TiVO Inc. has signed an agreement with Brightcove, an Internet TV provider, to enable broadband video to TiVo subscriber set top boxes. The service will be available with no additional charges and may carry advertising within the content. The companies have not disclosed the deal value.
"TiVo has revolutionised television viewing and Brightcove is bringing about major changes in consumer viewing of broadband-delivered video," said Tom Rogers, President and CEO of TiVo. "Through this new partnership the process of delivering Internet based video to TiVo users will be significantly facilitated."
Under terms of the agreement, Brightcove and TiVo will phase in a number of content partners and new downloading capabilities for a number of possible content partners of TiVo's going forward. The partnership will provide a method for almost any publisher of broadband video using Brightcove's Internet TV services to distribute content to TiVo subscribers.
Broadband video content from Brightcove will be made available to any TiVo "Series2" DVR connected to the Internet.
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