Comments on: Quarterly Net New TiVo Subscribers 2001- April 2008

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Thu, 29 May 2008 03:00:50 +0000

To expand on Robert's point, net subscribers using TiVo hardware have been effectively flat for more than 2 years.

There were about as many TiVo DVR hardware using subscribers in Jan 2006 as there were in April 2008.

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:56:04 +0000

The cheaper cable services are making up most of the DVRs, but TiVo's net subscriber losses are almost completely due to ending its agreement with DirecTV.

By: kayarn

kayarn — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:49:38 +0000

so in the past year there are less tivo users? are these people presumingly switching to a more affordable dvr service, seeing as 1 in 4 household have some kind of recording device now?

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Thu, 29 May 2008 02:07:03 +0000

Purple rain, purple raaaaaiiiin.

By: TiVo Q1: Loses Subs, Touts Broadband « NewTeeVee

TiVo Q1: Loses Subs, Touts Broadband « NewTeeVee — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:46:57 +0000

[...] Our friends at TV by the Numbers have been keeping track with this handy chart: [...]

By: Bill Gorman

Bill Gorman — Wed, 28 May 2008 22:00:50 +0000

To expand on Robert's point, net subscribers using TiVo hardware have been effectively flat for more than 2 years.

There were about as many TiVo DVR hardware using subscribers in Jan 2006 as there were in April 2008.

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:56:04 +0000

The cheaper cable services are making up most of the DVRs, but TiVo's net subscriber losses are almost completely due to ending its agreement with DirecTV.

By: kayarn

kayarn — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:49:38 +0000

so in the past year there are less tivo users? are these people presumingly switching to a more affordable dvr service, seeing as 1 in 4 household have some kind of recording device now?

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Wed, 28 May 2008 21:07:03 +0000

Purple rain, purple raaaaaiiiin.