TiVo Bulks Up Free Web Video Content

ALVISO: Hundreds of new free web videos will be available directly to TiVo Series3, TiVo HD and TiVo HD XL subscribers.

The podcast channels are being added to TiVo’s current roster of free web videos from outlets such as CBS, FOX and G4. TiVo users can watch video instantly or set up a season pass recording to have new videos downloaded automatically to their playlist as they are published. Users also have the ability to stream content not listed by TiVo by entering the URL for a video podcast in the VOD menu.

In addition to the new channels, any video podcast provider can publish content to TiVo DVRs using RSS and H.624 video.

"What makes this announcement unique is that everyone has the ability to publish their content to the TiVo DVR for users to watch on the best screen in the home, using open industry standards such as RSS and H.264 video," said Evan Young, the senior director of broadband services for TiVo. "With a robust library of web videos already available through the TiVo DVR, and the ability to enter the URL for other podcasts you want, this announcement puts the control in the hands of the user to search for and retrieve exactly what they want to watch and from the comfort of the couch."