Entertainment technologist TiVo has agreed a long-term renewal of its patent licence with Google. The renewal provides Google, who has been a licensee since 2012, with continued broad coverage under TiVo’s patent portfolios. “We are very pleased to conclude this agreement with Google, a world leader in OTT video with YouTube and Google TV, and […]
Entertainment technologist TiVo has signed a Master Services Agreement with US cable industry body the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC), which operates as a programming, broadband solutions and hardware purchasing organisation. This concerns the newly-acquired MobiTV assets with the NCTC and its member companies, giving NCTC members the opportunity to continue to receive the MobiTV […]
A Delaware bankruptcy judge signed off the purchase by TiVo Corp (and its owner Xperi) of MobiTV’s assets on May 21st. Judge Laurie Silverstein was told that there were no competing bids and that the process was now unopposed with all objections to the sale resolved. The bankruptcy court agreed the overall $18.5 million (€15.1m) […]
Xperi-owned TiVo has beaten off Roku and Amino in the bidding for the MobiTV assets winning with an $18.5 million (€15.3m) bid. TiVo ended the first stage of MobiTV’s bankruptcy auction on May 11th with a lead bid of $15.5 million, with the restart scheduled for later on May 12th. TiVo’s ‘overbid’ has usurped the combination […]
Xandr and TiVo have entered into an agreement to make TiVo’s ad-supported CTV inventory available to buyers in the Xandr Marketplace. The agreement includes TiVo’s pre-roll and in-stream content CTV advertising offerings. “By integrating with Xandr’s advanced technology platform, TiVo is furthering our commitment to providing advertising partners with the tools they need to effectively […]
TiVo has announced that Vodafone España has enabled TiVo’s Sponsored Discovery product across the Vodafone TV (VTV) platform in Spain, giving content owners a new way to promote content on the platform. Sponsored Discovery is TiVo’s targeted advertising solution that places content promotions into key recommendation carousels to help streamline viewing choices and direct more […]
TiVo has announced an extended multi-year agreement with Sharp to utilise TiVo’s G-Guide products, including G-Guide HTML, G-Guide xD and remote schedule recording service across compatible television and Ultra HD Blu-ray recorder products in the Japanese market, including the latest AQUOS 8K series televisions. This renewal with TiVo allows Sharp to continue delivering one of […]
TiVo has made a strategic partnership with authentication startup Pindrop. With Pindrop’s tech embeded into smart TVs, users could be authenticated based on their voice, as opposed to punching in usernames and passwords. Family members could also be differentiated by voice for the purpose of user profiles, and search and recommendation. “Contextual awareness is key […]
Samba TV, a global player in television data and omniscreen measurement, has partnered with TiVo as part of its continued investment in broadening reach and representation of its dataset. The integrated dataset can now precisely measure the impact of live and time shifting linear TV usage on reach, frequency, and ad effectiveness. Samba TV says […]
Sony has started a patent action against TiVo. Sony, as well as a couple of its subsidiary companies, have commenced an action against TiVo (and its related businesses Rovi Guides and TiVo Solutions) before a California federal judge, arguing that its PlayStation consoles and similar products do not infringe patents controlled by TiVo. In essence, […]