LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwired - Jan 5, 2015) - TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO), a leader in the advanced television entertainment market, today announced iHeartRadio, iHeartMedias industry-leading streaming music and digital radio service, will be available on the TiVo Roamio, TiVo Mini and TiVo Premiere line of devices. The digital radio service delivers everything listeners want in an all-in-one platform: Instant access to live radio stations from across the country, user-created Custom Stations inspired by a favorite artist or song and thousands of curated digital stations -- now from their TiVo. TiVo offers a dynamic experience in bringing together cable content, streaming video services and the web and were proud to partner with them to bring our unparalleled catalogue of live radio stations and personalized, custom stations to their devices, said Darren Davis, President of iHeartRadio.
This newest addition to the TiVo platform makes it easy for users to jam out to their favorite music throughout the home with one device. With instant access to all the best music, the iHeartRadio library includes more than 20 million songs, 800,000 artists and 2,000 live radio stations. Browse for new music or create your own commercial free stations from all your favorite genres including pop, country, urban, rock, talk, college and more.
We are thrilled to bring iHeartRadio to our users, said Evan Young, General Manager, Content & Applications at TiVo. Its our goal to offer a variety of quality video and music apps on our platform and iHeartRadio offers something extremely unique between providing access to live radio stations from across the country to the ability to create stations based on your favorite artists and songs.
iHeartRadio Features Include:
Instant access - Whether youre looking for live radio stations or to custom create your own, iHeartRadio offers quick access anytime and anywhere.
Variety - Access to thousands of live radio stations including pop, country, urban, rock, talk, college and more from coast-to-coast.
Browse and scan - Browse radio stations by music genre and location, then hit the scan button to move from radio station to radio station for enhanced music discovery
Thumbs up or thumbs down - Let DJs know which songs you love and which you dont
Personalization - Create your own personalized experience from iHeartRadios catalog of over 20 million songs and 800,000 artists to create your own commercial-free, uninterrupted custom station
Mood - Browse through a menu of moods and activities to discover new music that is Perfect For waking up, staying up, working out, taking a road trip and many other daily moods or activities.
Availability
TiVo users can expect the iHeartRadio application to appear on their TiVo Roamio, TiVo Mini and TiVo Premiere line of devices during a rolling update over the next few weeks.
About iHeartMedia
With 245 million monthly listeners in the U.S., 97 million monthly digital uniques and 196 million monthly consumers of its Total Traffic and Weather Network, iHeartMedia has the largest reach of any radio or television outlet in America. It serves over 150 markets through 859 owned radio stations, and the companys radio stations and content can be heard on AM/FM, HD digital radio, satellite radio, on the Internet at iHeartRadio.com and on the companys radio station websites, on the iHeartRadio mobile app, in enhanced auto dashes, on tablets and smartphones, and on gaming consoles.
iHeartRadio, iHeartMedias digital radio platform, is the No. 1 all-in-one digital audio service with over 430 million downloads; it reached its first 20 million registered users faster than any digital service in Internet history and reached 50 million users faster than any digital music service and even faster than Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest. The companys operations include radio broadcasting, online, mobile, digital and social media, live concerts and events, syndication, music research services and independent media representation. Visit iHeartMedia.com for more company information.
About TiVo Inc.
Founded in 1997, TiVo Inc. (NASDAQ: TIVO) developed the first commercially available digital video recorder (DVR). TiVo offers the TiVo service and TiVo DVRs directly to consumers online at www.TiVo.com.
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This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to, among other things, the future availability of iHeartRadio service on designated TiVo devices. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as, believe, expect, may, will, intend, estimate, continue, or similar expressions or the negative of those terms or expressions. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in or indicated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially include delays in development, competitive service offerings and lack of market acceptance, as well as the other potential factors described under Risk Factors in the Companys public reports filed with the Securities and Exchange, including the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2014, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended April 30, 2014, July 31, 2014, and October 31, 2014 and Current Reports on Form 8-K. The Company cautions you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which reflect an analysis only and speak only as of the date hereof. TiVo disclaims any obligation to update these forward-lo
