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Tivo, Netflix Close to Internet Movie Deal - Report

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Online DVD renter Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq:NFLX - news) and television recorder maker TiVo (news - web sites) Inc. (Nasdaq:TIVO - news) are close to a deal to allow Netflix subscribers to download movies over the Internet to their TiVo devices, according to the latest issue of Newsweek magazine.

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040907/wr_nm/tech_netflix_tivo_dc_4

I wish Reply would do a deal like this. I love my ReplayTV units and subscribe to Netflix.

If it doesn't incur an additional fee or become an add-on service, I would try this.

Wouldn't a DVD-quality movie take up considerable harddisk space? Also, unless the movie was somehow sent compressed, that's a lot of data to download.

If it doesn't incur an additional fee or become an add-on service, I would try this.

Wouldn't a DVD-quality movie take up considerable harddisk space? Also, unless the movie was somehow sent compressed, that's a lot of data to download.

It would be the same amount of data as a regular saved movie, so instead of saving a movie off TV it just downloads it. IMHO the only problem is the slow interface on TiVo, it's just USB 1 so it'll take 2-4 hours for a full movie.

At least not anytime soon,

Was talking with a IB in Santa Clara today, who said this was so way overblown by both companies and the market and as well, Tivo and NFLX are nowhere near any link up or product offering.

At least not anytime soon,

Was talking with a IB in Santa Clara today, who said this was so way overblown by both companies and the market and as well, Tivo and NFLX are nowhere near any link up or product offering.

If this is IB as in investment banker then I'll take his remark with a grain of salt...

IB's are not usually in on stuff going on behind the scenes as important as this.

Distributing content like this has a massive impact on the future of both TiVo and Netflix. Tivo already has the technology ready to pull this off.

Sounds like a great idea and not technically too difficult. All the infrastructure is in place. I'm not sure the Tivo interface is the practical constraint. More likely broadband speed? Also query whether users would start running into trouble with their ISPs if they start downloading 10-20 gigs every month.

If this is IB as in investment banker then I'll take his remark with a grain of salt...

I have a source inside TiVo and can say that the remark should be take with a small boulder of salt.

Certainly the technology is not a constraint as data distribution (we aren't talking about streaming here) over fat and thin pipes is possible now. Do you want to wait a couple hours to download a movie to your TiVo or wait 3 days to get the DVD in the mail??

I'd think there is going to be a fight with Hollywood over allowing this to happen without some IMHO onerous form of copy/copyright protection.

Given my experience in the Valley, I'd say any IB who says the announcement is fluff is probably saying so because they don't have a piece of the action.

IB's are not usually in on stuff going on behind the scenes as important as this.



I guess that can be true, unless maybe they are currently working on deals,

time will tell,
wager?
timeline?

Certainly the technology is not a constraint as data distribution (we aren't talking about streaming here) over fat and thin pipes is possible now. Do you want to wait a couple hours to download a movie to your TiVo or wait 3 days to get the DVD in the mail??

I'd think there is going to be a fight with Hollywood over allowing this to happen without some IMHO onerous form of copy/copyright protection.

Given my experience in the Valley, I'd say any IB who says the announcement is fluff is probably saying so because they don't have a piece of the action.

I can say for a fact that tivo currently has this technology
Oh how I wish I could say how I know.

It would be the same amount of data as a regular saved movie, so instead of saving a movie off TV it just downloads it. IMHO the only problem is the slow interface on TiVo, it's just USB 1 so it'll take 2-4 hours for a full movie.


Actually, currently, the OD movies are not using as much space.
tech is allowing PWR, play while record.
new OS soon will allow faster "interface" issues if that is what you meant.

I can say for a fact that tivo currently has this technology
Oh how I wish I could say how I know.
Which technology; data distribution or copy/copyright protection?

Which technology; data distribution or copy/copyright protection?

download on demand

copyright is someone elses headache

The WSJ is reporting that Netflix and TiVo have officially announced the deal. WSJ - subscription required (http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB109658133585632986,00.html?mod=todays_us_mark etplace)

Maybe I will have to buy a TiVo now and retire my ReplayTV's. :(

The WSJ is reporting that Netflix and TiVo have officially announced the deal. WSJ - subscription required (http://online.wsj.com/article/0,,SB109658133585632986,00.html?mod=todays_us_mark etplace)

Maybe I will have to buy a TiVo now and retire my ReplayTV's. :(

Press release in the open:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=77&e=1&u=/mc/20041001/tc_mc/netflixtivoteamuponbroadbandmoviestothehome