If you've been putting off getting a TiVo, now might be the time. Looks like TiVo and Netflix are cozying up, in a really attractive way. Who needs a limited pay-per-view schedule when you can have the Netflix library at your fingertips?
TiVo and Netflix have an amazing offer. If you have an unlimited Netflix plan, (and they're offering a two-week trial period right now) you'll see an activation code that you can go online to activate. While online at Netflix, just pick and choose your movies.
Then, tune in on your TiVo. (Only good on TiVo HD, TiVo HD XL, and Series 3 DVRs. If you were debating between a TiVo and other DVR, the choice just became clearer.
Keep reading for the complete press release.
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! MOVIES AND TV EPISODES FROM NETFLIX DIRECTLY TO THE TV THROUGH TIVO DVRs AVAILABLE TODAY
Just in Time for the Holidays, Offering Brings Budget Conscious Entertainment to Consumers
ALVISO, Calif. - December 8, 2008
— After announcing a groundbreaking partnership in October with Netflix
Inc., TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), the creator of and a leader in
television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), today announced
that subscribers to both Netflix and TiVo® Series3, TiVo HD, or TiVo HD
XL can now access thousands of movies and TV episodes instantly
streamed from Netflix directly to their TVs.
The
service is being offered at no additional charge to customers who
subscribe to both services. This morning subscribers can browse
through an expanding library of more than 12,000 movies and TV episodes
at www.netflix.com, add them to
their Netflix instant Queue, and then watch them on TV with just a
click of the TiVo remote. The library includes titles from every genre,
with a modest selection of HD content available as well. Both standard
and HD titles are expected to grow in the weeks and months ahead.
“With
so much talk focusing on the economy these days, this partnership makes
more sense than ever because it brings people more movies at home,
offering substantially more entertainment options than cable or
satellite, said Tara Maitra, GM and Vice President of Content Services
at TiVo Inc. “TiVo offers consumers everything they need from just one
box. Not only great content from Netflix, but also movies from The
Walt Disney Studios and Amazon, music from Rhapsody, videos from
YouTube and even pictures from Picasa Web Albums and Photobucket. And
that’s all in addition to TiVo’s core functionality that made us a
favorite in the first place. It adds up to a one-of-a-kind value.”
“Netflix
offers an unbeatable combination of convenience, selection, and value,
which now extends to TiVo customers,” said Netflix Chief Marketing
Officer Leslie Kilgore. This partnership is a win-win-win for Netflix,
TiVo, and consumers alike.”
Movies are streamed from
Netflix through TiVo DVRs via wired or wireless broadband connection
and a Netflix Queue-based user interface. Members visit the Netflix
Web site to add movies and TV episodes to their individual instant
Queues. Those choices will automatically be displayed on subscribers’
TVs and are available to watch instantly through the TiVo service.
With the TiVo remote control users can browse their instant Queue, make
selections right on the TV screen, as well as read synopses and rate
movies. In addition, they have the option of pausing, fast-forwarding,
rewinding and re-starting whenever they wish.
For more information on how to have movies instantly streamed from Netflix via your TiVo DVR visit www.tivo.com/netflix.
—Leslie Shapiro
