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"As to the DIRECTV box that we are developing, it’s something that we hope to be able to push out late this year," Rogers said.
He added: "We continually hear, as DIRECTV does, from current and former TiVo subscribers through DIRECTV that they want the new HD box. We believe the demand is strong particularly among existing and former TiVo subscribers. There are a good 1.5 million or so DIRECTV subscribers who are former TiVo subscribers just to give you some sense of the number of people that have been exposed to TiVo through DIRECTV in the past. So, we are believing it will be a strong offering, once we’re able to get it out."
Rogers again did not give a reason for the delay.
TiVo this year launched a new
TiVo Premiere box that incorporates a movie streaming service
and music with DVR functions. But with DIRECTV already offering
a Video on Demand service, it's unlikely that the DIRECTV/TiVo
box will be a Premiere unit.
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