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TiVo

The original DVR, retired

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Sep 6, 2016
TiVo is retiring its first DVR box, and with it, a piece of history.
TiVo's Series 1 DVR first launched in 1999.
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Rovi buys TiVo for $1.1 billion

by Adriene Hill
Apr 29, 2016
The DVR pioneer holds a trove of valuable patents.
An TiVo remote circa 2007.
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Final Note

Two small TV companies join forces

by Molly Wood
Mar 24, 2016
TiVo may sell itself to Rovi
An TiVo remote circa 2007.
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The key to TiVo's staying power

by Sally Herships
Sep 8, 2015
389. That number is one of the reasons TiVo is still around.
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Why advertisers care how long a show sits in your DVR

by Kate Davidson
May 7, 2014
They don’t pay for your eyeballs if you watch Scandal on Day Four.
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Final Note

Sony Betamax case paved the way for TiVo

by Kai Ryssdal
Jan 16, 2014
In 1984, the Supreme Court approved the home recording of TV shows.
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Doesn't matter who wins the World Series, networks and advertisers score

by Rachel Dornhelm
Oct 23, 2013
The World Series starts and big sporting events like this still bring what advertisers want -- live viewers.
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Codebreaker

AT&T pays TiVo 215 mill in patent settlement

by John Moe
Jan 4, 2012
Settlement accidentally deletes all my episodes of Golden Girls
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