WOW! Internet, a leading cable operator serving nearly 800,000 customers, is working on a joint initiative with TiVo, a leader in the advanced television entertainment market, for the deployment of TiVo's software solution across mobile, web and a new low-cost, Hybrid HD Set-Top Box (STB). The cable operator is also working with Evolution Digital for the low-cost STB platform.
The new STB uses HD uDTA security, eliminating the hardware-based CableCARD to allow lower price point options for operators, enabling operators to be aggressive in their roll out of 'hybrid' experiences -- mixing traditional video with broadband video. Together with TiVo's software, this STB can be deployed in multiple modes -- as a stand-alone HD-STB, a client to a TiVo DVR, or as a client to next generation cloud TV services such as IP linear and network DVR.
Thomas Elam, GM and Vice President of TiVo's North American Operator Business
This is a unique new offering from TiVo that provides a non-DVR box that can handle both traditional and broadband video without the expense of a CableCARD -- a great next generation solution for IP distribution. TiVo has grown from solely a DVR provider into a full service entertainment software company that includes nDVRs, traditional DVRs, HD-STBs, DTAs, Web, and Mobile.
Cash Hagen, Chief Technology Officer of WOW!
The new WOW! offering from TiVo will serve the next generation of millennial and skinny bundle subscribers seeking video solutions to complement our leading broadband offerings. This Evolution Digital STB, powered by TiVo, delivers a simpler way to experience WOW! video offerings and access to a world of live broadband content and a growing slate of OTT content offerings aggregated by TiVo such as Netflix, Vudu, YouTube, Pandora, and Spotify.
