New HD DIRECTV DVR to Feature TiVo Service

EL SEGUNDO/ALVISO,
September 3: DIRECTV and TiVo have extended their current agreement, which
includes the development, marketing and distribution of a new HD DIRECTV DVR
featuring the TiVo service.

DIRECTV and TiVo will team
up to develop a version of the TiVo service for DIRECTV’s broadband-enabled HD
DVR platform that supports new features like TiVo’s Universal Swivel Search and
TiVo KidZone. TiVo will develop the new HD DVR to launch in the second half of
2009. The new box will be offered as an alternative choice to those DIRECTV
customers who would like to add TiVo to a full line of DIRECTV services.

"We have had a very
successful history with DIRECTV,” said Tom Rogers, TiVo's CEO and president.
“Together we brought the TiVo experience to millions of DIRECTV customers and
now we look forward to launching a next-generation product that uses TiVo's
latest features to truly showcase DIRECTV's broad selection of high-definition
programming—all stitched together with the elegance of TiVo's renowned
user experience. This agreement demonstrates our continued embrace of mass
distribution opportunities in cooperation with major multichannel operators who
recognize the value of giving their customers a choice of compelling user
experiences."

"As the industry's
content and technology leader, DIRECTV has a long-standing reputation for
developing innovative, advanced products and services, including our highly
successful series of DVRs and HD DVRs," added Chase Carey, the president
and CEO of DIRECTV. "We will continue to work with TiVo and make this new
product available to all new and existing DIRECTV customers who may want to add
TiVo on top of our industry leading experience."

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski