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November 7, 2005
Yahoo! and TiVo Form Partnership
Today Yahoo! Inc. and TiVo Inc. announced that Yahoo! will provide streaming content and services on TiVo devices. Starting today (November 7), users of Yahoo's TV page will be able to remotely schedule recordings of a television program by clicking on a record-to-TiVo button. Future plans of the service include the ability to view other Yahoo content (traffic and weather reports), as well as personal photos and other user content, all on your television via an on-screen menu system (maybe we can browse the Internet on it!). However, Edward Lichty, TiVo's vice president of corporate strategy, feels differently. "It's not about having a Web browser on your TV and having a keyboard on your lap. It'll still be focused on the TV experience and navigating with the remote control," Lichty said. "And this builds on existing use patterns. It doesn't require people to relearn anything."And the great thing is I have a TiVo! Just for the note, this service requires the new version, TiVo Series 2.
Posted by AlexM at November 7, 2005 8:45 PM