TiVo Coming to Blackberries

RIM & TiVo Partner to ProvideCo-CEO of Research In Motion. "As the BlackBerry
TiVo Mobile Entertainment Services on BlackBerrysmartphone continues its evolution as a modern
SmartphonesTiVo Inc. , the creator of and a leader inlifestyle device, the importance of home entertainment
television services for digital video recorders (DVRs),integration will continue to grow and TiVo will be the
and Research In Motion (RIM)key in providing consumers with greater flexibility in
(NASDAQ:RIMM)(TSX:RIM), a global leader in wirelessaccessing television content."
innovation, today announced a partnership to bring"TiVo continues to transform and revolutionize the
customized TiVo services to the BlackBerry®way people control and watch television and
wireless platform.broadband video," said Tom Rogers, CEO and
The new relationship brings TiVo and RIM together toPresident of TiVo Inc. "RIM and TiVo share a
develop a variety of mobile entertainment servicescommitment to great user experiences, which cause
that marry RIM's leading BlackBerry® smartphonesour productsto become seamlessly integrated into the
with the content delivered to consumers through theconsumer's lifestyle. We also share a vision for the
Emmy-winning TiVo® service. Initially, BlackBerryfuture of mobile entertainment services and we look
smartphone users will gain the convenience of beingforward to a variety of future innovations as
able to discover what shows are on and schedulea resultof this relationship."
television recordings while away from the living roomThe first software application from RIM and TiVo is
and on the go. Future collaboration between theexpected to be available later this year.which means
companies will focus on softwareapplications thatstreaming video straigh off the TiVo to a BlackBerry's
further simplify mobile access to video content.ever-expanding screen, if we had to guess.
"TiVo subscribers will soon be able to wirelesslyEverything's pretty preliminary at the moment, the two
control their TiVo DVRs using a BlackBerryare just announcing the partnership, and say to expect
smartphone - anytime, anywhere - and that is athe first software from the duo later this year.
powerful example of how ourTiVo and RIM are getting all friendly on us, teaming up
respective technologies can complement each otherto build software for the BlackBerry that could strike
to serve our mutual customers," said Jim Balsillie,fear in the hearts of Slingbox and Orb.