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

By: WizReport » TiVo Lays Off Some Staff

WizReport » TiVo Lays Off Some Staff — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:42:38 +0000

[...] lost subscribers as cable and satellite companies offer a cheaper DVR alternative. According to TV by the Numbers, the total TiVo subscriber count fell to 3.623 million, roughly the same number it had back in July [...]

By: TiVo Lays Off Some Staff « NewTeeVee

TiVo Lays Off Some Staff « NewTeeVee — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:34:10 +0000

By: Convergence Marches On: Netflix To Stream On Tivo « WiredPen

Convergence Marches On: Netflix To Stream On Tivo « WiredPen — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:15:33 +0000

[...] to TiVo By The Numbers, the service has had a net loss in customers each quarter since February 2007 (based on SEC [...]

By: October Surprise: TiVo to Stream Netflix « NewTeeVee

October Surprise: TiVo to Stream Netflix « NewTeeVee — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:00:19 +0000

[...] way around. TiVo has been hemorrhaging subscribers over the past year and a half. According to TVbytheNumbers.com, the DVR maker had 3.6 million subscribers in July of 2008, the same level they had in July, [...]

By: New TiVo HD XL: Big Drive, Big Price | Business

New TiVo HD XL: Big Drive, Big Price | Business — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:22:21 +0000

[...] TiVo today announced the availability of its HD XL DVR as the company targets high-end users and people who watch a lot of television. The TiVo HD XL sports a 1 terabyte hard drive capable of recording 150 hours of HD TV and comes with a hefty price tag to match — 9.99. While it’s got impressive specs, this top-shelf play probably won’t bring a full turnabout for TiVo, which is still losing subscribers. [...]

By: Muddybulldog

Muddybulldog — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:47:09 +0000

While Tivo has a superior product compared to CC DVRs price is the downfall of Tivo. Once upon a time a Tivo S1 was $200 with a $5.95/mo subscription fee. Six years later you’re looking at double that on both the up front cost AND the subscription fees. When the cable company will supply you with a DVR for roughly the same monthly price (sometimes more, sometimes less) as a Tivo there’s little chance to get new customers in the door to see the superior product because of the up front cost.

By: New TiVo HD XL: Big Drive, Big Price « NewTeeVee

New TiVo HD XL: Big Drive, Big Price « NewTeeVee — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 04:01:59 +0000

[...] New TiVo HD XL: Big Drive, Big Price TiVo today announced the availability of its HD XL DVR as the company targets high-end users and people who watch a lot of television. The TiVo HD XL sports a 1 terabyte hard drive capable of recording 150 hours of HD TV and comes with a hefty price tag to match — $599.99. While it’s got impressive specs, this top-shelf play probably won’t bring a full turnabout for TiVo, which is still losing subscribers. [...]

By: kayarn

kayarn — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:59:01 +0000

so it’s safe to assume that cable companies have stolen away all of tivos customers? because like 20% of the country have dvr now.

By: Robert Seidman

Robert Seidman — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:35:10 +0000

biggest subscriber losses in a quarter EVER. P.S the purple still totally works for me