ST. LOUIS, Dec. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Charter
Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: CHTR) - Kevin L. of Fort Worth, TX has been part of a Charter
Communications TiVo® Premiere trial for the last few months. How
was his experience? "Incredible," he said. "It's everything –TV,
Internet, Charter On Demand, iPhone®, iPad® and more – all rolled
into one awesome technology."
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Charter Communications and TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO) today
announced the launch of Charter's whole-home solution powered by
TiVo Premiere, now available to its customers in Texas. Charter will deploy TiVo Premiere
across its footprint in the first half of 2012. TiVo Premiere from
Charter seamlessly blends traditional television channels with
Internet-delivered video and interactive applications from Charter
On Demand as well as Pandora®, YouTube® and more, all packaged in
TiVo's easy-to-use, elegant user interface. In addition to the
robust entertainment library, customers can also take advantage of
a whole-home video solution allowing them to begin a recording in
one room, pause and pick it up from a TiVo Premiere device in
another room.
"The innovative technology that Charter enables has a profound
impact on the sharing of information and enjoyment of
entertainment," said Rich
DiGeronimo, Charter Senior Vice President, Product and
Strategy. "We're now providing customers more content options on
the device they choose. TiVo Premiere further enhances the
customer's overall experience by offering even more control, in
addition to seamless access to Charter's deep On Demand library,
within an elegant TiVo user interface."
"Charter sought to remain competitive in a rapidly changing
pay-TV market with an abundance of choices, and turned to TiVo
because of our superior user interface and reputation as the
leading provider of these offerings," said David Sandford, Vice President and General
Manager of TiVo's Service Provider Business. "With today's launch,
Charter's customers can now engage with traditional television,
broadband-delivered content and video on demand in a package unlike
anything they've had access to before, and view this through a
whole-home-capable solution, enabling a truly first-class
television viewing experience."
TiVo Premiere from Charter, an attractive, easy-to-navigate
experience, enables customers to automatically record favorite
shows each week with Season Pass® recordings. In addition,
WishList® searches will find and record programs based on
customer-specified interests.
Other Charter TiVo Premiere features include:
- Integrated search: Quickly scan across the TV lineup,
Charter On Demand and web content to find programs to watch,
regardless of where they originate.
- Remote scheduling: Search and schedule recordings from
the Web or from a mobile device.
- TiVoToGo™ transfers: Transfer some programs from the
TiVo Premiere to a laptop, media device, or smart phone for viewing
outside the home.
- Control live TV: Pause, rewind, slow-motion, and
instantly replay live TV.
- iPad and iPhone: Free app enables search, browse,
explore and sharing of favorite entertainment without interrupting
what's playing on TV. An Android™ app is expected to be launched in
early January 2012.
- Personalized ratings: By hitting the "thumbs-up" and
"thumbs-down" ratings buttons on the TiVo remote, TiVo tracks
personal likes and dislikes, providing relevant programming
suggestions and automatic recordings.
- Content storage: Record up to 45 hours of
high-definition (HD) programming or up to 400 hours of
standard-definition programming – equivalent to more than 16 days
of content.
- Full HD support: Offers full support for 1080p and 1080i
HD formats.
For more information on the incredible experience delivered by
TiVo Premiere from Charter, visit www.charter.com/tivo
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About Charter
Charter is a leading broadband communications company and the
fourth-largest cable operator in the
United States. Charter provides a full range of advanced
broadband services, including advanced Charter TV® video
entertainment programming, Charter Internet® access, and Charter
Phone®. Charter Business® similarly provides scalable, tailored,
and cost-effective broadband communications solutions to business
organizations, such as business-to-business Internet access, data
networking, business telephone, video and music entertainment
services, and wireless backhaul. Charter's advertising sales and
production services are sold under the Charter Media® brand. More
information about Charter can be found at charter.com.
TiVo, the TiVo logo, Season Pass,
WishList, and TiVoToGo are registered trademarks and trademarks of
TiVo Inc. and its subsidiaries worldwide. Other trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.
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