Netflix, TiVo team up after 4-year courtship

October 30, 2008 By MICHAEL LIEDTKE , AP Technology Writer Netflix, TiVo team up after 4-year courtship (AP)

This July 21, 2006 file photo shows an exterior view of Netflix headquarters is shown in Los Gatos, Calif. Home entertainment trendsetters Netflix Inc. and TiVo Inc. are finally joining forces to deliver more movies and old TV episodes to their mutual subscribers, consummating a relationship that was supposed to come together four years ago. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

(AP) -- Home entertainment trendsetters Netflix Inc. and TiVo Inc. are finally joining forces to deliver more movies and old TV episodes to their mutual subscribers, consummating a relationship that was supposed to come together four years ago.

Content from The Associated Press expires 15 days after original publication date. For more information about The Associated Press, please visit www.ap.org .

Similar stories from PHYSorg:

Blockbuster to sell, rent movies through TiVo

Mar 25, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Off to see 'The Wizard' for free at Netflix Oct. 3

Sep 08, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Wii becomes third console to stream Netflix

Jan 13, 2010 | 4 / 5 (1) | 1

Netflix to delay delivery of Warner's latest DVDs

Jan 06, 2010 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

Roku teams with Amazon to stream videos

Mar 04, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Rate this story - 5 /5 (1 vote)

rank
1
2
3
4
5

view popular

Other News

A general view of the arrival area of the Whistler Creek Alpine Skiing venue

Google Maps climbs to Olympic peaks

Technology / Internet

2 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

Google sent snowmobiles rigged with cameras into Canadian mountains so folks snug and warm at home will get views of slopes at the Winter Olympic Games kicking off on Friday.

The power of 'random': 'Seemingly loopy' technique could dramatically improve communications networks

Technology / Computer Sciences

12 hours ago | 4.9 / 5 (7) | 5 |

A radical new approach to the design of communications networks, called "network coding," promises to make Internet file sharing faster, streaming video more reliable, and cell-phone reception better -- among ...

'Revolutionary' water treatment units on their way to Afghanistan

Technology / Engineering

6 hours ago | 5 / 5 (4) | 1 |

The United States Army has taken delivery of the first two units of a "revolutionary" waste-water treatment system that will clean putrid water within 24 hours and leave no toxic by-products, according to scientists at Sam ...

Imec and Holst Centre achieve breakthrough in battery-less radios

Imec achieves breakthrough in battery-less radios

Technology / Semiconductors

7 hours ago | 4.8 / 5 (6) | 0 |

At today's International Solid State Circuit Conference, Imec and Holst Centre report a 2.4GHz/915MHz wake-up receiver which consumes only 51µW power. This record low power achievement opens the door to battery-less ...

Warner CEO sees e-book 'fracas' as helping music

Technology / Business

3 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- The head of Warner Music Group expressed hope on Tuesday that the recent "fracas" over the price of e-books would help give content creators such as his company more pricing power over device makers.