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YouTube Service Arrives on TiVo Series 3 and HD DVRs
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Shane McGlaun / DailyTech
July 17, 2008
‘TiVo says suits pending against YouTube won’t affect partnership.’ -
Ask most internet users where they go for videos online and they will probably tell you YouTube. YouTube is by far the largest video site on the internet with about 68 million unique visitors per month and streaming videos to the tune of 3.8 billion per month.
The runner up to YouTube is Fox Interactive Media with 18 million unique users streaming 328 million videos per month. YouTube is so popular that it has spawned a host of camcorders specifically tailored to the service and you can find YouTube videos accessible from places other than the computer including the iPhone and Apple TV.
In March of 2008, DailyTech reported that TiVo and YouTube announced that they intended to form a partnership that would allow users of TiVo Series 3 or TiVo HD DVRs to watch YouTube videos directly on their TV from the TiVo device. Starting today TiVo users with internet-connected Series 3 or HD DVRs can now access YouTube via TiVo DVRs.
TiVo currently has 3.8 million subscribers according to the Washington Post, but only about a fifth of those subscribers have TiVo DVRs capable of using the YouTube service.
YouTube is not the first internet content partner for TiVo. According to the Washington Post, TiVo’s most popular internet content partner to date has been Amazon with its Unbox video rental service. YouTube should quickly surpass Unbox as the most popular Internet destination from TiVo.
Viacom and others recently filed suit against Google, owner of YouTube, over parts of TV shows being posted on YouTube without permission. TiVo says that it is merely a window to YouTube and will not be affected by the suit against YouTube.
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