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TiVo OS entering US market with Sharp

TiVo, a wholly-owned subsidiary of entertainment technology company Xperi, has announced it will be entering the US television market with Sharp Home Electronics Company of America. Already available in Europe, TiVo OS has eight partners, such as Sharp Europe, to introduce its smart TVs Powered by TiVo with over 33 brands including Bush, Daewoo, Digihome, […]

January 7, 2025

Simulmedia hires Steuer as Chief Scientist

Simulmedia, a specialist in cross-channel TV and connected TV (CTV) advertising, has announced the hiring of Jonathan Steuer as Chief Scientist. Steuer brings decades of expertise as a scientist, inventor, and innovator to Simulmedia’s mission of transforming TV and CTV advertising with technology and analytics. Steuer will play a critical role as part of Simulmedia’s […]

January 2, 2025

TiVo OS Smart TV footprint nears 1m units

Xperi, the entertainment company and owner of TiVo, has announced third quarter 2024 financial results for the three-month period ended September 30th 2024. Revenue stood at $132.9 million (€123.5m), up from $130.4 million on the same period last year. The company ended Q3 with over 2.4 million IPTV subscriber households, continuing the trend of consecutive […]

November 7, 2024

TiVo: UK viewers ‘overwhelmed by choice’

TiVo has found that UK users are overwhelmed by the rising amount of video providers, adding to increased viewer irritation when deciding what to watch. According to the latest 2024 TiVo Video Trends Report: UK, only 16 per cent of viewers know what they want to watch when they start browsing, resulting in ‘habit browsing’ […]

November 6, 2024

MSCTV chooses Witbe’s virtual NOC

Witbe, a player in test automation and monitoring technology for video service providers, has announced that Mitchell Seaforth Cable TV (MSCTV), a Canadian provider of unique solutions to telecommunications companies, is using Witbe’s proactive monitoring technology as a virtual Network Operation Center (NOC) — accessible from anywhere in the world. With the monitoring data they […]

October 22, 2024

Report: US consumers support bundled services over SVoD

TiVo has published its Q2 2024 Video Trends Report which reveals that US consumers are pulling back on entertainment spending as the industry works to rebalance and bundle its current entertainment offerings. In 2020, entertainment consumption and spending surged as the pandemic limited consumer activities outside of the home. Now the pendulum is swinging back […]

October 2, 2024

TiVo announces Europe expansion

TiVo, a wholly-owned subsidiary of entertainment technology company Xperi, has expanded its footprint across Europe with its personalised content discovery platform for smart TV, operator and automotive solutions, now in 38 European markets and across 18 major brands. TiVo says the expanded footprint for content discovery services allows the company to aid its partners in addressing […]

September 10, 2024

TiVo expands availability of smart TV range

TiVo , a wholly-owned subsidiary of entertainment technology company Xperi., has announced its continued expansion of smart TVs Powered by TiVo across its OEM partners, spanning 17 brands including Bush, Daewoo, Digihome, Panasonic, Sharp, Telefunken and Vestel. Earlier this year, the TiVo team was in London to officially launch the availability of the first smart TVs Powered […]

September 4, 2024

TiVo Broadband adds more operators; expands TiVo+ channels

TiVo Platform Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of entertainment technology company Xperi, has announced that TiVo Broadband, a solution specifically tailored for operators’ broadband-only customers, has added five new operators to its portfolio, which now totals ten operators, in addition to expanding its channel lineup on TiVo+. TiVo Broadband is powered by the TiVo IPTV Platform and […]

August 19, 2024

Xperi improves profitability despite Q2 revenue dip

Xperi, the entertainment technology company and owner of TiVo, has announced its Q2 2024 results for the three-month period ended June 30th. The company reported improved profitability despite a slight revenue decline. Revenue stood at $119.6 million (€109.5m), down from $126.9 million in Q2 2023, whilst GAAP net loss was at $30.3 million versus $38.4 […]

August 6, 2024