TiVo Signs on Music Choice to Deliver Broadband Video Content for TV

TiVo Signs on Music Choice to Deliver Broadband Video Content for TV

Expands TiVoCast Offerings to Include the Music Choice Network's Vast, Wide-Ranging Library of Music Videos and Original Programming

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO), the creator of and leader in television services for digital video recorders (DVRs), today announced that it has signed Music Choice, the country's leader in music-related content, to deliver its wide-ranging catalog of music videos and its original programming via broadband to the television through the TiVoCast service. The service will be available later this year to TiVo(R) subscribers with broadband connected TiVo Series2(TM) and Series3(TM) boxes.

"Now TiVo subscribers will be able to get the music videos they want on their TV, not just what a music video channel happens to program," said Tara Maitra, Vice President/GM of Content Services for TiVo Inc. "Music Choice has the best and widest catalog of music videos along with an extensive collection of original programming, and we expect this service to be extremely popular among the TiVo audience."

"We are very excited to make our content available to TiVo subscribers," said David Del Beccaro, President & CEO of Music Choice. "TiVoCast is a great way for us to extend the reach of our highly-popular music-related content to even more consumers."

Just as the TiVo service makes television content easy to find and navigate, the TiVoCast feature makes it easy to enjoy Web-based video content on the TV. TiVo subscribers can access TiVoCast content through the Find Programs screen on TiVo Central, the main menu of the TiVo service. All of the content on TiVoCast, including Music Choice, is offered at no additional charge as part of the existing TiVo service subscription fee. Music Choice on TiVoCast will be available starting later this year.

TiVo boxes are available at leading consumer electronic retailers including Best Buy, Circuit City and RadioShack. See www.tivo.com for details.

About TiVo Inc.

Founded in 1997, TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO) pioneered a brand new category of products with the development of the first commercially available digital video recorder (DVR). Sold through leading consumer electronic retailers, TiVo has developed a brand that resonates boldly with consumers as providing a superior television experience. Through agreements with leading satellite and cable providers, TiVo also integrates its full set of DVR service features into the set-top boxes of mass distributors. TiVo's DVR functionality and ease of use, with such features as Season Pass(TM) recordings and WishList(R) searches and TiVo KidZone has elevated its popularity among consumers and has created a whole new way for viewers to watch television. With a continued investment in its patented technologies, TiVo is revolutionizing the way consumers watch and access home entertainment. Rapidly becoming the focal point of the digital living room, TiVo's DVR is at the center of experiencing new forms of content on the TV, such as broadband delivered video, music and photos. With innovative features, such as TiVoToGo(TM) transfers and online scheduling, TiVo is expanding the notion of consumers experiencing "TiVo, TV your way.(R)" The TiVo(R) service is also at the forefront of providing innovative marketing solutions for the television industry, including a unique platform for advertisers and audience measurement research. The company is based in Alviso, Calif.

NOTE: TiVo, Season Pass, WishList, Series2, Series3, TiVoToGo, "TiVo, TV your way." And the TiVo Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of TiVo Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and other jurisdictions.

About Music Choice(R)

Music Choice is the premier multi-platform music network that reaches millions of consumers nationwide through their TVs, PCs and cell phones. Music Choice programs both video and audio music channels, produces exclusive music shows, films in-studio artist performances and interviews, and distributes daily entertainment news. With offices in New York City and Horsham, PA, Music Choice is a partnership among subsidiaries of Microsoft Corporation, Motorola, Inc., Sony Corporation of America, EMI Music and several leading U.S. cable providers: Comcast Cable Communications, Cox Communications, and Time Warner Cable. MUSIC CHOICE(R) is a registered trademark of Music Choice. Visit the Music Choice website at http://www.musicchoice.com/

FCMN Contact: kwierzbicki@tivo.com

Source: TiVo Inc.

CONTACT: Krista Wierzbicki of TiVo Inc., +1-408-519-9438, or
kwierzbicki@tivo.com; or Karen Doler of Music Choice, +1-215-784-5842, or
kdoler@musicchoice.com

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

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