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TiVo Now Available In Canada

by Darren

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For those of you in Canada who have been dying to get TiVo but haven’t been able to: good news. The revolutionary television service is now available.

TiVo Inc. (Nasdaq: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video
recorders (DVRs), announced today that TiVo DVRs will be available in retail stores in Canada in time for the holidays. Canadian customers can now enjoy the Emmy(R) award-winning TiVo user interface and exclusive service features such as SeasonPass(TM) recordings, WishList(R) searches, Online Scheduling, TiVoToGo(TM) transfers, Multi-Room viewing, and TrickPlay functionality, which enables users to pause, rewind, instant replay and slow-motion live TV. The TiVo Series2(TM) DT DVR, optimized for cable households, holds up to 80 hours of standard-definition content and allows consumers to record two shows at once.

“We’ve received overwhelming demand from Canadian consumers who want access to TiVo’s innovative products and services and we are extremely excited to be able to deliver our highly-successful TiVo Series2 Dual Tuner DVR to this key strategic marketplace — just in time for the holidays,” said Joshua Danovitz, Vice President and GM of International at TiVo. “TiVo’s move into Canada represents a natural, important progression for our business as we continue to make sustained progress across international
markets.”

Availability is December 2007 from major retailers.

For more information: TiVo Canada

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