Comcast+TiVo status?

Hi group,

I heard a couple years back now about TiVo and Comcast inking a deal that
would have TiVo doing the software for Comcast's DVR's. I found an old
article about this
(http://www.pvrblog.com/pvr/2005/03/c..._and_tiv.html), but I'm not able
to find any updated information. Does anyone know the status of this deal?

Thanks,

Ray at work

"Ray Costanzo" my first name at lane 34 dot commercial shaped the electrons to say:
I heard a couple years back now about TiVo and Comcast inking a deal that
would have TiVo doing the software for Comcast's DVR's. I found an old
article about this
(http://www.pvrblog.com/pvr/2005/03/c..._and_tiv.html), but I'm not able
to find any updated information. Does anyone know the status of this deal?

Yes, they've demo'd the software a few times, including at CES 2007.
Comcast has test deployments in the field today, and they say they'll
be doing their first public deployment 'this spring', but not which
area will be the first to get it.

-MZ
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"GolfGod" shaped the electrons to say:
Any idea where their test deployments are located?

I don't recall, but AFAIK they're closed tests right now. The first
deployments open to the public are supposed to be this spring.

-MZ
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"MegaZone" wrote in message
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"Ray Costanzo" my first name at lane 34 dot commercial shaped the
electrons to say:
I heard a couple years back now about TiVo and Comcast inking a deal that
would have TiVo doing the software for Comcast's DVR's. I found an old
article about this
(http://www.pvrblog.com/pvr/2005/03/c..._and_tiv.html), but I'm not
able
to find any updated information. Does anyone know the status of this
deal?

Yes, they've demo'd the software a few times, including at CES 2007.
Comcast has test deployments in the field today, and they say they'll
be doing their first public deployment 'this spring', but not which
area will be the first to get it.

-MZ
Any idea where their test deployments are located?

"MegaZone" wrote in message
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"GolfGod" shaped the electrons to say:
Any idea where their test deployments are located?

I don't recall, but AFAIK they're closed tests right now. The first
deployments open to the public are supposed to be this spring.

-MZ
--
URL:mailto:megazoneatmegazone.org Gweep, Discordian, Author, Engineer,
me.
"A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men"
508-852-2171
URL:http://www.megazone.org/ URL:http://www.eyrie-productions.com/
Eris

Last time I checked, it's Spring, baby. This is taking waaaaaay too long for
some reason. They first Press released this Comcast thing 2 years ago, but
for some reason don't want to actually roll it out. I get no information
from TiVo, Comcast, DDB, TC, or anywhere else. If this was important to
either of them, and I'm assuming it's important to at least one of them ,
why the vaporware? Is this the Netflix deal all over again?

"GolfGod" shaped the electrons to say:
from TiVo, Comcast, DDB, TC, or anywhere else. If this was important to
either of them, and I'm assuming it's important to at least one of them ,
why the vaporware? Is this the Netflix deal all over again?

I've played with the software myself, so it isn't all vapor. :-)

Comcast is in the drivers seat, they set the schedule completely.
Both TiVo and Comcast have talked about the software regularly on
their financial calls and in their SEC filings, etc.

-MZ
--
URL:mailto:megazoneatmegazone.org Gweep, Discordian, Author, Engineer, me.
"A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men" 508-852-2171
URL:http://www.megazone.org/ URL:http://www.eyrie-productions.com/ Eris

On 2007-05-08 23:44:40 -0700, (MegaZone) said:

"GolfGod" shaped the electrons to say:
from TiVo, Comcast, DDB, TC, or anywhere else. If this was important to
either of them, and I'm assuming it's important to at least one of them
, why the vaporware? Is this the Netflix deal all over again?

I've played with the software myself, so it isn't all vapor. :-)

Just because you've 'played' with the SW doesn't mean it's not
vaporware. When the customers get the SW, it will officially stop being
vaporware.

--

thepixelfreak

"GolfGod" shaped the electrons to say:
Certainly encouraging, but why is Comcast delaying the rollout?

LOTS of testing. Large MSOs, like Comcast, are a hodge-podge of
different back-end systems purchased over years, or decades, and lots
of smaller operators they've bought out over the years. It is a very,
very heterogeneous environment. So they have to test lots of
combinations of STB and back end servers, and make sure all the new
back end code that supports the TiVo platform works with the different
back end systems. Apparently, testing took longer than planned. The
TiVo rollout isn't the only thing they're doing, so schedules need to
be set as resources are available too, I'm sure that's a factor.

And large companies have their own pace.

-MZ
--
URL:mailto:megazoneatmegazone.org Gweep, Discordian, Author, Engineer, me.
"A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men" 508-852-2171
URL:http://www.megazone.org/ URL:http://www.eyrie-productions.com/ Eris

"MegaZone" wrote in message
...
"GolfGod" shaped the electrons to say:
from TiVo, Comcast, DDB, TC, or anywhere else. If this was important to
either of them, and I'm assuming it's important to at least one of them
,
why the vaporware? Is this the Netflix deal all over again?

I've played with the software myself, so it isn't all vapor. :-)

Comcast is in the drivers seat, they set the schedule completely.
Both TiVo and Comcast have talked about the software regularly on
their financial calls and in their SEC filings, etc.

-MZ

Certainly encouraging, but why is Comcast delaying the rollout?

I love my DirecTV, but I love my TiVo more.

I will jump to Comcast if this comes about.

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Steven

http://www.glimasoutheast.org



"Ray Costanzo" my first name at lane 34 dot commercial wrote in message ...
Hi group,

I heard a couple years back now about TiVo and Comcast inking a deal that would have TiVo doing the software for Comcast's DVR's.
I found an old article about this (http://www.pvrblog.com/pvr/2005/03/c..._and_tiv.html), but I'm not able to find any updated
information. Does anyone know the status of this deal?

Thanks,

Ray at work