O
remove	O
NTSC	O
;	O
the	O
Series3	O
supports	O
NTSC	O
and	O
ATSC	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
digital	O
cable	O
channels	O
(	O
with	O
CableCards	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Series2	O
DVRs	O
also	O
have	O
USB	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
,	O
currently	O
used	O
only	O
to	O
support	O
network	O
(	O
wired	O
Ethernet	O
and	O
WiFi	O
)	O
adapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TiVo-branded	O
1xx	O
and	O
2xx	O
generations	O
were	O
solid	O
grey-black	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
5xx	O
generation	O
also	O
introduced	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
boot	B-Operating_System
PROM	B-General_Concept
that	O
make	O
them	O
unmodifiable	O
without	O
extensive	O
wiring	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
TiVo	B-Application
systems	O
are	O
integrated	O
with	O
DirecTV	O
receivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
"	O
DirecTiVo	B-Device
"	O
recorders	O
record	O
the	O
incoming	O
satellite	B-Application
MPEG-2	B-Algorithm
digital	O
stream	O
directly	O
to	O
hard	B-Device
disk	I-Device
without	O
conversion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
DirecTV	O
has	O
disabled	O
the	O
networking	O
capabilities	O
on	O
their	O
systems	O
,	O
meaning	O
DirecTiVo	B-Device
does	O
not	O
offer	O
such	O
features	O
as	O
multi-room	O
viewing	O
or	O
TiVoToGo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DirecTiVo	B-Device
units	O
(	O
HR10-250	O
)	O
can	O
record	O
HDTV	O
to	O
a	O
250	O
GB	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
both	O
from	O
the	O
DirecTV	O
stream	O
and	O
over-the-air	O
via	O
a	O
standard	O
UHF	O
-	O
or	O
VHF-capable	O
antenna	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
have	O
two	O
virtual	O
tuners	O
(	O
each	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
DirecTV	O
tuner	O
paired	O
with	O
an	O
ATSC	O
over-the-air	O
tuner	O
)	O
and	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
original	O
DirecTiVo	B-Device
,	O
can	O
record	O
two	O
programs	O
at	O
once	O
;	O
further	O
,	O
the	O
program	O
guide	O
is	O
integrated	O
between	O
over-the-air	O
and	O
DirecTV	O
so	O
that	O
all	O
programs	O
can	O
be	O
recorded	O
and	O
viewed	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
DirecTV	O
stopped	O
marketing	O
recorders	O
powered	O
by	O
TiVo	B-Application
and	O
focused	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
DVR	O
line	O
developed	O
by	O
its	O
business	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DirecTV	O
continues	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
existing	O
base	O
of	O
DirecTV	O
recorders	O
powered	O
by	O
TiVo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
8	O
July	O
2006	O
,	O
DirecTV	O
announced	O
an	O
upgrade	O
to	O
version	O
6.3	O
on	O
all	O
remaining	O
HR10-250	O
DirecTiVo	B-Device
receivers	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
major	O
upgrade	O
since	O
this	O
unit	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
DirecTV	O
and	O
TiVo	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
extended	O
their	O
current	O
agreement	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
the	O
development	O
,	O
marketing	O
and	O
distribution	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
HD	O
DIRECTV	O
DVR	O
featuring	O
the	O
TiVo	B-Application
service	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
extension	O
of	O
mutual	O
intellectual	O
property	O
arrangements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
discontinued	O
Hughes	O
Electronics	O
DirectTV	O
DVR	O
with	O
TiVo	B-Application
model	O
HR10-250	O
,	O
all	O
TiVo	B-Application
units	O
have	O
been	O
fully	O
HDTV	O
capable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
TiVo	B-Application
models	O
will	O
only	O
record	O
analog	O
standard	O
definition	O
television	O
(	O
NTSC	O
or	O
PAL/SECAM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Series3	O
"	O
TiVo	B-Application
HD	O
,	O
and	O
TiVo	B-Application
HD	O
XL	O
"	O
DVRs	O
and	O
the	O
Series4	O
"	O
TiVo	B-Application
Premiere	O
and	O
TiVo	B-Application
Premiere	O
XL	O
"	O
DVRs	O
are	O
capable	O
of	O
recording	O
HDTV	O
both	O
from	O
antenna	O
(	O
over	O
the	O
air	O
)	O
and	O
cable	O
(	O
unencrypted	O
QAM	O
tuner	O
or	O
encrypted	O
with	O
a	O
Cable	B-Application
Card	I-Application
)	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
normal	O
standard	O
definition	O
television	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
TiVo	B-Application
models	O
may	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
high	O
definition	O
television	O
(	O
HDTV	O
)	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
not	O
capable	O
of	O
recording	O
HDTV	O
signals	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
may	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
cable	O
HDTV	B-Device
set-top	I-Device
box	I-Device
and	O
record	O
the	O
down-converted	O
outputs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
some	O
cable	O
companies	O
started	O
to	O
deploy	O
switched	O
digital	O
video	O
(	O
SDV	O
)	O
technology	O
,	O
which	O
initially	O
was	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
Series3	O
and	O
TiVo	B-Application
HD	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
Inc	O
worked	O
with	O
cable	O
operators	O
on	O
a	O
tuning-adapter	O
with	O
USB	B-Protocol
connection	O
to	O
the	O
TiVo	B-Application
to	O
enable	O
SDV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
MSOs	O
now	O
offer	O
these	O
adapters	O
for	O
free	O
to	O
their	O
customers	O
with	O
TiVo	B-Device
DVRs	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
has	O
partnered	O
with	O
Western	O
Digital	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
external	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
,	O
the	O
My	O
DVR	O
Expander	O
eSATA	O
Edition	O
,	O
for	O
TiVo	B-Application
HD	O
and	O
Series3	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
external	O
drive	O
plugs	O
into	O
the	O
TiVo	B-Application
box	O
using	O
an	O
eSATA	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1	O
TB	O
version	O
expands	O
the	O
TiVo	B-Application
HD	O
and	O
Series3	O
systems	O
 '	O
capacity	O
by	O
up	O
to	O
140	O
hours	O
of	O
HD	O
content	O
or	O
1,200	O
hours	O
of	O
standard	O
programming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
was	O
not	O
designed	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
external	O
drive	O
disconnected	O
once	O
it	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
,	O
because	O
data	O
for	O
each	O
recording	O
is	O
spread	O
across	O
both	O
the	O
internal	O
and	O
external	O
disk	O
drives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Western	O
Digital	O
1	O
TB	O
and	O
500	O
GB	O
My	O
DVR	O
Expander	O
eSATA	O
Edition	O
and	O
My	O
DVR	O
Expander	O
USB	B-Protocol
Edition	O
drives	O
have	O
been	O
discontinued	O
and	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
Western	O
Digital	O
My	O
Book	O
AV	O
DVR	O
Expander	O
1	O
TB	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
biggest	O
change	O
is	O
that	O
this	O
drive	O
now	O
includes	O
both	O
eSATA	O
and	O
USB	B-Protocol
in	O
one	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
device	O
is	O
DirectTV	O
,	O
Dish	O
Network	O
,	O
TiVo	B-Application
,	O
Moxi	O
,	O
Pace	O
,	O
and	O
Scientific	O
Atlanta	O
(	O
Cisco	O
)	O
certified	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
has	O
not	O
approved	O
the	O
Seagate	O
product	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
TiVo	B-Device
DVRs	I-Device
and	O
they	O
will	O
not	O
currently	O
function	O
with	O
any	O
TiVo	B-Application
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
have	O
installed	O
additional	O
or	O
larger	O
hard	B-Device
drives	I-Device
in	O
their	O
TiVo	B-Application
boxes	O
to	O
increase	O
their	O
recording	O
capacity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
have	O
designed	O
and	O
built	O
Ethernet	B-Protocol
cards	I-Protocol
and	O
a	O
Web	O
interface	O
(	O
TiVoWeb	B-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
figured	O
out	O
how	O
to	O
extract	O
,	O
insert	O
and	O
transfer	O
video	O
among	O
their	O
TiVo	B-Application
boxes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
hacks	O
include	O
adding	O
time	O
to	O
the	O
start	O
and	O
end	O
of	O
recording	O
intelligently	O
and	O
sending	O
daily	O
e-mails	O
of	O
the	O
TiVo	B-Application
's	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
still	O
uses	O
the	O
same	O
encoding	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
media	O
files	O
(	O
saved	O
as	O
.TiVo	O
files	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
4	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
TiVo	B-Application
announced	O
its	O
next-gen	O
platform	O
,	O
a	O
catch-all	O
product	O
for	O
providers	O
like	O
cable	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
available	O
for	O
multiple	O
TV	O
devices	O
,	O
including	O
not	O
only	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
-	O
and	O
Android	O
TV-based	O
set-top	O
boxes	O
and	O
traditional	O
DVRs	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
DVR-free	O
streaming	O
devices	O
like	O
Apple	O
TV	O
and	O
Amazon	O
's	O
Fire	O
TV	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
phones	O
,	O
tablets	O
and	O
PCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
platform	O
allows	O
providers	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
TiVo	B-Application
's	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
voice	O
control	O
,	O
personalization	O
and	O
recommendations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
expects	O
its	O
user	O
interface	O
could	O
provide	O
an	O
advantage	O
over	O
competitors	O
such	O
as	O
Netflix	O
,	O
Hulu	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Amazon	O
Video	O
"	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
where	O
cord-cutting	O
is	O
increasingly	O
popular.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
April	O
2022	O
,	O
TiVo	B-Application
's	O
cloud-based	O
offering	O
has	O
yet	O
to	O
formally	O
take	O
shape	O
or	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
its	O
former	O
main	O
competitor	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
,	O
had	O
adopted	O
a	O
commercial-skip	O
feature	O
,	O
TiVo	B-Application
decided	O
to	O
avoid	O
automatic	O
implementation	O
fearing	O
such	O
a	O
move	O
might	O
provoke	O
backlash	O
from	O
the	O
television	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ReplayTV	B-Device
was	O
sued	O
over	O
this	O
feature	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
share	O
shows	O
over	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
and	O
these	O
lawsuits	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
bankruptcy	O
of	O
SONICblue	O
,	O
its	O
owner	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
new	O
owner	O
,	O
DNNA	O
,	O
dropped	O
both	O
features	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
model	O
,	O
the	O
5500	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
demonstrating	O
the	O
WebTV	O
capability	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
1999	O
CES	O
with	O
TiVo	B-Application
and	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
demonstrating	O
their	O
products	O
,	O
Dish	O
(	O
then	O
named	O
Dish	O
Network	O
)	O
a	O
few	O
months	O
later	O
added	O
DVR	O
functionality	O
to	O
their	O
DishPlayer	O
7100	O
(	O
and	O
later	O
its	O
7200	O
)	O
with	O
its	O
Echostar	O
unit	O
producing	O
the	O
hardware	O
while	O
Microsoft	O
provided	O
the	O
software	O
that	O
included	O
WebTV	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
software	O
Microsoft	O
would	O
later	O
use	O
for	O
its	O
UltimateTV	O
DVR	O
for	O
DirecTV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
TiVo	B-Application
,	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
,	O
and	O
DishPlayer	O
7100	O
represent	O
very	O
first	O
DVRs	O
that	O
were	O
in	O
development	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
and	O
were	O
released	O
to	O
market	O
at	O
about	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SONICblue	O
,	O
the	O
owners	O
of	O
ReplayTV	B-Device
would	O
file	O
for	O
bankruptcy	O
after	O
being	O
sued	O
for	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
automatically	O
skip	O
commercials	O
and	O
other	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
thought	O
to	O
violate	O
copyrights	O
;	O
Echostar	O
(	O
Dish	O
)	O
would	O
eventually	O
sue	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
2001	O
for	O
failing	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
software	O
in	O
DishPlayer	O
7100	O
and	O
7200	O
with	O
Dish	O
ending	O
their	O
relationship	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
and	O
cease	O
offering	O
the	O
DishPlayer	O
7100/7200	O
to	O
its	O
subscribers	O
and	O
,	O
instead	O
,	O
produce	O
their	O
own	O
in-house	O
DVR	O
;	O
and	O
DirecTV	O
would	O
eventually	O
drop	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
UltimateTV	O
and	O
keep	O
DirecTiVo	B-Device
as	O
its	O
only	O
DVR	O
offering	O
for	O
quite	O
some	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
distributors	O
 '	O
competing	O
DVR	O
sets	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
include	O
Comcast	O
and	O
Verizon	B-Application
,	O
although	O
both	O
distribute	O
third-party	O
hardware	O
from	O
manufacturers	O
such	O
as	O
Motorola	O
and	O
the	O
former	O
Scientific	O
Atlanta	O
unit	O
of	O
Cisco	O
Systems	O
with	O
this	O
functionality	O
built-in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Verizon	B-Application
uses	O
boxes	O
fitted	O
for	O
FiOS	B-Protocol
,	O
allowing	O
high-speed	O
Internet	O
access	O
and	O
other	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
TiVo	B-Application
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
FiOS	B-Protocol
TV	O
service	O
because	O
when	O
the	O
TV	O
programming	O
arrives	O
at	O
the	O
home	O
via	O
FiOS	B-Protocol
Fiber	O
to	O
the	O
Home	O
network	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
converted	O
to	O
CableLabs	O
specification	O
QAM	O
channels	O
exactly	O
as	O
those	O
used	O
by	O
cable	O
TV	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AT&T	O
is	O
an	O
IPTV	O
service	O
that	O
is	O
incompatible	O
with	O
the	O
TiVo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
having	O
gained	O
234,000	O
subscribers	O
in	O
the	O
last	O
quarter	O
of	O
2011	O
,	O
as	O
of	O
January	O
2012	O
TiVo	B-Application
had	O
only	O
(	O
approximately	O
)	O
2.3	O
million	O
subscribers	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
TiVo	B-Application
reported	O
6.8	O
million	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
collects	O
detailed	O
usage	O
data	O
from	O
units	O
via	O
broadband	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
units	O
are	O
downloading	O
schedule	O
data	O
,	O
they	O
transmit	O
household	O
viewing	O
habits	O
to	O
TiVo	B-Application
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
users	O
were	O
surprised	O
when	O
TiVo	B-Application
released	O
data	O
on	O
how	O
many	O
users	O
rewatched	O
the	O
exposure	O
of	O
Janet	O
Jackson	O
's	O
breast	O
during	O
the	O
2004	O
Super	O
Bowl	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
records	O
usage	O
data	O
for	O
their	O
own	O
research	O
and	O
they	O
also	O
sell	O
it	O
to	O
other	O
corporations	O
such	O
as	O
advertisers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nielsen	O
and	O
TiVo	B-Application
have	O
also	O
previously	O
collaborated	O
to	O
track	O
viewing	O
habits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
has	O
three	O
levels	O
of	O
data	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
request	O
that	O
TiVo	B-Application
block	O
the	O
collection	O
of	O
anonymous	O
viewing	O
information	O
and	O
diagnostic	O
information	O
from	O
their	O
TiVo	B-Device
DVR	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
TiVo	B-Application
holds	O
several	O
patents	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
asserted	O
against	O
cable	O
TV	O
operators	O
and	O
competing	O
DVR	O
box	O
makers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2005	O
,	O
a	O
TiVo	B-Application
software	O
upgrade	O
added	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
broadcasters	O
to	O
"	O
flag	O
"	O
programs	O
to	O
be	O
deleted	O
after	O
a	O
certain	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
later	O
was	O
enabled	O
on	O
pay-per-view	O
and	O
video-on-demand	B-Application
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
early	O
2005	O
,	O
TiVo	B-Application
began	O
test	O
marketing	O
"	O
pop-up	O
"	O
advertisements	O
to	O
select	O
subscribers	O
,	O
to	O
explore	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
source	O
of	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
was	O
that	O
as	O
users	O
fast-forward	O
through	O
certain	O
commercials	O
of	O
TiVo	B-Application
advertisers	O
,	O
they	O
would	O
also	O
see	O
a	O
static	O
image	O
ad	O
more	O
suitable	O
and	O
effective	O
than	O
the	O
broken	O
video	B-Application
stream	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
TiVo	B-Application
made	O
changes	O
to	O
its	O
pop-up	O
ad	O
system	O
to	O
show	O
pop-up	O
ads	O
only	O
if	O
the	O
user	O
fast-forwards	O
through	O
a	O
commercial	O
that	O
has	O
a	O
corresponding	O
pop-up	O
ad	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
some	O
TiVo	B-Device
DVRs	I-Device
began	O
running	O
"	O
pre-roll	O
advertisements.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
TiVo	B-Device
DVRs	I-Device
using	O
Experience	O
4	O
software	O
(	O
Romio	O
,	O
Bolt	O
,	O
Edge	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
have	O
this	O
forced	O
advertising	O
,	O
earlier	O
TiVo	B-Application
software	O
does	O
not	O
deploy	O
pre-roll	O
ads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Free	I-Operating_System
Software	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
decided	O
to	O
combat	O
TiVo	B-Application
's	O
technical	O
system	O
of	O
blocking	O
users	O
from	O
running	O
modified	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
kernel	B-Operating_System
of	O
the	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
of	O
TiVo-branded	O
hardware	O
,	O
the	O
Linux	B-Operating_System
kernel	I-Operating_System
,	O
is	O
distributed	O
under	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
GNU	O
GPLv2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
license	O
provision	O
was	O
acknowledged	O
by	O
TiVo	B-Application
in	O
its	O
April	O
2007	O
SEC	O
filing	O
:	O
"	O
we	O
may	O
be	O
unable	O
to	O
incorporate	O
future	O
enhancements	O
to	O
the	O
GNU/Linux	B-Application
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
into	O
our	O
software	O
,	O
which	O
could	O
adversely	O
affect	O
our	O
business	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
the	O
Federal	O
Communications	O
Commission	O
(	O
FCC	O
)	O
changed	O
its	O
rules	O
so	O
that	O
cable	O
television	O
providers	O
no	O
longer	O
must	O
support	O
CableCard	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Providers	O
may	O
choose	O
to	O
keep	O
supporting	O
CableCard	B-Application
,	O
but	O
TiVo	B-Application
owners	O
have	O
no	O
assurance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cable	O
television	O
provider	O
may	O
discontinue	O
CableCard	B-Application
support	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
