Cebridge Selects TiVo as Digital Video Recording Provider

Cebridge Selects TiVo as Digital Video Recording Provider

Leading Cable Operator to Distribute and Market TiVo Across its Service Areas

ST. LOUIS, and ALVISO, Calif., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cebridge Connections, a provider of basic and digital cable television, and high-speed Internet services, and TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO), the creator of and a leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVR), today announced an agreement that will offer up to 300,000 cable customers across the country an opportunity to receive TiVo(R) service.

Starting in late September, Cebridge plans to independently market the TiVo service, award-winning functionality, and brand to its customers. Responding to strong customer demand for the highest quality in DVR services, Cebridge will provide its customers with new, stand-alone, 80-hour TiVo Series2 DVRs, complete with access to WishList(R) searches and Season PassTM recordings. With the stand-alone TiVo Series2 DVRs, Cebridge has chosen the most rapid means to deploy TiVo service to its subscribers.

"This partnership will enhance the service we already deliver and provide our customers with the most sought after DVR available in the market today," said Patty McCaskill, Senior Vice President, Programming and Marketing, Cebridge Connections. "TiVo and its award-wining user interface will help us to differentiate ourselves from the competition, and meet our customer's demands for advanced products and services."

"TiVo is excited about the opportunity to partner with Cebridge and other independent cable operators across the country," said Brodie Keast, executive vice president and general manager of TiVo's consumer division. "Working with multiple system operators of all sizes allows us the opportunity to expand our distribution into new markets, accelerate growth of our subscriber base and increase brand awareness. Supporting Cebridge, we will work to ensure that their subscribers receive the best home entertainment experience."

About Cebridge Connections

Cebridge Connections provides basic and digital cable television, and high-speed Internet services. The company has hundreds of thousands of business and residential customers that live and work in primarily suburban, small-town, and rural communities across more than twenty states. Cebridge is committed to bringing these customers the highest level of service.

About TiVo Inc.

Founded in 1997, TiVo, a pioneer in home entertainment, created a brand new category of products with the development of the first digital video recorder (DVR). Today, the company continues to revolutionize the way consumers watch and access home entertainment by making TiVo the focal point of the digital living room, a center for sharing and experiencing television, music, photos and other content. TiVo connects consumers to the digital entertainment they want, where and when they want it. The company is based in Alviso, Calif.

NOTE: TiVo, the TiVo Logo, and WishList are registered trademarks of TiVo Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. Season Pass and Series2 is a trademark of TiVo Inc. All rights reserved.

This release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to, among other things, TiVo's business, services, business development, strategy, subscriptions, and future earnings and financial results. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as, "believe," "expect," "may," "will," "intend," "estimate," "continue," or similar expressions or the negative of those terms or expressions. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in or indicated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially include delays in development, competitive service offerings and lack of market acceptance, as well as the other potential factors described under "Factors That May Affect Future Operating Results" in the Company's public reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004, and the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended April 30, 2004 and July 31, 2004. The Company cautions you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect an analysis only and speak only as of the date hereof. TiVo disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

Source: TiVo Inc.

CONTACT: Pete Abel of Cebridge Connections, +1-314-315-9346, or
pete.abel@cequel3.com; or Jeffrey Weir of Sloane & Company, +1-212-446-1878,
or jweir@sloanepr.com, for TiVo Inc.

Web site: http://www.tivo.com/

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