In the past one of the differences between TiVo units in the US and the TGC (TiVo Greater China) units sold in Taiwan is that the latter did not support HME (Home Media Engine). But this series of photos just uploaded to Flickr indicates HME support has been added. I don't know if this is brand new, or if it has been there for a while and this ( Read more... )

In a new SEC filing, TiVo revealed that they've changed their relationship with TiVo Greater China (TGC): On June 28, 2007, we exercised provisions in our license agreement with TGC, Inc. that ended TGC’s exclusive rights to use certain aspects of our technology and intellectual property in The People’s Republic of China (China), Singapore, Hong ( Read more... )

TiVo Greater China is the separate company founded to market TiVo products in Taiwan, China, and other countries in the region. TiVo is a significant minority share holder in TGC. TGC also works with TiVo on new hardware designs. They've been offering TiVo in Taiwan for a while, and the first venture in China started last fall in Shanghai ( Read more... )

Through Jan. 31, Comcast has footed $16.2 million in development costs on a version of TiVo’s digital-video-recorder software for its set-tops and systems, according to a TiVo regulatory filing.

The article is about TiVo's annual 10-K SEC filing, which they filed Monday. It has a few details on TiVo's progress with Comcast. The current plan is ( Read more... )

They do things a bit different in Taiwan, you probably won't see this kind of outfit at TiVo's CES booth.
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Eastern Multimedia (EMC), a leading MSO (multi-system operator of cable TV services) in Taiwan, and TGC, the Asia marketing agent for TiVo DVRs (digital video recorders), on November 30 announced an agreement to offer combined cable modem Internet-access and TV recording services in Taiwan.So, this sounds like a marketing bundle. You get a TGC ( Read more... )

I picked this up from pvrwire. It looks like a TiVo promo video from the TiVo launch in Taiwan.

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Now Chinese speakers have their own set of TiVo forums. Picked up from zatznotfunny

Picked up from zatznotfunny. I wish we had ads like this in the US. :-)

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TiVo will extend its marketing of DVRs (digital video recorders) from Taiwan, its first market in Asia, to China next month, according to TiVo's Taiwan and Asia sales agent TGC.Looks like they'll start off in Shanghai, where they've partnered with SiTV of Shanghai Media Group. The article also says that TGC will be adding network features, such as ( Read more... )