TiVo's Network Showcases And Ipreview Service To Provide HBO Subscribers Customized Access To HBO Programs

12-Dec-00

TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), the creator of and leader in personal television, and Home Box Office (HBO), the premium television network, announced an extension of their agreement with the addition of TiVo's Ipreview service to the current Network Showcases offering for HBO subscribers. Together, TiVo's Ipreview and Network Showcases will give HBO subscribers with TiVo service customized access to select programs from among HBO's original movies, series, documentaries, comedy and music specials, and sports and family shows.TiVo's Network Showcases, a collection of themed programming areas, offers information on HBO's upcoming, seasonal programs and allows HBO subscribers to easily record their favorite HBO shows. The addition of TiVo's Ipreview service will allow HBO subscribers to record a variety of scheduled programs directly from promotional previews on the network.""With Ipreview, it will be even easier for TiVo and HBO subscribers to record the HBO programs they love without the hassle of figuring out when a show will air or walking through a lengthy recording process,"" said Stacy Jolna, TiVo's Chief Programming Officer and Vice President of Advertising and Media Partnerships.""With a simple click of the TiVo remote, Ipreview will ensure that our subscribers never miss the HBO programs that interest them the most,"" said Sarah Cotsen, Vice President, HBO Interactive Ventures. ""It also gives us a unique opportunity to use one of our best promotional materials - our on-air promos - as a convenient way for our viewers to select and record their favorite HBO shows.""Ipreview brings recording convenience to TiVo subscribers by enabling them to schedule programs to record directly from promotional previews. With the simple click of the TiVo remote, Ipreview is designed to ensure that viewers never miss the upcoming movies, sports events and television series that interest them most. Ipreview's interactivity enables viewers to get the most out of the vast amount of television programming available to them. NBC and Showtime Networks are among the first networks to deliver interactive programming to TiVo subscribers, with Showtime recently announcing that all of its on-air promotions would utilize Ipreview.For more information about TiVo, visit www.tivo.com.

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