DVR maker TiVo is preparing to split its company into two businesses: one, focused on its products like its Bolt family of DVRs, and the other on its licensing and intellectual property businesses. The move will help to address some of the complexities with those businesses, TiVo Interim CEO Raghu Rau, explained, which may make […]
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TiVo’s 4-tuner $250 BOLT OTA set-top box goes after cord cutters
TiVo today is introducing a new set-top box, the TiVo BOLT OTA, which will join its existing lineup of TiVo BOLT-branded devices, including the voice-controlled BOLT VOX DVRs, launched last year. This new device, as its name suggests, is designed for cord cutters who use a digital antenna to watch live TV over-the-air. It will replace […]
View More TiVo’s 4-tuner $250 BOLT OTA set-top box goes after cord cuttersTiVo adds Alexa voice control to its DVRs
TiVo’s DVRs are getting Alexa support. The company is announcing its lineup of DVRs, including Series 4 (Premiere), 5 (Roamio), and 6 (Bolt) boxes like TiVo BOLT VOX introduced last fall, will be gaining support for Amazon’s virtual assistant, Alexa. The assistant will be able to do things like change the channel, skip commercials, jump back […]
View More TiVo adds Alexa voice control to its DVRsAlexa gets a DVR recording skill
Slowly but surely, Alexa’s becoming a more competent catchall video assistant. Back in January, Amazon launched its Video Skill API designed to offer more control over apps from cable and satellite companies. An update this week brings the ever-important ability to use the smart assistant to start recoding. The skill joins a number of functions […]
View More Alexa gets a DVR recording skillTiVo will let you skip the football and watch just the Super Bowl commercials
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America is breaking out the nachos and beer for the Sunday’s big game. This one’s especially riling up the sports world, with Eagles fans rooting against what might be the Patriots’ third win in the past five years. Even Fiona the Hippo weighed in with her prediction.
But if you’re like me, you’re only there for the commercials and the snacks.
There’s good news for fake fans like us. TiVo has the perfect solution for people who just want to watch Cardi B replace Amazon’s Alexa — it released a feature called GameSkip, which is a reversed version of its popular SkipMode. Instead of allowing TiVo users to speed through commercials, it lets them skip through the game and straight to PSAs from brewing companies that raise awareness for clean drinking water. Read more…
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View More TiVo will let you skip the football and watch just the Super Bowl commercialsTiVo will let users auto-skip the football to watch just the Super Bowl commercials
Super Bowl Sunday. The day we switch from being annoyed by commercials to being annoyed by all the stuff between the commercials. Football? Bah! We’re here for talking babies and beer frogs. Looking to tap into this, TiVo is flipping its tagging system upside down for a feature they’re calling “GameSkip.” Read More
TiVo debuts its ‘Next-Gen’ platform for pay TV providers looking to fight cord cutting
TiVo today introduced a new “Next-Gen Platform,” as it’s being called, that will allow pay TV operators to better keep up with the changes in how consumers prefer to watch television today. The platform lets operators offer modern-day features to their customers – like personalization, recommendations, voice control, and more to their managed set-top boxes. It also… Read More