TiVo Calling—Vendor Firmly Establishes Itself with the Cable Crowd

Remember back when MSOs scoffed at the idea of partnering with TiVo? Things have certainly changed with deals being struck with many, most recently Cable One. Unlike Google, which is rumored to be selling the Motorola set-top biz because cable’s not interested in having it in the middle of its business, TiVo has found a way to make it work. Read on for comments from TiVo CEO Tom Rogers and JP Morgan sr analyst Paul Coster’s take on TiVo’s evolution.

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