TiVo

1998

They began the first public trials of the TiVo device and service in late 1998 in the San Francisco Bay Area. After exhibiting at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 1999, Mike Ramsay announced to the company that the first version of the TiVo digital video recorder would ship "In Q1", (the last day of which is March 31) despite an estimated 4 to 5 months of work remaining to complete the device.

1999

TiVo ( ) is a digital video recorder (DVR) developed and marketed by Xperi (previously by TiVo Corporation and TiVo Inc.) and introduced in 1999.

They began the first public trials of the TiVo device and service in late 1998 in the San Francisco Bay Area. After exhibiting at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 1999, Mike Ramsay announced to the company that the first version of the TiVo digital video recorder would ship "In Q1", (the last day of which is March 31) despite an estimated 4 to 5 months of work remaining to complete the device.

Because March 31, 1999, was a blue moon, the engineering staff code-named this first version of the TiVo DVR "Blue Moon". The original TiVo DVR digitized and compressed analog video from any source (antenna, cable or direct broadcast satellite).

2000

In late 2000, Philips Electronics introduced the DSR6000, the first DirecTV receiver with an integrated TiVo DVR.

This new device, nicknamed the "DirecTiVo", stored digital signals sent from DirecTV directly onto a [disk]. In early 2000, TiVo partnered with electronics manufacturer Thomson Multimedia (now Technicolor SA) and broadcaster British Sky Broadcasting to deliver the TiVo service in the UK market.

This partnership resulted in the Thomson PVR10UK, a stand-alone receiver released in October 2000 that was based on the original reference design used in the United States by both Philips and Sony.

The electronic programming guide and TiVo recording features are no longer available, thus making all TiVo machines in Australia virtually useless. =====United Kingdom===== The TiVo service was launched in the United Kingdom in the autumn of 2000.

2002

Thomson, makers of the only UK TiVo box, abandoned it in early 2002 after BSkyB launched its Sky+ integrated "set-top" decoder and DVR, which dominated the market for DVRs in homes subscribing to BSkyB's paid-for satellite television service.

2003

TiVo ended UK unit sales in January 2003, though it continued to sell subscriptions and supply guide data to existing subscribed units until June 2011.

2004

TiVo also went on sale in New Zealand on 6 November 2009. Janet Jackson's Super Bowl halftime show incident on February 1, 2004, set a record for being the most watched, recorded and replayed moment in TiVo history.

Many users were surprised when TiVo released data on how many users rewatched the exposure of Janet Jackson's breast during the 2004 Super Bowl.

2005

In January 2005, TiVoToGo, a feature allowing transfer of recorded shows from TiVo boxes to PCs, was added.

In August 2005, TiVo rolled out "TiVo Desktop" allowing moving MPEG2 video files from PCs to TiVo for playback by DVR.

They have two virtual tuners (each consisting of a DirecTV tuner paired with an ATSC over-the-air tuner) and, like the original DirecTiVo, can record two programs at once; further, the program guide is integrated between over-the-air and DirecTV so that all programs can be recorded and viewed in the same manner. In 2005, DirecTV stopped marketing recorders powered by TiVo and focused on its own DVR line developed by its business units.

Users can request that TiVo block the collection of anonymous viewing information and diagnostic information from their TiVo DVR. ===Litigation=== TiVo holds several patents that have been asserted against cable TV operators and competing DVR box makers. ===Opposition by content providers=== ====Content flagging==== In September 2005, a TiVo software upgrade added the ability for broadcasters to "flag" programs to be deleted after a certain date.

It later was enabled on pay-per-view and video-on-demand content. ====Pop-up advertisements==== During early 2005, TiVo began test marketing "pop-up" advertisements to select subscribers, to explore it as an alternative source of revenue.

2006

In the summer of 2008 TiVo announced the availability of YouTube videos on TiVo. On 7 June 2006, TiVo began offering TiVoCast, a broadband download service that initially offered content from places such as Rocketboom or, The New York Times; now there are over 70 TivoCast channels available for TiVo subscribers. TiVo is expanding media convergence.

Audio is RCA stereo, and the DVD systems also have digital optical out. Until 2006, standalone TiVo systems could only record one channel at a time, though a dual-tuner Series2DT (S2DT) box was introduced in April 2006.

DirecTV continues to support the existing base of DirecTV recorders powered by TiVo. On 8 July 2006, DirecTV announced an upgrade to version 6.3 on all remaining HR10-250 DirecTiVo receivers, the first major upgrade since this unit was released.

This is down from a peak of 4.36 million in January 2006.

2007

In January, 2007, TiVoToGo was extended to the Macintosh with Toast Titanium 8, Roxio software for assembly and burning digital media on CD and DVD media.

This is due to an FCC mandate that all devices sold after March 2007 with an NTSC tuner must also contain an ATSC tuner.

2008

TiVo branded products returned to the UK during 2010 under an exclusive partnership with cable TV provider Virgin Media. TiVo was launched in Australia in July 2008 by Hybrid Television Services, a company owned by Australia's Seven Media Group and New Zealand's TVNZ.

In the summer of 2008 TiVo announced the availability of YouTube videos on TiVo. On 7 June 2006, TiVo began offering TiVoCast, a broadband download service that initially offered content from places such as Rocketboom or, The New York Times; now there are over 70 TivoCast channels available for TiVo subscribers. TiVo is expanding media convergence.

Many manufacturers, including Thomson have launched integrated decoder boxes/DVRs in the UK for other digital platforms, including free satellite, terrestrial, cable and IPTV. A technical issue caused TiVo Suggestions to stop recording for S1 UK TiVo customers in late September 2008, but this was fixed in late January 2009. Since December 2010, UK TiVo units that were not already on an active monthly subscription or lifetime subscription could no longer be re-activated.

Other TiVo models may be connected to a high definition television (HDTV), but are not capable of recording HDTV signals, although they may be connected to a cable HDTV set-top box and record the down-converted outputs. In 2008, some cable companies started to deploy switched digital video (SDV) technology, which initially was incompatible with the Series3 and TiVo HD units.

The first version of the eSATA drive shipped was a 500 GB drive that shipped in June 2008.

2009

TiVo also launched a special 2009 Christmas TiVo DVR that has a 320Gb hard Drive and comes with the HNP free.

TiVo also went on sale in New Zealand on 6 November 2009. Janet Jackson's Super Bowl halftime show incident on February 1, 2004, set a record for being the most watched, recorded and replayed moment in TiVo history.

Over the years since its initial release in the United States, TiVo Series1 and Series2 DVRs have also been modified by end users to work in Australia, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and South Africa. TiVo went on sale in New Zealand in the first week of November 2009. The TiVo Service came to an end in Australia on 31 October 2017.

Many manufacturers, including Thomson have launched integrated decoder boxes/DVRs in the UK for other digital platforms, including free satellite, terrestrial, cable and IPTV. A technical issue caused TiVo Suggestions to stop recording for S1 UK TiVo customers in late September 2008, but this was fixed in late January 2009. Since December 2010, UK TiVo units that were not already on an active monthly subscription or lifetime subscription could no longer be re-activated.

This project now provides programme guide data and software upgrades for S1 TiVos. On 24 November 2009, cable television provider Virgin Media entered into a strategic partnership with TiVo.

In June 2009 the 1 TB version of the drive began shipping.

2010

TiVo branded products returned to the UK during 2010 under an exclusive partnership with cable TV provider Virgin Media. TiVo was launched in Australia in July 2008 by Hybrid Television Services, a company owned by Australia's Seven Media Group and New Zealand's TVNZ.

Many manufacturers, including Thomson have launched integrated decoder boxes/DVRs in the UK for other digital platforms, including free satellite, terrestrial, cable and IPTV. A technical issue caused TiVo Suggestions to stop recording for S1 UK TiVo customers in late September 2008, but this was fixed in late January 2009. Since December 2010, UK TiVo units that were not already on an active monthly subscription or lifetime subscription could no longer be re-activated.

Virgin Media released its first TiVo co-branded product in December 2010.

2011

TiVo ended UK unit sales in January 2003, though it continued to sell subscriptions and supply guide data to existing subscribed units until June 2011.

BSkyB who were operating the support for TiVo no longer had full access to the TiVo systems to activate accounts. The TiVo S1 subscription service was maintained for both lifetime and monthly subscriptions until 1 June 2011.

A community project known as AltEPG was established in March 2011 with the aim of providing a replacement for the discontinued subscription service.

On 17 March 2011, Virgin Media enabled access to a third tuner. As of 12 February 2015, Virgin Media has 2 million TiVo customers, 50% of their TV customers. ===Hardware anatomy=== The TiVo DVR was designed by TiVo Inc., which currently provides the hardware design and Linux-based TiVo software, and operates a subscription service (without which most models of TiVo will not operate).

AT&T is an IPTV service that is incompatible with the TiVo. Despite having gained 234,000 subscribers in the last quarter of 2011, as of January 2012 TiVo had only (approximately) 2.3 million subscribers in the United States.

2012

AT&T is an IPTV service that is incompatible with the TiVo. Despite having gained 234,000 subscribers in the last quarter of 2011, as of January 2012 TiVo had only (approximately) 2.3 million subscribers in the United States.

2013

As of June 5, 2013, TiVo stopped distributing the free version of TiVo Desktop for PC in favor of selling TiVo Desktop Plus.

2015

On 17 March 2011, Virgin Media enabled access to a third tuner. As of 12 February 2015, Virgin Media has 2 million TiVo customers, 50% of their TV customers. ===Hardware anatomy=== The TiVo DVR was designed by TiVo Inc., which currently provides the hardware design and Linux-based TiVo software, and operates a subscription service (without which most models of TiVo will not operate).

2016

The audience reaction charts looked like an electrocardiogram." In April 2016, Rovi acquired TiVo for $1.1 billion. In December 2019, it was announced that TiVo would merge with Xperi Corporation.

Information is updated daily into its program guide from Rovi (Tribune Media Services was used prior to September 2016). Users can select individual programs to record or a "OnePass" (formerly "Season Pass") to record all episodes of a show.

As of January 31, 2016, TiVo reported 6.8 million subscribers. ==Issues== ===Privacy concerns=== TiVo collects detailed usage data from units via broadband Internet.

2017

Over the years since its initial release in the United States, TiVo Series1 and Series2 DVRs have also been modified by end users to work in Australia, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, the Netherlands, and South Africa. TiVo went on sale in New Zealand in the first week of November 2009. The TiVo Service came to an end in Australia on 31 October 2017.

2018

However, software developers have written programs such as tivodecode and tivodecode Manager to strip the MAK from the file, allowing the user to watch or send the recordings to friends. ==TiVo in the cloud== On January 4, 2018 TiVo announced its next-gen platform, a catch-all product for providers like cable companies.

2019

The audience reaction charts looked like an electrocardiogram." In April 2016, Rovi acquired TiVo for $1.1 billion. In December 2019, it was announced that TiVo would merge with Xperi Corporation.

2020

The merger completed in May 2020. ==TiVo digital video recorder== A TiVo DVR serves a function similar to that of a videocassette recorder (VCR), in that both allow a TV viewer to record programming for viewing at a later time, known as time shifting.




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