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TiVo says research shows that DVR-equipped viewers are watching more recorded TV and TV from over-the-top TV services like Netflix than live TV. Nearly two-thirds of the viewing on Web-connected TiVo units is now delayed television or on-demand video via broadband service.

TiVo and AT&T have settled a patent lawsuit that was to start trial next week, the parties confirmed. Under the terms of the settlement, AT&T agreed to pay TiVo an initial payment of $51 million, followed by quarterly guaranteed payments through June 2018, totaling $164 million — which together yield minimum payments of $215 million.

While TiVo has slapped a number of big media companies with patent infringement lawsuits — winning a big one last year against Dish TV, the DVR and interactive TV systems provider has itself been hit with several suits alleging that it has infringed on the patents of others.The latest to file suit against TiVo is Digital CBT LLC.

Looking to enlighten old TV marketing efforts, new research from TiVo says a study of the new fall TV series reveals that a high number of TV program promo airings does not necessarily equate to getting viewers to watch the premiere episode.

Television is in trouble if it continues to rely on “much weaker data than, say, the Internet is able to provide,” says Tom Rogers, who as CEO of TiVo has a vested interest in set-top box audience measurement. “I don’t think (it) can go on much longer without that kind of precision and accountability.”

For TiVo, the future will be less about DVRs and more about creating advanced TV software packages for cable systems and other pay TV operators that integrate all forms of on-demand content.

TiVo has long struggled to find a permanent place in the living room, and with the DVR market dying, there’s a new urgency to its quest. So now the company has stumbled into what it hopes will be the key to its future, a reinvention as easy-to-use gateway and platform for all types of video content.

Premiere subscribers were told in September that Hulu Plus, the online streaming site’s paid service, would be added to the DVR service and it’s finally here. Meanwhile, TiVo hopes the addition of Hulu Plus’ content will help draw in consumers. As part of its marketing program, TiVo and Hulu will offer six months of free Hulu Plus service to newly purchased TiVo Premiere DVRs.

TiVo first sued Dish and EchoStar in 2004 for infringing on patents covering its “Time Warp” digital video recorder technology.

A U.S. appeals court upheld on Wednesday a finding that EchoStar Corp. was in contempt of a patent infringement injunction involving TiVo Inc. technology, raising hopes the long legal battle could end with a TiVo victory.

NEW YORK (AP) — Motorola Mobility Inc. is suing TiVo Inc., alleging that TiVo’s signature digital video recorder set-top boxes use technology patented by Motorola. “We pride ourselves on our […]

U.K. cable TV operator Virgin Media is launching an on-demand TV, gaming and Web-enabled entertainment service powered by high-speed Internet, which is capable of standard-definition, HD and 3D services.

Running a bunch of TV promos doesn’t always get you the most viewers for your TV shows. TiVo points to how NBC’s new shows performed so far this fall, versus where CBS put its efforts.