Tivo Posts $10.2 Millions in Losses

[Horhay]

We've had TiVo firmly on deathwatch since 2005, and although the company's shares have recently surged with the launch of the TiVo Premiere and another legal victory over Echostar, things are still looking somewhat bleak: the Q4 numbers are in, and everyone's favorite DVR company just posted a $10.2m loss. Why? For the same reason that's plagued the company for five damn years now: it's hard to sign up new subscribers when the cable company offers a similar good-enough product for less money, especially when TiVo can't access cable VOD. And let's be brutally honest here: we love TiVo and we're more than excited to get our Premiere review units, but we don't think a revised interface is going to stem the tide -- almost every feature of the Premiere is available on the TiVo HD, after all. We've offered up our suggestions on how to re-energize the company in the past -- that new QWERTY remote is a great start -- but until TiVo stops playing ball with the same cable companies that actively try and cut it off at the knees and starts going for the jugular with features and pricing, we don't think things are going to get any better

Bag of hurt I tell ya

 

[BigRick]

They are recovering those losses from Dish Network.

 

[Horhay]

I just saw your response lol

Sure, I give the company another 5 years and it will go under or be bought by someone. They can't be losing money left and right.

 

[BigRick]

I just saw your response lol

Sure, I give the company another 5 years and it will go under or be bought by someone. They can't be losing money left and right.

Yeah i see what you mean. Why pay 400 bucks for a dvr that has half the storage of mine that i get free

 

[DaMexiRican]

Ouch!

 

[Horhay]

Yeah i see what you mean. Why pay 400 bucks for a dvr that has half the storage of mine that i get free

I am sure there are others that pay for it and buy their own Tivo, but I don't see a reason to when I can go and buy a new sat receiver that comes with a dvr and sling for streaming included

 

[BigRick]

I am sure there are others that pay for it and buy their own Tivo, but I don't see a reason to when I can go and buy a new sat receiver that comes with a dvr and sling for streaming included

Tivo's are awesome but they are like Apple. Overpriced

 

[xtop]

they should go software only, they can't keep competing with carriers who have their own dvr's