AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS--(Marketwired - Sep 13, 2014) - TiVo Inc. (
At the International Broadcasting Conference (IBC) 2014, ONO announced the company will integrate TiVo's service capabilities into its TV Everywhere mobile and web applications, including search and discovery capabilities and remote PVR recording management functionality. ONO is among the first of TiVo's cable operator partners to announce it will leverage TiVo's set of APIs available in the TiVo Service to create a consistent, TiVo-powered experience for customers who want to consume content on any device, anywhere. TiVo's APIs are available for partners to enable a range of client applications while delivering a consistent integrated search, browse and discovery capability across any screen.
David Sandford, TiVo's VP and General Manager, International, said, "Our work with ONO has already demonstrated how operators can effectively develop and customize a hybrid television platform that is quick to market, feature-rich and flexible. We're pleased that ONO plans to leverage the TiVo Service to power its TV Everywhere solution and provide their subscribers a consistent experiences across all screens."
ONO, the largest cable operator in Spain, now part of Vodafone Group, partnered with TiVo in 2011 to develop its next-generation television offering. The service has rapidly penetrated more than half of ONO's user base, reaching over 400,000 active users. ONO's TiVo solution provides the most advanced TV offering in Spain with the ability to watch and control all traditional television HD programs, on-demand and broadband-delivered content.
Nick Ontiveros, Director of Marketing, TV at ONO, said, "Our customers feedback on the TiVo solution has been resoundingly positive, TiVo has already provided a positive boost to our video offering and has consistently delivered high satisfaction. We are committed to extending a consistent TiVo experience on any device our subscribers would like to use to consume content. By leveraging the TiVo Service APIs, we'll be able to deliver the TiVo experience to more of the devices used by our subscribers."
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About ONO ONO is the leading broadband communication and entertainment provider in Spain. It offers integrated telephone, television and Internet services to its residential customers. In this segment, it has close to 5,3 million services contracted (RGUs) and over 7 million users. ONO also offers value-added telecommunications services to SMEs, large companies and institutions.
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to, among other things, TiVo's cloud services and related functionality and APIs to be power ONO's TV Everywhere services. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as, "may," "will," "would," "intend," "plan," 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 TiVo's 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 "Risk Factors" in TiVo's public reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including TiVo's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2014, TiVo's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the periods ended April 30, 2014 and July 31, 2014, and Current Reports on Form 8-K. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. TiVo disclaims any obligation to update its forward-looking statements contained in this release.
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