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TiVo

American  
[tee-voh] / ˈti voʊ /
Trademark.

  1. a brand of digital video recorder and subscription-based service used chiefly for recording television programs.

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“We are very proud of the TiVo DVR legacy,” said a company spokesman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Like Netflix’s DVD-rental business, TiVo helped revolutionize how viewers watched cable television when it launched in 1999.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Devotees say TiVo gave them a catalog of shows they owned and could access indefinitely, while streaming only offers libraries of content as long as a subscriber is paying.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

TiVo looked ahead to a future of striking lucrative deals with the networks and selling advertisers space on its home screen.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

My dad says he misses me this week, which really just means he’s sad about having to TiVo The Bachelor.

From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli

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